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April 9

21 entries from the federal record fall on April 9, across every year it covers.

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1999F4, 10 mile path, 4 killed Hamilton, OH; Warren, OH
  2. 2015EF4, 30.1 mile path, 2 killed Lee, IL; Ogle, IL; DeKalb, IL
  3. 2011EF4, 3.2 mile path Pocahontas, IA
  4. 1953F3, 156.7 mile path, 3 killed Champaign, IL; Vermilion, IL; Tipton, IN
  5. 1983F3, 10 mile path, 3 killed Citrus, FL
  6. 2009EF3, 14.8 mile path, 3 killed Polk, AR
  7. 1998F3, 8 mile path, 2 killed Bryan, GA; Effingham, GA
  8. 1999F3, 3 mile path Jefferson, IN; Jennings, IN
  9. 1999F3, 15 mile path Ripley, IN
  10. 2009EF3, 37.2 mile path McCurtain, OK; Sevier, AR; Howard, AR
  11. 2009EF3, 9.9 mile path Miller, AR
  12. 2011EF3, 3.4 mile path Monona, IA
  13. 2011EF3, 10.1 mile path Sac, IA
  14. 2011EF3, 29.4 mile path Sac, IA; Buena Vista, IA; Pocahontas, IA
  15. 1998F2, 24.5 mile path, 4 killed Long, GA; Liberty, GA; Bryan, GA

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2004Avalanche, 3 deaths Chaffee; Lake; Saguache
  2. 2001Lightning, 1 deaths, $70.0 million Auglaize; Butler; Champaign; Clark

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1917M5.1, Southwestern Illinois Monroe County, IL

Wildfires

Fires of 50,000 acres or more that began on this date.

  1. 2011Rock House Fire, 299,011 acres TX
  2. 2003Reiner 36 Fire, 67,644 acres MN
  3. 2009Loco-Healdton Fire, 56,560 acres OK