Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for January 28, 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.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Lisbon, Portugal. It killed 2,000 people, destroyed 200 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Floods
In 2022, major floods and landslides occurred in Brazil.
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Winter storms and snow
The Blizzard of '66 was ranked category 4, Crippling, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from January 28, 1966 to February 1, 1966.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Shemakha (Semacha), Azerbaijan. It killed 118 people, injured 44 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Korce, Albania. It killed 90 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Khvoy (Khoy), Iran. It killed 3 people, injured 1,017, destroyed 370 houses and did $255 million in damage.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of January 28, 2014 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from January 28, 2014 to January 29, 2014.
Tornadoes
An F2 tornado touched down in Tishomingo County, Mississippi and 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Iuka, MS.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of January 28, 1925 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from January 28, 1925 to January 31, 1925.
Severe storms
Storm Malik was an extratropical cyclone that caused damage throughout northern Europe. It was named by the Danish Meteorological Institute in Denmark on 28 January 2022, and lasted until 30 January 2022.
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Winter storms and snow
On Monday, January 27, a very strong arctic front moved through Central Alabama, bringing extremely cold and dry air to the area. Across the north, temperatures dropped through the day and into the 30's shortly after sunset.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Connie reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 940 mb, a category 4 storm.
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An F2 tornado touched down in Tishomingo County, Mississippi and 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Iuka, MS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Faulkner, White counties, Arkansas and tracked 23 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, injuring 12.
An F3 tornado touched down in Saint Charles Parish, Louisiana and tracked 0.1 miles, 17 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hinds County, Mississippi and tracked 31.4 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5.
An F3 tornado touched down in Fayette County, Alabama and tracked 0.8 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest.
Over 40 pine trees were blown down and a large oak tree blown atop a house.
Snow plows had to be used to clear the hail off of Interstate 65.
A small tornado that apparently formed on the north side of a bow echo touched down in a lightly populated area just north of Lake Lurleen State Park and just west of State Road 171 in west central Tuscaloosa County.
A landspout tornado touched down just northeast of Newton, blowing windows out of cars at an auto dealership, and downing light poles and large tree limbs.
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Hurricane Connie reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 940 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Cebile reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 945 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Anggrek reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 950 mb, a category 4 storm.
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An intense northeaster pounded the New Jersey Shore with tidal flooding, beach erosion, strong winds and rain on the 28th. Conditions were progressively worse farther south along the New Jersey shore.
An intense northeaster pounded Kent and Sussex Counties with tidal flooding, beach erosion, strong winds and heavy rain on the 28th. Conditions were progressively worse closer to the coast in Kent and Sussex Counties. Severe coastal flooding was reported in Sussex County.
A large and powerful slow moving ocean storm passing across the Atlantic Ocean to the south of Cape Cod brought strong southeast winds to southeastern Massachusetts, with high tides and beach erosion affecting north and east facing coastal areas.
A fairly intense and slow-moving nor'easter produced a large area of moderate to heavy rains across central and lower southern Maryland beginning late on the 27th and continuing through late afternoon on the 28th.
A fairly intense and slow-moving nor'easter produced a large area of moderate to heavy rains across central and northeastern Virginia beginning late on the 27th and continuing through late afternoon on the 28th.
Heavy rains resulted in Wreck Island Creek flooding route 666 about 4 miles west-northwest of Oakville. The bridge and adjacent road was damaged by the flooding.
James Ezra Moore of Timpson, Texas was swept off FM 947 after his truck ran off the road. His body was later found in a flooded creek along FM 947.
Police Department reported several streets in the Broadmore subdivision flooded due to excessive heavy rainfall. I-49 in south Shreveport was closed from flooding.
Highway 112 in west Clallam county, had damage to 8 different locations on the roadway. Port Angeles's Harbor Town Mall was also damaged by up to two feet of water in their downstairs offices.
Heavy rain flooded Lake Monroe. A man drove into flooded roads near Lake Monroe after apparently becoming disoriented and was killed.
An upper level trough spread abundant subtropical moisture into much of southern New Mexico. Since snow levels were high (above 8000 feet), the result was up to two inches of rain on an existing snowpack.
Melting from an ice storm on January 27th combined with rain on the 28th created minor river flooding along the Barren and Green Rivers in South Central Kentucky. Minor flooding was also reported on Stoner Creek in Bourbon County in the Bluegrass Region of North Central Kentucky.
