Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for December 2, in any year, each linked to its full record.
Every event with a place, colored by kind. Tap one to open its record.
By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 5,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan, with a maximum water height of 25 meters. It killed 5,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Wonosobo, Java, Indonesia. It killed 727 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Zurbatiyah, Badrah, Tursaq, Baghdad, Iraq. It killed 100 people and destroyed 100 houses.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Scott County, Mississippi and tracked 7.6 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 10.
Wildfires
The Mount Carmel Forest Fire was a deadly forest fire that started on Mount Carmel in northern Israel, just south of Haifa. The fire began at about 11:00 local time on 2 December 2010, and spread quickly, consuming much of the Mediterranean forest covering the region.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Saline, Pulaski counties, Arkansas and tracked 18 miles, 233 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 53.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Vlore, Tepelene, Albania. It killed 25 people.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Madison, Bond counties, Illinois and tracked 18 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 25.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Pararca,paysa,colta,oyala, Peru. It killed 34 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Alicante, Spain. It killed 30 people and destroyed 380 houses.
Tornadoes
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An F3 tornado touched down in Madison, Bond counties, Illinois and tracked 18 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 25.
An F3 tornado touched down in Izard County, Arkansas and tracked 7.8 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
An F2 tornado touched down in Madison, Macoupin counties, Illinois and tracked 18.8 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 3.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lee County, Texas and tracked 3.3 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4.
An F2 tornado touched down in Washington County, Texas and tracked 0.1 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 5.
An F4 tornado touched down in Scott County, Mississippi and tracked 7.6 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 10.
An F3 tornado touched down in Warren, Madison, Leake counties, Mississippi and tracked 82.3 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lincoln County, Mississippi and tracked 11.5 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Saline, Pulaski counties, Arkansas and tracked 18 miles, 233 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 53.
An F3 tornado touched down in Clinton County, Illinois and tracked 10.5 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2.
29 tornadoes were recorded on December 2, 1982, in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas. They killed 4 people.
An F3 tornado touched down in Faulkner, White, Cleburne counties, Arkansas and tracked 32 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 7.
An F3 tornado touched down in Faulkner, White, Cleburne counties, Arkansas and tracked 24 miles, 350 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3.
An F3 tornado touched down in Sharp County, Arkansas and tracked 9 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3.
An F3 tornado touched down in Crawford County, Arkansas and tracked 1 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Van Buren, Stone counties, Arkansas and tracked 23 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest.
An F1 tornado touched down in Wise County, Texas and tracked 5.5 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 3.
A patio cover was destroyed by high thunderstorm winds.
On this date in 1999, severe thunderstorms produced three tornadoes across central Oklahoma. Two of them occurred in Logan County near Guthrie, and one touched down near Perry, in Noble County. The tornadoes damaged trees, power poles, barns, outbuildings, and one of them tore the roof off several homes near Guthrie. The December tornado event capped off a record year for tornadoes in Oklahoma, when 145 tornadoes were observed.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs.
Severe thunderstorm formed first across portions western Oklahoma during the late afternoon of the 2nd and moved into the central Oklahoma during the evening.
Strong mid and upper low initially over Texas was moving east-northeast while the upper level trough it was embedded in became negatively tilted. This led to a broad diffluent pattern over most of the southeastern states.
An intense closed upper low was rotating northeast from a mean central U.S. upper trough. A strong surface low was located across the lower Mississippi Valley and mid-Gulf coastal region, with a warm front extending eastward across central Georgia.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Camden County, Georgia and tracked 7.09 miles, 900 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4.
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Hurricane Patsy reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 980 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Kim reached its peak of 135 kt (155 mph) with a central pressure of 905 mb, a category 4 storm.
After passing Chuuk on 28 November, Tropical Storm Bopha intensified into a typhoon on the afternoon of the 30th as it moved west-northwestward through southern Yap State.
Hurricane Kammuri reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 938 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Nyatoh reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 933 mb, a category 4 storm.
