Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for October 28, in any year, each linked to its full record.
Every event with a place, colored by kind. Tap one to open its record.
By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Earthquakes
5. The event, also referred to as the Nōbi earthquake , the Great Gifu earthquake , or the Great Nōbi earthquake , is the largest known inland earthquake to have occurred in the Japanese archipelago.
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Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Melissa crossed the coast near Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, Jamaica as a category 5 hurricane, 160 kt (185 mph), central pressure 897 mb. It killed 93 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Melissa was an extremely powerful tropical cyclone that made a catastrophic landfall in Jamaica in late October 2025. By maximum sustained winds, it is tied with Hurricane Allen as the strongest Atlantic hurricane, and with Hurricane Dorian and the 1935 Labor Day hurricane as the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane.
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Earthquakes
The 1707 Hōei earthquake struck south-central Japan at around 13:45 local time on 28 October 1707. It was the largest earthquake in Japanese history until it was surpassed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck Nankaido, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 5,000 people, destroyed 77,000 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck Nankaido, Japan, with a maximum water height of 25.7 meters. It killed 5,000 people, destroyed 77,000 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Melissa reached its peak of 165 kt (190 mph) with a central pressure of 892 mb, a category 5 storm.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck Enshunada, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 2,000 people, destroyed 10,000 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck Enshunada, Japan, with a maximum water height of 11 meters. It killed 2,000 people and destroyed 10,000 houses.
Floods
Post Tropical Storm Sandy was the costliest natural disaster by far in the state of New Jersey. Record breaking high tides and wave action combined with sustained winds as high as 60 to 70 mph with wind gusts as high as around 90 mph to batter the state.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Zeta crossed the coast near Dulac, LA as a category 3 hurricane, 100 kt (115 mph), central pressure 970 mb. It killed 5 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Zeta was a late-season tropical cyclone in 2020 that made landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula and then in southeastern Louisiana, the latest on record to do so at such strength in the United States. Zeta was the record-tying sixth hurricane of the year to make landfall in the United States.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Quetta, Pakistan. It killed 215 people, injured 320, destroyed 3,487 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Billion-dollar disasters
A tropical cyclone disaster that cost $5.3 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 6, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from October 28, 2020 to October 29, 2020.
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A large upper level trough dropped southeast across the Plains and into the Four State Region during the afternoon and evening hours of October 28th, reinforcing a strong cold front southeast into Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and North Louisiana during the evening and…
After making landfall along the southeast Louisiana Gulf Coast around 4:00 p.m. CDT on October 28th, Hurricane Zeta continued to quickly move northeast and weaken as it moved inland.
A cold front which moved through on October 27th brought a much cooler air mass in aloft, which destabilized the atmosphere enough for thunderstorm development across the area on the 28th and 29th.
A quick moving low pressure system moved through the Great Lakes on the 28th, driving a cold front through the middle Ohio River Valley.
A weak tornado touched down near Carlton Cemetery Road, just south of the Perry-Foley Airport where a barn was heavily damaged. Intermittent damage occurred throughout neighborhoods along Foley Cut-Off Road which were littered by uprooted trees and downed power lines.
Golf ball size hail on West Airport Road.
NWS storm survey indicated the worst damage occurred along Keith Road and Creekwood Road, where several new homes were damaged from flying debris or falling trees.
Tornado completely destroyed mobile home. Fences were torn out, and 2 utility poles were broken off along Highway 23.
Two brief funnel clouds were reported by the public.
Widely scattered thunderstorms developed over portions of central Oklahoma during the afternoon of the 28th. One thunderstorm was responsible for a lightning strike at a home in the Brownsville addition in Bethany, which is in Oklahoma County.
A large tree was downed.
An out building was slammed against a house.
An F3 tornado touched down in Harris County, Texas and tracked 3.3 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 7.
An F3 tornado touched down in Chambers, Jefferson counties, Texas and tracked 9.6 miles, 67 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Desha County, Arkansas and tracked 1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F0 tornado touched down in Miller County, Georgia and tracked 0.1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2.
