Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for December 29, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Makasar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 500 people.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Flores Sea, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 25 meters. It killed 500 people.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Zakinthos (Zante), Greece. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 388 people, destroyed 379 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Volcanoes
Kie Besi, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. It killed 326 people and injured 47.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Petrinja, Croatia, Balkans NW. It killed 8 people, injured 36, destroyed 1,500 houses and did $4.2 billion in damage.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of December 29, 2006 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from December 29, 2006 to January 1, 2007.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck E, Luzon, Philippines. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 16 people.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck E. Luzon Island, Philippines. It killed 16 people.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of December 29, 2010 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from December 29, 2010 to January 2, 2011.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Kina reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph), a category 4 storm.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Grant reached its peak of 119 kt (135 mph) with a central pressure of 944 mb, a category 4 storm.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Coffee, Dale counties, Alabama and tracked 11.6 miles, 67 yards wide at its widest, injuring 11.
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An unrated tornado touched down in Dallas County, Alabama, killing 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Selma, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Catahoula Parish, Concordia Parish, Louisiana and tracked 29.1 miles, 183 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
A late season severe weather outbreak brought tornadoes, hail, and damaging winds to central and north-central Oklahoma on December 29th, 1972. A tornado in McClain County damaged a farm, destroyed a garage, and blew away a boat near Purcell. Farther north, in the Perry area, hail larger than baseballs damaged homes, businesses, and automobiles. As the storms moved east into the Stillwater area, they produced 70 to 90 mph winds, which damaged 10 trailer homes. Fortunately, no one was hurt or killed by the widespread severe weather.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
An F3 tornado touched down in Coffee, Dale counties, Alabama and tracked 11.6 miles, 67 yards wide at its widest, injuring 11.
An F3 tornado touched down in Henry County, Alabama and tracked 15 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
A rare winter tornado outbreak occurred on December 29 over portions of North Texas, spawning almost two dozen tornadoes. Very high shear and low instability created an environment favorable for tornadoes.
An F2 tornado touched down in Limestone County, Texas and tracked 20.4 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 20.
27 tornadoes were recorded on December 29, 2006, in Texas. They killed 1 people.
A large upper-level low moving into west Texas from AZ-NM provided the large scale lift, or dynamics.
A supercell thunderstorm moved northward into Northwest Cherokee County, Texas and produced a brief tornado.
A band of light to moderate rain was moving across the area on December 29th in association with a surface cold front. Along the leading edge of the area of rain, a shallow, mini-supercell developed and moved into Lowndes County, Georgia.
A deepening upper-level trough and associated cold front swept across north and central Georgia during the morning. Although instability was limited, strong low and mid-level shear resulted in isolated damaging wind gusts and a tornado.
The first of two lines of thunderstorms arrived in northwest Alabama during the early afternoon hours producing a couple reports of wind damage.
A strong storm system brought a broken line of showers and thunderstorms to the ArkLaMiss region during the afternoon of December 29th. Damaging winds occurred with these storms along with a few tornadoes.
Within an unseasonably warm and moist low-level environment, a strong southwest upper level flow with an intense mid-level shortwave ejecting across the Central Plains/Midwest regions resulted in a line of strong to severe thunderstorms (along with heavy rain) across north…
A line of storms with embedded supercells developed south of an outflow boundary ahead of a slow-moving cold front, producing damaging winds and several tornadoes across the northern portions of central Alabama during the evening hours on December 29th.
An EF-1 tornado developed in southwest DeKalb County atop Sand Mountain during the mid evening hours along a line of thunderstorms moving east across north central into northeast Alabama. Also, heavy rains led to brief flooding in Cullman County.
A gulf low develop along the Texas coast and moved northeast across the region. Heavy rain and severe storms occurred ahead of the low and associated cold front.
A QLCS (squall-line) moved through North and Central Georgia in the overnight hours of the 29th and 30th. There was high uncertainty as to how far into the state severe conditions could reach given the presence of weakening Cold-Air Damming (CAD) as far west as the ATL metro.
