October 26 in Weather History

196 events on record, 440 to 2025

Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for October 26, in any year, each linked to its full record.

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Volcanoes

2010October 26, 2010 Eruption of Merapi

Merapi, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. It killed 367 people, injured 277 and did $600 million in damage.

When
October 26, 2010
VEI
4
Deaths
367
Damage
$600 million
Where
Merapi, Indonesia

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Earthquakes

20152015 Hindu Kush earthquake

0 km. By 5 November, it was estimated that at least 399 people were killed, mostly in Pakistan.

Where
Hindu Kush
Countries
Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Deaths
399
Injured
2,536

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Earthquakes

13561356 Basel earthquake

1. This earthquake, which occurred on 18 October 1356, is also known as the Sankt-Lukas-Tag Erdbeben (English: Saint Luke's Day Earthquake), as 18 October is the feast day of Saint Luke the Evangelist.

Where
Switzerland
Country
Switzerland
Deaths
1,000

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Tornadoes

1941F4 tornado, Ashley County, Arkansas

An F4 tornado touched down in Ashley County, Arkansas and tracked 10.3 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 15 and injuring 75. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Hamburg, AR.

Rating
F4
Deaths
15
Injuries
75
Path
10.3 mi
Width
100 yd

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Tornadoes

1941F4 tornado, Yell, Pope counties, Arkansas

An F4 tornado touched down in Yell, Pope counties, Arkansas and tracked 18.2 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Dardenelle, AR.

Rating
F4
Deaths
4
Injuries
20
Path
18.2 mi
Width
150 yd

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Tornadoes

46 on October 26, newest first.

2025Tornadoes in Louisiana, October 26, 2025

A more pronounced mid-level impulse moving through a very moist and weakly forced environment supported the development of several mini tropical-like supercells across southeast Louisiana and coastal Mississippi during the early morning hours of October 26th.

Damage
$25,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
3

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2010Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, October 26, 2010

Scattered supercell thunderstorms developed over the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia as strong wind shear and moderate instability overspread the region ahead of a strong cold front. A number of tornadoes were spawned by the storms.

Injuries
11
Damage
$7.9 million
Strongest
EF2
Events
10

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2010Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, October 26, 2010

A cold front tracked through the region triggering scattered severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. Storm reports contained mainly damaging thunderstorm wind, but an EF2 tornado formed in Hamilton County. Six people were injured.

Injuries
6
Damage
$526,000
Strongest
EF2
Events
34

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2010Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Ohio, October 26, 2010

A historically deep low pressure system sent a very strong cold front into a marginally unstable, but very sheared environment. A line of storms formed west of the area overnight and moved into the region during the peak heating hours of the day.

Damage
$996,000
Strongest
EF2
Events
48

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2010Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, October 26, 2010

Rapidly deepening low pressure over the plains, allowed for an extremely strong wind flow at all levels. The system which eventually dropped to a center pressure of 955 mb tracked northeast into Canada, dragging a powerful cold front through the area.

Damage
$700,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
30

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2010Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Alabama, October 26, 2010

A potent upper level trough of low pressure and strong upper jet streak pushed through the Tennessee Valley on the 26th. Unseasonably high temperatures in the upper 70s to lower 80s and dew points in the upper 60s to near 70 produced an unstable environment.

Injuries
1
Damage
$311,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
12

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2010Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, October 26, 2010

A strong cold front moved through the region during the day on October 26. During the early morning hours a low level jet of 60 to 70 knots formed. A squall line developed ahead of the front with produced widespread damaging wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph.

Damage
$60,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
36

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2010Tornado and Hail in Alabama, October 26 to 27, 2010

A high shear low instability environment produced numerous wall cloud and funnel cloud reports with isolated severe weather reports, mainly on the 26th. An isolated wind damage report was received on the 27th as the lingering cold front finally moved into Georgia.

