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Volcanoes
On 9 December 2019, Whakaari / White Island, an active stratovolcano island in New Zealand's northeastern Bay of Plenty region, explosively erupted. The island was a popular tourist destination, known for its volcanic activity, and 47 people were on the island at the time.
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Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Randolph County, Missouri and tracked 10.2 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Renick, MO.
Winter storms and snow
A devastating ice storm affected a large swath of Oklahoma beginning on the 9th and continuing through the 11th over parts of the area.
Tornadoes
An EF3 tornado touched down in Montgomery, Todd, Logan counties, Tennessee and tracked 47.22 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 62.
Tornadoes
A major tornado outbreak impacted Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and evening hours of December 9, 2023.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of December 9, 2000 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from December 9, 2000 to December 12, 2000.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Sado Island, Ogi, NW Honshu, Japan. It killed 19 people, destroyed 1,060 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck NW. Honshu Island, Japan. It killed 19 people, destroyed 1,060 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Volcanoes
Whakaari/White Island, New Zealand erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 22 people and injured 25.
Tornadoes
An EF2 tornado touched down in Davidson, Sumner, Trousdale counties, Tennessee and tracked 34.77 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 22.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Zhanghua, Taiwan. It killed 8 people, injured 3 and destroyed 40 houses. It caused a tsunami.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Doyle reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 955 mb, a category 4 storm.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Randolph County, Missouri and tracked 10.2 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Renick, MO.
An F3 tornado touched down in Monroe County, Missouri, injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Shelbina, MO.
An F2 tornado touched down in Iberville Parish, Louisiana and tracked 5.1 miles, killing 1 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: White Castle, LA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Daviess, Hancock, Perry counties, Kentucky and tracked 35 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3.
An F3 tornado touched down in Yazoo County, Mississippi and tracked 6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
This strong tornado blew down or uprooted thousands of trees and destroyed two mobile homes. One person was seriously injured. Several barns and out buildings were also destroyed and several farm implements were damaged.
A total of eight trees were blown down, a few in the city and others in the county.
At least half a dozen homes were damaged from Ridge to Scott from a fast moving tornado. One man was injured when his mobile home flipped over.
A round of severe thunderstorms containing tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds, occurred Tuesday December 9th into Tuesday night across much of the Lower Mississippi River Valley.
Strong low level wind shear accompanied a broken line of strong to severe thunderstorms across portions of northwest and north central Louisiana the morning of December 9th.
As a cold front approached central Louisiana, showers and thunderstorms developed. Some of these storms became severe and produced tornadoes, hail, and flash flooding in Rapides Parish.
A developing strong storm system across the Southeastern United States caused several severe thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall. Cold air surging in on the back side of the storm system caused the rain to turn over to snow, some of which became heavy.
A warm front pushed northeast from Mississippi into northern Alabama producing widespread rainfall during the afternoon of the 9th. A squall line then produced another round of heavy rainfall, along with several small bow echoes.
A storm system moved into the Great Lakes region with trailing frontal boundary advancing into the Jacksonville area. A strong low level jet was aligned across the area generating gusty southwesterly low level winds.
A long track supercell thunderstorm produced wind damage west of Quincy and near Lake Jackson, and finally spawned an F0 tornado northwest of Tallahassee near Miller Landing.
A strong cold front moving across the southern Plains and Mid-Mississippi Valley served as the focus for thunderstorm development.
A strong squall line moved southeast through the Florida Peninsula ahead of a cold front, producing gusty winds and two weak tornadoes.
A weak tornado briefly occurred near Waterford Lakes in Orlando. Minor wind damage impacted a few homes.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Montgomery, Todd, Logan counties, Tennessee and tracked 47.22 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 62.
A major tornado outbreak impacted Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and evening hours of December 9, 2023.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Davidson, Sumner, Trousdale counties, Tennessee and tracked 34.77 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 22.
S. state of Tennessee.
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On December 9, 2023, a long-lived, intense and damaging EF3 tornado tracked through the northern suburbs of the city of Clarksville, Tennessee in the United States, before crossing into the southern parts of the neighboring state of Kentucky. In Kentucky, the tornado impacted Allensville directly, whilst causing damage near Russellville and Auburn before dissipating.