Unseasonably moist conditions over the area combined with an approaching potent upper level trough on this day, resulted in a couple of convective severe wind gusts and flash flooding episodes.
A strong to severe line of thunderstorms moved through North Texas during the morning hours of January 28th. All of the severe weather reports were associated with straight-line winds in the 60 to 65 mph range.
Moderate rain on already saturated soil triggered a hillside to begin slowly creeping and thus undermining State Route 231 near Valley. Traffic was restricted to one lane at the slide site.
A potent trough of low pressure associated with a weak atmospheric river brought heavy mountain and snow and areas of flooding rains across Southern California from January 28th to 29th.
In 2022, major floods and landslides occurred in Brazil.
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The 2025 Queensland floods refer to significant flooding that impacted the northeast Australian state of Queensland in late January, early February, into March and April 2025. The disaster resulted in at least two fatalities from flooding, 31 fatalities from a disease outbreak and prompted mass evacuation orders in Queensland's coastal regions.
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Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and a power lines.
An intense microburst struck a hardware store in the Ensley area near the intersections of US Highway 90 and US Highway 29. Estimated wind speed of the microburst was 90 mph. Most of the roof was peeled from the building.
Sustained winds of 40 mph were reported from spotters in Bremerton and Lyman. There were also gusts to 75 mph reported in Bellingham and from the Hood Canal Bridge, which closed for about 6 hours. At one point there were about 50,000 Puget Sound area customers without power.
A front that was approaching the islands from the west helped generate strong winds, with the most significant events occurring on Oahu. Power outages, flying debris, and downed trees were common in the latter part of the month, especially at the western end of the island chain.
A surface trough of low pressure along the lee of the Rockies deepened and resulted in strong west and southwest winds across much of the Texas Panhandle. The strong winds caused damage in Booker...in the extreme northeast Texas Panhandle.
High winds associated with mountain wave activity and downsloping resulted in property damage in the mountains and deserts.
A convective line of showers produced damaging wind gusts across|eastern North Carolina as a strong cold front moved east across the state.
As the area began to dry out from the parade of storms in January, the lingering effects caused a large tree to succumb to the weight of the rain it absorbed. The 100-year old tree fell onto three pedestrians.
A tight pressure gradient ahead of a cold front produced strong and gusty winds.
An arctic front moved into the area during the early morning hours of Monday, January 28th. This sent temperatures sharply lower, but also ushered in very strong northwest winds. Sustained wind speeds of 30 to 40 mph were common, with gusts up to 50 to 68 mph reported.
A surface trough just east of the island chain, in combination with high pressure north of the state, induced strong north winds across the area. Damages from the winds occurred on the Big Island and Oahu, with one individual injured on Oahu as well.
Storm Malik was an extratropical cyclone that caused damage throughout northern Europe. It was named by the Danish Meteorological Institute in Denmark on 28 January 2022, and lasted until 30 January 2022.
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Storm Kristin was a compact, catastrophic and record-breaking extratropical cyclone that severely impacted Portugal, as well as parts of the Mediterranean and Southeastern Europe in late January 2026. Storm Kristin was the twenty-sixth storm of the 2025–26 European windstorm season, and the eleventh to be named by the south-western naming group, which consists of France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, and Luxembourg.
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Snowstorm of January 28, 1925 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from January 28, 1925 to January 31, 1925.
Snowstorm of January 28, 1936 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from January 28, 1936 to January 31, 1936.
The Blizzard of '66 was ranked category 4, Crippling, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from January 28, 1966 to February 1, 1966.
A strong Arctic cold front dropped southeast across Iowa during the late afternoon and evening hours. At the same time, low pressure intensified to the northeast of Iowa producing a strong pressure gradient.
Strong northwest winds with gusts over 40 mph at times along with 2 to 5 inch snowfalls resulted in blizzard conditions over much of western and southern Minnesota. Visibilities were frequently near zero in the open country due to blowing snow.
A series of short waves in the upper air pattern produced periods of mostly light to occasionally moderate precipitation over the north half of Georgia from Friday morning to Sunday afternoon.
Very light precipitation started falling early in the morning of the 28th. The precipitation was initially a mix of rain, sleet, and snow. Little to no accumulation of snow occurred across the area.