Damage
$102,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
16

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2006Tornadoes in Kansas, October 26, 2006

A major, perhaps once-in-a-lifetime, outbreak of tornadoes occurred across the area as a strong upper level low moved across the area. Despite temperatures in the 50s, low-topped super cell thunderstorms were able to generate 28 tornadoes.

Damage
$40,000
Strongest
F1
Events
29

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1997Tornadoes in North Carolina, October 26, 1997

The tornado first touched down in the Rowan Community in extreme eastern Bladen County. The Storm then moved across the county line and the tornado touched down again near Penderlea, in Pender County.

Injuries
1
Damage
$350,000
Strongest
F1
Events
2

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1997Tornado in Alabama, October 26, 1997

F1 tornado moved across Houston County Road 85. Two homes sustained extensive roof damage. A semitractor trailer was overturned. Numerous trees and power lines down in Ashford and Gordon.

Damage
$150,000
Strongest
F1
Events
1

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1996Tornado in Nebraska, October 26, 1996

TORNADO PRODUCED ROOF DAMAGE TO HOUSE SETTING ON BLUFF OVER LOOKING NIOBRARA RIVER. TORNADO CROSSED HWY 281 AND BEGAN UPROOTING TREES IN VALLEY BEFORE STRIKING ANGELS FISHING CAMP PARTIALLY TEARING ROOF OFF HOUSE. BAIT HOUSE 20 YARDS NORTH OF HOUSE DESTROYED.

Injuries
3
Damage
$150,000
Strongest
F1
Events
1

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1996Tornado in Minnesota, October 26, 1996

Several homes destroyed. Car flipped over. 1 women sustained broken bones and internal injuries when a portion of her house, with her inside, was flung 200 feet onto the interstate. 500 pound fuel tank pushed over.

Injuries
4
Strongest
F2
Events
1

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1996Tornado in Minnesota, October 26, 1996

A marginally F2 tornado made two brief touchdowns in a rural area of east central Crow Wing County. The tornado was confirmed by the county's Emergency Services Coordinator and trained spotters. Damage was concentrated on a cluster of farms near the Mississippi River.

Damage
$50,000
Strongest
F2
Events
1

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1996Tornado in South Dakota, October 26, 1996

A tornado touched down at a farm east of Castlewood and took most of a 40 by 60 foot cattle shed and deposited in a cornfield across the road to the north. Several doors of buildings were torn off their hinges with one door thrown into some trees.

Damage
$50,000
Strongest
F1
Events
1

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1995Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, October 26, 1995

Severe thunderstorms developed in northeast Oklahoma during the early evening of October 26th and continued throughout the evening. The storms produced a total of four tornadoes, as well as large hail and damaging winds.

Damage
$230,000
Strongest
F0
Events
15

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1941F4 tornado, Ashley County, Arkansas

An F4 tornado touched down in Ashley County, Arkansas and tracked 10.3 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 15 and injuring 75. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Hamburg, AR.

Rating
F4
Deaths
15
Injuries
75
Path
10.3 mi
Width
100 yd

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1941F4 tornado, Yell, Pope counties, Arkansas

An F4 tornado touched down in Yell, Pope counties, Arkansas and tracked 18.2 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Dardenelle, AR.

Rating
F4
Deaths
4
Injuries
20
Path
18.2 mi
Width
150 yd

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1941F2 tornado, De Soto Parish, Louisiana

An F2 tornado touched down in De Soto Parish, Louisiana and tracked 6.7 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Mansfield, LA.

Rating
F2
Deaths
1
Injuries
4
Path
6.7 mi
Width
50 yd

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Hurricanes and tropical storms

9 on October 26, newest first.

2006Hurricane Paul makes landfall near Navolato, Sinaloa, Mexico

Hurricane Paul crossed the coast near Navolato, Sinaloa, Mexico as a depression, 25 kt, central pressure 1007 mb. Hurricane Paul was a Category 2 Pacific hurricane that struck Mexico as a tropical depression in October 2006. The seventeenth named storm and tenth hurricane of the annual hurricane season, Paul developed from an area of disturbed weather on October 21.

