Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for January 27, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Taal Volcano, Luzon, Philippines. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 1,335 people, injured 199, destroyed 543 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Cold
A deadly cold wave started in Europe on January 27, 2012, and brought snow and freezing temperatures to much of the continent. There were more than 824 reported deaths in Europe and North Africa.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China. It killed 270 people, injured 80, destroyed 4,040 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of January 27, 1947 was ranked category 4, Crippling, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from January 27, 1947 to January 31, 1947.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of January 27, 1998 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from January 27, 1998 to January 29, 1998.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of January 27, 2010 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from January 27, 2010 to January 31, 2010.
Other weather
A landslide on 27 January 2019 in Abancay, Peru, killed at least 15 people and injured 34 more when it destroyed part of a hotel during a wedding celebration. The celebration at the Alhambra Hotel was attended by 100 people at the time of the landslide, which caused the building to collapse.
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Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Tiffany reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 953 mb, a category 4 storm.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of January 27, 2001 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from January 27, 2001 to January 31, 2001.
Winter storms and snow
A prolonged ice and snow storm began around just after midnight Tuesday January 27 and continued through 11 am Wednesday January 28.
Winter storms and snow
A shallow arctic airmass moved over north Texas as an upper level storm system moved in from the west. Periods of rain, freezing rain, and sleet occurred resulting in thousands of traffic accidents and numerous power outages.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of January 27, 2004 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from January 27, 2004 to January 28, 2004.
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A few trees were blown down. Humphreys County Belzoni,27 0700CST,,,0,0,4,0,Thunderstorm Winds The entire roof of a business was blown off. A few signs were destroyed. Several trees and power lines were blown down. A few small storage buildings were blown over.
Shingles blown off a church in Winnsboro. Roof blown off a large barn near Winnsboro. Also the Franklin Parish Sheriff's Office reported several tree limbs and a few trees blown down in the southern half of the parish.
A F1 tornado (1.5 mi long/30 yd wide) touched down in Pasadena. It destroyed a temporary school building, damagaged apartment roofs, destroyed a stormage facility, severly damaged an office building and parked cars, caused minor roof damage to a Dairy Queen and moderate…
An F1 tornado ripped through a homestead and portions of three historic barns on the Sonoma Coast - just north of the town of Jenner. One barn was completely destroyed and the two others sustained moderate damage.
A cold front moved southeast across central Florida overnight, creating scattered storms. One storm produced a brief EF-1 tornado that caused significant roof damage to two buildings.
Several waves of severe storms developed across South Florida during the two day period of the 27th and 28th. The first wave of storms occurred with a weak warm front that lifted over the region during the morning hours of the 27th, producing a tornado along the east coast.
During the evening hours of January 27, 2019, at 20:20 CST, an unusually violent and destructive tornado ripped through the Cuban capital Havana. The EF4 tornado toppled trees and utility poles, destroyed cars and sent debris flying as it passed through the city.
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Strong to severe storms impacted portions of southwest Georgia and northwest Florida during the late morning and early afternoon hours.
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Hurricane Tiffany reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 953 mb, a category 4 storm.
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Heavy rain (Storm totals of between one inch and one inch and a half) fell over saturated soil for the second weekend in a row and caused flooding of the larger streams and rivers across the Southern Poconos and Southeast Pennsylvania.
One to one and a half inches of rain fell on saturated soil and caused flooding of the larger streams and rivers in Northwest New Jersey.
Flooding was produced over sections of Maine when the last and most intense storm in a series of three low pressure centers moved northeastward from the Great Lakes. South to southeast winds brought warm temperatures and heavy rainfall to the area.
A storm system developed over the lower Mississippi Valley Friday (1/26/96) and moved to the central Great Lakes Saturday morning (1/27/96) then into Canada.
A low pressure system over the upper Great Lakes produced a general rainfall of one to two inches across eastern New York with up to three inches of rain across parts of the Catskills.
A low pressure system over the upper Great Lakes produced a general rainfall of one to two inches across eastern New York with up to three inches of rain across parts of the Catskills.
A low pressure system over the upper Great Lakes produced a general rainfall of one to two inches across Litchfield County Connecticut. This amount of rainfall on already saturated soil brought many small streams across the county out of their banks.
A low pressure system over the upper Great Lakes produced a general rainfall of one to two inches across southern Vermont. This amount of rainfall on already saturated soil brought many small streams out of their banks across Windham county.
