Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for January 29, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of January 29, 2015 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Ohio Valley. It lasted from January 29, 2015 to February 3, 2015.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Fulton, Oregon, Ripley counties, Arkansas and tracked 45.4 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 19. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Thayer, AR to Van Buren, MO.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Tetuan (Tetouan),romars, Morocco. It killed 100 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Shannon County, Missouri and tracked 25.5 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Mountain View to N Eminence, MO.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of January 29, 2014 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from January 29, 2014 to February 4, 2014.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of January 29, 2010 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from January 29, 2010 to January 30, 2010.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It killed 19 people.
Wildfires
A 62 acre wildfire developed in Paines Prairie which is bisected by Interstate 75 south of Gainesville. The Prairie is also close to Highway 441, which runs south of Gainesville as well.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of January 29, 1930 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from January 29, 1930 to January 31, 1930.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of January 29, 1949 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from January 29, 1949 to February 1, 1949.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Bella reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 936 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Beni reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 916 mb, a category 4 storm.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Fulton, Oregon, Ripley counties, Arkansas and tracked 45.4 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 19. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Thayer, AR to Van Buren, MO.
An F3 tornado touched down in Shannon County, Missouri and tracked 25.5 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Mountain View to N Eminence, MO.
An F3 tornado touched down in Izard, Fulton, Howell counties, Arkansas and tracked 34.4 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 12. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Oxford, AR to SW Koshkonong, MO.
An F2 tornado touched down in Haywood, Crockett counties, Tennessee and tracked 14 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 12. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: ESE Brownsville, TN.
A strong tornado moved across rural sections of eastern Tyler County, tearing up a large swath of trees and damaging a few out buildings. Some trees were as wide as 15 feet across and 100 feet tall. This tornado moved into rural sections of Jasper County.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Posey, Gibson counties, Indiana and tracked 7.01 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2.
A powerful cold front moved rapidly southeast across southwest Indiana during the late afternoon hours. An organized line of severe thunderstorms developed along the front as it approached southern Illinois, then swept east across southwest Indiana.
An EF1 tornado touched down in Clark County, Indiana and tracked 0.18 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
A powerful cold front set off a lengthy squall line that crossed all of central Kentucky on the evening of January 29. A large number of locations had 60 to as much as 100 mph winds, causing extensive property damage. There were also a few small tornado spin-ups.
A powerful cold front sparked a lengthy squall line that crossed all of southern Indiana on the evening of January 29. A large number of locations had 60 to as much as 100 mph winds, causing extensive property damage.
A squall line moved through central Indiana during the evening hours of January 29th. Hail, damaging winds, and a tornado occurred with this storm system in central Indiana. The tornado was rated EF1 and occurred in Marion County.
A powerful cold front moved rapidly southeast across southern Illinois during the late afternoon hours. An organized line of severe thunderstorms developed along the front as it approached southern Illinois. Widespread damaging winds accompanied the line of storms.
A powerful cold front moved rapidly southeast across southeast Missouri during the late afternoon hours. The temperature dropped 38 degrees between 4 and 8 P.M. in Cape Girardeau.
A line of severe thunderstorms along a strong cold front produced wind damage across southern and western Ohio.
A line of thunderstorms intensified as it moved east from Missouri. The storms increased as they moved into slightly more unstable air associated with a strengthening low level jet. The storms were aided by the approach of a strong upper level trough.
A line of thunderstorms intensified as it moved east from Missouri. The storms increased as they moved into slightly more unstable air associated with a strengthening low level jet. The storms were aided by the approach of a strong upper level trough.
Thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front on the 29th, and a few of the storms became severe. There was spotty wind damage and a couple of weak tornadoes.
A strong weather system approaching the ArkLaMiss initiated a prolonged period of severe weather that lasted from early evening on the 29th into the early morning hours of the 30th.
A line of thunderstorms intensified as it moved east across southeast Missouri. The storms increased as they moved into slightly more unstable air associated with a strengthening low level jet. The storms were aided by the approach of a strong upper level trough.
