January 24 in Weather History

199 events on record, 1455 to 2026

Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for January 24, in any year, each linked to its full record.

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  • Tornadoes
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  • Winter storms and snow
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Wildfires
  • Earthquakes
  • Volcanoes
  • Tsunamis
  • Other weather

The most significant

By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.

Winter storms and snow

2000A category 3 snowstorm begins in the South

Snowstorm of January 24, 2000 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from January 24, 2000 to February 1, 2000.

Category
3, Major
Index
6.8
Winter deaths filed
19

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Winter storms and snow

2000A category 3 snowstorm begins in the Southeast

Snowstorm of January 24, 2000 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from January 24, 2000 to January 27, 2000.

Category
3, Major
Index
7.9
Winter deaths filed
16

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Winter storms and snow

2026Late January 2026 North American winter storm

From January 23 to January 27, 2026, a very large and expansive winter storm, unofficially referred to as Winter Storm Fern by The Weather Channel and various news outlets, or Snowmageddon in some areas, caused deadly and catastrophic ice and snow impacts across a very long stretch of land, encompassing Northern Mexico to the Southern and Northeastern United States and into Canada. The storm brought over two feet of snow to some locations in New Mexico and New England, and up to an inch of ice…

Where
North America
Countries
Canada, United States, Mexico
Deaths
50

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Tornadoes

52 on January 24, oldest first.

1928F1 tornado, DeKalb County, Tennessee

An F1 tornado touched down in DeKalb County, Tennessee and 20 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Smithville, TN.

Rating
F1
Deaths
4
Injuries
6
Width
20 yd

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196730 tornadoes across 4 states

30 tornadoes were recorded on January 24, 1967, in Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, 2 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 7 people.

Tornadoes
30
States
4
Deaths
7
Violent
2

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1967F3 tornado, Lee County, Iowa

An F3 tornado touched down in Lee County, Iowa and tracked 4.3 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 6.

Rating
F3
Deaths
1
Injuries
6
Path
4.3 mi
Width
300 yd

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1993Tornado in Florida, January 24, 1993

A small tornado touched down in an open field, then overturned a mobile home with two occupants and an unoccupied trailer, skipped across a road then dissipated. The two people in the mobile home suffered cuts and bruises but were otherwise fine.

Injuries
2
Damage
$50,000
Strongest
F1
Events
1

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1997Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, January 24, 1997

This was one of those extraordinary cases where the National Weather Service had a 41 minute lead time on a tornado warning . The F4 tornado struck the Southridge Subdivision, near Barfield, TN, at 503 PM.

Injuries
18
Damage
$4.7 million
Strongest
F4
Events
7

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1997Tornadoes in Kentucky, January 24, 1997

An F2 tornado swept a 500-600 yard 7 mile path from just south of Glaskow to the small town of Wisdom, 5 miles west of Edmonton. The tornado damaged over 40 homes and several mobile homes.

Injuries
2
Damage
$1.8 million
Strongest
F2
Events
2

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1997Tornado in Tennessee, January 24, 1997

6 people were injured, none seriously, in the tornado that struck Smith county. 11 vehicles were destroyed and 7 vehicles damaged, 5 livestock killed, 22 outbuildings destroyed and one cattle trailer was destroyed.

Injuries
6
Damage
$1.0 million
Strongest
F2
Events
1

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1997Tornado in Tennessee, January 24, 1997

A tornado in Wilson county started near Vine at Fall Creek Rd. and Hwy 231. The tornado moved northeast and affected the area of Norene especially on Sherrilltown Rd. and Phillips Rd. Storm damage for Wilson county was 2 million dollars.

Damage
$2.0 million
Strongest
F2
Events
1

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1997Tornado in Tennessee, January 24, 1997

Most of the damage from the tornado occurred in Wheel and just to the east of Wheel. 1 home was destroyed and 3 homes were damaged. Also a general store was damaged along with one mobile home. 2 mobile homes were destroyed.

Injuries
3
Damage
$250,000
Strongest
F2
Events
1

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1997Tornado in Tennessee, January 24, 1997

The tornado destroyed 1 home and damaged 10 others. 2 mobile homes were damaged. 2 people were injured, but they were treated and released. Many barns and outbuildings were damaged. Numerous trees were down on State Rt 53 causing portions of the road to be blocked.

