October 11 in Weather History

205 events on record, 367 to 2025

Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for October 11, in any year, each linked to its full record.

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Floods

1634Burchardi flood

The Burchardi flood (also known as the second Grote Mandrenke) was a storm tide that struck the North Sea coast of North Frisia, Dithmarschen (in modern-day Germany) and southwest Jutland (in modern-day Denmark) on the night between 11 and 12 October 1634. Overrunning dikes, it shattered the coastline and caused thousands of deaths (8,000 to 15,000 people drowned) and catastrophic material damage.

Ended
October 12, 1634
Where
Dithmarschen
Deaths
11,500

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Tsunamis

1918October 11, 1918 Tsunami at Mona Passage, Puerto Rico, US Territories

A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck Mona Passage, Puerto Rico, US Territories, with a maximum water height of 6.1 meters. It killed 144 people and did $4 million in damage.

When
October 11, 1918
Magnitude
7.1
Water height
6.1 m
Deaths
144
Damage
$4.0 million
Where
Mona Passage, Puerto Rico, US Territories

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Floods

20202020 Hyderabad floods

The 2020 Hyderabad floods were a series of floods associated with Deep Depression BOB 02 that caused extensive damage and loss of life as a result of flash flooding in Hyderabad, India in October 2020. The fourth tropical cyclone and third deep depression of the 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, BOB 02 formed on 11 October over the west-central Bay of Bengal and slowly drifted west-northwest, towards the east coast of India over the following days.

Ended
October 14, 2020
Where
Hyderabad district
Country
India
Deaths
104

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Tornadoes

1927F3 tornado, Mississippi County, Arkansas

An F3 tornado touched down in Mississippi County, Arkansas and tracked 10 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 31. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Dell to Blytheville, AR.

Rating
F3
Deaths
5
Injuries
31
Path
10 mi
Width
200 yd

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Tornadoes

45 on October 11, newest first.

2023Tornadoes in Florida, October 11 to 12, 2023

A severe weather episode with an area of low pressure and associated cold front moving east across the Gulf of Mexico approaching the peninsula produced multiple supercell thunderstorms and likely waterspouts over the open waters before approaching the west Florida coast, where…

Damage
$917,000
Strongest
EF2
Events
6

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2023Tornadoes and Flood in Florida, October 11 to 12, 2023

A surface low moved across north-Florida during the early morning hours as a warm front lifted up from central FL. Strong effective shear combined with marginal surface-based instability near the lifting warm front and surface low enabled rotating mini-supercells to form.

Damage
$4,000
Strongest
EF2
Events
16

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2014Hurricane Gonzalo

Hurricane Gonzalo was the second tropical cyclone, after Hurricane Fay, to directly strike the island of Bermuda in a one-week time frame in October 2014, and was the first Category 4 Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Ophelia in 2011. At the time, it was the strongest hurricane in the Atlantic since Igor in 2010.

Ended
October 20, 2014

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2013Tornado in Minnesota, October 11, 2013

A warm front surging northward across the region brought several thunderstorms to west central Minnesota. One of these rotating storms brought a damaging tornado to far eastern Traverse county.

Strongest
EF1
Events
2

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2002Tornado in South Carolina, October 11, 2002

Tornado touched down with strong F2 damage near the corner of Merriman and Emanuel Roads, destroying 5 manufactured homes, a car and 2 houses before continuing NE with scattered F1 damage...described as major to a total of 28 structures and minor to 78 more...including homes,…

Injuries
8
Damage
$750,000
Strongest
F2
Events
1

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2002Tornado in North Carolina, October 11, 2002

An F2 tornado touched down near Pantego in the Swamp Road area. The tornado destroyed one house, a mobile home as well as a hog farm. Most of the dollar damage occurred to the farm with the destruction of hog houses and heavy equipment.

Damage
$3.0 million
Strongest
F2
Events
1

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2001Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Mississippi, October 11, 2001

Six to eight inches of rain fell over the county and caused significant street flooding in Mound Bayou, Shelby, and Cleveland. Some flooding was reporting at the Delta State University campus. A few homes had minor flood damage as water seeped into the homes.

Damage
$50,000
Strongest
F0
Events
15

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2001Tornado in Louisiana, October 11, 2001

A tornado struck the Louisiana State University Citrus Station lifting a metal frame building and wrapping it around and damaging a packing shed and storage shed. Greenhouses were also destroyed.

Damage
$35,000
Strongest
F1
Events
1

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1997Tornadoes in Colorado, October 11, 1997

The same supercell thunderstorm that brought large hail and a brief tornado to eastern Otero county produced a long track tornado through northwestern Bent and central Kiowa counties. The tornado began about 7 miles west of Las Animas.