A low pressure system over the upper Great Lakes produced a general rainfall of one to two inches across eastern New York with up to three inches over parts of the Catskills. This amount of rainfall on already saturated soil caused minor flooding along the Schoharie Creek.
A low pressure system over the upper Great Lakes produced a general rainfall of one to two inches across eastern New York with up to three inches in parts of the Catskills. This amount of rainfall on already saturated soil caused minor flooding along the Schoharie Creek.
A Nor'easter battered eastern Virginia on Tuesday, January 27th and Wednesday, January 28th.
A Nor'easter battered the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore on Tuesday, January 27th and Wednesday, January 28th.
A Nor'easter produced heavy rain and strong winds across central and eastern Virginia on Tuesday, January 27th and Wednesday, January 28th. Rainfall totals generally ranged from 2 to 4 inches.
A trough of low pressure off the Western U.S. coast helped transport abundant moisture into Southeast Arizona. Heavy rainfall occurred in the mountains causing flooding in the Catalinas and stream flooding in Greenlee County.
Upper-level low pressure parked off the coast caused several periods of heavy rain and snow across the area. Very heavy snow fell in the mountains near Wrightwood during the first few days of the storm.
A storm off the northern California coast on the 25th and 26th moved inland on the 27th, crossing New Mexico early on the 28th.
Moderate to heavy rainfall amounts were reported over two days after a plume of subtropical air moved into Arizona. The heaviest amounts occurred over the higher terrain generally east and north of Phoenix, resulting in flooded roads and other low-lying areas.
A low pressure center gathered strength off the mid-Atlantic coast and became a powerful ocean storm. This storm spread snow and winds across Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and portions of southeast Massachusetts.
Low pressure moving across the Upper Ohio Valley produced rainfall of around an inch in 12 hours across the region. With saturated ground this was enough to bring streams and creeks out of their banks across parts of Muskingum and Tuscarawas county.
Low pressure moved to the Mid Atlantic coastline during the early morning hours of January 27th and rapidly intensified into an intense storm as it moved northeast off the New England coast.
The Seine is a 777-kilometre-long (483 mi) river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin covering most of northern France.
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An incoming short wave provided ample lift of a very moist air mass to produce several hours of rainfall over Jefferson County. 8 to 12 inches of rain fell which caused flooding.
Beginning on Friday, 27 January 2023, regions across the upper North Island of New Zealand experienced widespread catastrophic floods caused by heavy rainfall, with Auckland being the most significantly affected as the Auckland Anniversary holiday weekend began.
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An extended period of deep layered moisture and moderate instability generated periods of heavy rainfall and localized flooding impacts across portions of Maui County.
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A spring-like storm system moved toward the Great Lakes, bringing mild air and strong winds to central New York. There were many reports of downed trees and wires, as winds gusted over 60 MPH.
Deep low pressure over the upper Great Lakes brought strong winds to the area. The high winds downed trees and power lines across the county.
A storm system developed in the lower Mississippi Valley on Friday (1/26/96) and moved to the central Great Lakes region Saturday morning (1/27/96) and then into Canada.
A strong low pressure system developed over the Great Plains on Friday January 26th and tracked northeast to the upper Great Lakes by the 27th. This system produced damaging southerly winds across all of eastern New York from Saturday morning through the evening hours.
Damaging winds were produced over much of Maine by the last, and most intense, of three low pressure systems moving northeastward out of the Great Lakes. South to southeast flow brought moist and unseasonably warm air into the area.
A NURSERY IN WILMER SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE AS A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA. A 150 FOOT LONG PIECE OF GLASS ON THE BUILDING AND PART OF A WALL FELL. SIXTEEN PLASTIC HOUSES WERE ALSO DAMAGED.
A strong low pressure system moving northward just off the Oregon Coast brough high winds to the Oregon Coast and Coast Range.
Strong southwesterly winds developed across the Black Hills during the afternoon and persisted through much of the night. Wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph were common across the higher terrain of the Black Hills and the northern and eastern foothills.
A strong 1051 mb surface high settled over the Great Basin, resulting in strong winds through the passes and canyons of Southern California. The most widespread winds occurred on the 27th.
A strong area of low pressure moving through the Four Corners brought high winds to parts of northern Arizona overnight.
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Snowstorm of January 27, 1904 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from January 27, 1904 to January 30, 1904.
Snowstorm of January 27, 1909 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from January 27, 1909 to January 31, 1909.
