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.

  1. 1866Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Dare County, NC
  2. 1879Unnamed storm, category 1 near Nantucket County, MA
  3. 1985Nele, category 1 near Honolulu County, HI

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1956F4, 147.7 mile path Rock, NE; Lincoln, NE; Logan, NE
  2. 1974F3, 31.3 mile path, 2 killed Jefferson Davis, LA; Acadia, LA; West Feliciana, LA
  3. 1956F3, 65.5 mile path Furnas, NE; Gosper, NE; Phelps, NE
  4. 1956F3, 14.9 mile path Pawnee, KS
  5. 1956F3, 28.7 mile path Russell, KS; Lincoln, KS; Mitchell, KS
  6. 1956F3, 0.6 mile path Barton, KS
  7. 1974F3, 7.3 mile path Lafayette, LA
  8. 2002F2, 10.5 mile path, 2 killed Acadia, LA; St. Landry, LA; Evangeline, LA

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2012High Wind, 29 deaths, $13.1 million Bronx; Kings; Nassau; New York
  2. 2012High Wind, 15 deaths, $5.4 million Bergen; Essex; Hudson; Passaic
  3. 2012High Wind, 11 deaths, $16.0 million Berks; Bucks; Carbon; Chester
  4. 2011Winter Storm, 8 deaths Berks; Bucks; Carbon; Chester
  5. 2024Winter Weather, 6 deaths, $900,000 Carbon; Duchesne; Emery; Sanpete
  6. 1997High Wind, 4 deaths Whatcom
  7. 2009Winter Weather, 4 deaths Adams; Gem; Valley; Washington
  8. 2012High Wind, 4 deaths, $45.8 million Allegany; Anne Arundel; Baltimore; Calvert
  9. 2012High Wind, 3 deaths, $4.0 million Fairfield; Middlesex; New Haven; New London
  10. 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).

  1. 1946M6.5, near Akutan, Alaska Aleutians East Borough, AK
  2. 1983M5.4, near Clayton, Idaho Custer County, ID
  3. 1983M5.5, near Clayton, Idaho Custer County, ID