Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for April 13, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Yushu, Qinghai Province, China. It killed 2,968 people, injured 12,135, destroyed 15,000 houses and did $500 million in damage.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Collin County, Texas and tracked 11.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 11 and injuring 80. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Melissa, TX.
Billion-dollar disasters
A severe storm disaster that cost $3.8 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 27, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from April 13, 2006 to April 16, 2006.
Tornadoes
An EF4 tornado touched down in Hampton County, South Carolina and tracked 23.73 miles, 1,300 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 60.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Chase, Lyon counties, Kansas and tracked 11.9 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 35. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Cottonwood Falls/Cottonwood Station/SW Emporia, KS.
Billion-dollar disasters
A severe storm disaster that cost $3.8 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 9, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from April 13, 2007 to April 17, 2007.
Billion-dollar disasters
A severe storm disaster that cost $1.6 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 7, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from April 13, 2019 to April 14, 2019.
Billion-dollar disasters
A severe storm disaster that cost $1.5 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 6, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from April 13, 2012 to April 14, 2012.
Billion-dollar disasters
A severe storm disaster that cost $1.7 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 3, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from April 13, 2018 to April 16, 2018.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana and tracked 3.2 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Lafourche Village/N Thibodaux, LA.
Tornadoes
68 tornadoes were recorded on April 13, 2020, in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Maryland, 1 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 8 people.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Washington, Saint Francois, Jefferson counties, Missouri and tracked 10.4 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 45. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Cadet to Valles Mines, MO.
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An F2 tornado touched down in Jefferson County, Kentucky and 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Louisville, KY.
An F4 tornado touched down in Chase, Lyon counties, Kansas and tracked 11.9 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 35. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Cottonwood Falls/Cottonwood Station/SW Emporia, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Wabaunsee County, Kansas and tracked 10 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Alma, KS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Monroe, Conecuh counties, Alabama and tracked 11.9 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Peterman/Burnt Corn, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Washington, Saint Francois, Jefferson counties, Missouri and tracked 10.4 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 45. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Cadet to Valles Mines, MO.
An F3 tornado touched down in Shannon, Reynolds counties, Missouri and tracked 16.6 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, injuring 13. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Corridon to W Centerville, MO.
An F3 tornado touched down in Boone County, Iowa and tracked 7.6 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Moingona, IA.
An F4 tornado touched down in Collin County, Texas and tracked 11.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 11 and injuring 80. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Melissa, TX.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lamar County, Texas and 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Petty, TX.
An F1 tornado touched down in Liberty County, Texas and tracked 0.9 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Raywood, TX.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana and tracked 3.2 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Lafourche Village/N Thibodaux, LA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Bell, McLennan counties, Texas and tracked 24.9 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Belton/Pendleton to Eddy, TX.
An F2 tornado touched down in Johnson, Tarrant counties, Texas and tracked 15.1 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 13. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NE Joshua/W Watsonville, TX.
An F3 tornado touched down in Atoka County, Oklahoma and tracked 3.5 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Farris, OK.
A two-day period of severe thunderstorms and heavy rain across Oklahoma ended on the early morning of April 13th, 1967. This allowed residents along Okmulgee Creek to return home after 4 to 8 inches of rain in east central Oklahoma forced the creek out of its banks. From the night of the 11th, through the morning of the 13th, tornadoes struck Geary and Walters, as well as in rural areas east of Ponca City, and over McCurtain County. Damage was minor, and only one injury was reported. Thunderstorm winds caused additional damage in a swath from Elk City and Sayre, northeast to Fairview, Helena, and Enid. Unlike many Southern Plains severe weather outbreaks, no hail was reported with any of these storms. All of the damage was due to winds or flooding.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
An F3 tornado touched down in Shelby County, Missouri and tracked 0.1 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hancock County, Illinois and tracked 11 miles, 700 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Harrison County, Mississippi and tracked 15.9 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 25.
Two mobile homes and a barn were destroyed by a tornado in Keeter.
A small tornado left a path of damage across west St. Louis County, from the WestPort area in Maryland Heights to near Ashby Road in Overland. Most of the damage was F0 in intensity; primarily damage to trees, power lines, roofs and some decks and porches.
