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Lala Impacting Hawaii; Severe Thunderstorm and Flash Flooding Risks; Excessive Heat

Areas of gusty winds, heavy rain leading to flash flooding, and high surf continue across portions of Hawaii as Tropical Storm Lala continues to move away from the islands. Severe thunderstorm, heavy rainfall, and flash flooding threats continue from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic and across the central High Plains. Record heat continues for areas of the central/southern Plain into the Southeast Read More >

Armistice Day Storm:  Media Accounts

Jeff Boyne, NWS La Crosse, WI

Main Page Weather Pattern Sea Level Pressure Winds Snowfall Marine
Media Accounts Personal Accounts Photos Aftermath Computer Simulation Acknowledgements


Iowa

 

November 11, 1940

  • Oelwein - Oelwein Daily Register - page 1 

November 12, 1940

  • Algona - The Algona Upper Des Moines - page 1
  • Ames - Ames Daily Tribute - page 1 & page 3
  • Fairfield - Fairfield Daily Ledger - page 1 & page 12
  • Mason City - Mason City Globe Gazette - page 1
  • Oelwein - Oelwein Daily Register - page 1 & page 3

November 13, 1940

  • Mason City - Mason City Globe Gazette - page 1
  • Muscatine - The Muscatine Journal - page 1
  • Oelwein - Oelwein Daily Register - page 1, page 3, & page 7
  • Postville - Postville Herald - page 1

Minnesota

 

November 11, 1940

  • Albert Lea - The Evening Tribute - page 1
  • Brainerd - The Brainard Daily Dispatch - page 1
  • Moorhead - Moorhead Daily News - page 1 & page 8 

November 12, 1940

  • Brainerd - The Brainard Daily Dispatch - page 1
  • Moorhead - Moorhead Daily News - page 1 & page 8 
  • Winona - Winona Republican Herald - full paper

November 13, 1940

  • Albert Lea - The Evening Tribute - page 1
  • Winona - Winona Republican Herald - full paper

Wisconsin

 

November 11, 1940

November 12, 1940

November 13, 1940