Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for September 29, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Latur-Osmanabad, Killari, India. It killed 11,000 people, injured 30,000 and did $300 million in damage.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Cedar Key, FL as a category 3 hurricane, 110 kt (125 mph), central pressure 960 mb. It killed 202 people in all. The 1896 Cedar Keys hurricane was a powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that devastated much of the East Coast of the United States, starting with Florida's Cedar Keys, near the end of September 1896. The storm's rapid movement allowed it to maintain much of its intensity after landfall and cause significant damage over a broad area; as a result, it became one of the costliest United States hurricanes at the time.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Banda Sea, Indonesia. It killed 2,460 people, injured 300 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck Banda Sea, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 12 meters. It killed 2,460 people, injured 300 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Samoa Islands. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 192 people, injured 7 and did $285 million in damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Samoa Islands, with a maximum water height of 22.35 meters. It killed 192 people, injured 7 and did $285 million in damage.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis, Madison counties, Missouri and tracked 12.9 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 79 and injuring 550. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Webster Groves/Forest Park/St. Louis, MO to Granite City, IL.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Inez crossed the coast near Santa Cruz de Barahona, Barahona Province, Dominican Republic as a category 5 hurricane, 140 kt (160 mph). Hurricane Inez was a powerful and very devastating Category 5 major hurricane that affected the Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, and Mexico, killing over 1,000 people in 1966. It was the first storm on record to affect all of those areas.
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Billion-dollar disasters
A flooding disaster that cost $1.3 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 14, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from September 29, 1983 to October 3, 1983.
Other weather
A tsunami wave affected all of American Samoa including neighboring Samoan Islands.|The tsunami was generated by a 7.9 earthquake that occurred about 120 miles southwest of Pago Pago. The wave went inland as far as 1 mile.
Tsunamis
A tsunami with a source recorded as volcano and landslide struck Thera Island (Santorini), Greece, with a maximum water height of 30 meters. It killed 120 people.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Cape Province, South Africa. It killed 12 people and did $24 million in damage.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Lyon, Coffey counties, Kansas and tracked 17 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Emporia, KS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Madison County, Nebraska and 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Madison, NE.
An F3 tornado touched down in Waushara County, Wisconsin and tracked 5.4 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NE Wautoma/E Wild Rose to Saxeville, WI.
An F3 tornado touched down in Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis, Madison counties, Missouri and tracked 12.9 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 79 and injuring 550. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Webster Groves/Forest Park/St. Louis, MO to Granite City, IL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Shelby County, Illinois and tracked 11.9 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Cowden, IL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Fulton County, Arkansas and tracked 15.2 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: French to S Mammoth Spring, AR.
On Thursday, September 29, 1927, an outbreak of at least 15 significant tornadoes, including three F3 tornadoes, killed at least 82 people in the Central United States, particularly in Missouri and Illinois. The outbreak affected a broad expanse of the Midwestern and Southern United States, including Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana.
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An F2 tornado touched down in Erie County, New York and 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Springville, NY.
An F2 tornado touched down in Dillon, Robeson, Cumberland counties, South Carolina and tracked 85.8 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 12.
An F3 tornado touched down in Cuyahoga County, Ohio and tracked 4.5 miles, 60 yards wide at its widest, injuring 20.
An F3 tornado touched down in Tippah, Prentiss, Tishomingo counties, Mississippi and tracked 45.5 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4.
An F3 tornado touched down in Middlesex, Essex counties, Massachusetts and tracked 0.1 miles, 33 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F1 tornado struck Camilla on Mt. Zion Rd and GA 37 uprooting large pines, damaging a residence and farm machinery, and destroying a shed. A man was injured when his pickup truck was blown off GA 262.
Hurricane Georges moved slowly onshore near Biloxi, Mississippi the morning of the 28th.
The tornado demolished seven homes and damaged at least 5 others. Two residents received serious injuries.
Tornado touched down two miles east of Cuthbert off U.S. 82 bypass. A manufacturing plant was destroyed where one employee was injured by falling debris. Several large pine trees were uprooted.
