Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Joaquin crossed the coast as a category 3 hurricane, 110 kt (125 mph), central pressure 940 mb. It killed 34 people in all. Hurricane Joaquin was a powerful tropical cyclone that devastated several districts of the Bahamas in early October 2015. It was the strongest Atlantic hurricane of non-tropical origin recorded in the satellite era.
- Wind at landfall
- 110 kt
- Pressure
- 940 mb
- Peak wind
- 135 kt
- Deaths
- 34
- Damage
- $200 million
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Hurricane Stan crossed the coast near Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, Mexico as a tropical storm, 35 kt, central pressure 1003 mb. It killed 80 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Stan was the deadliest tropical cyclone of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. A relatively weak system that affected areas of Central America and Mexico in early October 2005, Stan was the eighteenth named storm and eleventh hurricane of the 2005 season, having formed from a tropical wave on October 1 after it had moved into the western Caribbean.
- Wind at landfall
- 35 kt
- Pressure
- 1003 mb
- Peak wind
- 70 kt
- Deaths
- 80
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Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of October 2, 2013 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from October 2, 2013 to October 7, 2013.
- Category
- 3, Major
- Index
- 9.8
- Winter deaths filed
- 3
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Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Pulaski County, Arkansas and tracked 6 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 26. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Little Rock, AR.
- Rating
- F3
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 26
- Path
- 6 mi
- Width
- 100 yd
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Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Jalisco,oaxaca,michoacan, Mexico. It killed 58 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
- When
- October 2, 1847
- Deaths
- 58
- Where
- Jalisco,oaxaca,michoacan, Mexico
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Grand Isle, LA as a category 4 hurricane, 115 kt (130 mph), central pressure 948 mb. The Chenière Caminada hurricane, also known as the Great October Storm, was a powerful hurricane that devastated the island of Cheniere Caminada, Louisiana in early October 1893. It was one of three deadly hurricanes during the 1893 Atlantic hurricane season; the storm killed an estimated 2,000 people, mostly from storm surge.
- Wind at landfall
- 115 kt
- Pressure
- 948 mb
- Peak wind
- 115 kt
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Jekyll Island, GA as a category 4 hurricane, 115 kt (130 mph), central pressure 938 mb. S. state of Georgia, as well as the strongest on record in the state.
- Wind at landfall
- 115 kt
- Pressure
- 938 mb
- Peak wind
- 115 kt
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Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Judy reached its peak of 150 kt (175 mph) with a central pressure of 940 mb, a category 5 storm.
- Peak wind
- 150 kt
- Pressure
- 940 mb
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Hurricane Walaka reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 921 mb, a category 5 storm.
- Peak wind
- 140 kt
- Pressure
- 921 mb
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Billion-dollar disasters
A severe storm disaster that cost $1.4 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 1, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from October 2, 2006 to October 5, 2006.
- Losses (2024 dollars)
- $1.4 billion
- Kind
- Severe Storm
- Deaths
- 1
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Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Pueblo County, Colorado and tracked 9.6 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Fowler, CO.
- Rating
- F3
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 4
- Path
- 9.6 mi
- Width
- 800 yd
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An F3 tornado touched down in Barry, Eaton counties, Michigan and tracked 15.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Johnstown Township/Assyria, MI.
- Rating
- F3
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 8
- Path
- 15.1 mi
- Width
- 400 yd
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An F3 tornado touched down in Barry, Eaton counties, Michigan and tracked 15.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Johnstown Township/Assyria, MI.
- Rating
- F3
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 8
- Path
- 15.1 mi
- Width
- 400 yd
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An F3 tornado touched down in Pulaski County, Arkansas and tracked 6 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 26. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Little Rock, AR.
- Rating
- F3
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 26
- Path
- 6 mi
- Width
- 100 yd
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An F3 tornado touched down in Pueblo County, Colorado and tracked 9.6 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Fowler, CO.
- Rating
- F3
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 4
- Path
- 9.6 mi
- Width
- 800 yd
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- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 1
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- Damage
- $25,000
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 6
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- Damage
- $525,000
- Strongest
- F2
- Events
- 5
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- Strongest
- F2
- Events
- 2
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- Damage
- $25,000
- Events
- 1
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- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $250,000
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 1
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- Damage
- $28,000
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 3
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- Injuries
- 8
- Damage
- $2.5 million
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 7
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- Damage
- $275,000
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 4
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- Damage
- $250,000
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 2
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- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $25,000
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 5
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A sheriff reported numerous tree limbs and power lines were downed.
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $5.5 million
- Strongest
- F2
- Events
- 5
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Six workers were hospitalized after being struck by lightning at a highrise building construction site. Only one of the six sustained serious injuries.
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $553,000
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 10
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Morning thunderstorms produced hail as large as nickels in Gilliland in Knox County and severe thunderstorm winds up to 60 mph in Quanah in Hardeman County.
