Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for October 13, 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 5.9 earthquake struck Kaptolyuk, Kayrakkum, Gafurov, Tajikistan. It killed 29 people, injured 80 and did $200 million in damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Upper Markham Valley, Eastern, Papua New Guinea. It killed 60 people, injured 200 and did $5 million in damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Taiwan. It killed 111 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Charlotte reached its peak of 145 kt (165 mph) with a central pressure of 905 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Joan reached its peak of 150 kt (175 mph) with a central pressure of 910 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Yvette reached its peak of 155 kt (180 mph) with a central pressure of 920 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Zeb reached its peak of 155 kt (180 mph) with a central pressure of 910 mb, a category 5 storm.
Volcanoes
Altar, Ecuador erupted. It killed 13 people and destroyed 10 houses. The eruption caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami with a source recorded as volcano and landslide struck Altar Volcano, Ecuador, with a maximum water height of 125 meters. It killed 13 people and destroyed 10 houses.
Volcanoes
Dieng Volcanic Complex, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 1. It killed 10 people.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a category 3 hurricane, 105 kt (120 mph), central pressure 955 mb.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Wipha reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 933 mb, a category 4 storm.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Navarro County, Texas and tracked 7.2 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
A tornado touched down near Interstate 75 and Clark Road and moved a short distance northeast. The tornado tore the roof off of a truck, downed trees and power lines, and tore the roof off of a building under construction near Sarasota Square Mall.
An F3 tornado touched down in Pickaway, Ross counties, Ohio and tracked 3.6 miles, injuring 6.
A cold front pushed east from Illinois and Indiana during the afternoon hours and combined with a vigorous upper level disturbance that dropped into the Ohio Valley from the lower Great Lakes region.
A wind gust of 60 mph was recorded.
A strong southerly flow of air was established over Iowa with near record high temperatures over much of the state. A low pressure moved northeast, passing northwest of the state. A cold front trailing from the low moved into the state toward sunset.
An F3 tornado touched down in Baldwin County, Alabama and tracked 1 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest.
32 tornadoes were recorded on October 13, 2001, in Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida.
A tornado touched down near Cardinal Drive and damage several warehouses and businesses, before hitting a school gym.
A spotter sighted a brief, weak tornado in an open field.
An F1 tornado touched down in extreme southeast Walton County, near the intersection of U.S. Highway 98 and Smokehouse Lake Road.
An F1 tornado occurred near Byron Street just to the northwest of Milton High School. Most of the damage produced by the tornado was to trees and to the roofs of homes, with one of the homes having it's roof completely torn off.
An F1 tornado touched down just south of Gilberts Mill and produced a damage path across Gilberts Mill Road, Highpocket Lane and Stewart Road, before it lifted a half-mile north of Stewart Road.
An F3 tornado initially touched down just south of the Grove Home Park on County Road 16. The tornado then tracked north just east of County Road 65 to County Road 12, just southwest of Foley.
An F0 tornado touched down in the Coral Creek Subdivision, along Coral Reef Road. Twenty five homes suffered some degree of roof damage, with three of the homes sustaining major roof damage. Many homes had some window damage, mainly resulting from flying debris.
An F2 tornado touched down southeast of Robertsdale. The tornado first touched down just south of County Road 83 and Hubard road intersection where it tracked north and damaged seventeen manufactured homes and completely destroyed three others.
A tornado touched down near Rayne, destroying a mobile home and damaging several other homes and barns.
A small tornado touched down just southwest of Uniontown in an open area and traveled north-northeast across the western portions of Uniontown. The tornado ended just north-northwest of Uniontown in an open area.
Several homes were damaged when a tornado touched down, ripping up roofs and knocking down trees.
An F1 tornado touched down for a short time near Fairhope. The tornado caused major damage to a warehouse roof and two large metal doors were blown in. Several trees and a fence were also blown down.
Trees were blown down during a tornado. One tree sliced through a mobile home, destroying it.
A weak tornado first touched down just east of US 43 about 3.6 miles north-northeast of Dixons Mills and traveled north-northeast across mostly rural, wooded areas. The tornado path ended just north of Octagon near the intersection of CR 33 and CR47.
Severe thunderstorms developed in advance of a cold front over the central and eastern Permian Basin during the late afternoon and early evening hours of the 13th. Several supercell storms developed within a cluster of strong to severe convection.
Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced two tornadoes across portions of central Virginia.
A warm front passed through central and northern Virginia during the afternoon and evening hours of the 13th. A potent upper-level trough approached the area during the same time causing strong winds aloft.
Numerous quasi-discrete thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a dryline across western Oklahoma during the early afternoon. These storms continued into the evening hours, affecting much of Oklahoma south of I-40.
Severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours of the 13th over central Oklahoma ahead of a cold front moving into the region. These storms moved into northwestern Arkansas during the evening.
A line of thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front in northwest Arkansas on the evening of the 13th and then swept through the remainder of the state on the morning of the 14th. While thunderstorms affected most of the state, instances of severe weather were very limited.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Little River County, Arkansas and tracked 2.51 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 4.
35 tornadoes were recorded on October 13, 2014, in Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Louisiana, Illinois, Florida, Alabama, Indiana and more. They killed 1 people.
An upper level trough moved quickly into the Central and Southern Plains providing the necessary lift for scattered strong to severe thunderstorms across Northwest Texas and Western Oklahoma during the evening hours of Sunday, Oct. 12th.
A very dynamic upper level short wave trough moved through the Lower Mississippi Valley region and produced widespread severe weather across central Alabama. Two rounds of severe weather impacted the region.
An upper level trough moved quickly into the Central and Southern Plains providing the necessary lift for scattered strong to severe thunderstorms across Northwest Texas and Western Oklahoma during the evening hours of Sunday, Oct. 12th.
An upper level trough moved quickly into the Central and Southern Plains providing the necessary lift for scattered strong to severe thunderstorms across Northwest Texas and Western Oklahoma during the evening hours of Sunday, Oct. 12th.
A strong cold front swept across the region late on the 13th into the 14th across Ohio, Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys and interacted with a moist and unstable air mass. This led to two waves of severe thunderstorms for northern Alabama.
A large regional severe weather outbreak affected the Tennessee and lower Mississippi Valleys with a mixture of isolated supercells and multicell line segments impacting Middle Tennessee.
A squall line developed ahead of a cold front on the 13th. The line entered western Arkansas during the pre-dawn hours and was already in eastern Arkansas by the end of the morning. The storms produced damaging winds and three weak tornadoes.
A deepening area of low pressure lifting from the southern Plains towards the Great Lakes dragged a strong cold front into central Illinois during the afternoon of October 13th. A squall line developed ahead of the front, with a few of the embedded cells becoming severe.
An unseasonably strong upper level trough and cold brought a round of strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall to the area. There were several tornadoes confirmed across northwest Florida.
A broken squall line oriented from north to south moved slowly eastward across southeast Missouri. Individual storm cells within the line raced north-northeast at 50 to 65 mph.
A line of strong thunderstorms moved through northwestern Arkansas ahead of a strong cold front during the early morning hours of the 13th. A storm embedded within the line of thunderstorms produced a brief tornado in Madison County.
A broken squall line oriented from north to south moved slowly eastward across southern Illinois. Individual storm cells within the line raced north-northeast at 50 to 65 mph.
A broken squall line oriented from north to south moved slowly eastward across southwest Indiana. Individual storm cells within the line raced north-northeast at 50 to 65 mph.
A strong upper level disturbance interacted with a weak front and plenty of low level moisture to produce a cyclic supercell thundestorm during the early morning hours. This cyclic supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado near Christoval and another one in Brady.
Over the course of several days, a dynamic weather system produced severe weather across North and Central Texas. Several low-end tornadoes developed, causing damage to several properties on the 13th. Additional severe storms occurred on the 14th, with mostly large hail.
A line of October thunderstorms along a front produced rare tornadoes in west central Minnesota during the afternoon hours resulting in damage.
A marginally severe environment existed in northeast Missouri and west central Illinois ahead of a cold front. Multicellular convection developed in the afternoon, with the majority of cells existing as showers.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a category 3 hurricane, 105 kt (120 mph), central pressure 955 mb.
Hurricane Hazel crossed the coast near Ti Port-de-Paix, Nord-Ouest, Haiti as a category 2 hurricane, 85 kt (100 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 Charlotte reached its peak of 145 kt (165 mph) with a central pressure of 905 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Isbell crossed the coast near Guane, Pinar del Rio, Cuba as a category 2 hurricane, 85 kt (100 mph). Hurricane Isbell was the final hurricane to affect the United States during the 1964 season. The eleventh tropical storm and sixth hurricane of the season, Isbell developed from a dissipating cold front in the southwestern Caribbean on October 8.