A very warm and unseasonably moist airmass dominated the Southern Plains into the Lower Mississippi Valley on the 29th of January. Daytime high temperatures were well into the 70s with dewpoint temperatures into the 60s across the entire region.
Severe thunderstorms developed over eastern Oklahoma during the morning hours ahead of a strong cold front that was moving across the region. These storms moved into western Arkansas during the afternoon hours.
A strong cold front and associated deep trough moving across the central Plains states and Midwest caused a round of strong to severe thunderstorms to move across the Missouri Ozarks.
A strong weather system approaching the ArkLaMiss initiated a prolonged period of severe weather that lasted from early evening on the 29th into the early morning hours of the 30th.
A strong upper level storm system and cold front, coupled with a moist and modestly unstable airmass, lead to the development of severe storms during the morning hours on the 29th. Storms produced large hail and some significant wind damage across parts of the area.
An intensifying surface low moved from the Southern Plains into the Great Lakes. Meanwhile the associated strong cold front swept across the Mid-South during the evening hours of January 29, 2013 into the early morning hours of January 30, 2013.
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Hurricane Bella reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 936 mb, a category 4 storm.
Low pressure moving slowly northeastward to just east of Nantucket Island brought high tides and large waves to the extreme southwestern coast of Maine. In Kennebunkport, Harris Street was flooded with rocks left covering the roadway.
Hurricane Beni reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 916 mb, a category 4 storm.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Mitchell was a moderately strong tropical cyclone that affected portions of Northern Territory and Western Australia during February 2026. The ninth named storm of the 2025–26 Australian region cyclone season, Mitchell originated from a tropical low that formed over Northern Territory in the western end of Gulf of Carpentaria.
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Tropical Cyclone Wanda was a weak but very damaging tropical cyclone that caused severe flooding in Queensland after three weeks of continuous rain. The system made landfall as a Category 2 Tropical Cyclone over Fraser Island, before tracking west, and causing enormous levels of rain over Brisbane and surrounding areas.
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Heavy rain of four inches in less than a half hour caused localized flooding of up to four feet deep at a low-lying area near the intersection of U.S. Highway 301 and Bailey Hill Road.
Strong thunderstorms moved across southern Mississippi flooding numerous roads and homes. A few roads were closed and a few bridges were washed out. Several businesses were flooded as well.
Strong thunderstorms moved across northeast Louisiana causing flash flooding of creeks and low lying areas. Prolonged heavy rainfall over these Parishes caused flooding of numerous roads. Many roads had to be closed due to the flooding and several bridges were washed out.
Strong thunderstorms moved across western and central Mississippi causing flooding of creeks and low lying areas. Many roads flooded and some of them were closed. Several bridges were washed out and a few homes were flooded as well.
A part of State Highway 112 collapsed near Fielding Creek.
Strong thunderstorms over southeast Arkansas caused flash flooding of small creeks and poor drainage areas, and with prolonged heavy rain, flooding occurred over most of Ashley and Chicot counties.
Widespread six to eight inch rainfall totals included isolated reports of up to 11.25 inches of rain led to numerous reports of flooding in town and throughout the parish.
Many roads were flooded throughout Adams and Jefferson counties and water got into several buildings and homes. A couple of bridges were damaged.
Heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms resulted in nine or ten luxury apartments being flooded near the Manele Golf Course on Lanai. In Maui, flood waters entered the basement of the Lahaina Hongwanji Mission. Some homes on Molokai and West Maui were also damaged.
Fall Creek flooded basements in parts of Ithaca. Many residents had water in their basements as well as the Ithaca High School. This was due to a large amount of ice in the creek combined with abnormally high water on Cayuga Lake where the creek drains.
An intensifying surface low moved from the Southern Plains into the Great Lakes. Meanwhile the associated strong cold front swept across the Mid-South during the evening hours of January 29, 2013 into the early morning hours of January 30, 2013.
