Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for October 12, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Cairo, Egypt. It killed 545 people, injured 6,512, destroyed 9,350 houses and did $1.2 billion in damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Vlore (Valona),berat, Turkey, Albania. It killed 2,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Albanian Coasts, with a maximum water height of 0.66 meters. It killed 2,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck Crete, Greece. It killed 600 people, destroyed 8,000 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Saint Lucia. It killed 900 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Crete, Egypt, Greece. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 600 people, destroyed 8,000 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Castiglione,cosenza,crati, Italy. It killed 100 people.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Tip reached its peak of 165 kt (190 mph) with a central pressure of 870 mb, a category 5 storm.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Monteleone,soriano Calabro, Capri, Italy. It killed 15 people.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Greece. It killed 7 people and destroyed 497 houses.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a category 3 hurricane, 105 kt (120 mph).
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Ruth reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 925 mb, a category 4 storm.
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Southerly upper level winds moved across Nebraska and brought in a thick layer of low-level stratus clouds during the early morning hours. These clouds limited surface heating during the day; however, cooler air aloft moved over the area during midday.
A cold front moving through southern Wisconsin was the focus for tornadic development through the lunch hour. Temperatures and dew points rose enough in the late morning to help fuel the strengthening of the rain along the front.
On October 12th, a strong low pressure system was moving across the western United States. A strong upper level disturbance, in addition to increasing instability in wind shear, produced an environment favorable for high winds and severe weather.
A warm front lifted north during the afternoon and evening of the 12th, with a couple supercells developing along it across southwest OK. Large hail, strong winds, and numerous tornadoes were reported with these storms as they moved northeastward.
A line of thunderstorms developed along a boundary over eastern Colorado and pushed east northeast into the CWA late evening and lasted through the early morning hours.
A somewhat weak low pressure system moving into Washington brought showers and thunderstorms across northwest Oregon. These storms had been showing weak rotation until one produced a tornado at the Aurora Airport.
A warm front surged northward across the Mid-South during the evening of October 12th, 2014. Some storms developed along the front. One of which, became severe, producing damaging winds. Behind the front, the atmosphere became warm and unstable.
Numerous thunderstorms developed in a moist and unstable environment ahead of a cold front moving into the region. One thunderstorm produced a landspout in Denton County. A few thunderstorms merged into a small bow echo that produced wind damage in Leon County.
This day started out active with severe thunderstorms erupting over and east of the south central mountains during the early morning hours on the nose of a weak mid level jet.
A line of strong to severe storms raced across the Missouri Ozarks and produced several reports of severe winds and wind damage. There was a weak tornado that spun up along the squall line.
Unusually moist air for mid-October was carried into the Texas South Plains on the 11th ahead of a vigorous upper low in the four corners region.
A thunderstorm developed during the afternoon that produced a swath of wind damage and two tornado touch downs in portions of San Jacinto and Liberty Counties.
A supercell thunderstorm moved across southwest Louisiana, producing a small tornado and damaging winds and hail.
An F3 tornado touched down in Gillespie County, Texas and tracked 2.5 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5.
The damage at Hondo was due to the combination of a large tornado, severe downburst winds and large hail. The event was classic, as taught in the NWS Skywarn training program.
The strongest of the Friday night tornadoes struck the town of Stonewall. This tornado, rated F3 on the Fujita Scale, was preceded by brief gusty winds of 30 to 40 miles per hour, very heavy rainfall and spotty .5-inch hail.
Sheriff's office reported a tornado touched down near FM 686 and FM 321 and moved east toward Highway 90. Damage to a business and the roof of a trailer was reported, as well as trees and power lines down.
Similar to the Sabinal storm, the damage at D'Hanis was caused by a combination of a tornado and downburst winds. Both in this case were stronger than at Sabinal.
The damage in the Sabinal area was due to a combination of severe thunderstorm wind downburst followed very quickly by a tornado. The strong winds struck the town first, damaging roofs of mobile homes and buildings and knocking limbs out of trees. A few trees were uprooted.
The Woodlands Fire Department reported golf ball-size hail and heavy rain at the fire station.
Western north Texas was pelted with large hail during the late afternoon and evening of October 12th, 1993. Hail up to the size of softballs fell from the storms, which also produced damaging winds and one tornado. In Vernon, hail accumulated up to six inches deep and stripped trees bare. Hail also destroyed the roof of a house and severely damaged several vehicles just east of Seymour.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
An F3 tornado touched down in Columbiana County, Ohio and tracked 7.3 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4.