A tornado touched down briefly and took the entire roof off a brick ranch. No other damage was noted in the area. A spotter was tracking the funnel.
A tornado touched down at Clyde, just west of the HB Robinson nuclear power plant, and tracked across the Pine Ridge area. The storm continued east-northeast, north of Hartsville across mostly rural areas, to near the Darlington County Jetport.
Thunderstorms on the 29th produced damaging winds, flash flooding, and two tornadoes.Thunderstorm winds downed 10 trees at the intersection of State Route 653 and U.S Route 58, eleven miles southeast of Hillsville, downed several trees 2.5 miles south of Ararat, downed several…
Thunderstorms during the early evening of the 29th produced damaging winds, damaging lightning, and spawned a tornado.Thunderstorm winds downed several trees 3.5 miles northeast of Mt Airy.Lightning struck a house, starting a fire that caused major damage.A thunderstorm spawned…
An F1 tornado touched down south of Route 9 between North Berwick and Berwick and then traveled across Route 9 and into the town of North Berwick.
Hurricane Lorenzo made landfall across the east-central coast of Mexico early on Septemeber 28th and dissipated rapidly that day. However, a surface trough was left behind that extended northeast across the northwest Gulf of Mexico.
For more information on these waterspouts please see the episode narrative for the Port Aransas and Aransas Pass Tornadoes.
An upper level low passing to the north of New Mexico steered a polar jet overhead.
An EF1 tornado was confirmed near Rohrerstown in East Hempfield Township. The tornado uprooted and snapped several large trees as it skipped along a northwest heading for approximately 2.5 miles.
A warm front brought a summer-like airmass northward into central Illinois on September 29th as afternoon high temperatures topped out in the middle to upper 80s along and south of the I-72 corridor.
Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of low pressure and an associated cold front produced two tornadoes across portions of southeast Virginia.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Cedar Key, FL as a category 3 hurricane, 110 kt (125 mph), central pressure 960 mb. It killed 202 people in all. The 1896 Cedar Keys hurricane was a powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that devastated much of the East Coast of the United States, starting with Florida's Cedar Keys, near the end of September 1896. The storm's rapid movement allowed it to maintain much of its intensity after landfall and cause significant damage over a broad area; as a result, it became one of the costliest United States hurricanes at the time.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Grand Isle, LA as a category 3 hurricane, 110 kt (125 mph), central pressure 944 mb. The New Orleans Hurricane of 1915 was an intense Category 4 hurricane that made landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana, and the most intense tropical cyclone during the 1915 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm formed in late September, when it moved westward and peaked in intensity with 145 mph (233 km/h) in sustained winds.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Fort Walton Beach, FL as a category 3 hurricane, 100 kt (115 mph), central pressure 949 mb. The 1917 Nueva Gerona hurricane was the most intense tropical cyclone to strike the Florida Panhandle until Hurricane Opal in 1995. The eighth tropical cyclone and fourth tropical storm of the season, this system was identified as a tropical storm east of the Lesser Antilles on September 20.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a tropical storm, 55 kt.
An unnamed storm reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph), a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Janet crossed the coast near José Cardel, Veracruz, Mexico as a category 2 hurricane, 95 kt (110 mph). Hurricane Janet was the most powerful tropical cyclone of the 1955 Atlantic hurricane season and one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record. Janet was also the first named storm to cause 1,000 deaths and the first Category 5 storm name to be retired.
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Hurricane Gracie crossed the coast near Seabrook Island, SC as a category 4 hurricane, 115 kt (130 mph), central pressure 951 mb. Hurricane Gracie was a powerful hurricane that formed in September 1959, the strongest during the 1959 Atlantic hurricane season and the most intense to strike the United States since Hurricane Hazel in 1954. The system was first noted as an area of thunderstorms east of the Lesser Antilles which moved just north of the Greater Antilles, quickly intensifying into a hurricane on September 22.
