Backpirch Weather

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[Backpirch Weather @BackpirchCrew]

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[James Spann @spann]

ON THIS DATE IN 1911: 115 years ago today — November 11, 1911 — the central United States lived through the wildest 24 hours of weather in American records: the Great Blue Norther.

The day began like spring. Oklahoma City hit a record high of 83°, Springfield, Missouri reached a record 80°, Kansas City a record 76°. Then the front arrived — a wall of Arctic air behind a dark, blue-black bank of clouds, which is where "blue norther" gets its name.

At Springfield the temperature fell from 80° to 40° in fifteen minutes, with a 74 mph wind gust, and rain, hail, sleet, and snow all fell within two hours. By midnight Oklahoma City was at a record low of 17° and Springfield a record low of 13°.

Both cities set their record high AND record low for November 11 on the very same day — and both records still stand.

Ahead of the front, tornadoes tore across the Midwest — an F4 killed nine people near Janesville, Wisconsin — and within an hour of the tornado, blizzard conditions had set in over the wreckage.

Shorts at noon, parkas by supper, tornadoes and a blizzard on the same afternoon. That's 11/11/11. Listen to this week's WeatherBrains podcast for more on this remarkable event.

[Edmund Fitzgerald in Real Time @EdmundFitzAt50]

The Edmund Fitzgerald disappears from the Anderson's radar. Attempts to make radio contact fail. The ship and her crew of 29 are lost.

[🌪~Helix°F~⚰️ @WrathRingChaser]

"RRFS is a better forecast model than HRRR"

The Air-to-air missile towards New Orleans:

[Backpirch Weather @BackpirchCrew]

Tropical Storm Maysak is so far the deadliest Northern Hemisphere storm of 2026.

His July landfall in southern China caused the collapse of a dam on the Liulan Reservoir followed by an inland tornado outbreak that spawned 3 destructive EF3 twisters, combining for 171 fatalities.

[една българка @transbulgaria]

Drone footage reveals the horrifying scale of the tragedy on Bulgaria’s Trakia Motorway. Over 50 vehicles, including cars and trucks, were involved in the massive pile-up, leaving at least 12 people dead and dozens injured. One of Bulgaria’s deadliest road disasters. 😭

[Michael Marz @MichaelMarz1]

seeing the curtains of rain and hail wrapping around a mesocyclone during tornadogenesis is one of the coolest experiences in storm chasing

[mark stewart @StewarrMark]

Absolutely wild today at Cape Disappointment as Kelvin waves has raised the high tide line by over a foot above forecast along the WA coast! Thus creating the perfect set up for sneaker waves and much higher impact along the beaches! These logs weigh thousands of lbs. #wawx

[U.S. Department of the Interior @Interior]

"The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead."

Immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot's The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Lake Superior is notorious for its fierce fall storms.

At Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, crashing waves remind us why this mighty lake is legendary.

[Adrian Linares @AdrianLinares28]

Difficult to imagine the wind capable of such incredible tree damage. #Haiyan

[Backpirch Weather @BackpirchCrew]

13 years ago today, 195 MPH Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) brought terror to the Philippines.

One of the strongest landfalling storms that’s ever been recorded anywhere on Earth.

[Coastal @thelacoast]

The spread of fire ants in the US.

You can thank someone from Mobile, AL for bringing this into our country in 1918.

[Jaden Pappenheim @PappenheimWx]

HEAVY LAKE-EFFECT SNOW HAMMERS MARQUETTE COUNTY, MICHIGAN!

The first measurable lake-effect snow event of the season across the Great Lakes is underway this Friday morning, with large flakes blanketing Marquette County. Wet roadways, snow-covered vehicles, and a fresh coating of snow across the ground and trees are creating a true winter scene across the Upper Peninsula.

Winter has officially arrived in the Upper Peninsula! @WxWiseApp @ryanhallyall

[Backpirch Weather @BackpirchCrew]

What eyewall replacement cycles do to a storm’s core structure:

Super Typhoon Champi’s first Category 5 peak intensity versus her third.

[Jaden Pappenheim @PappenheimWx]

Large flakes hammering Sands, Michigan just south of Marquette now! Live int the @WxWiseApp @ryanhallyall

[ZenJen @zenjen53]

This is at Hells Hole in Ocoee
Water was rocking the bridge

[The Weather Channel @weatherchannel]

A frightening moment caught on camera in McCaysville, Georgia, as a propane tank erupts in flames amid severe flash flooding.

[Ryan Hall, Y’all @ryanhallyall]

The river through Copperhill, Tennessee went higher this morning than it has ever been measured, cresting just over 18 feet and beating the 1990 record. This is a rescue boat crossing downtown McCaysville, Georgia, right across the state line.

Video: https://t.co/xcg00jQAhj traffic camera

[Earth @earthcurated]

Turn the sound up, forget the world for a moment, and just listen. 🌧️🍃

[Backpirch Weather @BackpirchCrew]

Can’t believe it’s already been a year.

[Naveen Reddy @navin_ankampali]

📍Gopalapuram, Eluru District.

Eluru district received extremely heavy rain since morning from #CycloneMurasu 🌀

🎥Srinu Ainaparthi