Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for October 30, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Earthquakes
The 1983 Erzurum earthquake occurred in northeastern Turkey on 30 October 1983 at 07:12 local time (04:12 UTC). 6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent).
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Billion-dollar disasters
A tropical cyclone disaster that cost $88 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 159, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from October 30, 2012 to October 31, 2012.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Erzurum, Kars, Khorasan, Pasinler, Narman, Turkey. It killed 1,342 people, injured 1,142 and did $25 million in damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Zefat (Safed), Israel. It killed 2,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Akko, Israel, with a maximum water height of 8 meters. It killed 2,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Volcanoes
San Cristobal, Nicaragua erupted. It killed 1,620 people.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Izmir, Samos, Turkey, Greece. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 118 people, injured 1,054 and did $400 million in damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Aegean Sea, Turkey, with a maximum water height of 5.3 meters. It killed 118 people, injured 1,054 and did $400 million in damage.
Earthquakes
7 mi) northeast of the Greek island of Samos. Although Samos was closest to the epicentre, it was the large Turkish city İzmir, 70 km (43 mi) northeast that was heavily affected—more than 700 residential and commercial structures were seriously damaged or destroyed.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Hiuganada, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 200 people and destroyed 2,500 houses.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Hiuganada, Japan, with a maximum water height of 5 meters. It killed 200 people and destroyed 2,500 houses.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Melissa crossed the coast as a category 1 hurricane, 80 kt (90 mph), central pressure 970 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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Scattered severe thunderstorms developed over north central Oklahoma during the late afternoon of the 30th, ahead of an approaching cold front. These storms evolved into a squall line before developing into northwestern Arkansas during the late evening.
Scattered severe thunderstorms developed over north central Oklahoma during the late afternoon of the 30th, ahead of an approaching cold front. These storms developed eastward into eastern Oklahoma during the evening, and eventually evolved into a squall line.
During the very late evening and early morning hours of October 30th and 31st, a severe QLCS passed through the forecast area. This line produced wind gusts of up to 70 mph and produced sporadic wind damage. It also produced one tornado in Missouri during its passage.
During the very late evening and early morning hours of October 30th and 31st, a severe QLCS passed through the forecast area. This line produced wind gusts of up to 81 mph east of Quincy. It also produced one tornado during its passage.
A warm front combined with an upper level trough and deep moisture produced heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms across much of South Central Texas on October 30th and 31st. Damage surveys confirmed four tornadoes.
A wave of upper level energy, arriving well ahead of a vigorous trough of surface and high level low pressure, acted on a very unstable airmass that was also conducive to producing rotating thunderstorms during the pre dawn hours of October 30th to produce a mini supercell…
A strong and very wet system moved across the region. Flooding began during the 30th with a pair of tornadoes occurring during Halloween in Southeast Texas.
A strong storm system moving across the eastern half of the United States brought numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms to Central Alabama. Although there were numerous rotating cells, only one produced a tornado.
Several bands of rare mid-fall severe thunderstorms developed across east central New Mexico just south of a stationary cold front that lay from Clovis to Las Vegas.
Several severe storms and isolated flash flooding occurred in the extreme southwest panhandle on the 30th and 31st.
Golf-ball size hail fell in Ft. Pierce. Some cars were dented. The Coast Guard at Ft. Pierce inlet reported a wind gust to 60 knots.
Thunderstorm winds rolled and destroyed four mobile homes and downed several trees. The damage path of the straight line thunderstorm winds was one quarter mile in width by three miles in length. Several boats and docking facilities were severely damaged at Lake Walter F.
An F2 tornado touched down in Lee County, Georgia and tracked 5 miles, 750 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 27.
Severe thunderstorm winds blew down large trees and limbs and downed powrer lines between Milton and Pace.
An F3 tornado touched down in Carter County, Oklahoma and tracked 8.4 miles, 530 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in Stephens County, Texas and tracked 18.6 miles, 127 yards wide at its widest.
