October 10 in Weather History

194 events on record, 1510 to 2025

Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for October 10, in any year, each linked to its full record.

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Earthquakes

19801980 El Asnam earthquake

1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). The shock occurred in the Algerian town of El Asnam (now known as Chlef).

Magnitude
8.2
Deaths
110,000
Injured
100,000

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Hurricanes and tropical storms

2018Hurricane Michael makes landfall near Mexico Beach, FL

Hurricane Michael crossed the coast near Mexico Beach, FL as a category 5 hurricane, 140 kt (160 mph), central pressure 919 mb. It killed 72 people in all. Hurricane Michael was a powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that became the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous United States since Andrew in 1992. It was the third-most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous United States in terms of pressure, behind the 1935 Labor Day hurricane and Hurricane Camille in 1969.

Wind at landfall
140 kt
Pressure
919 mb
Peak wind
140 kt
Deaths
72
Damage
$15 billion

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Earthquakes

1980October 10, 1980 Earthquake in Northern, Algeria

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Northern, Algeria. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 5,000 people, injured 9,000, destroyed 250,000 houses and did $5.2 billion in damage.

When
October 10, 1980
Magnitude
7.1
Deaths
5,000
Damage
$5.2 billion
Where
Northern, Algeria

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Tsunamis

1980October 10, 1980 Tsunami at El Asnam, Algeria

A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck El Asnam, Algeria, with a maximum water height of 0.7 meters. It killed 5,000 people, injured 9,000, destroyed 250,000 houses and did $5.2 billion in damage.

When
October 10, 1980
Magnitude
7.1
Water height
0.7 m
Deaths
5,000
Damage
$5.2 billion
Where
El Asnam, Algeria

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Hurricanes and tropical storms

2024Hurricane Milton makes landfall near Bayshore Gardens, FL

Hurricane Milton crossed the coast near Bayshore Gardens, FL as a category 3 hurricane, 100 kt (115 mph), central pressure 958 mb. It killed 15 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Milton was an extremely powerful and destructive tropical cyclone which caused major damage and fatalities in Florida in October 2024. It is tied with 2005's Hurricane Rita for the most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico.

Wind at landfall
100 kt
Pressure
958 mb
Peak wind
155 kt
Deaths
15
Damage
$34 billion

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Billion-dollar disasters

2018Hurricane Michael (October 2018)

A tropical cyclone disaster that cost $31 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 49, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from October 10, 2018 to October 11, 2018.

Losses (2024 dollars)
$31 billion
Kind
Tropical Cyclone
Deaths
49

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Hurricanes and tropical storms

2018Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Florida, October 10, 2018

Hurricane Michael started as typical weak October Caribbean tropical system. However, after approximately a week of slow development, the system moved into warm Gulf of Mexico waters and rapidly intensified into a major hurricane as it moved north towards the Florida Panhandle.

Deaths
52
Damage
$11 billion
Events
31

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Hurricanes and tropical storms

2022Hurricane Julia makes landfall near Sonsonate, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

Hurricane Julia crossed the coast near Sonsonate, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador as a tropical storm, 35 kt, central pressure 1001 mb. It killed 35 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Julia was a deadly tropical cyclone that caused significant impacts in Central America as a Category 1 hurricane in October 2022. The tenth named storm and fifth hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, Julia formed from a tropical wave over the southern Caribbean Sea on October 7, just off the coast of South America.

Wind at landfall
35 kt
Pressure
1001 mb
Peak wind
75 kt
Deaths
35

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Tornadoes

29 on October 10, newest first.

2021Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, October 10, 2021

Severe thunderstorms developed across central Oklahoma during the afternoon of the 10th, along a cold front that was moving into the area. These storms moved eastward and across eastern Oklahoma during the evening.

Damage
$3.3 million
Strongest
EF1
Events
17

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2021Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Oklahoma, October 10, 2021

An unseasonably warm and moist airmass was in place across the region ahead of a powerful upper wave moving out of the 4 corners region. This led to the development of numerous severe thunderstorms across Oklahoma and Texas during the afternoon and evening of the 10th.

Damage
$475,000
Strongest
EF2
Events
56

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2018Tornado and Storm Surge in Florida, October 10, 2018

Hurricane Michael developed as a tropical depression in the western Caribbean on October 7th and strengthened into a major hurricane as it moved north through the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall near Mexico Beach on October 10th.