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Hurricane Joan reached its peak of 150 kt (175 mph) with a central pressure of 910 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Yvette reached its peak of 155 kt (180 mph) with a central pressure of 920 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Zeb reached its peak of 155 kt (180 mph) with a central pressure of 910 mb, a category 5 storm.
The 1998 Andhra Pradesh cyclone was a weak but deadly tropical depression which impacted India, especially the state of Andhra Pradesh, in October 1998. The eighth depression and seventh deep depression of the 1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, BOB 03 developed from a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal on October 13.
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Hurricane Wipha reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 933 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Gonzalo crossed the coast near Saint John’s, Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda as a category 1 hurricane, 65 kt (75 mph), central pressure 990 mb. 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.
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Hurricane Nicole reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 950 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Pamela crossed the coast near La Cruz, Sinaloa, Mexico as a category 1 hurricane, 65 kt (75 mph), central pressure 989 mb. It killed 2 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count.
Tropical Storm Sonca, was a weak but damaging tropical storm that impacted Vietnam in mid-October 2022. The thirtieth tropical depression, and nineteenth tropical storm of the 2022 Pacific typhoon season, Sonca developed from a scattered area of convection within a broad low-level center.
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On this date in 1923, widespread rain began, which would eventually cause severe flooding along the North Canadian River. A breach of Lake Overholser Dam forced the evacuation of 15,000 residents in Oklahoma City. The results of this flood led to a radical redistribution of housing patterns in the city, as higher income families moved northward, away from the river.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A nearly stationary low level trough produced heavy rains across the east sections of Puerto Rico. This rainfall began the night of October 13 and continued until the morning of October 14. Widespread flooding and landslides occurred across most of the east.
Isolated flooding on side roads.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 50 to 55 mph toppled a crane hoisting a 5,000 pound bucket of concrete onto the roof a building in downtown Toledo. A 50 year old male worker on the roof was crushed by the falling bucket of concrete.
Heavy rain began falling across northeast Illinois during the afternoon hours of Saturday, October 13th and continued into the evening hours. Basement and street flooding occurred in Mt. Prospect in Cook county.
Many businesses and homes were damaged due to flood water. Numerous roads were flooded across the county.
A strong weather disturbance combined with abundant tropical moisture across the region to produce intense rainfall across Deep South Texas during the period. The heaviest rains fell across Brooks, Jim Hogg, Starr, Hidalgo, Cameron and Willacy counties.
Hail as large as golfballs damaged vehicle windows and bodies and broke windows in homes in Llano. Most of the hail was reported to be near 1 inch in diameter.
Heavy rain associated with a low pressure system southeast of New Jersey moved into Monmouth County on the 13th. Three day storm totals (from the 11th through the 14th) in the county averaged between four and eleven inches with the highest amounts near the coast.
An off-duty National Weather Service employee reported half a foot of water flowing over the north frontage road of Business 20 at the intersection of Loop 250 and Business 20.
An upper level low moving over Southern California generated scattered showers and thunderstorms. On the night of the 13th, a strong thunderstorm with very heavy rain and hail formed over the city of San Bernardino.
A strong low pressure system made its way through Northern and Central California accompanied by deep tropical moisture and very strong winds. Heavy rain combined with the wind to cause numerous trees, tree limbs and pole/telephone powers to fall.
Widespread showers and thunderstorms, in association with an upper level low pressure system, resulted in excessive heavy rainfall across much of the region on October 13th. Widespread 2 to 4 inches were reported with isolated amounts in excess of 8 inches were reported.
A round of precipitation cranked up from the southwest early on the 13th. Rain was especially heavy across the southern half of Arkansas.
Widespread showers and thunderstorms, in association with an upper level low pressure system, resulted in excessive heavy rainfall across much of the region on October 13th. Widespread 2 to 4 inches were reported with isolated amounts in excess of 8 inches were reported.
Widespread showers and thunderstorms, in association with an upper level low pressure system, resulted in excessive heavy rainfall across much of the region on October 13th. Widespread 2 to 4 inches were reported with isolated amounts in excess of 8 inches were reported.