Snowstorm of January 27, 1947 was ranked category 4, Crippling, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from January 27, 1947 to January 31, 1947.
A low pressure system moved east from the Great Lakes region Monday (1/27/97) and up the St Lawrence Valley Monday night and then into Canada Tuesday morning (1/28/97).Across Central and Northeast Vermont between 6 and 12 inches of snow fell...except in the Champlain Valley…
Snowstorm of January 27, 1998 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from January 27, 1998 to January 29, 1998.
A surprise heavy wet snow fell over these mountainous counties. Since the environment was near the freezing mark, through a deep layer, a wide variation in snow depth was observed. The variation was based on elevation. Elevations above 2000 feet were impacted the most.
Heavy snow fell throughout most of northeast Tennessee. Most snowfall totals ranged from 5 to 10 inches. However, in the high mountain elevations of Johnson, Carter, Greene, Cocke, Sevier and Blount counties, as much as 2-3 feet of snow fell.
Heavy snow developed during the morning hours on the 27th and continued until the morning hours on the 28th. Snowfall amounts were mainly from 20 to 40 inches with maximum snow depths mainly from 12 to 25 inches.
Heavy wet snow developed during the morning hours on the 27th and continued until the morning hours on the 28th. The snow mixed with sleet and rain at times during the evening hours on the 27th.
A surprise heavy wet snow fell from the late morning hours of Tuesday the 27th, to the predawn hours of Wednesday the 28th. Since the environment was near near the freezing mark through a deep layer, a wide variation in snow depths were seen.
A major low pressure system off the southeast coast combined with a strong high pressure system over New England to produce gale force winds along the coast.
Heavy wet snow developed during the early morning hours on the 27th and continued until around noon on the 28th. Total snowfall amounts were generally from 18 to 36 inches with maximum snow depths from14 to 24 inches.
During the period from late Wednesday (1/27/99) through early Friday (1/29/99) a series of low pressure systems moved to the south of New England.
During the period from late Wednesday (1/27/99) through early Friday (1/29/99) a series of low pressure systems moved to the south of New England.
A major Winter Storm brought mostly heavy snow to Arkansas on January 27th and early on the 28th. Heavy snow began in southern and western sections of the state during the morning of the 27th, and gradually spread north and east.
A winter storm brought a swath of heavy snow across north central Mississippi. The snow began falling over western portions of the area during the early morning of the 27th and spread eastward during the day.
A winter storm brought heavy snow to most of northern and central Oklahoma and a mixture of sleet, snow, and freezing rain to portions of south central and southeast Oklahoma from the early morning of the 27th through the early evening.
A winter storm brought a mixture of sleet, freezing rain, and snow to much of central Mississippi on the 27th and 28th. The wintry mixture began early on the 27th across western portions of the area and spread eastward during the day.
A winter storm brought a mixture of freezing rain, sleet, and snow to much of northeast Louisiana on the 27th. The wintry mix began falling during the early morning of the 27th and lasted until late that night.
A mixture of sleet and snow began falling in the late evening on the 27th. The heaviest snowfall occurred during the overnight hours. Snow accumulations were the highest the morning of the 28th, with an average of 3 to 5 inches across the area.
A winter storm brought heavy snow to southeast Arkansas on the 27th. Heavy snow began falling during the early morning of the 27th and did not stop until late that night. The snow was heavy at times.
Snowstorm of January 27, 2001 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from January 27, 2001 to January 31, 2001.
A slow-moving winter storm howled into northern and central New Mexico with gusty winds, heavy snow which closed state highways and many rural roads and contributed to two deaths from exposure. Tribal police found one body just north of Gallup and another near Bluewater.
A strong upper level low pressure system moved from California into the Southern Rockies on the 27th.
A major winter storm blasted Northern Utah with heavy snow, strong winds, and bitter cold air.
Snowstorm of January 27, 2004 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from January 27, 2004 to January 28, 2004.
An area of low pressure moved across Ohio and Lake Erie on the morning of January 27th. Freezing rain associated with this low began in northwest Pennsylvania by the early morning hours of the 27th and continued through the middle part of the day.
A low pressure system moved northeast into the Ohio Valley early on the 27th. Another low pressure system developed on the east coast later that day then moved northeast to the New England coast. Snow ahead of the initial low became heavy the afternoon of the 27th.
A light mixture of snow, freezing drizzle and sleet impacted south-central Nebraska over a two day period. Snow amounts were generally in the 1 to 4 inch range. The icy mixture produced some glazing on the roads and several car accidents were reported.