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The 1978 Singapore flood was one of the worst floods in Singapore's history. 2 in) of rain fell in just 24 hours from 2 to 3 December 1978.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A storm system moved from the Ohio Valley Sunday December 1, 1996 passing through the eastern Great Lakes Sunday night and into Canada on Monday December 2, 1996. Generally 1 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches of rain fell across Vermont.
Heavy rain and snowmelt caused rivers and streams to rise rapidly. Roads were flooded with many washouts reported in Franklin and Piscataquis Counties. Several homes in Piscataquis County had basement flooding.
A storm system moved from the Ohio Valley Sunday December 1, 1996 passing through the eastern Great Lakes Sunday night and into Canada on Monday December 2, 1996. Generally 1 to 3 inches of rain fell across northern New York.
Cyclone Anatol was a European windstorm that hit Denmark, Southwest Sweden, and Northern Germany on 3 December 1999. The storm had sustained winds of 146 km/h and wind gusts of up to 184 km/h, equivalent to an intense category 1 hurricane, which is unusually strong for storms in Northern Europe.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Record flooding occurred on the Chehalis, Skokomish, and Elwha Rivers. In addition to the record flooding, major flooding occurred on the Bogachiel River.
A strong surface low developed over the northern Gulf of Mexico Wednesday morning and intensified as it shifted northeast over South Carolina.
A fast moving area of low pressure moved across the southern Appalachians during the afternoon of December 2nd. Widespread 3 to 4 inch rainfall totals were reported with the system, including 3.93 inches at the Anderson ASOS and 3.11 inches at the GSP ASOS.
A fast moving area of low pressure moved across the southern Appalachians during the afternoon of December 2nd. Widespread 3 to 4 inch rainfall totals were reported with the system.
A series of significant winter storms impacted the district during late November and early December 2012. The first storm arrived November 28 and then was followed by three more winter storms.
A winter storm impacted the Bay Area with rain and wind, bringing some flooding issues as well as downed trees and power lines across the area.
A Pacific storm brought moderate to heavy rain and flash flooding to the region from the 2nd through the 4th.
A strong southwesterly flow aloft across the eastern U.S. resulted in an extremely moist and moderately unstable atmosphere over North Georgia.
A low-level trough moved across the region. This feature produced heavy showers across eastern Puerto Rico. As a result, Rio Garona was reported out of its banks, at Barrio Tumbao in Maunabo.
Starting on November 29th, rainfall produced by a warm front moved north over south central Kentucky. Then on November 30th, the same system that produced the warm front, produced more rainfall over south central Kentucky as it pushed a cold front east.
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A strong storm system that was nearly stationary just east of Nova Scotia combined with high pressure building in from the west to cause strong northwest winds across central and eastern Massachusetts.
Strong southwest winds developed along a strong surface pressure gradient in the Upper Yellowstone Valley. Livingston reported gusts up to 75 mph. Several signs were damaged, and a mobile home was destroyed as it was being transported on I-90 near Livingston.
Thunderstorm winds blew down three power poles.
Strong sustained winds of 38 mph with gusts up to 46 mph were measured at the Yakima Airport. These winds downed a power line in Yakima. The line came in contact with a metal garage and started a fire, causing considerable damage to several vintage cars and some tools within.
A strong gust of wind resulted in a fatal motor vehicle accident in which two people were killed and two people were injured.
A deep Pacific storm system offshore created strong south to north pressure differences along the coast for an extended period of time. The unique characteristic of the high wind was its duration--high wind lasted for about 18 hours on the coast.
Two very strong storms brought hazardous winter weather conditions to the Pacific northwest. The first of these storms rocked the coast of south Washington with very strong winds.
Two very strong storms brought hazardous winter weather conditions to the Pacific northwest. The first of these storms rocked the coast of north and central Oregon with very strong winds.
A strong pressure gradient across east Tennessee brought windy conditions over the mountains as a storm system moved across the midwest part of the U.S.
