Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for February 10, in any year, each linked to its full record.
← February 9TodayFebruary 11 →
Every event with a place, colored by kind. Tap one to open its record.
By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Billion-dollar disasters
A winter storm disaster that cost $27 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 262, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from February 10, 2021 to February 19, 2021.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of February 10, 2010 was ranked category 4, Crippling, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from February 10, 2010 to February 13, 2010.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Wilkinson, Washington counties, Georgia and tracked 7.8 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 31 and injuring 100. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Gardner, GA.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis, Madison counties, Missouri and tracked 23.9 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 21 and injuring 345.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Dougherty County, Georgia and tracked 2.2 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 18 and injuring 300. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Albany, GA.
Tornadoes
An EF4 tornado touched down in Jefferson, Montague, Love counties, Texas and tracked 36.99 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 46.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 8 earthquake struck SW. Sumatra, Indonesia. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 300 people.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8 earthquake struck SW. Sumatra, Indonesia. It killed 300 people.
Winter storms and snow
Megalopolitan Storm was ranked category 4, Crippling, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from February 10, 1983 to February 13, 1983.
Billion-dollar disasters
A severe storm disaster that cost $2.6 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 10, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from February 10, 2009 to February 11, 2009.
Tornadoes
Winter storms and snow
At around 8am on 10 February 1970, after days of very heavy snowfall, a large avalanche struck the town of Val-d'Isère in the Savoie region of France. It hit a chalet run by the UCPA Union nationale des centres sportifs de plein air [an NGO promoting youth access to the outdoors] in the bottom of the valley, claiming several dozen victims, both dead and injured.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
47 on February 10, oldest first.
An F4 tornado touched down in Wilkinson, Washington counties, Georgia and tracked 7.8 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 31 and injuring 100. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Gardner, GA.
An F4 tornado touched down in Dougherty County, Georgia and tracked 2.2 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 18 and injuring 300. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Albany, GA.
An F4 tornado touched down in Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis, Madison counties, Missouri and tracked 23.9 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 21 and injuring 345.
An F3 tornado touched down in Carroll County, Kentucky and tracked 1.5 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, injuring 6.
An F3 tornado touched down in Highland County, Ohio and tracked 10.5 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 6.
An F3 tornado touched down in Knox County, Indiana and tracked 3.3 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest.
An F2 tornado touched down in Walker County, Texas and tracked 19.9 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 8.
A tornado formed behind a cold front and traveled through a housing subdivision in Oroville. A total of 47 homes were damaged. One home was destroyed while 25 others suffered major damage.
Numerous trees blown down (one on a house). Barn destroyed.
Hail propelled by winds estimated at over 80 mph broke windows and destroyed vegetation across the southeast corner of the county.
The same storm that hit the Silsbee area moved across Buna, and produced an F1 tornado. Most of the damage was F0. Over 150 homes and businesses received some form of damage. Less than 25 of these buildings were considered severe damage.
Several trees were blown down from gradient wind near Edwards. No thunderstorms were in the area.
Four mobile homes were turned over. Several sheds were totally destroyed. Numerous trees were blown down. One large tree fell on a house.
An EF4 tornado touched down in Jefferson, Montague, Love counties, Texas and tracked 36.99 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 46.
Thunderstorms developed early in the afternoon, from near the Lawton area, northeast toward the Oklahoma metro area.
On February 10th, 2009, a deadly tornado struck Jefferson, Love, and Carter Counties in southern Oklahoma. The tornado appeared to reach its maximum width and intensity as it approached and moved through the town of Lone Grove. Eight people were killed by this tornado, and 46 were injured. Six of the fatalities occurred in mobile homes; one occurred in a well-built home that sustained EF4 damage, and one person died in a vehicle. At least 114 homes were damaged or destroyed, with at least 3500 losing power in and around Carter County. Debris from this tornado was picked up as far away as Sulphur. The EF4 tornado went on record as the deadliest tornado in February for the state of Oklahoma and the deadliest day for the United States for 2009.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Severe thunderstorms along a dryline moved into the northwestern portions of north Texas during the early evening hours. A Pacific front overtook the dryline during the evening hours and a severe squall line moved through north Texas.
