January 30 in Weather History

195 events on record, 1389 to 2026

Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for January 30, in any year, each linked to its full record.

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Every event with a place, colored by kind. Tap one to open its record.

  • Tornadoes
  • Hurricanes and tropical storms
  • Floods
  • Severe storms
  • Winter storms and snow
  • Cold
  • Wildfires
  • Earthquakes
  • Volcanoes
  • Tsunamis
  • Other weather

The most significant

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

Floods

1607Bristol Channel floods, 1607

The Bristol Channel floods of 30 January 1607 drowned many people and destroyed a large amount of farmland and livestock during a flood in the Bristol Channel. The known tide heights, probable weather, extent and depth of flooding, and coastal flooding elsewhere in the British Isles on the same day all point to the cause being a storm surge rather than a tsunami.

Where
Bristol Channel
Country
Kingdom of England
Deaths
2,000

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Volcanoes

1911January 30, 1911 Eruption of Taal

Taal, Philippines erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 1,335 people, injured 199, destroyed 543 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. The eruption caused a tsunami and was accompanied by an earthquake.

When
January 30, 1911
VEI
3
Deaths
1,335
Where
Taal, Philippines

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Tsunamis

1911January 30, 1911 Tsunami at Taal, Luzon Island, Philippines

A tsunami with a source recorded as volcano struck Taal, Luzon Island, Philippines, with a maximum water height of 3 meters. It killed 1,335 people, injured 199, destroyed 543 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.

When
January 30, 1911
Water height
3 m
Deaths
1,335
Where
Taal, Luzon Island, Philippines

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Winter storms and snow

2021A category 3 snowstorm begins in the Northeast

Snowstorm of January 30, 2021 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from January 30, 2021 to February 3, 2021.

Category
3, Major
Index
6.2
Winter deaths filed
10

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Wildfires

2023Forest fires in Chile of 2023

Starting on 30 January 2023, a series of wildfires began in the South American country of Chile. By early February, the fires had developed into a large outbreak of at least 406 individual fires, several dozen of which were classified as "red alert fires".

Where
Maule Región
Country
Chile
Deaths
26
Injured
2,180

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Tsunamis

1973January 30, 1973 Tsunami at S. Mexico

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck S. Mexico, with a maximum water height of 1.13 meters. It killed 56 people and injured 390.

When
January 30, 1973
Magnitude
7.5
Water height
1.13 m
Deaths
56
Where
S. Mexico

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Winter storms and snow

2026A category 2 snowstorm begins in the Southeast

Snowstorm of January 30, 2026 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from January 30, 2026 to February 1, 2026.

Category
2, Significant
Index
5.3
Winter deaths filed
15

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By kind

Tornadoes

21 on January 30, oldest first.

1942F2 tornado, Ellis County, Texas

An F2 tornado touched down in Ellis County, Texas and tracked 4.6 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 9. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Bristol, TX.

Rating
F2
Deaths
7
Injuries
9
Path
4.6 mi
Width
50 yd

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1947F3 tornado, Elmore County, Alabama

An F3 tornado touched down in Elmore County, Alabama and tracked 5.4 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Kent, AL.

Rating
F3
Deaths
3
Injuries
30
Path
5.4 mi
Width
200 yd

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1947F3 tornado, Conecuh, Butler counties, Alabama

An F3 tornado touched down in Conecuh, Butler counties, Alabama and tracked 14.6 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Bethel to Shacklesville, AL.

Rating
F3
Deaths
3
Injuries
30
Path
14.6 mi
Width
200 yd

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2013Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, January 30, 2013

A powerful upper level trough moved across the United States from Tuesday, January 29th into Wednesday, January 30th. This system contained unusually strong winds aloft, with wind speeds of 80 mph just 2500 feet above the surface and up to 150 mph at 20,000 feet.

Deaths
1
Injuries
4
Damage
$10 million
Strongest
EF2
Events
93

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2013Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, January 30, 2013

A strong system affected the area at the end of January with unusually strong wind fields. The 500 mb winds were as high as 110 knots with the upper level trough, and 850 mb winds reached around 70 knots in the local area.

Damage
$123,000
Strongest
EF0
Events
31

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2013Tornado and Damaging Winds in Alabama, January 30, 2013

A long-lived quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) tracked rapidly eastward across Tennessee through the early morning hours of the 30th. Numerous tornadoes impacted middle Tennessee with this line, and one EF-1 tornado also struck Winston into Cullman Counties in north Alabama.