31 tornadoes were recorded on December 29, 2024, in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Ohio.
A broken line of low-topped heavy rain showers and embedded thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front moved from upstate South Carolina into the North Carolina foothills and western Piedmont shortly after sunrise, and moved across the area throughout the late morning.
A broken line of low-topped heavy rain showers and embedded thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front moved from northeast Georgia into upstate South Carolina around sunrise, and moved across the area throughout the morning.
A deep upper trough and an associated surface prefrontal trough translated from the Deep South into the Southeast during the morning hours. A long-lived QLCS containing strong to severe storms propagated along with the prefrontal trough, likely cold-pool dominated.
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Hurricane Kina reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph), a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Grant reached its peak of 119 kt (135 mph) with a central pressure of 944 mb, a category 4 storm.
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Overall, the total damage from the ice/snow/rain storm that lasted from December 26th to the 31st, caused about $315 million in both insured and uninsured damage (in all of WA).
The snow changed to rain by 10 am causing numerous flooded streets, basement apartments and mudslides. By that evening anywhere from an inch to an inch and a half of rain fell on top of the snow cover and temperatures rose to near 50 degrees.
Heavy rains combined with melting snow caused widespread urban and small stream flooding in the Greater Lake Tahoe area during the afternoon. In South Lake Tahoe, water was flooding streets, homes, and businesses.
Numerous roads impacted by mudslides and flash flooding.
Glen Helen Parkway and Lytle Creek Road were washed out by heavy runoff.
Extensive flooding ensued from heavy rainfall near the end of December 2015. The rain/sleet storm on December 28th produced precipitation amounts between 2 and 3|inches within portions of the Kankakee, Vermilion, Iroquois, and upper Illinois watersheds.
Heavy rain developed during the late evening and early morning hours across the mountains and foothills along and ahead of a cold front. Two to four inch rainfall amounts occurred in just a few hours across portions of the southern mountains and foothills.
An upper disturbance moving across the region generated moderate to heavy lake enhanced snow downwind of Lake Superior in a north to northwest wind flow from the 29th into the 31st.
Widespread heavy rainfall fell across Middle Tennessee on December 29, resulting in significant flash flooding. One person was killed in Sumner County.
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Ten power poles were snapped at the base in the Spanish Springs area. One fell on a vehicle. A hood of another vehicle was ripped off. Estimated wind gust of at least 61 kts. Power was lost for about 16,000 residents.
A tropical depression which was located about 400 nautical miles northwest of Tutuila on the 26th of December, 2001, remained nearly stationary for two days before it became Tropical Cyclone Waka at 7 PM Friday, December 28, 2001.
San Diego Lindbergh Field recorded a wind gust of 58 mph ahead of an approaching squall line. This was the highest wind gust ever measured at Lindbergh Field for the month of December.
A winter storm brought strong wind to many locations across northern Arizona with gusts over 50 MPH. There were numerous reports of broken tree limbs and other minor wind damage. Part of the roof on Camp Verde's Town Hall was ripped off.
A wind gust of 69 mph was measured at Julian. Strong winds knocked over many trees.
Numerous trees uprooted and blown over.
Power poles were blown over in Fallbrook. Widspread tree damage all across the county.
Very strong Chinook winds blasted areas in and near the Front Range Foothills of Larimer, Boulder and Jefferson Counties. The wind blew down trees and power poles, downed electrical lines and fences, and damaged homes and vehicles.
A tight pressure gradient developed across the region Tuesday morning, December 29th. This was the result of strengthening low pressure heading northeast into the Canadian Maritimes as high pressure built in from the west. Northwest winds gusted to around 55 mph.
Strong northwest winds occurred on the 29th after a cold front moved through New Jersey during the early morning hours. Winds decreased during the second half of the afternoon after a high pressure system from the Midwest moved closer to the region.
Strong northwest winds occurred on the 29th after a cold front moved through Eastern Pennsylvania during the early morning hours. Winds decreased during the second half of the afternoon after a high pressure system from the Midwest moved closer to the region.