During the evening hours of February 10, 2009, a deadly, long-lived, and violent nocturnal tornado that was part of a small tornado outbreak tracked 37 miles (59 km) through portions of Jefferson County, Love County, and Carter County in Oklahoma, after initially touching down in Montague County, Texas, near Spanish Fort. The tornado devastated the city of Lone Grove, killing eight people, injuring another 46, and severely damaging and destroying numerous businesses, mobile homes, and…
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Severe thunderstorms occurred across a large part of eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening hours of the 10th.
A strong storm system in the upper levels of the atmosphere encountered a moderately unstable airmass across northeast Texas, southeast Oklahoma, southwest Arkansas and northern Louisiana. This storm system was in association with a 70kt low level jet and 160kt upper level jet.
A squall line moved over portions of the Missouri Ozarks during the evening of 10 February. Large hail, damaging winds, and one tornado occurred with this squall line.
An EF4 tornado touched down in Lamar, Forrest, Perry counties, Mississippi and tracked 21.65 miles, 1,320 yards wide at its widest, injuring 71.
An approaching cold front, an unusually high amount of wind shear, and sufficient instability resulted in an outbreak of severe thunderstorms across portions of the lower Deep South, including a violent tornado that moved through Hattiesburg.
In the afternoon hours of February 10, 2013, a large multiple-vortex tornado devastated the cities of West Hattiesburg, Hattiesburg, and Petal, Mississippi. The tornado was one of eight that touched down in southern Mississippi and southwestern Alabama that day.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front. Some of the thunderstorms became severe with damaging winds and tornadoes. The storms also produced very heavy rain which caused flash flooding.
Thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front. Some of the thunderstorms became severe with damaging winds and tornadoes. The storms also produced very heavy rain which caused flash flooding.
Anomalous moisture was in place across the ArkLaMiss region as a stationary front was draped across the area. To the north of this front, severe storms brought hail while flash flooding occurred to the south as well as a tornado.
A line of showers and thunderstorms developed in the early morning hours of February 10, 2024, ahead of a cold front in an environment that had very strong shear but little instability.
1 on February 10, oldest first.
Hurricane Higos reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 926 mb, a category 4 storm.
8 on February 10, oldest first.
The River Raisin at Dundee crested at flood stage of 650 feet at 1 am on the 13th. Further downstream, the River Raisin at Monroe rose above flood stage of 9 feet at 7 pm on the 10th.
An ice jam on the Weiser River just south of Weiser caused flooding on U.S. Highway 95.
A rapid warm up following several weeks of below normal temperatures and above average snowfall led to flooding along the Big Horn River in Washakie and Big Horn Counties. The result was rapidly rising rivers due to ice jams from rivers breaking up as well as rapid snow melt.
A prolonged period of light to moderate rain led to flooding across portions of eastern Kentucky, particularly southeastern Kentucky, beginning during the overnight hours of Friday, February 9 into Saturday, February 10, 2018.
A frontal system was draped across the central Appalachians on the 10th and 11th. As waves moved along the front, periods of heavy rainfall moved across Southwestern Virginia.
Beginning Monday, February 10, light rain moved back into eastern Kentucky. This caused additional issues, while another round on Wednesday, February 12 into Thursday, February 13 brought continued river flooding along points on the Kentucky and Cumberland Rivers.
Severe thunderstorms occurred across portions of Mississippi along a stalled frontal boundary that had settled into the area.
A surface cyclone approached the Central Coast on February 10, resulting in the first substantial rainfall in over a month for much of the Bay Area and Central Coast.
47 on February 10, oldest first.
A strong low pressure system passed north of Iowa during the night of the 9th and morning of the 10th. A strong Pacific high pressure system moved n following the lows departure. A tight pressure gradient then existed over Iowa.
Strong gradient winds with gusts to 67 mph spread across eastern South Dakota on the morning of February 10th and continued into the early evening hours.
Wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph occurred for a couple of hours following the passage of a cold front. Most counties reported a few trees, limbs and/or power lines downed.
Strong northwest winds behind a cold front blew across western South Dakota. The Rapid City airport recorded a peak gust of 70 mph, which was a record for February.
Strong gradient winds spread across the area from the northwest on the morning of February 10th and continued into the evening hours. The wind caused numerous instances of minor damage to houses, vehicles, and signs.