A slow moving upper low generated multiple rounds of rain, some heavy, the night of January 29 into the morning of January 30 across North Texas. Much of the heavy rain and associated flooding occurred in and near the DFW Metroplex.
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Several trees were blown down near the intersection of Interstate 20 and Highway 27.
Trees down between Porter and Magnolia and between Magnolia and Montgomery.
Downburst winds associated with a severe thunderstorm damaged several homes and businesses in downtown Lafayette. Windows were blow out of a middle school in nearby Scott. Some of the trees that fell in the city landed on vehicles and businesses.
A strong system brought high winds to the Oregon Coast and Coast Range. Here is a list of some wind reports received during this event:Tillamook: gusts to 90 mphCannon Beach: 42 mph with gusts to 63 mphClatsop: 44 mph with gusts to 60 mphFlorence: 53 mph with gusts to 63…
A strong cold front approached from the Plains during the morning of January 29th. The front arrived during the early afternoon hours, and winds shifted to the northwest. Wind speeds of 30 to 40 mph were common, with gusts over 50 mph. Approximately 80,000 power outages occurred.
A powerful cold front moved rapidly southeast across western Kentucky during the late afternoon hours. An organized line of severe thunderstorms developed along the front as it crossed southeast Missouri, then swept east across western Kentucky.
A strong cold front moved through Kentucky during the evening of January 29, 2008, into the overnight hours of January 30th. A line of severe thunderstorms accompanied the front, resulting in widespread wind damage across Eastern Kentucky.
A healthy weather system pushed through the region on the 29th and brought a round of isolated severe thunderstorms to the far southern portion of the area as a line of storms pushed quickly east.
On the evening of January 29, 2008, severe thunderstorms occurred ahead of an approaching cold front. Once the thunderstorms moved out of the area, strong gradient winds took hold and produced some non-thunderstorm wind damage across Middle Tennessee.
A strong area of low pressure track north along a cold front from the lower Mississippi River Valley during the day on the 29th and through the central Great Lakes region on the 30th.
A brief period of high winds followed in the wake of a cold front passage. Wind gusts were measured up to 61 mph at the Poplar Bluff airport, 60 mph at Doniphan in Ripley County, and 62 mph at the Cape Girardeau airport.
A strong low pressure system tracking northeast into the Great Lakes brought a powerful cold front through the region. Thunderstorms and showers were followed by gusty and at times damaging non-thunderstorm northwest winds behind the front during the evening hours.
A strong low pressure system moved over West Tennessee during the late afternoon and evening hours of January 29th, 2008. Very strong gradient winds with speeds up to 70 mph occurred over the area as a result numerous reports of damage occurred.
A strong low pressure system moved over North Mississippi during the late afternoon and evening hours of January 29th, 2008. Very strong gradient winds with speeds up to 70 mph occurred over the area as a result numerous reports of damage occurred.
A strong low pressure system moved over East Arkansas during the late afternoon and evening hours of January 29th, 2008. Very strong gradient winds with speeds up to 70 mph occurred over the area as a result numerous reports of damage occurred.
A large pressure gradient along the leading edge of a strong cold front caused a period of high winds across Central Alabama. Winds gusted up to 55 mph, and there were many reports of trees and power lines blown down.
Winds of 40 to 50 mph, with some gusts to near 60 mph, accompanied a line of moderate to heavy rain showers along a strong cold front and associated upper-level disturbance that moved into northwest Georgia just before midnight on the 30th.
Strong winds gusting to 60 mph caused damage across parts of north central Illinois.
A strong cold front raced across Illinois during the afternoon hours of January 29th. Severe thunderstorms developed ahead of the front, producing damaging wind gusts and large hail.
A brief period of high winds followed in the wake of a cold front passage. The most intense damage occurred in Hickman in Fulton County, where estimated winds of 90 mph occurred.
A very tight pressure gradient developed behind a strong cold front across much of the region in the wake of a departing upper trough of low pressure.