A mixture of sleet and snow started falling during the early morning hours on the 28th. Total average snow accumulations were 2 to 3 inches. The snow changed to mainly rain during daylight hours on the 28th but was occasionally mixed with freezing rain or sleet.
Sleet and freezing rain began to fall in the wetsern Piedmont of North Carolina on the evening of the 28th.
A mixture of rain, sleet, and snow began falling during the early morning hours on the 28th. Snow accumulations were rather light, with most areas receiving less than 1 inch. The exception was Clay County where some locations reported up to 2 inches.
A storm system brought a mixed bag of wintry precipitation to northern Missouri on January 28th and 29th. The precipitation started as snow but quickly became freezing rain during the morning hours, mainly south of a line from St. Joseph to Fayette.
A winter storm provided an average of 4 to 7 inches of snow across portions of northwest Oklahoma during the morning and afternoon of the 28th, from near Arnett in Ellis County northeastward to just west of Alva in Woods County.
Newspaper report of a 33 year old woman killed in a single-vehicle rollover accident. NHP reported she was travelling on US Highway 50 in a 1972 pickup. She was wearing her seatbelt and traveling at approximately 50-60 mph in a 65 mph zone.
A cold front sank southeast across the state during the day on the 28th. Initially, surface temperatures were well below freezing while the 850 mb temperatures were between 5 and 10 degrees C.
A strong trough crossed the lower Great Lakes region. The well-aligned northwest flow kicked off an intense band of lake effect snow over Oswego county. The band remained nearly stationary for 36 to 42 hours.
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 significant and fairly prolonged winter storm/ice storm affected nearly all of North and Central Georgia from the evening of Friday January 28th to late morning on Sunday January 30th.
Strong Cold Air Damming along the Southern Appalachians provided a continuous source of surface cold and dry air from the east.
Strong Cold Air Damming along the Southern Appalachians provided a continuous source of surface cold and dry air from the east.
An arctic airmass moved over Lake Erie during the daytime on the 28th. Northwest flow over the lake allowed lake effect snow to develop during the midday hours of the 28th, and continued through the overnight hours into the 29th.
An arctic airmass moved over Lake Erie during the daytime on the 28th. Northwest flow over the lake allowed for lake effect snow to develop during the midday hours of the 28th and continue into the 29th.
A high pressure ridge that extended from the southeastern United States into Delaware provided the light winds and trapped low level moisture near the ground for black ice to form in Sussex County on the morning of the 28th.
A low pressure system developed over the lower Mississippi Valley during Tuesday January 27th.
A storm system located across the southern Plains on the morning of January 27th moved into the Ohio River Valley by the morning of January 28th. This storm moved into New York during the afternoon of the 28th and gradually weakened.
A storm system located across the southern Plains on the morning of January 27th moved into the Ohio River Valley by the morning of January 28th. This storm moved into New York during the afternoon of the 28th and gradually weakened.
A strong low pressure system moved through southern New England from the southwest spreading snow across the area. This was followed by strong warm advection resulting in a precipitation change to freezing rain.
A deadly winter storm produced widespread snow and ice accumulations and resulted in significant damage across the west Texas South Plains during the daytime hours of the 28th. Wintry precipitation began to overspread the region in the hours after sunrise.
A major winter storm impacted much of Oklahoma beginning on the morning of January 28th and continued through much of the day.
A powerful winter storm struck Oklahoma and northern Texas on January 28th and 29th of 2010. Much of Oklahoma and western north Texas saw heavy amounts of snow, ice, sleet, or a combination of the three. Although snow totals of 6 inches to a foot were seen over the Oklahoma Panhandle and northern portions of Oklahoma, the greatest impact was the severe ice accumulations. The greatest amounts of ice were seen from the Red River Valley of southwest Oklahoma, up into central Oklahoma. This had significant impacts from Quanah and Altus, up through Lawton, Hobart, and Fort Cobb, where over an inch of ice accumulation was seen. In addition to widespread tree devastation, damage and recovery costs easily exceeded $15 million.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Despite a respite from winter storms for a few days, icy roads were still a factor across much of northern New Mexico due to several rounds of winter storms the previous week.