Several trees were blown down on Highway 63W.The 40 million dollars worth of damages occurred to the timber industry. Of the 160,000 acres of forest in the Sabine National Forest, 70,000 acres were damaged, of which 5,000 acres were totally flattened.
Hundreds of trees were uprooted across the area including several that fell across homes and automobiles. Nearly all secondary and Farm to Market roads were closed.
Several trees fell across Hwy 103.
Damaging winds associated with a wake high pressure area caused minor tree and power damage. Damage was mainly to the eastern half of the Parish. Hwy 537, Hwy 2, and Hwy 157 were blocked by trees..
Numerous reports of downed trees and power lines throughout the area. Every customer in the area lost power for several days. Property damage in the region resulted climbed to over 1 million dollars while over 6 million dollars damaged occurred in private timber loss.
A multitude of downed trees and powerlines left the area without electricity for more than 12 hours. Electrical companies estimate that nearly 60,000 people in the region were without power.
Almost every highway and road in the area was blocked by fallen trees and powerlines. Pine, hickory and oak trees, some over 200 years old toppled onto residences, yards and fences.
Numerous trees and powerlines were toppled throughout the community. Felled trees demolished homes and vehicles and ripped apart several mobile homes. An estimated 30 roads were closed across the area.
Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down in and around town. State highway 175 looked like a roadside timber harvest with pines and hardwoods littering ditches. The roof was blown off the High School where students were having classes but no injuries occurred.
Numerous trees and powerlines were felled across the area. At one point, power companies said electricity was off to the entire parish. Natchitoches suffered a total blackout affecting about 26,000 customers.
Winds were recorded at the Lufkin Airport. Reports of 150 power poles were toppled with numerous trees across homes and vehicles.
Numerous reports of trees and powerlines were felled. School buses were trapped on the highways during the storm when the roads were blocked from fallen trees. There were two injuries when a tree fell across a pickup truck on La Hwy 151.
Trees were toppled throughout the area with damage to many homes and businesses and powerlines. The Noalmark Broadcasting tower was blown down and a tree fell across a home totally demolishing it.
Ten mobile homes were overturned south of Rayne. Four people received minor injuries.
Numerous reports of trees and powerlines down. Some homes were damaged by fallen trees and one mobile home was rolled by the high winds with 2 people inside. Two children ages 12 and 4 were inside. The mobile home was said to be secured to the ground.
One mobile home was destroyed, another rolled over, and a third one had the roof blown off. One girl was injured when her mirror fell and hit her neck and head. She was treated at a local hospital and released.
Thunderstorm winds toppled numerous trees and powerlines. Forty nine roads were closed from fallen trees. A 34 year old cooling tower collapsed at the city electric generating plant. Six vehicles ran into downed trees but no injuries were reported.
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
Numerous roads were closed from fallen trees and up to 10,000 residents were left without power. Several structures sustained minor damage.
Several cars were overturned at the Pine Harbor Health Center in Silsbee. Local wind equipment recorded winds in excess of 79 mph. At the Louisiana Pacific Lumber Company, over one hundred tall pine trees were snapped.
Five mobile homes were destroyed, one permanent home was damaged, and eight telephone poles were blown down in a severe thunderstorm.
The telephone exchange building was damaged, as well as two barracks at Fort Polk due to the severe thunderstorm winds. At least 50 vehicles received damage from falling trees.
Numerous trees were blown down across Vernon Parish, especially in the Leesville area. Several homes in Leesville had trees fall on them. Numerous roads were blocked for several hours by fallen trees.
A strong weather disturbance brought a period of high winds to the southeast mountains and adjacent plains. A few wind gusts over 80 mph occurred in the mountains and over 70 mph in the adjacent plains.
The wettest rain storm in 16 months caused mudslides and flooding in Orange and San Bernardino Counties. Highways and city streets were flooded for 30 minutes to three hours and contributed directly to several fatal accidents.
Deep low pressure over the western Great Lakes moved across Ontario to Quebec and dragged a cold front across the area. Sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph were reported across the area with gusts up to 76 mph recorded.
Deppening low pressure tracked across the upper Ohio Valley, through the Niagara Peninsula, and into Ontario Canada. The low pushed a strong cold front across central Pennsylvania. The front crossed the region between midnight and 5:00 a.m. on February 9th.