Injuries
2
Damage
$150,000
Strongest
F2
Events
1

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1997Tornado in Louisiana, January 24, 1997

A tornado touched down several times along an intermittant patch. Five mobile homes were damaged, two sustained major damage and were pushed off their foundation and three had minor damage to porches and roofs.

Injuries
1
Damage
$160,000
Strongest
F1
Events
1

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1997Tornado in Tennessee, January 24, 1997

The tornado downed trees, ripped off roofs from homes located at Waller Estates and Young Subdivision. Smyrna Middle School sustained roof damage. 4 apartments, 2 mobile homes and 3 homes were damaged in the Smyrna area. One person hid in a bathtub when the tornado struck.

Damage
$500,000
Strongest
F2
Events
1

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1997Tornado in Tennessee, January 24, 1997

The tornado destroyed 4 homes and damaged 6 others. It also destroyed 6 mobile homes and damaged 2 others. Numerous barns and outbuildings were destroyed. Most of the damage occurred on Mayberry School Road and Dodson Branch Road.

Damage
$500,000
Strongest
F2
Events
1

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1997Tornado in Tennessee, January 24, 1997

One woman was injured by flying glass when the tornado turned her car around on US RT 70 at Alexandria and the windows popped out. Tornado path width and length are approximations.

Injuries
1
Damage
$5,000
Strongest
F2
Events
1

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1997Tornado in Tennessee, January 24, 1997

Hot Rock area was hardest hit. 3 homes were totally destroyed and 9 more were damaged by the tornado. 14 outbuildings and one house trailer were damaged. Tornado path width and length are approximations.

Damage
$250,000
Strongest
F2
Events
1

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1997Tornado in Tennessee, January 24, 1997

The tornado caused structural damage to 12 homes. 3 barns were also damaged along with many sheds and outbuildings. Most of the damage to homes were on Allens Ferry Rd., Cordell Love Rd. and Big Hurricane Rd. Tornado path width and length are approximations.

Damage
$250,000
Strongest
F2
Events
1

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1997Tornado in Alabama, January 24, 1997

A weak tornado touched down in the William B. Bankhead National Forest and tracked across Highway 33 at the lookout tower. The majority of damage was done to trees and some damage was done to the Forest Service buildings at the tower.

Damage
$48,000
Strongest
F1
Events
1

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2000Tornado in Florida, January 24, 2000

A tornado (F1) touched down approximately one mile southwest of Corkscrew road on Lazy D Farms road where it downed a few trees, caused minor damage to a weathered mobile home, slightly damaged two vehicles and killed two cows.

Damage
$500,000
Strongest
F1
Events
1

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20232023 Pasadena–Deer Park tornado

On the afternoon of January 24, 2023, a large, intense, rain-wrapped tornado moved through the suburbs of Pasadena and Deer Park, in the Houston metropolitan area in Texas. The National Weather Service rated the most-severe damage from the tornado low-end EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita scale with winds estimated at 140 miles per hour (230 km/h).

Where
United States
Country
United States

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Hurricanes and tropical storms

3 on January 24, oldest first.

Floods

18 on January 24, oldest first.

1996Flooding in Indiana, January 24 to 30, 1996

On the 23rd, many areas received around an inch of rainfall which pushed the Whitewater river back into flood. The river crested at Alpine at 12.3 feet where the flood stage is 12 feet. The worst flooding occurred on the Ohio river.

Damage
$300,000
Events
7

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1996Flooding in Maine, January 24 to 25, 1996

Runoff from 1 to 2 inches of rain and melting snow caused flooding in interior Eastern Maine. Several communities were affected, particularly in northern Penobscot County, where culverts were flooded and roads were washed out.

Damage
$231,000
Events
7

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1997Flash Flood in California, January 24 to 25, 1997

The return of rain to the Sierra Nevada caused another, larger, mudslide on US highway 50 at 2330 PST on the 24th near the town of White Hall. The slide was 800 feet wide and reached heights of 70 feet and contained a total of 500,000 cubic yards of earth.

Damage
$5.0 million
Events
1

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2002Flash Flooding in Alabama, January 24, 2002

Rainfall continued across parts of northwest Alabama for a second day in a row. Radar estimated rain amounts as high as 3 inches. Additional rainfall on already saturated ground quickly caused flooding. Numerous roads across all of these counties were flooded and impassable.