On this date in 1979, an F3 tornado occurred in Carter County, and moved northward from near Newport to near Woodford. Three people were killed, two of which were in trailers. Three trailers, a brick home, and several barns were destroyed, as well as 10 commercial buildings in Woodford.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
An F3 tornado touched down in Harrison County, Mississippi and tracked 2 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 17.
An F3 tornado touched down in Escambia County, Florida and tracked 0.1 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, injuring 44.
An F3 tornado touched down in Custer, Blaine counties, Oklahoma and tracked 4.8 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Hydro, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Scott County, Iowa and tracked 10 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Davenport, IA.
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Hurricane Melissa crossed the coast as a category 1 hurricane, 80 kt (90 mph), central pressure 970 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 Kong-Rey reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 917 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Chapala reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 926 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Tomas crossed the coast near Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados as a tropical storm, 60 kt, central pressure 997 mb. Hurricane Tomas was a moderately powerful late-season tropical cyclone which became the latest Atlantic hurricane on record in the calendar year to strike the Windward Islands. The nineteenth named storm and twelfth hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Tomas developed from a tropical wave east of the Windward Islands on October 29.
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Hurricane Noel crossed the coast near Banes, Holguin Province, Cuba as a tropical storm, 50 kt, central pressure 997 mb. Hurricane Noel was a deadly tropical cyclone that moved across the Atlantic Ocean from the Caribbean Sea to Newfoundland in late October 2007. The sixteenth tropical depression, fourteenth named storm, and the sixth hurricane of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season, Noel formed on October 27 from the interaction between a tropical wave and an upper-level low in the north-central Caribbean.
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Hurricane Beta crossed the coast near Bluefields, South Caribbean Coast, Nicaragua as a category 2 hurricane, 90 kt (105 mph), central pressure 970 mb. Hurricane Beta was a compact and intense tropical cyclone that impacted the southwestern Caribbean in late October 2005. Beta was the twenty-fourth tropical storm, fourteenth hurricane, and final of a record seven major hurricanes of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.
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Hurricane Zack reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 960 mb, a category 4 storm.
Typhoon Emma, known as Typhoon Welming in the Philippines, was a deadly typhoon that affected the Philippines, Yap, Palau, and South China. The forth super typhoon on 1967 season, the storm formed as tropical depression on October 30 and was upgraded to a typhoon the following day.
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Hurricane Betty reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 970 mb, a category 4 storm.
An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Palm Harbor, FL as a tropical storm, 40 kt.
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A widespread rainfall of 1.5 to 2.5 inches resulted in flooding as a frontal system triggered thunderstorms across the NYC Metro area.
The moisture field of a tropical disturbance advancing into the Central Atlantic moved over the area. The available moisture enhanced the shower and thunderstorm activity over the area.
Deep moisture over the state ahead of an approaching cold front produced several rounds of widespread rainfall over north Georgia on October 30th. Rainfall was heavy enough at times to produce isolated flash flooding.
A warm front moved north across the region early on the 30th. Rain associated with this brought flooding to portions of the area. Another round of rain occurred during the evening, which again brought flash flooding to portions of the area.
A southern low rapidly intensified as it raced up the East coast Sunday, and over NYC Sunday Night. This low brought a rapid onset but relatively brief period of SE gale to storm force winds Sunday evening, shifting to WNW gales Monday morning.
Intense low pressure moving north through the Hudson Valley swept up the remains of tropical storm Philippe on the morning of the 30th.
Intense low pressure moving north through the Hudson Valley swept up the remains of tropical storm Philippe on the morning of the 30th.
Intense low pressure moving north through the Hudson Valley swept up the remains of tropical storm Philippe on the morning of the 30th.
A very strong area of low pressure with abundant tropical moisture produced 2 to 7 inches of rainfall sending most area rivers in New Hampshire into flood stage.
A low pressure system, moving slowly through the Great Lakes, pushed cold front into Central New York. This frontal boundary became stationary over the area, and was followed by an area of rapidly deepening low pressure moving north along the spine of the Appalachian Mountains.
Heavy rain led to flash flooding across portions of North Central Texas, with residual flooding persisting through the 31st.
