April 29 in Weather History

247 events on record, 1085 to 2026

Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for April 29, in any year, each linked to its full record.

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The most significant

By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.

Tornadoes

1942F5 tornado, Decatur County, Kansas

An F5 tornado touched down in Decatur County, Kansas and tracked 20 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 15 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Oberlin, KS.

Rating
F5
Deaths
15
Injuries
25
Path
20 mi
Width
300 yd

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Tornadoes

1909F4 tornado, DeSoto, Shelby, Fayette counties, Mississippi

An F4 tornado touched down in DeSoto, Shelby, Fayette counties, Mississippi and tracked 125 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 29 and injuring 100. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Horn Lake, MS to Perryville, TN.

Rating
F4
Deaths
29
Injuries
100
Path
125 mi
Width
600 yd

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Tornadoes

1909F4 tornado, Limestone, Giles, Lincoln counties, Alabama

An F4 tornado touched down in Limestone, Giles, Lincoln counties, Alabama and tracked 20.6 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 29 and injuring 70. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: AL to Bee Springs, TN.

Rating
F4
Deaths
29
Injuries
70
Path
20.6 mi
Width
800 yd

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Tornadoes

1947F4 tornado, Worth County, Missouri

An F4 tornado touched down in Worth County, Missouri and tracked 15.3 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 14 and injuring 45. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Worth, MO.

Rating
F4
Deaths
14
Injuries
45
Path
15.3 mi
Width
600 yd

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Tornadoes

190925 tornadoes across 7 states

25 tornadoes were recorded on April 29, 1909, in Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio, Alabama, 4 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 132 people.

Tornadoes
25
States
7
Deaths
132
Violent
4

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Tornadoes

1909F4 tornado, Barry, Stone counties, Missouri

An F4 tornado touched down in Barry, Stone counties, Missouri and tracked 14.9 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 11 and injuring 18. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Golden, MO.

Rating
F4
Deaths
11
Injuries
18
Path
14.9 mi
Width
200 yd

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Tornadoes

1947F4 tornado, Benton, Carroll counties, Arkansas

An F4 tornado touched down in Benton, Carroll counties, Arkansas and tracked 19.4 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NE Rogers to N Eureka Springs, AR.

Rating
F4
Deaths
9
Injuries
50
Path
19.4 mi
Width
300 yd

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Tornadoes

1909F4 tornado, Saline, Gallatin counties, Illinois

An F4 tornado touched down in Saline, Gallatin counties, Illinois and tracked 7.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Texas City, IL.

Rating
F4
Deaths
5
Injuries
6
Path
7.8 mi
Width
200 yd

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By kind

Tornadoes

129 on April 29, oldest first.

1885F3 tornado, Cass, Johnson counties, Missouri

An F3 tornado touched down in Cass, Johnson counties, Missouri and tracked 19.5 miles, killing 1 and injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Harrisonville/S Pleasant Hill/N Holden, MO.

Rating
F3
Deaths
1
Injuries
4
Path
19.5 mi

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1909F4 tornado, DeSoto, Shelby, Fayette counties, Mississippi

An F4 tornado touched down in DeSoto, Shelby, Fayette counties, Mississippi and tracked 125 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 29 and injuring 100. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Horn Lake, MS to Perryville, TN.

Rating
F4
Deaths
29
Injuries
100
Path
125 mi
Width
600 yd

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190925 tornadoes across 7 states

25 tornadoes were recorded on April 29, 1909, in Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio, Alabama, 4 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 132 people.

Tornadoes
25
States
7
Deaths
132
Violent
4

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1909F4 tornado, Barry, Stone counties, Missouri

An F4 tornado touched down in Barry, Stone counties, Missouri and tracked 14.9 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 11 and injuring 18. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Golden, MO.

Rating
F4
Deaths
11
Injuries
18
Path
14.9 mi
Width
200 yd

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1909F4 tornado, Saline, Gallatin counties, Illinois

An F4 tornado touched down in Saline, Gallatin counties, Illinois and tracked 7.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Texas City, IL.

Rating
F4
Deaths
5
Injuries
6
Path
7.8 mi
Width
200 yd

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1909F3 tornado, Tipton, Haywood, Madison counties, Tennessee

An F3 tornado touched down in Tipton, Haywood, Madison counties, Tennessee and tracked 60.4 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 14 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Covington/Bells/Medina/S Humboldt/N Jackson, TN.