Damage
$155,000
Events
5

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2010Flash Flooding in Virginia, January 24 to 25, 2010

Abundant rain advanced north into the region in advance of an area of low pressure to the west while a frontal boundary remained draped over the region. An average of 2 to 5 inches of rain fell from this system onto an already saturated ground from recent snow melt and rainfall.

Damage
$1.4 million
Events
38

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2010Flash Flooding in North Carolina, January 24 to 25, 2010

Abundant rain advanced north into the region in advance of an area of low pressure to the west while a frontal boundary remained draped over the region. An average of 2 to 5 inches of rain fell from this system onto an already saturated ground from recent snow melt and rainfall.

Damage
$227,000
Events
13

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2019Flooding in New York, January 24 to 25, 2019

Following a heavy snowfall event on January 19-20 over much of eastern New York, a strong low pressure system tracking through southern Canada ushered in an unseasonably warm and moist airmass on January 24th. Temperatures surged into the 40s to mid-50s.

Damage
$710,000
Events
20

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Severe storms

11 on January 24, oldest first.

1997Damaging Wind in Alabama, January 24, 1997

A severe thunderstorm caused widespread damage across Hartford. An awning to a store was shredded and a roof to a shed was blown off and landed on a fire truck. Numerous trees were downed causing power outages. Parts of a flat roof were blown off of the National Guard armory.

Damage
$150,000
Events
1

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2002Damaging Wind in Kentucky, January 24, 2002

A site survey was conducted by National Weather Service meteorologists. It was determined that straight-line winds near 90 MPH affected a small rural area near the intersection of Highway 866 and Country Road. The damage area was about one-half mile long and 500 yards wide.

Injuries
3
Damage
$75,000
Strongest
78 kt wind
Events
1

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2006High Wind in Iowa, January 24, 2006

An intense low pressure moved southeast out of northern Alberta during the night of the 23rd and early morning of the 24th. The low tracked southeast across Lake Winnipeg early on the 24th and was over Lake Superior during the afternoon of the 24th.

Injuries
2
Damage
$550,000
Strongest
60 kt wind
Events
51

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2006Strong Wind in Wisconsin, January 24, 2006

Strong post, cold-frontal northwest winds, gusting to 39 to 44 knots (45 to 51 mph), affected south-central and southeast Wisconsin. Scattered power outages were noted due to broken tree branches hitting power-lines.

Damage
$100,000
Events
20

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Winter storms and snow

44 on January 24, oldest first.

1997Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 24 to 27, 1997

Another heavy lake enhanced snow took aim at northern Upper Michigan as low pressure moved northeast across Lower Michigan and Lake Huron on the 25th. With north winds, the maximum snowfall this time occured at the Marquette County Airport with 20 inches.

Damage
$750,000
Events
7

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1999Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 24, 1999

A heavy snow band set up from La Crosse through the Tomah area to around Mauston withaccumulations of 6 to 8 inches. A 28 car pileup occurred on Interstate 90-94 near Oakdale (Monroe County), but only minor injuries were reported.

Deaths
1
Injuries
20
Damage
$130,000
Events
3

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2006Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 24 to 25, 2006

An Alberta Clipper passed to the north of Lake Erie on January 24th. A cold front trailing this low swept east across the region. Westerly flow behind this front caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the late evening hours of the 24th.

Damage
$300,000
Events
2

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20092009 Buachaille Etive Mòr avalanche

The 2009 Buachaille Etive Mòr avalanche happened on Buachaille Etive Mòr in Glen Coe in the Scottish Highlands, UK, on 24 January 2009. Three mountain climbers were killed and one sustained a serious shoulder injury.

Where
Buachaille Etive Mòr
Deaths
3

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2013Ice Storm in Utah, January 24, 2013

A rare freezing rain event occurred in Utah on January 24. Very cold air was trapped in valley locations due to a persistent inversion; when a weather disturbance brought precipitation to the area, and the system was too weak to break the inversion, freezing rain occurred at the…

Deaths
1
Injuries
473
Events
3

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2016Avalanche in Wyoming, January 24, 2016

A two to four feet deep, 200-foot-wide avalanche claimed the lives of two skiers while a third escaped injury by clinging to a tree. The slide occurred on Ralph's Slide in Rock Springs Canyon shortly before 1430MST.

