First of all, let me thank all the veterans out there who make it possible for us to be able to pursue our dreams. I just competed in a bodybuilding show in Va where the armed forces were honored, and let me say, there is a lot of muscle in our armed forces. Hegseth and Kennedy wouldn’t stand a chance against these guys (and gals). But anyway, a big thank you.
One of the favorite tactics of the “it’s worse than ever” crowd is to highlight extreme events and rely on the fact that the average person has no idea how severe weather has been in the past, can be now, and always will be. Recently, two typhoons have struck the Philippines, and the media is blaring everywhere that these are catastrophic storms. There’s an element of truth to that, but it’s the Western Pacific equivalent of Sam Kinison’s rant about people starving in the desert: If you choose to live in the Philippines, typhoons are simply a way of life. More than 60% of global tropical cyclone activity occurs in that basin. Yet this year — as in most recent years — the Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) index is well below normal, and the average ACE per storm is low, too. In fact, only 2 of the last 20 years have seen above-normal ACE in this region, meaning overall activity has been consistently subdued. But does the alarmist narrative ever put that into perspective? Of course not — the full truth would expose how bankrupt their position really is. This selective outrage is applied across the board.
That’s why I’ve been sharing historical examples on social media and WeatherBell.com whenever the climate propaganda machine revs up and claims an event is “unprecedented.” To counter that, here’s what the weather has actually done on November 11 since 1900. Check out the list — it speaks for itself.
Armistice Day Blizzard (November 11–12, 1940)
Still the deadliest and most infamous: A rapid-intensifying panhandle hook storm caught the Upper Midwest off-guard after mild weather, killing at least 146 (including dozens of duck hunters who froze on the Mississippi River) amid 27+ inches of snow, 50–60°F temperature plunges, and hurricane-force winds. It sank ships on the Great Lakes and prompted major forecasting reforms.
Here is the map:
Nov 11
Nov 12
Great Blue Norther (November 11, 1911)
The “11/11/11 storm” holds records for extreme temperature swings (60–80°F drops in hours, with many cities setting both daily high and low records in one day). It spawned tornadoes, blizzards, and dust storms across the Plains to the Midwest, killing at least 14 directly while shattering November benchmarks that endure today.
Veterans Day Tornado Outbreak (November 9–11, 2002)
This late-season outbreak peaked on November 10–11 with 76 tornadoes across 17 states, killing 36 and causing $160+ million in damage. Long-track EF2–EF3 tornadoes devastated areas in Alabama, Ohio, and Pennsylvania—one of the largest November outbreaks ever.
This is the Nov 11 map, the last day of the outbreak:
This may be especially useful in the coming days, as the pattern is expected to favor a second-season outbreak or two between the 15th and 24th – a prediction we have been making for over a week. Tornadoes in November, Yep, there is a second season
Veterans Day Snowstorm (November 11, 1987)
A surprise Mid-Atlantic nor’easter dumped record November snowfall (11–12 inches in D.C., its heaviest 24-hour November total), with thundersnow and disruptions, though fatalities were low.
This is noteworthy because it’s around DC.
Pretty flat wave on the surface, but a healthy 500 mb pattern:
But it pales compared to the Nov 11, 1968, bomb that caused hurricane winds on the mid and north Atlantic coast and dumped 2 feet of snow in the mountains.
As a veteran of the “Weather Wars,” I view these massive events the way a military historian studies battles. Knowing the true history solves the mystery and strips away the hysteria that’s relentlessly pushed on the public today. But as long as we allow the media — whether out of ignorance or deliberate deceit — to keep getting away with this fearmongering and preying on people they’ve conditioned into a state of climate anxiety, it’s not going to stop. So yes, it’s a dirty job, constantly highlighting these historical examples, but somebody has to do it.
Private Bastardi reporting for duty, Lord.