An F3 tornado touched down in Dallas, Collin counties, Texas and tracked 45.9 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in Grant County, New Mexico and tracked 8.2 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest.
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Hurricane Sergio crossed the coast as a tropical storm, 45 kt, central pressure 994 mb. Hurricane Sergio was a powerful and long-lived tropical cyclone that affected the Baja California Peninsula as a tropical storm and caused significant flooding throughout South Texas in early October 2018. Sergio became the eighth Category 4 hurricane in the East Pacific for 2018, breaking the old record of seven set in 2015.
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Hurricane Fay crossed the coast as a category 1 hurricane, 70 kt (80 mph), central pressure 984 mb. Hurricane Fay was the first hurricane to make landfall on Bermuda since Emily in 1987. The sixth named storm and fifth hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season, Fay evolved from a broad disturbance several hundred miles northeast of the Lesser Antilles on October 10.
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Hurricane Jova crossed the coast near Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico as a category 2 hurricane, 85 kt (100 mph), central pressure 975 mb. Hurricane Jova was a powerful Category 3 Pacific hurricane that made landfall on southwestern Mexico in October 2011. The tenth named storm, ninth hurricane and fifth major hurricane of the 2011 Pacific hurricane season, Jova developed from a tropical disturbance that initially formed on October 5, 2011.
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Hurricane Norbert crossed the coast near Huatabampo, Sonora, Mexico as a category 1 hurricane, 75 kt (85 mph), central pressure 964 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.
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A persistent onshore flow for nearly a week caused higher than normal tides and this culminated with pockets of moderate tidal flooding during the afternoon and evening high tides on the 12th and 13th.
Hurricane Floyd crossed the coast near Key Largo, FL as a category 1 hurricane, 65 kt (75 mph), central pressure 993 mb. Hurricane Floyd was the only hurricane to make landfall in the United States in the 1987 Atlantic hurricane season. The final of seven tropical storms and three hurricanes, Floyd developed on October 9 just off the east coast of Nicaragua.
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Hurricane Tip reached its peak of 165 kt (190 mph) with a central pressure of 870 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Hazel crossed the coast near Jérémie, Grand'Anse, Haiti as a category 3 hurricane, 105 kt (120 mph). Hurricane Hazel was the deadliest, second-costliest, and most intense hurricane of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm killed at least 469 people in Haiti before it struck the United States near the border between North and South Carolina as a Category 4 hurricane.
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Hurricane Ruth reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 925 mb, a category 4 storm.
An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Florida City, FL as a category 1 hurricane, 80 kt (90 mph), central pressure 975 mb. 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.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a category 3 hurricane, 105 kt (120 mph).
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A nearly stationary upper-level trough combined with tropical moisture remnants from Tropical Storms Priscilla and Raymond, which developed off the eastern Pacific, led to scattered to widespread thunderstorm activity across much of south-central AZ.
A coastal low formed off of the Southeast coast on October 11 and slowly tracked north into October 13 before moving offshore. Meanwhile, a strong 1035mb area of high pressure lingered over the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
A nor'easter developed off the South Carolina coast. The low was able to tap into tropical moisture leading to very heavy rain and flash flooding.
A warm front was situated over southern Nebraska on the morning of October 12th. Aided by strong mid level winds, thunderstorms developed along this front and lifted quickly north into central Nebraska during the mid to late afternoon hours of October 12th.
Increasing atmospheric moisture combined with upper level energy to produce locally heavy rain and flooding.
A low pressure system moving in from the southern California coast tapped into subtropical moisture, fueling thunderstorms over the Mojave Desert. Significant flash flooding and isolated severe weather occurred.
Between October 12th and October 16th, 2018, an unusually wet weather pattern set up across Seward and the Kenai Peninsula, leading to flooding and erosion in the Seward area, with high water occurring on rivers elsewhere on the Peninsula.
Moisture from Tropical Storm Sergio made its way into Southern California on October 12th and 13th, bringing heavy rain to the region.
A strong upper level low pressure system moved into far southeast California during the early morning hours on October 13th and triggered the development of widespread showers and thunderstorms.
An upper level trough caused southwesterly winds aloft that transported tropical moisture from the Pacific across Mexico into Texas. Surface flow from the southeast brought in low level Gulf moisture.
