The second week of November brought the season's coldest air, snow to several states, and huge West Coast waves

An early blast of winter delivered snow to the Northeast and freezing temperatures to the Deep South, while severe storms produced hail and a possible tornado. Farther west, record-warm Pacific waters and powerful waves made headlines. A storm system that moved from the Midwest in the middle of the week through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast by late Friday brought some of the first snow of the season for parts of several states. The colder air behind the system swept over the relatively warmer waters of the Great Lakes to produce lake-effect snow in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. A winter weather advisory was posted for the Marquette area from Thursday through the first part of Friday. Winter weather advisories were also issued in eastern New York and southern Vermont. Wet snow accumulated on some of the higher peaks of the region.

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