The same thunderstorm that produced a tornado in St. Louis County produced another in Madison County from Granite City to Edwardsville.
This convection developed along the dryline near the Ector/Crane County Line and slowly evolved at first, but suddenly intensified as it approached the city of Midland. The storm's updraft passed south of Midland, so the city only received hail on the extreme south side of town.
Tornado developed at the intersection of highways 1 & 218 on the southwest side of Iowa City at 1929 CST and tracked northeast through the city before lifting just northeast of the intersection of 1st Avenue & Hickory Trail at 1937 CST.
An F1 tornado touched down in Muscatine, Johnson counties, Iowa and tracked 9.4 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1.
Tornado developed 4.1 mile southeast of Lone Tree in Johnson County at 1945 CST and moved east southeast entering Muscatine County 4.4 miles southwest of Nichols at 1946 CST.
Numerous trees and power lines blown down. A billboard was also blown down.
An unseasonably warm airmass overspread Iowa during the day on the 13th. Maximum temperatures reached the mid 80s to low 90s across the state. Dew point readings were in the upper 50s to low 60s.
Tornado developed just east of 240th Street at 2107 CST and tracked generally east across the far northern part of Matherville and dissipated just west of U.S.
A strong surface low and dryline interacted with a very unstable atmosphere over North Texas. Large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes were reported as strong storms developed. A total of 5,500 cars and 3,500 homes and businesses were reportedly damaged by hail.
An EF1 tornado touched down in Tarrant County, Texas and tracked 6 miles, 125 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
A strong upper level storm system was moving through the southwest US toward the Southern Plains during the morning of the 13th. A warm front developed and moved north in Western North Texas by afternoon, with moist and unstable air to its south.
At least a dozen tornadoes affect southwest into central Oklahoma on this date in 2012. It was Friday the 13th when the first tornado of the day touched down just southwest of Norman at 3:59 PM. The tornado moved east-northeast through the heart of the city shortly after 4:00 PM. This tornado was eventually rated an EF1 as it damaged many businesses and homes, and took down numerous trees and power lines. No fatalities were reported with this rush hour tornado, but 20 injuries were reported. The same parent supercell thunderstorm that produced the Norman tornado also spawned a brief, weak tornado in Pottawatomie County 6 miles northwest of Shawnee.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A severe weather event began during the early afternoon hours of Friday, April 13, 2012, and lasted through the early morning hours of Saturday, April 14, 2012.
A strong cold front and dry line moved into eastern Oklahoma during the early afternoon hours of the 13th. Severe thunderstorms formed on these boundaries and moved eastward during the afternoon and evening hours.
With the aid of afternoon heating, moderate instability developed during the afternoon hours of April 13th across portions of Northeast Texas. A weak surface boundary moved into the region from the west with forcing noted along the boundary.
A strong upper level trough of low pressure progressed east across the Southern Plains during the afternoon of April 13th, with a large warm sector of warm/humid air having expanded north across much of the Ark-La-Tex.
An EF1 tornado touched down in Caddo Parish, Bossier Parish, Louisiana and tracked 22.54 miles, 1,100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
Severe thunderstorms developed over eastern Oklahoma during the early afternoon hours of the 13th as a cold front moved into the area.
Numerous supercell thunderstorms moved across Arkansas from the evening of the 13th into the early morning hours of the 14th. These storms produced multiple weak tornadoes and damaging wind gusts across the state.
During the evening hours of Friday, April 13th, scattered supercells developed across northeast Louisiana within the broad warm sector of a strong surface cyclone centered near the Kansas/Nebraska border.
A strong cold front and associated spring storm system produce severe thunderstorms with very large hail and several tornadoes across the Missouri Ozarks.
During the evening hours of Friday, April 13th, scattered supercells developed across northeast Louisiana within the broad warm sector of a strong surface cyclone centered near the Kansas/Nebraska border.
