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Tornadoes
An F5 tornado touched down in Gray, Roberts, Hemphill counties, Texas and tracked 207.8 miles, 1,500 yards wide at its widest, killing 181 and injuring 970. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Glazier/Higgins, TX and Woodward, OK to KS.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Wood, Camp, Titus counties, Texas and tracked 50.3 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 24 and injuring 100. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Mineola/Titus City, TX.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Henderson, Van Zandt counties, Texas and tracked 29.7 miles, 1,000 yards wide at its widest, killing 17 and injuring 60. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Eustace to Grand Saline, TX.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Grayson, Fannin, Bryan counties, Texas and tracked 25.2 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Whitewright, TX to Mulberry, OK.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Shanbe, Kaki, Sena, Bushehr Province, Iran. It killed 37 people, injured 850 and did $297 million in damage.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Hamilton, Warren counties, Ohio and tracked 10 miles, 270 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 65.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck N, Hida, Japan. It killed 203 people and destroyed 709 houses.
Billion-dollar disasters
A severe storm disaster that cost $2.1 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 6, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from April 9, 2009 to April 10, 2009.
Tornadoes
An EF4 tornado touched down in Lee, Ogle, DeKalb counties, Illinois and tracked 30.14 miles, 700 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 11.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Bryan County, Oklahoma and tracked 10.1 miles, killing 9 and injuring 35. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Roberta/NW Durant, OK.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Bowie, Little River, Hempstead counties, Texas and tracked 30.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 59. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Texarkana, TX/Ogden/Saratoga, AR.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Washita County, Oklahoma and tracked 14.5 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Cloud Chief to NE Corn, OK.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Wood, Camp, Titus counties, Texas and tracked 50.3 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 24 and injuring 100. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Mineola/Titus City, TX.
An F4 tornado touched down in Henderson, Van Zandt counties, Texas and tracked 29.7 miles, 1,000 yards wide at its widest, killing 17 and injuring 60. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Eustace to Grand Saline, TX.
An F4 tornado touched down in Grayson, Fannin, Bryan counties, Texas and tracked 25.2 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Whitewright, TX to Mulberry, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Bryan County, Oklahoma and tracked 10.1 miles, killing 9 and injuring 35. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Roberta/NW Durant, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Bowie, Little River, Hempstead counties, Texas and tracked 30.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 59. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Texarkana, TX/Ogden/Saratoga, AR.
An F3 tornado touched down in Coal, Pontotoc counties, Oklahoma and tracked 20 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Bromide/E Stonewall, OK.
An F2 tornado touched down in Red River, Bowie counties, Texas and tracked 10.2 miles, killing 4 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Oak Grove, TX.
An F2 tornado touched down in Grayson County, Texas and tracked 5 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Bells, TX.
An F2 tornado touched down in Bryan County, Oklahoma, killing 1 and injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Albany, OK.
An F4 tornado touched down in Washita County, Oklahoma and tracked 14.5 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Cloud Chief to NE Corn, OK.
An F5 tornado touched down in Gray, Roberts, Hemphill counties, Texas and tracked 207.8 miles, 1,500 yards wide at its widest, killing 181 and injuring 970. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Glazier/Higgins, TX and Woodward, OK to KS.
An F4 tornado touched down in Meade, Ford counties, Kansas and tracked 38.7 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Meade to ESE Dodge City, KS.
During the evening of April 9, 1947, the deadliest tornado in Oklahoma history tore through the northwest part of the state. A vast majority of the destruction and loss of life was in Woodward, where 108 people perished, and more than 700 others were injured. Overall, in Oklahoma, the tornado killed 116 people and injured more than 1,400. The tornado first touched down near the community of White Deer, in the Texas Panhandle, crossed through the northwest Oklahoma Counties of Ellis, Woodward, and Woods, and finally dissipated near Saint Leo, Kansas. The tornado was up to one and one-half miles wide as it clipped along at more than 40 mph, and its path was 221 miles long through the three states.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
During the late evening hours of April 9, 1947, a large, extremely violent, and destructive F5 tornado hit northwestern Oklahoma and Texas, most notably in the towns of Glazier and Higgins, Texas, as well as Woodward, Oklahoma. It killed 185 and injured over 1,000 people while traveling over 100 miles.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Champaign, Vermilion, Warren counties, Illinois and tracked 156.7 miles, 750 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 22.