- Damage
- $10,000
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 8
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Numerous intersections were closed due to high water.
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $1.2 million
- Strongest
- F2
- Events
- 72
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Hurricane Lili, a major hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico, during the daylight hours of October 2, 2002 moved steadily northwest around 15 mph toward the Louisiana coast during the evening hour.
- Damage
- $13 million
- Strongest
- F0
- Events
- 11
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A strong cold front moved through the region, triggering showers and thunderstorms. Several low-topped supercells produced 8 tornadoes and straight line wind damage from central and northeast Missouri to west central Illinois during the evening of October 2nd.
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $310,000
- Strongest
- EF2
- Events
- 10
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Following the morning convection, there was little break before the cold front mentioned in the previous narrative moved into the state. The cold front advanced across the state accompanied by a strong upper level short wave.
- Damage
- $207,000
- Strongest
- EF1
- Events
- 6
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On October 2, 2007, low pressure in northern Minnesota and a strong cold front moving across eastern Iowa and northeast Missouri, triggered several lines of thunderstorms.
- Damage
- $75,000
- Strongest
- EF1
- Events
- 5
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On October 2, 2007, low pressure in northern Minnesota and a strong cold front moving across eastern Iowa and northeast Missouri, triggered several lines of thunderstorms.
- Damage
- $21,000
- Strongest
- EF1
- Events
- 2
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A cold front rushed across Arkansas, preceded by a line of thunderstorms, during the late afternoon and evening of the 2nd. Very gusty winds occurred with the storms, resulting in numerous reports of wind damage. There were two weak tornadoes, as well.
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $1.4 million
- Strongest
- EF1
- Events
- 66
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Numerous thunderstorms preceded a cold front as it moved east across the Mississippi Valley. A 500 mb trough over the southern Plains advanced east-northeast, providing support for thunderstorm development.
- Damage
- $297,000
- Strongest
- EF1
- Events
- 7
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A cluster of thunderstorms moved northeast across parts of Northwest Kansas, with the majority of the severe weather occurring in the Oakley, Gove, and Quinter area. Five tornadoes occurred with these storms.
- Damage
- $129,000
- Strongest
- EF1
- Events
- 16
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A broad shortwave trough lifted out of the southern High Plains with two distinct jet streaks across Kansas and Oklahoma. Severe parameters were just enough to produce two tornadoes near Scott State Lake and one report of large hail and high wind gusts.
- Damage
- $150,000
- Strongest
- EF2
- Events
- 5
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A warm front associated with an area of developing low pressure over northern Illinois moved across northern Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania late on October 1st through the morning hours of the 2nd.
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $802,000
- Strongest
- EF2
- Events
- 7
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A low amplitude, positively-tilted shortwave trough crossed the eastern Great Lakes/upper Ohio Valley region on October 2nd. Showers and thunderstorms developed in a moist, unstable air mass across eastern Ohio, northwestern Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia.
- Damage
- $22,000
- Strongest
- EF2
- Events
- 32
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An approaching cold front triggered severe thunderstorms across southeastern New York, they produced 3 tornadoes across Rockland, Westchester and Suffolk Counties.
- Damage
- $205,000
- Strongest
- EF1
- Events
- 12
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An area of low pressure tracked across the eastern Great Lakes into upstate New York the afternoon and evening of the 2nd. A warm front that lifted north of Pennsylvania was followed by a cold front the evening of the 2nd.
- Damage
- $75,000
- Strongest
- EF0
- Events
- 6
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Cool northeast flow was in place across the region but a warm front attempted to move north through Connecticut just as a mid-level short wave trough was approaching. Low pressure from the Midwest moved along the boundary, crossing New England at night.
- Damage
- $21,000
- Strongest
- EF0
- Events
- 9
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An approaching cold front triggered severe thunderstorms across southwestern Connecticut, including one tornado in Fairfield County.
- Damage
- $58,000
- Strongest
- EF1
- Events
- 5
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Supercellular severe thunderstorms caused 2 tornadoes, wind damage, and hail across the region all part of a record breaking tornado outbreak across Pennsylvania.
- Strongest
- EF1
- Events
- 5
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An EF-1 tornado was confirmed by a NWS Storm Survey to have occurred near Lottsville in Warren County, PA during the afternoon of October 2, 2018.
- Damage
- $5,000
- Strongest
- EF1
- Events
- 1
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An EF-2 tornado was confirmed by a NWS Storm Survey to have occurred to the southwest of Liberty, near the Tioga/Lycoming County line, during the early evening of October 2, 2018.
- Strongest
- EF2
- Events
- 1
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a category 2 hurricane, 90 kt (105 mph).