On this date in 1940, an F2 tornado occurred in Hughes County. Several homes and businesses were damaged, with costs estimated at $10,000.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
An F3 tornado touched down in Greene County, Missouri and tracked 14.9 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Springfield/W Elwood/SE Willard/N Glidewell, MO.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lincoln County, Oklahoma and tracked 8.3 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Mitchell/E Guthrie, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma and tracked 9.7 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Alderson/Krebs/N Hartshonre, OK.
An F2 tornado touched down in Grayson County, Texas and tracked 19.8 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Sherman/W Farmington/SE Denison, TX.
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Hurricane Melissa crossed the coast near Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, Jamaica as a category 5 hurricane, 160 kt (185 mph), central pressure 897 mb. It killed 93 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Melissa was an extremely powerful tropical cyclone that made a catastrophic landfall in Jamaica in late October 2025. By maximum sustained winds, it is tied with Hurricane Allen as the strongest Atlantic hurricane, and with Hurricane Dorian and the 1935 Labor Day hurricane as the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane.
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Hurricane Melissa reached its peak of 165 kt (190 mph) with a central pressure of 892 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Zeta crossed the coast near Dulac, LA as a category 3 hurricane, 100 kt (115 mph), central pressure 970 mb. It killed 5 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Zeta was a late-season tropical cyclone in 2020 that made landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula and then in southeastern Louisiana, the latest on record to do so at such strength in the United States. Zeta was the record-tying sixth hurricane of the year to make landfall in the United States.
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A tropical depression formed in the northwestern Caribbean on the afternoon of October 24th. 9 hours later, it became the twenty-seventh named storm and eleventh hurricane of the exceptionally active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.
A tropical depression formed in the northwestern Caribbean on the afternoon of October 24th. 9 hours later, it became the twenty-seventh named storm and eleventh hurricane of the exceptionally active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.
During the late evening of October 28th through the morning of October 29th, Tropical Storm Zeta swept rapidly across north Georgia producing widespread wind damage and isolated flooding across north and portions of central Georgia.
Tropical cyclone Zeta developed over the Western Caribbean Sea on Saturday, October 24, and slowly moved west. The tropical storm emerged into the Southern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, October 27th. Zeta turned northwest and became a hurricane on Wednesday, October 28th.
Hurricane Nilofar reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 937 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Sandy was one of the largest hurricanes on record to affect eastern North Carolina. The main impacts were felt on October 28th through October 29th as the center of Sandy passed no closer than 200 miles east of the area.
Hurricane Rina crossed the coast near Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico as a tropical storm, 50 kt, central pressure 996 mb. Hurricane Rina was a small and slow-moving, but powerful tropical cyclone that caused minor impacts in the northwestern Caribbean Sea in late October 2011. The seventeenth named storm, seventh and final hurricane, and fourth and final major hurricane of the annual hurricane season, Rina developed from a tropical wave in the western Caribbean on October 23.
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Hurricane Chaba reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 937 mb, a category 4 storm.
A series of rapid tidal fluctuations hit the mid coast of Maine during the afternoon of October 28. In Boothbay Harbor, several fluctuations were observed with water levels rising and falling 3 to 4 feet in a matter of minutes.
An unnamed storm reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 912 mb, a category 5 storm.
15 foot swell in association with a relatively high tide produced waves as high as 40 feet which broke trough the seawall in Capitola and flooded low lying streets and businesses. A number of boats were ripped from their moorings and washed ashore or sunk.
The remains of typhoon Carlo deepened in its trek north over the Bering Sea and Far East Russia. The Warm front moved across the west coast of Alaska Sunday 27th, and the Cold front moved over the area Tuesday.
Hurricane Judy reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 930 mb, a category 4 storm.
An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a category 1 hurricane, 80 kt (90 mph).
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Strong low pressure tracked from the Middle Mississippi Valley east northeast toward the Northeast United States from Thursday, October 28th into Saturday, October 30th.
Strong low pressure tracked from the Middle Mississippi Valley east northeast toward the Northeast United States from Thursday, October 28th into Saturday, October 30th.