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Hurricane Gracie reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 951 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Hilda crossed the coast near Guane, Pinar del Rio, Cuba as a tropical storm, 35 kt. Hurricane Hilda was a powerful tropical cyclone that ravaged areas of the United States Gulf Coast, particularly Louisiana. In addition to its damage inland, the hurricane greatly disrupted offshore oil production, and at its time was the costliest tropical cyclone for Louisiana's offshore oil production.
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Hurricane Inez crossed the coast near Santa Cruz de Barahona, Barahona Province, Dominican Republic as a category 5 hurricane, 140 kt (160 mph). Hurricane Inez was a powerful and very devastating Category 5 major hurricane that affected the Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, and Mexico, killing over 1,000 people in 1966. It was the first storm on record to affect all of those areas.
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Hurricane Liza reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 971 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Higos reached its peak of 135 kt (155 mph) with a central pressure of 904 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Juan crossed the coast near Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada as a category 2 hurricane, 85 kt (100 mph), central pressure 973 mb. Hurricane Juan was a significant tropical cyclone which caused extensive damage to parts of Atlantic Canada, being the tenth named storm and the sixth hurricane of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. Juan formed southeast of Bermuda on September 24 from a tropical wave that had tracked across the subtropical Atlantic Ocean.
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Hurricane Kyle crossed the coast as a category 1 hurricane, 65 kt (75 mph), central pressure 985 mb. Hurricane Kyle was a Category 1 hurricane that caused heavy rain and flooding in Puerto Rico in its formative stage and brought hurricane-force winds to Nova Scotia while extratropical. The eleventh tropical storm and sixth hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, Kyle formed from a strong tropical disturbance that tracked across the northeastern Caribbean Sea in the third week of September.
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Severe Tropical Storm Gaemi, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Marce, was an erratic tropical cyclone that affected the Philippines and Vietnam in early October 2012. The twentieth named storm of the annual typhoon season, Gaemi originated as an area of convection over the central South China Sea on September 29.
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Hurricane Lorenzo reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 936 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Orlene was a powerful tropical cyclone that caused minor damage to the Pacific coast of Mexico in October 2022. The cyclone was the sixteenth named storm, ninth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the 2022 Pacific hurricane season.
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Tropical Depression Nine developed in the eastern Caribbean in the morning of Friday, September 23rd. The system steadily strengthened as it tracked to the northeast and became Hurricane Ian in the morning of Monday, September 26th.
Ian first formed as Tropical Depression Nine in the Caribbean Sea on September 23,|2022. It moved west and northwest into the Western Caribbean and strengthened|into a hurricane. The cyclone turned to the north and crossed over the western tip|of Cuba on September 27th.
Hurricane Kirk, known as Storm Kirk while extratropical, was a large and powerful tropical cyclone that caused significant damage in portions of Western Europe after transitioning into a European windstorm. The eleventh named storm, seventh hurricane, and third major hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, Kirk originated from a broad area of low pressure near Cape Verde.
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Hurricane Imelda crossed the coast as a tropical storm, 45 kt, central pressure 989 mb. It killed 2 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Imelda was a moderately strong tropical cyclone that caused significant impacts in the Greater Antilles before affecting the Bahamas and Bermuda from late September to early October 2025. The ninth named storm and fourth hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, the system was the only one of the season's five hurricanes to not become a major hurricane.
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Choctawhatchee Bay water levels high and county creeks have overflowed their banks. Several homes along creek beds sustained some flood damage in the Freeport, Rock Hill, and Portland.
The remnants of Hurricane Georges dumped 5+ inches of rain across the three counties. Numerous roads were covered with water and many roads were impassable and closed. Non-severe wind and saturated conditions combined to knock many trees down.
Rainfall amounts of 5 to 7 inches from the remnants of Hurricane Georges caused the closing of numerous street and roads.
The remnants of Hurricane Georges dumped 5+ inches of rain across the two counties. Numerous roads were covered with water and many roads were impassable and closed. Non-severe wind and saturated conditions combined to knock down many trees.
The remnants of Hurricane Georges dumped 5+ inches of rain across the two counties. Numerous roads were covered with water and many roads were impassable and closed.
