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January 28

14 entries from the federal record fall on January 28, across every year it covers.

Tornadoes

Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.

  1. 1956F3, 23 mile path Faulkner, AR; White, AR
  2. 1966F3, 0.1 mile path St. Charles, LA
  3. 1974F3, 31.4 mile path Hinds, MS
  4. 1974F3, 0.8 mile path Fayette, AL

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2014Winter Storm, 9 deaths Autauga; Barbour; Bibb; Blount
  2. 2012Avalanche, 5 deaths Juab; Salt Lake; Summit; Utah
  3. 2005Cold/Wind Chill, 4 deaths Atlantic; Burlington; Camden; Cape May
  4. 2014Winter Storm, 4 deaths Baldwin; Banks; Barrow; Bartow
  5. 1996Cold/Wind Chill, 3 deaths Mineral; Missoula; Sanders

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).

  1. 1961M5.0, near Little Lake, CA Kern County, CA
  2. 1963M6.6, near King Cove, Alaska Aleutians East Borough, AK
  3. 1967M6.8, near Nikolski, Alaska Aleutians West Census Area, AK
  4. 1995M5.0, near Des Moines, Washington King County, WA
  5. 2015M5.7, near Ferndale, California Humboldt County, CA