A strong storm system moving across the region brought numerous showers and thunderstorms to south central Louisiana, with strong to severe thunderstorms affecting the area during the evening hours. Several reports of high winds and wind damage were received.
On the evening of the 28th into the early morning hours of the 29th, a low-level jet developed over the Idaho Panhandle ahead of a strong low pressure system tracking along the Washington / Canadian Border.
This late Thursday afternoon featured a rather unexpected, fast-moving line of strong thunderstorms across southwest portions of South Central Nebraska, primarily impacting Gosper, Furnas, Phelps, Harlan, Kearney and Franklin Counties.
A strong low pressure system brought strong winds to the Sierra Nevada, the foothills, and the Valley. Butte County received significant wind damage, with 2 fatalities caused by falling trees. A fallen tree also caused a fatality and several injuries in Shasta County.
A strong low level jet accompanying a passing disturbance led to thousands of customers without power across West Virginia on December 29th due to tree and power pole damage.
A strong low level jet accompanying a passing disturbance led to thousands of customers without power across southeast Ohio on December 29th due to tree and power pole damage.
An area of low pressure tracked from the Ohio Valley into southern Ontario and then into western Quebec. As the surface low tracked just west and north of the Buffalo forecast area, it also strengthened at the same time from 996 hPa to around 988 hPa.
A strong cold front and associated low pressure system tracking into the Great Lakes brought a line of strong to severe storms across the central North Carolina region in the morning and early afternoon hours.
Strong winds took hold over West Virginia on December 29th due to a tightened pressure gradient in the wake of a cold front early that morning. Winds picked up in intensity shortly after midnight and remained strong through the course of the day.
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Snowstorm of December 29, 1923 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from December 29, 1923 to January 1, 1924.
Snowstorm of December 29, 1975 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from December 29, 1975 to January 4, 1976.
Snowstorm of December 29, 1977 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from December 29, 1977 to January 2, 1978.
A strong arctic cold front moved across Oklahoma on the morning of December 29th, 1990. As the front moved through, it caused a 50-degree temperature drop in some places during the day. At the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Norman, the temperature dropped from 57 degrees to 27 degrees in 30 minutes. The cold air also left an accumulation of ice and sleet between one and two inches deep, which blanketed the southwest through northeast parts of the state, causing several hundred traffic accidents, in which six people were killed and six others injured. Air travel was also severely restricted, as about 2,000 travelers were temporarily stranded at Will Rogers World Airport when a major airline cancelled all flights.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Heavy snow in the Columbia River Gorge turned to freezing rain with heavy ice accumulation in the gorge.
Moderate to heavy snow developed during the morning hours on the 29th and continued into the evening hours. Snow accumulations were generally in the 6 to 10 inch range. Hazardous road conditions resulted in numerous traffic accidents.
A major storm system moved rapidly northeast from coastal North Carolina on Monday (12/29/97) to southern New Jersey late Monday night (12/29/97) and across northern New England during Tuesday (12/30/97) and into Canada Tuesday night.
On December 29 and 30, a winter storm tracked from Cape Hatteras to northern New England.
A major storm system moved rapidly northeast from coastal North Carolina on Monday (12/29/97) to southern New Jersey late Monday night (12/29/97) and across northern New England during Tuesday (12/30/97) and into Canada Tuesday night.
On December 29 and 30, a winter storm tracked from Cape Hatteras to northern New England. This storm produced heavy snow across southern Vermont. The combination of wet snow and strong gusty winds, downed trees and power lines causing scattered power outages.
Lake effect snow in Ashtabula County accumulated to 20 inches from Jefferson to Williamsfield, with about eight inches at the lakeshore between Geneva and the city of Ashtabula. The heavy snow also extended into Northeast Trumbull County and accumulated up to ten inches.
Lake effect snowbands shifted into the western southern tier area late on the 28th and persisted through the 30th. Specific storm totals included: in Chautauqua county: Arkwright 56"; Sherman 48"; Sinclairville 30"; Fredonia 28"; Ellington 25"; Dunkirk 22" and Silver Creek 20".