Colder air began spilling into Arkansas from the northwest on the 28th as Arctic high pressure approached. Then, a low pressure system approached the state from the northwest. This low pressure caused moisture from the Gulf of Mexico to overrun the cold air near the ground.
A major winter storm coming east out of the southern Rockies brought mainly heavy snow along with ice and sleet to the Texas Panhandle January 28 into early January 29. There were no reports of injuries...however damage was reported from this storm.
An impressive storm system moved across northern Baja California on the 27th and crossed New Mexico on the 28th. Plenty of moisture was drawn north into the state, while a strong back door cold front brought chilly air to the eastern plains.
A winter storm affected the region from the late afternoon hours on the 28th through the late evening hours on the 29th. Precipitation type was predominately snow.
A light snow event on the 28th transitioned to freezing drizzle before ending during the early morning hours of the 29th. The freezing drizzle created icy roads and six people were injured in an accident on U.S. Highway 52 south of Decorah (Winneshiek County).
A light snow event on the 28th transitioned to freezing drizzle before ending during the early morning hours of the 29th. Four people were injured in three separate accidents across Monroe County.
A large avalanche was triggered in the backcountry near Big Cottonwood Canyon, resulting in one fatality.
A wintry mix of precipitation affected the Poconos throughout the day on the 28th and the rest of Eastern Pennsylvania into the early afternoon of the 28th.
The 2003 Tatra Mountains avalanche was an avalanche that occurred on 28 January 2003, sweeping away nine out of a thirteen-member group heading to the summit of Rysy in the Tatra Mountains. The participants of the trip were students from the Leon Kruczkowski High School in Tychy and individuals associated with the school's sports club Pion.
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Snowstorm of January 28, 2014 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from January 28, 2014 to January 29, 2014.
On Monday, January 27, a very strong arctic front moved through Central Alabama, bringing extremely cold and dry air to the area. Across the north, temperatures dropped through the day and into the 30's shortly after sunset.
An arctic front pushed through the Southeast on the 27th, leaving very cold air in its wake. Behind the front, an area of moisture pushed north out of the Gulf on the 28th, spreading precipitation across north and central Georgia.
A low pressure system passed up the Atlantic coast, radiating moisture inland which was forced into the mountains.
The third winter storm to impact the NWS Tallahassee County warning area in five years brought a wintry mix of precipitation to virtually the entire forecast area. The predominant precipitation types were sleet and freezing rain.
Heavy snow fell across central and southern Delaware during the evening and overnight on the 28th. Lighter accumulating snow fell in New Castle County. Snow started on the evening of the 28th and ended during the early morning of the 29th.
The third winter storm to impact the NWS Tallahassee County warning area in five years brought a wintry mix of precipitation to virtually the entire forecast area.
The third winter storm to impact the NWS Tallahassee County warning area in five years brought a wintry mix of precipitation to virtually the entire forecast area. The predominant precipitation types were sleet and freezing rain.
A low pressure system moved up the Georgia/South Carolina coast producing freezing rain, sleet, and snow across the area. Some trees and powerlines were down causing power outages and traveling throughout the Midlands and CSRA were quite hazardous.
Coastal low pressure intensifying off the Mid Atlantic Coast produced widespread snowfall ranging from two to ten inches of snowfall from the Virginia Piedmont to the Virginia Eastern Shore. Highest snowfall amounts were over southeast Virginia.
Besides a brief period of sleet in the extreme southeastern portions of the forecast area, only snow was reported across the region. As is typical with a coastal low, the highest snowfall amounts were across the eastern counties, where widespread 4-6 inches of snow fell.
An area of low pressure moved across the northern Gulf of Mexico January 28th and 29th. This system spread moisture northward across a very cold arctic airmass in place across the deep south.
A good fetch of tropical moisture surged into the area during the last weekend of January. Though, this was not the only impact during the later part of January as fog was also in play.
A series of heavy snowfalls in the Kenai Peninsula lead to heavily loaded slopes on top of a weak layer from earlier in the season.
A strong Alberta Clipper brought heavy snow and gusty winds to Lower Michigan January 28th into early January 29th. Snow accumulations generally ranged between 3 and 8 inches.
A slow moving upper level disturbance pushed across the CWA into the overnight hours on the 28th and throughout the day on the 29th. The heaviest snow fell at the beginning of the event.