The pressure gradient associated with a very strong cold front resulted in strong, damaging winds across much of northwestern Arkansas.
A strong cold front moved through West Tennessee during the late afternoon into the early evening hours. A few severe storms developed ahead of the front. The storms produced damaging winds.
A brief period of high winds followed in the wake of a cold front passage. In Cairo, a large portion of the roof was blown off an old, historic church 116 years old. The church was deemed unrepairable.
A cold front interacting with an unseasonably warm and humid airmass triggered strong to severe thunderstorms across central Illinois during the evening of January 29th.
An intensifying surface low moved from the Southern Plains into the Great Lakes. Meanwhile the associated strong cold front swept across the Mid-South during the evening hours of January 29, 2013 into the early morning hours of January 30, 2013.
A very warm and unseasonably moist airmass dominated the Southern Plains into the Lower Mississippi Valley on the 29th of January. Daytime high temperatures were well into the 70s with dewpoint temperatures into the 60s across the entire region.
A very warm and unseasonably moist airmass dominated the Southern Plains into the Lower Mississippi Valley on the 29th of January. Daytime high temperatures were well into the 70s with dewpoint temperatures into the 60s across the entire region.
Surface high pressure situated over the Great Basin brought strong north winds to Southern California on January 29th and 30th, then strong east to northeast winds on the 31st.
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Snowstorm of January 29, 1908 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from January 29, 1908 to February 2, 1908.
Snowstorm of January 29, 1915 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from January 29, 1915 to February 3, 1915.
Snowstorm of January 29, 1930 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from January 29, 1930 to January 31, 1930.
Snowstorm of January 29, 1949 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from January 29, 1949 to February 1, 1949.
Snowstorm of January 29, 1985 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from January 29, 1985 to February 3, 1985.
A vigorous upper level low pressure system moved from West Texas northeast into Oklahoma producing heavier amounts of snow across the western Oklahoma and Texas panhandles, a mixture of ice and snow across the central Oklahoma and Texas panhandles, and mainly freezing rain and…
Two cross country skiers and a snowboarder were on a back country outing near Spout Springs. At one point, the snowboarder stopped to adjust his bindings and his friends skied on.
A 31-year-old snowmobiler died when he triggered an avalanche on the east side of Mt. Nebo in Santaquin Canyon. The avalanche was half a mile long and a quarter mile wide.
An intense winter storm severely impacted the northwestern South Plains and the extreme southwest Panhandle on the 29th and 30th. Over a foot of snow fell across parts of Parmer and Bailey Counties, where drifts reached as high as 6 feet and major highways were closed for hours.
The same winter storm mentioned above also affected Briscoe, Hale, Lubbock, and Hockley Counties, though to a lesser extent and for less time. Four inches of snow fell in the city of Lubbock, and 4 to 6 inches fell across these four counties.
An avalanche killed a 33-year old male who was snowshoeing about six miles northwest of Lake Wenatchee. His companion dug herself out and escaped serious injury.
A powerfull storm system in western Missouri tracked north into Iowa by late in the evening on the 29th. It then headed east into central Illinois by late afternoon on the 30th. A widespread area of sleet, snow, and or freezing rain occurred across all of southern Minnesota.
A strong low pressure system formed over the southwest U.S. and moved northeast into Iowa. Though there was not a great deal of cold air in the environment, there was a shallow layer of sub-freezing air over Iowa.
10 to 20 inches of snowfall combined with winds gusting to around 45 mph to produce widespread blizzard conditions. Visibilities were often near zero, and roads were blocked by the falling and drifting snow.
Freezing rain produced ice storm conditions in some areas, with scattered reports of tree and power line damage. The freezing rain was followed by 3 to 7 inches of snow, along with winds gusting to 40 mph which caused blowing and drifting snow.
Snowstorm of January 29, 2002 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from January 29, 2002 to February 2, 2002.
On the 28th, an Arctic Front surged south across Kansas, leaving a shallow layer of sub-freezing air in it's wake. Meanwhile, an 850mb low was positioned over New Mexico.
