258 MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW NOVENBER1932

TABLH3.-Maximum free-aw wind velocities (M. P. S.) for different sections of the United States, based on pilot-balloon observations during Aovember 194s

Surface to 2,500 meters (m. 8.1.) 11 Between 2.500 and 5,000 meters (m. 6. 1.) I( Above 6,OOO metem (m. s. 1 ) - ? ? IT g.- 8.- Section 71Qd Statim 0 0 Y0 34 gfi Y d 48 E _. --. - Northeast 1- _____ 43.2 hTW..-.- 2,m 28 Boston Mass. ______58.0 2.980 28 Boston, Mass .______.67.0 8, 520 East-Central 1- - - 36.0 WNW.. 2,090 13 Washdgton. D. C ____ 48.0 4,530 27 Knoxville, TeM.. ____ 76.0 9,840 Southeast 3 ______30.2 sw ...--2,450 24 Charleston, 8. C ______34.4 4,610 27 Birmingham, Ala. ____ 66.0 13,080 North-Central d-. 41.4 NW.--.- 1,430 12 Duluth, Mlnn. -.____ 55.0 4,820 12 Fargo, N. Dak .______74.4 10,370 7.280 Indianapolis, Ind .. ~ 43.2 3,150 12 Jollet, Ill ...... ~ ______. Central I__.______38.3 sw --...I 1.240 10 - - (,,.'63.0 8,910 South-Central @-- 40.8 30 Abilene, Ter ______35.3 4,960 16 Amarillo. Tex ___._____65.0 11,410 Northwest 7 ...___35.0 2 Seattle, Wash ______50.4 3,m 29 Ellensburg, Wash _____ 66.0 5,770 West-Central I-.-41.9 17 Cheyenne, Wyo ______68.0 4,340 3 El Nev ..___.______70.0 10. mo Sonthwest 0 ______35.8 30 EIPW, 'rex ______40.9 4,960 17 Alkquerque, N. Mer. 68.0 12, OW

I Malne Vermont, New Hampahtre. Massachwetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, E Misshippi. Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas (except El Paw), and western New Yorh New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Northern Ohlo. . :Delaw& Maryland, VIrginla, West Virginia, Southern Ohlo, , Eastern 7 Montana Idaho Washington and Oregon. Tenneaw, ahd North Carolina. 8 W yomini, Coloiado, Utah, ndrthern Nevada, and northern California. :South Carollna Qeorgm and . Southern California. southern Nevada, Arzona, New Mexico, and extreme west 4 Michigan W&nsln dimesoti, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Teras. Indiana, hnois, Iowb, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri. RIVER STAGES AND FLOODS FLOOD-STAGE REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 1942 - Above Rood BENNETTSWENSON Flood stag0s-dates Crest BY: River and station stage - - Stsge -Date Precipitation during November was abnormall heavy in a large northwestern area, including northern Ca fornia, SYSTEM Ti Upper Misaaaippi Barfn Feet Feet and also from the central Mississippi Valley and Lake nllnois: Beardstown, Ill ______14 29 30 14.2 29-30 Region eastward. The month was abnormally dry in the Mississippi: Louisiana. Mo. - ______-12 22 23 12. 22 Ohio Barfn 12. 1 23 South, especially the Southwest where very little precipi- 21 21 12.7 21 West Fork White: Edwardsport, Ind..-- 12 24 26 12.7 25 tation occurred; New Mexico had only 3 percent of normal Arkamas Basin rainfall for the month. Black: Black Rock, Ark ______-14 23 24 14.6 23 The only flooding of consequence during the month was Lower Mf881asfppf Basin in the Wdlamette River Basin in Oregon. There was St. Francis: Fisk, Mo...... 20 28% 20.3 26 WEST QULW OP YPXICO DRAINAOl considerable flooding of lowlands and record or near East Fork of Trinity: Rockwall (near), record stages were reached in some cases. Tei. 10 0 8 10.6 PACIFIC SLOPE DRAINAGE Flooding in the Willamette Basin occurred at three ColumbfaBasin distinct periods near the end of the month, namely, 27 27 13.4 27 Middle Fork of Wlllamette: Eula, Oreg-. 13 2930 17.0 29 November 23-25; 27-28; and 29-30. In the first period, Coast Fork of Wllliamette: Saginaw, Oreg 9 2928 9.5 29 2324 15.9 23 stages were generally hi her in the lower basin while in McKenzie: Leaburg, Oreg. -.______._.-- 12 27 28 17.8 27 the last period the eat stages were in the upper 29 19.4 29 higB 23 (l)25 20.8 24 basin. Bantism: Jefferson, Oreg .______13 2828 19.8 27 19.6 30 The Ohio River was at a low stage at the beginnin of 25 E % 8.4 24 Lucklamute: Suver, Oreg ______27 28.5 27 the month but several rises occurred thereafter and at 23 10.3 23 the end of the *month moderate stages existed. In the South Yamhill: Willamlna, Oreg______8 26 28 9.2 26 a4 25 11.5 24 Mississippi River, seasonable moderate stages prevailed, Long Tom: Monroe, Oreg______10 27% 10.4 28 27 27 12.0 27 the highest stages being reached near the end of the Willamette: Eugene, Oreg.. .. ______.- 12 30 30 14.6 30 2425 13.8 24-25 month. Harrkburg, Oreg______._____._ ____.._10 - 27 15.7 30 The extreme upper Mississippi River was reported Albany, Oreg ______m m.3 29 Salem, Oreg...... ____-..20 21.8 30 closed to navi ation on November 26, and all pools Oregon City, Oreg-. ______-12 -13.0 29-30 frozen over by %ecember 2. 1 Continued into following month

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