An upper level trough slid across the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico inducing an intensifying surface and low level low pressure trough and increasing southerly flow bringing deep tropical moisture to the area.
An upper level trough slid across the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico inducing an intensifying surface and low level low pressure trough and increasing southerly flow bringing deep tropical moisture to the area.
Prolonged flow from the Gulf of Mexico produced a deep moist layer at the surface with precipitable water values two standard deviations above the mean on area soundings.
Significant flooding occurred in the south and southeastern counties when up to 11 of rain fell during the late evening and overnight hours. The flooding rains were caused by large scale lift occurring over a moist but cool boundary layer.
An isolated severe thunderstorm that hit part of South-Central Kansas produced half dollar-sized hail, damaging winds and minor flooding in the afternoon.
Showers and thunderstorms developed within one of the bands rotating through Southern New England from superstorm Sandy. A strong low level jet, coupled with elevated instability resulted in a couple of these storms becoming severe.
A prolonged period of moderate rain with pockets of heavy rain caused flooding across the region. The heavy rain occurred along and ahead of a slow-moving cold frontal boundary.
A strong area of low pressure moving into the Midwest late on 10/29 and early on 10/30 tapped plenty of tropical moisture. It produced a prolonged period of heavy rainfall which resulted in widespread areal flooding in central Illinois between October 30th and November 3rd.
Excessive heavy rainfall resulted in high water conditions on Wallace Lake southeast of Shreveport, Louisiana during at the end of October.
Excessive heavy rainfall once again developed across northern Louisiana towards the end of the month. This resulted in yet another crest on Lake D'Arbonne in Farmerville, Louisiana, with the crest not coming until the early part of November.
On the morning and afternoon of the 30th, a cold front interacted with a moist and unstable airmass. The rich air mass caused some locally heavy rains across southeast Arkansas. There were closures of roads due to flooded conditions over portions of Ashley and Chicot counties.
Widespread heavy rainfall events on the 27th and again on the 29th and 30th sent several rivers above flood stage at the end of the month. Minor to moderate flooding occurred on the Black, Current, St. Francis, and Mississippi Rivers.
On the morning of the 30th. A cold front crossed a moist and unstable airmass. The rich air mass caused some locally heavy rains across northeast Louisiana. Water was reported covering the road around Bastrop.
Periods of heavy rain showers and thunderstorms occurred over interior Northern California.
Very heavy showers and thunderstorms generated flash flooding in southeast parts of the island of Oahu.
A thunderstorm dropped pea sized hail and about 2.5 inches of rain, causing low lying intersections in Hemet to flood. The thunderstorm then moved east into the San Jacinto Mountains and dropped snow for about a half an hour, giving that area the first snowfall of the season.
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On the morning of October 30th, a longwave trough was situated over the Rockies, slowly pivoting east into the Great Plains. At the surface, a near stationary frontal zone extended from Minneapolis, southeast into the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles.
During the afternoon and evening hours of October 30th, storms produced widespread damaging wind gusts to portions of Missouri.
A line of strong to locally severe winds moved across the Ozarks in association with a cold front as it moved through the region. Winds were reported up to 60mph at some locations along with isolated reported of Quarter sized hail.
A shortwave passed across the area, bringing widespread rain with over two inches falling in much of southeast Iowa. By afternoon weak instability developed, and when combined with robust available shear, was enough to produce isolated hail and damaging wind gusts.
A line of strong to locally severe storms moved through far southeastern Kansas producing localized wind gusts from 40 to 60 mph as it moved through the area.
A cold front shifted east across the region during the afternoon of October 30, bringing gusty winds along and behind it. Wind gusts in excess of 50 mph were most widespread across north-central MT through the late afternoon.
A cold front, supported by an energetic upper level system, moved across the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys to the eastern seaboard by midday Sunday (10/29) and initially developed an area of low pressure.
Low pressure across the mid-Atlantic rapidly intensified as it tracked across central New York. The winds were especially strong along the Lake Ontario shoreline counties. The winds downed trees and power lines. Some structural damage was reported.