An avalanche was triggered by a skier near Crystal Mountain where a skier was killed after being buried in five feet of snow. Three others were partially buried, with one injury reported.
A cold front brought strong winds and decent amounts of snow to the mountains of Utah. Tooele recorded a wind gust of 82 mph (71 kts), damaging shingles and siding in town.
Heavy snow event across southwest Montana brought snow amounts ranging from 5 to 8 inches in the valleys to a foot over higher mountains. The city of Anaconda received a record breaking 5.9 inches for December 30th. The previous record was 5 inches set in 1977.
High winds and heavy snow caused visibility to drop to near zero at times. At Big Bear, 8 inches of snow fell in 5 hours. Gusty winds caused some trees to fall on parked cars at a Best Western. Several homes were also damaged by falling trees.
A surface low pressure system across Southeast South Dakota late on the evening of the 29th, moved to southern Minnesota by late on the morning of the 30th. It then marched into West Central Wisconsin during the evening hours of the 30th.
Snow amounts totaled three to five inches over the area and a snow advisory was in effect. Along Highway 22 about 4 miles north of Dickinson, Stark County, a traffic accident resulted in 1 fatality (indirect) and 3 injuries (indirect) when two vehicles collided.
An area of low pressure in the Ohio Valley the evening of December 28th moved northeast across southern New England during the day of December 29.
A storm system which exited New England, moved through the Gulf of Maine the night of December 29, and into the Canadian Maritimes the day of December 30.
Snowstorm of December 29, 2006 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from December 29, 2006 to January 1, 2007.
A large low pressure system moved out of the southwest United States and brought a mix of wintry precipitation to eastern Nebraska. Ahead of the system, abundant moisture fed north into Nebraska with storm total rain amounts of 1 inch or more common over all of eastern Nebraska.
A second, major winter storm within one week brought a large area of heavy snowfall to all of eastern Colorado, southwest Nebraska and western Kansas.
A wide variety of significant winter weather began impacting portions of south central Nebraska during the day on Friday (12/29) and continued through Saturday night (12/30), before exiting the area on Sunday (12/31).
Rain, freezing rain, and snow spread into southeast South Dakota late Friday December 29th and early Saturday December 30th.
A powerful winter storm moved out of the southern rockies and into western and north central Nebraska on Friday, December 29th. Due to abundant moisture drawn in from the Gulf of Mexico, significant snow accumulations occurred.
An in-bounds avalanche slammed into the Bridger Restaurant at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort at 0926MST after being triggered by a ski patrol bomb. The slide injured five ski patrollers and caused damage to the restaurant deck.
The second winter storm to impact the South Plains in a week began to produce snow over the southwestern South Plains around 08:00 CST on the morning of the 29th.
Snowstorm of December 29, 2010 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from December 29, 2010 to January 2, 2011.
An avalance swept away 3 skiers when they were sking outside of the ski area boundaries.
Strong winds and heavy snow plagued much of western and central New Mexico on the 29th and 30th. The heavy snow began on the 29th across northwest New Mexico as a very large and cold upper level system slid southward across the Great Basin.
Fog develop across western and central Wisconsin and reduced the visibility to less than mile for an extended period starting on the 29th and continuing through much of the 31st.
A strong and extremely cold Pacific storm system moved across Arizona December 29th and 30th. Heavy snow and strong winds produced hazardous weather conditions across much of northern Arizona.
A pacific storm and an arctic cold front clashed over northeast Montana on December 29th to bring heavy snow to much of the area that continued into the night.
A band of light precipitation...a mix of light rain and snow...driven by warm air advection and mid-level frontogenesis ahead of a short wave trough...moved across southern Wisconsin during the early morning hours of December 29th.
A low pressure trough moving across the area dumped moderate snow near Copper Harbor on the 29th. One to three inches of snow elsewhere caused very slippery roads and contributed to a fatal accident in Marquette County.
