Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for January 6, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Winter storms and snow
The Blizzard of 1996 was ranked category 5, Extreme, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from January 6, 1996 to January 9, 1996.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Quchan, Iran. It killed 4,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Ashley, Chicot counties, Arkansas and tracked 24 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Wilmot to SE Lake Village, AR.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Sunflower County, Mississippi and tracked 20 miles, killing 4 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Indianola to E Doddsville, MS.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Carroll County, Mississippi and tracked 13.6 miles, killing 4 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Seven Pines to SE Carrolton, MS.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of January 6, 1930 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from January 6, 1930 to January 10, 1930.
Winter storms and snow
An arctic cold front crossed central Pennsylvania during the mid morning hours of Tuesday, January 6th, accompanied by a narrow band of intense snow squalls. These squalls caused the visibility to drop to near zero, and caused roadways to quickly become snow covered and icy.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Rapides Parish, Grant Parish, Louisiana and tracked 16.8 miles, 317 yards wide at its widest, injuring 11.
Winter storms and snow
The Blizzard of '96 developed near the Gulf Coast and moved up the East Coast. This massive system produced the greatest total and 24 hour snowfall at Greater Cincinnati\Northern Kentucky airport.
Floods
A strong and persistent upper-level low-pressure system developed over the northern Rockies and southern Canada and then slowly migrated westward while continuously directing the jet stream and primary storm track at Washington State.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Khonj, Iran. It killed 4 people and injured 4.
Tornadoes
Two strong storms brought a range of significant weather impacts to northern interior California. The first storm was very wet and warm, the second not quite as wet but cooler with lower snow levels. Both storms brought strong, damaging winds.
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An F2 tornado touched down in Lake, Orange counties, Florida and tracked 3.1 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Oakland/E Winter Garden/Johns Lake, FL.
An F4 tornado touched down in Ashley, Chicot counties, Arkansas and tracked 24 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Wilmot to SE Lake Village, AR.
An F3 tornado touched down in Sunflower County, Mississippi and tracked 20 miles, killing 4 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Indianola to E Doddsville, MS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Carroll County, Mississippi and tracked 13.6 miles, killing 4 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Seven Pines to SE Carrolton, MS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Rapides Parish, Grant Parish, Louisiana and tracked 16.8 miles, 317 yards wide at its widest, injuring 11.
Light freezing rain fell across most of the Upstate from early afternoon into the evening. Although precipitation amounts were quite light (0.10 inch or so) a glaze of ice formed quickly in the cold dry air, especially on bridges and overpasses.
An F0 tornado touched down in Bladen County, North Carolina and tracked 2 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 3.
,,,,,,,,Thunderstorm Winds High winds broke off several large tree limbs just north of Quitman. Dime-size hail also noted.
A deep full latitude upper trough was sweeping from the central U.S. into the eastern U.S. A strong cold front accompanied the system. An unseasonably warm, moist air mass was present across Georgia in advance of this system.
A strong Pacific storm swept through the San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey Bay Area on Wednesday, January 6. This storm produced heavy rain, minor flooding, damaging winds, a funnel cloud, and one confirmed tornado.
Two strong storms brought a range of significant weather impacts to northern interior California. The first storm was very wet and warm, the second not quite as wet but cooler with lower snow levels. Both storms brought strong, damaging winds.
A squall line which formed along an advancing surface cold front produced strong wind gusts, severe hail, and an EF-1 Tornado in Texas City, TX which resulted in damage to homes and businesses.
A cold front moved through Louisiana spawning a couple isolated severe thunderstorms and one tornado.
With the influence of a mid-level trough to the north, a surface low pressure system moving across the Southeast U.S. pulled a warm front across South Florida on the morning of January 6th.
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Several roads were reported flooded in and around town.
The combination of rapid snowmelt from well above normal temperatures and periodic heavy rain propelled minor to moderate flooding along the Susquehanna and Chemung river basins in central New York.
Heavy rainfall of three to six inches occurred during the night and morning hours across much of east central and southeast Louisiana. Many parishes experienced flooding of rural secondary roadways, and street flooding occurred in many communities.
High water on Broadway, 45th-47th St, 53rd St, 61st St. on Galveston Island
Widespread rains of 3 to 5 inches occurred across the region during the morning hours. Considerable runoff occurred due to saturated soil from heavy rain during the previous two days resulted in widespread flooding of streets and secondary roadways.
Extreme flooding occurred across Beauregard Parish, especially in the DeRidder area. Doppler radar estimated six inches of rain fell between DeRidder, Singer, and Fields.