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A significant, late-season severe weather and tornado outbreak affected portions of the Southern United States, primarily across the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi. Tennessee was most affected by the outbreak, with multiple damaging tornadoes touching down, including a high-end EF1 tornado that damaged a National Guard Armory site near Dresden, a long-tracked, intense EF3 tornado that caused heavy damage in northwestern portion of Clarksville, and another strong, long-tracked…
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A pre-frontal line of thunderstorms tracked eastward across Alabama around and just after midnight on December 10th. A segment of the line intensified over Jefferson County, producing two tornadoes and a large swath of wind damage.
A strong storm system swept across the Mid-South on December 9, 2023, driven by a deep longwave trough and closed upper-level low-pressure system. In the early morning hours, a cold front slowly began moving east across Arkansas and Tennessee.
As a low pressure system moved through the Upper Midwest region, its cold front which stretched to the south through the Lower Mississippi River Valley became the focus for thunderstorm development on the afternoon of December 9th.
By mid-morning, clusters of storms were developing across NE Arkansas and the Missouri Bootheel. These storms continued across Western Kentucky and Tennessee for the late morning and afternoon hours.
A strong storm system moved through the eastern half of the United States from December 9th-11th, 2023. The storm system was supported by a broad upper level trough which deepened and amplified over the central and eastern CONUS on December 9th.
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Typhoon Opal, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Naning, was an intense Category 5-equivalent typhoon in the extremely active 1964 Pacific typhoon season. Data from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) indicated that Opal's winds were the highest of any typhoon in 1964.
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Hurricane Doyle reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 955 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Manny reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 955 mb, a category 4 storm.
Typhoon Paka formed in the central Pacific southwest of the Hawaiian Islands on November 28 1997. Paka tracked steadily westward and moved into the Guam National Weather Service Forecast Office area of responsibility as it crossed the International Dateline.
Strong winds associated with a low-preesure system east of Japan brought unusually high surf and coastal inundation to the Republic of the Marshall Islands at intervals from December 9th to December 15th.
Strong winds east of Japan brought unusually high surf and coastal inundation to central and eastern portions of the Federated States of Micronesia at intervals from December 9th to December 15th, with the highest tides and surf on the 9th.
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Up to 7 inches of rain fell along the coastal areas from Miami Beach to Fort Lauderdale. Flooding in North Miami caused minor damage to houses and businesses.
A low pressure system centered near the Delaware coast intensified rapidly as it tracked quickly northeast across southern New England, producing near-blizzard conditions across Massachusetts around mid afternoon.
A nearly stationary frontal boundary over the lower Ohio Valley was the focus for a heavy rainfall event in east central Kentucky.
A strong low pressure system moved into the Midsouth during the afternoon and evening hours of December 9th, 2008. Showers and thunderstorms developed over North Mississippi in advance of the system.
A round of severe thunderstorms containing tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds, occurred Tuesday December 9th into Tuesday night across much of the Lower Mississippi River Valley.
The strong pressure gradient associated with a deep area of low pressure that moved across the Great Lakes on December 9th, brought strong and gusty winds to eastern Kentucky.
A few severe thunderstorms moved across the Midlands and Pee Dee taking down trees and powerlines.
A strong coastal storm brought wintry precipitation, heavy rain, and strong winds to much of southern New England.
A coastal storm passed just south and east of the area causing strong winds and heavy rain with flooding in portions of Southeast New York.
A strong nor'easter caused strong winds as well as minor to moderate tidal flooding in Upper Delaware Bay and around Raritan Bay and moderate tidal flooding in Lower Delaware Bay and Atlantic Coastal New Jersey on the 9th.
A moist front produced heavy rain across Northwest Oregon closely following two other moist fronts on December 7th and December 8th. THe heavy rain resulted in additional flooding and land slides across the region.
A moist front produced heavy rain across Southwest Washington closely following two other moist fronts on December 7th and December 8th. The heavy rain resulted in additional flooding and land slides across the region.
A relatively warm storm with a concentrated moisture plume brought heavy rain, especially in the mountains and foothills. Rain amounts from 5 to 8 inches were reported in the Sierra, and runoff caused minor flooding.
A southerly jet stream brought several low pressure systems to Southcentral Alaska. These were accompanied by above freezing temperatures, abundant rainfall, and high winds as the fronts passed through.
Another weekend storm delivered widespread rain, mountain snow and gusty winds to interior NorCal. Localized flooding, downed trees, and mountain travel impacts were observed starting on 12/9/22 through early 12/12/22.
An atmospheric river brought heavy rains to the Central Idaho Panhandle December 10 and 11. Areas saw 48 hour rain amounts of 2 to 4 inches. The rain combined with snow melt and led to several flooding and landslide incidents.