Excessive heavy rainfall resulted in very high water on Caddo Lake near Oil City and Mooringsport, Louisiana.
A moisture-rich atmosphere was in place across north Texas as strong lift and a warm front approached the region. Widespread heavy rainfall developed mainly east of Interstate 35 during the afternoon hours. Flash flooding was common across the region.
Despite being in an extreme drought, areas of heavy rain were seen across central and eastern Oklahoma on this date in 2012. Oklahoma City set a record for a daily rainfall total when 2.56 inches accumulated. Indicative of how dry the 2012 summer was, this 2.56-inch daily amount equaled the rainfall totals for the months of July and August combined.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours of the 13th over central Oklahoma ahead of a cold front moving into the region. These storms moved into eastern Oklahoma during the late afternoon and evening.
On the morning of October 13th, 2013, a complex of showers and thunderstorms developed between Eagle Pass and Cotulla.
Moisture was coming into the area from Tropical Storm Octave in the Pacific Ocean. Additional low-level moisture was moving in from the Gulf of Mexico.
A strong front tracked across east Tennessee during the morning hours. Most the damage was across higher elevations where numerous tress were downed. Flooding was also seen.
A solid squall line oriented from north to south moved eastward at 30 mph across western Kentucky. Individual storm cells within the line raced north-northeast at 50 to 65 mph.
The season's first strong synoptic weather system moved through the central U.S. on the 13th into the 14th. The storm developed over the southern U.S. and moved from Oklahoma on the 13th into Illinois on the morning of the 14th.
A strong Pacific upper level low pressure system moved into Arizona during the morning hours on October 13th and triggered the development of widespread moderate to heavy showers across the south-central deserts.
A complicated weather pattern developed over South Central Texas when a dryline and cold front moved out of West Texas as an upper level low moved into the Central Plains. At the same time the remnants of Pacific Hurricane Pamela moved across northern Mexico.
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During the afternoon of October 13th, 1960, large hail nearly covered the ground across a large part of central Jackson County, in southwest Oklahoma. Hail up to the size of baseballs, with some chunks shaped like saucers, destroyed the roofs of most businesses and homes in Olustee. Large hail also pounded the Stillwater area the same evening. Hail up to 4 inches in diameter caused damage in and around the city, including damage to roofs and broken windows.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Several reports of large hail were made from the northwest side of San Antonio.
Intense low pressure moved into central Canada During the early morning hours of the 13th. A strong cold front swept through Iowa as the low lifted north. High winds swept in as the cold air overspread the state.
A gale center located north of Hispaniola, in combination, with a low pressure over the Western Caribbean and a tropical wave across the Eastern Caribbean combined to produce unstable weather across the U.S.V.I. Strong southwest winds were common during this period.
A strong cold front cross the area. The thunderstorms that accompanied the front produced damaging winds and large hail. The winds downed trees and power lines. About 10,000 customers lost their power. Falling trees damaged houses in south Buffalo, Elma, Webster and Portville.
Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees across the county.
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
Many trees downed in the City of Erie.
A hailstorm, with some stones approaching one inch in diameter, destroyed around 500 acres of soybean crops near Modale.
High gradient winds of 15 to 25 mph caused a limb to blow off a dead tree near Rosinton. A motorist was driving by as the large limb fell. The limb crashed into his vehicle and he was killed.
Windows were blown out of several homes and many trees were knocked down. Four teenagers were injured when a tree fell on a dorm building at a local camp.
A small business was destroyed by high winds. This damage extended into Welsh, where a large warehouse was damaged.
Straight-line winds tore off a roof from a townhouse on the 17700 block of Front Beach Road and dumped it across the road into a wooded area behind an office complex. Numerous shingles were blown off the townhouses. Much of the roof was peeled off the Gala Inn.
A line of severe thunderstorms moved across the county producing damage at several different locations. Some of the most significant damage occurred in Semmes where trees were blown down and a plant nursery sustained considerable damage.
Strong thunderstorm winds produced damage in the Car City area of Pensacola, south of Interstate 10. A garage was damaged in the area as was at least one automobile. In addition, a tree was also blown down, damaging a fence.