Low pressure tracking east northeast across the Carolinas and off the coast produced snowfall totals between one half inch and three inches across south central and southeast Virginia.
Snowstorm of January 28, 2022 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from January 28, 2022 to January 30, 2022.
A Nor'easter tracked just east of the benchmark bringing the highest snowfall totals and strongest winds to eastern coastal sections. Blizzard conditions verified across Suffolk County on Long Island, with near blizzard conditions for Southern Queens and Nassau Counties.
Explosive cyclogenesis of a low pressure center off the Mid Atlantic coast brought a strong winter storm with blizzard conditions to all of southern New England Saturday and Saturday night.
A low pressure system tracked off the East Coast and brought a period of snow to much of eastern New York during the daytime hours on January 28, 2024.
Another clipper system moved across the region during the evening hours on January 28 through the early morning hours on January 30, 2025.
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Afternoon temperatures peaked in the 60s and 70s. The warmest reading was 74 degrees from Williamson and Hamlin.
It was mild and dry across the region in January 2013. A reminder of the warm weather is the record temperatures at Wichita Falls on January 28th. Wichita Falls set a record warm-minimum temperature for the day at 58 degrees and a record maximum temperature of 81 degrees. The average low and high for Wichita Falls on January 28th are 30 degrees and 55 degrees, respectively.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
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One of the coldest Januarys on record in the southern plains came during the year 1977. In Oklahoma City, the temperature plunged to 9 degrees by midnight on the 9th, and was well on its way to a record 2 below zero later that morning. In fact, record low temperatures were set in both Wichita Falls and Oklahoma City on the mornings of the 9th and 10th. On the 10th, Oklahoma City bottomed out at minus 3. At Wichita Falls, the mercury dropped to 4 degrees on the 9th, and minus 1 on the 10th.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Lorraine Wood, age 75, in Craig, fell on some ice while trying to get into her car, the night of the 28th. She was unable to get up and died of exposure overnight. Temperatures were well below normal for this time of year, estimated to be between zero and 10 below zero.
In Pasco, a woman froze to death after her pickup truck ran off the road and down a ravine.
A homeless man found in an abandoned building, died of hypothermia and cold exposure.
A woman died in her home from exposure to the cold. Her home had no heat.
A 67-year old man was found dead in the snow in his front yard in Guthrie due to hypothermia. Nearly 10 inches of snow fell across Guthrie the 2 previous days, and highs on the 28th were only in the mid 20s.
After a clear and calm night, dawn temperatures were mostly zero to 10 below zero. The coldest readings were minus 17 from Mount Nebo, minus 16 at Kumbrabow State Forest, and minus 15 from both Glady and Hacker Valley.
Record cold temperatures following the cold Pacific Storm lingered over Southwest California for several days. Water pipes froze and burst, vegetable and ornamental crops were badly damaged, and homeless shelters filled to capacity.
A period of abnormally cold weather settled across the Midwest in late January. In Hampton, Illinois, an 82 year old man slipped and fell between his house and garage and was not found until the 29th of January. The coroner report indicated death was a result of hypothermia.
The second night in a row of extremely cold wind chill values were observed across eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa as a another surge of Arctic air spilled south across the region.
The combination of light winds courtesy of being located under a large high pressure system and snow cover produced for many locations one of the coldest mornings of the winter season in New Jersey.
Most of January 2007 was mild across northern Illinois, but the last four days of the month, starting on January 28th, turned bitterly cold.
Bitter cold arctic air with temperatures of 10 to 25 below zero, and winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph, resulted in wind chills of 40 to 60 below zero.
Arctic air combined with strong northwest winds of 20 to 40 mph to bring extreme wind chills to much of north central and northeast South Dakota. The extreme wind chills began in the morning hours of January 29th across all of the area.
A fairly rare multi-day wind chill warning was issued for eastern North Dakota and the northwest quarter of Minnesota. Morning temperatures on the 29th ranged from 15 below to 25 below zero, while afternoon temperatures ranged in the 20s below zero.
For a period of 2 days, dangerously cold wind chills affected NW Minnesota. Wind Chills got as low as -55F during this period. This event was caused by an arctic air mass that settled into the region after a system on the 27th.
A persistent polar airmass created a prolonged period of frigid conditions across eastern New York for the final days of January into the very beginning of February.
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Hammond recorded 47 inches, Indiana’s all-time maximum snow depth, 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).