An F3 tornado touched down in Citrus County, Florida and tracked 10 miles, 80 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 2.
25 tornadoes were recorded on April 9, 1991, in Tennessee, Kentucky, New York, Washington, West Virginia, Oregon, Florida, Pennsylvania and more.
A tornado touched down 3.5 WSW of Kismet at 1535 CST and moved ENE across Highway 54 and east into Meade County where it ended at 1610 CST at a point one southeast of Meade. Speed of movement was 35 mph with total path length of 26 miles.
An F3 tornado touched down in Bryan, Effingham counties, Georgia and tracked 8 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 17.
Tornado touched down in the Rye Patch Community where 3 people died (all were in mobile homes).Ten mobile homes were destroyed and two others were damaged along with a roof blown off a block house. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off above the ground.
An F2 tornado touched down in Long, Liberty, Bryan counties, Georgia and tracked 24.5 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 31.
Tornado first touched down just northeast of Pembroke and then crossed I-16 at the Olive Branch Road overpass (about 2 miles west of exit 29) then continued northeast. Significant damage occurred in the Olive Branch Rd.
Thunderstorm winds knocked power lines down on Doublegate Lane.
An F4 tornado touched down in Hamilton, Warren counties, Ohio and tracked 10 miles, 270 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 65.
After touching down on the north shore of the Ohio River, the tornado destroyed a house, pulled a metal roof from a garage, and downed several trees.
An F3 tornado touched down in Ripley County, Indiana and tracked 15 miles, 450 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in Jefferson, Jennings counties, Indiana and tracked 3 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest.
A tornado moved into Jefferson Proving Grounds from Jennings county and moved northeast across the county. Four mobile homes were destroyed and 4 were damaged. One house was destroyed while 8 had heavy damage and 20 minor damage.
A strong F3 tornado moved across the extreme southeastern part of the county significantly damaging 2 homes and destroying 4 barns. 2 high tension power line towers were toppled as well. The tornado then moved northeast out of the Indianapolis CWA.
A tornado touched down in Dupont taking the roof off and structurally damaging one home. The storm also damaged to a lesser extent several homes and barns along its path. The storm then intensified as it moved into Jennings county.
Ham radio observer reported one inch hail and wind gusts to 60 mph.
Nickel size hail was reported three miles west of Warren.
Early on the 10th, there was widespread heavy rain in northern and western Arkansas. A weather system in Texas dragged a cold front toward the region, with a severe weather outbreak across Arkansas.
Repeated development of storms along and north of an advancing warm front led to a large swath of greater than three inches of rain south of a line from Stockton to West Plains. This excessive rain occurred on wet soil conditions from record rainfall in February and March.
Severe thunderstorms occurred across eastern Oklahoma from the evening of the 9th into the morning of the 10th.
The combination of a strong upper level storm system and a dryline triggered widespread severe thunderstorms which moved east across West Central Texas Wednesday afternoon into early Thursday morning.
Severe thunderstorms occurred across Northwest Arkansas during the evening and early morning hours on the 9th and 10th.
A cold front moved across the area, and caused a severe weather outbreak across the area. Large hail and damaging wind gusts were observed. An isolated tornado was also observed.
A National Weather Service storm survey determined that damage in the southeast corner of Allegan county northeast into Barry county was caused by an EF-1 tornado.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Polk County, Arkansas and tracked 14.84 miles, 1,075 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 30.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Sevier, McCurtain, Howard counties, Oklahoma and tracked 37.18 miles, 850 yards wide at its widest, injuring 7.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Miller County, Arkansas and tracked 9.89 miles, 850 yards wide at its widest.
A strong upper level storm system along with a surface dry line/front |over northeast Texas moved east during the evening hours of April 9th into the early morning hours of April 10th causing long lived supercell thunderstorms.
