Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for January 19, in any year, each linked to its full record.
Every event with a place, colored by kind. Tap one to open its record.
By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Billion-dollar disasters
A winter storm disaster that cost $2.5 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 150, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from January 19, 1985 to January 22, 1985.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of January 19, 1943 was ranked category 5, Extreme, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from January 19, 1943 to January 26, 1943.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Jayawijaya Mts, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia. It killed 305 people and did $5 million in damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Chaoyi, Shaanxi Province, China. It killed 400 people, destroyed 5,400 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Colombia-Ecuador. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 115 people and injured 46.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Colombia-Ecuador. It killed 115 people and injured 46.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Leukas, Ionian Islands, Greece. It killed 60 people, injured 80 and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Ionian Sea, Greece. It killed 60 people, injured 80 and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Kinnaur District, Kashmir, India. It killed 47 people.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Fayette County, Tennessee and tracked 22 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 24.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Bushire, Iran. It killed 30 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Attala County, Mississippi and tracked 13 miles, 700 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Hamilton County, Ohio and 150 yards wide at its widest, injuring 18. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Cumminsville/Cincinnati, OH.
An F3 tornado touched down in San Augustine County, Texas and tracked 0.8 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in Fayette County, Tennessee and tracked 22 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 24.
An F4 tornado touched down in Attala County, Mississippi and tracked 13 miles, 700 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Cullman County, Alabama and tracked 10 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, injuring 35.
An F3 tornado touched down in Clay, Chickasaw counties, Mississippi and tracked 10 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest.
An F2 tornado touched down in Haywood County, Tennessee and tracked 3 miles, 60 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 6.
An F2 tornado touched down in Gibson County, Tennessee and tracked 4 miles, 60 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Trinity, Angelina counties, Texas and tracked 13 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
The Stewart county 911 center reported two trees down near Louvale.
Wind was measured at 61 mph at Maxwell Air Force Base as a bow echo moved through the area.
The second in a series of powerful winter storms wreaked havoc on Southern California on January 19th. A strong southerly 925 mb jet ahead of the cold front contributed to moderate low-level wind shear.
The heaviest rainfall and strongest winds of the week hit the deserts on Thursday...with brief torrential rains that left streets flooded and water in the streams and rivers. At Imperial over two inches of rain fell between the 18th and the 22nd, with 1.10 inches on the 21st.
Anomoulsly high moisture content was present across the region as an upper disturbance moved through the area. This resulted in some flash flooding in addition to some severe storms.
A strong storm system developed over the southern Plains on Friday. A surface low deepened as it moved northeastward across the lower Mississippi Valley early Saturday.
A low pressure system moving east across the Lower Mississippi River Valley brought a cold front through Mississippi on the morning of January 19th.
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The combination of snowmelt from the previous week's two storms, unseasonably warm temperatures and an additional one to two inches of rain caused the flash flooding of almost every small stream and significant roadway flooding the afternoon and early evening hours on the 19th.
***River Flooding***High dewpoint temperatures melted most of the snow on the ground within 12 hours. The snow pack had a liquid equivalent between 2 to 3 inches.
An intense area of low pressure which was located over the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday morning January 19th produced unseasonably warm temperatures, high dewpoints and strong winds. This resulted in rapid melting of one to three feet of snow.
Six people died in Lycoming County along Lycoming Creek on Friday the 19th. A husband and wife age 77 and 75 were swept away when they tried to drive away from their home in rural Trout Run early in the afternoon.
Four deaths occurred in Juniata County as a direct result of the flooding on the evening of Friday the 19th. Two females and two males in three separate cars were unable to cross Tuscarora Creek between Academia and Pleasant View due to a flooded bridge.
A strong storm system moved into the Great Lakes on Thursday (1/18/96) and then moved into Canada thereafter on Friday (1/19/96) and Saturday (1/20/96).
*** River Flooding ***High dew point temperatures melted most of the snow on the ground within 12 hours, with liquid water equivalent ranging from 1 to 3 inches.
An intense area of low pressure which was located over the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday morning January 19th produced unseasonably warm temperatures, high dewpoints and strong winds. This resulted in rapid melting of one to three feet of snow.