An area of intense showers moved across Northern Virginia from 7:00 PM on the 29th through 1:00 AM EDT on the 30th, producing winds in excess of 55 MPH and very heavy downpours.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 65 to 75 mph downed trees and large limbs throughout the county. At least 20 trees were downed in Corry. A house in Corry was slightly damaged by a tree and two cars were crushed by fallen trees.
Very heavy rainfall fell across southwest Florida with radar estimated amounts of 8 to 10 inches. Naples measured a record 6.99 inches. The resulting flood closed numerous roads in Collier County and washed out a road in Glades County. Numerous cars were stalled.
Flash flooding was reported in many areas of Montezuma County where 3 to 5 inches of rain fell within a 12 hour period between midnight and noon. Flood waters were still flowing high in the early evening hours.
Heavy rain caused flooding, rockfalls, and small mudslides around Mt Rainier National Park. About 5 inches of rain fell and many bridges and trails were washed out, the heavy rain also damaged some campgrounds.
A nearly continuous feed of tropical moisture, combined with a series of upper level low pressure systems, produced record rainfall over the region. Many areas received over 20 inches of rainfall over a four day period.
The combination of a deep flow of tropical moisture spreading northward along the east coast, and a near stationary frontal boundary over the region resulted in heavy rain across portions of central and eastern Virginia from Wednesday morning, September 29th, into Thursday night…
The combination of fresh water runoff, unusually high spring astronomical tides and a weak southeasterly flow produced moderate tidal flooding during the afternoon high tide cycle along tidal sections of the Delaware River and its tributaries.
The combination of fresh water runoff, unusually high spring astronomical tides and a weak southeasterly flow produced moderate tidal flooding during the afternoon high tide cycle along tidal sections of the Delaware River and its tributaries.
A relatively weak weather disturbance brought locally heavy rains to Franklin County on the 29th, and several strong thunderstorms to the region during the afternoon and evening of the 30th. Locally damaging winds and flash flooding accompanied the storms on the 30th.
A stationary frontal boundary interacting with an influx of upper level tropical moisture from the Pacific and low level moisture from the Gulf of Mexico resulted in widespread heavy rainfall across West Central Texas.
A weak surface boundary draped across the southern half of Northeast Texas combined with pacific moisture and an vigorous upper level disturbance in association with the remnants of Hurricane Miriam which came from the East Pacific.
Heavy rainfall from a slow moving upper level low pressure system produced very heavy rainfall that led to flash flooding near Grapeland.
A storm system that moved through the area produced large hail, up to golfball size, and street flooding in parts of the metro area then spread east into the plains.
During the late afternoon and evening a line of northward moving storms progressed east across East Central Colorado. Thunderstorm wind gusts of 59-84 MPH were reported with the line of storms over the area.
One of the most high-impact flood/flash flooding episodes in recent years in the Blacksburg Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) developed over a several day period but culminated September 29th.
Shortwave energy tracking atop a moist low-level maritime feed off the Atlantic Ocean supported moderate to heavy rain over the northwest Piedmont of North Carolina during the morning hours on th 29th.
A slow moving frontal boundary coupled with tropical moisture advecting northward ahead of the front led to rounds of heavy showers in Delaware from the 27th into the next couple of days.
Heavy rain fell across the Detroit Metro Area during the morning hours, with rainfall totals of 2 to 5 inches, heaviest rain centered in Downtown Detroit. Widespread urban flooding was reported, with many roads and interstates closed. Many basements were also flooded.
An upper low became nearly stationary over the Ohio valley providing a favorable environment for showers to develop and track north across the area.
Slow moving showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall from the downtown Galveston area to the Port Bolivar area.
Showers and thunderstorms developed across PR and USVI, due to a tropical wave moving across the area.
An inverted trough extending from a low pressure system over the Western Atlantic provided a focus for persistent heavy convective rain to continually develop over the NYC metro and surrounding areas during much of the day on September 29th, 2023.
