October 23
12 entries from the federal record fall on October 23, across every year it covers.
Tropical cyclones
Storms at their strongest near the U.S. on this date.
- 1865Unnamed storm, category 2 near Monroe County, FL
- 1878Unnamed storm, category 2 near Craven County, NC
- 1893Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Hyde County, NC
- 1898Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Monroe County, FL
Tornadoes
Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.
- 1957F2, 18.3 mile path, 1 killed Rapides, LA
Deadly and costly storms
- 2023Dense Fog, 7 deaths, $4.0 million St. John the Baptist
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).
- 1963M5.5, near P?hala, Hawaii Hawaii County, HI
- 1964M5.0, near Hawthorne, Nevada Mineral County, NV
- 1990M5.8, near Mono City, California Mono County, CA
- 2002M6.6, near Cantwell, Alaska Denali Borough, AK
Wildfires
Fires of 50,000 acres or more that began on this date.
- 2019Kincade Fire, 77,724 acres CA
- 2003Piru Fire, 63,923 acres CA