Rating
F3
Deaths
14
Injuries
50
Path
60.4 mi
Width
200 yd

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1909F3 tornado, Hickman, Maury, Williamson counties, Tennessee

An F3 tornado touched down in Hickman, Maury, Williamson counties, Tennessee and tracked 38.3 miles, killing 10 and injuring 40. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Shipps Bend/Clovercroft/Centerville/Little Tot/Leiper's Fork/N Franklin, TN.

Rating
F3
Deaths
10
Injuries
40
Path
38.3 mi

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1909F3 tornado, Crittenden, Shelby, Tipton counties, Arkansas

An F3 tornado touched down in Crittenden, Shelby, Tipton counties, Arkansas and tracked 22.4 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 40. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Marion, AR/Locke/E Qutio, TN.

Rating
F3
Deaths
8
Injuries
40
Path
22.4 mi
Width
100 yd

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1909F3 tornado, Oregon County, Missouri

An F3 tornado touched down in Oregon County, Missouri and tracked 8.3 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 14. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Alton. MO.

Rating
F3
Deaths
6
Injuries
14
Path
8.3 mi
Width
200 yd

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1909F3 tornado, Montgomery County, Tennessee

An F3 tornado touched down in Montgomery County, Tennessee and tracked 15.7 miles, killing 2 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Sango/ESE Clarksville, TN.

Rating
F3
Deaths
2
Injuries
10
Path
15.7 mi

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1909F3 tornado, Texas County, Missouri

An F3 tornado touched down in Texas County, Missouri and tracked 15.1 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Yukon, MO.

Rating
F3
Deaths
2
Injuries
5
Path
15.1 mi
Width
200 yd

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1909F2 tornado, Monroe, St. Francis counties, Arkansas

An F2 tornado touched down in Monroe, St. Francis counties, Arkansas and tracked 19.7 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Brinkley/N Palestine, AR.

Rating
F2
Deaths
1
Injuries
30
Path
19.7 mi
Width
200 yd

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1909F2 tornado, Lee County, Arkansas

An F2 tornado touched down in Lee County, Arkansas and tracked 10.4 miles, killing 1 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Marianna, AR.

Rating
F2
Deaths
1
Injuries
25
Path
10.4 mi

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1909F2 tornado, Conway, Van Buren counties, Arkansas

An F2 tornado touched down in Conway, Van Buren counties, Arkansas and tracked 5.6 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 18. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Formosa, AR.

Rating
F2
Deaths
1
Injuries
18
Path
5.6 mi
Width
200 yd

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1912F2 tornado, Franklin Parish, Louisiana

An F2 tornado touched down in Franklin Parish, Louisiana and tracked 9.9 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Liddieville/N Winnsboro, LA.

Rating
F2
Deaths
3
Injuries
15
Path
9.9 mi
Width
400 yd

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1924F2 tornado, Miller County, Arkansas

An F2 tornado touched down in Miller County, Arkansas and 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 17. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Texarkana, AR.

Rating
F2
Deaths
1
Injuries
17
Width
100 yd

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1924F2 tornado, Sabine Parish, Louisiana

An F2 tornado touched down in Sabine Parish, Louisiana and tracked 0.6 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Many, LA.

Rating
F2
Deaths
1
Injuries
8
Path
0.6 mi
Width
800 yd

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1924F2 tornado, Payne County, Oklahoma

An F2 tornado touched down in Payne County, Oklahoma and 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Signet, OK.

Rating
F2
Deaths
1
Injuries
3
Width
100 yd

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1933F2 tornado, Chicot, Washington counties, Arkansas

An F2 tornado touched down in Chicot, Washington counties, Arkansas and tracked 27.3 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 27. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Lake Village, AR/Metcalfe, MS.

Rating
F2
Deaths
4
Injuries
27
Path
27.3 mi
Width
100 yd

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1933F3 tornado, Rusk County, Texas

An F3 tornado touched down in Rusk County, Texas and tracked 11.7 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, injuring 12. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Joinerville/NW Henderson to Crims Chapel, TX.

Rating
F3
Injuries
12
Path
11.7 mi
Width
500 yd

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1933F3 tornado, Bourbon County, Kansas

An F3 tornado touched down in Bourbon County, Kansas and tracked 4.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Fort Scott to E Fort Scott, KS.