A strong upper level storm system along with a surface dry line/front |over northeast Texas moved east during the evening hours of April 9th into the early morning hours of April 10th causing long lived supercell thunderstorms.
Widespread severe thunderstorms occurred across eastern Oklahoma during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 9th.
A strong upper level storm system along with a surface dry line/front |over northeast Texas moved east during the evening hours of April 9th into the early morning hours of April 10th causing long lived supercell thunderstorms.
During the afternoon and evening of April 9th and overnight hours of the 10th, an outbreak of severe storms and tornadoes occurred across the ArkLaMiss region and pushed east through northern Louisiana and into northern Mississippi.
A line of thunderstorms tracked across extreme southeast Kansas and southern Missouri from west to east. Several observations of wind damage occurred along the line, along with a few observations of marginally severe hail.
A strong upper level storm system along with a surface dry line/front |over northeast Texas moved east during the evening hours of April 9th into the early morning hours of April 10th causing long lived supercell thunderstorms.
An EF4 tornado touched down in Pocahontas County, Iowa and tracked 3.2 miles, 587 yards wide at its widest.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Monona County, Iowa and tracked 3.38 miles, 1,200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 14.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Sac County, Iowa and tracked 10.14 miles, 1,760 yards wide at its widest.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Sac, Buena Vista, Pocahontas counties, Iowa and tracked 29.37 miles, 2,640 yards wide at its widest.
A very dynamic weather pattern set up over the central U.S. during the day on the 9th. A deep trough formed aloft over the southeast U.S. with a strong southwest flow setting up over Iowa at all levels.
28 tornadoes were recorded on April 9, 2011, in Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Iowa, 1 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above).
Thunderstorms initiated over the mountains of North Carolina during the afternoon hours. As the afternoon progressed, several supercell thunderstorms developed which tracked southeast across the foothills and piedmont along a slow moving surface cold front.
On April 9th, an stationary boundary draped across eastern Kentucky and a reinvigorated MCS moving into eastern Kentucky combined with afternoon heating set the stage for a high moderate severe weather event for east Kentucky.
Thunderstorms produced widespread severe weather in northwest Iowa during the evening of April 9th, beginning at the end of the afternoon.
A large upper level trough of low pressure moved from the Rockies east toward the central U.S. on Saturday April 9th. As it did, it caused a warm front to lift into eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.
A boundary across the area triggered scattered severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. Six tornadoes touched down across northeast Tennessee and into southwest Virginia.
An EF4 tornado touched down in Lee, Ogle, DeKalb counties, Illinois and tracked 30.14 miles, 700 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 11.
Seven tornadoes were confirmed in north central Illinois in the NWS Chicago CWA. Six of the tornadoes formed from a single supercell. The atmosphere was ripe for severe weather due to highly anomalous moisture and instability for early April across the region.
Throughout the evening hours of April 9, 2015, an extremely violent and long-lived multiple-vortex tornado tore through the communities near Rochelle and in Fairdale, Illinois. m.
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A potent upper level storm system ejected into the Central Plains on April 9th. An attendant developing cold front moved southeastward into the region during the late afternoon hours.
A strong cold front interacting with a moderately unstable and sheared environment triggered widespread strong to severe thunderstorms across central Illinois during the late afternoon and evening of April 9th.
Showers and thunderstorms developed in association with a frontal system moving through the region. Some of these storms produced a few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts.
Multiple round of showers and thunderstorms ahead of a strong cold front affected the tri-state region during the April 9-10 period.
A line of severe thunderstorms produced significant wind damage, heavy rain, hail, and a tornado as it crossed from Northeast Louisiana into Mississippi during the evening of April 9th. Subsequent heavy rain and storms continued into the daytime of April 10th.
A strong upper low moved across the region and interacted with a frontal boundary that was moving south across the area. Flooding, high wind gusts, hail, and tornadoes occurred in Louisiana as a result of this system.
A strong upper low forced a round of severe thunderstorms across the region. Flooding, high wind gusts, hail, and tornadoes occurred in Southeast Texas as a result of this system.