Warm moist air from the gulf and a stationary boundary resulted in isolated severe thunderstorms. An isolated severe thunderstorm produced damaging winds and very heavy rainfall across the town of Wall on October 13.
A deep low pressure trough tapped into quite a bit of moisture from the remnants of Super-Typhoon Melor, bringing as much as around 2 inches of rain to the central and southern San Joaquin Valley on the 13th-14th. Much higher amounts fell in the Southern Sierra Nevada.
Heavy rains associated with multiple weather disturbances and abundant tropical moisture brought flooding to the region. Some crops sustained significant damage due to this flooding.
Heavy rains associated with multiple weather disturbances and abundant tropical moisture brought flooding to the region. Some crops sustained significant damage due to this flooding.
Excessive heavy rainfall during the first portion of October resulted in a crest above flood stage at Lake D'Arbonne in Farmerville, Louisiana in Union Parish.
Excessive heavy rainfall in the northern portion of the Ouachita River Basin resulted in very high water conditions on the Ouachita River at the Felsenthal Lock and Dam.
Heavy rains associated with multiple weather disturbances and abundant tropical moisture brought flooding to the region. Some crops sustained significant damage due to this flooding.
Yet another flood event plauged north Georgia, just two weeks after the catastrohpic and historical flooding of late September. However, this event was considerably less severe than the September event.
Flash flooding was reported across portions of northeast Texas into northwest and north central Louisiana during the morning hours of October 12th.
A storm system moving across the Gulf Coast states brought several days of locally heavy rain and a few strong to severe thunderstorms to Central Alabama.
The second storm of the month hit Central California on the 12th as a low pressure disturbance moved through the region. Nearly all of Fresno’s measurable rainfall occurred with this storm (0.14 inch the month total was 0.15 inch), but Bakersfield only saw a trace of rain.
Afternoon thunderstorms accompanied by very heavy rains caused the roof of an apartment complex in Sunrise to leak.
Heavy rains over the high terrain of the Toro Negro River basin caused a rapid rise of the river that caused the loss of life of a 39 year old woman which drowned while attempting to transit a low water crossing on Road 615. Six teenagers managed to escape from the same vehicle.
Heavy rains produced flash flooding in the region. The Falfurrias Fire Department had to rescue residents in Falfurrias due to rising waters. Flash flooding of roadways was taking place in Encino.
The Fayette county 911 center reported pea size hail.
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A board upper-level and secondary trough feature dropping southward from Canada in addition to cold air aloft supported convective activity. Some of this strong shower and thunderstorm activity was was unusually impactful producing locally severe outflow winds and a funnel cloud.
Strong low pressure spread a tight pressure gradient over the region. Within a band of thunderstorms rotating northward ahead of a strong upper-level low pressure area, an isolated enhancement in the storms allowed strong winds aloft to reach the surface.
A storm system approaching middle Tennessee from the Great Plains along with moist southerly surface flow combined to produce scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms over the area on October 12, 2022.
On the afternoon of October 12th, warm and moist air was in place ahead of a potent cold front. Isolated to scattered showers and storms developed in the open warm sector ahead of the front.
A strong troughing pattern was in place across the central Conus, with enhanced SW to NE flow present across the Ohio Valley during the day on October 12.
An upper-level trough and attendant cold front rotated through the region during the afternoon and evening of October 12, 2022. The cold front interacted with a moist and unstable airmass to produce numerous thunderstorms across West Tennessee and north Mississippi.
Strong northwest winds developed in a tight surface pressure gradient, with the strongest wind gusts occurring over western North Dakota. The strongest reported wind gust of 68 mph occurred at the Dickinson Airport in Stark County.
An unseasonably strong storm system that developed over the Great Basin moved quickly east through New Mexico on October 12, 2021 with strong winds, rain, snow, much colder temperatures, and areas of blowing dust.
Strong westerly flow aloft delivered gusty westerly surface winds, along with scattered showers and mountain snow along the Divide and over portions of Central/North-central Montana on Monday October 12th.
For most of eastern North Dakota, Sunday, October 11th, was a hot day with steady south winds. However, a cold front pushed through the Devils Lake region by late afternoon.
For most of northwest Minnesota, Sunday, October 11th, was a hot day with steady south winds. However, a cold front pushed through the Red River Valley by early evening. Just ahead of the front, winds took on a bit of a southwest to west direction, which is a good warming wind.