Rating
F3
Injuries
1
Path
4.8 mi
Width
200 yd

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1937F2 tornado, Greene County, Missouri

An F2 tornado touched down in Greene County, Missouri and tracked 4.9 miles, killing 2 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Ash Grove, MO.

Rating
F2
Deaths
2
Injuries
5
Path
4.9 mi

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1940F3 tornado, Livingston County, Illinois

An F3 tornado touched down in Livingston County, Illinois and tracked 7.5 miles, 80 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 17. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Pontiac to Pontiac, IL.

Rating
F3
Deaths
1
Injuries
17
Path
7.5 mi
Width
80 yd

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1942F5 tornado, Decatur County, Kansas

An F5 tornado touched down in Decatur County, Kansas and tracked 20 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 15 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Oberlin, KS.

Rating
F5
Deaths
15
Injuries
25
Path
20 mi
Width
300 yd

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1942F3 tornado, Marshall County, South Dakota

An F3 tornado touched down in Marshall County, South Dakota and tracked 5.3 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NE Kidder, SD.

Rating
F3
Deaths
1
Injuries
5
Path
5.3 mi
Width
200 yd

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1947F4 tornado, Worth County, Missouri

An F4 tornado touched down in Worth County, Missouri and tracked 15.3 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 14 and injuring 45. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Worth, MO.

Rating
F4
Deaths
14
Injuries
45
Path
15.3 mi
Width
600 yd

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1947F4 tornado, Benton, Carroll counties, Arkansas

An F4 tornado touched down in Benton, Carroll counties, Arkansas and tracked 19.4 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NE Rogers to N Eureka Springs, AR.

Rating
F4
Deaths
9
Injuries
50
Path
19.4 mi
Width
300 yd

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1947F3 tornado, Dent, Phelps counties, Missouri

An F3 tornado touched down in Dent, Phelps counties, Missouri and tracked 9.9 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Lake Spring to Winkler, MO.

Rating
F3
Deaths
1
Injuries
5
Path
9.9 mi
Width
150 yd

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198442 tornadoes across 8 states

42 tornadoes were recorded on April 29, 1984, in Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Iowa, Illinois, Arkansas, Mississippi, 1 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 1 people.

Tornadoes
42
States
8
Deaths
1
Violent
1

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1985On April 29, 1985, a tornado damaged parts of Ardmore, injuring one person

On April 29, 1985, a tornado damaged parts of Ardmore, injuring one person. This tornado is unique in that it was the first tornado to be probed by a ground-based instrument package. A crew from the National Severe Storms Laboratory dropped the instrument package, appropriately called TOTO, for Totable Tornado Observatory, into the path of the storm to get accurate readings of conditions inside the tornado.

From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.

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2004Tornado in Arkansas, April 29, 2004

Along the path of the tornado, 6 homes received minor to moderate damage from falling trees and roof damage. A roof was also peeled off a church. Numerous trees were snapped off and blown down as well.

Damage
$200,000
Strongest
F1
Events
1

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2005Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 29 to 30, 2005

Straight line winds damaged the roofs of several homes south of Shaw to near the Washington county line as well as uprooting several large trees. One home was destroyed from a large tree that fell through it. One large out shed was blown off its blocks.

Damage
$1.1 million
Strongest
F1
Events
30

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2006Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 29, 2006

Significant structural damage to several buildings near the intersection of Highway 19 and Highway 243. A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth indicated that this damage was due to a downburst. More than forty homes and 15 businesses were damaged.

Damage
$1.1 million
Strongest
F0
Events
6

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2009Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 29, 2009

An active severe weather event evolved over the west Texas South Plains region during the afternoon and evening hours of the 29th. Overnight convection over the Southern Plains resulted in a complex surface weather pattern through the day on the 29th.

Damage
$195,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
24

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2009Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 29, 2009

During the afternoon of April 29, 2009, a surface low developed near Raton Mesa with a dryline extending from the eastern NM/TX border to the Davis Mountains of west Texas. Strong daytime heating resulted in mixed layer CAPE values near 3000 j/kg.

Damage
$71,000
Strongest
EF2
Events
14

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2010Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, April 29, 2010

A large upper level low pressure system over the northern plains brought gusty southwest winds and warm and relatively dry air to eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa during the afternoon of April 29th.