By 1220 AM on 6th, Indianola Fire Dept began to flood, just northwest of Springdale. By 230 AM, Raccoon Creek was flooding 40 acres of fields. Rte 151, Hookstown Grade Rd, and Park Rd were flooded. Natrona reported 2 inches of rain.
By 10 PM on 5th, several roads closed by flooding in Bentleyville and elsewhere; Avella had a mud slide on Rte 50. By 1220 AM on 6th, Rtes 18, 50, 221, and 519 closed in northern part of county. Chartiers Creek flooded Houston, after 3 inches of rain.
Minor to moderate flooding of the Ohio River occurred. A state of emergency was declared in Vanderburgh and Posey Counties. Isolated evacuations of homes in low-lying areas were conducted in both counties. Many roadways in the vicinity of the river were closed.
Major flooding of the Little Wabash River occurred. Thousands of acres were flooded. A number of homes were evacuated in east Carmi. Some homes were isolated by the floodwaters. Two Carmi residents were sheltered by the Red Cross.
Major flooding of the Patoka River occurred. Many roads were closed in the vicinity of the river, including State Route 64 between Oakland City and the Arthur area. In Gibson County, a levee was breached near Lyle Station, prompting some evacuations.
By 11 AM on 6th, Buffalo Creek flooded east of Saxonburg. Rte 38 near Butler closed. 20 basements were flooded. Mud slides closed routes 28 and 356, after 2 inches of rain.
A slow moving frontal system caused several large areas of showers and thunderstorms to move across Central Alabama, during the period from January 5 to January 7. Some of the thunderstorms became severe, producing sporadic wind damage.
Very heavy rain and snow melt led to flooding over portions of Chelan County. The flooding prompted Chelan County commissioners to declare a State of Emergency. Part of highway 97 over Blewett Pass was washed away by the heavy rain.
A stationary frontal boundary and rich gulf moisture combined with a series of upper disturbances caused some heavy rains to cross the region...which resulted in some flash flooding in much of North Central and Northeast sections of the ArkLaMiss.
A cool, wet Pacific system brought hazardous driving over mountain roads, local road flooding in the Central Valley, and damaging winds.
A strong and persistent upper-level low-pressure system developed over the northern Rockies and southern Canada and then slowly migrated westward while continuously directing the jet stream and primary storm track at Washington State.
The second in a series of strong Pacific fronts brought another round of heavy rain and resulting flooding of mainstem rivers draining the coastal mountains and interior of southwest Washington.
Several days of major flooding affected the central and western regions of Albania around Durrës, Vlorë, Fier, and Lezhë in January 2026.
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The Night of the Big Wind was a powerful European windstorm that swept across what was then the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, beginning on the afternoon of 6 January 1839, causing severe damage to property and several hundred deaths. 20 to 25% of houses in north Dublin were damaged or destroyed, and 42 ships were wrecked.
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A mobile home was destroyed and numerous trees were blown down south of the town of Hamlet.
The roof of the city auditorium was peeled away by strong winds.
Grapefruit to softball size hail went through the roofs of houses and mobile homes. Two to three inch hail drifts remained along Hwy 300 between Longview and Gilmer 17 hours after it fell.
Three automobile dealerships suffered considerable hail damage to their entire inventories of over 300 vehicles. The hail fell continuously for over 20 minutes. A 24 year veteran in insurance claims said that the hail episode was the second worse he had ever seen in north Texas.
Baseball size hail broke numerous windows at the Union Grove School and damaged the roof.
Numerous homes suffered severe roof damage resulting in water damage to the interior of homes.
Numerous trees were felled across Hwy 271. Winds turned over a Cessna 150 single engine airplane at the Gilmer Upshur County Airport. Several businesses in Gilmer also suffered wind damage. Winds blew the roof off a barn at a tree farm.
Very strong winds blew over parts of southeast Wyoming, with the strongest winds occurring over the favored area of southern Platte county where tractor trailer trucks were blown over.
A sharp cold front crossed the region during the overnight/early morning hours. For a brief period in the wake of the front winds increased across the region. The winds gusted as high as 60 miles per hour.
The second of a series of winter storms moved through central California from the afternoon of January 6 through the early morning of January 7.
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Snowstorm of January 6, 1916 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from January 6, 1916 to January 13, 1916.
Snowstorm of January 6, 1930 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from January 6, 1930 to January 10, 1930.
Ice, snow, and cold temperatures covered much of the area from January 4th through 7th, back in 1973. A layer of ice was covered by as much as 9 inches of snow. Even walking became dangerous, as several hundred injuries throughout the area were attributed to traffic accidents and slips on the ice. Over central Oklahoma, temperatures stayed below freezing for as much as 10 consecutive days. Due to the extreme length of below freezing temperatures, some locations kept at least 1 inch of snow on the ground for 14 days.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
The Blizzard of 1996 was ranked category 5, Extreme, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from January 6, 1996 to January 9, 1996.