- Wind at landfall
- 90 kt
- Peak wind
- 90 kt
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Grand Isle, LA as a category 4 hurricane, 115 kt (130 mph), central pressure 948 mb. The Chenière Caminada hurricane, also known as the Great October Storm, was a powerful hurricane that devastated the island of Cheniere Caminada, Louisiana in early October 1893. It was one of three deadly hurricanes during the 1893 Atlantic hurricane season; the storm killed an estimated 2,000 people, mostly from storm surge.
- Wind at landfall
- 115 kt
- Pressure
- 948 mb
- Peak wind
- 115 kt
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An unnamed storm reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph), a category 4 storm.
- Peak wind
- 115 kt
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Jekyll Island, GA as a category 4 hurricane, 115 kt (130 mph), central pressure 938 mb. S. state of Georgia, as well as the strongest on record in the state.
- Wind at landfall
- 115 kt
- Pressure
- 938 mb
- Peak wind
- 115 kt
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An unnamed storm reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph), a category 4 storm.
- Peak wind
- 115 kt
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Hurricane How crossed the coast near Bokeelia, FL as a tropical storm, 55 kt. The 1951 Atlantic hurricane season was the first hurricane season in which tropical cyclones were officially named by the United States Weather Bureau. The season officially started on June 15, when the United States Weather Bureau began its daily monitoring for tropical cyclone activity; the season officially ended on November 15.
- Wind at landfall
- 55 kt
- Peak wind
- 85 kt
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Hurricane Judy reached its peak of 150 kt (175 mph) with a central pressure of 940 mb, a category 5 storm.
- Peak wind
- 150 kt
- Pressure
- 940 mb
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Hurricane Gladys reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 939 mb, a category 4 storm.
- Peak wind
- 120 kt
- Pressure
- 939 mb
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Hurricane Keith crossed the coast near San Pedro, Belize District, Belize as a category 1 hurricane, 65 kt (75 mph), central pressure 988 mb. Hurricane Keith was a powerful tropical cyclone that formed in September 2000, it caused extensive damage in Central America, especially in Mexico and Belize. It was the fifteenth tropical cyclone, eleventh named storm, and seventh hurricane of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season.
- Wind at landfall
- 65 kt
- Pressure
- 988 mb
- Peak wind
- 120 kt
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Hurricane Lili, a major hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico, during the daylight hours of October 2, 2002 moved steadily northwest around 15 mph toward the Louisiana coast during the evening hour.
- Damage
- $150 million
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 32
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Hurricane Lili moved west of the area but brought high waves and some rains to the coast. Mobile and Baldwin counties were put under a Tropical Storm Warning at 300 AM CST on Wednesday October 2.
- Damage
- $175,000
- Events
- 4
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Hurricane Stan crossed the coast near Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, Mexico as a tropical storm, 35 kt, central pressure 1003 mb. It killed 80 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Stan was the deadliest tropical cyclone of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. A relatively weak system that affected areas of Central America and Mexico in early October 2005, Stan was the eighteenth named storm and eleventh hurricane of the 2005 season, having formed from a tropical wave on October 1 after it had moved into the western Caribbean.
- Wind at landfall
- 35 kt
- Pressure
- 1003 mb
- Peak wind
- 70 kt
- Deaths
- 80
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Hurricane Ophelia reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 940 mb, a category 4 storm.
- Peak wind
- 120 kt
- Pressure
- 940 mb
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Hurricane Joaquin crossed the coast as a category 3 hurricane, 110 kt (125 mph), central pressure 940 mb. It killed 34 people in all. Hurricane Joaquin was a powerful tropical cyclone that devastated several districts of the Bahamas in early October 2015. It was the strongest Atlantic hurricane of non-tropical origin recorded in the satellite era.
- Wind at landfall
- 110 kt
- Pressure
- 940 mb
- Peak wind
- 135 kt
- Deaths
- 34
- Damage
- $200 million
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Hurricane Walaka reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 921 mb, a category 5 storm.
- Peak wind
- 140 kt
- Pressure
- 921 mb
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Hurricane Rosa crossed the coast as a depression, 30 kt, central pressure 1005 mb. Hurricane Rosa was a tropical cyclone that brought widespread flooding to northwestern Mexico and the Southwestern United States in late September 2018, and was the first tropical cyclone to make landfall in Baja California since Nora in 1997. The seventeenth named storm, tenth hurricane, and seventh major hurricane of the 2018 Pacific hurricane season; Rosa originated from an Atlantic tropical wave that crossed the West African coast on September 6.
- Wind at landfall
- 30 kt
- Pressure
- 1005 mb
- Peak wind
- 130 kt
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Hurricane Marie reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 945 mb, a category 4 storm.
- Peak wind
- 120 kt
- Pressure
- 945 mb
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Hurricane Orlene reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 954 mb, a category 4 storm.