Damage
$650,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
19

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2016Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 29 to 30, 2016

After a brief respite from severe thunderstorms during the predawn hours on April 29th, additional strong to severe thunderstorms developed from the late morning hours through much of the afternoon and evening on April 29th, and lingered through the early morning hours on April…

Injuries
2
Damage
$1.8 million
Strongest
EF2
Events
74

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2017Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 29, 2017

A deep low pressure system near the Four corners continued to move east, causing early morning thunderstorms to develop along the Texas Panhandle and into Oklahoma. A cold front was moving southeast across the state and entered our northwestern|counties around sunrise.

Deaths
4
Injuries
59
Damage
$3.1 million
Strongest
EF4
Events
22

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2017Tornado and Flash Flooding in Louisiana, April 29 to 30, 2017

Winds increased across Louisiana ahead of a system that was kicking out of West Texas. This produced a couple reports of tree damage. Later in the afternoon and into the night scattered reports of severe weather and flooding were received as the system moved through.

Damage
$6.5 million
Strongest
EF1
Events
36

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20172017 East Texas tornadoes

During the evening hours of Saturday, April 29, 2017, multiple tornadoes, some large, destructive, and deadly, moved through the East Texas counties of Henderson, Van Zandt, Rains, and Hopkins. Over the course of 3 hours and 15 minutes, the tornadoes killed four people, injured over 49, and wrought severe damage across the area.

Where
East Texas
Country
United States

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2017Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, April 29 to 30, 2017

A passing upper level disturbance and cold front generated numerous severe thunderstorms across the Midsouth starting in the evening hours of April 29th through the early afternoon hours of April 30th. All severe threats were observed with the event.

Damage
$555,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
16

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2023Tornado and Hail in Florida, April 29, 2023

Following ample sunshine, mesoscale boundary collisions created afternoon and evening showers and strong thunderstorms across South Florida April 29th, especially around Lake Okeechobee and Palm Beach County.

Damage
$250,000
Strongest
EF2
Events
3

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2025Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 29, 2025

A cluster of severe thunderstorms moved through southwest Missouri on the morning of April 29th, 2025. Widespread wind damage and several tornadoes occurred. Significant wind damage with over 50,000 power outages occurred in Springfield alone.

Damage
$13 million
Strongest
EF1
Events
105

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Hurricanes and tropical storms

2 on April 29, oldest first.

Floods

26 on April 29, oldest first.

1947While April does produce quite a few rainy days in Oklahoma City, it is not known for extremely heavy rainfall

While April does produce quite a few rainy days in Oklahoma City, it is not known for extremely heavy rainfall. The exception to this rule occurred back in 1947, when almost one foot of rain fell during the month. The 11.91-inch monthly total at Oklahoma City made April of 1947 the wettest April of record, but only the 8th heaviest monthly rainfall since accurate records began in 1891.

From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.

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1998Flash Flooding in Illinois, April 29 to 30, 1998

A series of thunderstorms developed over Logan and Mclean Counties...mainly along I-55. The Weather Service office in Lincoln recorded 4 inches of rain in 3 hours. Various other sites recorded between 2 to 3 inches in a short amount of time that evening.

Damage
$1.5 million
Events
2

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2008Flooding in Maine, April 29 to 30, 2008

Low pressure moved northeast from the Ohio Valley and into New England, spreading heavy rain over the region. Rainfall began on the afternoon of April 28th and ended during the evening of April 29th.

Damage
$1.1 million
Events
4

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2008Flood in Maine, April 29 to 30, 2008

A combinaton of heavy rains and the melting of a record snowpack led to significant flooding across Aroostook county. Many rivers and streams overflowed their banks...producing various degrees of flooding across the county.

Damage
$727,000
Events
1

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2008Flood in Maine, April 29 to 30, 2008

A combination of heavy rains and the melting of a record snowpack led to historic flooding of the Fish River at Fort Kent. The flooding of the Fish River was enhanced by the elevated waters of the Saint John River backing up into the Fish River at their juncture.

Damage
$727,000
Events
1

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2008Flood in Maine, April 29 to 30, 2008

A combination of heavy rains and the melting of a record snowpack led to flooding along the Big Black River. The flooding affected mostly wilderness areas of the North Maine Woods bordering the river.

Damage
$727,000
Events
1

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2008Flood in Maine, April 29 to 30, 2008

A combination of heavy rains and the melting of a near record snowpack across northern portions of the county contributed to flooding across all of Penobscot county. Many rivers and streams overflowed their banks...producing various degrees of flooding across the county.