Wind at landfall
25 kt
Pressure
1007 mb
Peak wind
90 kt

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1954Typhoon Pamela

Typhoon Pamela was an intense and destructive typhoon which affected the Philippines, Hong Kong, Macau, and South China during October and November 1954. It was the first of the only four Category 5 Super Typhoons recorded in the South China Sea.

Ended
November 7, 1954

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1952Hurricane Fox makes landfall

Hurricane Fox crossed the coast as a category 1 hurricane, 75 kt (85 mph). Hurricane Fox was a powerful, destructive, and deadly tropical cyclone that crossed central Cuba in October 1952. The seventh named storm, sixth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the 1952 Atlantic hurricane season, it was the strongest and deadliest system of the season.

Wind at landfall
75 kt
Peak wind
125 kt

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Floods

15 on October 26, newest first.

2025Flash Flooding in Florida, October 26, 2025

A frontal boundary retreating across South Florida and ample low-level tropical moisture allowed for showers and thunderstorms to produce excessive rainfall on the evening of October 26 into the early overnight of October 27 which led to flooding over portions of Southeast…

Damage
$91,000
Events
8

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2021Flash Flooding in New York, October 26, 2021

Deep moisture from the Atlantic Ocean was fed into a warm frontal zone located over Central New York by low pressure near New York City. This led to areas of moderate to heavy rainfall totaling between 3 to 5 inches of rain with locally higher amounts.

Damage
$1.2 million
Events
33

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2020Debris Flow in Alaska, October 26, 2020

A strong atmospheric river impacted Southeast Alaska on October 26th. This was associated with a southerly jet stream that brought moisture up to Southeast Alaska from the tropics that caused widespread damage across Prince of Wales Island.

Damage
$4.3 million
Events
1

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2013Flash Flooding and Flood in Texas, October 26 to 27, 2013

Severe thunderstorms developed as a strong shortwave and cold front moved into the region. These storms produced lots of hail up to golf ball sized. One person was struck by lightning in Montague County but survived without significant injuries.

Injuries
1
Damage
$1.1 million
Strongest
2.25 in hail
Events
32

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2004Flash Flood in Texas, October 26, 2004

Slow-moving showers and thunderstorms dropped between 2 and 3 inches of rain in southwest Williamson County in the late evening period. Maximum totals were 5 to 6 inches between Leander and Cedar Park, closing most low water crossings due to flash flooding.

Damage
$100,000
Events
1

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2000Flash Flooding and Flood in Oklahoma, October 26, 2000

Additional heay rain fell across portions of southern Oklahoma, resulting in more flooding. Rainfall amounts averaged 2 to 4 inches from near Lawton and Walters in southwest Oklahoma to near Ardmore in south-central Oklahoma. Local amounts approached 6 inches.

Injuries
2
Damage
$1.3 million
Strongest
0.88 in hail
Events
15

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Severe storms

42 on October 26, newest first.

2019Damaging Winds in Tennessee, October 26, 2019

Widespread damage was observed along a line from Houston, Mississippi to Camden, Tennessee on Saturday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Olga lifted through the Mid-South. Multiple structures were damaged, as well as countless trees and power lines were downed.

Deaths
1
Injuries
1
Damage
$9.3 million
Strongest
75 kt wind
Events
6

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2019Damaging Winds in Kentucky, October 26, 2019

A line of thunderstorms became severe as it crossed the Pennyrile region of western Kentucky. Damaging winds were reported in numerous locations. The storms intensified as a deepening low pressure center moved northeast up the lower Ohio Valley.

Damage
$379,000
Strongest
61 kt wind
Events
11

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2018Storm Adrian

Storm Adrian (also known as Storm Vaia) was an intense Mediterranean storm which brought severe conditions to Northern Italy and surrounding regions. 3 billion) in damages.