Light snow fell during during the early morning hours causing slick road conditions on I-65 near Merrillville. At least 6 cars were involved in an accident with three people transported to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.
On the heels of a bigger snowstorm, a light to moderate snowfall occurred across the region on Saturday, December 29th, 2012. An area of low pressure developed along the coast of North Carolina and moved northeastward off the Eastern Seaboard.
A vigorous mid-atmospheric disturbance and weak surface wave moved across the Ohio Valley on December 29th and rapidly intensified into a major Nor'easter across Nova Scotia by the morning of the 30th.
A female died in a car crash near Weatherford that was likely caused by an icy patch. Five other passengers were seriously injured in the crash.
Low pressure across the southeast United States rapidly moved northeast, passing southeast of Cape Cod Massachusetts on the night of December 29th and early morning hours of December 30th.
A weak upper level shortwave moved across the Central Rockies and through the Central Plains Monday into Tuesday afternoon, December 29th and 30th. Low and Mid level moisture increased as this feature approached with well below normal temperatures observed at the surface.
The remnants of a powerful winter storm that brought blizzard conditions to New Mexico and Texas, tornadoes in Texas and record flooding rains to portions of the Mississippi River Valley moved into the Great Lakes on December 29th bringing the first winter storm of the 2015-16…
A low pressure system formed south of the Alaska peninsula along a front from another low in the Bering Sea. This system moved northward into Bristol Bay, rapidly intensifying to 952 mb as it did so.
An Alberta Clipper system moved across the northern Great Lakes on the 29th bringing a light general snowfall across the area. A strong coastal low then developed on the night of the 29th just off the New England coast.
A cold front moved across the area during the morning hours of December 29th. Cold westerly winds behind the front caused lake effect snow showers to develop downwind of Lake Erie.
On December 29th, weak low pressure was moving across Ontario and Quebec provinces while another area of low pressure was moving off the Mid-Atlantic coast. Snow began to overspread the region by midday.
An area of weak low pressure over the northern Great Lakes at daybreak on December 29th moved southeast and eventually passed to the north of Lake Erie during the early morning hours of the 30th.
An area of weak low pressure over the northern Great Lakes at daybreak on December 29th moved southeast and eventually passed to the north of Lake Erie during the early morning hours of the 30th.
A clipper system tracked through southern Ohio late in the day of the 29th. The highest snowfall totals were located along the I-70 corridor and south of Columbus.
Tea kettle bands of lake effect snow developed offshore over Lake Erie and Lake Ontario for an extended period of time prior to moving onshore, first on Lake Erie and eventually on Lake Ontario.
Freezing drizzle developed during the early morning of December 29th and continued through late morning. A light glaze of ice accumulated on many roads causing numerous accidents and spin outs.
An area of low pressure aloft produced persistent light snow over southwest Cochise County much of the day on December 29th before ending shortly before midnight. Snow melted as it fell for much of the day, then began to accumulate after dark, creating icy roadways.
A large, complex winter storm moved across the Great Lakes on December 29th and eventually stalled on December 30th and 31st. Meanwhile, secondary low pressure developed near Pennsylvania on December 30th and moved across southern New England on the 31st.
A complex winter storm brought a mix of rain, snow, sleet and freezing rain to the region from the evening of Sunday, December 29th, lingering through the morning of Tuesday, December 31st, 2019.
A large, complex winter storm moved across the Great Lakes on December 29th and eventually stalled on December 30th and 31st. Meanwhile, secondary low pressure developed near Pennsylvania on December 30th and moved across southern New England on the 31st.
A strong and complex low pressure system crossed the southern Great Lakes on the 30th. In northern lower Michigan, most of this precipitation fell as rain, though there was quick transition to snow on the morning of the 30th, along with briefly heavy snowfall rates.
A strong system ejected eastward into the central part of the country just after Christmas. Precipitation started out as snow, but as warm air aloft moved in it switched over to liquid rain, freezing on contact with all sub-freezing surfaces at ground level.