A cold front, supported by an energetic upper level system, moved across the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys to the eastern seaboard by midday Sunday (10/29) and initially developed an area of low pressure.
A potent low pressure system moved across Montana and northern Wyoming, and produced very strong winds across portions of south central and southeast Wyoming. Frequent gusts of 60 to 80 mph were observed.
A cold front pushed into an unseasonably warm air mass across central Pennsylvania, touching off scattered showers and thunderstorms. A line of storms developed over the south-central mountains and produced damaging winds as it crossed the lower Susquehanna Valley.
During the pre-dawn hours on this Wednesday morning, a fast moving line of elevated thunderstorms raced east-northeast at 50-60 MPH across several counties in South Central Nebraska mainly along and north of Interstate 80.
Hurricane Sandy tracked up the east coast of the United States and merged with an upper level trough on October 29, 2012. Sandy transitioned to a post-tropical cyclone and came onshore around 8 pm EDT in Southern New Jersey with an impressive central pressure of 946 mb.
A southwest to south low level flow transported occasional fragments of tropical moisture across the local area.
A slow moving cold front moved through the region starting on the evening of October 29th and exited the region by late afternoon on October 30th. Numerous showers and thunderstorms produced severe weather across portions of northwest Mississippi.
A pivot irrigation sprinkler overturned.
A strong low pressure system tracked through Lake Superior during the 30th, with the associated cold front moving through southeast Michigan during the morning hours. Strong cold advection and a tight pressure gradient lead to high winds during the afternoon hours.
Law enforcement from all the counties in our area reported scattered downed trees and power lines due to gusty winds. Wind gusts of around 58 to 60 m.p.h. were estimated across our area based on all the reports.
As intense low pressure lifted northeast across Minnesota and Wisconsin, strong west to northwest winds swept into Iowa. Winds of 30 to 45 MPH were sustained over western Iowa for several hours, with some higher gusts.
An area of strong low pressure moved east across the region on October 30th. A cold front trailing the low moved across northwestern Ohio during the middle part of the day. Gusty southwest winds behind the front downed many trees and damaged several vehicles and buildings.
Strong winds developed over Maine as a center of low pressure intensified over Nova Scotia. The winds downed trees and limbs causing scattered power outages throughout most of the state.
A deep low pressure moving east across Ontario Canada brought winds of 60 to 70 miles per hour, with higher gusts, to Northern Ohio. Trees, limbs and power lines were downed, some across roads, and others on cars, and buildings causing considerable damage.
Low pressure moving northeast across Lake Superior brought strong winds to the area. The winds brought down trees, tree limbs, and power lines. In Penfield, two persons were injured when a tree fell on the car they were driving in. Winds gusted to 52 mph.
An intense low pressure system tracked north of Lake Superior on the 30th, with its trailing cold front crossing southeast Michigan during the early morning hours. High winds associated with the front did widespread damage.
A powerful cold front swept across central and east central Wisconsin, producing wind gusts to around 50 mph. The strong winds tore a steel roof off of a building near Iola (Waupaca county), depositing it on top of some nearby power lines.
High winds associated with a strong area of low pressure caused damage in numerous counties throughout Central Illinois. Sustained winds averaged 30 to 40 mph with gusts to near 65 mph in some areas. Most of the damage was to trees, tree limbs, and power lines.
Trees, limbs and power lines were downed in several locations, particularly in the Lorain and Elyria areas.
Strong winds, associated with a strong low pressure center moving across northern Ohio and Pennsylvania and an intense cold front, caused widespread damage throughout parts of western Pennsylvania.
Low pressure moving northeast across Lake Superior brought strong winds to the area. The winds brought down trees, tree limbs, and power lines. Over 10,000 homes were without power. The winds tore a large section of a roof off a Buffalo Raceway barn in Hamburg.
Wind gusts to 60 mph blew the entire roof off a rural electric company building.
A roof was completely blown off an apartment complex as winds gusted to 60 mph.