Thunderstorm winds blew off the roof of a hotel and mobile home, damaged several camp, and knocked down telephone poles, power lines and trees. The Coast Guard station measured a wind gust of 112 mph.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down 39 telephone poles, several power lines and trees, and a tower. A shrimp boat was overturned and two 80 foot trawlers that were tied up broke loose with one being flipped by the winds.
A 74 mph wind gust was recorded at the WKRG-TV studios near the malls in Mobile as a line of severe thunderstorms rolled through the area. The strong winds damaged two satellite dishes at the TV station.
High winds along the leading edge of a squall line damaged several tents at the Shrimp Festival being held in Gulf Shores.. Several trees were also blown over near Marlow.
Several mobile homes were damaged from high winds.
High thunderstorm winds blew down a large scoreboard at Gulf Breeze High School. Several trees were also blown down, and a few light weight structures were also damaged.
High winds damaged a large Silo near Summerdale.
Two buildings in downtown Tylertown had their metal roofs blown off by thunderstorm winds. Several trees were also knocked down in Tylertown and other locations scattered around the county.
The Caldwell County Sheriff's Department reported trees blown down in the city of Lockhart.
A persistent onshore flow between a blocking high pressure system over the Canadian Maritimes and a series of low pressure systems moving northeast along the old frontal boundary produced strong winds along the coast on the 13th into the morning of the 14th.
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms developed out ahead of a cold front and pushed across the forecast area from west to east starting in the early evening hours.
A couple of severe thunderstorms produced some wind damage across the area, mainly taking trees and some powerlines down.
A sharply negatively tilted trough was rotating through the mid-south and southeast U.S. with an associated strong cold front.
A line of thunderstorms with some of them being severe produced damaging winds and hail.
Numerous quasi-discrete thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a dryline that pushed into western north Texas during the afternoon. Some wind damage was reported with the stronger storms.
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.
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.
A strong low pressure system moved up the Coast bringing strong winds to the North Oregon Coast, North Oregon Coast Range, and North and Central Willamette Valley.
A strong area of low pressure moved into the area on October 13, bringing gusty winds to much of Western Washington.
A deep cyclonic vortex digging into Minnesota resulted in a very strong synoptic gradient across South Dakota on the southwest flank of the system. Diurnal heating resulted in very strong winds, frequently as high as 40 to 50 mph, with some gusts to around 60 mph.
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The October Storm was an unusual early-season lake effect snow storm that hit the Buffalo, New York, area and other surrounding areas of the United States and Canada, from the afternoon of Thursday, October 12 through the morning of Friday, October 13, 2006. It was called Lake Storm Aphid by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo, in accordance with their naming scheme for lake-effect snowstorms for that year, which related to insects, though locals never used that terminology and have…
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An early season snowfall of wet heavy snow dropped widespread reports of 6 to 8 inches of snow in Idaho Falls. Power lines, trees and tree limbs were downed due to the heavy and wet nature of the snow.
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The first push of cold air for the season made its way into Iowa with many locations receiving the first freeze of the fall season.
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The Hermosa Fire was discovered on October 13, 1992, in South Dakota, and burned 3,734 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Ja 1 Fire was discovered on October 13, 1992, in New Mexico, and burned 1,860 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Mt. Stakes Fire started on October 13, 1994, in California, and burned 1,470 acres.
The Bluff Fire was discovered on October 13, 1995, in California, and burned 2,624 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Warner Fire was discovered on October 13, 1995, in California, and burned 2,388 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Rollover Fire was discovered on October 13, 1996, in Montana, and burned 10,095 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Larsen Bay Fire was discovered on October 13, 1996, in Alaska, and burned 3,250 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on October 13, 1996, in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, and burned 1,460 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Bennett Mountain Fire was discovered on October 13, 1996, in Idaho, and burned 1,095 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Throckmorton Fire was discovered on October 13, 1997, in Texas, and burned 10,388 acres.
The Baker Fire was discovered on October 13, 1997, in California, and burned 6,317 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Aspen Pw 2 Fire started on October 13, 1998, in California, and burned 3,012 acres.
The Tonto Fire started on October 13, 1998, in Arizona, and burned 2,412 acres.
The Stable Fire was discovered on October 13, 1999, in New Mexico, and burned 1,246 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Freds Fire was discovered on October 13, 2004, in El Dorado County, California, and burned 7,700 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Juliet Fire began at 10:49 AM on October 13th, 2008 at the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base in Oceanside, California. Mandatory evacuations were in place for several housing areas on the base, as well as portions of Oceanside and Fallbrook.