Damage
$114,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
28

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2013Tornado and Flash Flood in Tennessee, January 30, 2013

A long-lived quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) tracked rapidly eastward across Tennessee through the early morning hours of the 30th. Numerous tornadoes impacted middle Tennessee with this line, including a small EF-1 track in west central Lincoln County.

Strongest
EF1
Events
2

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Hurricanes and tropical storms

4 on January 30, oldest first.

Floods

17 on January 30, oldest first.

1607Bristol Channel floods, 1607

The Bristol Channel floods of 30 January 1607 drowned many people and destroyed a large amount of farmland and livestock during a flood in the Bristol Channel. The known tide heights, probable weather, extent and depth of flooding, and coastal flooding elsewhere in the British Isles on the same day all point to the cause being a storm surge rather than a tsunami.

Where
Bristol Channel
Country
Kingdom of England
Deaths
2,000

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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1999Flash Flood in Arkansas, January 30, 1999

Reports of flooding throughout the city. Two to three feet of water was reported across Hwy 71. Water made its way into numerous homes. Area declared a disaster area by FEMA. Vehicles were reported stalled and flooded along numerous secondary roads.

Damage
$166,000
Events
1

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2013Flash Flooding in Maryland, January 30 to 31, 2013

A upper level trough was moving eastward and across most of the eastern U.S. with a surface low pressure center across the eastern Great Lakes. A cold front moved through the Mid Atlantic with dew points in the low 60s ahead of frontal passage.

Deaths
1
Events
6

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2013Flash Flooding and Flood in Virginia, January 30 to 31, 2013

Unseasonably warm air, with afternoon temperatures reaching into the 60s and low 70s, and a surge of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico interacted with a slow moving cold front during the afternoon and evening hours of January 30th, resulting in strong low-topped showers and…

Damage
$1.6 million
Strongest
70 kt wind
Events
21

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Severe storms

29 on January 30, oldest first.

1996Damaging Wind in Hawaii, January 30, 1996

Severe thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees. An employee at the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands on the west coast of Kauai reported the heaviest squall line he had seen in 17 years of observing weather. Winds at Kokee were estimated at 60 mph.

Damage
$60,000
Events
1

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2006Damaging Wind in Georgia, January 30, 2006

Straight-line winds whipped through the Cairo Country Club area, uprooting and snapping off pine trees, and downing power lines. In the new neighborhood of Hawthorne Trails, the winds destroyed 60 percent of the wood trusses of a frame house.

Damage
$150,000
Strongest
60 kt wind
Events
1

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2008Strong Wind in New York, January 30, 2008

Gusty west to northwest winds behind a cold front downed isolated trees, over turned a tractor trailer, and caused scaffolding to collapse, killing one person and injuring another in New York City.

Deaths
1
Injuries
1
Damage
$10,000
Events
3

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2008High Wind in New York, January 30, 2008

A powerful cold front crosses western New York and was followed by very strong west to southwest winds. Sustained winds increased to 30 to 45 mph with gusts measured to 80 mph at the peak of the storm. Trees and power lines were downed by the strong winds.

Damage
$2.2 million
Strongest
61 kt wind
Events
17

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2008High Wind and Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, January 30, 2008

Strong and gusty west winds accompanied and persisted behind a cold front from around 8 a.m. EST into the middle of the afternoon on the 30th across Eastern Pennsylvania. Peak wind gusts averaged around 50 mph and most of them occurred during the second half of the morning.

Injuries
1
Damage
$55,000
Strongest
50 kt wind
Events
10

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2008Strong Wind in New Jersey, January 30, 2008

Strong and gusty west winds accompanied and persisted behind a cold front from around 9 a.m. EST into the middle of the afternoon on the 30th across New Jersey. Peak wind gusts averaged around 50 mph and most of them occurred during the second half of the morning.

Damage
$42,000
Events
21

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2008High Wind in Michigan, January 30, 2008

A strong cold front moved through southeast Michigan just before midnight, with strong post frontal wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph reported across much of area. The highest winds occurred across the Thumb region, extending south into the Detroit Metro area.

Damage
$19,000
Strongest
59 kt wind
Events
11

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2013Damaging Winds in Indiana, January 30, 2013

A strong cold front moved through the Ohio River Valley and produced a number of severe weather reports as it passed across central Indiana. Numerous damaging wind reports were received from the area as the line of storms came through the area.