A strong cold front swept across eastern New York on the morning of Feburary 10. A steep pressure gradient, between large high pressure over the midwest and a deepening low pressure trough moving off the eastern seaboard, produced winds strong enough to cause damage across…
Strong low pressure moved northeast across southern Ontario and southern Quebec provinces in Canada. The storm was dragging a strong arctic cold front to its south. High winds with the fast moving front knocked down numerous trees and power lines.
While hail size was not consistently at 3/4", a spotter reported a hail swath from the Fresno Metropolitan area eastward about 25 miles and up to 3 miles wide. Abridged agricultural damage was reported at $120,000 to vegetables just east of Clovis.
HIgh winds knocked out power to more than 4000 homes. Several houses had trees fall on them and fences blown down.
An arctic front swept across Pennsylvania during the morning hours of the 10th. Northwesterly winds increased in its wake and became rather gusty during the afternoon and evening hours. The strongest wind gusts averaged around 50 mph.
A fast moving arctic front swept across the area February 10th. In its wake, very strong west winds and wind gusts ensued over the area. Each county in southwest Virginia received wind damage. These high winds also touched off several wildfires.
During the afternoon of Sunday February 10, 2008 gusty winds of 45 to 55 mph combined with dry conditions resulting in over 300 wildfires burning over nine thousands acres in Central North Carolina.
An arctic front swept across New Jersey during the morning hours of the 10th. Northwesterly winds increased in its wake and became rather gusty during the afternoon and evening hours.
Gusty winds developed in the wake of a strong cold front that crossed the region February 10th. Wind gusts in excess of 60 mph were measured in some locations, with several hours of wind gusts in excess of 40 mph. This downed trees and power lines across the region.
Gusty winds developed in the wake of a strong cold front that crossed the region February 10th. Wind gusts in excess of 60 mph were measured in some locations, with several hours of wind gusts in excess of 40 mph. This downed trees and power lines across the region.
Gusty winds developed in the wake of a strong cold front that crossed the region February 10th. Wind gusts in excess of 60 mph were measured in some locations, with several hours of wind gusts in excess of 40 mph. This downed trees and power lines across the region.
A storm system in the Plains spread showers into Arkansas on the 9th. It was windy, with southerly winds averaging 15 to 25 mph (30 to 40 mph gusts). During the overnight hours of the 10th and the wee hours of the 11th, severe weather become a concern in Arkansas.
A cold front moved through South Central Texas on the evening of February 10 and produced a line of severe thunderstorms in the eastern half of the area along with very strong, gusty winds in its wake in the west.
During the morning and afternoon hours of February 10, 2010 a strong upper level system combined with atmosphereic instability and high winds just off the surface resulted in a prolonged period of 45 to 55 mph winds across Central North Carolina.
A line of thunderstorms developed along an eastward moving Pacific cold front during the very early morning hours. Some of the thunderstorms reached severe limits; generally producing winds up to 65 MPH.
37 on February 10, oldest first.
The Great Blizzard of 1899, also known as the Great Arctic Outbreak of 1899 and the St. Valentine's Day Blizzard, was an exceptionally severe winter weather event that affected most of the United States, particularly east of the Rocky Mountains.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Snowstorm of February 10, 1904 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from February 10, 1904 to February 16, 1904.
Snowstorm of February 10, 1910 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Ohio Valley. It lasted from February 10, 1910 to February 13, 1910.
Snowstorm of February 10, 1936 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from February 10, 1936 to February 15, 1936.
At around 8am on 10 February 1970, after days of very heavy snowfall, a large avalanche struck the town of Val-d'Isère in the Savoie region of France. It hit a chalet run by the UCPA Union nationale des centres sportifs de plein air [an NGO promoting youth access to the outdoors] in the bottom of the valley, claiming several dozen victims, both dead and injured.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Megalopolitan Storm was ranked category 4, Crippling, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from February 10, 1983 to February 13, 1983.
After enjoying record warmth, a sharp and fast moving cold front brought wind driven snow and plummeting temperatures to south-central Nebraska. Up to three inches of snow along with wind gusts over 50 mph caused near "whiteout" conditions.
A storm as low as 961 mb moved north over the Bering Sea on the 10th, filling to 983 mb by the time it reached the western Chukchi Sea on the evening of the 11th.