A potent storm system brought very strong wind and heavy snow to much of Utah. The cold front brought poor visibilities in snow and blowing snow to the Wasatch Front, resulting in numerous road closures and traffic accidents.
Strong southwest flow transported deep subtropical moisture across western Colorado as an upper level moved east across the Great Basin. This system was quickly followed by a strong cold front out of the northwest.
A prolonged ice and snow storm began around just after midnight Tuesday January 27 and continued through 11 am Wednesday January 28.
A shallow arctic airmass moved over north Texas as an upper level storm system moved in from the west. Periods of rain, freezing rain, and sleet occurred resulting in thousands of traffic accidents and numerous power outages.
An arctic airmass came through all of central and south central Texas before an upper level disturbance and strong jet stream moved overhead during the overnight hours on January 27 and the early morning of January 28.
On January 27th and 28th back in 2009, a significant sleet storm tracked over western north Texas, up through southern and central Oklahoma. Most of this sleet affected areas near and southeast of Interstate-44, from near Wichita Falls, Texas, up through Duncan, Chickasha, Purcell, Shawnee, Seminole, and Holdenville. Up to 4 inches of sleet accumulated on top of a quarter-inch of ice.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
An area of low pressure tracked northeast from the Tennessee Valley during the evening hours of the 27th. This area of low pressure continued northeast and moved through the Ohio River Valley, and then into western Pennsylvania during the early afternoon of the 28th.
A frontal boundary was draped from the southern Mid Atlantic region southwestward to the northern Gulf of Mexico. An area of low pressure developed along this front across the lower Mississippi Valley late in the day on the 27th.
A frontal boundary was draped from the southern Mid Atlantic region southwestward to the northern Gulf of Mexico. An area of low pressure developed along this front across the lower Mississippi Valley late in the day on the 27th.
An area of low pressure tracked northeast from the Tennessee Valley during the evening hours of the 27th. This area of low pressure continued northeast and moved through the Ohio River Valley, and then into western Pennsylvania during the early afternoon of the 28th.
A major winter storm affected Eastern Kentucky beginning on January 27th. A low pressure system moved northeast from the Gulf Coast States, reaching Eastern Kentucky by the morning of the 28th.
Snow moved up the Ohio River Valley and overspread West Virginia during the predawn hours of Tuesday the 27th. The snow quickly accumulated 2 to 6 inches by late morning.
Low pressure moved out of the southern Plains northeast across the Tennessee Valley reaching the southern New England Coast on the 28th. The low brought an eight to twelve inch blanket of snow to the entire region by the evening of the 28th.
Snow moved up the Ohio River Valley and overspread northeast Kentucky during the predawn hours of Tuesday the 27th. The snow quickly accumulated 2 to 5 inches by late morning. | |By afternoon, the snow had decreased and transitioned to intermittent light freezing rain.
Sub-freezing air was in place across the region as a warm front moved north into the area. Rain associated with the front fell and encountered the frigid air at the surface. The result was the formation of a layer of ice over mainly trees and other elevated surfaces.
Snowstorm of January 27, 2010 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from January 27, 2010 to January 31, 2010.
A brief warm up after several rounds of snowfall across the Chuska Mountains led to melting snow and muddy roads. A woman died of exposure after her vehicle got stuck in the mud and she tried to continue on foot.
Another avalanche fatality occurred on January 27th, this one in the Meadows area of Big Cottonwood Canyon.
A large, but quickly moving area of precipitation in the form of freezing rain, sleet and snow, quickly moved from southeastern Minnesota, northeast across west central Wisconsin by noon.
A cold front moved into northern Utah on January 27, bringing additional snow to the area, and finally breaking the long-lasting valley inversions. The heaviest snow occurred along the cold front on the 27th, with showers lingering on the 28th, and eventually ending on the 29th.
Freezing rain caused icy roads and other surfaces across southwest Minnesota during the morning and early afternoon of January 27th. There was one indirect fatality resulting from an accident.
A skier in the Cliff Creek drainage south of Hoback Canyon triggered an 8 inch deep avalanche that carried her 120 feet downhill and into a tree. Members of her party found her in less than one minute, but her injuries were fatal.
A Columbus woman died on the night of the 27th when the sport-utility vehicle she was driving crashed into a semitrailer on Interstate 90 between Billings and Columbus due to icy conditions.