Widespread amounts of three to five inches of rainfall were observed across the mountains and foothills during the 24-hour period ending with the passage of Tropical Storm Zeta across the lower mid-Atlantic region.
An occluded cold front moved across southern New England, bringing both an end to widespread rainfall and producing showers and a few isolated thunderstorms.
Post Tropical Storm Sandy was the costliest natural disaster by far in the state of New Jersey. Record breaking high tides and wave action combined with sustained winds as high as 60 to 70 mph with wind gusts as high as around 90 mph to batter the state.
Post Tropical Storm Sandy was the costliest natural disaster in Southeast New York. Tropical Storm Sandy formed in the Caribbean Sea on October 22.
Post Tropical Storm Sandy caused an estimated $5.5 million dollars of damage across the three counties in Delaware. The damage estimates from the state were broken down to $2.8 million in New Castle County, $832,000 in Kent County and $1.9 million in Sussex County.
Tropical Cyclone Sandy moving northward well off the Mid Atlantic Coast then northwest into extreme southern New Jersey produced very strong northeast winds followed by very strong west or northwest winds.
Tropical Cyclone Sandy moving northward well off the Mid Atlantic Coast then northwest into extreme southern New Jersey produced very strong northeast winds followed by very strong west or northwest winds.
Tropical Cyclone Sandy moving northward well off the Mid Atlantic Coast then northwest into extreme southern New Jersey produced very strong northeast winds followed by very strong west or northwest winds.
Tropical Cyclone Sandy moving northward well off the Mid Atlantic Coast produced very strong northeast winds which caused moderate to severe coastal flooding across portions of northeast North Carolina.
A weak frontal boundary across South Florida in combination with a flow of deep tropical moisture from the western Caribbean Sea associated with the remnant of Hurricane Rina led to periods of very heavy rain and significant flooding lasting the better part of 4 days.
The low pressure center that eventually became Tropical Storm Noel when it was located near Haiti's south coast produced significant rainfall amounts mainly along the southeast section of Puerto Rico.
Low pressure intensified rapidly as it tracked from the mid Atlantic states into New England.
Strong low pressure moving northeast from the lower Mississippi River Valley dumped 2 to 4 inches of rain on already saturated ground causing flooding of many smaller rivers and streams. Roads were washed out and culverts destroyed due to the intensity of the rain.
Low pressure intensified as it tracked from the mid Atlantic states to New England. This system brought damaging winds to much of central and southern Rhode Island, where trained spotters and amateur radio operators reported many downed trees and power lines.
An area of low pressure developed along the Gulf Coast and tracked northeast through the Tennsessee and Ohio Valleys through the 27th. This are of low pressure quickly intensified through the day on the 28th as it continued tracking into western New York State.
The Bartow county 911 center reported that some trees were down between the Floyd county border west of Kingston and Cartersville.
Heavy rains caused that Rio Culebrinas and its tributaries to overflow their banks and several landslides over parts of Aguada and Moca. Several houses in Aguada lost all their household goods and in Moca various roads flooded and a local bridge was damaged.
A nearly stationary front produced very heavy rainfall and landslides across the northern and interior sections of Puerto Rico mainly in the afternoon. In San Juan around 30 families in Tortugo sector have to be evacuated due to flooding.
Heavy rains caused flash flooding across St. Thomas and St. Croix with some roads flooded and several vehicles stalled on the water. A store in St.. Thomas and a house in St. Croix flooded and the residents had to move out.
Rainfall of up to 13 inches on the headwaters of the Nueces River on the evening of the 27th and the morning of the 28th caused the river to rise rapidly. The Nueces finally crested just south of Uvalde at around 20 feet, where flood stage is 11 feet.
Severe flash flooding redeveloped due to rainfall of generally between 2 and 6 inches in the eastern part of the county. The heaviest rain fell in the eastern half of the county.
Significant river flooding occurred along the Llano River in Kimble and Mason counties on October 28th. This flooding was a result of a stationary front over the hill country combined with deep tropical moisture during the early morning hours of the 28th.