*** River Flooding ***High dew point temperatures melted most of the snow on the ground within 12 hours early on the 19th. The pack had a liquid equivalent of 2 to 3 inches.
The most disastrous flood event in more than twenty years struck northeast Pennsylvania from the early morning of the 19th to the evening of the 21st.
The flash flooding of the afternoon and early evening on the 19th led to larger river flooding through the 21st. The worst damage occurred along the Delaware River which crested at its highest stages in most places since the summer of 1955.
On the Monongahela River near record flooding occurred at all Pennsylvania forecast points, except where record flooding occurred at Lock 2 Braddock. The crest at Lock 2 actually exceeded the crest during the flood of November 1985 by almost a foot.
An intense area of low pressure which was located over the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday morning January 19th produced unseasonably warm temperatures, high dewpoints and strong winds. This resulted in rapid melting of one to three feet of snow.
An intense area of low pressure which was located over the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday morning January 19th produced unseasonably warm temperatures, high dewpoints and strong winds. This resulted in rapid melting of one to three feet of snow.
An intense area of low pressure which was located over the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday morning January 19th produced unseasonably warm temperatures, high dewpoints and strong winds. This resulted in rapid melting of one to three feet of snow.
The Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet at the Point in Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River.
Flooding from the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers met nearly simultaneously at the Point in Pittsburgh. The flood waters then flowed down the Ohio River.
A strong storm system moved into the Great Lakes Thursday (1/18/96) then into Canada Friday (1/19/96).
An intense area of low pressure which was located over the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday morning January 19th produced unseasonably warm temperatures, high dewpoints and strong winds. This resulted in rapid melting of one to three feet of snow.
Two people died in Blair County. One was a drowning directly related to the flooding, and the second a heart attack. A 17 year male was walking home from a store near Geeseytown when he was trapped by rising water on the Frankstown branch of the Juniata River.
One flood related death occurred in Bedford County. A 62 year old died when her husband made two attempts to cross a flooded road. The truck was swept away and the woman was lost. The husband was rescued downstream.
One flood related death occurred in Cumberland County. A 32 year old male drove aroud a barricade near Middlesex.
One death occurred in Snyder County. A 75 year old man refused to abandon his home during evacuation of people near Selinsgrove. He later attempted to leave by auto and was swept away.
An unprecedented combination, in recent history, of unseasonably warm, humid air overriding a dense snowpack estimated between 6 and 15 inches (but up to 2 feet or more at higher elevations) caused nearly all of the pack to vanish in a 12-hour period.
An intense area of low pressure which was located over the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday morning January 19th produced unseasonably warm temperatures, high dewpoints and strong winds. This resulted in rapid melting of one to three feet of snow.
The first of what eventually became numerous large ice jams were reported by ice observers on the Allegheny River and its tributaries by December 26th. This abnormally early ice development continued to build as frigid temperatures persisted.
The most disastrous flood event in more than twenty years struck central New York from the early morning of the 19th to the evening of the 21st.
A strong storm system on the 19th produced high winds, damaging thunderstorm winds and heavy rainfall. Snow melt in combination with the heavy rain resulted in flash flooding and then river flooding on most rivers. Record flooding occurred on portions of the Greenbrier River.
An intense area of low pressure which was located over the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday morning January 19th produced unseasonably warm temperatures, high dewpoints and strong winds. This resulted in rapid melting of one to three feet of snow.
An intense area of low pressure which was located over the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday morning January 19th produced unseasonably warm temperatures, high dewpoints and strong winds. This resulted in rapid melting of one to three feet of snow.
An intense area of low pressure which was located over the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday morning January 19th produced unseasonably warm temperatures, high dewpoints and strong winds. This resulted in rapid melting of one to three feet of snow.
An intense area of low pressure which was located over the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday morning January 19th produced unseasonably warm temperatures, high dewpoints and strong winds. This resulted in rapid melting of one to three feet of snow.
Flood waters from the Allegheny and the Monongahela Rivers crested in phase at the Point in Pittsburgh. Water from these two mainstem rivers flow into the Ohio River.