A strong upper level trough of low pressure progressed east across the Southern Plains during the afternoon of April 13th, with a large warm sector of warm/humid air having expanded north across much of the Ark-La-Tex.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Houston, Cherokee, Nacogdoches counties, Texas and tracked 41.13 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 20.
A strong upper level trough entered the Southern Plains during the afternoon hours of April 12th, which allowed southerly low level winds to gradually return warm and moist air from the Gulf of Mexico north into East Texas and North Louisiana.
36 tornadoes were recorded on April 13, 2019, in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama. They killed 3 people.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Robertson, Milam, Leon counties, Texas and tracked 32.48 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Monroe County, Mississippi and tracked 11.3 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 19.
A surface wave along a slow moving cold front produced several facets of severe weather, including flooding, damaging winds and tornadoes across northern Mississippi during the evening of April 13th.
A storm system moving eastward across the state produced several tornadoes, some wind damage and large hail.
During the late afternoon of April 13 and into the evening and overnight, a strong spring storm system pushed across the Lower Mississippi Valley region and brought widespread severe weather, a regional tornado outbreak, and flash flooding.
A strong storm system moving through the Lower Mississippi River Valley produced strong gradient winds in advance of a cold front during the afternoon hours of the 13th.
An EF4 tornado touched down in Hampton County, South Carolina and tracked 23.73 miles, 1,300 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 60.
68 tornadoes were recorded on April 13, 2020, in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Maryland, 1 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 8 people.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Barnwell, Orangeburg, Calhoun counties, South Carolina and tracked 35.68 miles, 770 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 7.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Oconee, Pickens counties, South Carolina and tracked 16.71 miles, 1,000 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5.
A severe quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) moved through southeast South Carolina during the early morning hours of April 13, 2020 ahead of an approaching cold front.
A strong storm system impacted the Southeast, resulting in a line of strong to severe thunderstorms that moved across upstate South Carolina during the early morning hours of the 13th.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Berkeley County, South Carolina and tracked 5.74 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 6.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Monroe County, Georgia and tracked 5.3 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Upson, Lamar counties, Georgia and tracked 16.63 miles, 1,200 yards wide at its widest.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Barnwell, Aiken, Orangeburg counties, South Carolina and tracked 37.88 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Barnwell County, South Carolina and tracked 8.49 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Barnwell County, South Carolina and tracked 1.39 miles, 40 yards wide at its widest.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Barnwell County, South Carolina and tracked 5.37 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest.
Multiple clusters of strong to severe storms moved across central North Carolina in advance of a strong cold front during the morning hours. The storms caused numerous reports of wind damages, including multiple measured wind gusts in excess of 58 miles per hour.
A squall line rolled through the region during the early morning hours of April 13, 2020. Strong instability and shear led to numerous severe thunderstorm wind gusts along with several tornadoes.
19 km) through portions of Hampton County, South Carolina, United States. The tornado killed five people, injured 60 others, and damaged over 100 residences, completely destroying at least 37.
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A pre-frontal squall line with embedded supercells will moved across interior southeast Georgia during the early morning hours and reached the Suwannee Valley just before daybreak.
A strong area of low pressure with sufficient instability and a very strong low level jet affected the tri-state area. A severe squall line crossed the area with numerous reports of wind damage. A couple of tornadoes occurred in south-central Georgia.
A strong cold front produced a squall line and numerous tornadoes.
A strong cold front produced a squall line and numerous tornadoes.
A strong cold front passed through the area on the 13th of April. Strong upward motion led to showers and some thunderstorms, and with very strong winds aloft some of those storms produced damaging winds at the surface. An isolated tornado also occurred as well.
A squall line rolled through the region during the early morning hours of April 13, 2020. Strong instability and shear led to numerous severe thunderstorm wind gusts along with several tornadoes. Across East Central GA, one EF-2 tornado occurred.
40 tornadoes were recorded on April 13, 2022, in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana, Indiana, Alabama.
A few rounds of severe thunderstorms moved across portions of Mississippi from late in the evening of April 12th through the evening of April 13th. These storms produced wind damage and several tornadoes before a cold front brought an end to storms from west to east.