An area of low pressure over the Ohio Valley Wednesday, February 9th moved to the New Jersey coast the night of February 9th as it intensified. This storm system reorganized and was near the Cape Cod Canal Thursday morning, February 10th.
An area of low pressure over the Ohio Valley Wednesday, February 9th moved to the New Jersey coast the night of February 9th as it intensified. This storm system reorganized and was near the Cape Cod Canal Thursday morning, February 10th.
An area of low pressure over the Ohio Valley Wednesday, February 9th moved to the New Jersey coast the night of February 9th as it intensified. This storm system reorganized and was near the Cape Cod Canal Thursday morning, February 10th.
Snowstorm of February 10, 2006 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from February 10, 2006 to February 14, 2006.
An arctic front roared across the eastern Lakes region on Sunday morning Feb 10th. Snow squalls accompanied the front with strong northwest winds developing behind the front.
An intense snow squall with 50 mph wind gusts moved east across Northeast Pennsylvania during the afternoon. The snow quickly caused roads to become slick and dramatically reduced visibilities.
The second big blast of snow, wind, and bitter cold in as many weeks. In fact, this storm was extremely similar to the January 29-30 event. Low pressure rapidly strengthened as it moved northeast away from Lake Superior.
A powerful arctic cold front blasted through lower Michigan and produced severe winter conditions. Temperatures at the Grand Rapids airport plummeted from 28 degrees at midnight on the ninth to 7 degrees at 6 am |on the tenth. Temperatures dropped to zero degrees by 11 am.
The second storm in three days crossed New Mexico on the 10th, bringing decent snowfall to the higher terrain of western and central New Mexico.|Snow amounts were mostly in the two to seven inch range, although the ski areas of the northern mountains received between 16 and 22…
Snowstorm of February 10, 2010 was ranked category 4, Crippling, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from February 10, 2010 to February 13, 2010.
A deep snow pack, combined with clear skies and light winds can lead to very cold overnight temperatures. Keeping with the theme of extremes during the 2011 winter, the low temperatures on the 10th were nothing short of frigid, with numerous low temperature records set, some of them all-time record lows. Before midnight on the 9th, some locations across far northern Oklahoma reported temperatures colder than minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit. By 7:30 AM on the 10th, a wide area of minus 10 to minus 15-degree temperatures were reported over the northern-third of Oklahoma. A few of those sites were colder than minus 20 degrees. Nowata broke the all-time low record for the state of Oklahoma, falling to minus 31 degrees. The second best was Pryor and Bartlesville, falling to minus 28 degrees. Blackwell and Medford were not far behind at minus 27 degrees. Oklahoma City saw the temperature fall to minus 5 degrees, breaking their daily record by 9 degrees. Wichita Falls, Texas reached their record low temperature, although they remained slightly above zero. The temperature of 3 degrees broke the previous record of 5 degrees.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Freezing fog developed across much of the eastern plains of New Mexico during the early morning hours of the 11th. Fog continued through much of the day as temperatures struggled to reach the freezing mark behind an arctic front.
Cold north to northwest winds blowing across Lake Erie caused lake effect snow showers to develop over Northeast Ohio late on February 10th. This snow shower activity intensified during morning hours of the 11th.
Cold north to northwest winds blowing across Lake Erie caused lake effect snow showers to develop over northwestern Pennsylvania late on February 10th. This snow shower activity intensified during morning hours of the 11th.
Snowstorm of February 10, 2013 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from February 10, 2013 to February 13, 2013.
A very strong low pressure area moving across the region brought widespread heavy snow of 6 to as much as 19 inches. Along with the heavy snow came very strong winds of 30 to 50 mph causing widespread blowing and drifting snow.
One person was killed in a two vehicle accident on icy roads in western Wisconsin.
Freezing drizzle resulted in icy road conditions across the DFW Metroplex. Three people in the region died.
Two skiers exited the Keystone Ski Resort and descended into the North Fork of Swan River. They triggered a moderate sized avalanche that ran about 1500 vertical feet. One skier was partially buried but was able to dig himself out.
The mild winter resulted in little lake ice and wide open water for lake effect snow to continue. Low pressure moved across southern Ontario on the 9th with colder is building in its wake.