Damage
$95,000
Strongest
EF0
Events
3

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2014Tornado and Flash Flood in Tennessee, October 10, 2014

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed along a cold front during the evening hours as it moved through Middle Tennessee. One EF1 tornado occurred in Hickman County, with some flooding reported in the Nashville metro area.

Injuries
1
Damage
$200,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
3

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2001Tornado in Missouri, October 10, 2001

An F1 tornado touched down near the Southwest Missouri State University campus at the intersection of Grand and National. The damage path was 100 yards wide and one half mile long as it moved north northeast across National Street.

Injuries
5
Damage
$250,000
Strongest
F1
Events
1

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1997Tornado in Colorado, October 10, 1997

A tornado, up to 1/4 mile wide, tracked through the high country of central Mineral county. The 3-mile long track extended from the northeast side of Fisher mountain to Copper mountain, between 10,500 and 11,500 feet above MSL.

Damage
$10,000
Strongest
F2
Events
1

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1949F3 tornado, Cedar County, Nebraska

An F3 tornado touched down in Cedar County, Nebraska and tracked 8.4 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Hartington to N Pleasant Valley, NE.

Rating
F3
Path
8.4 mi
Width
200 yd

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Hurricanes and tropical storms

19 on October 10, newest first.

2024Hurricane Milton makes landfall near Bayshore Gardens, FL

Hurricane Milton crossed the coast near Bayshore Gardens, FL as a category 3 hurricane, 100 kt (115 mph), central pressure 958 mb. It killed 15 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Milton was an extremely powerful and destructive tropical cyclone which caused major damage and fatalities in Florida in October 2024. It is tied with 2005's Hurricane Rita for the most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico.

Wind at landfall
100 kt
Pressure
958 mb
Peak wind
155 kt
Deaths
15
Damage
$34 billion

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2022Hurricane Julia makes landfall near Sonsonate, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

Hurricane Julia crossed the coast near Sonsonate, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador as a tropical storm, 35 kt, central pressure 1001 mb. It killed 35 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Julia was a deadly tropical cyclone that caused significant impacts in Central America as a Category 1 hurricane in October 2022. The tenth named storm and fifth hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, Julia formed from a tropical wave over the southern Caribbean Sea on October 7, just off the coast of South America.

Wind at landfall
35 kt
Pressure
1001 mb
Peak wind
75 kt
Deaths
35

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2021Hurricane Pamela

Hurricane Pamela was a Category 1 Pacific hurricane that caused significant damage across several northwestern and western states of Mexico in October 2021. The sixteenth named storm and seventh hurricane of the 2021 Pacific hurricane season, the storm originated from a tropical wave over the Atlantic basin, over the Caribbean Sea.

Ended
October 14, 2021
Where
United States
Countries
United States, Mexico

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2018Hurricane Michael makes landfall near Mexico Beach, FL

Hurricane Michael crossed the coast near Mexico Beach, FL as a category 5 hurricane, 140 kt (160 mph), central pressure 919 mb. It killed 72 people in all. Hurricane Michael was a powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that became the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous United States since Andrew in 1992. It was the third-most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous United States in terms of pressure, behind the 1935 Labor Day hurricane and Hurricane Camille in 1969.

Wind at landfall
140 kt
Pressure
919 mb
Peak wind
140 kt
Deaths
72
Damage
$15 billion

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2018Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Florida, October 10, 2018

Hurricane Michael started as typical weak October Caribbean tropical system. However, after approximately a week of slow development, the system moved into warm Gulf of Mexico waters and rapidly intensified into a major hurricane as it moved north towards the Florida Panhandle.

Deaths
52
Damage
$11 billion
Events
31

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2018Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Georgia, October 10, 2018

Hurricane Michael started as typical weak October Caribbean tropical system. However, after approximately a week of slow development, the system moved into warm Gulf of Mexico waters and rapidly intensified into a major hurricane as it moved north towards the Florida Panhandle.

Deaths
1
Damage
$4.4 billion
Events
26

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2018Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Alabama, October 10, 2018

Hurricane Michael started as typical weak October Caribbean tropical system. However, after approximately a week of slow development, the system moved into warm Gulf of Mexico waters and rapidly intensified into a major hurricane as it moved north towards the Florida Panhandle.

Damage
$4.4 million
Events
5

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1967Typhoon Carla

Typhoon Carla (Philippine Name: Trining) was the strongest storm of 1967. Carla became an intense typhoon while located in the Philippine Sea on October 15.