A shortwave moved into the Lower Mississippi Valley triggering numerous showers and thunderstorms across Arkansas during the morning hours of April 13, 2022. Storms eventually organized into a line that swept across the Mid-South.
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved through eastern Oklahoma during the morning hours of the 13th, ahead of a cold front that moved through the area. Wind damage occurred with the stronger storms within the line.
A shortwave moved into the Lower Mississippi Valley triggering numerous showers and thunderstorms across Arkansas during the morning hours of April 13, 2022. Storms eventually organized into a line that swept across the Mid-South.
A squall line of thunderstorms occurred ahead of a strong cold front that trailed southward from a low pressure center over the Great Lakes region. The squall line moved rapidly east-northeast from Arkansas and northwest Tennessee across southwest Kentucky.
A line of strong to severe storms developed over central Wisconsin as warm, moist and unstable air aloft surged into the region. The line of storms then moved southeast across southern Wisconsin.
Supercell thunderstorms developed along and east of a dryline across east central Kansas late afternoon on April 13th. The storms produced very large hail to the size of baseballs and also a strong tornado in Franklin County and a brief weak tornado in Osage County.
Severe storms moved into west-central Wisconsin from southeast Minnesota and brought large hail up to 3 inches in diameter to the area. Additionally, an EF-0 tornado occurred near Gilman, Wisconsin which was widely observed by spotters and the public.
During the late afternoon and early evening hours of April 13th, supercells moved into eastern Kansas, producing a few tornadoes, hail, and damaging winds.
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Hurricane Ilsa reached its peak of 135 kt (155 mph) with a central pressure of 924 mb, a category 4 storm.
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A second crest on the Red River at Wahpeton occurred on April 15th. Record releases from White Rock Dam, the source of the Bois de Sioux River, helped cause the second crest. The previous record release of 3770 cfs, set prior to 1997, was nearly doubled, to around 7000 cfs.
A second crest on the Red River in Breckenridge occurred on April 15th. Record releases from White Rock Dam, the source of the Bois de Sioux River, helped cause the second crest. The previous record release of 3770 cfs, set prior to 1997, was nearly doubled, to around 7000 cfs.
The combination of snow melt runoff and heavy rains caused the Mississippi River to rise to levels second only to the all-time record flood of April 1965. At Lansing (Allamakee County), the river crested at 19.9 feet on April 21.
Roads and basements flooded in Uniontown 430 PM EDT 13th. By 515 PM EDT, there was widespread flooding of streams. By 630 PM EDT, Jacobs Creek was reported south of Smithton.
Two rounds of thunderstorms affected Arkansas on the 13th. The first began in southwest Arkansas during the afternoon and then spread across central and eastern sections.
A frontal boundary moved out of the Hill Country as the upper level disturbance moved into northwest Texas and western Oklahoma early on the 14th.
A privately owned dam holding a small pond failed on April 13th causing a flash flood which heavily damaged a section of Highway 129 between Fields Spring State Park and the Grand Ronde River. A bridge across Rattlesnake Creek was also destroyed.
A strong upper level trough entered the Southern Plains during the afternoon hours of April 12th, which allowed southerly low level winds to gradually return warm and moist air from the Gulf of Mexico north into East Texas and North Louisiana.
A line of thunderstorms developed into northwestern Arkansas during the morning of the 13th, as a cold front moved into the area. A strong thunderstorm within the line produced hail up to nickel size.
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Large hail, ranging from just under 1.00 inch to golf ball-size, produced substantial damage to automobiles on several dealership lots in Gladstone. Two-inch-diameter hail was reported near Lake Doniphan Road in Excelsior Springs.
Strong winds blew over most of Western Washington, knocking out power to about 40,000 customers. There were several reports of houses damaged by fallen trees as well as trees down over roadways.
Wild weather occurred over parts of south-central and southeast Wisconsin on April 13, 2005.
An upper level disturbance combined with a strong low level jet of 30 to 40 knots initiated thunderstorms in a semi-moist atmosphere across eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois.
Severe thunderstorms formed over west central Wisconsin and moved east across central and east central Wisconsin during the late evening and overnight hours.