A potent storm system, for mid October standards, impacted our region during the latter half of October 13th. A warm and unstable airmass was in place ahead of a developing low pressure system and associated cold front.
The combination of an upper trough and a cold front resulted in a squall line during the overnight hours Sunday night/early Monday morning, which produced sporadic wind damage across north Texas.
A warm moist air mass was drawn north across the region ahead of a cold front. Thunderstorms developed over Southeast Texas a day ahead of the front with one becoming severe. A line of strong to severe storms occurred as the cold front moved through the region on the 13th.
A potent fall storm system moved out of the Rockies and across the Southern Plains during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 12th. A strong surface low and Pacific front served as the focus for widespread thunderstorm development.
A progressive upper level trough moved through the Southern Plains during the evening hours of the 12th.
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms affected eastern Middle Tennessee during the afternoon hours on October 12. A few reports of large hail and wind damage were received.
A broken line of thunderstorms impacted the region ahead of a cold front. Some wind damage and hail occurred as a result.
An upper level low was approaching from the west along with a dryline/Pacific front. Good low level moisture and instability from clearing skies were present to the east of the dryline. These features interacted to produce severe weather across Southeast New Mexico.
Supercell thunderstorms developed during the evening hours over the Southern High Plains. These thunderstorms split multiple times, and the left moving supercells took a north-northeast trajectory to enter the Texas Panhandle.
A slow moving upper level low over northern Arkansas helped to steepen lapse rates across the Southeast.
Storms kept on slamming SE Alaska on 10/12. On Tue 10/12 a 972 MB Hurricane Force Center made landfall on Prince of Wales Island in the morning then recurved to Cape Spencer in the afternoon on 10/12.
The passage of an upper level low pressure system across Arkansas triggered scattered thunderstorms on the 12th. A few of the storms became severe, producing large hail, mainly in eastern and southeastern sections of the state.
A potent weather system impacted the region on October 12th and brought a round of severe storms to the region. This system combined with increasing moisture and cold temperatures aloft to generate a band of scattered thunderstorms.
An upper level low pressure system moved into the Mid-South during the day on October 12th, 2010. Numerous thunderstorms developed in association with the upper low. Some storms produced large hail and damaging winds.
An impulse strengthened as it moved south from the Pacific Northwest causing strong offshore winds.
Severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold frontal passage.
A gust to 28 mph may have contributed to a construction site accident at Yeager Airport, that resulted in one fatality. A worker was on a scissor lift and riveting bolts into the steel beams of a common-use hangar at the general aviation area.
Severe thunderstorm winds blew the roofs off homes around Burnet.
Severe thunderstorm winds caused widespread damage in and around the city of Kerrville. Five aircraft were also damaged or destroyed at the Kerrville Airport.
A cold front pushing into West Central Texas spawned a series of severe thunderstorms on the 12th. The storms initially developed across the eastern Big Country during the afternoon, but gradually spread across the remainder of the area during the evening hours.
Severe thunderstorms, striking again well after the previous tornadoes and downbursts, knocked out power to homes in the Hondo area and caused damage to roofs and carports around the town.
Strong winds during the evening toppled several dozen trees near Tollgate, which is located in the Blue Mountains at an elevation of 5100 feet. Highway 204 near Spout Springs was closed for several hours as trees were removed from the roadway.
Two homes were damaged near Merryville during severe thunderstorms.
Northwest winds approached 60 mph at times, especially during the afternoon hours of 10/12 and 10/13.
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Strong mid-October low brought heavy snow, strong winds, and blizzard conditions to southeast Wyoming. Areas west of the Laramie Range received 4 to 10 inches of snowfall with areas in the Snowy and Sierra Madres mountains receiving higher amounts.
An early season snowfall in part of southwest Minnesota produced accumulations of 1 to 3 inches during the morning hours. The snowfall caused slippery roads which resulted in several accidents, one of which was fatal.
An upper disturbance moving across the region brought the first widespread measurable snow to Upper Michigan on the 12th and 13th. Several counties reported accidents during this event due to the snow-covered and slippery highways.
An early snowstorm affected portions of southern and central Minnesota during the morning of October 12th, 2009.
Low pressure over Lake Superior brought a westerly flow of unseasonably cold air across western New York. Lake Effect rain began Thursday (10/13/06) morning. By midday the rain began mixing with graupel and thunder and lightning was reported.