Flooding along the Frio River due to the heavy rainfall from the previous 24 hours developed in Uvalde County around 1000CST on the morning of the 28th and moved downstream, entering Frio County around 2000CST on the evening of the 29th.
Additional heavy rainfall of 3 to 5 inches across the county caused the very rapid redevelopment of widespread flash flooding across the county. Most roads were closed through the early morning hours.
Rainfall of up to 13 inches west of Llano County on the Llano River watershed caused widespread flooding in both Llano and Burnet Counties. The river rose to a crest of nearly 31 feet in the city of Llano, highest since 1980.
Seven to nine inches of rain fell over parts of south central and southeast Kimble County.
Water was running over U.S. Highway 87 in southern Mason County.
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A strong gradient wind event behind a departing surface low pressure area over Northern Arkansas and Southern Missouri resulted in strong northwesterly surface winds across much of East Texas and Western Louisiana during the day on October 28th.
A strengthening low pressure center over the lower Mississippi Valley moved north across the Upper Great Lakes then onto Quebec. Strong southwest winds developed in the wake of the system on Wednesday the 28th.
A strengthening, intense area of low pressure moved across the Great Lakes into Ontario province Canada on October 28-29th.
An area of strong low pressure moved northeast across the western Great Lakes on October 28th. The strong pressure gradient resulting from the low caused damaging down sloping southeast winds to develop before daybreak across northern Erie County.
A strengthening, intense area of low pressure moved across the Great Lakes into Ontario province Canada on October 28-29th.
Sporadic strong winds in the 40 to 45 mph range late Tuesday, October, 28 and early Wednesday, October, 29 brought down some trees in the Narrows and Pembroke regions of Giles County Virginia.
As deepening low pressure approached the upper Ohio Valley, strong southeast winds were mixed down on the west side of the Laurel and Chestnut ridges.
A slow-moving storm system moved into the Great Basin on October 28. The main impact in Utah was strong, gusty winds, primarily in the western half of the state.
As Hurricane Sandy moved north, paralleling the Eastern Seaboard, the surface pressure gradient increased across Georgia, resulting in a period of strong to high winds across the state.
A cold front moved through the Mid-South on October 28th. Strong northwest winds occurred behind the front. The winds knocked down one tree that caused damage to a house and three vehicles.
Gusty northwest winds that reached as high as 66 mph occurred from the late morning into the early evening across New Jersey. The combination of the strong to high winds, heavy wet snow and trees still with leaves caused widespread outages in Northwest New Jersey.
Gusty northwest winds that reached around 50 mph occurred during the afternoon across Eastern Pennsylvania. The combination of the wind, leaves still on the trees, heavy wet snow in the Poconos and parts of the Philadelphia northwest suburbs caused numerous power outages.
Gusty northwest winds that reached as high as 63 mph occurred from the mid morning into the afternoon across Delaware. Two homes were damaged by downed trees in New Castle (New Castle County).
An area of low pressure developed along the Gulf Coast and tracked northeast through the Tennsessee and Ohio Valleys through the 27th. This are of low pressure quickly intensified through the day on the 28th as it continued tracking into western New York State.
A rapidly intensifying storm system moved up the eastern seaboard on Saturday the 28th, then tracked north across New York State on Saturday night. Sustained winds of 35 to 45 mph were common with gusts of 50 to 60 mph. Numerous trees were reported down throughout the state.
As an area of low pressure exited the region to the northeast, it intensified resulting in an increased pressure gradient across the area.
A rapidly intensifying storm system moved up the eastern seaboard on Saturday the 28th, then tracked north across New York State on Saturday night. Sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph were common with gusts to 60 mph. Trees were reported down throughout the state.
Very strong westerly winds occurred on the 28th due to the passage of a large low pressure system. Winds gusted as high as 45 to 50 mph across most of Maryland. Scattered reports of downed trees and powerlines lead to many power outages across much of the state.