Strong southerly winds ushered very mild and moisture laden air into the region. Street and poor drainage flooding became a major problem early on due to the rains and significant snowmelt.
An intense area of low pressure which was located over the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday morning January 19th produced unseasonably warm temperatures, high dewpoints and strong winds. This resulted in rapid melting of one to three feet of snow.
Moderate rains and a melting snow cover (15-25 inches in the Maryland mountains) on saturated soil released an estimated 3.50 to 4.50 inches of runoff into area streams. The runoff also caused major flooding on the Casselman River in Garrett County.
Rapid snowmelt of 1-2 feet of snow combined with heavy rainfall of over two inches to produce significant flooding. Nearly three hundred homes were damaged by flood waters.
The Cheat River, in the northern mountains of West Virginia and one of the flashiest rivers in the country, was the first river to reach flood stage in this widespread flood event. The Cheat River began a rapid rise on the night of the 18th due to snow melt.
Rapid snowmelt of 1-2 feet of snow combined with heavy rainfall of about an inch to produce significant flooding.
A mudslide kills a family of four while they were sleeping in their home. The house, on Bainbridge Island, slid down a hill into Puget Sound. 20 other homes in the vicinity were evacuated.
The second in a series of three storms between January 18-23. Storm two occurred January 19-20. Heavy rain, strong winds, and small hail were observed with this frontal system as well as lightning strikes in San Francisco.
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Strong northwest winds gusting to 58 mph occurred over northern Lincoln County. The combination of strong winds and very dry conditions caused areas of blowing dust and dirt to create brownout conditions.
An intense Arctic Front swept through southeast Michigan around Midnight of January 19th, with westerly winds gusting around 60 mph across much of the area during the early morning hours of January 20th.
During the late morning and afternoon hours on January 19th, a strong low pressure system and attendant cold front passed through the Ohio Valley.
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Snowstorm of January 19, 1917 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from January 19, 1917 to January 23, 1917.
Snowstorm of January 19, 1943 was ranked category 5, Extreme, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from January 19, 1943 to January 26, 1943.
Snowstorm of January 19, 1962 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from January 19, 1962 to January 23, 1962.
Low pressure intensifying off the South Carolina coast produced snow across much of east central North Carolina. Totals ranged from 4 inches in Martin and Pitt counties to a trace along the coast. Numerous accidents were reported as vehicles slid into ditches.
Snowstorm of January 19, 2007 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from January 19, 2007 to January 22, 2007.
Another powerful winter storm with heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain affected parts of central, northern, and western Oklahoma. Heavy snow fell across the northwest one third of Oklahoma, with a freezing rain/snow mix farther southeast.
A low pressure system moving through the northern Gulf of Mexico brought widespread precipitation to the region the evening of Friday, January 18th and the morning of Saturday, January 19th.
A couple of upper-level disturbances moved near the area on the 19th. One clipped the New Jersey coast with a period of mainly light snow, however a secondary one, which was tied to a main disturbance in the eastern Great Lakes, produced an area of moderate to locally heavy snow…
A strong, but fast-moving disturbance moved toward the southern Plains late on the 19th. At the same time, an arctic cold front moved south, with very cold temperatures behind the boundary moved south through Oklahoma.
A periodic mix of freezing drizzle and light snow affected much of central, south-central and southeast Kansas from the predawn hours on the 19th to the early morning hours on the 20th.
After varying amounts of snowfall of up to 18 inches, freezing rain up to about one inch caused about a half million power outages, cancelled over 300 flights at SeaTac Airport and was responsible for one death.
From January 20–22, 2014, a disruptive blizzard, unofficially named Winter Storm Janus by The Weather Channel and other media, affected much of the Mid-Atlantic states and New England, bringing near-or-at blizzard conditions to many and heavy snow accumulations. Originating on January 19 as an Alberta clipper in Canada, the system moved east into the Ohio Valley, dropping light snowfall before moving offshore the East Coast of the United States and soon after strengthening into a powerful…
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From one to three inches of snow fell across southern Illinois. The one-inch amounts were confined mainly along the Mississippi River. Amounts increased toward the northeast.