More heavy rain occurred due to plenty of moisture and lift around the Blue Ridge Mountains of central Virginia. The ground was already saturated due to previous rainfall, so this led to more instances of flooding and flash flooding.
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Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph broke several three to four inch diameter branches and moved a 100 pound picnic table 20 feet. pea-size hail accompanied the strong winds.
Hail dropped by thunderstorms caused some crop damage in Howard County. North of Saint Paul, thunderstorm winds blew a grain bin off its foundation while wind driven hail caused roof and siding damage and broke several windows.
Gradient winds caused widespread damage to trees and property in Iowa and Illinois. Sixty seven year old woman had leg broken when hit by falling tree limb. She later suffered a stroke and died.
Damaging southwest to west gradient winds wrecked havoc on parts of southeast and southcentral Wisconsin, downing numerous tree limbs which then pulled down power lines across several counties.
Severe thunderstorms rolled across the area during the evening hours producing damaging winds estimated at sixty to seventy miles per hour. The winds downed trees and power lines and resulted in thousands being left without power.
Strong winds, in association with a cold front pushing across the region, downed a tree limb which clipped an electrical line and started a house fire in Willoughby Hills. The high winds continued into the morning of the 30th, downing tree limbs on to power lines.
Mobile homes were blown off their foundations and siding was ripped from the sides of industrial buildings. Twelve mobile homes were damaged, and one with major damage, because a tree fell on it. One vehicle was damaged. Large trees and power lines were blown down.
A fast moving cold frong raced east across the area taking down trees, blocking roads, and interrupting power in many locations. Much of the damage was related to strong winds with the front, although in several locations thunder was also heard.
Two trees downed on the southwest side of Medina.
An area of intense showers moved across the Eastern Panhandle from 9:30 PM to midnight, producing winds in excess of 55 MPH and very heavy downpours. In Grant County, numerous trees and power lines were downed from Mt. Storm to Scheer.
An area of intense showers moved across much of Maryland from 10:00 PM EDT on the 29th through 2:00 AM EDT on the 30th, producing winds in excess of 55 MPH and very heavy downpours.
SUSTAINED WIND OF 35KT CTB ASOS...LOCALLY WINDIER WITH AN OIL SERVICE RIG TOPPLED OVER
A powerful cold front with a sharp temperature gradient moved across Massachusetts during the late morning hours of 29 September 2005.
A strong cold front crossed the region during the early morning hours. The thunderstorms accompanying the front produced damaging winds that downed trees and power lines. At the peak of the storms, over 30,000 customers were without power.
A storm system moved rapidly across the Province of Quebec on the 29th of September. The associated cold front moved across western Vermont during the morning of September 29th. The front was accompanied by showers and thunderstorms.
A storm system moved rapidly across the Province of Quebec on the 29th of September. The associated cold front moved across western Vermont during the morning of September 29th. The front was accompanied by showers and thunderstorms.
A storm system moved rapidly across the Province of Quebec on the 29th of September. The associated cold front moved across northern NY during the morning of September 29th. The front was accompanied by showers and thunderstorms.
A storm system moved rapidly across the Province of Quebec on the 29th of September. The associated cold front moved across north central and northeast portions of Vermont during the morning and early afternoon of September 29th.
A storm system moved rapidly across the Province of Quebec on the 29th of September. The associated cold front moved across central and eastern Vermont during the late morning and afternoon of September 29th. The front was accompanied by showers and thunderstorms.
A storm system moved rapidly across the Province of Quebec on the 29th of September. The associated cold front moved across northeast portions of Vermont during the morning and early afternoon of September 29th. The front was accompanied by showers and thunderstorms.
A storm system moved rapidly across the Province of Quebec on the 29th of September. The associated cold front moved across central and eastern Vermont during the late morning and afternoon of September 29th. The front was accompanied by showers and thunderstorms.
High winds knocked down numerous trees and limbs, which, in turn, knocked down power lines throughout northern, central and southeastern New Hampshire. About 13,000 customers lost electrical service. Falling trees damaged vehicles and buildings, and blocked roads.