Ended
October 20, 1967

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1966Hurricane Inez makes landfall near Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Hurricane Inez crossed the coast near Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico as a category 3 hurricane, 100 kt (115 mph), central pressure 961 mb. Hurricane Inez was a powerful and very devastating Category 5 major hurricane that affected the Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, and Mexico, killing over 1,000 people in 1966. It was the first storm on record to affect all of those areas.

Wind at landfall
100 kt
Pressure
961 mb
Peak wind
140 kt

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1963Hurricane Flora makes landfall

Hurricane Flora crossed the coast as a category 2 hurricane, 95 kt (110 mph), central pressure 967 mb. Hurricane Flora was an extremely deadly and devastating tropical cyclone that is among the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes in recorded history, with a death total of at least 7,193. The seventh tropical storm and sixth hurricane of the 1963 Atlantic hurricane season, Flora developed from a disturbance in the Intertropical Convergence Zone on September 26 while located 755 miles (1,215 km) southwest of the Cape Verde islands.

Wind at landfall
95 kt
Pressure
967 mb
Peak wind
130 kt

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Floods

35 on October 10, newest first.

2019Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, October 10, 2019

Strong to severe thunderstorms developed across eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening of the 10th, as a cold front moved through the region. The strongest storms produced hail up to quarter size and damaging wind.

Damage
$20,000
Strongest
1 in hail
Events
9

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2017Flooding in Texas, October 10, 2017

Repeating thunderstorms occurred along and south of Interstate Highway 2 between Weslaco and La Joya, Texas, during the afternoon of October 10th, forced by the season's first cold front that lifted tropical moisture into several inches of rainfall during the early to mid…

Damage
$35,000
Events
2

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2014Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 10, 2014

A series of disturbances propagating along a stationary frontal boundary resulted in widespread heavy rainfall across portions of eastern Oklahoma. Flash flooding occurred across some areas as a result of the heavy rainfall. The strongest storms also produced damaging wind gusts.

Damage
$20,000
Strongest
52 kt wind
Events
6

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2013Flood and High Surf in Guam, October 10 to 15, 2013

A developing tropical cyclone and a monsoon surge brought heavy rain and gusty |winds to the Marianas. On 10 October the disturbance that would become Tropical Depression 25W passes close to Guam. As it passed it generated heavy showers and gusty winds over the area.

Damage
$10 million
Events
2

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2004Flash Flood in Louisiana, October 10, 2004

Nearly ten inches of rain over two days resulted in flash flooding across portions of St. Landry Parish. One bridge was damaged, a culvert was washed out, and several parish roads were damaged by flooding.

Damage
$500,000
Events
1

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2002Heavy Rain in New Jersey, October 10 to 11, 2002

A slow moving warm front moved slowly north along the Atlantic Seaboard on the 10th through the 12th. Warm tropical air forced aloft over this boundary resulted in heavy rain across New Jersey on the 10th and 11th. This caused poor drainage.

Events
16

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2002Heavy Rain in Pennsylvania, October 10 to 11, 2002

A slow moving warm front moved slowly north along the Atlantic Seaboard on the 10th through the 12th. Warm tropical air forced aloft over this boundary resulted in heavy rain across Eastern Pennsylvania on the 10th and 11th. This caused poor drainage flooding.

Events
10

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2001Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, October 10 to 11, 2001

Two rounds of severe thunderstorms rolled across the Big Country, Concho Valley, and Heartland on the 10th. The first series of storms dropped hail up to the size of golf balls near Stamford and Lake Stamford in Jones and Haskell counties during the late morning hours.

Strongest
1.75 in hail
Events
21

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2001Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, October 10, 2001

A small stream in Villalba went out of its banks affecting various residents in Apiadero sector. A family was isolated when the small stream covered the bridge. Puerto Rico Emergency Managers and the Police rescued the woman and her son unharmed afterwards.

Damage
$20,000
Events
1

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2000Flooding and Hail in California, October 10, 2000

An early season convective rain event did economic damage to the Central and Southern San Joaquin Valley. Frontal passage with embedded and post-frontal thunderstorms swept through the Central and South San Joaquin Valley beginning around 0900 PST on the 10th.

Damage
$4.5 million
Strongest
1 in hail
Events
5

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1997Flash Flooding in Texas, October 10, 1997

With no opportunity for soils to dry out from previous rainfall, flash flooding redeveloped over Fayette and Lavaca Counties near noon on the 10th as additional rain and showers developed. Rainfall generally averaged 2 to 3 inches on the 10th.

Damage
$60,000
Events
2

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Severe storms

24 on October 10, newest first.