Injuries
6
Damage
$200,000
Strongest
F1
Events
2

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1997Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, October 11, 1997

Thunderstorms developed over the Black Hills and surrounding plains and moved northeast into Meade County. The storms strengthened causing widespread wind and hail damage from Central Meade County into Ziebach County. Windows were broken out of homes, schools, and cars.

Damage
$26,000
Strongest
F0
Events
16

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1997Tornado and Hail in Colorado, October 11, 1997

A line of thunderstorms moving east through western Bent county merged with a northeast moving supercell thunderstorm just west of Las Animas. The hail quickly grew from one inch in diameter up to 4.50 inches in diameter.

Damage
$120,000
Strongest
F1
Events
5

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1997Tornadoes and Hail in New Mexico, October 11, 1997

A series of severe thunderstorms developed across Colfax County prior to the passage of a strong cold front. Storms developed repeatedly over south central areas of the county between Springer and Cimarron and sped northeast mainly across open range.

Damage
$60,000
Strongest
F0
Events
9

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1997Tornado and Hail in Colorado, October 11, 1997

Another supercell thunderstorm brought large hail and a tornado to southeast Otero county. The storm and accompanying tornado moved out of open country southwest of the Higbee Valley and struck several ranches just north of the Purgatoire River on Road 804. At about 8:45 p.m.

Damage
$85,000
Strongest
F1
Events
2

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1927F3 tornado, Mississippi County, Arkansas

An F3 tornado touched down in Mississippi County, Arkansas and tracked 10 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 31. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Dell to Blytheville, AR.

Rating
F3
Deaths
5
Injuries
31
Path
10 mi
Width
200 yd

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Hurricanes and tropical storms

22 on October 11, newest first.

2018Tropical Storm in South Carolina, October 11, 2018

Hurricane Michael made landfall at Mexico Beach in the Florida Panhandle on Oct 10th as a strong Category 4. It weakened to Tropical Storm status as it made its way into the Carolinas. Most of the region received one to two inches of rainfall, with gusts to 50 mph.

Damage
$34,000
Events
3

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2010Hurricane Paula makes landfall near Puerto Cabezas, North Caribbean Coast, Nicaragua

Hurricane Paula crossed the coast near Puerto Cabezas, North Caribbean Coast, Nicaragua as a tropical storm, 45 kt, central pressure 1004 mb. Hurricane Paula was a small hurricane that struck Honduras and Cuba in October 2010. The eighteenth tropical cyclone, sixteenth named storm, and ninth hurricane of the season, Paula developed from a low pressure area over the southwestern Caribbean Sea on October 11.

Wind at landfall
45 kt
Pressure
1004 mb
Peak wind
90 kt

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2008Hurricane Norbert makes landfall near Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Hurricane Norbert crossed the coast near Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico as a category 2 hurricane, 90 kt (105 mph), central pressure 956 mb. Hurricane Norbert is tied with Hurricane Jimena as the strongest tropical cyclone to strike the west coast of Baja California Sur in recorded history. The fifteenth named storm, seventh hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2008 hurricane season, Norbert originated as a tropical depression from a tropical wave south of Acapulco on October 3.

Wind at landfall
90 kt
Pressure
956 mb
Peak wind
115 kt

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2005Hurricane Vince makes landfall near Cartaya, Andalusia, Spain

Hurricane Vince crossed the coast near Cartaya, Andalusia, Spain as a depression, 30 kt, central pressure 1002 mb. Hurricane Vince was an unusual tropical cyclone that developed in the northeastern Atlantic basin. Forming in October during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, it strengthened over waters thought to be too cold for tropical development.

Wind at landfall
30 kt
Pressure
1002 mb
Peak wind
65 kt

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2002Hurricane Kyle makes landfall near McClellanville, SC

Hurricane Kyle crossed the coast near McClellanville, SC as a tropical storm, 35 kt, central pressure 1011 mb. Hurricane Kyle was one of the longest-lived Atlantic tropical or subtropical cyclone on record. The eleventh named storm and third hurricane of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Kyle developed as a subtropical cyclone on September 20 to the east-southeast of Bermuda.

Wind at landfall
35 kt
Pressure
1011 mb
Peak wind
75 kt

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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1995Hurricane Roxanne makes landfall near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Hurricane Roxanne crossed the coast near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico as a category 3 hurricane, 100 kt (115 mph), central pressure 958 mb. Hurricane Roxanne was a rare and erratic tropical cyclone that caused extensive flooding in Mexico due to its unusual movement. The seventeenth storm, tenth hurricane, and the fifth and final major hurricane of the very active 1995 Atlantic hurricane season, Roxanne developed in the southwestern Caribbean Sea from an area of low pressure on October 7.