- Peak wind
- 115 kt
- Pressure
- 954 mb
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Hurricane Koinu reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 939 mb, a category 4 storm.
- Peak wind
- 120 kt
- Pressure
- 939 mb
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Eight county homes were flooded, with the most damagealong Little Prater Creek and Route 617. Twentyfourroads had damage, mainly being undercut by swift flowingsmall streams. Rainfall of 4.3 inches fell at Vansant in less than 6 hours.
- Damage
- $300,000
- Events
- 1
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Thunderstorms developed over portions of central Oklahoma on the 2nd resulting in flooding across Kay and Garfield Counties and scattered reports of large hail and damaging straight-line winds.
- Damage
- $15,000
- Strongest
- 1.75 in hail
- Events
- 7
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Severe straight-line winds downed several large tree limbs and blew a boat and trailer about 100 yards.
- Damage
- $100,000
- Strongest
- 52 kt wind
- Events
- 7
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Ten power poles and associated power lines downed.
- Damage
- $10,000
- Strongest
- 1 in hail
- Events
- 11
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The area was put under a Coastal Flood Warning as Hurricane Lili was threatening the Louisiana coast. The coastal areas from Pensacola Beach to Navarre Beach to Holiday Isle saw above normal tides and high winds. Minor beach erosion occurred on Pensacola Beach and Navarre Beach.
- Damage
- $100,000
- Events
- 3
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Torrential rains of from 7 to 9 inches caused record flooding of Stranger Creek in Easton, and near record flooding at Tonganoxie. The Stranger Creek at Easton crested at 26.00 feet, 9.00 feet above flood stage. This broke the previous high water record by one tenth of a foot.
- Damage
- $3.1 million
- Events
- 1
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A record breaking flood event occurred October 1st into October 3rd over a part of Northeast Kansas.
- Damage
- $2.5 million
- Events
- 4
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8.5 inches of rain fell in the Easton area with flash flooding reported on city streets and roads entering and leaving town. 100 homes or businesses suffered damage with 35 having major damage. One home was destroyed. A nursing home with 40 residents had to be evacuated.
- Damage
- $1.2 million
- Events
- 1
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Flash flooding reported in Leavenworth with 130 buildings having suffered minor damage. 20 buildings reported major damage.
- Damage
- $1.0 million
- Events
- 1
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A bolt of lightning split a tree from top to bottom.
- Strongest
- 1.5 in hail
- Events
- 19
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Severe thunderstorms developed over northeast Illinois during the afternoon on October 2nd. These thunderstorms caused significant wind damage across parts of the Chicago Metro Area.
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $2.4 million
- Strongest
- 1.75 in hail
- Events
- 103
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Although this Wednesday afternoon started out with a fairly low-key development of isolated strong to severe thunderstorms in northern portions of South Central Nebraska, this convective event ended up being one of the most significant heavy rain episodes of 2013 for much of the…
- Damage
- $1.2 million
- Strongest
- 1.75 in hail
- Events
- 34
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Additional severe storms developed during the late morning through evening hours of Oct. 2nd. There were several reports of flash flooding, damaging winds and hail.
- Strongest
- 1 in hail
- Events
- 11
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A deep amplitude east coast upper trough closed off across the southeast states for several days while a surface front meandered across the area. Deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean continued to feed into the area.
- Damage
- $4.7 million
- Events
- 59
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A combination of Hurricane Joaquin near the Bahamas and strong high pressure over New England produced strong onshore winds over the Mid-Atlantic. The strength and duration of the onshore winds produced moderate coastal flooding along the Atlantic Coast and Chesapeake Bay.
- Damage
- $2.1 million
- Events
- 25
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A deep amplitude east coast upper trough closed off across the southeast states for several days while a surface front meandered across the area. Deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean continued to feed into the area.
- Damage
- $908,000
- Strongest
- 53 kt wind
- Events
- 47
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Low pressure south of eastern North Carolina combined with strong high pressure to the north produced strong onshore flow October 2nd through the 5th. These onshore winds led to locally heavy rain and significant coastal flooding in many areas.
- Damage
- $590,000
- Events
- 9
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A persistent onshore flow caused periods of heavy rain, strong to high winds, beach erosion, and moderate tidal flooding to occur across Delaware from the 1st through the 4th. Strong winds and minor tidal flooding started with the daytime high tide cycle on the 1st.
- Damage
- $25,000
- Strongest
- 54 kt wind
- Events
- 7
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Heavy rainfall of three-quarters of an inch to around one inch fell in about 20-30 minutes within the Buffalo Creek drainage in the foothills of the southern Bighorn Mountains.