A major winter storm struck all of north central...northeast and east central Kansas in late January. Freezing rain mixed at times with sleet occurred across east central Kansas from the early evening of January 29 into the morning of January 31.
The combination of a slow moving upper level system moving east out of the rockies and a shallow cold air mass moving south into Oklahoma resulted in a widespread rain event across eastern Oklahoma from the evening of the 29th into the next night.
An intense north Pacific storm moved to the central Aleutians with a secondary storm center south of the Alaska Peninsula. High Wind swept through southwest and south central Alaska and along the central Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula.
True winter continued to deepen across the region during the last week of the month and with the lakes still open and warmer than usual due to the earlier mild winter.
A band of precipitation associated with a warm front moved across Eastern Pennsylvania during the morning of the 29th.
A strong Arctic cold front moved through the state during the night of the 28th and early morning of the 29th. At the same time, low pressure developed along the front in Missouri during the day on the 29th and lifted northeast to Lower Michigan by the evening.
Snowstorm of January 29, 2010 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from January 29, 2010 to January 30, 2010.
On January 29th, a cold, dry air mass was in place across northern Alabama around daybreak. At the same time, a low pressure system was developing along a quasi stationary boundary extending from southern Louisiana east through southern Georgia.
A low pressure system moved along the gulf coast spread a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain across much of the southern portion of Middle Tennessee, mainly locations along and south of Interstate 40.
The Mid-South had a favorable set-up for winter weather during the time frame of January 28th-January 30th, 2010. A cold front moved through the area on January 27th allowing cold arctic air to filter into the region behind the front.
A strong storm system tracking northeast from the Gulf of Mexico spread heavy snow and freezing rain into Central North Carolina the evening of January 29th. The snow continued into the morning hours of January 30th.
A mixture of sleet and snow began Friday night and continued through the day on Saturday. Between 1 and 5 inches of sleet and snow accumulation ocurred from this system in Lincoln and Moore counties, with the highest totals in the northern portion of these counties.
A snowmobiler was caught and killed in an avalanche on Grandview Peak, in the Session Mountains, east of Bountiful, Utah.
A powerful area of low pressure moved across the Tennessee valley and then through the mid Atlantic region on January 29th and 30th.
A low pressure system passed to the south of Middle Tennessee, spreading precipitation across the area starting Friday morning, January 29th. Snow developed across Middle Tennessee and continued through 12 PM on Saturday, January 30th.
Low pressure moving off the coastal Carolinas produced between five and fifteen inches of snow across central and eastern Virginia from Friday night, January 29th, into Saturday night January 30th.
For the second night in a row, freezing drizzle developed across western Wisconsin. One death and two injuries occurred in an accident on County Highway C north of West Salem (La Crosse County).
Snowstorm of January 29, 2013 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from January 29, 2013 to January 31, 2013.
A volatile pattern was in place over the central U.S. with a strong long wave trough moving through the area. On the 29th, a strong push of warm to record warm air moved over the state.
Snowstorm of January 29, 2014 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from January 29, 2014 to February 4, 2014.
A very strong upper level jet combined with an influx of above normal Pacific moisture provided the right ingredients for heavy snowfall across the mountains of north-central Idaho and western Montana.
Snowstorm of January 29, 2015 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Ohio Valley. It lasted from January 29, 2015 to February 3, 2015.
A vigorous clipper with decent snowfall followed by an deep arctic air mass moved across New York during the night of January 29th and through the morning hours of January 30th. Snow began in the late evening hours of the 29th and ended by late morning of the 30th.
After a month of primarily quick-hitting storms, a longer duration winter storm moved through Utah at the end of January, bringing heavy snow to much of the state.
Cold northwest winds blowing across Lake Erie caused snow showers to develop before daybreak on January 29th. At that time a band of moderate to heavy snow stretched across Lake and Ashtabula Counties.
An upper trough moved east across the upper Ohio Valley on January 29th. A large area of snow associated with this feature moved across northern Ohio.
