Portal:Tropical cyclones/Anniversaries/October
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- October 1, 1976 - Hurricane Liza (pictured) brushed the south of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico at peak strength, killing over 600 people in La Paz.
- October 2, 1858 - A hurricane passed just to the south of San Diego, California, bringing heavy rain to the city. It is the only tropical cyclone on record to affect the state as a hurricane.
- October 3, 1963 - Hurricane Flora (pictured) reached its peak as a Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph (225 km/h) winds in the Caribbean Sea. Flora killed over 7,000 people, mostly in Cuba and Haiti.
- October 4, 1995 - Hurricane Opal (pictured) made landfall on the Florida Panhandle with 115 mph (185 km/h) winds. Opal caused over $3 billion of damage in Florida alone.
- October 5, 1864 - The 1864 Calcutta Cyclone hit India near Calcutta, devastating the city and killing about 60,000 people in the region.
- October 6, 1973 - Typhoon Nora reached its peak strength with 295 km/h (185 mph) winds in the Philippine Sea. Nora hit northeast Luzon a few days later, causing $2 billion in damage.
- October 7, 1737 - The 1737 Calcutta Cyclone hit Calcutta, India killing at least 3,000 people. Until recently, it was thought that this event was an earthquake and not a tropical cyclone.
- October 8, 1976 - Hurricane Madeline (pictured) hit the Mexican coast at its peak strength, becoming the second-strongest landfall in the east Pacific. Extensive evacuations kept casualties to a minimum.
- October 9, 1997 - Hurricane Pauline (pictured) strikes near Puerto Escondido, Mexico, becoming the costliest Eastern Pacific hurricane causing about $7.5&billion in damage in the Acapulco area and killing over 200.
- October 10, 1780 - The Great Hurricane of 1780 stalled near Barbados, killing over 4,000 people on the island. The storm killed about 22,000 in total throughout the Lesser Antilles, making it the deadliest Atlantic hurricane.
- October 11, 2005 - Hurricane Vince (pictured) made landfall in southern Spain as a tropical depression, becoming the first tropical cyclone to make landfall on continental Europe.
- October 12, 1979 - Typhoon Tip (pictured) reached its peak with a central pressure of 870 mbar (hPa), becoming the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded.
- October 13, 1974 - Typhoon Bess (pictured) made landfall on Hainan, China as a tropical storm. The damage from Bess in the Philippines, China and Vietnam led to the name being retired.
- October 14, 1998 - Typhoon Zeb (pictured) made landfall on northern Luzon in the Philippines, having weakened from its peak with 285 km/h (180 mph) winds. Zeb killed a total of 99 people and left about $800 million in damage.
- October 15, 1954 - Hurricane Hazel (track pictured) made landfall in North Carolina and rapidly moved north through the eastern United States and Canada. Hazel killed about 100 people in the United States and severe flooding claimed a further 99 lives in Toronto.
- October 16, 1944 - The Sanibel Island Hurricane of 1944 (track pictured) made landfall in western Cuba killing about 300 people there.
- October 17, 1947 - A US Air Force plane dropped nearly 80 pounds (36 kg) of dry ice into a hurricane off the East Coast of the United States as part of Project Cirrus, the first attempt by man to control a tropical cyclone.
- October 18, 1985 - Typhoon Dot (pictured), also called Typhoon Saling, made landfall in the Philippines. Dot killed over 80 people and caused more than $80&million in damage.
- October 19, 2005 - Hurricane Wilma (pictured) became the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record, with a central pressure of 882 mbar (hPa) to the east of the Yucatán Peninsula.
- October 20, 1983 - Hurricane Tico (pictured) made landfall in Mexico near Mazatlán. Tico killed at least 9 people and was responsible for $66 million of damage.
- October 21, 1999 - Hurricane Jose (pictured) passed close to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin in the Lesser Antilles, having weakened from its peak with 100 mph (165 km/h) winds. Jose only caused minor damages in the islands.
- October 22, 1998 - Typhoon Babs (pictured), also called Typhoon Loleng, hit the Philippines 8 days after Typhoon Zeb. Babs killed 221 in the Philippines and caused over $6.5 billion of damages, which prompted a recession in the country.
- October 23, 1988 - After Hurricane Joan (pictured) had crossed over Central America killing over 200 and causing $2 billion of damage, it entered the Pacific Ocean and was renamed Miriam. Joan-Miriam was the final storm in both basins in 1988.
- October 24, 1988 - Typhoon Ruby (pictured), also called Typhoon Unsang, made landfall in the Philippines causing over $200 million in damage. Ruby sank a passenger ferry in the Visayan Sea killing 387 of the people on board.
- October 25, 2002 - Hurricane Kenna (pictured) made landfall on the Mexican coast near San Blas, Nayarit with winds of 140 mph (225 km/h). Kenna caused $5 million of damage and is the most recent Pacific hurricane to have had its name retired.
- October 26, 1978 - Typhoon Rita (pictured) made landfall on Luzon in the Philippines, causing significant damage there.
- October 27, 1959 - The 1959 Mexico Hurricane (track pictured) made landfall on the Pacific coast of Mexico as a Category 5 hurricane killing at least 1,000 people. It is also the strongest Pacific hurricane landfall on record.
- October 28, 1999 - Cyclone 05B (pictured) reached its peak strength a central pressure of under 912 mbar (hPa), making it the most intense tropical cyclone on record in the North Indian Ocean. The storm made landfall in the Indian state of Orissa the next day, killing about 10,000 people.
- October 29, 1998 - Hurricane Mitch made landfall in Honduras, with its rain causing severe landslides and flooding (pictured) throughout Central America. Mitch killed about 11,000 people and more than $5 billion of damage.
- October 30, 1991 - The 1991 Halloween Nor'easter (pictured), also known as the Perfect Storm reached its minimum pressure of 972 mbar (hPa). The core of the nor'easter later developed into a tropical cyclone and made landfall in Nova Scotia.
- October 31, 1961 - Hurricane Hattie (track pictured), the latest Category 5 hurricane on record in the Atlantic, made landfall in British Honduras (now Belize). The storm killed 275 people and caused $60 million of damage.