A low pressure system moved northeast from the Tennessee Valley into the eastern Great Lakes by Saturday evening on October 28th, and intensified rapidly before moving into eastern Canada on Sunday, October 29th.
As an area of low pressure exited the region to the northeast, it intensified resulting in an increased pressure gradient across the area. The result was an increase in cross mountain flow helping to mix down stronger winds from aloft that downed numerous trees and power lines.
A strong autumnal storm moved across the eastern Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence River Valley into Quebec, Canada during the 28th.
Very strong westerly winds occurred on the 28th due to the passage of a large low pressure system. Winds gusted as high as 45 to 50 mph across much of Northern Virginia. Scattered reports of downed trees and powerlines lead to some power outages across Northern Virginia.
Strong southerly winds preceded a cold frontal passage in New Jersey and caused scattered wind damage across eastern New Jersey during the morning of the 28th.
Very strong westerly winds occurred on the 28th due to the passage of a large low pressure system. Winds gusted as high as 45 mph across much of the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.
High winds knocked out power to nearly 100,000 people. Ferry service was halted for several hours. Off Foulweather Bluff, in Kitsap county, a boat capsized, and a boat house sank in Clallam county.
Cyclone Oratia, was an unusually deep European windstorm which affected Western Europe from 28 to 30 October 2000. The storm was the fiercest to hit Britain in October since the Great Storm of 1987, with wind gusts reaching 109 mph (175 km/h), and gusting at up to 70 mph (110 km/h) over much of the south of England.
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A strong cold front moved through the region followed by a prolonged period of gusty northwest winds.
A tree was blown down onto Highway 54 west of town.
Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds developed over the southwest Texas panhandle during the early afternoon hours and then quickly spread east and northeast across the central and eastern sections of the panhandle by the late afternoon and early evening hours.
Two airmen at Sheppard Air Force Base were killed by lightning early in the morning of October 28th, 1982. As they walked to class, lightning stuck a nearby hangar, and jumped to the ground, striking the two men. One was killed instantly, and the other died several days later in the base hospital.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
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Hurricane Sandy moved north off the Atlantic Coast and combined with a complex low pressure system and deepening trough over the eastern part of the U.S., and then turned west northwest and into New Jersey into Pennsylvania, slowing down and then drifting north.
Hurricane Sandy moved north off the Atlantic Coast and combined with a complex low pressure system and deepening trough over the eastern part of the U.S., and then turned west northwest and into New Jersey into Pennsylvania, slowing down and then drifting north.
From October 28-30 2012, the remnants of Hurricane Sandy merged with a large mid-latitude cyclone over the northeastern United States. This hybrid storm produced a very heavy snowfall all along the central Appalachian Mountains, including portions of eastern Kentucky.
Hurricane Sandy moved north off the Atlantic Coast and combined with a complex low pressure system and deepening trough over the eastern part of the U.S., and then turned west northwest and into New Jersey into Pennsylvania, slowing down and then drifting north.
As powerful low pressure moved up the Mid Atlantic seaboard heavy wet snow fell over the higher elevations of Northern West Virginia, Garrett county Maryland, and Western Pennsylvania.
As powerful low pressure moved up the Mid Atlantic seaboard heavy wet snow fell over the higher elevations of Northern West Virginia, Garrett county Maryland, and Western Pennsylvania.
A low pressure center near the for corners brought cold and snowy conditions to the Flagstaff area.
A potent upper level low pressure system brought heavy snow to much of western and north central Nebraska beginning on October 28th and persisting through October 30th. Snowfall amounts of 6 to 12 inches fell across the eastern Panhandle on October 28th and 29th.
An intense and rapidly developing low pressure system helped produce heavy snow over the higher terrain of northwest New Jersey on the 28th.
A strong area of low pressure moved across southern Canada on October 28th and 29th. An arctic cold front trailing this low swept across northwestern Pennsylvania late on the 28th ushering much colder air into the region.
A vigorous and largely amplified upper atmospheric trough across the Great Lakes and east coast of the United States developed a strong, cold autumnal storm along a cold frontal boundary late on October 27th into the early hours of October 28th.