The Sesnon Fire was discovered on October 13, 2008, in Los Angeles County, California, and burned 14,703 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Juliet Fire was discovered on October 13, 2008, in San Diego County, California, and burned 4,026 acres.
The Wrangler Fire was discovered on October 13, 2010, in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, and burned 4,363 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Unnamed Fire started on October 13, 2011, in Texas, and burned 2,236 acres.
The Hidden Pines Fire was reported on October 13, 2015, in Bastrop County, Texas, and burned 4,582 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Mountaineer Fire was reported on October 13, 2018, in Tulare County, California, and burned 1,270 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
A cold front passed across eastern Washington on October 13th bringing strong, damaging winds. With the afternoon sun, the stronger winds aloft mixed down and brought strengthening gusts across central and southeastern Washington.
The Verdure Creek Fire started in mid October 6 miles southwest of Monticello, Utah about a half mile north of the Blue Mountain Estates ranch home subdivision due to an undetermined cause.
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An earthquake struck Bedekovcina, Croatia, Balkans NW. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Taiwan. It killed 111 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Panama City. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck North Atlantic Ridge, Atlantic Ocean.
The 1963 Kuril Islands earthquake occurred at 05:17 UTC, on October 13. 8 event seven days later.
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A magnitude 8.5 earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Russia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Kaptolyuk, Kayrakkum, Gafurov, Tajikistan. It killed 29 people, injured 80 and did $200 million in damage.
The 1985 Kayrakkum earthquake struck Soviet Tajikistan on October 13 at about 22:00 local time. 6 mi).
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A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Upper Markham Valley, Eastern, Papua New Guinea. It killed 60 people, injured 200 and did $5 million in damage.
Although not a weather phenomenon, residents of central Oklahoma received a rude welcome to the morning of October 13th, 2010, in the form of an earthquake. According to the United States Geological Survey, at 9:06 am CDT, a magnitude 4.3 earthquake occurred 5 miles ESE of Norman. Central Oklahoma has been no stranger to relatively smaller earthquakes over the last several months, but this one seemed to be felt by a larger number of people. People from Oklahoma City, to Tulsa, to Kansas City reported feeling the ground shake. Although the earthquake got the attention of many people, no significant damage was reported.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
3 off the coast of Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador. The shock caused four deaths and several injuries.
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Kelud, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. It killed few people (about 1 to 50), injured 65 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Dieng Volcanic Complex, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 1. It killed 10 people.
Aira, Japan erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed few people (about 1 to 50).
Izu-Oshima, Japan erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 1 person and injured 53.
Altar, Ecuador erupted. It killed 13 people and destroyed 10 houses. The eruption caused a tsunami.
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A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Panama City.
A tsunami struck Tasmania, Australia.
A tsunami struck St. Vincent Gulf, Australia.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Columbia River Valley, WA, United States.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.5 earthquake struck S. Kuril Islands, Russia, with a maximum water height of 4.5 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as volcano and landslide struck Altar Volcano, Ecuador, with a maximum water height of 125 meters. It killed 13 people and destroyed 10 houses.
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A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began October 13, 1939, reached Kp 8 and lasted 57 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 89; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 45 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began October 13, 1949, reached Kp 8+ and lasted 72 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 156; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 43 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began October 13, 1974, reached Kp 7 and lasted 21 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 87; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began October 13, 1981, reached Kp 8 and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 73; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 45 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began October 13, 1986, reached Kp 7- and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 31; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began October 13, 2000, reached Kp 7- and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 36; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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Showers and thunderstorms occurred across much of northern Utah, and a man was killed by a lightning strike.
Late night thunderstorms containing frequent lightning caused at least one house fire in the Omaha area.
Long period swells from Hurricane Nicole led to increased threat for rip currents and dangerous shore break. From the Outer Banks Sentinel newspaper, The body of a 17-year-old who died in rip currents on Oct. 13 was found Sunday evening, Oct. 16.
A Tennessee man drowned after being caught in a rip current at Ormond Beach. Three other people survived after being pulled from the water by rescuers, but sustained injuries.
An early morning lightning strike damaged a residential home.
A high rip current risk continued in the wake of Hurricane Milton with frequent rip currents along the local Atlantic coast.
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