Damage
$399,000
Strongest
70 kt wind
Events
21

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2013Strong Wind in North Carolina, January 30, 2013

Southerly winds increased across central North Carolina ahead of a high amplitude trough aloft and a strong surface front. Frequent wind gusts of 40-50 mph caused widespread downed tress and power lines across the region.

Injuries
1
Damage
$14,000
Events
15

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Winter storms and snow

50 on January 30, oldest first.

1999Avalanche in Colorado, January 30, 1999

Nine snowmobilers were traversing the north side of the Grand Mesa at the 10,600 foot level. The snowmobiler who was third in line triggered a small hard-slab avalanche which buried him under 5 feet of snow. Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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2000Ice Storm in Virginia, January 30, 2000

An ice storm affected a large portion of central and eastern Virginia with ice accumulations of up to one-half inch. Freezing rain mixed with sleet and snow spread over the area during the morning hours.

Injuries
2
Damage
$465,000
Events
20

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2000Ice Storm in Virginia, January 30, 2000

A significant ice storm affected portions of central and eastern Virginia with ice accumulations up to three-quarters of an inch. Precipitation began as a mixture of freezing rain, sleet, and snow, but then changed to all freezing rain during the morning hours.

Damage
$200,000
Events
4

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2000Winter Storm in Vermont, January 30 to 31, 2000

A complex storm pattern with one system over the Ohio Valley and another one over the southeast US Sunday, January 30th organized into one system off the mid-atlantic coast Sunday night, January 30th. It then moved northeast across southern New England on Monday, January 31st.

Damage
$120,000
Events
8

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2000Winter Weather in Vermont, January 30 to 31, 2000

A complex storm pattern with one system over the Ohio Valley and another one over the southeast US Sunday, January 30th organized into one system off the mid-atlantic coast Sunday night, January 30th. It then moved northeast across southern New England on Monday, January 31st.

Damage
$40,000
Events
4

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2000Winter Storm in New York, January 30 to 31, 2000

A complex storm pattern with one system over the Ohio Valley and another one over the southeast US Sunday, January 30th organized into one system off the mid-atlantic coast Sunday night, January 30th. It then moved northeast across southern New England on Monday, January 31st.

Damage
$40,000
Events
4

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2002A significant ice storm commenced on this date in 2002, resulting in over $300 million in damages, and widespread…

A significant ice storm commenced on this date in 2002, resulting in over $300 million in damages, and widespread power outages. The hardest hit areas extended from near Ponca City, Perry, and Stillwater, south and west through Enid, Kingfisher, Guthrie, Binger, and Weatherford. Some of the smaller towns and rural residents were without power for weeks.

From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.

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2002Ice Storm in Ohio, January 30 to 31, 2002

Low pressure passed to the northwest of Ohio. Freezing rain developed to the north of a warm front extending east from this low. Freezing rain was first reported late on the 30th and continued through the late morning hours on the 31st.

Damage
$3.0 million
Events
4

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2002Ice Storm in Kansas, January 30 to 31, 2002

A large scale ice storm event developed over southeast Kansas and west central Missouri during the early morning hours of January 30, 2002. Synoptically, a shallow arctic air mass moved through the region dropping surface temperatures in the upper 20s.

Damage
$2.6 million
Events
2

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2002Ice Storm in Missouri, January 30 to 31, 2002

A large scale ice storm event developed over southeast Kansas and west central Missouri during the early morning hours of January 30, 2002. Synoptically, a shallow arctic air mass moved through the region dropping surface temperatures in the upper 20s.

Damage
$475,000
Events
4

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2002Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 30 to 31, 2002

The first major winter storm belted south-central Nebraska with heavy snow, strong winds and icy cold temperatures. Snowfall ranged from 5 to 12 inches across the area. Grand Island picked up 12 inches of snow and broke its daily snowfall record.

Events
24

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2007Lake-Effect Snow in Ohio, January 30 to 31, 2007

A strong cold front moved east across northern Ohio on January 30th. Cold westerly winds behind the front caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the morning hours of the 30th and persist into the 31st. Some of the heaviest snow fell during the afternoon of the 30th.

Damage
$525,000
Events
5

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2010Heavy Snow in Delaware, January 30 to 31, 2010

Heavy snow fell across Delaware from the morning of the 30th into the early morning of the 31st. Snowfall averaged 4 to 10 inches with the highest amounts in the southern part of the state. Snow spread from south to north from 9 a.m.