Ended
November 5, 2018
Where
Europe

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2010Strong Wind in Illinois, October 26 to 27, 2010

Due to a very deep area of low pressure tracking across the Upper Midwest, strong winds occurred across central Illinois on October 26th. Winds were initially from the south during the early morning hours, but then switched to the west after passage of a strong cold front.

Deaths
1
Damage
$33,000
Events
4

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2010High Wind in Wisconsin, October 26 to 27, 2010

Long-duration, widespread, southwesterly high winds raked south-central and southeast Wisconsin for about 36 hours, resulting numerous reports of felled trees, broken tree branches, downed power-lines, and damage to structures and vehicles.

Injuries
2
Damage
$1.0 million
Strongest
55 kt wind
Events
20

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2010High Wind in Illinois, October 26, 2010

Record setting low pressure over Minnesota produced high winds across northern Illinois on October 26, behind a strong cold front which swept across the state during the morning. The high winds caused around 200,000 Commonwealth Edison customers to lose power.

Damage
$1.4 million
Strongest
62 kt wind
Events
15

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2010Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, October 26, 2010

On Tuesday, October 26th, an intense surface low pressure center known as a midlatitude cyclone developed across the upper Midwest, resulting in gusty surface winds, which produced strong to high wind damage events at some locations across the Middle Tennessee.

Damage
$274,000
Strongest
1.5 in hail
Events
36

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2010High Wind in Iowa, October 26 to 27, 2010

An unusually large and strong low pressure system with record low pressures at its center moved north of the area on October 26th and moved only slowly away by late on October 27th.

Injuries
2
Damage
$74,000
Strongest
52 kt wind
Events
11

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2010High Wind in Wisconsin, October 26 to 27, 2010

An area of low pressure moved into the Midwest on October 25th, rapidly intensified as it moved northward through Minnesota on October 26th, and tracked northeast through Lake Superior into Southeast Ontario on October 27th.

Damage
$267,000
Strongest
69 kt wind
Events
24

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2010High Wind in Michigan, October 26 to 27, 2010

An historically deep low pressure system lifted across Minnesota on the 26th, and passed just north of Lake Superior on the 27th. This storm produced widespread strong to damaging winds across Northern Michigan.

Damage
$277,000
Strongest
64 kt wind
Events
22

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2010High Wind in Iowa, October 26 to 27, 2010

A low pressure system deepened over northern Minnesota and was responsible for high winds across northeast Iowa in the morning hours of October 26th into the daytime hours of the 27th.

Injuries
1
Damage
$31,000
Strongest
77 kt wind
Events
8

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2010Damaging Winds in Ohio, October 26, 2010

A broken squall line ahead of a cold front moved across eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia during the afternoon producing multiple reports of straight line wind damge.

Damage
$330,000
Strongest
50 kt wind
Events
7

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2010Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, October 26, 2010

A strong cold front extending south from an area of very deep low pressure over the northern Great Lakes swept east across northern Ohio during the afternoon hours of October 26th. Showers and thunderstorms developed in advance of the front.

Damage
$172,000
Strongest
61 kt wind
Events
16

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2010Damaging Winds in West Virginia, October 26, 2010

A squall line developed ahead of a strong autumn cold front. The front was associated with the record setting low pressure system lifting northeast through Minnesota into Canada. The front passed through West Virginia during the late afternoon and early evening.

Damage
$170,000
Strongest
56 kt wind
Events
16

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2010Strong Wind in Kentucky, October 26, 2010

Strong south winds developed ahead of a cold front trailing south from an unseasonably strong low pressure system over the Upper Mississippi Valley. Peak wind gusts were from 40 to 50 mph. Some tree limbs were blown down, taking power lines with them.

Damage
$31,000
Events
22

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2010Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, October 26, 2010

An extremely intense upper-level low and associated record deep surface cyclone continued to move slowly from the north central U.S. into the Ohio Valley. A slow moving, yet strong cold front extended from the surface cyclone southward into the Arklatex region.

