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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
600 AM CST Fri Nov 22 2024

...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY...

In 1992, the second of a three day tornado outbreak
continued to spread across Dixie from Eastern
Mississippi, across Alabama and Georgia, to the western
Carolinas.  Shortly after midnight, a frightening F4,
with a track 40 miles long and one mile wide, struck
eastern Mississippi.  The massive vortex began from about
midway between Jackson and Hattiesburg, and raced
northeast to about 40 miles west of Meridian.  Although
it roared primarily through rural areas, it is still
remarkable no one was killed.  However 20 people were
injured and it caused up to $50 million damage.  Two more
violent F4s hit Georgia.  The first one was a half mile
wide and on the ground for 20 miles.  It began 25 miles
northwest of downtown Atlanta, and raced northeast.
Although there were no fatalities, there were 46 injuries
and close to $50 million damage.  The second F4 struck
that afternoon and was deadly.Tearing through Central
Georgia, the half mile wide tempest had a track 32 miles
long.  It raced northeast from about 40 miles northeast
of Macon to White Plains.  The tornado killed 5, injured
86 and caused around $50 million damage.  The longest
track of the day belonged to an F3 that raced 67 miles
from about 40 miles northwest of Augusta, to about 30
miles northwest of Columbia South Carolina.  Averaging
around 440 yards wide, the tornado killed one, injured
nine, and caused up to $5 million.  Indiana and part of
the Ohio River Valley were also hit hard.  The most
serious was an F4 that struck about midway between
Louisville and Cincinnati.  Crossing the Ohio River from
Northeast Kentucky to the southeast corner of Indiana,
the tornado killed one, injured 10 and caused up to $5
million damage.  On the second day of the outbreak, 61
tornadoes occurred.  The outbreak finally ended very
early the next morning, but not until making more
history.  An F3 tornado raced a staggering 160 miles
across Eastern North Carolina, tracking from about 20
miles south of Raleigh to Elizabeth City.  Remarkably
there were no fatalities, but 44 were injured, with close
to $5 million damage.  It is the longest tornado in North
Carolina history.  Another F3 struck 12 miles northwest
of Chapel Hill.  It was three quarters of a mile wide,
killed two and injured 10.  During the three day
outbreak, 95 tornadoes occurred, of which 47 were strong
or violent.  The tornadoes killed 26, injured 641, caused
around $713 million damage, and impacted 13 states.  It
is the worst November outbreak on record.

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In 1982, Southeast Alaska had a miserable Thanksgiving.
An intense low pressure system produced winds around 100
mph.  The tides were some 3 feet above normal with waves
up to 10 feet.It is surprising the waves weren`t
higher.  The storm damaged many buildings and roads and
destroyed an unspecified number of boats.  The city of
Juneau sustained $2.5 million damage.

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