2004: Gusty Mono Winds blew across the southern Sierra with gusts
clocked as high as 93 mph.
Numerous trees blew down near El Portal and Foresta and property
damage occurred in Oakhurst and Ponderosa Basin.
Overall 3600 customers lost power in the mountains.
2004: Thundersnow started on the evening of 11.20 in the upper desert
and snow continued until 11.22.
Widespread snow reports of two feet with drifts to three feet came
from Wrightwood, Lake Arrowhead, Big Bear and the Palm Springs Tramway
(at 8,500 feet).
The snow level was as low as 1,000 feet.
18 to 20 inches of snow fell in foothills south of YuccaValley, 14
inches fell in Phelan, 9-12 inches in Hesperia and Apple Valley, nine
inches in Yucaipa and Calimesa and up to three inches throughout the
southern Inland Empire.
Tree damage resulted in lower elevations, which caused house damage
and power outages.
Snow lined I-10 near Calimesa for a few days following the end of the snow.
On this day the storm brought wind gusts to 84 mph to Fremont Canyon
and 62 mph to northern San Bernardino.
2002: Fresno reached a high of 81 degrees, making it the latest 80
degree or better high temperature on record.
1967: A moist subtropical storm system that started on 11.18 ended on this day.
14+ inches of precipitation fell in the mountains above LA, 7.96
inches fell in LA.
Flooding was called the "worst since 1934."
Two were killed.
Flash flooding and mud slides resulted.
400 were stranded in the mountains due to closed highways.
On this day 0.51 inch fell in San Diego in 10 minutes, the greatest 10
minute rainfall on record.
1957: Extremely destructive Santa Ana winds started on this day and
ended on 11.22.
Winds produced a 28,000 acre brush fire on a 40-mile front west of
Crystal Lake.
People were ordered off the streets in some areas due to flying debris.
12 of 33 passengers on an airplane over Ontario were hurt by a
downdraft in extreme turbulence.
Paint was completely stripped off of windward sides of four cars
stalled in a Fontana sandstorm.
1950 — A series of storms deposited heavy rain which combined with
melting snow to produce severe flooding in Reno.
1924: It was 97° in Riverside, the highest temperature on record for November.
This also occurred on 11.2.1997.
1900 — 12.0 inches of snow fell at Cedarville.
1884: A heavy winter storm brought four inches of rain to LA, and six
inches to Cajon Pass, where newly laid railroad track was washed out
and numerous mud slides occurred.
Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego
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