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The Unnamed Fire started on January 28, 1986, in Florida, and burned 1,238 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on January 28, 1996, in Butler County, Kansas, and burned 4,000 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on January 28, 2001, in Alabama, and burned 740 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Buffalo Mt Fire was discovered on January 28, 2002, in Oklahoma, and burned 889 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Pista De Salinas Carr 3 Fire started on January 28, 2005, in Puerto Rico, and burned 1,138 acres.
Westerly winds brought very dry conditions to much of the western South Plains and the extreme southwestern Texas Panhandle during the afternoon hours of the 28th.
A combination of strong west winds, very dry air and dry vegetation resulted in critical to extreme fire conditions across West Central Texas.
The Knox Ranch Fire was discovered on January 28, 2008, in Martin County, Texas, and burned 7,600 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Lexington Fire was discovered on January 28, 2008, in Clark County, Kansas, and burned 6,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Bowers Ranch Fire was discovered on January 28, 2008, in Texas, and burned 4,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on January 28, 2008, in Comanche County, Texas, and burned 2,300 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Cr 208 Fire was discovered on January 28, 2008, in Burnet County, Texas, and burned 2,106 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Impact area Fire was reported on January 28, 2016, in El Paso County, Colorado, and burned 9,636 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Luccah Fire was reported on January 28, 2022, in Goliad County, Texas, and burned 1,640 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
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An earthquake struck Lisbon, Portugal. It killed 2,000 people, destroyed 200 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Lima, Peru. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Shemakha (Semacha), Azerbaijan. It killed 118 people, injured 44 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Korce, Polena, Lavdar, Moskopoje, Shipske, Albania.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Korce, Albania. It killed 90 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Kamaing, Myanmar.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Seram, Indonesia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Granma, Cayman Is, Jamaica, Cuba. It destroyed 1 house and did $90 million in damage. It caused a tsunami.
7 Mw struck the north side of the Cayman Trough, north of Jamaica and west of the southern tip of Cuba, with the epicenter being 80 miles (130 km) east-southeast of Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands, and 83 miles (134 km) north of Montego Bay, Jamaica. S.
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A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Khvoy (Khoy), Iran. It killed 3 people, injured 1,017, destroyed 370 houses and did $255 million in damage.
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Nyamulagira, Democratic Republic of the Congo erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 1. The eruption caused a tsunami.
Iya, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 2 people, injured 10 and destroyed 287 houses.
Kirishimayama, Japan erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3.
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A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Central Peru.
A tsunami with a source recorded as meteorological struck Hawaii, United States.
A tsunami struck Central Chile.
A tsunami struck Samothrace, Greece.
A tsunami with a source recorded as volcano struck Nyamuragira, Congo.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Seram Island, Indonesia.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Off SE Coast of Cuba, with a maximum water height of 0.11 meters. It destroyed 1 house.
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A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began January 28, 1932, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 26; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began January 28, 1935, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 18; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began January 28, 1953, reached Kp 5 and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 27; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began January 28, 1971, reached Kp 6 and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 39; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 55 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began January 28, 1972, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 23; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began January 28, 1977, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 13; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began January 28, 1980, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 27; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began January 28, 1985, reached Kp 6 and lasted 27 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 58; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 55 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began January 28, 2000, reached Kp 5 and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 32; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began January 28, 2004, reached Kp 6- and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 23; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 57 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began January 28, 2026, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 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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A storm system brought precipitation to central California on January 27, 2015, and was followed by an area of high pressure and stable conditions which led to dense fog development in the San Joaquin Valley each late night and morning on January 28-31.
Swells from powerful lows far northwest of the islands produced surf of 15 to 30 feet along the north- and west-facing shores of Niihau and Kauai, and the north-facing shores of Oahu, Molokai, and Maui; and 10 to 20 feet along the west-facing shores of Oahu and Molokai.
A 61 year old male was found from New Jersey was found dead in Black Eagle Beach in Rincon.
The combination of wind-driven seas and a small long-period northesterly swell caused rough surf conditions and life-threatening rip currents across the Atlantic beaches of Puerto Rico.
Four divers off Fanshell Beach in the Pebble Beach area were dragged out to sea by a rip current. Three of the divers were able to return to shore safely, but the other perished in the water.
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