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Damage was observed in South Lake Tahoe from strong gusty winds during the morning hours. Trees fell on a couple of homes, causing considerable damage. From surrounding data, winds were estimated in the 50-60 kt range.
A business received major roof damage and five employees sustained injuries. Several tractor-trailers were blown over.
A surplus store was nearly destroyed and several homes received roof damage. A barn was completely destroyed. Several trees and power lines were blown down.
One building was destroyed. Up to fifteen homes were damaged. An industrial facility was also damaged. Some trees and power lines were knocked down.
A few small sheds were demolished. Some houses had their roofs torn off or badly damaged. Some trees were blown over.
Two homes were severely damaged and minor damage occurred at thirteen other homes. Power lines were blown down, the roof of a car wash was damaged, and the back porch roof was blown off a house.
At least half a dozen homes were damaged and several barns destroyed around Kaplan.
Power lines were knocked down.
A tightening pressure gradient ahead of an approaching cold front led to strong, gusty winds across Eastern Kentucky on December 9th. Many wind gusts between 45 and 50 mph were reported. These winds brought down a few trees in McCreary County.
Deep low pressure strengthened as it moved from near Chicago to Quebec. The strong southerly winds ahead of the system downed trees and power lines across the higher elevations of the western southern Tier of New York during the pre-dawn hours.
A powerful upper level disturbance combined with an arctic cold front resulted in wind gust of 45 to 55 mph across central North Carolina. Numerous trees were blown down across the area resulting in power outages and minor propery damage.
A very strong area of low pressure moved northeast across the central Great Lakes on December 9th. A strong cold front stretching south from this low swept east across northern Ohio during the late morning and early afternoon hours of the 9th.
A very strong area of low pressure moved northeast across the central Great Lakes on December 9th. Strong southeast winds developed ahead of this system during the early morning hours of the 9th.
A strong pressure gradient behind a cold front produced damaging winds across all of western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, eastern Ohio, and Garrett county Maryland. Sustained winds were from 30 to 40 MPH with gusts over 60 MPH.
After widespread rains, a strengthening low pressure system lifted northeast, through Michigan. Its central barometric pressure dropped below 29 inches of mercury.
A strong low pressure tracked across southwest Virginia bringing damaging non-thunderstorm winds to the area during the morning hours on the 9th. The strongest winds occurred over the higher elevations.
A strong low pressure system tracked through Northern Lower Michigan, dragging a cold front through southeast Michigan. Wind gusts to 60 mph occurred south of M-59, which lead to downed tree branches along with a few trees and power lines.
A strong center of low pressure tracked out of the plains states to the Great Lakes region. Ahead of this low in the Ohio Valley, southwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 and 60 mph were common throughout the day.
An intense low pressure moved across the region into the Great Lakes. On December 9, very strong winds developed across Central and Eastern Missouri. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph were common across the area.
A deepening low pressure system lifted northeast across northern Illinois into Lower Michigan. On the back side of the low, strong west winds gusted to around 45 mph in most places.
A line of thunderstorms developed ahead of a powerful cold front during the afternoon with scattered severe storms across western Pennsylvania.
A deepening low pressure system lifted northeast across northern Illinois into Lower Michigan. On the back side of the low, strong west winds gusted to around 45 mph.
A small area of damaging gradient winds developed in association with an apparent gravity wave. As the gravity wave moved into more unstable air, a line of severe thunderstorms developed.
A deep cyclone that brought record low barometric pressure to Grand Rapids for the month of December (28.86 in Hg), brought strong gradient winds to central Kentucky on December 9th.
Surface low pressure raced from the High Plains early on December 8th to the upper Great Lakes by early on the 9th while deepening rapidly and bringing a complex series of fronts across the area.
Strong southerly winds at to just several hundred feet above the ground, ahead of an approaching cold front, caused mutiple trees to be downed across the city of Nashville. Also, a window was blown out in a high rise building in downtown Nashville.
The arrival of a cold front sparked a round of thunderstorms on the afternoon of the 9th. A few storms became severe with large hail and damaging winds.
A large pressure gradient combined with a very fast upper level jet produced a prolonged period of very strong and gusty gap winds through the wind corridors of southeast Wyoming. Winds frequently gusted between 60 to 90 mph.
Neighborhoods in the North Bend area were rocked by damaging winds in the early hours Wednesday.
Strong winds developed as low pressure deepened and moved across Minnesota toward the Great Lakes.