Damage
$251,000
Strongest
1.75 in hail
Events
2

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2010High Wind in Michigan, October 26 to 27, 2010

A storm system developing over the Plains deepened to record minimum low pressure as it moved across Minnesota on the 26th and 27th. This storm caused widespread damaging winds across west and central Upper Michigan.

Damage
$71,000
Strongest
62 kt wind
Events
15

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2010Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, October 26, 2010

A squall line developed ahead of a strong autumn cold front. The front was associated with the record setting low pressure system lifting northeast through Minnesota into Canada. The front passed through southeast Ohio during the mid afternoon.

Damage
$37,000
Strongest
50 kt wind
Events
17

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2010High Wind in Indiana, October 26, 2010

Record setting low pressure over Minnesota produced high winds across northern Indiana on October 26, behind a strong cold front which swept across the state during the morning. The high winds blew down tree limbs and power lines across northern Indiana.

Damage
$70,000
Strongest
53 kt wind
Events
2

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2008High Wind in Iowa, October 26, 2008

The seasons first strong push of cold air moved south into the central U.S. on the 26th. A very strong upper level trough of low pressure aloft dropped south out of Saskatchewan accompanied by a strong upper level jet stream and a tropospheric fold.

Damage
$3.5 million
Strongest
60 kt wind
Events
43

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2008High Wind in North Dakota, October 26, 2008

Strong high pressure building into the Northern Plains and low pressure pushing east into the Great Lakes produced a tight pressure gradient over west and central North Dakota, resulting in sustained winds of 40 to 45 mph and wind gusts as high as 65 mph.

Damage
$73,000
Strongest
56 kt wind
Events
34

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2008High Wind in Illinois, October 26, 2008

A strong cold front moved across northern Illinois during the afternoon hours of October 26th. Part of a roof was blown off a building on South Dearborn Street in downtown Chicago. Debris fell onto an elevated train platform and on cars parked below.

Injuries
1
Damage
$40,000
Strongest
53 kt wind
Events
2

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2001High Wind in Florida, October 26 to 28, 2001

A 21-foot fishing boat capsized in rough seas in the Atlantic just offshore Elliot Key. Of the three persons aboard, two were rescued while clinging to a buoy, while the third person drowned. Winds were northeast 20 to 25 knots and a small craft advisory was in effect.

Deaths
1
Damage
$10,000
Events
1

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1996High Wind in Nebraska, October 26 to 27, 1996

A strong pressure gradient behind low pressure which moved across western Nebraska into the eastern Dakotas created strong south southwesterly winds during the day. The winds gusted as high as 62 mph across the area causing scattered power outages along with tree damage.

Damage
$58,000
Strongest
54 kt wind
Events
30

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1996High Wind in Nebraska, October 26, 1996

Strong low pressure in northwest Kansas produced very strong south winds all day in the south central Nebraska. Sustained windspeeds of 30 to 45 mph were noted with freqent gusts around 60 mph. Two grain bins near Overton were damaged.

Damage
$75,000
Strongest
50 kt wind
Events
1

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Winter storms and snow

11 on October 26, newest first.

1996Winter Storm in South Dakota, October 26, 1996

An intense area of low pressure brought heavy rains to western Corson county. As colder air moved in behind the low and winds gusted to 50 mph, the rain changed to snow and three to five inches of ice formed on power lines and poles.

Damage
$120,000
Events
1

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1996Winter Storm in Wyoming, October 26, 1996

Six to 12 inches of snow with wind gusts over 45 mph produced occasional blizzard conditions. Drifts to three feet were common and blowing snow reduced visibilities to zero. Numerous roads were closed including Interstate 90 from Gillette to the Montana border.

Damage
$62,000
Events
5

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19951995 Flateyri avalanche

The 1995 Flateyri avalanche was an avalanche that struck the village of Flateyri in Iceland’s Westfjords on 26 October 1995, killing 20 people. It came 9 months after an avalanche in Súðavík killed 14 people.