A 30-year-old snowboarder riding alone on the Pyramid was killed when a three-foot-deep avalanche buried him. A witness reported the slide shortly before 1200MST and helicopter search and rescue operations were initiated.
Heavy snow fell in the Upper Snake River Highlands with snow on rain causing horrible travel in the Snake River Plain and Marsh and Arbon Highlands with one fatality reported on the roadways.
Deepening low pressure tracking from the southeast United States on Saturday January 19, 2019 to the northeast on Sunday January 20, 2019. An arctic air mass was located across New England as the storm system approached the region.
On the morning of January 19, 2019 a snow plow driver clearing roads from a marginal snow event was killed when his snow plow left the road and overturned.
A strong storm system moved through the Ohio River Valley and central Appalachians on the 19th and 20th. Temperatures ahead of this system were warm, so precipitation started as rain. Around one inch of rain fell on the 19th.
A low over the Southern Plains on January 18 deepened as it tracked northeast to the lower Ohio Valley on January 19, eventually reaching the upper Ohio Valley early on January 20.
After a major winter storm impacted Middle Tennessee earlier in the week, a trailing weak system then brought another round of wintry weather to the area on January 18 and 19, 2024.
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The record for Oklahoma City’s coldest January temperature is now over 100 years old. On January 19th back in 1892, the morning low temperature dropped to 11 degrees below zero.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
hard freeze in rural areas.
A hard freeze produced temperatures that dropped into the low to middle 20's across most of West Central Florida and Southwest Florida for durations of up to six to eight hours. Freeze damage to crops over the region was estimated to be 12.9 million dollars.
A man was found dead in a 100 foot long tunnel under Arterial Highway in Glen Cove of Nassau County. It was determined that he died from exposure to cold temperatures.
Exposure was listed as the cause of death for a man found near Tsayatoh. Overnight temperatures were in the single digits over a 3 to 5 inch snow cover.
Temperatures fell into the upper 20s and lower 30s across much of interior south Florida. Frost damaged beans and other crops, mainly in western Palm Beach County near Belle Glade.
47 year old man found dead in Portage Park, Cook County, due to hypothermia. Overnight low temperature was 3F.
An arctic air mass allowed for high temperatures to struggle into the single digits above zero during the day and below zero at night during the evening hours of January 19th into the morning hours of the 20th. Two deaths were reported with the cold being a contributing factor.
Very cold air with temperatures of -5F to +5F combined with northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph generated low wind chill values of -20F to -30 F across south-central and southeast Wisconsin.
Bitterly cold temperatures, mainly in the teens and 20s below zero, combined with northerly winds to result in wind chill values as low as 40 below in portions of northwest Wisconsin during the morning hours of January 19.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office reported a probable hypothermia death. A man was found deceased outside during a period of cold temperatures.
A woman was found deceased just outside the city limits of Sioux Falls during the evening of January 19. The cause of death was exposure to the cold weather.
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New Whiteland recorded -36°F, Indiana’s all-time minimum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Shelbyville recorded -37°F, Kentucky’s all-time minimum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The Unnamed Fire was discovered on January 19, 2000, in Ottawa County, Kansas, and burned 1,500 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on January 19, 2005, in Alabama, and burned 1,184 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on January 19, 2006, in Benton County, Missouri, and burned 1,803 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire started on January 19, 2007, in Florida, and burned 1,781 acres.
A weak front brought dry air and gusty winds across the Rio Grande Valley during the afternoon of January 19th, 2009. Temperatures, aided by downsloping, northwest winds, rose into the mid and upper 80s, while humidity plummeted to between 10 and 15 percent.
The Moorefield Fire was discovered on January 19, 2009, in Texas, and burned 2,600 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
Low pressure moved from off the Oregon and Washington coast early on the 19th to the northern Rockies early on the 20th. This brought strong winds to the Reno area on the 19th, which helped fan a large wildfire just south of Reno.