Rapidly deepening low pressure tracked through the Tennessee and Ohio valleys December 2-3 and combined with a surface high over the western Atlantic to bring strong synoptic southeast winds to much of the area.
A large surface pressure gradient and strong winds aloft produced sustained west winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts in excess of 80 mph throughout portions of south central and southeast Wyoming.
A surface high setup over the Pacific Northwest and northern Nevada, resulting in favorable conditions for strong northerly Santa Ana winds through the Cajon Pass and over portions of Orange County.
Deep low pressure and the passage of a strong cold front brought strong to damaging winds to portions of Western NY and North Central NY from late evening on December 2nd through early afternoon on December 3rd.
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The first major snowstorm of the season covered parts of northwest Oklahoma with as much as nine inches of snow on December 2nd and 3rd, 1964. Most roads became snow packed and hazardous, which caused schools across the area to close for one to two days. Just south of the heavy snow area, freezing rain and sleet iced highways and bridges along a belt 100 miles wide, from southwest to northeast Oklahoma. Temperatures in the teens and 20s helped to maintain the snow cover for a week.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Snow amounts of 4 to 12 inches were reported in the mountains of North Idaho, mainly above 3000 feet in elevations.
A major winter storm developed over Utah late on the 2nd and lasted into the morning hours of the 3rd. The heaviest snow fell along the Southern Wasatch Front. Near blizzard conditions were reported overnight in Northern Utah County, with drifts up to 3 feet in Pleasant Grove.
Occurred at Strother Field.
A winter storm brought heavy snow to the mountains of Eastern Idaho. Accumulation of 5 to 8 inches were reported from the Sawtooth Mountains to the Teton Basin. Additionally, snow amounts below 2 inches were reported across the Snake and Magic Valleys.
Widespread snow fell across East Tennessee. Amounts varied widely. In northeast Tennessee, snowfall amounts averaged 1 to 3 inches, with a few spots in the mountains reporting 2 to 4 inches.
The seasons first snowstorm produced one of the heaviest early season snowfalls in the past 20 years across Eastern Kentucky. A general 3 to 6 inches of snow fell in the counties bordering Tennessee and along the I-75 corridor.
A series of fast moving storms brought periods of heavy snow and strong winds to most of Northern Utah. Winds gusted over 80 mph in Tooele on the 2nd, damaging fences and knocking down trees.
A cold front dropped southeast across Lake Erie and into northern Ohio during the day. Lake effect snow showers developed ahead of this front during the morning hours and intensfied during the afternoon. The snow showers began to taper off late in the evening.
The seasons first widespread snow event took place during the evening of the 2nd into the morning of the 3rd. Low pressure dropped south from the northern Rockies into Kansas, and eventually dropped into the southern Plains.
An intense storm developed over the North Pacific. The storm moved into the Bering Sea then east as another low formed along its front that moved along the Aleutian chain. The storm produced wind gusts measured at 139 KTS at Haystack Hill airport on Unalaska Island.
A cold front moved through central New York the morning of the 1st. Rain showers with the front changed to snow showers. The cold air behind the front set off lake effect snow showers.
Snowfall of 3 to 5 inches caused slippery travel conditions, resulting in delays.
A pair of cold fronts crossed the area late on December 1st and during the morning of the 2nd. This ushered in arctic air and set up a west wind across the warm waters of Lake Ontario. Lake effect snow started in northern Oneida County late in the morning of December 2nd.
A storm system over the Canadian Maritimes resulted in a moist cyclonic flow across the area. Periods of snow and snowshowers resulted, with accumulations generally between 3 and 6 inches. Localized heavier amounts were reported on west facing mountain slopes.
A storm system over the Canadian Maritimes resulted in a moist cyclonic flow across the area. Periods of snow and snowshowers resulted, with accumulations generally between 2 and 4 inches. Localized heavier amounts were reported on west facing slopes. Roads were slippery.