An upper level disturbance combined with a strong low level jet of 30 to 40 knots initiated thunderstorms in a semi-moist atmosphere across eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois.
Southeast winds of 50 to 60 mph developed on the back side of a departing large complex of showers and thunderstorms as it moved southeast from northwest into central Georgia.
A strong pressure gradient across the area brought high winds to the higher elevations and strong winds to the valley. One person died when a tree fell on their home while they were inside.
A complex of thunderstorms produced hail across the southern sections of North Texas on the afternoon of the 13th and in the morning hours of the 14th. Hail up to 2 inches in diameter was reported.
Wind gusts estimated around 45 mph brought down trees and branches which caused numerous power outages in Shasta County and northern Tehama County.
A tight low pressure system tracked its way out of north central Kansas on the 12th and slowly meandered northeast near the Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa borders by the early afternoon on the 13th.
Thunderstorms developed along a dryline the afternoon of April 13 as an upper level disturbance moved overhead, many of which produced hail and some of which produced damaging wind gusts for areas mainly along and east of the Interstate 35/35W corridor.
An intense low-level jet ahead of a developing winter storm spawned a cluster of elevated thunderstorms early on the morning of April 13.
Deep low pressure passed to the west of the area resulting in high winds.
A very strong cold front passed through the area while a potent upper-level trough was positioned just to our west. Strong winds aloft were able to mix down in heavier showers and thunderstorms due to an unstable atmosphere.
Deep low pressure passed to the west of the area resulting in high winds.
A line of severe thunderstorms moved across Middle Tennessee during the late afternoon and evening hours on April 13, 2022.
At the surface, a cold front moved southward across central Lower MI and southern ON toward southern Lower MI and southwestern NY during the evening of the 13th.
Severe storms moved into Wabasha County during the evening hours, bringing large hail to Lake City and resulting in numerous instances of hail damage in this area with 2 inch diameter hail being common in northern Wabasha County.
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Snowstorm of April 13, 1986 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from April 13, 1986 to April 17, 1986.
Snowstorm of April 13, 2000 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from April 13, 2000 to April 16, 2000.
Snowstorm of April 13, 2007 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from April 13, 2007 to April 17, 2007.
A powerful spring snowstorm moved through Kansas from the afternoon of April 13th to the early morning hours of April 14th. Winter storm warnings were hoisted for much of Central and South Central Kansas. The storm was strong enough that numerous areas reported thundersnow.
Two separate avalanches killed two people and injured 7 near Snoqualmie Pass.
Snowstorm of April 13, 2013 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from April 13, 2013 to April 15, 2013.
A winter storm produced blizzard conditions across western and north central Nebraska.
The most intense storm of the month, in fact many months, wrapped up across the central Plains on April 13, spreading a mix of wintry precipitation across the area, accompanied by numerous thunderstorms.
A low pressure system that moved from the Plains, across Illinois, to the Ohio Valley brought two periods of heavy precipitation and strong northeast winds to the area.
Between the evening hours of Friday the 13th and the early morning of Sunday the 15th, a powerful, late-season winter storm took aim on South Central Nebraska, featuring an impactful mix of intense north winds, blizzard conditions (especially in northern/western counties),…
A winter weather system produced snow across the Texas Panhandle. Snowfall totals in the 1 to 2 inch range were common across the Panhandle, with totals as high as 3 inches noted in Hereford in the southwest Panhandle.
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Freezing temperatures led to crop damage in the Yakima Valley. The low temperature at the Yakima Airport dropped to 23 degrees on April 14th. An estimated $50 million dollars of crop damage was done to the cherry crop from this freeze alone.
Low temperatures fell into the middle 30s on the morning of April 13th. A 50 year old Chicago man died from cold exposure.
Arctic air continued to be advected into western Colorado in the wake of a departing Pacific trough. Clear skies paired with cold mid-level temperatures and light winds led to subfreezing temperatures across portions of west-central Colorado.