An intense east coast storm lifted north across New England on Tuesday the 28th and brought an early season snowstorm to the Eastern Lake Ontario Region. The precipitation began as rain, but gradually changed over to snow during the afternoon and early evening.
A vigorous and largely amplified upper atmospheric trough across the Great Lakes and east coast of the United States developed a strong, cold autumnal storm along a cold frontal boundary late on October 27th into the early hours of October 28th.
Snowstorm of October 28, 1972 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from October 28, 1972 to November 3, 1972.
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An on-going drought that was in its third year continued across most of the area. The state of Kansas declared drought disaster areas with an estimated cost of $275 million for this growing season alone.
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The push of cold air continued and dropped essentially the remainder of the Iowa below freezing for the first time during the season.
Cold Canadian high pressure moved south into the Plains. Brisk north winds brought the first freeze of the season to the entire region. Low temperatures were 31 to 32 degrees at most observing sites.
Widespread frost was observed across western Kentucky. Low temperatures ranged from 28 degrees at Hopkinsville to 35 degrees at Calhoun in Mclean County.
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The Sugar Fire was reported on October 28, 2024, in Ozark County, Missouri, and burned 1,611 acres.
Widespread gusty Santa Ana winds impacted Southern California October 29-31, 2023. The strongest wind gusts were reported in the San Bernardino County Mountains through northern portions of the Inland Empire and the Santa Ana Mountains.
The Buck Fire was reported on October 28, 2021, in Throckmorton County, Texas, and burned 18,688 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
During the afternoon and evening hours of October 28th a strong arctic cold front descended out of Canada and into eastern Washington.
Very dry conditions for the last several months across northern Louisiana resulted in a very high fire danger across many parishes.
The Bear Creek Fire was discovered on October 28, 2010, in Santa Barbara County, California, and burned 1,253 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on October 28, 2007, in Hawaii County, Hawaii, and burned 1,500 acres.
A dust storm six miles ESE of Prosser lead to a 30 car pileup involving cars, trucks, and semi-trailers. The incident occurred on highway 221, along a 1.5 mile stretch of the Horse Heaven Hills near the intersection of State Route 221 and Davis Road.
High winds in the Echo area contributed to a wildfire which ignited a haystack, consisting of 2,000 tons of alfalfa. Two flatbed truck trailers were also destroyed by the flames. The fire was caused by a controlled burn earlier in the day next to an irrigation ditch.
The Panco Wolf Branch Fire was discovered on October 28, 2001, in Perry County, Kentucky, and burned 569 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Mertz Fire was discovered on October 28, 2001, in Leslie County, Kentucky, and burned 542 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on October 28, 2001, in Kentucky, and burned 300 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Brushy Ridge Fire was discovered on October 28, 2000, in Burke County, North Carolina, and burned 10,120 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on October 28, 2000, in Kentucky, and burned 2,252 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Battle Creek Fire was discovered on October 28, 1999, in Wyoming, and burned 1,355 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Westfield Fire was discovered on October 28, 1996, in California, and burned 1,225 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Newditch-W Fire was discovered on October 28, 1994, in Texas, and burned 1,050 acres.
The Rock House Branch Fire started on October 28, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 13,053 acres.
The Buffalo Creek Road Fire started on October 28, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 5,777 acres.
The Ball Fork Fire started on October 28, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 4,959 acres.
The Copley Trace Fire started on October 28, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 1,938 acres.
The Cradle Fire started on October 28, 1991, in Kentucky, and burned 1,851 acres.
The Justice Fire started on October 28, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 1,494 acres.
The I Do Too Fire started on October 28, 1988, in Colorado, and burned 1,055 acres.
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A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 1 person.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck San Vicente DE Canete, Peru. It killed 1 person, injured 103 and destroyed 134 houses.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Quetta, Pakistan. It killed 215 people, injured 320, destroyed 3,487 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Borah Peak, Challis, Mackay, Idaho, United States. It killed 2 people, injured 2 and did $12.5 million in damage.
m. MDT in the western United States, in the Lost River Range at Borah Peak in central Idaho.