- Damage
- $40,000
- Events
- 1
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What was Major Hurricane Rosa crossed the northern Baja peninsula as a tropical depression October 1st. The remnant circulation entered southwest Arizona on October 2nd. Moisture ahead of these remnants fueled thunderstorms in southeast Arizona on September 30th.
- Damage
- $3.8 million
- Events
- 3
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Copious amounts of tropical moisture spread north and into the south-central deserts during the morning hours on October 2nd; the moisture was associated with the remnants of former hurricane Rosa.
- Damage
- $199,000
- Events
- 19
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Copious amounts of tropical moisture spread north into the south-central deserts during the morning hours on October 2nd. The moisture was associated with the remnants of former hurricane Rosa.
- Damage
- $275,000
- Events
- 4
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Copious amounts of tropical moisture spread northward into the central deserts during the morning hours on October 2nd.
- Damage
- $17,000
- Events
- 5
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Heavy rain brought flash flooding to central Arkansas. A locally extreme rainfall event provided several inches on October 2. A few rounds of thunderstorms moved across the area bringing some beneficial rainfall to the state.
- Damage
- $125,000
- Events
- 6
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Widespread showers and thunderstorms developed across northeastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 2nd, as a strong upper level disturbance approached the area from the west.
- Damage
- $50,000
- Events
- 1
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Showers and thunderstorms occurred as a cold front interacted with a warm, moist airmass. This resulted in some flooding in northeast Louisiana.
- Damage
- $20,000
- Events
- 2
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Significant clearing late in the morning resulted in the development of high instability across eastern Utah. This, paired with upper level support and ample moisture, produced strong to severe thunderstorms across the area in the late afternoon and early evening hours.
- Damage
- $26 million
- Strongest
- 0.8 in hail
- Events
- 4
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Low pressure remained off the Middle Atlantic Coast from October 2nd through 5th, before moving out to sea on the 6th. The low maintained an onshore flow along the coasts of New Jersey and Delaware during that period of time.
- Events
- 12
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The combination of an approaching trough, increasing moisture from the Caribbean, a light southeast wind flow and local effects resulted in several active days across Puerto Rico. These factors enhanced the afternoon showers and thunderstorms for a few days.
- Damage
- $30,000
- Events
- 9
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Significant clearing late in the morning resulted in the development of high instability across western Colorado. This, paired with upper level support and ample moisture, produced strong to severe thunderstorms across the area in the late afternoon and early evening hours.
- Damage
- $15,000
- Strongest
- 53 kt wind
- Events
- 4
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An anomalous late-season severe weather setup developed across the southern Great Plains during the start of October.
- Damage
- $70,000
- Strongest
- 2.5 in hail
- Events
- 14
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An anomalous late-season severe weather setup developed across the southern Great Plains during the start of October.
- Damage
- $50,000
- Strongest
- 2.75 in hail
- Events
- 6
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During the early morning of October 2, 1986, severe thunderstorms brought winds of 80 to 90 mph to parts of southwest Oklahoma. The winds destroyed 17 mobile homes and damaged 74 others in Comanche County, leaving eight people injured. Damage was estimated at $500,000.
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A car repair shop lost its roof, a carport was damaged and hundreds of trees were blown down.
- Damage
- $550,000
- Events
- 2
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In Dallas at 1718 CST, forty windows were broken at Parkland Hospital.
- Damage
- $50,000
- Strongest
- 1.75 in hail
- Events
- 8
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Severe thunderstorms in portions of northwest, north central, and central Oklahoma produced hail as large as golf balls and isolated wind gusts up to 70 mph. After several storms tracked across northcentral Oklahoma, flash flooding developed in Garfield and Kingfisher Counties.
- Strongest
- 1.75 in hail
- Events
- 30
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A severe thunderstorm in Crawford County produced dime-size hail at Uniontown and eight miles north of Mountainburg.
- Strongest
- 60 kt wind
- Events
- 21
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Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in eastern Oklahoma during the morning of October 2nd and produced dime-size hail at Vernon, just south of Eufaula, and at Keota.
- Damage
- $5,000
- Strongest
- 69 kt wind
- Events
- 15
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A strong 958mb low moved northward to 400 miles south of Cordova late Wednesday. The low then began to weaken and turn northeast Thursday morning. Northeast wind gusts reached 75 mph at Wasilla and 55 mph at the Palmer airport. 7,000 homes were without power for up to 12 hours.
- Damage
- $30,000
- Strongest
- 65 kt wind
- Events
- 2
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Strong winds associated with the passage of a cold front blew down several large trees and broke off many large branches in portions of the Grand Junction metropolitan area. A house in Clifton was damaged when a tree toppled onto it.
- Damage
- $25,000
- Strongest
- 60 kt wind
- Events
- 1
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A strong gust of wind associated with the passage of a cold front flipped over a Cessna 172 on the end of a runway at Walker Field Airport.