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The Colorado 2 Fire started on April 13, 1986, in California, and burned 1,405 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on April 13, 1988, in Minnesota, and burned 1,785 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on April 13, 1988, in Minnesota, and burned 1,227 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on April 13, 1989, in Florida, and burned 1,137 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on April 13, 1990, in Minnesota, and burned 1,858 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on April 13, 1990, in Florida, and burned 1,569 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on April 13, 1990, in Florida, and burned 1,288 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on April 13, 1998, in Florida, and burned 4,102 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on April 13, 1999, in Florida, and burned 2,775 acres.
The Merritt Fire was discovered on April 13, 2000, in Florida, and burned 15,627 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Cap Rock 2 Fire was discovered on April 13, 2002, in Garfield County, Montana, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Border Fire was discovered on April 13, 2003, in Cochise County, Arizona, and burned 1,466 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The GREERLAKE0 Fire was discovered on April 13, 2003, in Minnesota, and burned 1,400 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Gladstone Fire was discovered on April 13, 2005, in Union County, New Mexico, and burned 12,350 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Cedar Hollow Fire was discovered on April 13, 2005, in Gallatin County, Montana, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire started on April 13, 2006, in Kansas, and burned 5,368 acres.
The Cowden Fire was discovered on April 13, 2006, in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, and burned 3,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Mullendore Ranch Fire was discovered on April 13, 2006, in Washington County, Oklahoma, and burned 2,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on April 13, 2006, in Trigg County, Kentucky, and burned 1,300 acres.
The Singleton Fire was discovered on April 13, 2006, in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Training Fire was discovered on April 13, 2007, in Carteret County, North Carolina, and burned 4,265 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on April 13, 2010, in Nebraska, and burned 6,400 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Waterway Fire was discovered on April 13, 2010, in Campbell County, South Dakota, and burned 2,100 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Mcpherson Fire was discovered on April 13, 2011, in Sutton County, Texas, and burned 2,307 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on April 13, 2011, in Kansas, and burned 1,700 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Cold Brook Fire was reported on April 13, 2015, in Custer County, South Dakota, and burned 5,448 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Milliron Fire was reported on April 13, 2018, in Collingsworth County, Texas, and burned 26,979 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Carbon Fire was reported on April 13, 2018, in Wheeler County, Texas, and burned 12,530 acres.
The Cr 205 Fire was reported on April 13, 2018, in Crockett County, Texas, and burned 4,173 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Glenn Fire was reported on April 13, 2018, in Dickens County, Texas, and burned 3,100 acres.
The 335 Fire was reported on April 13, 2018, in Jones County, Texas, and burned 2,625 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Ron James Fire was reported on April 13, 2018, in Dickens County, Texas, and burned 2,500 acres.
The Unit 50 East Fire was reported on April 13, 2018, in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,986 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Harbor Bay Fire was reported on April 13, 2018, in Moore County, Texas, and burned 1,110 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Harbor Bay Fire was reported on April 13, 2018, in Hutchinson County, Texas, and burned 1,109 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Gate Mountain Fire was reported on April 13, 2018, in Rockingham County, Virginia, and burned 1,040 acres.
The Side Oat Fire was reported on April 13, 2022, in Lynn County, Texas, and burned 1,477 acres.
The Jones Creek Fire was reported on April 13, 2023, in Otoe County, Nebraska, and burned 3,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Blacksmith Hollow Fire was reported on April 13, 2023, in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,214 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Newman Dr Fire was reported on April 13, 2026, in Collier County, Florida, and burned 1,733 acres.
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An earthquake struck Boston and Salem, Massachusetts, United States. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed few people (about 1 to 50).
An earthquake struck Peru.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Jiayi, Taiwan. It killed 15 people, injured 84, destroyed 1,794 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
The 1910 Costa Rica earthquakes were a series of destructive seismic events that affected Cartago, Costa Rica from 13 April to 4 May. 8 earthquake.
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A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Cartago, Costa Rica.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Near Kamchatka, Russia. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 18 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Washington, United States. It killed 8 people and did $25 million in damage. It caused a tsunami.
7 and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of VIII (Severe). The shock was located in the area between Olympia and Tacoma, and was felt throughout the state, as well as parts of Oregon, British Columbia, Idaho, and Montana.