2021Damaging Winds in Texas, October 10, 2021

A strong Autumn storm system consisting of a deep upper trough, a dryline, and a cold front generated a round of strong to severe storms across the region on the evening of Sunday, October 10. Wind damage was the main mode of severe weather received with this system.

Damage
$173,000
Strongest
65 kt wind
Events
17

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2021Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 10, 2021

An unseasonably warm and moist airmass was in place across the region ahead of a powerful upper wave moving out of the 4 corners region. This led to the development of numerous severe thunderstorms across Oklahoma and Texas during the afternoon and evening of the 10th.

Damage
$25,000
Strongest
1 in hail
Events
3

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2020Damaging Winds in New York, October 10, 2020

A cold front moved through Central New York during the late afternoon and early evening of the 10th. This produced some showers and thunderstorms across the area. One of these thunderstorms became severe in Oneida County, NY and produced mainly tree and powerline damage.

Damage
$20,000
Strongest
50 kt wind
Events
2

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2017Damaging Winds in Illinois, October 10, 2017

A broken line of thunderstorms moved east across southern Illinois during the early evening hours. One of the storms along the line became severe. The severe storm produced a swath of scattered wind damage across two counties.

Damage
$45,000
Strongest
65 kt wind
Events
2

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2014Strong Wind in Maine, October 10, 2014

Winds gusting to around 30 mph and choppy waves capsized a 12 foot aluminum boat on Wytopitlock Lake during the afternoon of the 10th. The two fishermen in the boat were thrown into the water when the boat capsized. One fisherman was able to swim to safety.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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2014Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 10, 2014

A cold front swept across North Texas during the late afternoon and evening hours of October 10. Several storms produced large hail and damaging winds...particularly during the late afternoon over northwestern counties as the front pushed into a warm and unstable air mass.

Damage
$230,000
Strongest
2.75 in hail
Events
12

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2013Damaging Wind and High Wind in New Mexico, October 10, 2013

A potent upper level disturbance and associated cold front combined with an intense area of surface low pressure over southeast Colorado to produce widespread, strong winds areawide. Sustained winds of 25 to 40 mph with gusts between 55 and 65 mph were common.

Damage
$49,000
Strongest
72 kt wind
Events
16

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2013Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, October 10, 2013

The combination of a large upper trough over the southwest United States and a strong surface low pressure system triggered a line of strong to severe thunderstorms which rolled from eastern Colorado into western Kansas and southwest Nebraska during the late afternoon and early…

Damage
$3,000
Strongest
1 in hail
Events
11

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2010Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, October 10, 2010

A strong storm system moved southeast through the central Plains during the late hours of the 9th and into the 10th. Thunderstorms developed first over northern Oklahoma, and then developed further south toward the Red River along and just behind the front.

Damage
$78,000
Strongest
1.75 in hail
Events
20

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2005Hail in Texas, October 10, 2005

A non-severe thunderstorm producing small dime sized hail over the southeastern Texas panhandle during the afternoon hours caused crop damage in the town of Quail Texas. No injuries were reported.

Damage
$24,000
Strongest
0.7 in hail
Events
1

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2001Damaging Winds in Puerto Rico, October 10, 2001

A TV weather reporter indicated small hail near Bayamon, Toa Baja and Vega Baja. In addition, heavy rains caused a strong water current at Rolling Hills sector in Carolina, pulling a small boy into the waters. The boy suffered minor head and arm injuries.

Injuries
1
Events
2

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Winter storms and snow

14 on October 10, newest first.

2018Heavy Snow in North Dakota, October 10, 2018

A low pressure system lifting from the Central Plains into the Upper Midwest led to snow developing over eastern and parts of central North Dakota. The heaviest snow occurred over the lower James River Valley into east-central and northeast North Dakota.

Damage
$800,000
Events
2

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2013Winter Weather in Wyoming, October 10 to 11, 2013

An intense fast-moving low pressure system brought 6 to 12 inches of snow to the Snowy and Sierra Madre ranges, with greater amounts at or above 10000 feet. Strong and gusty west winds accompanying the storm system caused blowing and drifting snow in open mountain passes.

Events
10

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2008Winter Storm in Wyoming, October 10 to 12, 2008

A large low pressure system tracked from the southern Great Basin across Wyoming bringing heavy snowfall to western and central Wyoming. The slow moving storm pumped abundant moisture north into the state ahead of the main area of low pressure producing heavy snow.