The Blizzard of '96 developed near the Gulf Coast and moved up the East Coast. This massive system produced the greatest total and 24 hour snowfall at Greater Cincinnati\Northern Kentucky airport.
An historic winter storm, known as the "Blizzard of '96", crippled all of northern Virginia during the first full weekend of January.
The Blizzard of '96 developed near the Gulf Coast and moved up the East Coast. This massive system brought the greatest snowfall from one storm to Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport, as well as the greatest 24 hour snowfall.
This massive storm system developed in the Gulf Coast and moved up the East Coast. The heaviest snow fell across Southeast Indiana where up to a foot of snow occurred near the Kentucky border. Farther north, around 6 inches fell in Wayne county.
A winter storm brought a mixture of freezing rain, sleet, and snow to the northern two-thirds of Alabama. Precipitation began as freezing rain and sleet but quickly changed to snow.
A major snow storm hit Kentucky on January 6-7, 1996. The snow began around noon est and effected all of the counties in the Louisville CWA before it stopped Sunday afternoon. The heavy snow began around 1500 est on the 6th and ended around 6 am est on the 7th.
The prolong storm, initially dropped wet snow on the 6th,causing widespread power outages. At one point, around 10,000customers were without electricity in the 2 counties. Roadsbecame impassible from both fallen trees and the deep snow.
A major winter storm brought relatively heavy snow to Far West Texas. By more northerly standards, the 3 to 6 inches of snow that fell was not great however it produced significant problems for the local area.
A cold winter storm created snowfall at unusually low elevations. A trace of snow was recorded at Tucson, and 4 to 10 inches at elevations between 4000 and 6000 feet.
A storm system moved from the Tennessee Valley on Wednesday (January 7) and Thursday (January 8) into New England thereafter.
A storm system moved from the Tennessee Valley on Wednesday (January 7) and Thursday (January 8) into New England thereafter.
A storm system moved from the Tennessee Valley on Wednesday (January 7) and Thursday (January 8) into New England thereafter.
A storm system moved from the Tennessee Valley on Wednesday (January 7) and Thursday (January 8) into New England thereafter.
Low pressure moving northeast across the region brought heavy snow and zero visibilities to the region. The synoptic snow was enhanced by moisture from the Great Lakes ahead of a cold front.
Cold northerly winds blowing across Lake Erie caused bands of lake effect snow to develop during the morning. The snow intensified during the afternoon and finally dissipated during the evening.
An arctic cold front crossed central Pennsylvania during the mid morning hours of Tuesday, January 6th, accompanied by a narrow band of intense snow squalls. These squalls caused the visibility to drop to near zero, and caused roadways to quickly become snow covered and icy.
It snowed over much of western Washington before turning to freezing rain in the evening. Most locations reported between 3 and 11 inches of snow, with 4 to 8 inches being most common.
Very cold westerly winds blowing across Lake Erie caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the early morning hours of January 6th. This activity intensified during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 6th and finally tapered off around daybreak on the 8th.
Very cold westerly winds blowing across Lake Erie caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the early morning hours of January 6th. This activity intensified during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 6th and finally tapered off around midday on the 8th.
This major lake effect storm began early on Tuesday the 6th following a sharp cold front. Off Lake Erie, a strong westerly flow ignited heavy lake snow bands over southern Erie and Wyoming counties.
The first significant storm of the winter started with mixed precipitation that changed to snow the morning of the 5th. During the afternoon, there was a lull followed by more snow that night.
The first significant storm of the winter started with mixed precipitation that changed to snow the morning of the 5th. During the afternoon, there was a lull followed by more snow that night. The snow changed back to freezing rain then rain during the day on the 6th.
Low pressure strengthening over the Ohio Valley lifted across western New York into Southern Ontario. The low brought a mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain to the western southern tier and parts of the Genesee Valley and western Finger Lakes region.
A prolonged period of moderate to heavy snow and strong winds resulted in one of the most widespread natural avalanche cycles in decades. The snow started Friday night 1/7, and effectively cleared out Wednesday morning, 1/12.
The combination of a weak high retreating over the northeast and deepening low pressure over the Great Lakes resulted in a significant accumulation of ice across interior portions of southern Connecticut from the evening of January 6 into the afternoon of January 7.
A storm system tracked from the Texas panhandle northeastward into the Ohio River Valley on January 6th, spreading a mixture of light freezing rain, sleet, and snow across central and southeast Illinois.
