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Very dry conditions along with Santa Ana winds created a deadly wildfire emergency across southern California by late October. By early November, more favorable weather conditions allowed firefighters to contain the four major fires that had been burning out of control in late October. Thunderstorms developed in southern California on the 12th and produced torrential downpours across parts of the Los Angeles area. More than 5 inches of rain fell in just 2 hours in southern Los Angeles, producing severe urban flooding. Small hail also accompanied the storms, accumulating several inches deep in some areas of the city. Nearly 115,000 electrical customers lost power as the storms affected the area. East Flooding affected the central Appalachians and Eastern Seaboard on the 19th, with some isolated amounts of 8 inches fell across mountainous areas. There were 11 deaths caused by flooding in the region. Severe thunderstorms produced a tornado near Darnestown, Maryland in Montgomery county. Wind damage was also reported in parts of northern Virginia and Maryland. Severe thunderstorms and several tornadoes accompanied a strong cold front through the southeastern United States during November 18-19. A strong storm system that moved across the U.S. Great Lakes and into Quebec during the 12th-13th produced a variety of weather impacts, including severe thunderstorms, strong winds and heavy snows. Winds gusting to 50-60 mph across the Ohio Valley, Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic knocked out power to over 200,000 customers in the region. West Cold temperatures enveloped much of the northern Great Plains and Northern Rockies. Daily temperatures were more than 18°F below normal across much of Montana and Wyoming. The first significant snowfall of the 2003-2003 winter season arrived early in November across parts of Montana, Wyoming and the Dakotas. In the U.S. Pacific Northwest, strong winds on the 19th cut electricity service to around 67,000 homes and businesses in Washington and Oregon. The storm brought a rare November snowfall to the Seattle area, after 2 inches of rain fell on the 18th. AFRICA In Somalia, drought conditions in the Sool Plateau and Gebi Valley is reportedly the worst in living memory. Cumulative livestock losses have decimated herds, with pack camel mortality rates over 80 percent. Drought has particularly affected Somalia's nomadic inhabitants. Long term drought continued across areas of Africa, including the Greater Horn and parts of the Southern Africa. Food shortages, caused by a number of factors including drought, affected Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, Malawi, Zambia and Lesotho. ASIA Indonesia Torrential rains caused flooding in a resort area near the capital of North Sumatra region, Medan. The flooding caused a large landslide, which affected the town of Bahorok on the 2nd. At least 151 people were killed, and the landslide was blamed partly on illegal logging in the area and the subsequent deforestation. The flood destroyed dozens of guesthouses, restaurants and homes along the banks of the Bahorok River. Heavy rains accentuated by the nearby passage of Typhoon Nepartak in the Gulf of Tonkin produced flooding throughout the central provinces of Vietnam during mid-November. Flooding and landslides claimed 61 lives in Vietnam and inundated over 32,000 houses. Typhoon Melor developed in the western Pacific Ocean on October 30th as a tropical depression, reaching typhoon strength the next day. Melor struck the northern Philippines on the 1st, passing over the northern province of Isabela with maximum sustained winds near 85 mph. The storm weakened to tropical storm strength as it passed just east of Taiwan on November 2-3, bringing locally heavy rains and gusty winds to the island. Typhoon Nepartak developed on the 12th in the Philippine Sea, and tracked through the Gulf of Tonkin during the 17th-18th. Nepartak reached maximum sustained winds of 85 mph as it skirted the west coast of Hainan on the 18th. Torrential rains produced flooding, especially through adjacent areas of Vietnam. In the Philippines, Nepartak was responsible for 4 deaths and loss of electricity to millions of people. MIDDLE EAST Heavy rains struck the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on the 10th. Flooding was widespread in the city, with water levels reportedly reaching as high as 20 feet in some areas. 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