Deaths
4
Injuries
4
Events
27

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Heat and drought

3 on October 10, newest first.

2023Drought in Texas, October 10 to 31, 2023

Two areas of heavy rainfall associated with the season's first notable cold front dropped between 3 and 5 inches in portions of Cameron and Willacy County, and 1 to 2 or more inches in portions of Starr, Jim Hogg, and most of Zapata County during the afternoon and evening of…

Damage
$12 million
Events
6

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1998Drought in North Carolina, October 10 to 31, 1998

Dry conditions started in July, subsided in August, started again in September, and continued through October. In most areas, crops were damaged or destroyed before a killing frost occurred. Water levels in creeks, streams, rivers, and lakes were fairly low.

Damage
$2.6 million
Events
9

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Cold

3 on October 10, newest first.

2010Frost and Freeze in New York, October 10, 2010

Canadian high pressure accompanied by dry air and clear skies allowed temperatures to fall below freezing in areas well away from the Great Lakes. Low temperatures recorded included: Lowville 26, Watertown 31, Whitesville 25 and Limestone 29 degrees.

Damage
$38,000
Events
4

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2009Frost and Freeze in Iowa, October 10 to 11, 2009

A strong push of cold air invaded Iowa during the morning of the 10th. Most of the northwest half of the state fell below freezing on the morning of the 10th, with all of the state recording a killing freeze by the morning of the 11th.

Damage
$128 million
Events
51

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Records set

1 on October 10, newest first.

Wildfires

22 on October 10, newest first.

2022Holiday Fire

The Holiday Fire was reported on October 10, 2022, in Buffalo County, South Dakota, and burned 2,920 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
October 10, 2022
Acres
2,920

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2020Connor Summit Fire

The Connor Summit Fire was reported on October 10, 2020, in Cassia County, Idaho, and burned 4,576 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
October 10, 2020
Acres
4,576

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2019Wildfire in California, October 10 to 24, 2019

The Saddleridge Fire burned over 8700 acres in the foothills of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles county. The combination of warm and dry Santa Ana winds as well as critically dry vegetation allowed for rapid fire growth.

Deaths
3
Injuries
24
Events
3

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2019Saddleridge Fire

The Saddleridge Fire was reported on October 10, 2019, in Los Angeles County, California, and burned 8,799 acres.

When
October 10, 2019
Acres
8,799

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2019Caples Fire

The Caples Fire was reported on October 10, 2019, in El Dorado County, California, and burned 3,435 acres.

When
October 10, 2019
Acres
3,435

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2019Sandalwood Fire

The Sandalwood Fire was reported on October 10, 2019, in Riverside County, California, and burned 1,011 acres.

When
October 10, 2019
Acres
1,011

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2015Dust Storm in Washington, October 10, 2015

A strong cold front pushed across the interior pacific northwest that afternoon. Strong winds picked up dust and caused a dust storm across the Lower Columbia Basin of Washington. A 13 car pile up with one person injured and one fatality resulted from the dust storm.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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2015Walker Fire

The Walker Fire was reported on October 10, 2015, in Boise County, Idaho, and burned 5,963 acres.

When
October 10, 2015
Acres
5,963

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2011Maggie Fire

The Maggie Fire was discovered on October 10, 2011, in Arizona, and burned 4,552 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
October 10, 2011
Acres
4,552

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2006Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire was discovered on October 10, 2006, in Los Angeles County, California, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as smoking.

When
October 10, 2006
Acres
1,000

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2005Stetson Fire

The Stetson Fire was discovered on October 10, 2005, in Arizona, and burned 2,305 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
October 10, 2005
Acres
2,305

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2004Rumsey Fire

The Rumsey Fire was discovered on October 10, 2004, in Yolo County, California, and burned 39,138 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
October 10, 2004
Acres
39,138

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2003Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire was discovered on October 10, 2003, in Cheyenne County, Colorado, and burned 2,100 acres.

When
October 10, 2003
Acres
2,100

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1996Cascade Butte Fire

The Cascade Butte Fire was discovered on October 10, 1996, in Cascade County, Montana, and burned 1,100 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
October 10, 1996
Acres
1,100

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1996Oak Flat Fire

The Oak Flat Fire was discovered on October 10, 1996, in California, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
October 10, 1996
Acres
1,000

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1993Salt Bayou Fire

The Salt Bayou Fire was discovered on October 10, 1993, in Texas, and burned 2,200 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
October 10, 1993
Acres
2,200

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1987Wood Can Fire

The Wood Can Fire started on October 10, 1987, in Idaho, and burned 1,664 acres.