Wind at landfall
100 kt
Pressure
958 mb
Peak wind
100 kt

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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1947An unnamed storm makes landfall near Pinar del Río, Pinar del Rio, Cuba

An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Pinar del Río, Pinar del Rio, Cuba as a tropical storm, 55 kt. The 1947 Florida–Georgia hurricane (Air Weather Service designation: King) was a moderate hurricane that caused catastrophic flooding in South Florida and the Everglades in mid-October 1947. The ninth tropical storm and fourth hurricane of the 1947 Atlantic hurricane season, it first developed on October 9 in the southern Caribbean Sea and hence moved north by west until a few days later it struck western Cuba.

Wind at landfall
55 kt
Peak wind
90 kt

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Floods

34 on October 11, newest first.

20202020 Hyderabad floods

The 2020 Hyderabad floods were a series of floods associated with Deep Depression BOB 02 that caused extensive damage and loss of life as a result of flash flooding in Hyderabad, India in October 2020. The fourth tropical cyclone and third deep depression of the 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, BOB 02 formed on 11 October over the west-central Bay of Bengal and slowly drifted west-northwest, towards the east coast of India over the following days.

Ended
October 14, 2020
Where
Hyderabad district
Country
India
Deaths
104

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2018Flash Flooding and Flooding in Virginia, October 11 to 12, 2018

After Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph and a minimum central pressure of 919 mb on Wednesday October 10th, it weakened to a tropical storm as it tracked northeastward through Georgia and South Carolina.

Damage
$24,000
Strongest
50 kt wind
Events
23

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2018Flooding and High Wind in Maryland, October 11 to 12, 2018

After Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph and minimum central pressure of 919 mb on Wednesday October 10th, it weakened to a tropical storm as it tracked northeastward through Georgia and South Carolina.

Damage
$20,000
Strongest
54 kt wind
Events
20

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2003Flash Flooding in Texas, October 11 to 12, 2003

Showers and thunderstorms moving across the county from mid morning through the late evening produced general 2 to 3 inch totals over the eastern half of the county. Isolated totals to 5 inches were indicated near Del Rio.

Damage
$256,000
Events
10

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2002Flash Flood in South Carolina, October 11, 2002

The final tally for damages is as follows: 1) Private bridge repair - $150,000 2) Private/public road repair $25,000 3) Chitwood trailer park - $85,000 4) Additional private homes - $75,000. Total damage estimates are $335,000.

Damage
$335,000
Events
1

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2000Flooding in Arizona, October 11 to 12, 2000

Deep upper level trough over Nevada on the 10th moved over southeast Arizona through the 12th. The system was able to tap into moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Olivia which resulted in large amounts of rain and flooding.

Damage
$30,000
Events
7

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1998Heavy Rain in New York, October 11, 1998

A low pressure area, moving slowly north along the mid Atlantic coast, produced a period of steady to heavy rain across eastern New York. Since there had been an extended dry period prior to the rain, oil built up on many road surfaces.

Injuries
3
Damage
$5,000
Events
1

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1997Flash Flooding in Texas, October 11, 1997

Again, soils remained saturated over DeWitt and Lavaca Counties as additional showers formed on the morning of the 11th. General rainfall of 1 to 2 inches with isolated totals of up to 4 inches caused the flooding.

Damage
$50,000
Events
2

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1997Coastal Flood in Louisiana, October 11 to 12, 1997

Strong southeast winds of 25 knots over a two day period led to minor coastal flooding in Cameron Parish. Highway 82 between Holly Beach and Johnson Bayou had debris thrown over it from tide action, including seaweed as deep as three feet in places.

Damage
$25,000
Events
1

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1973Major flooding occurred across north-central Oklahoma on October 10th and 11th, 1973

Major flooding occurred across north-central Oklahoma on October 10th and 11th, 1973. A narrow swath of torrential rain resulted in rainfall amounts greater than 20 inches in about 15 hours across southern Garfield County. Rapidly rising creeks in the Enid area resulted in eight deaths and destruction of about 300 homes and 40 businesses. Property losses in Garfield County alone amounted to about $80 million, and crop damage was about $13 million.

From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.

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1634Burchardi flood

The Burchardi flood (also known as the second Grote Mandrenke) was a storm tide that struck the North Sea coast of North Frisia, Dithmarschen (in modern-day Germany) and southwest Jutland (in modern-day Denmark) on the night between 11 and 12 October 1634. Overrunning dikes, it shattered the coastline and caused thousands of deaths (8,000 to 15,000 people drowned) and catastrophic material damage.