An upper trough moved east across the upper Ohio Valley on January 29th. A large area of snow associated with this feature moved across the region. The snow reached northwestern Pennsylvania late in the afternoon.
A strong surface cold front crossed the region from west to east on January 29th. As it did so, a wave of low pressure developed along the frontal boundary over southwestern Virginia and moved northeastward to a position near Philadelphia by the evening of the 29th.
A storm system across the Great Lakes on the morning of January 29th traversed across NY and Northern New England during the afternoon and nighttime hours. A widespread 3 to 6 inches were observed across much of northern VT with 5 to 10 inches across central and southern VT.
A storm system brought a prolonged 24 to 30 hour period of freezing drizzle across the area, beginning during the early overnight hours of January 29th and continuing throughout the day on January 29th before ending in the early morning hours of January 30th.
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A 57 year old Bismarck man died from a heart attack while operating a snow blower. The day before the man died, the Bismarck area received 5 inches of snow. On the day he died, high temperatures were in the teens below zero with wind chills from 40 to 60 below.
A hypothermia related death was reported near Alakanuk (just north of Bethel). Outside air temperatures were around -25 F. Alcohol may have been a factor.
Very cold air moved across northern Illinois on January 29th and January 30th. Low temperatures at Chicago O'Hare Airport reached 2 degrees on the 29th and -2 on the 30th. Two people died due to cold exposure.
A surface low tracked across North Dakota and into north central Minnesota on Monday, January 28th. A strong surface pressure gradient set up over eastern North Dakota and the northwest quarter of Minnesota as the low pushed into southwest Ontario Monday night.
A strong arctic high pressure system brought historic cold to much of the Midwest January 29th through January 31st. Numerous low temperature records were broken, including all-time record lows at Cedar Rapids Moline.
A surge of historically cold arctic air settled over southern WI. Windy conditions and low temperatures in the -20s to -30s Fahrenheit resulted in wind chill temperatures of 35 below to 55 below zero for much of this period.
An arctic air outbreak into the Midwest at the end of January 2019 brought extreme low temperatures and dangerous wind chills for several days. Numerous low temperature records were set across the area.
In the wake of a weekend storm system that brought measurable snowfall to all of central and southern Minnesota, and the adjacent areas of west central Wisconsin, a surge of Arctic air moved southward.
One person died from hypothermia in Rochester (Olmsted County) on January 30th after being stranded outside a house overnight. Automated weather observing equipment at the Rochester airport recorded a low temperature of 29 below zero with wind chills as low as 60 below zero.
An Arctic cold front plunged through central Illinois on January 29th, bringing a bitterly cold airmass into the region. Temperatures bottomed out on the morning of January 30th when readings ranged from 15 below to 25 below zero everywhere north of the I-70 corridor.
High pressure situated over the eastern Pacific and a slow moving upper level closed low over the Great Lakes combined to put the upper Midwest, including Iowa, right in the cross hairs of northwest upper level flow and an Arctic air mass intrusion.
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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 Otter Fire started on January 29, 1988, in Florida, and burned 1,834 acres.
The Little Hellhole Fire was discovered on January 29, 2003, in Berkeley County, South Carolina, and burned 1,834 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unit I Fire was discovered on January 29, 2006, in Louisiana, and burned 1,100 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on January 29, 2007, in Hawaii County, Hawaii, and burned 2,640 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on January 29, 2007, in Erath County, Texas, and burned 1,300 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
There were dozens of reports of damage due to strong winds as a powerful low pressure system and cold front moved through the state.