Winds, gusting to 60 miles per hour, downed trees, power lines and large limbs, especially in Fostoria and Tiffin. At least four houses and two vehicles were hit by falling trees in Tiffin.
Wind gusts as high as 60 mph knocked down signs in Dodge Center and Mantorville.
Low pressure moving northeast across Lake Superior brought strong winds to the area. The winds brought down trees, tree limbs, and power lines. Over 2000 were without power.
Low pressure moving northeast across Lake Superior brought strong winds to the area. The winds brought down trees, tree limbs, and power lines. Over 10,000 were without power. In Newfane, a large tree crashed onto a moving tractor trailer. No one was injured.
Strong winds, associated with an intense cold front, caused some damage across northern West Virginia.In Ohio County, Wheeling was hardest hit. Trees, power lines and poles were downed.
High winds blew down trees and lines across Allen County. In Cedarville the wind knocked down four free standing cinder block walls at the construction site of the new Cedarville Elementary School.
Low pressure moving northeast across Lake Superior brought strong winds to the area. The winds brought down trees, tree limbs, and power lines. Over 2000 were without power.
Siding was blown off a few houses, some limbs fell on power lines and scattered trees were downed as winds gusted to 55 mph.
High winds, probably peaking in the 60 mph range, raked Waukesha county and caused scattered damage. In Harland, a cement block wall, part of an addition to a building, was blown down. In Pewaukee at Hwy 16 and Capitol Drive, the panal of a Burger King sign was shredded.
Low pressure moving northeast across Lake Superior brought strong winds to the area. The winds brought down trees, tree limbs, and power lines. Over 2000 were without power.
Winds gusting to 60 mph broke off a satellite dish at the emergency operations center at the Rochester airport. A few windows were also blown out in the city of Rochester.
An intense low pressure area formed over northern Georgia late on the 29th and moved northeastward to a position off Virginia early on the 31st.
Large hail, accompanied by very strong winds, caused widespread damage in Gould on October 30th, 1987. Gould, in southwest Oklahoma, experienced golf ball-size hail with winds of 70 to 80 mph. The wind-driven hail damaged most of the roofs in town, broke out many windows, and dented the sides of many homes. The storm caused about $200,000 in damages.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
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A rapidly intensifying storm system traversed western Wisconsin late on October 30th through the morning hours of October 31st, providing multiple bands of snow.
Immediately after winds and rainfall associated with post-tropical cyclone Zeta (which passed well to our southeast) diminished, a new system approached.
A large upper level storm system tracked across eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and northeast Missouri Thursday night and Friday morning. This system brought a long duration snow event to the region, with totals mainly between 2 and 6 inches.
A large low pressure area brought a prolonged period of light to moderate snow to southern WI from the evening of October 30th through much of October 31st.
Strong low pressure moved from South Dakota to Minnesota and brought snow and wind to North Dakota. Watches and warnings were issued Sunday morning the 29th and Sunday afternoon the 30th, respectively, that included McKenzie County.
Snowstorm of October 30, 1973 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from October 30, 1973 to November 5, 1973.
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October 2001 was an unseasonably dry month across the state of New Jersey. The ongoing dry weather prompted the state Environmental Protection Commissioner to issue a drought watch for the entire state on October 30th.
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Canadian high pressure provided chilly conditions during the morning hours of the 30th. Minimum temperatures during the early morning hours range from the mid 20s to lower 30s.
Clear skies and calm winds set the stage for a widespread hard freeze during the overnight and early morning hours of October 30th. Temperatures across all of eastern Kentucky dropped to at or below freezing.
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The Horseshoe Fire was a wildfire that burned 4,537 acres (1,836 ha; 7 sq mi; 18 km2) in Inyo County in California. The fire began on October 30, 2024, and the cause is currently under investigation.
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The Horseshoe Fire was reported on October 30, 2024, in Inyo County, California, and burned 4,537 acres.
The Highland Fire was reported on October 30, 2023, in Riverside County, California, and burned 2,487 acres.
