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October 10

15 entries from the federal record fall on October 10, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1870Unnamed storm, category 2 near Monroe County, FL
  2. 1902Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Plaquemines Parish, LA
  3. 1985Isabel, tropical storm near Osceola County, FL
  4. 2004Matthew, tropical storm near Terrebonne Parish, LA
  5. 2018Michael, category 5 near Franklin County, FL
  6. 2024Milton, category 3 near Sarasota County, FL

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1974F2, 2 mile path, 1 killed Bernalillo, NM

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2018Hurricane (Typhoon), 57 deaths, $11 billion Bay; Calhoun; Dixie; Franklin
  2. 2008Winter Weather, 8 deaths, $40,000 Alpine; El Dorado; Mono; Nevada
  3. 2008Winter Storm, 6 deaths Big Horn; Fremont; Hot Springs; Johnson
  4. 2015Dust Storm, 4 deaths Benton; Franklin; Klickitat; Walla Walla
  5. 2019Wildfire, 4 deaths, $16.2 million Orange; Riverside; San Bernardino; San Diego
  6. 2002Flash Flood, 3 deaths, $34,000 Benton; DeSoto; Lafayette; Lee

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1916M5.0, Elko County, Nevada Elko County, NV
  2. 2021M6.2, near Naalehu, Hawaii Hawaii County, HI