Lake effect snows developed to the southeast of Lakes Erie and Ontario. The two-day event brought the bulk of snow off Lake Erie on the 2nd and off Lake Ontario on the 3rd. Snowfall amounts were impressive and were focused well inland rather than along the lake shores.
A wintry mix of precipitation fell across eastern Pennsylvania from the early morning of the 2nd through the early morning of the 3rd.
A wintry mix of precipitation fell across central and northwestern New Jersey from the early morning of the 2nd into the early morning of the 3rd.
A surface low moved across northern New York and Vermont during the morning of December 3rd.
A low pressure system over the western Great Lakes on Sunday, December 2nd, moved rapidly east into central New York State by Monday morning on December 3rd, before moving east northeast and intensifying in the Canadian maritimes by Tuesday December 4th.
A surface low moved across northern New York during the morning of December 3rd. Snow overspread the region during the afternoon of December 2nd and changed to a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain during the early morning hours of the 3rd before gradually ending by midday…
A surface low moved across northern New York during the morning of December 3rd. Snow overspread the eastern Adirondacks and the Champlain Valley of New York during the afternoon of December 2nd and changed to a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain during the early morning…
A perturbation within the flow of a long wave upper level trough rotated across New Mexico during the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of December. A band of moderate snow moved southward across the plains along a mid level cold front where isentropic lift was maximized.
The freezing of runoff and standing water from the heavy rain that fell on December 1st caused slippery travel on untreated roadways in the Poconos on the 2nd. Accident causing injuries were reported on U.S.
After a very strong back door frontal passage on December 1st, which plowed through the eastern plains and westward through the gaps of the central mountain chain toward the Arizona border, much cooler temperatures were in place across the state.
An upper level storm system tracked over the South Plains of West Texas during the day on the second. This disturbance and abundant low level moisture created widespread freezing drizzle across region. Light ice accumulations were quickly observed after precipitation began.
Light freezing rain late in the evening hours of December 2nd created icy roadways across Floyd County. One fatality occurred from a single car accident near Charles City when the driver lost control on the icy roadways.
A large upper trough moved moved across the region and deposited significant snowfall to the mountains and some lower elevation areas of western Colorado.
A large and cold storm system moved through Utah in the beginning of December, bringing heavy snowfall to most of the state. Only the far northern parts of Utah were spared from significant snow accumulation.
Low pressure moving across the Northern Plains brought moderate to heavy snow accumulations to the southern two thirds of western and central North Dakota.
The Upper Midwest had a long duration winter storm event that developed Monday morning, December 2nd, and eventually evolved into a large storm system that moved from the Plains, northeast across the Upper Midwest and western Great Lakes region by late Wednesday night.
A strong Pacific storm system moved across southeast Wyoming. Bitter cold air from the north combined with abundant moisture to produce widespread moderate to heavy snowfall. Storm totals ranged from 6 to 18 inches, heaviest over the mountains.
A couple rounds of snow (except along from Duluth and along the North Shore where lake enhancement maintained continuous snowfall) from December 2nd through early December 5th brought widespread snowfall totals of 10 to 18 to northeast Minnesota.
Warmer air aloft moving over cold low levels produced a mix of sleet and freezing rain from the evening of the 1st into the early morning hours of the 3rd.
Cold air damming situation evolved Tuesday as a cold front stalled just to the south of the Mid-Atlantic region and high pressure built in over New England.
A weak clipper system caused a brief period of light snow during the afternoon hours on the 2nd. Temperatures had initially been around 32 degrees, but dropped into the 20s later that day and evening.
A weak clipper system caused a brief period of light snow during the late morning and afternoon hours on the 2nd. Temperatures had initially been around 32 degrees, but dropped into the 20s later that day and evening.
A fast-moving clipper system moved from west to east across central Illinois during the morning and early afternoon on December 2nd, producing light snow accumulations of a dusting to 1.5 inches. This resulted in slippery roads and numerous vehicle accidents.
A light snow event led to many traffic issues and car accidents across central Indiana especially around Indianapolis. Total snowfall was less than 0.5 inches with the highest amounts generally across the northern half of Marion county.
