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OCTOBER 13TH, 1846 |
A great hurricane tracked across Cuba, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia and Pennsylvania. The hurricane inflicted major damage along its entire path, which was similar to the path of Hurricane Hazel 108 years later. The hurricane caused great damage at Key West FL, and at Philadelphia PA it was the most destructive storm in thirty years.
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OCTOBER 13TH, 1986 |
Four tornadoes struck southeastern Virginia late in the night causing three million dollars damage. Tornadoes at Falls Church VA caused a million dollars damage.
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OCTOBER 12TH, 1962 |
The "Columbus Day Big Blow" occurred in the Pacific Northwest. It was probably the most damaging windstorm of record west of the Cascade Mountains. Winds reached hurricane force, with gusts above 100 mph. More than 3.5 billion board feet of timber were blown down, and communications were severely disrupted due to downed power lines. The storm claimed 48 lives, and caused 210 million dollars damage.
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OCTOBER 12TH, 1836 |
A third early season storm produced heavy snow in the northeastern U.S. Bridgewater NY received 18 inches, a foot of snow fell at Madison NY, and for the third time all the mountains of the northeastern U.S. were whitened.
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OCTOBER 11TH, 1925 |
Widespread early season snows fell in the northeastern U.S., with as much as two feet in New Hampshire and Vermont. The heavy snow blocked roads and cancelled football games.
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OCTOBER 11TH, 1954 |
A deluge of 6.72 inches of rain in 48 hours flooded the Chicago River, causing ten million dollars damage in the Chicago area.
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OCTOBER 10TH, 1804 |
A famous snow hurricane occurred. The unusual coastal storm caused northerly gales from Maine to New Jersey. Heavy snow fell across New England, with three feet reported at the crest of the Green Mountains. A foot of snow was reported in the Berkshires of southern New England, at Goshen CT.
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OCTOBER 10TH, 1973 |
Fifteen to 20 inch rains deluged north central Oklahoma in thirteen hours producing record flooding. Enid was drenched with 15.68 inches of rain from the nearly stationary thunderstorms, which established a state 24 hour rainfall record. Dover OK reported 125 of 150 homes damaged by flooding.
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OCTOBER 9TH, 1903 |
New York City was deluged with 11.17 inches of rain 24 hours to establish a state record. Severe flooding occurred in the Passaic Valley of New Jersey where more than fifteen inches of rain was reported.
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OCTOBER 9TH, 1981 |
The temperature at San Juan, Puerto Rico, soared to 98 degrees to establish an all-time record for that location.
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OCTOBER 8TH, 1871 |
Losses, including the destruction of 17,000 structures, total $196 million and the death toll climbs to 250 as southwest winds fan the Great Fire that levels Chicago. On the same night in Peshtigo, WI, 1,200 perish as a forest fire, that also destroys two billion trees, sweeps across the community.
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