Injuries
5
Events
4

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2013Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 30, 2013

Rain changed over to snow over most of Southeast Wisconsin and far southeast portions of South-central Wisconsin as low pressure followed a favored track from southern Missouri to eastern Lower Michigan during the day on January 30th.

Injuries
2
Events
9

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2019For all but far southwest Oklahoma and western north Texas, the month of January in 2019 was one of the wetter…

For all but far southwest Oklahoma and western north Texas, the month of January in 2019 was one of the wetter Januarys in recent memory. A majority of the precipitation fell in the first two weeks of the month, and mainly near and east of Interstate 35. While western Oklahoma and western north Texas saw precipitation amounts slightly below average, parts of northeast and central Oklahoma saw more than double the normal amount. A big snow storm on January 3rd blanketed much of the region with 2 to 4 inches of snow, with respectable rain amounts where snow did not occur.

From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.

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2021Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Indiana, January 30 to 31, 2021

During the late afternoon and evening hours of Saturday January 30th, an area of rain arrived across southwest Indiana. As this initial band moved to the northeast, it would transition to snow bringing periods of heavy snow starting around 6 PM that continued through 10 PM.

Injuries
12
Damage
$685,000
Events
8

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2023Winter Weather in Texas, January 30, 2023

The combination of warm air aloft overrunning a sub freezing arctic airmass at the surface and a series of upper level disturbances moving across west central Texas, resulted in some light freezing drizzle/freezing rain across the area.

Deaths
1
Events
4

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2023Ice Storm in Tennessee, January 30 to 31, 2023

A complex weather pattern set up across Middle Tennessee beginning on January 31, 2023 which continued into early February. Southerly flow was responsible for bringing moisture into the area while a cold front approaching from the north dropped temperatures below freezing.

Damage
$85,000
Events
5

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2024Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 30, 2024

Early morning on the 30th a frontal passage approached Northwest Kentucky from the northwest. Southerly winds around 5-10 mph ahead of the front tended to lift temperatures above freezing ahead of the fronts' approach in locations further west.

Deaths
3
Events
3

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Cold

12 on January 30, oldest first.

1996Cold in Washington, January 30, 1996

A spotter reported a temperature of 27 degrees below zero in the Okanogan. In northeast Washington 2 men died of hypothermia when their car ran off the road. The coldest February temperature ever was recorded in Spokane that morning with -24.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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2000Extreme Cold in Oklahoma, January 30, 2000

A 49-year old woman was found dead in the snow in her neighbor's front yard in Oklahoma City due to hypothermia. Nearly 10 inches of snow fell across Oklahoma City several days before, and highs on the 30th were only in the 30s.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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2019Extreme Cold in Ohio, January 30, 2019

An arctic airmass was pushed into the Ohio Valley behind a cold front. Sub-zero temperatures reached the lower teens in some areas and combined with wind gusts of 30 to 45 mph, creating wind chills from 20 to 40 below zero.

Events
27

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Records set

3 on January 30, oldest first.

Wildfires

19 on January 30, oldest first.

1987Well Fire

The Well Fire started on January 30, 1987, in New Mexico, and burned 1,533 acres.

When
January 30, 1987
Acres
1,533

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1997Ubar Fire

The Ubar Fire was discovered on January 30, 1997, in New Mexico, and burned 3,220 acres.

When
January 30, 1997
Acres
3,220

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2001Park Command Fire

The Park Command Fire was discovered on January 30, 2001, in Okeechobee County, Florida, and burned 1,100 acres; the cause was recorded as railroad operations and maintenance.

When
January 30, 2001
Acres
1,100

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2006La Morita Fire

The La Morita Fire was discovered on January 30, 2006, in Texas, and burned 1,300 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
January 30, 2006
Acres
1,300

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2008S S Fire

The S S Fire was discovered on January 30, 2008, in Young County, Texas, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
January 30, 2008
Acres
2,000

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2008Wolf Fire

The Wolf Fire was discovered on January 30, 2008, in Ward County, Texas, and burned 1,124 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
January 30, 2008
Acres
1,124

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2008Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire was discovered on January 30, 2008, in Wilbarger County, Texas, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
January 30, 2008
Acres
1,000

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2008Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire was discovered on January 30, 2008, in Coleman County, Texas, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
January 30, 2008
Acres
1,000

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2009Tri-County Fire

The Tri-County Fire was discovered on January 30, 2009, in Carson County, Texas, and burned 6,400 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.

