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October 24

17 entries from the federal record fall on October 24, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1872Unnamed storm, category 1 near Charleston County, SC
  2. 1892Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Pinellas County, FL
  3. 2005Wilma, category 3 near Collier County, FL

Tornadoes

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

  1. 2001F3, 47 mile path, 1 killed St. Joseph, IN; Berrien, MI; Cass, MI
  2. 1967F3, 21.8 mile path St. Louis, MO; St. Charles, MO
  3. 1967F3, 0.1 mile path Dubois, IN
  4. 1967F3, 0.1 mile path Porter, IN; Lake, IN
  5. 1967F3, 11.9 mile path Lauderdale, AL
  6. 1967F3, 15 mile path Colbert, AL; Lawrence, AL
  7. 2001F3, 32 mile path Van Wert, OH; Putnam, OH
  8. 2021EF3, 16.7 mile path St. Francois, MO; Ste. Genevieve, MO
  9. 2021EF3, 18.8 mile path Madison, MO; Perry, MO
  10. 2001F2, 35 mile path, 1 killed LaPorte, IN; St. Joseph, IN
  11. 2002F2, 2.5 mile path, 1 killed Nueces, TX

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2005Hurricane (Typhoon), 3 deaths, $10 billion Broward; Collier; Palm Beach

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1926M5.5, near Davenport, California Santa Cruz County, CA
  2. 1927M7.2, near Pelican, Alaska Sitka City and Borough, AK