This was the third winter storm in a month that hit eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa and was caused by an upper level disturbance that dropped out of Canada and closed off over the central plains before moving off to the east.
A low pressure center moved eastward across central Illinois and Indiana, bringing one to three inches of snow to southeast Missouri. Amounts varied from about an inch along and south of Highway 60 to as much as three inches in the Perryville area. U.S.
A member of the Jackson Hole Ski Area ski patrol was critically injured in a human triggered avalanche in the resort's Cheyenne Bowl. The victim succumbed to his injuries on Saturday, January 9, after spending several days in an area hospital.
Early January snowfall overloaded an underlying weak snow surface, causing a deadly avalanche to occur just outside of Vail Mountains Ski Area.
The third winter storm in a months time struck Iowa on the 6th and 7th. A cold airmass was in place over the central U.S. as a strong upper level trough approached from the northwest.
New snowfall varying from 2 to 8 inches, previous snow cover, and northwest winds gusting to over 40 mph combined to produce widespread blowing and drifting snow over all of southeast South Dakota.
An area of light rain mixed with snow moved across the Piedmont of North Carolina the night of the 5th into early on the 6th. Behind this precipitation skies cleared right around daybreak allowing for temperatures to briefly fall below freezing.
On the morning of January 6 and period of light rain overnight was followed by rapidly clear skies occurring right at daybreak. Clear skies and and rapidly falling temperatures allowed conditions to fall below freezing for about an hour.
Several accidents occurred across the North Carolina foothills during the morning of the 6th due to black ice. A school bus was involved in a single vehicle accident in the Grace Chapel area of Caldwell County. Seventeen students received minor injuries.
An area of low pressure moved across the central Great Lakes on January 6th. A cold front trailing this low swept east across Northeast Ohio during the day. Cold northwest winds behind this low caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the late morning hours.
An area of low pressure moved across the central Great Lakes on January 6th. A cold front trailing this low swept east across northwestern Pennsylvania during the day. Cold northwest winds behind this low caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the late morning hours.
A warm southwest flow created unstable snow conditions at the higher elevations and some freezing drizzle in the valleys.
After several inches of snow fell across the area roads remained snow packed and icy. A vehicle slid off an icy curve and slammed head-on into a snow plow treating and clearing roads from the earlier snow fall.
As a result of anomalously cold air that made its way south from the Canadian Arctic, blizzard conditions were experienced across a large portion of the Niagara Frontier, including the Buffalo Metropolitan area, while over 5 feet of snow fell on the Tug Hill Plateau.
A quick moving Alberta Clipper, dropping southeast from Canada and through the Northern Plains, tracked across the Ohio Valley and into the Mid Atlantic by the morning of the 6th.
A quick moving Alberta Clipper, dropping southeast from Canada and through the Northern Plains, tracked across the Ohio Valley and into the Mid Atlantic by the morning of the 6th.
A deadly avalanche occurred in the western San Juan Mountains near Silverton, Colorado.
A quick moving Alberta Clipper, dropping southeast from Canada and through the Northern Plains, tracked across the Ohio Valley and into the Mid Atlantic by the morning of the 6th.
An Alberta Clipper moved east across the Central Great Lakes on January 6th. A cold front trailing this low swept across northwestern Pennsylvania early on the 7th. Snow began around midday on the 6th ahead of the front but transitioned to lake effect snow behind the front.
Lake effect snow bands developed Tuesday evening January 6th across the North Country and consolidated into a single intense snow band.
Another cold system brought another round of high elevation snow to the region, particularly in Trinity County. This storm system was then followed by a series of wet systems with heavy rain resulting in small stream, urban, and river flooding.
A developing Nor'easter began to strengthen across the Gulf Coast of the United States late in the day on January 6th before moving northeast along the Atlantic coastline on January 7th.
A complex weather pattern eventually evolved into a widespread winter weather event across the area on January 6th, 2017. Strong surface high, near 1030mb, was building into the central and southern Plains.
A complex weather pattern eventually evolved into a widespread winter weather event across the area on January 6th, 2017. Strong surface high, near 1030mb, was building into the central and southern Plains.
A weak storm system dropped through the Missouri Ozarks during the morning hours of January 6, 2022. The snow was light and fluffy and brought widespread accumulations between one half inch and an inch and a half.
After a very brief respite from a more modest winter system in the preceding days, another stronger winter system moved through the Intermountain West. This system brought accumulating snow to much of Utah, with some areas receiving more substantial amounts.