The Mililani Fire was reported on October 30, 2023, in Honolulu County, Hawaii, and burned 1,696 acres.
The Sourdough Fire was reported on October 30, 2020, in Beaverhead County, Montana, and burned 6,352 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Jordan Fire was reported on October 30, 2020, in Owyhee County, Idaho, and burned 3,093 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
High pressure over the Great Basin brought high winds and single digit relative humidity to southern California. Gusty Santa Ana winds were reported in the mountains and passes, with peak gusts topping out 60-70 mph. The windiest location was Fremont Canyon at 73 mph.
The Easy Fire started in late October across the coastal valleys of Ventura county, near the community of Simi Valley. The fire continued to burn into early November, before being contained. The fire burned over 1800 acres.
The Easy Fire was reported on October 30, 2019, in Ventura County, California, and burned 1,806 acres; the cause was recorded as human. Incident teams reported 1 structure destroyed.
Ongoing drought conditions resulted in very dry fuels across Tennessee. As a result brush fires became more frequent during the month of October. Most were minor, but one in Bartlett damaged vehicles.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on October 30, 2008, in Wyoming, and burned 2,250 acres; the cause was recorded as railroad operations and maintenance.
The Sand Creek Fire was discovered on October 30, 2008, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human. Incident teams reported 5 structures destroyed.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on October 30, 2008, in Wyoming, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Frontier Fire was discovered on October 30, 2007, in Hamilton County, Kansas, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Overland Fire was discovered on October 30, 2003, in Boulder County, Colorado, and burned 3,869 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution. Incident teams reported 62 structures destroyed.
The Elk Creek Fire was discovered on October 30, 2001, in Logan County, West Virginia, and burned 3,186 acres; the cause was recorded as fireworks.
The Bandytown Fire was discovered on October 30, 2001, in Boone County, West Virginia, and burned 2,063 acres; the cause was recorded as fireworks.
The Mud Fork Mtn Fire was discovered on October 30, 2001, in Logan County, West Virginia, and burned 1,168 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Mountain Fork Fire was discovered on October 30, 2001, in McDowell County, West Virginia, and burned 1,094 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on October 30, 2001, in Kentucky, and burned 525 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on October 30, 2000, in Kentucky, and burned 3,539 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on October 30, 2000, in Tennessee, and burned 3,450 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on October 30, 2000, in Kentucky, and burned 3,300 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on October 30, 2000, in Kentucky, and burned 2,850 acres; the cause was recorded as misuse of fire by a minor.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on October 30, 2000, in Tennessee, and burned 2,784 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on October 30, 2000, in Kentucky, and burned 2,500 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Schoolhous Fire was discovered on October 30, 2000, in Kentucky, and burned 2,079 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire started on October 30, 2000, in Tennessee, and burned 2,056 acres.
The Thousand Sticks Fire was discovered on October 30, 2000, in Leslie County, Kentucky, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on October 30, 2000, in Alabama, and burned 1,636 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Sanders Fire was discovered on October 30, 2000, in Whitley County, Kentucky, and burned 959 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
Santa Ana winds caused strong winds throughout the Inland Empire. Blowing dust along Interstate 215 near Perris caused visibilities to drop to zero, resulting in a 14 vehicle pileup.
The Channing Fire was discovered on October 30, 1999, in Texas, and burned 30,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Toms Branch Fire started on October 30, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 11,840 acres.
The Prichard Fire started on October 30, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 5,217 acres.
The Mullens Branch Fire started on October 30, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 3,058 acres.
The Johnson Hollow Fire started on October 30, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 2,987 acres.
The Price Branch Road Fire started on October 30, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 1,897 acres.
The Dog Hollow Fire started on October 30, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 1,684 acres.
The Limestone Branch Fire started on October 30, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 1,081 acres.
The Rick Creek Road Fire started on October 30, 1987, in West Virginia, and burned 7,732 acres.
The K-T Fire started on October 30, 1987, in Tennessee, and burned 6,382 acres.
The Locust Gap Fire started on October 30, 1987, in Kentucky, and burned 6,019 acres.