A storm system moved rapidly across the Province of Quebec on the 29th of September. The associated cold front moved across northern NY during the morning of September 29th. The front was accompanied by showers and thunderstorms.
A storm system moved rapidly across the Province of Quebec on the 29th of September. The associated cold front moved across northern NY during the morning of September 29th. The front was accompanied by showers and thunderstorms.
A powerful cold front with a sharp temperature gradient moved across Connecticut during the late morning hours of 29 September 2005. This cold front produced high winds that caused power outages, and knocked down trees, limbs, power poles, and wires across the region.
A powerful cold front with a sharp temperature gradient moved across Rhode Island during the late morning and early afternoon hours of 29 September 2005.
A powerful cold front with a sharp temperature gradient moved across southwest New Hampshire during the late morning hours of 29 September 2005.
A storm system moved rapidly across the Province of Quebec on the 29th of September. The associated cold front moved across northern New York during the morning of September 29th. The front was accompanied by showers and thunderstorms.
Strong winds knocked out power to about 5000 homes in Snohomish county. Fallen trees also damaged a car and part of a house.
Non thunderstorm high winds caused tree and related damage in Charles Mix County, and also in the Sioux Falls area in both Minnehaha and Lincoln Counties. The high winds were reported just before and just after midnight on the night of September 29th and 30th.
Strong and gusty northwest winds developed over Southeast Wisconsin behind a cold front trailing from rapidly strengthening low pressure that tracked across northern Wisconsin into northern Lower Michigan on Thursday, September 29th.
A strong low pressure system passed to the northeast of Iowa on the 29th, with a strong cold front sweeping south across the state. The airmass was quite warm ahead of the front, with the atmosphere able to destabilize as the cooler air moved into the state.
A cold front moved into a very warm airmass and caused scattered thunderstorms some of which became severe.
A rapidly deepening low pressure system moving through the Upper Great Lakes caused heavy rain, damaging north winds and power outages from the evening of the 29th into the 30th.
Severe thunderstorms developed along a slow moving frontal boundary during the late evening hours. Daytime temperatures warmed to near 100 resulting in high instability levels, and the thunderstorms quickly became severe.
Strong and gusty northwest winds developed over South-Central and Southeast Wisconsin behind a cold front trailing from rapidly strengthening low pressure that tracked across northern Wisconsin into northern Lower Michigan on Thursday, September 29th.
A passing cold front and upper level short wave triggered severe thunderstorms across Northeast New Jersey.
High winds developed across northeast Wisconsin when an area of low pressure intensified as it passed northeast of the state. The high winds downed numerous trees and tree limbs, and knocked out power to almost 25,000 customers.
Strong to severe thunderstorms moved through the foothills of the San Juan mountains near Pagosa Springs during the afternoon of September 29th. The strongest storm moved through eastern Archuleta County which produced damaging outflow winds and large hail.
A few gusty showers and isolated thunderstorms developed due to an upper-level low nearby along with a stationary boundary.
Scattered thunderstorms developed through the afternoon hours as an upper level disturbance moved through the Ohio Valley.
Scattered thunderstorms developed along a frontal boundary during the mid to late afternoon as convergence moved from far eastern South Dakota into southwest Minnesota.
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A powerful Arctic front swept through the Inland Northwest late in the month, bringing an stretch of record cold and even some wintry precipitation. At least one fatality occurred as a result of heavy snow in one of the mountain passes of central Washington north of Ellensburg.
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September 2019 was very warm across the region, especially with respect to low temperatures. In the stretch from the 24th through the 30th, numerous record warm lows were established. With lows typically in the upper 50s in late September, most locations had lows in the 70s for several days.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Hot temperatures were experienced on September 29th with high temperatures around 100 degrees in southeastern Pima County.
Hot temperatures around 8 degrees above normal caused the Moderate Heat Risk category to be reached. One heat-related fatality was reported by the Pima County Medical Examiner in the Tucson.
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The Cow Fire started on September 29, 1984, in California, and burned 3,273 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on September 29, 1987, in Idaho, and burned 2,865 acres.