An avalanche occurred on the southeast slope of Survey Peak around 1700MST and killed one skier. The skier was the last of a group to descend the slope when he triggered the slide that swept him 220 feet downhill and pinned him against a tree.
Ice accumulations up to a quarter of an inch from freezing rain were reported across southeast Minnesota from a winter storm that impacted the region on January 27th. The winter storm originated over South Dakota and then moved almost due east into Wisconsin.
A cold airmass was in place over Iowa as arctic high pressure slipped east of the state during the early morning hours of the 27th.
A 970 mb low pressure system moved from the North Pacific Ocean January 27th, progressed north toward the eastern Aleutians and eventually the Pribilof Islands late January 29th, spreading generally light to moderate snow.
On Monday morning (27th) a cold front swept across the Eastern Great Lakes region. While some ice had developed on Lake Ontario, much of the lake was open which allowed an intense band of snow to form just south of Watertown.
A powerful nor'easter brought blizzard conditions to much of southern and eastern New England on January 26-27th.
A moist warm front overran cold air trapped against the Cascades during the early morning hours of January 27th. Heavy snow accumulations in the Wenatchee area and on the Waterville Plateau resulted.
Heavy snow fell across much of northern Illinois starting during the evening of January 27th and continuing through the morning of January 28th. A 75 year old male was struck by a plow truck while snow blowing in Lake County, Illinois and died.
A very strong atmospheric river event brought very heavy snow to the southeast Idaho mountains and the Sun Valley region. Amounts of over 2 feet of snow were very common in the drawn out event.
A weak disturbance brought a period of light to moderate snow to central Illinois from mid-morning through early evening of January 27th. Snowfall ranged from two to four inches and created slippery spots on many area roadways.
A very strong atmospheric river combined with a cold, dynamic area of low pressure produced significant snowfall across northeast California and the Sierra Nevada.
Poor visibility due to snow and blowing snow and slippery roads likely contributed to a fatal multi-vehicle accident in Garden Township on the afternoon of the 27th. A semi-truck driving westbound lost control and struck a Toyota SUV head-on killing both occupants of the Toyota.
Arctic air undercut a plume of anomalously high moisture to bring impacts from snow, flash freeze, and wind.
An upper level disturbance and approaching cold front resulted in a period of snow showers across southern WI from the late morning into the afternoon. The snow showers produced a brief period of reduced visibility and accumulating snow on the roads.
With colder air entrenched across the northern tier of the U.S., a jet streak dropped southeast out of Canada and a strong zone of frontogenetic forcing along the boundary of colder air resulted in a band of heavy snowfall, with brief rates up to 1 to 2 inches per hour through…
A period of cold weather helped form ice on freezable bodies of water across the area, with a subsequent warmup leading to more instability on ice. Late in the month, two boys fell through ice, resulting in one fatality.
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One man was found in Gallup covered in frost and lying in a sleeping position. Another man, found near Shiprock, died of hypothermia or exposure. Overnight low temperature from both Gallup and Farmington was near 32 degrees.
High pressure was located directly over the Mid-Atlantic region between the 27th and 29th. The combination of clear skies, calm winds, and a snowpack led to extremely cold temperatures .
A 70-year old woman suffering from Alzheimer's disease wandered from her home and was found frozen to death behind her garage.
An approaching arctic high pressure system over southern Canada and exiting low pressure system over the northern plains broughtextremely cold temperatures and bitter wind chills to western and central North Dakota.
Temperatures fell to 8 to 13 degrees above zero from Farmingdale east to Shirley, NY between 6 am and 8 am. Combined with north winds averaging 15 mph, wind chill temperatures fell to approximately 10 degrees below zero. Three deaths were reported by Newsday.
A deadly cold wave started in Europe on January 27, 2012, and brought snow and freezing temperatures to much of the continent. There were more than 824 reported deaths in Europe and North Africa.
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Another arctic cold wave affected southern Wisconsin during this period. West to northwest winds of 10-20 mph with the passage of an arctic cold front brought wind chill temperatures of 20 below to 38 below zero Fahrenheit beginning the early morning of January 27th, and not…
Following a strong arctic front, temperatures plummeted across northern Illinois with breezy conditions leading to wind chill values falling into the -30 F to -35 F range. An elderly woman died due to complications of hypothermia and cold exposure.
Another shot of arctic air poured into West Virginia on the 27th. A clear night with diminishing winds resulted in temperatures well below zero over northern counties to around zero in the southern counties.