Deaths
2
Events
1

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2018Winter Weather in Illinois, January 24, 2018

Freezing drizzle and pockets of freezing rain developed during the early morning hours of January 24th across portions of northeast Illinois in the Chicago Metro area, which quickly led to icy conditions on roadways.

Deaths
3
Injuries
4
Damage
$1.5 million
Events
7

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2019Winter Storm and Cold in Michigan, January 24 to 26, 2019

A deep upper low pressure system from Hudson Bay into the Great Lakes brought a surge of Arctic air across the Upper Great Lakes which generated moderate to heavy lake effect snow and bitter cold temperatures across much of Upper Michigan from the 24th into 26th.

Deaths
2
Injuries
2
Damage
$10,000
Events
15

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2021Winter Storm and Hail in Arizona, January 24 to 26, 2021

A pair of winter storm systems moved across Arizona January 24 through 26. The first brought moderate snow accumulations to several mountain ranges above 6000 feet on January 24. Mt. Lemmon Highway was closed at the base as a result.

Injuries
1
Damage
$132,000
Strongest
0.5 in hail
Events
12

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2023Winter Storm in Arkansas, January 24 to 25, 2023

A strong upper level disturbance translated from far west Texas through the Southern Plains on the 24th and 25th. Precipitation began as rain across the area during the morning of the 24th, but changed to snow during the afternoon and evening.

Damage
$315,000
Events
7

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2023Winter Weather in Texas, January 24, 2023

A deep upper low and a strong cold front came together to produce a transition from cold rain to snow across North Texas on Tuesday, January 24. Snowfall totals up to 2 inches were reported roughly north of a line from Eastland to Fort Worth to Paris.

Damage
$150,000
Events
1

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2026Late January 2026 North American winter storm

From January 23 to January 27, 2026, a very large and expansive winter storm, unofficially referred to as Winter Storm Fern by The Weather Channel and various news outlets, or Snowmageddon in some areas, caused deadly and catastrophic ice and snow impacts across a very long stretch of land, encompassing Northern Mexico to the Southern and Northeastern United States and into Canada. The storm brought over two feet of snow to some locations in New Mexico and New England, and up to an inch of ice…

Where
North America
Countries
Canada, United States, Mexico
Deaths
50

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2026Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 24 to 25, 2026

A major winter storm produced heavy snow and sleet across portions of northern and central Kentucky January 24-26, 2026. In addition, portions of central and eastern Kentucky saw heavy ice accumulation, which resulted in thousands of power outages.

Deaths
9
Injuries
1
Events
49

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2026Heavy Snow in Indiana, January 24 to 25, 2026

A large-strong low pressure system produced heavy snow across central Indiana January 24th through January 25th. Over a foot of snow fell in most counties across south-central Indiana. Indianapolis broke the daily record snowfall total on January 25th with 9.1 inches.

Deaths
1
Events
39

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2026Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 24 to 25, 2026

A strong arctic cold front moved south into the Four State Region during the afternoon through the overnight hours on January 23rd-24th, with temperatures quickly falling from the upper 40s to mid 50s on the 23rd into the 20s and lower 30s by the early morning hours on the 24th.

Deaths
1
Events
17

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Heat and drought

1 on January 24, oldest first.

Cold

14 on January 24, oldest first.

1995January 2019 North American cold wave

In late January 2019, a severe cold wave caused by a weakened jet stream around the Arctic polar vortex hit the Midwestern United States and Eastern Canada, killing at least 22 people. It came after a winter storm brought up to 13 inches (33 cm) of snow in some regions from January 27–29, and brought the lowest temperatures in over 20 years to most locations in the affected region, including some all-time record lows.

Where
Eastern Canada
Countries
Canada, United States
Deaths
24

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2003Extreme Cold in Alabama, January 24 to 25, 2003

The coldest temperatures in 7 years occurred across much of North and Central Alabama and lasted for about two days. Early morning temperatures ranged from 2 to 10 degrees. The coldest temperatures were measured in outlying areas.