When
January 30, 2009
Acres
6,400

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2009Lostman Creek Fire

The Lostman Creek Fire was discovered on January 30, 2009, in Oklahoma, and burned 2,737 acres; the cause was recorded as firearms and explosives use.

When
January 30, 2009
Acres
2,737

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2009Monroe Station Fire

The Monroe Station Fire was discovered on January 30, 2009, in Florida, and burned 2,208 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
January 30, 2009
Acres
2,208

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2016River Fire

The River Fire was reported on January 30, 2016, in Potter County, Texas, and burned 1,750 acres.

When
January 30, 2016
Acres
1,750

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2016Rosita Fire

The Rosita Fire was reported on January 30, 2016, in Stanton County, Kansas, and burned 1,747 acres.

When
January 30, 2016
Acres
1,747

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2016Turkey Hill Fire

The Turkey Hill Fire was reported on January 30, 2016, in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,183 acres.

When
January 30, 2016
Acres
1,183

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2018Windmill Fire

The Windmill Fire was reported on January 30, 2018, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 8,192 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
January 30, 2018
Acres
8,192

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2022Range 40 Fire

The Range 40 Fire was reported on January 30, 2022, in Perry County, Mississippi, and burned 3,837 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
January 30, 2022
Acres
3,837

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2022Chouteau--74 Fire

The Chouteau--74 Fire was reported on January 30, 2022, in Chouteau County, Montana, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
January 30, 2022
Acres
1,200

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2023Forest fires in Chile of 2023

Starting on 30 January 2023, a series of wildfires began in the South American country of Chile. By early February, the fires had developed into a large outbreak of at least 406 individual fires, several dozen of which were classified as "red alert fires".

Where
Maule Región
Country
Chile
Deaths
26
Injured
2,180

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2025Fixed Wing Fire

The Fixed Wing Fire was reported on January 30, 2025, in Perry County, Mississippi, and burned 1,792 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
January 30, 2025
Acres
1,792

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Earthquakes

19 on January 30, oldest first.

19731973 Colima earthquake

9 mi) beneath the Sierra Madre del Sur range in the Mexican states of Colima, Jalisco and Michoacán. On the Mercalli intensity scale, the earthquake reached a maximum intensity of X (Extreme), causing serious damage in the region.

Where
Mexico
Country
Mexico
Magnitude
7.5

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Volcanoes

2 on January 30, oldest first.

1911January 30, 1911 Eruption of Taal

Taal, Philippines erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 1,335 people, injured 199, destroyed 543 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. The eruption caused a tsunami and was accompanied by an earthquake.

When
January 30, 1911
VEI
3
Deaths
1,335
Where
Taal, Philippines

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Tsunamis

8 on January 30, oldest first.

1911January 30, 1911 Tsunami at Taal, Luzon Island, Philippines

A tsunami with a source recorded as volcano struck Taal, Luzon Island, Philippines, with a maximum water height of 3 meters. It killed 1,335 people, injured 199, destroyed 543 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.

When
January 30, 1911
Water height
3 m
Deaths
1,335
Where
Taal, Luzon Island, Philippines

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1973January 30, 1973 Tsunami at S. Mexico

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck S. Mexico, with a maximum water height of 1.13 meters. It killed 56 people and injured 390.

When
January 30, 1973
Magnitude
7.5
Water height
1.13 m
Deaths
56
Where
S. Mexico

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Space weather and aurora

7 on January 30, oldest first.

Other weather

4 on January 30, oldest first.

2002Dense Fog in Georgia, January 30, 2002

Widespread dense fog plagued much of north and central Georgia for the second consecutive morning as unseasonably warm and humid air remained entrenched across the southeast United States. Fog was even more widespread than on the 29th.

Events
97

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2026Dense Fog in California, January 30, 2026

A crash was reported at 7:30 am on January 30th, 2026. A vehicle traveling at an unknown speed went through a stop sign and over an embankment into the Sacramento River. Foggy conditions were reported at the time of the incident.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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Sources

Gathered from this site’s archives: the tornado record (NOAA SPC, and Grazulis before 1950), IBTrACS and the National Hurricane Center, NOAA NCEI’s Storm Events Database, Regional Snowfall Index, billion-dollar disasters list, State Climate Extremes Committee and hazard databases, USGS, NIFC, GFZ Potsdam’s Kp index (CC BY 4.0), the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, and Wikidata (CC0), with article leads from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, each credited where it appears. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.