Strong SSW flow aloft ahead of an occluded front on 2/10 brought snow, high winds, and even blizzard conditions to the Panhandle. As the front moved onshore on 2/11, warm air overrunning very cold air at the surface caused the snow to accumulate rapidly.
A prolonged period of freezing drizzle occurred over southern Missouri on February 10-11, 2018. Ice accretions of 0.10 to 0.20 were common across must of southwest Missouri.
Surface high pressure was located over the region on the morning of February 10th. This gave way to several waves of low pressure that moved near the region from the evening of the 10th and through the 12th.
A winter storm lasting from the 10th to the 12th of February brought extreme snowfall to the east slopes of the Washington Cascades and Columbia River Gorge with heavy snowfall for the Columbia Basin, Simcoe Highlands and Blue Mountains.
A rapidly moving storm system affected the Upper Midwest with a band of heavy snowfall during the Sunday, February 10th. Initially, a band of snow developed around the Twin Cities, east into west central Wisconsin.
An arctic airmass was centered over the northern Plains, and Kentucky and southern Indiana were positioned directly along a volatile boundary between the arctic air mass and a warm and moist tropical airmass associated with the Gulf of Mexico.
A wintry mix of precipitation impacted the region resulting in icy roads, numerous accidents, road closures, and scattered power outages. About 3,000 customers in the Owensboro area were without power.
A high impact event affected West Virginia beginning on the morning of February 10th, as a wave of precipitation pressed into the area in response to a stationary boundary in close proximity.
A high pressure wedge was situated over the region as a surface low pressure system developed over the southern Plains, with an expansive area of precipitation that shifted eastward into the Mid Atlantic during the day of February 11.
2 on February 10, oldest first.
A man died in New Albany, Indiana due to hypothermia during the early morning hours February 10th. He was found behind a shopping center. According to a police report, the man had disabilities and had fallen near a dumpster behind a store.
Temperatures fell into the teens below zero during the overnight hours of February 10th. A 97 year old woman apparently fell on ice and sustained a head injury. Local officials determined that the cold weather was to blame for the woman's death.
3 on February 10, oldest first.
Milligan recorded -39°F, Ohio’s all-time minimum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Seneca recorded -54°F, Oregon’s all-time minimum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
Nowata recorded -31°F, Oklahoma’s all-time minimum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
35 on February 10, oldest first.
The Imperial Fire started on February 10, 1987, in Arizona, and burned 1,005 acres.
The Tinsley Fire started on February 10, 1990, in New Mexico, and burned 2,051 acres.
The 1996 Pat Sin Leng wildfire took place in Pat Sin Leng, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong on 10 February, 1996 (Saturday). It was the worst wildfire in local history.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The East Gate Fire was discovered on February 10, 1996, in South Dakota, and burned 996 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Clower Fire was discovered on February 10, 1996, in Texas, and burned 900 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Blind Gap Fire was discovered on February 10, 2000, in Union County, New Mexico, and burned 1,100 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Cobb Marsh Fire was discovered on February 10, 2001, in Osceola County, Florida, and burned 1,637 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The FB-P2 R2 Fire was discovered on February 10, 2001, in Maryland, and burned 1,580 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Gavilan Fire was discovered on February 10, 2002, in San Diego County, California, and burned 5,763 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire started on February 10, 2005, in Florida, and burned 2,285 acres.
The Mellema Fire was discovered on February 10, 2006, in Hartley County, Texas, and burned 4,620 acres; the cause was recorded as smoking.
The Unnamed Fire started on February 10, 2006, in Missouri, and burned 2,084 acres.
The Guinea Marsh Fire was discovered on February 10, 2007, in Maryland, and burned 3,208 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Old Stage Road Fire was discovered on February 10, 2008, in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, and burned 2,850 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Little Cuba Fire was discovered on February 10, 2008, in Craig County, Virginia, and burned 2,738 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Mcpherson Road Fire was discovered on February 10, 2008, in Camden County, North Carolina, and burned 2,100 acres.
The Lynch Road Fire was discovered on February 10, 2008, in Halifax County, North Carolina, and burned 2,012 acres.
The Highway 1 Fire was discovered on February 10, 2008, in Franklin County, North Carolina, and burned 1,778 acres.
The Sycamore Shores Fire was discovered on February 10, 2008, in Halifax County, North Carolina, and burned 1,521 acres.