The Cleveland Fire was discovered on September 29, 1992, in California, and burned 24,580 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Black Butte Fire was discovered on September 29, 1992, in Montana, and burned 1,466 acres.
The SPAULDING2 Fire was discovered on September 29, 1996, in Nevada, and burned 10,486 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The He He Fire was discovered on September 29, 1999, in Oregon, and burned 6,172 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
A wildfire ignited five miles west of Red Bluff and strong winds and steep terrain made containment efforts difficult. Five out-buildings and one radio vault were destroyed and 8284 acres were burned before the fire was finally contained in early October.
The Weinstein Fire was discovered on September 29, 2000, in Tehama County, California, and burned 8,284 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Van Boynton Fire was discovered on September 29, 2000, in South Dakota, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Biggs Flat Fire was discovered on September 29, 2001, in Montana, and burned 7,600 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hwy 24 Fire was discovered on September 29, 2002, in Yakima County, Washington, and burned 4,800 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Toulon Fire was discovered on September 29, 2002, in Pershing County, Nevada, and burned 1,162 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Rocking Chair Fire was discovered on September 29, 2003, in Childress County, Texas, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Rolling Plains - 18 Fire was discovered on September 29, 2003, in Hall County, Texas, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Rolling Plains - 19 Fire was discovered on September 29, 2003, in Hall County, Texas, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Superior RX Burn 2 Fire started on September 29, 2004, in Minnesota, and burned 1,128 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on September 29, 2005, in California, and burned 1,491 acres.
The Sheep Mountain Fire was discovered on September 29, 2005, in Harney County, Oregon, and burned 1,049 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Harvard Fire was discovered on September 29, 2005, in Los Angeles County, California, and burned 1,012 acres.
The Thurman Fire was discovered on September 29, 2005, in San Bernardino County, California, and burned 935 acres.
The Pollys Peak Fire was discovered on September 29, 2006, in Sanpete County, Utah, and burned 1,586 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire started on September 29, 2007, in Colorado, and burned 1,354 acres.
The Blue Bank 2 Fire was discovered on September 29, 2007, in Washakie County, Wyoming, and burned 1,089 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Shoshone Basin Fire was discovered on September 29, 2008, in Twin Falls County, Idaho, and burned 6,773 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Timber Wfu Fire was discovered on September 29, 2008, in Clark County, Idaho, and burned 1,646 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
Numerous wildfires broke out in northwest Iowa during the late morning and afternoon of September 29th. The fires started and spread under conditions of strong winds, low relative humidity, and dry vegetation due to a preceding extended period of dry weather.
The Cooper Mtn Fire (2) Fire was discovered on September 29, 2011, in Kent County, Texas, and burned 2,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Richardville Border Fire was discovered on September 29, 2012, in Kittson County, Minnesota, and burned 975 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Shannon Fire was reported on September 29, 2015, in Scurry County, Texas, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Josie Fire was reported on September 29, 2016, in Owyhee County, Idaho, and burned 1,559 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The East Maury Rs Fire was reported on September 29, 2016, in Crook County, Oregon, and burned 1,445 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Antelope Fire was reported on September 29, 2020, in Madison County, Montana, and burned 1,962 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Badger Hole Fire was reported on September 29, 2021, in Roosevelt County, Montana, and burned 5,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Border Fire was reported on September 29, 2022, in Washington County, Idaho, and burned 8,026 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Lazy Fire was reported on September 29, 2022, in Palo Pinto County, Texas, and burned 1,800 acres.
The Hog Fire was reported on September 29, 2022, in Washington County, Idaho, and burned 1,285 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Dennett Fire was reported on September 29, 2022, in Washington County, Idaho, and burned 1,065 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Jakes Fire was reported on September 29, 2022, in Gem County, Idaho, and burned 1,001 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
A wildfire began from unknown causes 18 miles northwest of Craig.