When
October 10, 1987
Acres
1,664

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1984Bear Creek Fire

The Bear Creek Fire started on October 10, 1984, in California, and burned 1,309 acres.

When
October 10, 1984
Acres
1,309

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Earthquakes

23 on October 10, newest first.

20252025 Davao Oriental earthquakes

8 struck eastern Mindanao in the Philippines. Both events raised tsunami warnings for seven provinces in the Philippines and parts of Indonesia, with minor tsunami waves observed.

Where
Philippines
Country
Philippines
Magnitude
7.4

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20182018 East Java earthquake

On 11 October 2018, an earthquake struck off the coast of East Java, Indonesia, with the epicentre located off the coast of Situbondo Regency. The earthquake, which struck at dawn, killed four people in addition to destroying or damaging hundreds of houses, mostly on the small island of Sapudi.

Where
Situbondo
Country
Indonesia
Deaths
3
Injured
7

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20022002 West Papua earthquake

7 mi). A strike-slip event triggered by a rupture on the Ransiki Fault, it killed eight people, injured more than 630, and damaged or destroyed more than 2,100 structures in Manokwari, South Manokwari, Arfak Mountains and Wondama Bay Regencies.

Where
Indonesia
Country
Indonesia
Magnitude
7.5

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19861986 San Salvador earthquake

7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shock caused considerable damage to El Salvador's capital city of San Salvador and surrounding areas, including neighboring Honduras and Guatemala.

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1980October 10, 1980 Earthquake in Northern, Algeria

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Northern, Algeria. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 5,000 people, injured 9,000, destroyed 250,000 houses and did $5.2 billion in damage.

When
October 10, 1980
Magnitude
7.1
Deaths
5,000
Damage
$5.2 billion
Where
Northern, Algeria

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17901790 Oran earthquake

The 1790 Oran earthquake occurred on 10 October, striking near the coastal city of Oran in Algeria. The earthquake had an evaluated maximum seismic intensity of VIII–X on the European macroseismic scale (EMS-98).

Where
Algeria
Country
Algeria
Magnitude
7.5

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Volcanoes

3 on October 10, newest first.

20112011-2012 El Hierro eruption

The 2011–2012 El Hierro eruption occurred just off the island of El Hierro, the second smallest and farthest south and west of the Canary Islands (an autonomous community of Spain), in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. The island is also the youngest in the volcanic chain.

Ended
March 5, 2012
Where
El Hierro
Country
Spain
Deaths
0

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Tsunamis

10 on October 10, newest first.

2025October 10, 2025 Tsunami at Mindanao Island, Philippines

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Mindanao Island, Philippines, with a maximum water height of 0.3 meters. It killed 10 people, injured 176, destroyed 1,190 houses and did $5.7 million in damage.

When
October 10, 2025
Magnitude
7.4
Water height
0.3 m
Deaths
10
Damage
$5.7 million
Where
Mindanao Island, Philippines

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2002October 10, 2002 Tsunami at Irian Jaya, Indonesia

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Irian Jaya, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 5 meters. It killed 8 people, injured 632, destroyed 1,000 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.

When
October 10, 2002
Magnitude
7.6
Water height
5 m
Deaths
8
Where
Irian Jaya, Indonesia

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1980October 10, 1980 Tsunami at El Asnam, Algeria

A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck El Asnam, Algeria, with a maximum water height of 0.7 meters. It killed 5,000 people, injured 9,000, destroyed 250,000 houses and did $5.2 billion in damage.

When
October 10, 1980
Magnitude
7.1
Water height
0.7 m
Deaths
5,000
Damage
$5.2 billion
Where
El Asnam, Algeria

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Space weather and aurora

2 on October 10, newest first.

Billion-dollar disasters

1 on October 10, newest first.

2018Hurricane Michael (October 2018)

A tropical cyclone disaster that cost $31 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 49, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from October 10, 2018 to October 11, 2018.

Losses (2024 dollars)
$31 billion
Kind
Tropical Cyclone
Deaths
49

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Other weather

5 on October 10, newest first.

2006High Surf in Hawaii, October 10 to 11, 2006

A deep low north of Hawaii generated surf of 10 to 15 feet along the north-facing shores of all the isles except Lanai and the Big Island of Hawaii. This episode lasted from 12:00 on the 10th through 04:00 on the 11th. No serious property damage or injuries were reported.

Events
12

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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 2026-10-01.