The Washoe Drive Fire was discovered on January 19, 2012, in Washoe County, Nevada, and burned 3,177 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Havasu Fire was reported on January 19, 2026, in Mohave County, Arizona, and burned 3,868 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
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A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Chaoyi, Shaanxi Province, China. It killed 400 people, destroyed 5,400 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Messina Straits, Italy. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Leukas, Ionian Islands, Greece. It killed 60 people, injured 80 and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Candelaria, Trancas, Zarate, El Tala, Argentina.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Vlore, Sazan, Kanina, Narta, Albania. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Aegean Sea, Greece. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Foca,menemen,guzelhisar, Turkey. It killed 8 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Russia.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Htawgaw, Myanmar.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Nei Mongol, China. It killed some people (about 51 to 100).
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Bushire, Iran. It killed 30 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Colombia-Ecuador. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 115 people and injured 46.
6 at 9:07 local time. Approximately 30 percent of Esmeraldas (Ecuador) was destroyed, including the children's department of the hospital, where three children died.
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A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Hokkaido, Japan.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Kinnaur District, Kashmir, India. It killed 47 people.
An earthquake occurred in Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh, northern India, in the early afternoon of 19 January 1975. 8 on the surface-wave magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing extensive damage.
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A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Jayawijaya Mts, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia. It killed 305 people and did $5 million in damage.
Shortly after midnight local time on January 20, 1981, eastern Indonesia was struck by an earthquake known as the 1981 Irian Jaya earthquake. 7, it killed more than 300 people, damaging structures and buildings across the Irian Jaya province.
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A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Bogota, Manizales, Miraflores, Colombia. It killed 7 people and destroyed 512 houses.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck East Coast Honshu, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
m. 2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII.
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A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Khorasan-E-Razavi, Iran. It injured 238.
The 2019 Coquimbo earthquake occurred 10 km south southwest of Coquimbo in Chile, on January 19, 2019 at 22:32. 7.
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A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Xinjiang Province, China. It killed 1 person, injured 2 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
The 2020 Kashgar earthquake, also known as the Jiashi earthquake occurred on 19 January 2020 at 21:27:56 China Standard Time in Xinjiang Province, China. 4 according to the China Earthquake Network Center.
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A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck San Juan Province, Argentina. It injured 14 and did $250 million in damage.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Valle del Cauca, Colombia. It killed 1 person and injured 1.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Barishal, Pakistan. It killed 2 people and injured 2.
This is a list of earthquakes in 2026. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties.
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Hekla, Iceland erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4.
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A tsunami struck England, United Kingdom.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Messina Straits, Italy.
A tsunami with a source recorded as questionable earthquake struck Nova Scotia, Canada, with a maximum water height of 1.8 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Ionian Sea, Greece. It killed 60 people, injured 80 and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Albania.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Chios Island, Aegean Islands, Greece.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea, with a maximum water height of 1.8 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Colombia-Ecuador. It killed 115 people and injured 46.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck E. Honshu Island, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.39 meters.
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A G5 (extreme) geomagnetic storm began January 19, 2026, reached Kp 9- and lasted 42 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 144; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 42 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A winter storm disaster that cost $2.5 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 150, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from January 19, 1985 to January 22, 1985.
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Surface high pressure building into Wisconsin brought clear skies and light winds to most of the state during the morning hours of January 19th. These conditions were favorable for the formation of dense fog across portions of southern Wisconsin.
Strong winds produced high seas near and offshore St. Lucie Inlet. A fishing vessel capsized due to the rough conditions and four men were ejected from the boat. One man drowned and three were rescued.
Beginning on January 18th, the upper-level ridge shifted eastward over interior central California and continued into the weekend of the 19th-22nd.
The 40.1 feet Eagle III commercial crab fishing vessel collided with the Coos Bay north jetty and capsized around 830 pm on 1/19/2016. The vessel had left Charleston, OR but was registered in Port Orford, OR. There were 4 people on board.
A father and son from San Jose perished at Cowell Ranch State Beach near Half Moon Bay after the son was swept into the ocean by a sneaker wave. State park lifeguards and rangers responded to the water rescue and pulled the two into a Harbor Patrol vessel.
A fading northerly swell and breezy to locally windy conditions promoted life-threatening rip currents for the northern coast of Puerto Rico, among other areas, on January 19th.
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