The Thraser Hill Fire was discovered on February 10, 2008, in Amherst County, Virginia, and burned 1,300 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Pocahontas Road Fire was discovered on February 10, 2008, in Brunswick County, Virginia, and burned 1,250 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Totiers Ferry Fire was discovered on February 10, 2008, in Bedford County, Virginia, and burned 1,036 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Lower West Hollow Fire was discovered on February 10, 2009, in Irion County, Texas, and burned 3,200 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The South County Fire was discovered on February 10, 2009, in Fisher County, Texas, and burned 2,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on February 10, 2009, in Highlands County, Florida, and burned 1,330 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The FM998 Fire was reported on February 10, 2016, in Hartley County, Texas, and burned 3,987 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Carol Ranch Fire was reported on February 10, 2016, in Knox County, Texas, and burned 2,125 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Ditch Cricket Fire was reported on February 10, 2017, in Perry County, Mississippi, and burned 3,180 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Tripp Fire was reported on February 10, 2017, in Hall County, Texas, and burned 2,465 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Gate 13 Fire was reported on February 10, 2018, in Coconino County, Arizona, and burned 1,290 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The 8 Mile Fire was reported on February 10, 2022, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,555 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The W Boundary Rd Fire was reported on February 10, 2026, in Hendry County, Florida, and burned 2,624 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Flat Tire Fire was reported on February 10, 2026, in Beaver County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,983 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The 640 Fire was reported on February 10, 2026, in Polk County, Florida, and burned 1,216 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Gray Fire was reported on February 10, 2026, in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,087 acres.
14 on February 10, oldest first.
An earthquake struck Benevento, Italy.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Ethiopia.
A magnitude 8 earthquake struck SW. Sumatra, Indonesia. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 300 people.
An earthquake struck San Francisco, California, United States. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Guam, US Territories. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Oaxaca,colima,puebla,guerrero,morelos, Mexico. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Guelma, Lapaine, Algeria. It killed few people (about 1 to 50).
An earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Giv (SE Birjand), Iran. It killed 3 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Northwestern Iran. It killed 20 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Deh Kohneh,sa'Dabad,borazjan, Iran. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Java, Sukabumi, Indonesia. It injured 17 and did $3.5 million in damage.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Surigao del Norte, Philippines. It killed 8 people, injured 202, destroyed 215 houses and did $40 million in damage.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia. It caused a tsunami.
2 on February 10, oldest first.
Kelud, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. It killed 35 people.
Kilauea, United States erupted.
7 on February 10, oldest first.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Crete, Greece.
A tsunami with a source recorded as questionable earthquake struck Southwest Iberian, Morocco.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8 earthquake struck SW. Sumatra, Indonesia. It killed 300 people.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck N. California, United States.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Guam, Mariana Islands, US Territories, with a maximum water height of 0.15 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.4 meters. It killed 2 people and destroyed 2 houses.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, with a maximum water height of 0.78 meters.
2 on February 10, oldest first.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began February 10, 1952, reached Kp 7- and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 38; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G5 (extreme) geomagnetic storm began February 10, 1958, reached Kp 9 and lasted 54 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 199; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 40 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
3 on February 10, oldest first.
A severe storm disaster that cost $2.6 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 10, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from February 10, 2009 to February 11, 2009.
A winter storm disaster that cost $27 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 262, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from February 10, 2021 to February 19, 2021.
A severe storm disaster that cost $1.1 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from February 10, 2024 to February 12, 2024.
2 on February 10, oldest first.
On this date back in 1999, widespread dense fog, from western north Texas through central Oklahoma, resulted in numerous traffic accidents. With some visibilities down to just several feet, multiple car pile-ups occurred in the Wichita Falls and Lawton areas.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A tourist and his wife drowned at Laulau Beach while snorkeling when strong rip currents and large waves carried them past the reef.
Gathered from this site’s archives: the tornado record (NOAA SPC, and Grazulis before 1950), IBTrACS and the National Hurricane Center, NOAA NCEI’s Storm Events Database, Regional Snowfall Index, billion-dollar disasters list, State Climate Extremes Committee and hazard databases, USGS, NIFC, GFZ Potsdam’s Kp index (CC BY 4.0), the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, and Wikidata (CC0), with article leads from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, each credited where it appears. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.