- Damage
- $20,000
- Strongest
- 60 kt wind
- Events
- 1
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A slow moving low pressure system and it's attendant cold front brought an early October severe weather episode with numerous reports of large hail and several reports of high winds with severe thunderstorms.
- Damage
- $745,000
- Strongest
- 2 in hail
- Events
- 29
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A cold front accompanying a strong shortwave afloft combined with moderate instability and vertical wind shear by late afternoon led to the development of numerous thunderstorms. Many of these storms pulsed to produce large hail and damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
- Damage
- $48,000
- Strongest
- 1.5 in hail
- Events
- 59
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A warm front moved north across northern Indiana during the morning hours with numerous showers and embedded thunderstorms. Numerous reports of hail were recieved with a few exceeding severe limits.
- Damage
- $753,000
- Strongest
- 50 kt wind
- Events
- 5
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A complex of thunderstorms moved across the region resulting in one severe hail report.
- Damage
- $200,000
- Strongest
- 0.88 in hail
- Events
- 3
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Severe thunderstorms produced large hail up to the size of quarters in parts of central Wisconsin during the late afternoon of October 2.
- Damage
- $115,000
- Strongest
- 1 in hail
- Events
- 4
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A round of thunderstorms moved across far northwest Indiana during the afternoon hours of October 2nd, then a second round of thunderstorms moved across the same areas during the late evening hours of October 2nd.
- Damage
- $15,000
- Strongest
- 1 in hail
- Events
- 5
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Thunderstorms passed through portions of northwest Ohio during the afternoon hours of October 2nd. Once the thunderstorms passed, strong winds developed as cooler air moved into the area.
- Damage
- $50,000
- Events
- 1
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A lone severe thunderstorm developed near San Felipe Pueblo and moved east-southeast along the east mountains. Hail up to 2 inches in diameter fell and devastated trees, roofs, windshields and windows across the area.
- Damage
- $8.0 million
- Strongest
- 2 in hail
- Events
- 17
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A bowing segment within a line of showers and thunderstorms produced an area of wind damage over Anderson County in the western Upstate of South Carolina.
- Damage
- $25,000
- Strongest
- 60 kt wind
- Events
- 1
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A strong cold front produced damaging winds and locally thick dust. Reported wind gusts were 50 mph in the Umatilla area. Trees and power poles and lines were knocked down near Umatilla and Irrigon. One of the trees fell onto a car in Umatilla.
- Damage
- $20,000
- Events
- 1
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Shortly before sunrise on this Thursday morning this six-county North Central Kansas area endured its final severe thunderstorm of 2014, and considering the time of day, the semi-discrete storm's surprising furiosity made for a noteworthy event.
- Damage
- $23 million
- Strongest
- 1.75 in hail
- Events
- 5
The full record
Thunderstorms developed across north Texas around midday Thursday as a cold front plowed into a warm, moist and unstable air mass in place across the region.
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $443,000
- Strongest
- 1.75 in hail
- Events
- 88
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Thunderstorms developed across eastern Oklahoma as a strong cold front moved through the region. The stronger storms produced large hail up to three inches in diameter and damaging wind gusts up to 85 mph.
- Damage
- $111,000
- Strongest
- 3 in hail
- Events
- 32
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A vigorous upper level trough moved out of the Southern Plains and into the Lower Mississippi Valley during the late afternoon and evening hours of October 2nd.
- Damage
- $105,000
- Strongest
- 65 kt wind
- Events
- 24
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A complex storm force low pressure system developed in the NE Pacific on Thu Oct 2. During that afternoon the main center deepened to 973 Mb SSE of Kodiak Island while a triple point formed just west of Dixon Entrance.
- Damage
- $250,000
- Strongest
- 56 kt wind
- Events
- 1
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A vigorous upper level trough moved out of the Southern Plains and into the Lower Mississippi Valley during the late afternoon and evening hours of October 2nd.
- Damage
- $50,000
- Strongest
- 55 kt wind
- Events
- 12
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A warm, moist airmass was in place over the ArkLaMiss region ahead of a strong cold front. Storms developed ahead of the main squall line during the late afternoon and evening hours, which produced some wind damage.
- Damage
- $38,000
- Strongest
- 1.25 in hail
- Events
- 13
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Thunderstorms developed across northwestern Arkansas as a strong cold front moved through the region. The stronger storms produced large hail and damaging wind gusts.
- Damage
- $22,000
- Strongest
- 1.25 in hail
- Events
- 10
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A persistent upper low over the Tennessee Valley helped to maintain strong easterly winds into the region, along with bouts of moderate to heavy rainfall totaling one to three inches over north central North Carolina and the Foothills.