A strong storm system swept across the Mid-South on December 9, 2023, driven by a deep longwave trough and closed upper-level low-pressure system. In the early morning hours, a cold front slowly began moving east across Arkansas and Tennessee.
As a low pressure system moved through the Upper Midwest region, its cold front which stretched to the south through the Lower Mississippi River Valley became the focus for thunderstorm development on the afternoon of December 9th.
An Alberta Clipper moved through the region bring strong winds to western and central North Dakota including the James River Valley, with a secondary front moving through later in the day into the evening enhancing the winds.
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Snowstorm of December 9, 1909 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from December 9, 1909 to December 15, 1909.
Snowstorm of December 9, 1919 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from December 9, 1919 to December 14, 1919.
A winter storm began as light freezing rain on December 9th, 1960. On the 10th, the freezing rain changed to heavy snow. Ice accumulated up to a half-inch thick, damaging power lines and trees. The greatest damage was across northwest and north-central Oklahoma, where slippery roads brought a rash of accidents, resulting in two deaths and several injuries. Snow piled up to between five and 12 inches across the western half of Oklahoma. Strong winds during the evening of the 10th drifted the snow up to four feet deep across extreme western Oklahoma, closing several roads.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Snowstorm of December 9, 1970 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from December 9, 1970 to December 14, 1970.
Snowstorm of December 9, 1992 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from December 9, 1992 to December 13, 1992.
A strong low pressure system moving northeast through Southern Illinois and into Central Indiana spread a band of heavy snow in about a 50 mile wide swath centered along the Illinois River.
Six to eight inches of snow accumulated in a very narrow band from Scott City to Hays. The band was only a couple of miles wide. Either side of this band, amounts ranged from 2 to 4 inches.
Icy roads brought the closure of Interstate 25 from Cheyenne south to the Colorado border. 6 traffic accidents occured on Interstate 25 and 3 occured on Interstate 80 on the icy roads. One person in one of the accidents sustained minor facial injuries.
Snowstorm of December 9, 2000 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from December 9, 2000 to December 12, 2000.
Avalanche fatality occurred Saturday, 9 December 2000 between 1:30 pm and 2:00 pm. The put-in was in an area north of Dunkle Mine, around milepost 196 on the Parks Highway.
Occured on south side of Teton Pass. Time was estimated.
A wintery mix of precipitation caused slick roads and resulted in a multi vehicle accident near the junction of Kansas Highway 4 and Interstate 70 east of Topeka. The slick roads caused two vehicles to collide.
Snow and ice fell across most of southwest and south central Kansas. Snow mixed with sleet or ice pellets occurred southeast of a line from Ashland to Greensburg to Kinsley to Larned.
A low pressure system centered near the Delaware coast intensified rapidly as it tracked quickly northeast across southern New England, producing near-blizzard conditions across Rhode Island around mid afternoon.
A low pressure system developed along the Gulf Coast on Thursday December 8th, and then tracked northeast toward the mid Atlantic Coast on Friday, December 9th.
An area of weak low pressure moved through the eastern Great Lakes Friday morning, December 9th. Meanwhile, a weak low pressure system developed off of Delaware early on the 9th of December and moved northeast into the Gulf of Maine by late in the day.
A surface low moved northeast out of the Ohio Valley on the 8th to eastern Canada late on the 9th. Cold air across the region ahead of the storm kept all of the precipitation as snow. The snow moved into the area the evening of the 8th.
An area of weak low pressure moved through the eastern Great Lakes Friday morning, December 9th. Meanwhile, a weak low pressure system developed off of Delaware early on the 9th of December and moved northeast into the Gulf of Maine by late in the day.
As freezing rain continued to fall through the early morning hours, ice accretion became significant enough to cause widespread damage to trees and power lines across Henderson County.
An area of weak low pressure moved through the eastern Great Lakes Friday morning, December 9th. Meanwhile, a weak low pressure system developed off of Delaware early on the 9th of December and moved northeast into the Gulf of Maine by late in the day.
A devastating ice storm affected a large swath of Oklahoma beginning on the 9th and continuing through the 11th over parts of the area.
A major ice storm impacted portions of southwest Missouri during the early morning hours of 9 December. A southwest to northeast narrow band of convection developed from northeast Oklahoma into central Missouri, which became the heaviest axis of ice accumulation.
