October 29
24 entries from the federal record fall on October 29, across every year it covers.
Tropical cyclones
Storms at their strongest near the U.S. on this date.
- 1866Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Dare County, NC
- 1879Unnamed storm, category 1 near Nantucket County, MA
- 1985Nele, category 1 near Honolulu County, HI
Tornadoes
Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.
- 1956F4, 147.7 mile path Rock, NE; Lincoln, NE; Logan, NE
- 1974F3, 31.3 mile path, 2 killed Jefferson Davis, LA; Acadia, LA; West Feliciana, LA
- 1956F3, 65.5 mile path Furnas, NE; Gosper, NE; Phelps, NE
- 1956F3, 14.9 mile path Pawnee, KS
- 1956F3, 28.7 mile path Russell, KS; Lincoln, KS; Mitchell, KS
- 1956F3, 0.6 mile path Barton, KS
- 1974F3, 7.3 mile path Lafayette, LA
- 2002F2, 10.5 mile path, 2 killed Acadia, LA; St. Landry, LA; Evangeline, LA
Deadly and costly storms
- 2012High Wind, 29 deaths, $13.1 million Bronx; Kings; Nassau; New York
- 2012High Wind, 15 deaths, $5.4 million Bergen; Essex; Hudson; Passaic
- 2012High Wind, 11 deaths, $16.0 million Berks; Bucks; Carbon; Chester
- 2011Winter Storm, 8 deaths Berks; Bucks; Carbon; Chester
- 2024Winter Weather, 6 deaths, $900,000 Carbon; Duchesne; Emery; Sanpete
- 1997High Wind, 4 deaths Whatcom
- 2009Winter Weather, 4 deaths Adams; Gem; Valley; Washington
- 2012High Wind, 4 deaths, $45.8 million Allegany; Anne Arundel; Baltimore; Calvert
- 2012High Wind, 3 deaths, $4.0 million Fairfield; Middlesex; New Haven; New London
- 2013Dust Storm, 3 deaths, $500,000 Pinal
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).
- 1946M6.5, near Akutan, Alaska Aleutians East Borough, AK
- 1983M5.4, near Clayton, Idaho Custer County, ID
- 1983M5.5, near Clayton, Idaho Custer County, ID