Late night through early morning severe thunderstorms moved eastward across the area and produced hail, strong winds and some tornadoes.
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Hurricane Neville reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 950 mb, a category 4 storm.
Northeast gales of 35 knots and water levels that peaked just below 100 inches above low water datum produced 10 to 14 foot waves which caused major damage along the lakeshore.
Hurricane Adeline:juliet reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 916 mb, a category 4 storm.
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Numerous county roads and bridges were closed due to overland flooding and the rising Mustinka River. The towns of Herman and Norcross experienced some flooding in residential areas.
Low pressure developed over West Virginia on Saturday, the 8th, and moved northeast to central Massachusetts by Sunday morning setting up a strong, southeast flow of moist air over northern New England.
Increasing low level winds preceeding and approaching upper level storm system brought abundant moisture to the area. Despite relatively cool surface temperatures, elevated storms were able to develop.
A mesoscale convective complex moved southeast out of Indiana across eastern Kentucky and into southern West Virginia. With ample moisture, instability, and lift, new storms formed ahead of the initial complex.
A northward retreating warm front served as the primary focus for convective development. Afternoon heating resulted in destabilization and several storms became severe, with large hail being the primary impact. Isolated flash flooding also occurred.
A cold front moving southeast from the eastern Great Lakes through the Upper Ohio Valley produced widespread showers and thunderstorms. Some of the thunderstorms were severe with damaging winds most commonly reported.
Moderate to heavy rainfall combined with snow melt contributed to flooding, mud-slides and road wash-outs and closures.
A surface low associated with a deep upper-level trough swept across north and central Georgia bringing widespread showers and thunderstorms, accompanied by heavy rain.
Beginning on April 6th and continuing through April 10th a series of Pacific atmospheric rivers were directed into Oregon, southeast Washington and central Idaho saturating the ground with heavy rainfall.
The snowfall during the season in northeast and central South Dakota exceeded normal levels, with many locations ranking among the top 10 for the snowiest seasons.
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Winds took down trees between Bellville and Greenwood.
Hail up to three-quarters inch in diameter fell for nearly 10 minutes in and around Hannibal. The ground was completely covered with hail stones.
As a low pressure system developed rapidly off the Virginia Coast and moved northeast, it produced heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms. High winds associated with thunderstorms downed trees and electrical cables in Grymes Hills, Midland Beach and South Beach in Staten Island.
Another round of damaging winds buffeted eastern Colorado, in and near the foothills from Fort Collins south to Pueblo, as well as portions of the adjacent plains. Total damages estimates were at $13.8 million, This estimate also included damage to areas in southeast Colorado.
Thunderstorm winds gusted to 72 mph. Three quarter inch diameter hail also occurred.
Cold frontal passage and spring thunderstorms through Interior Central California during the afternoon hours resulted in low snow levels in shower activity. In the Kern Mountains, snow clogged Interstate-5 with 1-inch of snow caused a traffic death near Lebec.
Synoptic and mesoscale conditions on April 9th, 2001...A stalled frontal boundary extended from northern Ohio back west into northeast Missouri with a developing surface low pressure wave near Quincy, Illinois monday afternoon.
A strong area of low pressure across the extreme northeast corner of Montana produced a period of strong wind along the backside of the low. Sustained winds of 40 to 50 mph were common with wind gusts as high as 85 mph at the Zortman Mine Raws site.
Numerous wildfires spread across central Oklahoma on this day in 2009. The event began as a fairly strong surface low-pressure system moved through northern Oklahoma, with an associated dry line positioned over central Oklahoma. Extremely dry air, combined with westerly winds gusting well over 50 mph, created conditions that allowed wildfires to grow out of control. Many homes and structures were burned, primarily in and near Midwest City. Luckily, no one was killed as a result of the fires.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A storm system impacted the Southern Plains on the 9th and produced widespread strong westerly winds and blowing dust over west Texas.
Supercell thunderstorms rolled across the upper Midlands and Pee Dee region and produced large hail up to the size of baseballs. The insurance industry estimates $45 million in damages across the state.