A Utah man died of head injuries after his pickup truck slid on black ice on a bridge and rolled. The accident occurred on Interstate 80 at the Arlington interchange. An accident near Laramie involving a bus injured at least 30 people.
The arctic front extended from the southern Copper River Basin into the extreme eastern Kenai Peninsula.
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Hot temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above normal caused record-breaking heat across Southeast Arizona. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for two individuals in Tucson and Oro Valley.
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In the wake of a strong cold front, unseasonably cool air spread across the region. High pressure passed overhead during the early morning hours, bringing clear skies and light winds. Frost formed as temperatures dropped into the lower and mid 30's.
In the wake of a strong cold front, unseasonably cool air spread across the region. High pressure passed overhead during the early morning hours, bringing clear skies and light winds. Frost formed as temperatures dropped into the lower and mid 30's.
Cold air settled into the state through the early morning hours on the 12th allowing several sites across northern Iowa to receive a killing freeze ending the growing season.
Arctic high pressure built across the region. The clear skies and light winds that accompanied the high allowed temperatures to fall well below freezing. The hard freeze brought an end to the 2012 growing season.
A strong cold front pushed into the area and brought the first freezing temperatures of the fall season to south-central Nebraska. Overnight temperatures fell into the 20s and low 30s. Readings ranged from 21 degrees at Hebron to 31 at Holdrege. Ord bottomed out at 23.
During the late evening of the 12th into the morning of the 13th, cold high pressure settled over the region giving parts of the region their first good hard autumn freeze of 2006.
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The Vein Fire was reported on October 12, 2024, in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, and burned 1,291 acres.
The Double Ditch Fire was reported on October 12, 2024, in Burleigh County, North Dakota, and burned 1,100 acres.
The 145th Road Fire was reported on October 12, 2022, in Chase County, Kansas, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Boxelder Fire was reported on October 12, 2020, in Carter County, Montana, and burned 3,178 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
With D4 Exceptional Drought conditions ongoing across Bienville Parish during the middle of October, the wildfire danger was very high. An isolated thunderstorm moved across the area on the evening of Monday, October 12th between 9 and 10 pm.
The Red Rock Fire was reported on October 12, 2015, in Beaverhead County, Montana, and burned 1,181 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Marek Fire was discovered on October 12, 2008, in Los Angeles County, California, and burned 4,824 acres; the cause was recorded as human. Incident teams reported 65 structures destroyed.
The Horse Fire was discovered on October 12, 2007, in Humboldt County, Nevada, and burned 5,470 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Stables Fire was discovered on October 12, 2001, in California, and burned 6,540 acres; the cause was recorded as human. Incident teams reported 4 structures destroyed.
The Lamedeer Fire started on October 12, 2001, in Arizona, and burned 5,902 acres.
The Boar Creek Fire was discovered on October 12, 2000, in Oklahoma, and burned 5,760 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Sabine Lake Fire was discovered on October 12, 1994, in Louisiana, and burned 1,100 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Game Range Fire started on October 12, 1991, in Montana, and burned 5,128 acres.
The 79 Trail Fire started on October 12, 1991, in Montana, and burned 2,305 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on October 12, 1991, in Kansas, and burned 2,191 acres.
The Adams Fire started on October 12, 1990, in Montana, and burned 3,074 acres.
The East Quinn Fire started on October 12, 1987, in Nevada, and burned 3,126 acres.
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4 Mw earthquake with a maximum intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale which occurred on 12 October 2021, 12:24 (UTC+3:00) off the island of Crete. The quake was also felt at low intensity as far as Cairo and Istanbul.
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A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Crete, Greece. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Chania, Crete, Greece. It injured 1. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Guam, US Territories. It injured 1.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Cairo, Egypt. It killed 545 people, injured 6,512, destroyed 9,350 houses and did $1.2 billion in damage.
The 1992 Cairo earthquake, also known as the Dahshur earthquake, occurred at 15:09 local time (13:09 UTC) on 12 October, with an epicenter in the Western Desert near Dahshur, Giza, 35 km (22 mi) south of Egypt's capital city, Cairo. 9, but was unusually destructive for its size, causing 561 deaths and injuring 12,392 people.
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A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck W of North Island, New Zealand.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Russia. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Berane, Crna Gora, Montenegro, Balkans NW. It did $1.1 million in damage.