A winter weather system impacted the area bringing wide swaths of 5 to 7 inches of snow. Farther to the south, ice accumulated on top of the snowfall.
In the wake of the freezing rain/ice storm, a cold front crossed the region bringing a return to colder conditions as well as gusty winds from the afternoon hours on December 29 through December 30, 2025.
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The cold claimed another victim on the morning of December 30th.The victim this time was a 76-year old female, who became disoriented and died due to exposure to the cold weather. When found, she was clothed only in a thin nightgown.
An 87 year old Woodson Terrace resident froze to death outside her home. She apparently went outside to get the mail, then fell near the back porch and was unable to get inside. The high temperature that day was 30 and the low 18.
Arctic high pressure building across the plains dropped low temperatures below zero across much of the area during the morning of December 23rd. When combined with north winds of 10 to 15 mph, wind chill values over the region dropped to around 20 below for several hours.
The coldest air mass since December 2016 surged southward across the northern part of the nation during the last part of December.
A western Wisconsin woman passed away from hypothermia. The death likely occurred in late December after the woman was last seen leaving a business in Tomah (Monroe County) during the evening of the 29th.
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The Unnamed Fire was discovered on December 29, 1999, in Meade County, Kansas, and burned 2,000 acres.
The Achille Fire was discovered on December 29, 2005, in Oklahoma, and burned 10,000 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Sherwood Fire was discovered on December 29, 2005, in Oklahoma, and burned 4,100 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Star Camp Fire was reported on December 29, 2021, in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,600 acres.
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A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Tripolis, Aleppo, Lebanon, Antioch, Syria, Turkey. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 8 earthquake struck Off Coast, Fujian Province, China. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Seikaido, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Makasar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 500 people.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Zakinthos (Zante), Greece. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 388 people, destroyed 379 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Sulawesi, Indonesia. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Cagnes, Bar, St Paul, Grasse, Menton, Nice, France. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Rizal, Cavite, N Mindoro, S Luzon, Philippines.
An earthquake struck Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Gracias, El Salvador, Honduras. It killed few people (about 1 to 50).
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Near Oaxaca Coast, Mexico.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Northern, Chile. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Croatia, Balkans NW.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck E, Luzon, Philippines. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 16 people.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Central, Chile. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Luganville, Lamap, Vanuatu Islands.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Mansehra, Shangla, Afghanistan, Pakistan.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Petrinja, Croatia, Balkans NW. It killed 8 people, injured 36, destroyed 1,500 houses and did $4.2 billion in damage.
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Kie Besi, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. It killed 326 people and injured 47.
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A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck Antioch, Turkey. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8 earthquake struck South China Sea. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Seikaido, Japan.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Flores Sea, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 25 meters. It killed 500 people.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Ligurian Sea, France.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6 earthquake struck Northern Chile, with a maximum water height of 1 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck E. Luzon Island, Philippines. It killed 16 people.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Central Chile.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began December 29, 1989, reached Kp 7- and lasted 18 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 51; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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An 85 year old woman died in a house fire caused by lightning in DeQuincy. She had safely evacuated the home, but went back inside to use the telephone to report the fire. Two other people were treated for smoke inhalation.
Dense fog formation led to an 8-vehicle pileup on Highway 198 near Lemoore. Visibilities were near zero around Lemoore and less than 100 feet in several other areas along Highway 198 in Kings County.
Fog develop across southeast Minnesota and reduced the visibility to less than mile for an extended period starting on the 29th and continuing through much of the 30th. One person was killed in a car accident on U.S. Highway 63 in Mower County.
Localized dense fog contributed to a 40 vehicle traffic accident on Interstate 10 during the early morning hours.
A man standing in the surf at Vero Beach was knocked down by a large wave. After being rescued from the ocean and transported to a hospital, he later died due to a broken neck, resulting from the wave impact.
Choppy seas around 8 to 11 feet, created by long-period north swell from distant systems in the northern Pacific and an elevated trade swell, caused hazardous marine conditions.
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