As an upper-level disturbance interacted with a stationary frontal boundary draped across southern Illinois, thunderstorms developed during the pre-dawn hours of April 9th. The storms remained along and south of a Winchester...to Taylorville...to Charleston-Mattoon line.
A warm front lifted north into southern Minnesota during the late evening hours of April 9th and early morning hours of April 10th. Severe thunderstorms developed along the warm front and produced large hail over parts of northeast Iowa.
A cold front moving southeast from the eastern Great Lakes through the Upper Ohio Valley produced widespread showers and thunderstorms. Some of the thunderstorms were severe with damaging winds most commonly reported.
Strong winds developed in the wake of an Arctic cold front during the morning on the 9th, and continued through the early to mid afternoon. Northwesterly winds gusted frequently between 40 to 50 mph.
An upper level disturbance interacted with a warm, moist and unstable air mass ahead of a stalled out cold front and produced several severe thunderstorms over central Upper Michigan from the evening of the 9th into the morning of the 10th.
Gusty winds developing in advance of a cold front caused a tree to fall in Statesville, killing a man and damaging several vehicles.
On the late evening of April 9th, a slow moving cold front delivered widespread heavy rain and severe thunderstorms across Louisiana which lasted into the early morning hours on April 10th.
Severe thunderstorms produced a lot of wind damage and some hail.
A strong spring storm system comprising of a pair of upper level disturbances, a dryline, and a cold front generated several instances of severe hail across North Texas. Hail stones up to 3 was recorded.
A strong upper trough dove southeast across the Northern and Central Plains on April 9th, reinforcing a cold front southeast into the Southern Plains.
A few isolated severe thunderstorms produced hail over portions of the eastern West Virginia panhandle during the mid afternoon hours.
Thunderstorms developed along outflow boundaries and a dryline in a warm, moist airmass. Some of these storms produced large hail. There was large hail across the Austin area as well as in Marble Falls.
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Snowstorm of April 9, 1996 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from April 9, 1996 to April 11, 1996.
Snowstorm of April 9, 1997 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from April 9, 1997 to April 13, 1997.
A strong cold front moved across eastern New York, then stalled to the east, over the Connecticut River valley late on April 8. Low pressure developed along this front, off Cape Hatteras.
An early spring snowstorm blasted parts of South Central and Southeast Montana on April 8th and April 9th. Southern Big Horn County was the hardest hit. An estimated 600 power poles were knocked down from heavy, wet snow, ice, and wind.
An avalanche took the life of a 24-year old man from California, on Mt. Huron in Chaffee county, which is 19 miles west-northwest of Buena Vista. Three men triggered the avalanche while snowshoeing and skiing. The avalanche was approximately 1500 feet long and 1500 feet wide.
Heavy precipitation with rapid cooling produced a combination of freezing rain, sleet, and snow over all of southeast South Dakota from the early morning hours of April 9th, to the morning of April 11th. Moderate to heavy ice accumulations were reported near Interstate 90.
Heavy precipitation with rapid cooling produced a combination of freezing rain, sleet, and snow over all of southwest Minnesota from the early morning hours of April 9th, to the morning of April 11th.
Heavy precipitation with rapid cooling produced a combination of freezing rain, sleet, and snow over much of northwest Iowa from the evening hours of April 9th, to the morning of April 11th.
Snowstorm of April 9, 2019 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from April 9, 2019 to April 12, 2019.
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Strong early-season high pressure brought high temperatures in the upper 90s to the lower elevations of Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Over the course of two days, one hiker died and 33 others suffered heat-related symptoms on trails between Hoover Dam and Willow Beach.
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An unseasonably cold air mass from Canada moved across Pennsylvania from April 9th through the 11th. The cold weather did an estimated $25 million dollars in damage to the peach and apple crops in the state.
Warm, sunny weather during the preceding week forced many trees into early bloom, then temperatures fell into the 20's and 30's overnight on the 9th and 10th. Unusually cold temperatures caused significant damage to fruit trees across south central Pennsylvania.
