On This Day
Great Blue Norther of November 11, 1911
On Saturday, November 11, 1911, a cold snap, known as the Great Blue Norther or 11/11/11, affected the Central United States. Many cities broke record highs, going into the 70s and 80s early that afternoon. By nightfall, cities were dealing with temperatures in the teens and single-digits on the Fahrenheit scale. This is the only day in many midwest cities’ weather bureau jurisdictions where the record highs and lows were broken for the same day. Some cities experienced tornadoes on Saturday and a blizzard on Sunday.[2] A blizzard even occurred within one hour after an F4 tornado hit Rock County, Wisconsin.[3]
The front produced severe weather and tornadoes across the upper Mississippi Valley, a blizzard in Ohio, and the windy conditions upon front passage caused a dust storm in Oklahoma.[4] Alongside the dramatic temperature swings, the cold front brought a destructive tornado outbreak to parts of the Midwest. At least 12 tornadoes touched down across five states as the system moved through, resulting in 13 fatalities. Hundreds of structures were destroyed by the storms and many areas had to conduct search and rescue missions amidst blizzard conditions. According to Thomas P. Grazulis, this outbreak was one of the worst on record in November for the north-central States.[3]
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Born On This Day
1866 – Martha Annie Whiteley, English chemist and mathematician (d. 1956)[10]
Martha Annie Whiteley, OBE FCS (11 November 1866 – 24 May 1956)[1] was an English chemist and mathematician. She was instrumental in advocating for women’s entry into the Chemical Society, and was best known for her dedication to advancing women’s equality in the field of chemistry.[2] She is identified as one of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 175 Faces of Chemistry.[3]
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