A weak clipper system caused a brief period of light snow during the late morning and afternoon hours on the 2nd. Temperatures remained below freezing, and continued to drop into the 20s.
A low pressure sweeping through West Virginia beginning in the early morning hours of December 2nd set forth a combination of freezing rain and snow.
Surface trough across the Mid-Atlantic continue to progress northeastward during the late evening hours of December 1st and lifting into central Pennsylvania during the early morning hours of December 2nd.
A complex, relatively progressive winter storm impacted eastern New York in the preliminary days of December, bringing widespread moderate to heavy snow particularly to portions of the immediate Capital District, Eastern Catskills, Upper-Hudson Valley, Taconics, and Mohawk…
An area of low pressure moved south of the area while cold air remained in place across Virginia. This resulted in a period of snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Snow amounts were generally less than one inch.
A developing coastal low pressure off the North Carolina coast slowly moved northeast toward the 40 degree North/70 degree West benchmark on December 2nd. Light snow overspread Vermont from south to north around daybreak and exited during the evening hours from west to east.
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The beginning of December was a period of record warmth across Eastern New York. An area of strong high pressure off the Mid-Atlantic coast produced a persistent south to southwesterly flow.
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After the winter storm brought several inches of snow to northern Illinois, cold temperatures settled across the area. Low temperatures on the morning of the 3rd, 4th and 5th were in the single digits.
Low temperatures dropped into the lower 20s on December 2nd. One woman died due to cold exposure after suffering spinal injuries from a fall.
After the winds calmed down, overnight low temperatures began to fall by the morning of the 2nd. San Joaquin Valley fog was generally limited once the cooler, drier air set up over the central California Interior.
Cold temperatures across southeast Minnesota contributed to the death of an elderly lady in Rochester (Olmsted County). The woman wandered away from her house on the evening of December 2nd without her coat or purse.
A strong cold front passed through the San Francisco Bay Area and dropped brief, heavy rain on the morning of December 1st. That night, skies cleared, winds settled down, and temperatures plummeted.
A homeless man died outside from hypothermia after a stretch of cold weather.
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Alta recorded 38 inches, Utah’s all-time maximum 24-hour snowfall, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Herman recorded 32 inches, Michigan’s all-time maximum 24-hour snowfall, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The Unnamed Fire was discovered on December 2, 1993, in Graham County, Kansas, and burned 1,600 acres.
The Juniper Creek Fire was discovered on December 2, 2000, in Florida, and burned 1,700 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Shurden Fire was discovered on December 2, 2002, in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
A strong Santa Ana wind event occurred across portions of Southern California. The strongest winds affected the mountains and valleys of Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Scattered power outages were reported across the area due to downed power lines.
Strong high pressure over the Great Basin resulted in gusty Santa Ana Winds across Southern California. The wind was particularly strong in San Bernardino. At Palm Avenue Elementary School, the wind gusted over 75 mph seven times with a peak gust of 92 mph at 6:39 AM on the 3rd.
The River Road Fire was discovered on December 2, 2007, in Archer County, Texas, and burned 2,838 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on December 2, 2007, in Archer County, Texas, and burned 1,873 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Gourd Vine Fire was discovered on December 2, 2008, in Otero County, New Mexico, and burned 1,100 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Mount Carmel Forest Fire was a deadly forest fire that started on Mount Carmel in northern Israel, just south of Haifa. The fire began at about 11:00 local time on 2 December 2010, and spread quickly, consuming much of the Mediterranean forest covering the region.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bond Fire was a wildfire that burned 6,686 acres (2,706 ha) in the Santiago Canyon area of Orange County, California in December 2020. The fire caused evacuations of 25,000 residents and injured 2 firefighters.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bond Fire was reported on December 2, 2020, in Orange County, California, and burned 6,687 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Bond Fire was reported on December 2, 2020, in Orange County, California, and burned 6,686 acres.