Following the strong cold frontal passage of the previous day, unseasonably cold air spread over north and central Georgia. Record low temperatures for the date were set or tied at all 4 of the major airports in north and central Georgia.
Cold arctic high pressure over the region allowed for sub-freezing temperatures after a period of relatively mild weather in late March and very early April 2007.
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The Unnamed Fire started on April 9, 1987, in Kansas, and burned 3,776 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on April 9, 1987, in Minnesota, and burned 3,376 acres.
The R92 Fire was discovered on April 9, 1995, in Minnesota, and burned 3,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Gus Fire was discovered on April 9, 2000, in Arizona, and burned 5,700 acres; the cause was recorded as smoking.
The Pickup Fire was discovered on April 9, 2001, in Florida, and burned 4,000 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Reiner 36 Fire was discovered on April 9, 2003, in Minnesota, and burned 38,753 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Mcclean Bottoms Fire was discovered on April 9, 2003, in North Dakota, and burned 6,000 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Unnamed Fire started on April 9, 2005, in Arizona, and burned 7,660 acres.
Dry and windy conditions resulted in explosive fire conditions in north Texas on this day. Some wildfires were rekindled fires that had been smoldering from earlier in the week. These wildfires burned tens of thousands of acres, multiple structures, and killed cattle.
The Loco-Healdton Fire was discovered on April 9, 2009, in Stephens County, Oklahoma, and burned 56,688 acres.
The Montague County Complex was discovered on April 9, 2009, in Montague County, Texas, and burned 31,419 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The April 9th Complex 1 Fire was discovered on April 9, 2009, in Young County, Texas, and burned 27,876 acres.
The Ratcliff City-Tatums Fire was discovered on April 9, 2009, in Carter County, Oklahoma, and burned 23,824 acres.
The Two Mile Hill Complex was discovered on April 9, 2009, in Archer County, Texas, and burned 21,525 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The April 9th Complex 2 Fire was discovered on April 9, 2009, in Jack County, Texas, and burned 16,444 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Black Fire was discovered on April 9, 2009, in Shackelford County, Texas, and burned 16,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Mulhall-Payne County Fire was discovered on April 9, 2009, in Logan County, Oklahoma, and burned 8,600 acres.
The Brushy Mountain Fire was discovered on April 9, 2009, in Oklahoma, and burned 8,000 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Lindsay Fire was discovered on April 9, 2009, in Grady County, Oklahoma, and burned 6,766 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Montague County Complex started on April 9, 2009, in Texas, and burned 6,509 acres.
The Maclamore Fire was discovered on April 9, 2009, in Shackelford County, Texas, and burned 6,500 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Electra West Fire was discovered on April 9, 2009, in Wichita County, Texas, and burned 4,500 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Hwy 25 Fm 2581 Fire started on April 9, 2009, in Texas, and burned 4,422 acres.
The Choctaw Fire was discovered on April 9, 2009, in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, and burned 3,475 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Breckenridge (Convenience) Fire was discovered on April 9, 2009, in Stephens County, Texas, and burned 3,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Possum Kingdom Fire Complex consisted of four separate wildfires that merged into one large complex due to critical fire weather conditions and windy days.
The Crawford Ranch Wildfire began about two miles southeast of Masterson Texas near the Moore County and Potter County line around 1340 CST.
A surface trough extended into west Texas with a dryline located east of the area. High temperatures were near record levels, and minimum relative humidity values ranged from 5 to 10 percent.
A potent spring-time storm system impacted the western and central U.S. during the 9th and 10th of April. Strong wind through a deep layer of the atmosphere overspread the Southern Plains on the 9th as the parent storm system initially approached the southern Rockies.
The Rock House Fire was discovered on April 9, 2011, in Jeff Davis County, Texas, and burned 314,444 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Pk Complex was discovered on April 9, 2011, in Palo Pinto County, Texas, and burned 126,734 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Crawford Ranch Fire was discovered on April 9, 2011, in Texas, and burned 60,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Roper Fire was discovered on April 9, 2011, in Brewster County, Texas, and burned 41,000 acres; the cause was recorded as smoking.