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An earthquake struck Southern Greece.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Jilin Province, China. It destroyed 29 houses.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Xinjiang, China. It destroyed 53 houses.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Croatia, Balkans NW. It killed 3 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
On April 13, 1964, an earthquake occurred at the Dilj mountain near the towns of Slavonski Brod and Đakovo in Slavonia, Croatia. A number of people were killed, and the damage to vulnerable structures was extensive.
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A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Brus, Serbia, Balkans NW.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Bonn, Heinsberg, Roermond, Germany, The Netherlands. It killed 1 person, injured 45 and did $100 million in damage.
3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Striking on the Peel Boundary Fault, a normal fault near Roermond, it was the strongest recorded earthquake in the Netherlands and in Northwestern Europe, and caused substantial damage to older buildings in the Netherlands and adjacent countries of Belgium and Germany.
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A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Guerrero, Atoyac, Mexico. It destroyed 2 houses.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Yushu, Qinghai Province, China. It killed 2,968 people, injured 12,135, destroyed 15,000 houses and did $500 million in damage.
1 Ms. It originated in Yushu, Qinghai, China, at 7:49 am local time.
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A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Solomon Islands. It caused a tsunami.
9 earthquake struck Myanmar 135 km (84 mi) north-west of Mandalay on April 13 with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). It struck at 8:25 pm local time, and was centered in an isolated area.
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A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Assam, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar. It killed 2 people and injured 170.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Rasht, Tajikistan. It killed 1 person, injured 16 and destroyed 67 houses.
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Cerro Azul, Ecuador erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 1 person.
Soufriere St. Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 2 people.
Sinabung, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3.
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A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Boston and Salem, Massachusetts, United States.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan, with a maximum water height of 6 meters. It killed few people (about 1 to 50).
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Glenburn, Wairarapa, New Zealand, with a maximum water height of 1.2 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as meteorological struck Southern Shore, Lake Erie (Ohio), United States.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Kamchatka, Russia, with a maximum water height of 20 meters. It killed 18 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck Puget Sound, WA, United States. It killed 8 people and did $25 million in damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Columbia River Valley, WA, United States.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Bali Island, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 2 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck 513 Lake, Hualcan Glacier, Peru, with a maximum water height of 23 meters. It killed 1 person and destroyed 50 houses.
A tsunami struck Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Solomon Islands, with a maximum water height of 0.16 meters.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began April 13, 1938, reached Kp 7 and lasted 27 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 60; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began April 13, 1973, reached Kp 8- and lasted 33 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 57; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 47 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began April 13, 2001, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 50; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 48 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A severe storm disaster that cost $3.8 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 27, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from April 13, 2006 to April 16, 2006.
A severe storm disaster that cost $3.8 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 9, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from April 13, 2007 to April 17, 2007.
A severe storm disaster that cost $1.5 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 6, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from April 13, 2012 to April 14, 2012.
A severe storm disaster that cost $1.7 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 3, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from April 13, 2018 to April 16, 2018.
A severe storm disaster that cost $1.6 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 7, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from April 13, 2019 to April 14, 2019.
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Dense fog caused or contributed to a 43 car pile-up on Interstate 40 about 3 miles west of Old Fort. The pile-up began when a driver parked his car on the shoulder to fix a flat tire and other drivers could not see more than 15 to 20 feet.
A 45 year old male drowned while swimming in rough water with his family near Navarre Beach. The family was vacationing at the beach and were from Maryland. The family got caught in a strong rip current and lifeguards were able to save the man's wife and son.
Persistent onshore southeasterly winds along the Palm Beach County coast led to the formation of rip currents.
A wake low developed on the backside of a cluster of showers and thunderstorms racing south across southeast Louisiana.
Three swimmers were caught in a rip current on Dauphin Island, AL around 430 pm on April 13th. An 18 year old female was taken by USCG helicopter to a nearby hospital where she later died. Two other people were transported via ambulance but survived.
A northerly swell invading the Atlantic waters, along with breezy winds resulted in another episode of high rip current risk for northern and southern beaches of Puerto Rico.
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