Arctic air poured into northeast Kentucky on the 27th. A clear night with diminishing winds resulted in temperatures on either side of the zero mark at dawn on the 28th. The coldest dawn temperatures occurred on the 29th.
Arctic air poured into southeast Ohio on the 27th. A clear night with diminishing winds resulted in temperatures mostly in the minus 5 to minus 20 degree range across southeast Ohio.
After another Upper Midwest Blizzard, temperatures dropped into the teens below zero or lower, with winds averaging 10 to 20 mph from the northwest. This created wind chill values of 35 below zero for a long period from early Monday January 27th, to Tuesday, January 28th.
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CCC Fire Camp F-16 (nr. Beatum) recorded -17°F, Georgia’s all-time minimum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Eagle Harbor recorded 117 inches, Michigan’s all-time maximum snow depth, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
Flat Top recorded 35 inches, West Virginia’s all-time maximum 24-hour snowfall, over January 27, 1998 to January 28, 1998, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The Unnamed Fire was discovered on January 27, 2004, in Wyoming, and burned 6,400 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Rosetta Lane Fire was discovered on January 27, 2004, in Laramie County, Wyoming, and burned 3,014 acres.
A very large wildfire started one mile northeast of Slapout Oklahoma around 1300 CST. The wildfire was three miles wide and twelve miles long and burned approximately ten thousand five hundred acres as it traveled east and northeast.
The Powderhorn Fire was discovered on January 27, 2009, in Calhoun County, Texas, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Dripping Fire was reported on January 27, 2015, in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,600 acres.
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A magnitude 9 earthquake struck Cascadia Subduction Zone, United States. With the tsunami it caused, it killed few people (about 1 to 50) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China. It killed 270 people, injured 80, destroyed 4,040 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Cumana, Venezuela.
An earthquake struck Gulf of Alaska, Alaska, United States. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Jannina (Epirus), Greece.
An earthquake struck Santiago, Valparaiso, Chile. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Taal Volcano, Luzon, Philippines. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 1,335 people, injured 199, destroyed 543 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Ionian Sea, Greece. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Sao Paulo, Brazil. It killed 1 person.
An earthquake struck Cebu, Mactan I, Cebu I, Philippines.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Kachin, Myanmar.
An earthquake struck Calabria, Italy. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Kamchatka, Russia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Nehbandan, Iran.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Saglamtas, Pulumur, Turkey. It killed 1 person.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Banda Sea, Indonesia.
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Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 1 person and destroyed 300 houses.
Manam, Papua New Guinea erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. It killed 1 person and injured 14.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 9 earthquake struck Cascadia Subduction Zone, United States. It killed few people (about 1 to 50) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck Kodiak Island, AK, United States, with a maximum water height of 2.4 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Central Chile.
A tsunami struck Sydney Harbor, Australia, with a maximum water height of 0.12 meters.
A tsunami struck Central Peru. It killed 5 people.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Ionian Sea, Greece.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Calabrian Arc, Italy.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Kamchatka, Russia.
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A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began January 27, 1932, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 25; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began January 27, 1932, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 25; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began January 27, 1933, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 25; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began January 27, 1952, reached Kp 6- and lasted 18 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 32; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 57 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began January 27, 1956, reached Kp 6+ and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 37; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 53 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began January 27, 1971, reached Kp 6 and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 37; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 55 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began January 27, 1973, reached Kp 6- and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 33; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 57 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began January 27, 1973, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 33; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began January 27, 1980, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 25; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began January 27, 1986, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 37; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began January 27, 1992, reached Kp 5 and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 23; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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Little change in the weather pattern over California brought consistently good conditions for overnight dense fog formation for the period of the 27th through the 31st (into the morning of the 1st of February) in the Central and Southern San Joaquin Valley.
Five airmen were knocked over by a wave that crossed the reef into the cordoned-off swimming area at about 11:15 GST on 27 January. Three airmen swam back to shore and one was rescued, but the fifth airman never surfaced and was swept past the reef out to sea.
A landslide on 27 January 2019 in Abancay, Peru, killed at least 15 people and injured 34 more when it destroyed part of a hotel during a wedding celebration. The celebration at the Alhambra Hotel was attended by 100 people at the time of the landslide, which caused the building to collapse.
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The fog reformed in much of the valley not long after midnight and persisted until late morning. Fog reduced visibility to below an eighth of a mile for 5 to 10 hours at several locations.
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