An earthquake struck Leon,chinandega,managua, Nicaragua. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Crete, Egypt, Greece. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 600 people, destroyed 8,000 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
The 1856 Heraklion earthquake, also known as the Crete earthquake or Rhodes earthquake, occurred on the morning of October 12 at 02:45 am local time. 3 at a depth of approximately 61 to 100 km.
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A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Vlore (Valona),berat, Turkey, Albania. It killed 2,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Castiglione,cosenza,crati, Italy. It killed 100 people.
An earthquake struck Monteleone,soriano Calabro, Capri, Italy. It killed 15 people.
An earthquake struck Saint Lucia. It killed 900 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Greece. It killed 7 people and destroyed 497 houses.
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Katla, Iceland erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. The eruption caused a tsunami.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Crete, Greece.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Crete, Greece, with a maximum water height of 0.01 meters. It injured 1.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada, with a maximum water height of 0.11 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea, with a maximum water height of 0.04 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck S. Kuril Islands, Russia, with a maximum water height of 0.12 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.3 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck SE. Alaska, AK, United States.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck Crete, Greece. It killed 600 people, destroyed 8,000 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Albanian Coasts, with a maximum water height of 0.66 meters. It killed 2,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
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A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began October 12, 2025, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 32; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began October 12, 2021, reached Kp 6+ and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 46; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 53 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began October 12, 2017, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 27; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began October 12, 2015, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 21; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began October 12, 1992, reached Kp 6+ and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 34; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 53 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began October 12, 1984, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 33; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began October 12, 1977, reached Kp 5 and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 28; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began October 12, 1970, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 16; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began October 12, 1968, reached Kp 6+ and lasted 24 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 51; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 53 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began October 12, 1963, reached Kp 6- and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 39; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 57 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began October 12, 1961, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 21; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began October 12, 1945, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 30; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began October 12, 1942, reached Kp 6 and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 36; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 55 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began October 12, 1937, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 30; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began October 12, 1933, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 19; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A slowly decaying long-period north northeasterly swell continued to reach the north coast of Puerto Rico. This swell caused high rip current risk and high surf conditions across the local beaches. One person drowned due to rip currents during this event.
Very strong rip currents at local beaches on the afternoon of October 12th contributed to a drowning on South Padre Island.
A 78 year-old male tourist drowned in Pinones Beach.
Widespread dense fog was observed across western Kentucky. Visibility was reduced to one-quarter mile or less in many locations during the early morning hours. The fog occurred in a region of light southerly winds ahead of a cold front over Missouri.
A high rip current risk was in effect.
A peak wind gust of 58 mph was recorded at a mesonet station at the Muskegon north breakwater light. Wind gusts of up to around 50 mph were common along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Low level moisture became the fuel as surface and upper air features induced heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms over much of the island chain. The downpours produced ponding on roadways, and small stream and drainage ditch flooding. No serious injuries were reported.
High surf and dangerous beach conditions were present during the weekend of October 11-12. Several rescues took place at area beaches.
Rain and embedded thunderstorms occurred along and ahead of a cold front as it moved east across the Mid-Mississippi Valley. Cloud-to-ground lightning strikes caused some damage in Wabash County.
A deep low far north of the area generated surf of 12 to 18 feet along the north-facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, and Maui; and 8 to 12 feet along the west-facing shores of Niihau and Kauai. Three individuals died as a direct result from the high surf.
Lightning from early morning thunderstorms caused damage in Jefferson. Lightning struck and ignited a fire that destroyed two outbuildings at a home in the town. Damage was estimated at $100,000.
20 heads of cattle were killed by a lightning strike at the University of Tennessee Experimental Farm.
One fisherman was missing, and presumed dead, and another fisherman was rescued in the waters off Civic Beach after their 21 foot motorized fishing boat overturned in rough seas. A 27 year old male was presumed dead after a Coast Guard search was called off the next evening.
A 17-year old male was killed while driving his pickup truck in dense fog. His truck collided with a dump truck hauling a trailer. Dense fog, which reduced visibility to near zero, was said to have been the cause of the accident.
Several people were swimming in rough surf in the Gulf of Mexico near the Alabama 161 overlook. One of the swimmers was pulled under by the rough surf and drowned. It took almost an hour to recover the 19 year old male.
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.