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October 17

17 entries from the federal record fall on October 17, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1859Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Palm Beach County, FL
  2. 1904Unnamed storm, category 1 near Monroe County, FL
  3. 1910Unnamed storm, category 4 near Monroe County, FL
  4. 1938Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Galveston County, TX

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1965F3, 0.2 mile path Hockley, TX
  2. 1971F3, 5.6 mile path Kiowa, CO
  3. 1971F3, 0.1 mile path Logan, KS
  4. 1971F3, 3.8 mile path Rawlins, KS
  5. 1971F3, 2.3 mile path Carson, TX
  6. 2012EF3, 7.6 mile path Scott, MS
  7. 2012EF3, 6.8 mile path Newton, MS
  8. 2007EF2, 4.1 mile path, 2 killed Monroe, MO
  9. 1980F2, 1.5 mile path, 1 killed Drew, AR
  10. 1998F2, 3.5 mile path, 1 killed Navarro, TX

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 1998Flash Flood, 25 deaths, $135 million Atascosa; Bandera; Bastrop; Bexar

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1989M6.9, Loma Prieta, California Santa Cruz County, CA
  2. 1989M5.1, near Monte Sereno, California Santa Cruz County, CA