Ended
October 12, 1634
Where
Dithmarschen
Deaths
11,500

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Severe storms

29 on October 11, newest first.

2021High Wind in Arizona, October 11 to 12, 2021

An upper level low across northern Arizona and an associated mid level wind maximum across southeast Arizona resulted in high winds, especially downwind of the highest mountains in Cochise County.

Damage
$80,000
Strongest
61 kt wind
Events
3

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2021Strong Wind in Tennessee, October 11, 2021

Low pressure tracked north of the region while a cold front approached the Mid-South from the west. As a result, the pressure gradient increased across West Tennessee causing strong southerly winds during the morning hours of October 11, 2021.

Damage
$51,000
Events
2

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2020Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, October 11, 2020

A strong cold front brought intense non-thunderstorm and thunderstorm-related wind gusts to south central Nebraska on Sunday evening the 11th. This front entered western portions of the Hastings NWS county warning area (CWA) around 7pm CDT.

Damage
$119,000
Strongest
1 in hail
Events
20

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2018Strong Wind in Massachusetts, October 11, 2018

The remnants of Hurricane Michael moved up the East Coast, merged with an east-moving cold front, bringing up to five inches of rain to Massachusetts. The highest amounts occurred over Cape Cod and the Islands. The remnants also brought strong wind gusts to Central Massachusetts.

Damage
$58,000
Events
4

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2017Damaging Winds in West Virginia, October 11, 2017

Low topped convective showers developed along the Ohio River on the afternoon of the 11th as a cold front pushed through. The airmass in place ahead of the cold front was rather unseasonable, feeling more like summer than early fall.

Damage
$62,000
Strongest
65 kt wind
Events
2

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2015High Wind in Wyoming, October 11, 2015

The passage of a potent upper level disturbance, strong winds aloft and tight surface pressure gradient produced high winds across much of southeast Wyoming. Westerly winds gusted between 60 and 70 mph.

Strongest
61 kt wind
Events
29

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2015High Wind in South Dakota, October 11 to 12, 2015

A strong surface low pressure area moving across the northern part of the region along with a couple pushes of colder air brought high winds to central and northeast South Dakota on the 11th and 12th. There were two periods of high winds with this system.

Strongest
65 kt wind
Events
26

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2010Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, October 11, 2010

Thunderstorms developed along and in advance of an upper level system and surface cold front moving across north Texas. Hail up to the size of golf balls accounted for nearly all the severe weather reports.

Injuries
1
Damage
$259,000
Strongest
1.75 in hail
Events
15

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2001Damaging Wind in Louisiana, October 11, 2001

Trees fell across portions of the Parish. The hardest hit areas were on near Haughton where 3 mobile homes in the Plaguemine Mobile Home Park were crushed by fallen trees. Winds also rolled 5 mobile homes at Cash Point Landing off State Highway 3.

Damage
$350,000
Strongest
70 kt wind
Events
1

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2001Damaging Wind in Louisiana, October 11, 2001

Strong and damaging winds whipped through parts of the city where dozens of homes suffered damage from fallen trees in the Western Hills neighborhood off Pines Rd. Trees were also downed across homes off Lakeshore Dr.

Damage
$100,000
Strongest
70 kt wind
Events
1

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1997Damaging Winds in North Dakota, October 11, 1997

strong thunderstorm winds Cattail Bay,a popular camping area. A mobile home was picked up off of its foundation, lifted over a van, and dropped 40 feet away. Van and a boat in the driveway were flipped over. Numerous other campers were flipped over or onto their sides.

Damage
$180,000
Strongest
85 kt wind
Events
2

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1997High Wind in Colorado, October 11, 1997

A powerful storm system brought sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts above 60 mph to the Rampart Range, Wet Mountains, and Spanish Peaks, and to the adjacent plains. Measured winds gusted to around 60 mph in parts of Colorado Springs.

Damage
$75,000
Strongest
90 kt wind
Events
7

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1997Hail in Colorado, October 11, 1997

A supercell thunderstorm brought large, destructive hail to La Junta, especially the east side of town, and then east northeast into northwest Bent county. Hail ranged from one inch to 2.75 inches in diameter.

Damage
$50,000
Strongest
2.75 in hail
Events
4

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Winter storms and snow

4 on October 11, newest first.

Heat and drought

3 on October 11, newest first.

Cold

3 on October 11, newest first.

Records set

1 on October 11, newest first.

Wildfires

27 on October 11, newest first.

