October 16
20 entries from the federal record fall on October 16, across every year it covers.
Tropical cyclones
Storms at their strongest near the U.S. on this date.
- 1879Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Okaloosa County, FL
- 1895Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Monroe County, FL
- 1912Unnamed storm, category 2 near Kenedy County, TX
- 1921Unnamed storm, tropical storm near St. Johns County, FL
- 1923Unnamed storm, category 1 near Terrebonne Parish, LA
- 1956Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Palm Beach County, FL
- 1989Jerry, category 1 near Brazoria County, TX
- 1991Fabian, tropical storm near Monroe County, FL
Tornadoes
Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.
- 1980F3, 0.1 mile path Ellis, KS
- 1998F3, 26 mile path Trego, KS; Ellis, KS
- 1984F1, 0.5 mile path, 1 killed Carroll, TN
- 2021EF1, 1.2 mile path, 1 killed Jefferson, PA; Elk, PA
Deadly and costly storms
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).
- 1932M6.6, near Sand Point, Alaska Aleutians East Borough, AK
- 1956M5.5, near Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Hawaii County, HI
- 1999M7.1, Hector Mine, California San Bernardino County, CA
- 1999M5.8, near Ludlow, CA San Bernardino County, CA
- 1999M5.6, near Running Springs, CA San Bernardino County, CA
- 1999M5.4, near Ludlow, California San Bernardino County, CA
Wildfires
Fires of 50,000 acres or more that began on this date.
- 1991Blaine C Fire, 138,147 acres MT