Damage
$481,000
Events
1

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2009Flash Flooding and Flooding in Texas, April 29 to 30, 2009

Several rounds of severe thunderstorms affected areas along and south of the Red River beginning the morning of the 29th into the early morning hours of the 30th. Significant flooding occurred in Montague, Cooke, and Grayson County.

Deaths
1
Injuries
2
Damage
$7.7 million
Strongest
60 kt wind
Events
20

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2009Flood in Indiana, April 29, 2009

Slow moving thunderstorms occurred across Central Indiana during the overnight hours of April 29th. Many of the storms produced radar estimated amounts of 2 to as much as 5 inches of rain.

Damage
$3.0 million
Events
1

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2014Flood and Hail in Kentucky, April 29 to 30, 2014

Rain showers began on the 28th. Showers and thunderstorms were common late on the 28th into the morning of the 29th. Along a nearly stationary front, thunderstorms reformed during the mid afternoon over eastern Kentucky and western West Virginia on the 29th.

Deaths
1
Damage
$32,000
Strongest
3 in hail
Events
5

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2017Flash Flooding and Flooding in Missouri, April 29 to 30, 2017

Significant flooding developed after two more thunderstorm complexes dumped heavy rain, bringing three-day rainfall totals up to a foot in isolated locations. A large complex of thunderstorms moved southeast across southeast Missouri during the evening hours of the 29th.

Deaths
1
Damage
$620,000
Events
13

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20242024 Mai Mahiu flash flood

On 29 April 2024, a blockage in a culvert beneath a railway embankment led to a catastrophic failure and inundation in Kenya, killing at least 50 people. The event was initially described as a 'dam failure'.

Where
Kenya
Country
Kenya
Deaths
61

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Severe storms

16 on April 29, oldest first.

1996Damaging Wind in Ohio, April 29, 1996

Over 100 trees downed. Church steeple downed. .88 inch diameter hail. High winds caused 25,000 customers to lose electrical power. Winds around 100 mph snapped telephone poles at bases and ripped a roof off a building.

Deaths
1
Damage
$300,000
Events
1

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2000Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 29 to 30, 2000

Severe storms pounded the Big Country during the evening hours of the 29th and early morning hours of the 30th. The town of Stamford along the Haskell and Jones County line was heavily damaged, as hail larger than baseballs pounded the area.

Damage
$651,000
Strongest
3 in hail
Events
11

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2003Hail in Nebraska, April 29, 2003

Early morning thunderstorms dumped hail and heavy rain on Kearney. On the north side of town, the local Ford dealer reported hail damage to 257 vehicles. Minor street flooding was reported as well. Hail was also reported in northern Kearney and eastern Phelps counties.

Damage
$525,000
Strongest
1 in hail
Events
3

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2006High Wind in Mississippi, April 29, 2006

A rare damaging wind event occurred across a large portion of central Mississippi during the evening of April 29th. This event can be referred as a "Wake Low" event. This occurs as steady rain falls across an area and causes the air pressure to remain high.

Deaths
1
Damage
$3.6 million
Strongest
50 kt wind
Events
12

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2025Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, April 29, 2025

A widespread, long-lived thunderstorm line (bow echo) raced across Ohio and western Pennsylvania on the afternoon and early evening of 29 April 2025. The gusts associated with the line of storms reached above 80 MPH at times, producing widespread damage.

Deaths
2
Injuries
4
Damage
$675,000
Strongest
69 kt wind
Events
170

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2025Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 29, 2025

A widespread, long-lived thunderstorm line (bow echo) raced across Ohio and western Pennsylvania on the afternoon and early evening of 29 April 2025. The gusts associated with the line of storms reached above 80 MPH at times, producing widespread damage.

Damage
$220,000
Strongest
65 kt wind
Events
49

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2025Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, April 29, 2025

On Tuesday April 29, a cold front crossed the region causing showers and thunderstorms to develop. Conditions and timing were favorable ahead of the front as it approached the Buffalo forecast area with CAPE values of 1,000+ J/kg and bulk shear values of 40+ kts.

Damage
$83,000
Strongest
1.75 in hail
Events
56

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Winter storms and snow

2 on April 29, oldest first.

1999Avalanche in Alaska, April 29, 1999

A slow moving slab avalanche swept Canadian mountaineer off a 20 to 30 degree slope and over a 1,000 to 1,500 foot drop. Slab apparently let go about 7 am Thursday, and was about 100 feet wide and 3 feet deep.

