This Day in Weather History

On This Day In Weather History - November 5
Local
1990	Kansas City experienced its second heaviest snow of record for so early in the season, with a total of 2.0 inches at the Downtown Airport and 1.7 inches at KCI. Much of the metropolitan area received two to four inches of snow, and six inches was reported at Independence, MO. This is the first autumn day that has not had a temperature in the 80s.
National
1991	Typhoon Thelma was one of the most devastating tropical systems to affect the Philippines in the 20th Century. Reports indicated that 6000 people died by catastrophic events including dam failure, landslides, and extensive flash flooding. The highest casualties occurred on Leyte Island where widespread logging in recent years had stripped the hills above the port city bare of vegetation.
1987	Flash floods stranded 8,000 people in Death Valley National Park in southern California as more than an inch of rain fell, washing out many roads.
2002	Alabama's perfect record for the year was spoiled when two fatalities occurred in Abbeville because of a tornado. Five days later, a larger tornado outbreak killed 12 people in the state.