One of the most devastating ice storms to occur in Oklahoma history happened on this day back in 2007. The event began on the 9th and continued through the 11th and affected much of Oklahoma, especially southwest, through central and northeast Oklahoma. A very strong cold front moved through the area on the 9th and initiated widespread showers and thunderstorms. This heavy rain activity quickly moved northward over sub-freezing air. Over one-inch of ice was common across areas from around Lawton, up through the Oklahoma City metro, to Tulsa and far northeast Oklahoma. Extensive damage was reported with large trees and several thousand power lines downed. Firefighters responded to over 100 structure fires as a result of fallen power lines. This storm was the costliest ice storm in history with 27 fatalities and over 640,000 residents without power. Out of the 641,000 without power, 150,000 did not have power for over a week. Storm cleanup estimates exceeded $200 million statewide.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A major ice storm impacted extreme southeast Kansas during the early morning hours of 9 December. A southwest to northeast narrow band of convection developed from northeast Oklahoma into central Missouri, which became the heaviest axis of ice accumulation.
A slow moving storm system, brought a long duration of freezing rain to a large portion of the nations mid section. Several rounds of freezing rain were observed from December 9th through December 11, 2007.
A weather system dropping down from Canada moved through North Idaho resulting in heavy snow accumulations on the palouse and Camas Prairie. The Moscow and Winchester areas received four to five inches of snow.
An area of low pressure moved up the Ohio Valley on December 9th spreading precipitation across northern Ohio. Surface temperatures remained cold enough in Northwest Ohio to allow freezing rain to fall.
A strong cold front moved southeast through Oklahoma during the overnight hours of the 8th into the early hours of the 9th. Temperatures quickly fell below freezing by the morning. Precipitation developed over the northern Texas panhandle and moved east.
The first snowfall of the season lead to numerous accidents across South Central and Southeast Kansas, as an upper level disturbance moved across the area. This upper level disturbance lead to 1 to 3 inches of snow across portions of Southern Kansas.
Strong northerly winds of fifteen to twenty-five knots and one to two inches of snow contributed to at least seventy-five accidents in the southern half of the Texas Panhandle. The winds and snow resulted in near whiteout conditions and very treacherous driving conditions.
An initial shortwave trough spurred a cold front to dive through the region late the evening of the 8th through the morning of the 9th.
On December 9th, arctic high pressure was located east of New York and New England, but sub-freezing temperatures remained in the northern St. Lawrence Valley due to cold, northeast low-level flow from Quebec.
A very powerful low pressure system (980mb) moved across the Great Lakes into Ontario province Canada on December 9th.
Following a strong cold front early on the 9th, a fast-moving upper trough in northwest flow passed over the South Plains late on the 9th and early on the 10th accompanied by a very narrow, but impressive band of moderate to occasionally heavy snow.
Portions of western Wisconsin received between 6 and 10 inches of snow on Sunday, December 9th as the first winter storm of the season impacted the area.
Two relatively mild and moist upper level waves dropped out of Canada, and brought snow and slick roads to western Montana. When the snow started, temperatures ranged from sub-zero single digits, to above zero single digits Fahrenheit.
Light snow on December 8, 2013 left icy patches on the KC Metro roads. On the morning of December 9 a college student lost control of her car on a icy spot on the road, and collided with the center barricade. She passed away as a result of the incident.
Snowstorm of December 9, 2014 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from December 9, 2014 to December 14, 2014.
Low pressure moved north along the eastern seaboard on December 9th and then stalled across New England through December 11th before lifting northeast into the Canadian Maritime. This storm was comprised of three phases.
A slow moving coastal storm impacted all of eastern New York with a variety of winter weather starting on Tuesday, December 9th and continuing through early in the day on Thursday, December 11th.
Low pressure moved north along the eastern seaboard on December 9th and then stalled across New England through December 11th before lifting northeast into the Canadian Maritime. This storm was comprised of three phases.
A cold storm from the Gulf of Alaska merged with subtropical moisture to bring heavy snow to the mountains and gusty winds. There were snowfall amounts of 1 to 2 feet above 6000 ft, with measurable snow down to as low as 3200 feet.
Snow showers and squalls expanded across central Indiana ahead of a cold front during the morning of December the 9th. A truck slid off of Interstate 70 near Plainfield and one of the occupants was killed after being ejected from the truck.
A strong low pressure system moved eastward across the Gulf Coast on its way through the Carolinas. Deep moisture was lifted in the colder resident air mass across the Southern Appalachian region.
Low pressure tracking northeast just off the southeast and Mid Atlantic coasts produced snowfall totals between three inches and fourteen inches across central, south central, and eastern Virginia.