Early on the 6th low pressure began organize along the Gulf Coast as high pressure settled into southern Quebec. This high pressure brought some fresh cold air ahead of the developing East Coast storm.
Low pressure stationed off the New England Coast allowed for a long duration snowfall across much of central Pennsylvania beginning in the morning hours of January 6th with the bulk of snowfall ending in the evening hours.
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Minimum temperatures in the farming areas of Collier County reached 27 to 32 degrees for about four hours causing widely scattered damage to vegetable crops.
An 82 year old woman was found dead in her mobile home. The furnace in her home was turned off. The low temperature the morning she was found was -3F.
91 year old man found frozen to death in car in a ditch between Iroquois and Kankakee counties. No other cars involved.
Record cold wave settled upon the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas from January 6th through January 19th. Numerous record lows were experienced and agricultural damage totalled over $1 Billion State-Wide.
An extremely cold arctic airmass settled over northern Illinois with minimum observed wind chills falling into the -40 F to -50 F range area-wide.
An arctic cold front sweep through southeast Ohio just after midnight on Monday the 6th. Rain showers and temperatures in the 40s quickly became snow showers with temperatures falling through the 20s by the predawn hours.
A bitterly cold airmass spilled into central and southeast Illinois on January 6th and 7th after passage of an Arctic cold front.
An arctic cold front barreled across eastern Kentucky late Sunday January 5th ushering in what would be the coldest temperatures and wind chills experienced in 20 years. Gusty winds up to 50 mph along the front created a few isolated power outages.
An arctic cold front sweep through West Virginia between midnight and 0400E on Monday the 6th. Wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph were common with the front. Rain showers and temperatures in the 40s and 50s quickly became snow showers with temperatures falling through the 20s by dawn.
An arctic cold front sweep through northeast Ohio just after midnight on Monday the 6th. Rain showers and temperatures in the upper 40s and lower 50s quickly became snow showers with temperatures falling through the 20s by the predawn hours.
An arctic cold front sweep through far western Virginia between 0200E and 0400E on Monday the 6th. Rain showers and temperatures in the 40s and 50s quickly became snow showers with temperatures falling through the 20s by dawn. Snow accumulations were less than 2 inches.
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The Curry Island Fire was discovered on January 6, 2001, in Glades County, Florida, and burned 6,000 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Missile Rd Fire was discovered on January 6, 2001, in Pennington County, South Dakota, and burned 2,500 acres; the cause was recorded as railroad operations and maintenance.
Strong winds caused a dust storm around 10:40 am along Interstate 10 near San Simon. The near zero visibilities caused an eight vehicle pile up on westbound Interstate 10 at mile post 371.8 near San Simon.
High pressure was building over the west coast on the 5th of January, as a low pressure system was moving over the Four Corners region.
The Pacific Fire was discovered on January 6, 2003, in California, and burned 772 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Mauricio Canyon Fire was discovered on January 6, 2006, in Las Animas County, Colorado, and burned 3,825 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on January 6, 2006, in Sherman County, Texas, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on January 6, 2008, in Clay County, Texas, and burned 2,400 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on January 6, 2008, in Clay County, Texas, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Orchard Park Fire was discovered on January 6, 2009, in Chaves County, New Mexico, and burned 919 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Dolly Fire was reported on January 6, 2022, in Grant County, Louisiana, and burned 1,600 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
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An earthquake struck Zakinthos (Zante), Greece. It killed some people (about 51 to 100). It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Gondokoro, Ilengwe, South Sudan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Quchan, Iran. It killed 4,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Peru. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Subukia, Kenya.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Khonj, Iran. It killed 4 people and injured 4.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Kermanshah, Iran. It injured 51.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Sarpol-E Zahab, Kermanshah, Iran. It injured 75.
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Calbuco, Chile erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3.
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A tsunami struck Azores, Portugal, with a maximum water height of 10 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Sea of Alboran, Spain.
A tsunami struck Albanian Coasts.
A tsunami struck Southeast Australia.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck S. Peru.
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A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began January 6, 1975, reached Kp 8- and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 44; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 47 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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Lifeguards had to rescue 25 surfers from rip currents. The surf was breaking between 8 and 12 feet.
A mixture of smoke and fog combine to reduce visibility along a Texas highway.
Strong Storms off east of Japan and north of the Marianas generated large swells|across Guam. This resulted in several water related fatalities.
High pressure built over central California on January 5. With mainly clear skies and light winds, areas of dense fog formed in the San Joaquin Valley during the early morning hours of January 6. The fog did cause a few automobile accidents as it formed over a widespread area.
Some patches of dense fog formed in the south San Joaquin Valley during the morning of January 6.
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