Deaths
1
Events
39

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2003Extreme Cold in Florida, January 24 to 25, 2003

Arctic high pressure settled over the southeastern United States which maintained the clear and cold weather across the Florida peninsula. Overnight lows of 19 to 24 occurred from Bronson to Brooksville with temperatures in the 30s farther south.

Damage
$8.5 million
Events
14

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2003Extreme Cold in Florida, January 24, 2003

67 year old woman found dead of hypothermia outdoors at 8131 NW 115th Ave, Ocala, Florida. Apparently she fell and could not get up, body was found Friday morning, Jan 24th. Report from Florida Dept. of Emergency Management State Warning Point.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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2025Cold in Arizona, January 24 to 25, 2025

Cold morning temperatures near normal across Southeastern Arizona. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that cold was the primary factor in the cause of death for two individuals, one in Pima and one in Huachuca City.

Deaths
2
Events
2

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Records set

2 on January 24, oldest first.

Wildfires

9 on January 24, oldest first.

19611961 Western Australian bushfires

In early 1961, a series of bushfires burned in the south-west region of Western Australia. The devastating fires burned large areas of forest in and around Dwellingup from 20 to 24 January, at Pemberton and in the Shannon River region between 11 and 15 February, and in the Augusta-Margaret River area in early March.

Where
Australia
Country
Australia

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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1996Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire started on January 24, 1996, in Florida, and burned 9,416 acres.

When
January 24, 1996
Acres
9,416

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1996MCFWEST3 Fire

The MCFWEST3 Fire was discovered on January 24, 1996, in Texas, and burned 5,388 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
January 24, 1996
Acres
5,388

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2000Old North Fire

The Old North Fire was discovered on January 24, 2000, in Louisiana, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
January 24, 2000
Acres
1,200

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2009Woodard Fire

The Woodard Fire was discovered on January 24, 2009, in Jack County, Texas, and burned 1,800 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
January 24, 2009
Acres
1,800

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2009Everybody Fire

The Everybody Fire was discovered on January 24, 2009, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,037 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.

When
January 24, 2009
Acres
1,037

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2009State Hwy 361 Fire

The State Hwy 361 Fire was discovered on January 24, 2009, in Nueces County, Texas, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
January 24, 2009
Acres
1,000

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2018West Alabama Fire

The West Alabama Fire was reported on January 24, 2018, in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,589 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
January 24, 2018
Acres
1,589

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2018Rooster McConaughey Fire

The Rooster McConaughey Fire was reported on January 24, 2018, in Schleicher County, Texas, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
January 24, 2018
Acres
1,200

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Earthquakes

29 on January 24, oldest first.

19391939 Chillán earthquake

3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). With a death toll of around 28,000, compared to the 2,231–6,000 of the Great Chilean earthquake of 1960, it is the single deadliest earthquake in Chile.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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19651965 Ceram Sea earthquake

2 and its epicenter was located just off the southwestern coast of Sanana Island in eastern Indonesia. The event occurred at a depth of 28 kilometers under the Ceram Sea, and a tsunami was generated which caused damage in Sanana, Buru, and Mangole.

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20162016 Old Iliamna earthquake

The 2016 Old Iliamna earthquake struck in the Cook Inlet region of Alaska near Iliamna at 1:30 AM AKST on January 24, 2016. The quake was centered approximately 162 miles (261 km) from Anchorage, and 65 miles (105 km) from Homer.

Where
United States
Country
United States

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20252025 Santorini earthquakes

Santorini, officially Thira or Thera, is a Greek island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from the mainland. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago formed by the Santorini caldera.

Where
Santorini
Country
Greece

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Volcanoes

1 on January 24, oldest first.

1817January 24, 1817 Eruption of Ijen

Ijen, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed some people (about 51 to 100) and destroyed 90 houses.

When
January 24, 1817
VEI
2
Deaths
Some (about 51 to 100)
Where
Ijen, Indonesia

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Tsunamis

5 on January 24, oldest first.

Space weather and aurora

2 on January 24, oldest first.

Billion-dollar disasters

1 on January 24, oldest first.

Other weather

7 on January 24, oldest first.

20262026 West Bandung landslide

On the early morning of January 24, 2026, heavy rains caused major landslides in West Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia. The landslide buried at least 53 homes, and killed up to 80 people, and 20 others missing.

Where
West Bandung
Country
Indonesia

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Sources

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 2026-09-25.