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A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Anse-A-Veau, Haiti. It killed 6 people, injured 50 and did $20 million in damage.
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Gornji Grad, Slovenia, Balkans NW.
5. The event, also referred to as the Nōbi earthquake , the Great Gifu earthquake , or the Great Nōbi earthquake , is the largest known inland earthquake to have occurred in the Japanese archipelago.
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An earthquake struck Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Komandorsky Island, Russia.
An earthquake struck Crete, Greece.
8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). The epicenter was located about 90 km (56 mi) north-northwest of the capital Lima, which was almost completely destroyed, and the subsequent tsunami devastated the port city of Callao.
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The 1707 Hōei earthquake struck south-central Japan at around 13:45 local time on 28 October 1707. It was the largest earthquake in Japanese history until it was surpassed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.
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A magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck Nankaido, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 5,000 people, destroyed 77,000 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck Enshunada, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 2,000 people, destroyed 10,000 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 8 earthquake struck Chile. With the tsunami it caused, it killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Hamah (Hama),hims (Hums),balabakk, Syria. It killed 24 people.
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Etna, Italy erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It injured 32. The eruption was accompanied by an earthquake.
La Palma, Spain erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed few people (about 1 to 50).
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck British Columbia, Canada, with a maximum water height of 12.98 meters. It killed 1 person.
A tsunami with a source recorded as meteorological struck Maine, United States, with a maximum water height of 3.6 meters. It did $20,000 in damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Tuscany, Italy.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck Nankaido, Japan, with a maximum water height of 25.7 meters. It killed 5,000 people, destroyed 77,000 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck Enshunada, Japan, with a maximum water height of 11 meters. It killed 2,000 people and destroyed 10,000 houses.
A tsunami with a source recorded as questionable earthquake struck Southern Chile. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
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The Halloween solar storms were a series of solar storms involving solar flares and coronal mass ejections that occurred from mid-October to early November 2003, peaking around October 28–29. This series of storms generated the largest solar flare ever recorded by the GOES system, modeled as strong as X45.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began October 28, 2001, reached Kp 7- and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 44; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began October 28, 1973, reached Kp 7 and lasted 30 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 86; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G5 (extreme) geomagnetic storm began October 28, 1961, reached Kp 9- and lasted 27 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 129; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 42 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G5 (extreme) geomagnetic storm began October 28, 1951, reached Kp 9- and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 98; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 42 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began October 28, 1950, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 114 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 90; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 48 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began October 28, 1942, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 39 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 80; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 48 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
1 on October 28, newest first.
A tropical cyclone disaster that cost $5.3 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 6, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from October 28, 2020 to October 29, 2020.
7 on October 28, newest first.
A fresh east-southeast wind flow created choppy seas along the local waters. This triggered moderate rip current risk along the north-facing beaches of Puerto Rico.
Pressure gradients between a high pressure system to the south and trough to the north produced rough seas and surfs for the territory.
A strong storm system moved across southern New England early in the morning on the 28th. Gusty southwest winds prevailed on Oct. 28th in the morning, behind the storm. After having had storm and gale conditions on the 27th, high surf still lingered on the coastal waters.
A cold front moved across Arkansas on the 28th, accompanied by scattered thunderstorms. One storm resulted in a lightning fatality in Yell County.
Four Japanese tourists, two men and two women, were swept over the reef by strong rip currents at Ritidian Point on Guam's northern tip. They made it back to shore, and were then taken by ambulance to Guam Memorial Hospital for treatment of numerous cuts and bruises.
On this date in 2004, a 43-year-old record was broken for the warmest low temperature measured in Oklahoma City. The mercury only dropped to 69 degrees at Will Rogers World Airport, which ended up breaking the previous record by 4 degrees.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
At 1630 Senior Airman Louis Avellanet, 21, was reported missing in the waters off Tarague Beach at Andersen Air Force Base. People who were at the beach saw a person get knocked down and pulled into open water by a wave at the beach.
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