- Damage
- $184,000
- Events
- 8
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A tight pressure gradient between strong high pressure to the north and a developing low pressure system along the southeast coast resulted in strong winds across Central North Carolina. Several wind gusts of 40-45 mph were reported. This resulted in widespread downed trees.
- Damage
- $13,000
- Events
- 16
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For the second straight evening/overnight, widespread convection including a few severe storms affected South Central Nebraska, this time occurring on the evening of Monday the 2nd into the early morning of Tuesday the 3rd.
- Damage
- $125,000
- Strongest
- 1.75 in hail
- Events
- 14
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An approaching cold front triggered severe thunderstorms across Northeastern New Jersey.
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $17,000
- Strongest
- 52 kt wind
- Events
- 3
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A cold front pushed into an unseasonably warm and humid airmass during the afternoon and evening hours of October 2, 2018. Many of the larger storm cells exhibited rotation. There were 16 confirmed across Pennsylvania, three of which occurred in central Pennsylvania.
- Damage
- $34,000
- Strongest
- 2 in hail
- Events
- 25
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Scattered severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front dropping south through the region.
- Damage
- $16,000
- Strongest
- 50 kt wind
- Events
- 7
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The Laeapuki Fire was discovered on October 2, 1992, in Hawaii, and burned 1,566 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
- When
- October 2, 1992
- Acres
- 1,566
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The Steele Fire was discovered on October 2, 1994, in Alaska, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- When
- October 2, 1994
- Acres
- 1,000
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The Catnip Fire was discovered on October 2, 1996, in Nevada, and burned 5,120 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- When
- October 2, 1996
- Acres
- 5,120
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The FOXHOLM1 Fire was discovered on October 2, 1997, in North Dakota, and burned 2,100 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
- When
- October 2, 1997
- Acres
- 2,100
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The Wagontongue Fire was discovered on October 2, 1998, in New Mexico, and burned 1,450 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
- When
- October 2, 1998
- Acres
- 1,450
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The Unnamed Fire was discovered on October 2, 1999, in Moffat County, Colorado, and burned 781 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
- When
- October 2, 1999
- Acres
- 781
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The Ratliff Fire was discovered on October 2, 2000, in Oklahoma, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
- When
- October 2, 2000
- Acres
- 2,000
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The Brokn Gose Fire was discovered on October 2, 2001, in Louisiana, and burned 1,450 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- When
- October 2, 2001
- Acres
- 1,450
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The Haynes Creek Fire was discovered on October 2, 2008, in Pueblo County, Colorado, and burned 1,600 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
- When
- October 2, 2008
- Acres
- 1,600
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A prescribed burn jumped containment lines and became a wildfire southwest of Williams.
- Damage
- $2.5 million
- Events
- 1
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The Twin Fire was discovered on October 2, 2009, in Coconino County, Arizona, and burned 908 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
- When
- October 2, 2009
- Acres
- 908
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The Big Creek Fire was discovered on October 2, 2010, in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, and burned 1,295 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
- When
- October 2, 2010
- Acres
- 1,295
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The Cat Creek Fire was discovered on October 2, 2011, in Johnson County, Wyoming, and burned 1,173 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
- When
- October 2, 2011
- Acres
- 1,173
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The St Mary's Mission Road Fire started Tuesday, October 2nd, at approximately 15:40 PST near the intersection of Highway 155 and St Mary's Mission Road. The first night the wind driven fire burned approximately 5,000 acres. Two homes and eight structures were lost.
- Damage
- $500,000
- Events
- 1
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The St Marys Mission Road Fire was discovered on October 2, 2012, in Washington, and burned 16,853 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
- When
- October 2, 2012
- Acres
- 16,853
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The Viking Fire was discovered on October 2, 2012, in Marshall County, Minnesota, and burned 1,422 acres.
- When
- October 2, 2012
- Acres
- 1,422
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The Skull Flat 2 Fire was reported on October 2, 2019, in Beaver County, Utah, and burned 3,025 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
- When
- October 2, 2019
- Acres
- 3,025
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Fire initiated in north central portions of the Nebraska National Forest during the afternoon of October 2nd. Aided by strong southerly winds and dry relative humidity, the fire quickly spread to the north and north northeast consuming around 19000 acres of timber and grassland.
- Deaths
- 1
- Damage
- $3.0 million
- Events
- 1
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The Bovee Fire was reported on October 2, 2022, in Thomas County, Nebraska, and burned 18,930 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
- When
- October 2, 2022
- Acres
- 18,930
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The Claiborne Fire was reported on October 2, 2023, in Rapides County, Louisiana, and burned 1,636 acres.
- When
- October 2, 2023
- Acres
- 1,636
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The Stateline Fire was reported on October 2, 2024, in Sioux County, North Dakota, and burned 2,081 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
- When
- October 2, 2024
- Acres
- 2,081
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The stateline Fire was reported on October 2, 2024, in Sioux County, North Dakota, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
- When
- October 2, 2024
- Acres
- 1,000
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0 Mw that occurred on 22 September. The epicenter was in the capital of Almeria in the Andarax Valley, near Alhama de Almería.