Deaths
1
Injuries
2
Events
1

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2023Avalanche in Colorado, April 29, 2023

A backcountry skier was caught in an avalanche on Bald Mountain, which is about seven miles from Breckenridge. The 31-yr old main was caught, buried and killed in a small, but long-running avalanche. He was found buried nearly 2 feet below the surface of the debris.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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Heat and drought

2 on April 29, oldest first.

Cold

3 on April 29, oldest first.

Wildfires

42 on April 29, oldest first.

1988Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire started on April 29, 1988, in Minnesota, and burned 2,025 acres.

When
April 29, 1988
Acres
2,025

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1988Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire started on April 29, 1988, in Minnesota, and burned 1,371 acres.

When
April 29, 1988
Acres
1,371

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1993Ranch Fire

The Ranch Fire was discovered on April 29, 1993, in Arizona, and burned 6,185 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
April 29, 1993
Acres
6,185

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1994Westex Fire

The Westex Fire was discovered on April 29, 1994, in Texas, and burned 3,190 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.

When
April 29, 1994
Acres
3,190

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1994Marcial Fire

The Marcial Fire was discovered on April 29, 1994, in New Mexico, and burned 1,160 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
April 29, 1994
Acres
1,160

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1996Otay #121 Fire

The Otay #121 Fire was discovered on April 29, 1996, in California, and burned 1,220 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.

When
April 29, 1996
Acres
1,220

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2000Polk Tank Fire

The Polk Tank Fire was discovered on April 29, 2000, in New Mexico, and burned 944 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.

When
April 29, 2000
Acres
944

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2001RL215 Fire

The RL215 Fire was discovered on April 29, 2001, in Minnesota, and burned 13,820 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
April 29, 2001
Acres
13,820

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2001York Fire

The York Fire was discovered on April 29, 2001, in Colfax County, New Mexico, and burned 3,500 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
April 29, 2001
Acres
3,500

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2001Spot Fire

The Spot Fire was discovered on April 29, 2001, in Florida, and burned 2,983 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
April 29, 2001
Acres
2,983

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2002Ryan Fire

The Ryan Fire was discovered on April 29, 2002, in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, and burned 38,179 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.

When
April 29, 2002
Acres
38,179

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2003Mckinley Fire

The Mckinley Fire was discovered on April 29, 2003, in Kittson County, Minnesota, and burned 1,280 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
April 29, 2003
Acres
1,280

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2005Tracy Ave Fire

The Tracy Ave Fire was discovered on April 29, 2005, in Alaska, and burned 5,400 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.

When
April 29, 2005
Acres
5,400

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2005Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire started on April 29, 2005, in Florida, and burned 3,140 acres.

When
April 29, 2005
Acres
3,140

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2006Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire was discovered on April 29, 2006, in Lee County, Florida, and burned 1,177 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
April 29, 2006
Acres
1,177

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2006Quintano Rd. Fire

The Quintano Rd. Fire was discovered on April 29, 2006, in Refugio County, Texas, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
April 29, 2006
Acres
1,000

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2007Little Delta Fire

The Little Delta Fire was discovered on April 29, 2007, in Alaska, and burned 33,452 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
April 29, 2007
Acres
33,452

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2007Deano-Benville Fire

The Deano-Benville Fire was discovered on April 29, 2007, in Beltrami County, Minnesota, and burned 2,377 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
April 29, 2007
Acres
2,377

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2007Pioneer Fire

The Pioneer Fire was discovered on April 29, 2007, in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, and burned 1,167 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.

When
April 29, 2007
Acres
1,167

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2007Baraga Bump Fire

The Baraga Bump Fire was discovered on April 29, 2007, in Baraga County, Michigan, and burned 1,127 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.

When
April 29, 2007
Acres
1,127

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2008X Fire

The X Fire was discovered on April 29, 2008, in Coconino County, Arizona, and burned 2,048 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.

When
April 29, 2008
Acres
2,048

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2008Yellowstone Complex

The Yellowstone Complex was discovered on April 29, 2008, in Montana, and burned 1,464 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
April 29, 2008
Acres
1,464

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2011Wildfire and High Wind in Kansas, April 29, 2011

Strong low pressure over the western high plains resulted in very strong southerly winds across central and south-central Kansas from the late morning through the afternoon on the 29th. Winds were sustained at around 40 mph at times, with periodic gusts to around 60 mph.