Where
Iceland
Country
Iceland
Deaths
20

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Cold

2 on October 26, newest first.

Wildfires

30 on October 26, newest first.

2024Turton Townships Fire

The Turton Townships Fire was reported on October 26, 2024, in Spink County, South Dakota, and burned 1,800 acres.

When
October 26, 2024
Acres
1,800

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2023Fish Creek Fire

The Fish Creek Fire was reported on October 26, 2023, in Greenlee County, Arizona, and burned 3,300 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
October 26, 2023
Acres
3,300

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2021Blue Fire

The Blue Fire was reported on October 26, 2021, in Moore County, Texas, and burned 1,920 acres.

When
October 26, 2021
Acres
1,920

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2020Blue Ridge Fire

The Blue Ridge Fire was reported on October 26, 2020, in Riverside County, California, and burned 13,694 acres. Incident teams reported 1 structure destroyed.

When
October 26, 2020
Acres
13,694

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2020Silverado Fire

The Silverado Fire was reported on October 26, 2020, in Orange County, California, and burned 12,466 acres. Incident teams reported 5 structures destroyed.

When
October 26, 2020
Acres
12,466

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2019Leamington Fire

The Leamington Fire was reported on October 26, 2019, in Millard County, Utah, and burned 3,683 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
October 26, 2019
Acres
3,683.3

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2016Little Shepherd Trail Fire

The Little Shepherd Trail Fire was reported on October 26, 2016, in Letcher County, Kentucky, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
October 26, 2016
Acres
1,500

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2014Red Owl Fire

The Red Owl Fire was reported on October 26, 2014, in Shannon County, South Dakota, and burned 1,125 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
October 26, 2014
Acres
1,125

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2009Three Peaks Fire

The Three Peaks Fire was discovered on October 26, 2009, in Arizona, and burned 2,721 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.

When
October 26, 2009
Acres
2,721

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2008Peterson Fire

The Peterson Fire was discovered on October 26, 2008, in Washoe County, Nevada, and burned 1,189 acres; the cause was recorded as firearms and explosives use.

When
October 26, 2008
Acres
1,189

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2006Esperanza Fire

The Esperanza Fire was discovered on October 26, 2006, in Riverside County, California, and burned 40,200 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism. Incident teams reported 54 structures destroyed and 5 deaths.

When
October 26, 2006
Acres
40,200
Deaths
5

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2003Wildfire in California, October 26 to 31, 2003

Named the Paradise Fire, this fire was started by an arsonist on October 26, 2003. In October it consumed 56,000 acres, and destroyed 348 structures, 342 vehicles, and several miles of utility lines and highway infrastructure.

Deaths
2
Injuries
18
Damage
$77 million
Events
1

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2003Paradise Fire

The Paradise Fire was discovered on October 26, 2003, in California, and burned 56,427 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism. Incident teams reported 415 structures destroyed and 2 deaths.

When
October 26, 2003
Acres
56,427
Deaths
2

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2003Wildfire in California, October 26 to 31, 2003

Named the Mountain Fire, this fire began on October 26. It consumed 10,331 acres, and destroyed 21 houses and 40 outbuildings, and damaged another 3 residences before it was fully contained on November 2, 2003. Schools were closed in Hemet.

Injuries
7
Damage
$6.0 million
Events
1

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2003Wildfire in California, October 26 to 30, 2003

Named the Otay-Mine-Dulzura Fire, this fire consumed 46,291 acres and destroyed 1 house and 5 accessory buildings. It also damaged another 11 structures. Atmospheric conditions were favorable for rapid fire growth preceding and during the first three days of the fire.

Injuries
1
Damage
$500,000
Events
1

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2003Mine/Otay Fire

The Mine/Otay Fire was discovered on October 26, 2003, in San Diego County, California, and burned 47,921 acres; the cause was recorded as human. Incident teams reported 6 structures destroyed.

