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October 9

23 entries from the federal record fall on October 9, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1852Unnamed storm, category 2 near Franklin County, FL
  2. 1882Unnamed storm, category 1 near Monroe County, FL
  3. 1891Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Monroe County, FL
  4. 1894Unnamed storm, category 3 near Bay County, FL
  5. 1896Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Collier County, FL
  6. 1905Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Vermilion Parish, LA
  7. 1953Hazel, category 1 near Lee County, FL
  8. 2020Delta, category 2 near Brazoria County, TX

Tornadoes

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

  1. 2024EF3, 21.2 mile path, 6 killed St. Lucie, FL; Indian River, FL
  2. 1950F3, 2 mile path Columbus, NC
  3. 2001F3, 11.5 mile path Beckham, OK; Washita, OK; Custer, OK
  4. 2001F3, 6 mile path Washita, OK
  5. 2001F3, 13 mile path Kiowa, OK; Washita, OK
  6. 2001F3, 18 mile path Hamilton, NE; Polk, NE
  7. 2024EF3, 15.5 mile path Glades, FL
  8. 2024EF3, 32.9 mile path Palm Beach, FL; Martin, FL
  9. 2009EF1, 2 mile path, 1 killed Washington, MS

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2024Tropical Storm, 12 deaths, $331 million Brevard; Indian River; Lake; Martin
  2. 2020Hurricane (Typhoon), 4 deaths, $3.3 billion Acadia; Allen; Avoyelles; Beauregard

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1900M7.9, Kodiak Island region, Alaska Kodiak Island Borough, AK
  2. 1985M6.6, near Sand Point, Alaska Aleutians East Borough, AK

Wildfires

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

  1. 2017Nuns Fire, 56,839 acres CA
  2. 2017Atlas Fire, 51,629 acres CA