Deaths
1
Injuries
2
Damage
$25,000
Strongest
51 kt wind
Events
9

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2011Honey Prairie Fire

The Honey Prairie Fire was discovered on April 29, 2011, in Georgia, and burned 309,200 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
April 29, 2011
Acres
309,200

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2011Miller Creek Fire

The Miller Creek Fire was discovered on April 29, 2011, in Throckmorton County, Texas, and burned 7,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
April 29, 2011
Acres
7,000

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2011Wagner Fire

The Wagner Fire was discovered on April 29, 2011, in Wilbarger County, Texas, and burned 3,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
April 29, 2011
Acres
3,000

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2011Phil Fire

The Phil Fire was discovered on April 29, 2011, in Chaves County, New Mexico, and burned 2,097 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.

When
April 29, 2011
Acres
2,097

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2011Perez Fire

The Perez Fire was discovered on April 29, 2011, in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, and burned 1,694 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
April 29, 2011
Acres
1,694

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2011Branch Fire

The Branch Fire was discovered on April 29, 2011, in Lea County, New Mexico, and burned 1,515 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
April 29, 2011
Acres
1,515

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2015Grenade Fire

The Grenade Fire was reported on April 29, 2015, in San Diego County, California, and burned 2,025 acres.

When
April 29, 2015
Acres
2,025

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2015Agassiz Fire

The Agassiz Fire was reported on April 29, 2015, in Marshall County, Minnesota, and burned 1,148 acres.

When
April 29, 2015
Acres
1,148

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2019Coyote Fire

The Coyote Fire was reported on April 29, 2019, in Catron County, New Mexico, and burned 2,183 acres.

When
April 29, 2019
Acres
2,183

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2020Rock Creek 0103 Rn Fire

The Rock Creek 0103 Rn Fire was reported on April 29, 2020, in Gilliam County, Oregon, and burned 1,038 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
April 29, 2020
Acres
1,038

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2022Dancing Mule Fire

The Dancing Mule Fire was reported on April 29, 2022, in Bailey County, Texas, and burned 1,900 acres.

When
April 29, 2022
Acres
1,900

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2022Skiles 429 Fire

The Skiles 429 Fire was reported on April 29, 2022, in Union County, New Mexico, and burned 1,312 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
April 29, 2022
Acres
1,312

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2024Wolf Fire

The Wolf Fire was reported on April 29, 2024, in Coconino County, Arizona, and burned 9,896 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
April 29, 2024
Acres
9,896

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2026Crow Creek Fire

The Crow Creek Fire was reported on April 29, 2026, in Colfax County, New Mexico, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
April 29, 2026
Acres
1,200

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Earthquakes

17 on April 29, oldest first.

Tsunamis

2 on April 29, oldest first.

1978April 29, 1978 Tsunami at Rissa, Norway

A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Rissa, Norway, with a maximum water height of 6.8 meters. It killed 1 person and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.

When
April 29, 1978
Water height
6.8 m
Deaths
1
Where
Rissa, Norway

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Space weather and aurora

2 on April 29, oldest first.

1952G3 (Strong) Geomagnetic Storm of April 29, 1952

A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began April 29, 1952, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 99 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 87; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 48 degrees geomagnetic latitude.

When
April 29 to May 3, 1952
Peak Kp
7+
Storm level
G3

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2003G3 (Strong) Geomagnetic Storm of April 29, 2003

A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began April 29, 2003, reached Kp 7- and lasted 39 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 45; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.

When
April 29 to May 1, 2003
Peak Kp
7-
Storm level
G3

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Other weather

4 on April 29, oldest first.

2001Rip Current in Florida, April 29, 2001

A 52 year old Walton county man drowned while swimming in rough surf near Navarre Beach. The man was swimming just offshore when he got caught in a strong rip current and drowned. The time of the downing was estimated to be around noon CST.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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Sources

Gathered from this site’s archives: the tornado record (NOAA SPC, and Grazulis before 1950), IBTrACS and the National Hurricane Center, NOAA NCEI’s Storm Events Database, Regional Snowfall Index, billion-dollar disasters list, State Climate Extremes Committee and hazard databases, USGS, NIFC, GFZ Potsdam’s Kp index (CC BY 4.0), the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, and Wikidata (CC0), with article leads from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, each credited where it appears. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.