In the latter half of the morning on December 2nd, strong, dry southwesterly winds began picking up dirt and dust in Eastern Colorado and Western Kansas.
A strong cold front pushed through the CWA late afternoon and into the evening hours. Gusty southwest winds up to 40-50 mph ahead of it with gusts out of the northwest up to 60 mph behind the front.
The Big Levels Fire was reported on December 2, 2024, in Augusta County, Virginia, and burned 1,700 acres.
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An earthquake struck Turkey. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 5,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
The 1611 Sanriku earthquake occurred on December 2, 1611, with an epicenter off the Sanriku coast in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. 1Ms.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
An earthquake struck Alicante, Spain. It killed 30 people and destroyed 380 houses.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Near Kamchatka, Russia.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Zurbatiyah, Badrah, Tursaq, Baghdad, Iraq. It killed 100 people and destroyed 100 houses.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Hebei Province, China. It killed 11 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Pararca,paysa,colta,oyala, Peru. It killed 34 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Wonosobo, Java, Indonesia. It killed 727 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Vlore, Tepelene, Albania. It killed 25 people.
An earthquake struck Corum, Turkey. It killed 4 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Vanuatu Islands. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Shulu, Hebei Province, China.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Mindanao, Davao, Philippines. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Sarchahan,saadatabad,gahkom,siruiyeh, Iran.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Voiteg, Deta, Banloc, Romania.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Kyushu, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Megalopolis, Vartholomion, Greece. It injured 17 and destroyed 8 houses.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Mayaro, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck E, Mindanao, Philippines. It killed 3 people, injured 79, destroyed 390 houses and did $22.6 million in damage. It caused a tsunami.
6 earthquake occurred off the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. The shallow subduction earthquake killed at least three people and left 79 injured.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan, with a maximum water height of 25 meters. It killed 5,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Vanuatu Islands, with a maximum water height of 2.5 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Puerto Rico, US Territories.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Barbados.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Barbados.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Mindanao Island, Philippines, with a maximum water height of 0.5 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Sea of Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.2 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck E. Mindanao Island, Philippines, with a maximum water height of 0.32 meters. It killed 3 people, injured 79, destroyed 390 houses and did $22.6 million in damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as meteorological struck North Island, New Zealand, with a maximum water height of 0.25 meters.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began December 2, 1977, reached Kp 7 and lasted 21 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 69; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began December 2, 1993, reached Kp 7- and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 48; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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Heavy seas capsized a fishing vessel off of Fern Canyon when it was caught abeam by a large wave. Two crew members were rescued but one drown.
Icy roads and foggy conditions caused several accidents in which drivers were unable to see the intersection or slid off the road and rolled.
During a 4 day period from December 2nd through December 5th, 2007 - high surf battered the coast of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas with wave heights up to 25 feet. Two separate accidents resulted in the deaths of three people.
A deep low far northwest of the islands generated surf of 15 to 30 feet along the north-facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, and Maui; 10 to 20 feet along the west-facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, and Molokai; and 8 to 12 feet along the west-facing shores of the…
Two occupants of a small aircraft sustained minor injuries when the pilot missed a runway at the Rochester International airport when attempting to land, causing the plane to come down in a plowed field.
An increasingly moist southeast flow into southern Wisconsin saturated the near-surface layer, which combined with cooling temperatures, brought dense fog to most of South Central Wisconsin during the late evening of December 2nd.
A storm system brought rain and snow to much of the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin on the 2nd. The leftover moisture and colder air in the wake of the storm produced patchy dense fog on the 3rd and 4th.
On the morning of December 2nd dense fog developed over the southern Sacramento Valley and northern San Joaquin Valleys. Observation sites within in the area generally reported dense fog with visibility at or less than a quarter of a mile.
Dense fog was a factor in a several car accident in Kaufman County that resulted in a total of 13 injuries.
A 54-year-old male from South Carolina drowned after being caught in a rip current at New Smyrna Beach.
Thunderstorms passed over Guam causing a brief power outage on Guam December 7th.
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