2021Alisal Fire

The Alisal Fire was reported on October 11, 2021, in Santa Barbara County, California, and burned 16,970 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
October 11, 2021
Acres
16,970

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2021Mavrick Fire

The Mavrick Fire was reported on October 11, 2021, in Cochise County, Arizona, and burned 1,898 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
October 11, 2021
Acres
1,898

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2020Wildfire and Dust Storm in Kansas, October 11, 2020

A strong southeastward cold front produced high wind gusts ranging from 27 to 81 mph. These high winds lasted for various durations of time, ranging from six minutes to one hour and fifty minutes after frontal passage.

Damage
$1.5 million
Strongest
70 kt wind
Events
22

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2020Jackalope Fire

The Jackalope Fire was reported on October 11, 2020, in Roberts County, Texas, and burned 11,520 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
October 11, 2020
Acres
11,520

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2016Sacata Fire

The Sacata Fire was reported on October 11, 2016, in Fresno County, California, and burned 2,100 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
October 11, 2016
Acres
2,100

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2015Wildfire in Wyoming, October 11 to 16, 2015

The Cole Creek Wildfire spread rapidly in windy, dry, and warm conditions on Sunday, October 11. The fire carried quickly through grassy fuels and caused the evacuation of several neighborhoods in the vicinity of Coal Creek Road northeast of Casper.

Injuries
2
Damage
$5.0 million
Events
1

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2015Station Fire

The Station Fire was reported on October 11, 2015, in Natrona County, Wyoming, and burned 9,516 acres; the cause was recorded as human. Incident teams reported 42 structures destroyed.

When
October 11, 2015
Acres
9,516

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2015Cannon Ball Fire

The Cannon Ball Fire was reported on October 11, 2015, in Sioux County, North Dakota, and burned 5,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human. Incident teams reported 2 structures destroyed.

When
October 11, 2015
Acres
5,000

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2015Zippo Fire

The Zippo Fire was reported on October 11, 2015, in Sioux County, North Dakota, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human. Incident teams reported 6 structures destroyed.

When
October 11, 2015
Acres
1,500

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2015Oak Creek Fire

The Oak Creek Fire was reported on October 11, 2015, in Corson County, South Dakota, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human. Incident teams reported 1 structure destroyed.

When
October 11, 2015
Acres
1,000

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2010Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire was discovered on October 11, 2010, in Stanislaus County, California, and burned 1,500 acres.

When
October 11, 2010
Acres
1,500.3

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2010Camp Fire

The Camp Fire was discovered on October 11, 2010, in Pulaski County, Arkansas, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
October 11, 2010
Acres
1,500

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2009Ward Canyon Fire

The Ward Canyon Fire was discovered on October 11, 2009, in Wasco County, Oregon, and burned 1,962 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
October 11, 2009
Acres
1,962

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2009West End Fire

The West End Fire was discovered on October 11, 2009, in Minidoka County, Idaho, and burned 1,252 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
October 11, 2009
Acres
1,252

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2000Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire was discovered on October 11, 2000, in Tennessee, and burned 2,050 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
October 11, 2000
Acres
2,050

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1999No School 2 Fire

The No School 2 Fire was discovered on October 11, 1999, in Elko County, Nevada, and burned 11,271 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.

When
October 11, 1999
Acres
11,271

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1996Black MTN2 Fire

The Black MTN2 Fire was discovered on October 11, 1996, in Wyoming, and burned 1,187 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.

When
October 11, 1996
Acres
1,187

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1996Mine Canyon Fire

The Mine Canyon Fire was discovered on October 11, 1996, in Idaho, and burned 1,005 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
October 11, 1996
Acres
1,005

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1996Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire was discovered on October 11, 1996, in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, and burned 1,000 acres.

When
October 11, 1996
Acres
1,000

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1992Clark II Fire

The Clark II Fire was discovered on October 11, 1992, in North Dakota, and burned 2,100 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
October 11, 1992
Acres
2,100

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1987Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire started on October 11, 1987, in South Dakota, and burned 1,871 acres.

When
October 11, 1987
Acres
1,871

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Earthquakes

22 on October 11, newest first.

19181918 San Fermín earthquake

The 1918 San Fermín earthquake, also known as the Puerto Rico earthquake of 1918, struck the island of Puerto Rico at 10:14:42 local time on October 11. 1 on the moment magnitude scale and IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale.

Where
United States
Country
United States

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Volcanoes

1 on October 11, newest first.

Tsunamis

8 on October 11, newest first.

Space weather and aurora

2 on October 11, newest first.

Other weather

4 on October 11, newest first.

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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.