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A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Izmir, Samos, Turkey, Greece. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 118 people, injured 1,054 and did $400 million in damage.
7 mi) northeast of the Greek island of Samos. Although Samos was closest to the epicentre, it was the large Turkish city İzmir, 70 km (43 mi) northeast that was heavily affected—more than 700 residential and commercial structures were seriously damaged or destroyed.
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A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Norcia, Italy. It killed 2 people, injured 20 and did $200 million in damage.
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A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Rakhor, Afghanistan-Tajikistan.
The 1983 Erzurum earthquake occurred in northeastern Turkey on 30 October 1983 at 07:12 local time (04:12 UTC). 6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent).
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A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Erzurum, Kars, Khorasan, Pasinler, Narman, Turkey. It killed 1,342 people, injured 1,142 and did $25 million in damage.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Tottori, Yonango, Japan.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Senigallia, Italy. It killed 18 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
The 1930 Senigallia earthquake struck the city of Senigallia in central Italy on 30 October. It occurred just a few months after the destructive 1930 Irpinia earthquake, which had caused over 1,400 casualties in the southern part of the country.
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An earthquake struck Northern Italy.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Anhui Province, China. It killed some people (about 51 to 100).
An earthquake struck Zakinthos (Zante), Greece. It killed 12 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Zefat (Safed), Israel. It killed 2,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Kwangju,sunchang,unkyo,kosan, South Korea.
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Hiuganada, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 200 people and destroyed 2,500 houses.
The 740 Constantinople earthquake took place on 26 October, 740, in the vicinity of Constantinople and the Sea of Marmara.
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San Cristobal, Nicaragua erupted. It killed 1,620 people.
Mayon, Philippines 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 earthquake struck Aegean Sea, Turkey, with a maximum water height of 5.3 meters. It killed 118 people, injured 1,054 and did $400 million in damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6 earthquake struck Central Adriatic, Italy. It killed 18 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Akko, Israel, with a maximum water height of 8 meters. It killed 2,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Hiuganada, Japan, with a maximum water height of 5 meters. It killed 200 people and destroyed 2,500 houses.
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A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began October 30, 1991, reached Kp 8+ and lasted 66 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 109; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 43 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
1 on October 30, newest first.
A tropical cyclone disaster that cost $88 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 159, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from October 30, 2012 to October 31, 2012.
9 on October 30, newest first.
A 3-vehicle accident occurred during the morning hours on October 30th, resulting in 1 fatality on highway 53 in northern La Crosse County.
A 43 year old man was swept away by Rip Currents at Playa Escondida near The Seven Seas Balneario.
A house fire caused by a lightning strike resulted in the total loss of the home.
A deep upper level trough over the southern Rockies into northern Mexico interacted with high moisture over South Texas and the adjacent coastal waters to produce scattered to numerous thunderstorms on the 30th.
Dense fog formed across much of central Iowa during the early morning hours of the 30th and continued through the mid to late morning hours. Visibilities were reduced to less than one quarter mile in the widespread dense fog. Many locations reported near zero visibilities.
A visitor on her first trip to the ocean was swept 100 yards offshore while collecting rocks and shells. The surf was 10 to 15 feet high. The victim was standing in knee-deep water with her back to the ocean.
Lightning struck the roof of a house on Northwest 197 starting a large fire that caused major damage.
Lightning struck a home causing significant structural damage.
A chain-reaction, 15-vehicle crash resulted from dense fog 4 miles southeast of Chowchilla along State Highway 99. It was the first fog-related accident in the area this season.
Gathered from this site’s archives: the tornado record (NOAA SPC, and Grazulis before 1950), IBTrACS and the National Hurricane Center, NOAA NCEI’s Storm Events Database, Regional Snowfall Index, billion-dollar disasters list, State Climate Extremes Committee and hazard databases, USGS, NIFC, GFZ Potsdam’s Kp index (CC BY 4.0), the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, and Wikidata (CC0), with article leads from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, each credited where it appears. Rebuilt 2026-10-01.