A very strong storm system with high winds and mountain snow impacted much of northern and central New Mexico on December 9-10, 2021. As this system tracked over the area, it steered a potent upper-level jet over the state.
During the daytime hours on December 9th, a strong clipper brought a round of snow to portions of southeast Minnesota.
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Following a deep winter storm, very cold temperatures settled into Utah. Some property damage was reported due to these temperatures, primarily across the northern Wasatch Front.
Two people died in Las Vegas of cold-related causes.
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The Sesnon Fire started on December 9, 1988, in California, and burned 2,506 acres.
The El Torro Fire started on December 9, 1988, in California, and burned 1,060 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on December 9, 1996, in Texas, and burned 1,780 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on December 9, 1996, in Palm Beach County, Florida, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Cambell Fire was discovered on December 9, 1996, in Texas, and burned 700 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The strongest Santa Ana wind event in two years affected the area, severely disrupting transportation, power, and daily activities. Broken trees and power poles were common throughout the area and power was knocked out to 180,000 customers.
The Valley Road Fire was reported on December 9, 2015, in Blaine County, Montana, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The South Fire was reported on December 9, 2023, in Ventura County, California, and burned 2,715 acres.
The Franklin Fire was reported on December 9, 2024, in Los Angeles County, California, and burned 4,037 acres.
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An earthquake struck SW, Cabo San Vicente, Portugal.
An earthquake struck Dughabad (SE Kashmar), Iran. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Yellow Sea, South Korea. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Switzerland. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Russia, Mongolia.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Sado Island, Ogi, NW Honshu, Japan. It killed 19 people, destroyed 1,060 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua. With the tsunami it caused, it did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Arecibo, Puerto Rico, US Territories.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Zhanghua, Taiwan. It killed 8 people, injured 3 and destroyed 40 houses. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck SW. Honshu Island, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 8 earthquake struck Guam, US Territories. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Solomon Islands.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Vallenar, Chile. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 8 earthquake struck Chile-Argentina. It killed 1 person.
The 1950 Calama earthquake occurred near the Argentina–Chile border with an epicenter near Calama, Chile in the Atacama Desert on December 9. 9 km, beneath the Caichinque volcanic complex.
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The 1970 Peru–Ecuador earthquake occurred on December 9 at 23:34 local time. The epicenter was located in northwestern Peru, between Piura and Tumbes, near the Peru–Ecuador border.
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A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Hailakandi, Cachar, India.
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Minas Gerais, Brazil. It killed 1 person, injured 6 and destroyed 76 houses.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Sichuan Province, China. It killed 2 people and injured 3.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Solomon Islands. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Conchagua, LA Union, El Salvador. It destroyed 1,010 houses.
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Cotopaxi, Ecuador erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
On 9 December 2019, Whakaari / White Island, an active stratovolcano island in New Zealand's northeastern Bay of Plenty region, explosively erupted. The island was a popular tourist destination, known for its volcanic activity, and 47 people were on the island at the time.
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Whakaari/White Island, New Zealand erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 22 people and injured 25.
Kanlaon, Philippines erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It destroyed 1 house and did $2.2 million in damage.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Yellow Sea, South Korea.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck NW. Honshu Island, Japan. It killed 19 people, destroyed 1,060 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Genoa, Italy.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck El Salvador. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck SW. Honshu Island, Japan. It killed 1 person and destroyed 2 houses.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8 earthquake struck Guam, Mariana Islands, US Territories.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6 earthquake struck Northern Chile.
A tsunami with a source recorded as meteorological struck British Columbia, Canada, with a maximum water height of 0.08 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands, with a maximum water height of 0.03 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Solomon Islands, with a maximum water height of 0.05 meters.
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A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began December 9, 1942, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 23; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began December 9, 1949, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 24; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began December 9, 1974, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 18 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 42; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began December 9, 1982, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 18; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began December 9, 1996, reached Kp 5 and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 25; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began December 9, 2003, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 41; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
4 on December 9, oldest first.
A surfer was swept out by heavy surf and slmmed into a cliff at Moonstone Beach near Trinidad.
Deep low pressure strengthened as it moved from near Chicago to Quebec. As the system passed to the north, winds shifted to southwest and increased to storm force.
A lightning storm knocked two Forks radio stations off the air and damaged some equipment.
Hazardous coastal conditions where observed across the northern coastline from Rincon to Fajardo due to long-dominant period northwesterly to northerly swell and vigorous to fresh winds impacting the regional waters.
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