The Fire was discovered on January 29, 2008, in Duval County, Texas, and burned 14,210 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on January 29, 2008, in Clay County, Texas, and burned 8,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on January 29, 2008, in Clay County, Texas, and burned 2,600 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The East Waurika Fire was discovered on January 29, 2008, in Oklahoma, and burned 2,100 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on January 29, 2008, in Parker County, Texas, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Maryneal Fire was discovered on January 29, 2008, in Nolan County, Texas, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Markum Ranch Road Fire was discovered on January 29, 2008, in Tarrant County, Texas, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Bertram Fire was discovered on January 29, 2008, in Burnet County, Texas, and burned 1,480 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Union Hill Fire was discovered on January 29, 2008, in Callahan County, Texas, and burned 1,469 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on January 29, 2008, in Williamson County, Texas, and burned 1,400 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on January 29, 2008, in Comanche County, Texas, and burned 1,400 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on January 29, 2008, in South Dakota, and burned 1,357 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Dundee Fire was discovered on January 29, 2008, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,150 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Duval County Fire started on January 29, 2008, in Texas, and burned 1,046 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on January 29, 2008, in Erath County, Texas, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Main Street Fire was discovered on January 29, 2011, in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, and burned 9,500 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The County Rd. 204 Complex was discovered on January 29, 2011, in Crockett County, Texas, and burned 3,280 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Evan Williams Fire was discovered on January 29, 2011, in Oklahoma, and burned 2,014 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
A 62 acre wildfire developed in Paines Prairie which is bisected by Interstate 75 south of Gainesville. The Prairie is also close to Highway 441, which runs south of Gainesville as well.
The Buck #1 Fire was discovered on January 29, 2013, in Franklin County, Florida, and burned 819 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Midnight Fire was reported on January 29, 2018, in Santa Rosa County, Florida, and burned 1,300 acres.
Extreme and severe (D3 and D2) drought conditions across Southern McCurtain County Oklahoma that had developed in late November 2021 contributed to much below normal dryness across this area during January 2022, which was exacerbated by the above normal temperatures observed…
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A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Neyshabur (Nishapur), Iran. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Beijing, China. It killed some people (about 51 to 100).
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Sanriku,mutsu, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it destroyed 2 houses.
An earthquake struck Bordjou, Arreridj, Algeria. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Point Charles, Darwin, Australia. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Tetuan (Tetouan),romars, Morocco. It killed 100 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Brezice, Slovenia, Balkans NW. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It killed 19 people.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Russia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck S, Hahat, Muaraenim, Sumatera, Indonesia. It injured 2 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck La Paca, Zarcilla DE Ramos, Spain.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands, New Zealand. It caused a tsunami.
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Kelud, Indonesia erupted. It killed few people (about 1 to 50) and injured 30.
Egon, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 1. It killed 1 person.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan, with a maximum water height of 5 meters. It destroyed 2 houses.
A tsunami with a source recorded as questionable earthquake struck Algeria.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 2 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck S. Kuril Islands, Russia, with a maximum water height of 0.18 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Statland, Norway, with a maximum water height of 8.2 meters. It injured 1 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, with a maximum water height of 0.1 meters.
1 on January 29, oldest first.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began January 29, 1945, reached Kp 7 and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 50; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
5 on January 29, oldest first.
January 1986 marks the driest January in the recorded weather history of Oklahoma City. Not even a trace of precipitation fell during the entire month. The dry spell lasted longer than just the one month, as no measurable precipitation fell in Oklahoma City from the 13th of December until the 2nd of February. There is only one other month on record at Oklahoma City in which not even a trace of precipitation fell. That month is August, back in the year 2000.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Widespread dense fog plagued much of central Georgia and the southern portions of north Georgia during the early morning hours. Visibilities of 1/4 to 1/2 mile were common. No major problems were reported, however.
A small boat with 2 men on board was heading out of Rudee Inlet. They made it through the first set of breakers then stopped the boat. A wave overtook them and flipped the boat. One man climbed onto and stayed with the overturned boat, and was rescued.
High pressure with clearing skies over the region coupled with recent heavy precipitation created ideal conditions for dense nighttime and morning radiational fog to develop.
High pressure remained over central California on January 29 bringing near record high temperatures to much of our area. Clear skies and light winds during the early morning resulted in areas of dense fog forming in the San Joaquin Valley.
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