The Iron Fire was reported on September 29, 2023, in Moffat County, Colorado, and burned 7,392 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Mowitch Fire was reported on September 29, 2024, in Valley County, Idaho, and burned 5,412 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Wildhorse 5 Fire was reported on September 29, 2024, in Weld County, Colorado, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
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A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Guangdong Province, China. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Antigua, Guatemala. It killed some people (about 51 to 100), destroyed 3,000 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Tayabas,rizal,laguna, SE Luzon, Philippines.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Banda Atjeh, Indonesia. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Alaska Peninsula, United States. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Trujillo, Venezuela.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Banda Sea, Indonesia. It killed 2,460 people, injured 300 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Caroline Islands, Micronesia.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Elsinore, Utah, United States. It injured 2.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Chalkidiki, Greece.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Cape Province, South Africa. It killed 12 people and did $24 million in damage.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Honduras-Guatemala-El Salvador. It killed 3 people and injured 2.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Latur-Osmanabad, Killari, India. It killed 11,000 people, injured 30,000 and did $300 million in damage.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Belgrade, Ljig, Valjevo, Serbia, Balkans NW. It killed 1 person and injured 17.
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand.
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Kosh-Agach, Russia.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Gasparillo, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago. It killed 1 person.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago. It injured 3 and destroyed 1 house.
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Samoa Islands. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 192 people, injured 7 and did $285 million in damage.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Concepcion, Chile. It killed 1 person.
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Campi Flegrei, Italy erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 24 people.
Mauna Loa, United States erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 0. The eruption caused a tsunami.
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A tsunami with a source recorded as volcano and landslide struck Thera Island (Santorini), Greece, with a maximum water height of 30 meters. It killed 120 people.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Guatemala. It killed some people (about 51 to 100), destroyed 3,000 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
A tsunami struck SW England, United Kingdom, with a maximum water height of 1.5 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Chirikof Island, AK, United States.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck Banda Sea, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 12 meters. It killed 2,460 people, injured 300 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Samoa Islands, with a maximum water height of 22.35 meters. It killed 192 people, injured 7 and did $285 million in damage.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began September 29, 1955, reached Kp 7- and lasted 24 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 54; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G5 (extreme) geomagnetic storm began September 29, 1957, reached Kp 9- and lasted 39 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 139; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 42 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began September 29, 1992, reached Kp 7- and lasted 18 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 62; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began September 29, 2025, reached Kp 7 and lasted 63 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 74; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A flooding disaster that cost $1.3 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 14, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from September 29, 1983 to October 3, 1983.
A severe storm disaster that cost $1.9 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from September 29, 2014 to October 2, 2014.
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On the evening of September 29, 1986, a series of microbursts occurred from southwest Oklahoma City to Del City, damaging 17 businesses and 127 homes, resulting in more than $1 million in damages.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Rip currents helped claim the life of a 33-year-old man in Rehoboth Beach. The man and a friend went swimming at 1 a.m. EDT early on the 29th. The friend managed to get away from the current. The body was found at 3 a.m. EDT.
Rip currents helped claim the life of a 37-year-old man in Avon. The man was swimming alone and standing on a sandbar when a wave knocked him over. Rescuers had a hard time fighting the currents to save him.
Lightning struck a cork-producing business and probably produced sparks that ignited insulation in the attic. A slow-burning fire resulted, and eventually is became a major fire later in the day.
A Pacific storm brought strong winds to the coastal waters, which helped to increase swell conditions in the Columbia River bar. A man was thrown overboard in the strong winds and large swell. The USCG conducted a search, but never found the individual. He is presumed dead.
A tsunami wave affected all of American Samoa including neighboring Samoan Islands.|The tsunami was generated by a 7.9 earthquake that occurred about 120 miles southwest of Pago Pago. The wave went inland as far as 1 mile.
Coastal low pressure moving along a cold front on Friday Sept 28th passed south and east of Cape Cod, then departed south of Nova Scotia on Saturday Sept 29th. Northwest winds of 10 to 15 knots trailed the cold front and lingered over Cape Cod through Saturday.
A male drowned at Poza Las Mujeres Beach in Manati and Tourist couple swept away by rip currents at La Concha Beach in San Juan with the female rescued and male drowning.
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