- Where
- Almería
- Country
- Hispanic Monarchy
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Sanriku,rikuchu, Japan. It killed 1 person.
- When
- October 2, 1678
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Deaths
- 1
- Where
- Sanriku,rikuchu, Japan
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An earthquake struck Jalisco,oaxaca,michoacan, Mexico. It killed 58 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
- When
- October 2, 1847
- Deaths
- 58
- Where
- Jalisco,oaxaca,michoacan, Mexico
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An earthquake struck Lima, Arequipa, Arica, Peru. It caused a tsunami.
- When
- October 2, 1868
- Where
- Lima, Arequipa, Arica, Peru
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An earthquake struck Jucuapa, El Salvador. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
- When
- October 2, 1878
- Deaths
- Many (about 101 to 1,000)
- Where
- Jucuapa, El Salvador
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A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea. It caused a tsunami.
- When
- October 2, 1906
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Where
- Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea
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A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Azuero Peninsula, Panama. It killed few people (about 1 to 50). It caused a tsunami.
- When
- October 2, 1913
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Deaths
- Few (about 1 to 50)
- Where
- Azuero Peninsula, Panama
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A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Ah,mobarakabad,ab Ali,sarpurak, Iran. It killed 1 person.
- When
- October 2, 1930
- Magnitude
- 5
- Deaths
- 1
- Where
- Ah,mobarakabad,ab Ali,sarpurak, Iran
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A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Ecuador. It caused a tsunami.
- When
- October 2, 1933
- Magnitude
- 6.9
- Where
- Ecuador
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A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Jilin Province, China. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
- When
- October 2, 1966
- Magnitude
- 5.2
- Where
- Jilin Province, China
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A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Santa Rosa, California, United States. It killed 1 person and did $8.4 million in damage.
- When
- October 2, 1969
- Magnitude
- 4.8
- Deaths
- 1
- Damage
- $8.3 million
- Where
- Santa Rosa, California, United States
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7, respectively, struck the city of Santa Rosa, California, killing one person and damaging buildings. The maximum felt intensity for the two events was VII and VIII (Severe) respectively on the Mercalli intensity scale.
- Where
- United States
- Country
- United States
- Deaths
- 1
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A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Santaog DE Chuco, Trujillo, Chimbote, Peru. It killed 3 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
- When
- October 2, 1987
- Magnitude
- 5.1
- Deaths
- 3
- Where
- Santaog DE Chuco, Trujillo, Chimbote, Peru
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6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII. The shock killed three people and caused damage to homes in the titular province.
- Where
- Peru
- Country
- Peru
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Nkansi, Rukwa, Tanzania. It injured 6 and destroyed 7 houses.
- When
- October 2, 2000
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Where
- Nkansi, Rukwa, Tanzania
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A man drowned after he was swept over the reef by strong currents while body boarding.
- Deaths
- 1
- Events
- 1
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A 46 year old man was struck and killed by lightning while surveying land in the township of Preston. Another man nearby was injured.
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Events
- 1
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An upper level disturbance which moved through the region produced some thunderstorms during the evening of October 1st and the morning of October 2nd. These thunderstorms produced some gusty winds and quite a bit of lightning.
- Damage
- $150,000
- Events
- 1
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Scattered thunderstorms occurred ahead of a cold front as it crossed into western Kentucky.
- Damage
- $70,000
- Events
- 1
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A long fetch of north to northeast winds developed in the wake of a relatively strong early season cold front.
- Deaths
- 1
- Events
- 1
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Surface high pressure at the surface was wedged up against the Appalachians which led to another evening of clear skies and calm winds. Showers from the previous day caused ground to be moist and therefore fog formed into the morning.
- Events
- 16
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Hazardous Seas of up to 13 feet resulted in the capsizing of a fishing boat off of Brooklyn.
- Deaths
- 2
- Events
- 1
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A swell from the north-northeast generated surf of 10 to 20 feet along the north-facing shores, and 6 to 12 feet along the east-facing shores, of all the islands except Lanai.
- Events
- 12
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A 55 year old male from Virginia got caught in a rip current and drowned in Salvo around 10:06 AM on Sunday October 2, before going missing. His body was found and recovered on Tuesday October 4 around 7:36 AM.
- Deaths
- 1
- Events
- 1
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A strong rip current pulled a man out to sea at Kure Beach.
- Deaths
- 1
- Events
- 1
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A teenager was rescued after he got caught in a rip current. He was taken to a local hospital due to injuries and was later released.
- Deaths
- 1
- Events
- 1
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