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October 8

15 entries from the federal record fall on October 8, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

Storms at their strongest near the U.S. on this date.

  1. 1880Unnamed storm, category 1 near Hernando County, FL
  2. 1913Unnamed storm, category 1 near Charleston County, SC
  3. 1959Irene, tropical storm near Baldwin County, AL
  4. 1996Josephine, tropical storm near Jefferson County, FL
  5. 2017Nate, category 1 near Plaquemines Parish, LA

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1958F3, 23.1 mile path, 2 killed Nodaway, MO; Harrison, MO; Worth, MO
  2. 1970F3, 6.9 mile path Benton, AR
  3. 1958F2, 81 mile path, 1 killed Lake, IL; Stephenson, IL; Boone, IL

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2016Flood, 16 deaths, $692 million Alamance; Anson; Chatham; Cumberland
  2. 2017Wildfire, 8 deaths, $38.4 million Mendocino
  3. 2016Flash Flood, 7 deaths Beaufort; Carteret; Craven; Dare
  4. 2016Flash Flood, 6 deaths, $110 million Bladen; Brunswick; Columbus; New Hanover
  5. 2016Tropical Storm, 5 deaths, $241 million Darlington; Dillon; Florence; Georgetown
  6. 2018Flash Flood, 4 deaths, $9.0 million Crockett; Haskell; Kimble; McCulloch

Earthquakes

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

  1. 2017M6.5, near Attu Station, Alaska Aleutians West Census Area, AK