When
October 26, 2003
Acres
47,921

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2003Mountain Fire

The Mountain Fire was discovered on October 26, 2003, in Riverside County, California, and burned 10,331 acres. Incident teams reported 61 structures destroyed.

When
October 26, 2003
Acres
10,331

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2001Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire was discovered on October 26, 2001, in Kentucky, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as railroad operations and maintenance.

When
October 26, 2001
Acres
1,000

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1996Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire started on October 26, 1996, in California, and burned 2,879 acres.

When
October 26, 1996
Acres
2,879

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1995Bald Fire

The Bald Fire was discovered on October 26, 1995, in California, and burned 2,900 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.

When
October 26, 1995
Acres
2,900

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1993Green Meadows Fire

The Green Meadows Fire was discovered on October 26, 1993, in California, and burned 38,152 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
October 26, 1993
Acres
38,152

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1993California Fire

The California Fire was discovered on October 26, 1993, in California, and burned 24,387 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.

When
October 26, 1993
Acres
24,387

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1991Tug River Fire

The Tug River Fire started on October 26, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 20,802 acres.

When
October 26, 1991
Acres
20,802

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1991Huff Creek Fire

The Huff Creek Fire started on October 26, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 15,177 acres.

When
October 26, 1991
Acres
15,177

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1991Canebrake Fire

The Canebrake Fire started on October 26, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 8,147 acres.

When
October 26, 1991
Acres
8,147

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1988Paschelshe Fire

The Paschelshe Fire started on October 26, 1988, in Washington, and burned 2,155 acres.

When
October 26, 1988
Acres
2,155

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Earthquakes

20 on October 26, newest first.

2016October 2016 Central Italy earthquakes

A series of major earthquakes struck Central Italy between the Marche and Umbria regions in October 2016. The third quake on 30 October was the largest in Italy in 36 years, since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.

Where
Italy
Country
Italy
Deaths
1
Injured
10

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20152015 Hindu Kush earthquake

0 km. By 5 November, it was estimated that at least 399 people were killed, mostly in Pakistan.

Where
Hindu Kush
Countries
Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Deaths
399
Injured
2,536

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19691969 Banja Luka earthquake

A series of earthquakes struck Banja Luka on October 26 and 27, 1969. They began with an unusually strong tremor on the night of October 26 at 02:55.

Where
Banja Luka
Countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Magnitude
6.1

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13561356 Basel earthquake

1. This earthquake, which occurred on 18 October 1356, is also known as the Sankt-Lukas-Tag Erdbeben (English: Saint Luke's Day Earthquake), as 18 October is the feast day of Saint Luke the Evangelist.

Where
Switzerland
Country
Switzerland
Deaths
1,000

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Volcanoes

2 on October 26, newest first.

2010October 26, 2010 Eruption of Merapi

Merapi, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. It killed 367 people, injured 277 and did $600 million in damage.

When
October 26, 2010
VEI
4
Deaths
367
Damage
$600 million
Where
Merapi, Indonesia

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20102010 eruptions of Mount Merapi

In late October 2010, Mount Merapi, on the border of Central Java and Special Region of Yogyakarta, began an increasingly violent series of eruptions that continued into November. Seismic activity around the volcano increased from mid-September onwards, culminating in repeated outbursts of lava and volcanic ash.

Where
Indonesia
Country
Indonesia

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Tsunamis

9 on October 26, newest first.

740October 26, 740 Tsunami at Marmara Sea, Turkey

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Marmara Sea, Turkey. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.

When
October 26, 740
Magnitude
7.3
Deaths
Many (about 101 to 1,000)
Where
Marmara Sea, Turkey

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Space weather and aurora

3 on October 26, newest first.

Other weather

7 on October 26, newest first.

2000Dense Fog in Ohio, October 26, 2000

Dense fog contributed to the crash of a county sheriff's van hauling prisoners and a TruGreen-Chemlawn truck. Fifteen people were injured, of which one injury was serious.

Injuries
15
Damage
$50,000
Events
1

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