The Killough Fire was discovered on April 9, 2011, in Garza County, Texas, and burned 32,000 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Rabbit Ear Fire was discovered on April 9, 2011, in Union County, New Mexico, and burned 24,305 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Kizer 5 Fire was discovered on April 9, 2011, in Lea County, New Mexico, and burned 23,000 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Hickman Fire was discovered on April 9, 2011, in Midland County, Texas, and burned 16,500 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Prentass Field #1 Fire was discovered on April 9, 2011, in Terry County, Texas, and burned 15,000 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Ft. Lyons Fire was discovered on April 9, 2011, in Bent County, Colorado, and burned 14,726 acres.
The Jorden Springs Fire was discovered on April 9, 2011, in Kansas, and burned 5,000 acres.
Below normal rainfall in the late winter and early spring months combined with an extended period of unseasonably warm, dry conditions across the region in early April set the stage for some of the most significant wildfires in Virginia's history.
The Rich Hole Fire was discovered on April 9, 2012, in Rockbridge County, Virginia, and burned 15,454 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Cedar River Fire was reported on April 9, 2025, in Adams County, North Dakota, and burned 8,960 acres.
The Ceder River Fire was reported on April 9, 2025, in Adams County, North Dakota, and burned 8,730 acres.
The Cedar Creek Fire was reported on April 9, 2025, in Perkins County, South Dakota, and burned 8,700 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Dugdale Fire was reported on April 9, 2025, in Polk County, Minnesota, and burned 3,744 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
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An earthquake struck Antakya (Antioch), Turkey. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
An earthquake struck Antakya (Antioch), Turkey. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000).
An earthquake struck Caposele,calabritto,lioni, Italy. It killed 12 people.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Hinis, Turkey. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Lake Urmia (Lake Urmi), Iran. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck N, Hida, Japan. It killed 203 people and destroyed 709 houses.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Peru. It killed 10 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Russia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Esmeraldos, Ecuador. It killed 10 people and did $4 million in damage.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Bar Ulcinj, Montenegro. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Near Central Coast, Santiago-Valparaiso, Chile. It killed 2 people.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Jaisalmer, India. It injured 6.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Shanbe, Kaki, Sena, Bushehr Province, Iran. It killed 37 people, injured 850 and did $297 million in damage.
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Fogo, Cape Verde erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed few people (about 1 to 50).
Soufriere St. Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. It did $325 million in damage. The eruption caused a tsunami.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck S. Peru. It killed 10 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Columbia River Valley, WA, United States, with a maximum water height of 9.14 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5 earthquake struck S. Kuril Islands, Russia, with a maximum water height of 0.1 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Bar Ulcinj, Montenegro.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, with a maximum water height of 0.16 meters.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began April 9, 1952, reached Kp 7- and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 33; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began April 9, 1959, reached Kp 8- and lasted 27 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 98; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 47 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began April 9, 1990, reached Kp 8 and lasted 141 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 124; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 45 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A severe storm disaster that cost $1.5 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 2, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from April 9, 2008 to April 11, 2008.
A severe storm disaster that cost $2.1 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 6, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from April 9, 2009 to April 10, 2009.
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A 51 year old male on vacation to the gulf coast from Michigan, drowned after his wave board drifted out of his reach in rough surf. There was a strong eastward flowing current where the male drowned. Rescuers tried to reach him but were unable to do so before he drowned.
Strong winds and moderate seas produced hazardous conditions for small crafts operating in the surf zone.
On the evening of April 9th, 2 teenagers drowned in the Gulf waters off of Dauphin Island after being swept out by strong rip currents.
A lightning fatality occurred during a round of early morning sub severe storms. A woman was out walking her 2 dogs when lightning struck her and her dogs just outside her home. The dogs died instantly, while she passed away several days later.
Two men were stranded on a sand bar in Tomales Bay on the 9th as the tide rose around them. They tried to swim back to shore in cold rough waters but one man drowned. The other was able to be rescued.
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.