2014 - Typhoon Phanfone(pictured) peaked as a Category 4 super typhoon, with 1-minute sustained winds of 255 km/h (155 mph), a few days before re-curving to
Japan, and caused a total of $100 million in damage and killed 11 people.
2016 - Hurricane Matthew(pictured) affects the
Caribbean as a Category 4 major hurricane, where more than 1,000 people were killed and damages recorded nearly about $15 billion.
1973 - Typhoon Nora reached its peak intensity with 295
km/h (185
mph) winds in the
Philippine Sea. Nora made landfall in northeast
Luzon a few days later, causing $2 billion of damage.
2008 - Tropical Storm Marco(pictured), recognized as the smallest tropical cyclone on record, makes landfall over in
Veracruz, Mexico, where it also dissipated in the same day, only causing minimal damages.
October 8
1976 - Hurricane Madeline made landfall on the
Mexican coast at its peak intensity. Extensive
evacuations kept casualties to a minimum with a total of only seven deaths.
2001 - Hurricane Iris(pictured), as Category 4 major hurricane with winds of 230 km/h (145 mph), makes landfall over in
Belize, killing 36 people with damages totaled up to $258 million.
1992 - Hurricane Winifred reaches Category 3 major hurricane intensity shortly before making landfall over in Southwestern Mexico.
1997 - Hurricane Pauline(pictured) made landfall on the
Mexican coastline near
Puerto Escondido causing about $7.5 billion in damage and killing over 200 people.
1960 - A cyclone struck what is now
Bangladesh, killing 6,000 people.
1997 – Cyclone Lusi became the first named storm of one of the most active South Pacific season, and is one of a few systems in record within the basin to develop in the month of October.
2014 - Cyclone Hudhud(pictured) reached peak intensity as a Category 4 tropical cyclone before making landfall over in
Andhra Pradesh. Hudhud caused
₹21,908 (US$3.8 billion) in damages and killed 124 people in total.
1979 - Typhoon Tip(pictured) reached global peak intensity with a central pressure of 870
hPa (
mbar) becoming the most intense
tropical cyclone ever recorded.
2013 - Cyclone Phailin struck southeastern India, spurring the country's largest evacuation in 23 years; there were 45 deaths related to the storm.
October 13
1970 - Typhoon Joan moved through the
Philippines, killing 768 people less than a week before another typhoon –
Kate – struck the country.
1992 - Typhoon Yvette(pictured) attained peak intensity with 1-minute sustained winds of 285 km/h (115 mph) and a minimum pressure of 915 hPa.
2018 - Hurricane Leslie transitioned into an
extratropical cyclone just before striking
Portugal; Leslie caused 17 fatalities and an estimated damage total of €424 million (US$500 million).
October 14
1982 - Typhoon Nancy with 1-minute sustained winds of 215 km/h (130 mph) makes landfall over northern
Luzon killing 128 people and damages of $58 million.
1998 - Typhoon Zeb(pictured) made landfall on northeastern
Luzon in the
Philippines having weakened from its peak intensity of 285
km/h (180
mph) winds. Zeb killed a total of 99 people and left about $800 million in damage.
2012 - Cyclone Anais reached peak intensity east of northern Madagascar, marking the earliest in a south-west Indian Ocean cyclone season for an intense tropical cyclone.
2014 - Hurricane Gonzalo(pictured) reached its peak strength, with 1-minute sustained winds of 230 km/h (145 mph). Gonzalo caused damages of $400 million (2014 USD), mostly on the island of
Bermuda.
2015 - Typhoon Koppu(pictured) made landfall in northern
Luzon of
Philippines. As a very severe typhoon, Koppu brought flooding where it had killed a total of 58 people and damages up to $235 million.
1983 - Hurricane Tico made landfall in
Mexico near the city of
Mazatlán. Tico killed at least nine people and was responsible for $66 million of damage.
1986 - Hurricane Roslyn weakens from a Category 4 hurricane as it re-curves towards
Mexico.
2004 - Typhoon Tokage(pictured) makes landfall over in
Japan just before it became extratropical which caused about $3 billion in damages.
2009 - Hurricane Neki(pictured) in the Central Pacific reaches peak intensity as a Category 3 major hurricane while located several miles west of
Hawaii.
October 22
1988 - Hurricane Joan struck southeastern
Nicaragua as a Category 4 hurricane, killing 216 people and leaving more than US$2 billion in damage.
1998 - Typhoon Babs hit the
Philippines eight days after
Typhoon Zeb. Babs killed 221 people in the Philippines and caused over $6.5 billion of damage, which prompted a
recession in the country.
2003 - Typhoon Ketsana(pictured), while east of the Philippines, reaches its peak strength as a Category 4 with 10-minute winds of 165 km/h (105 mph).
1988 - Typhoon Ruby made landfall in the
Philippines causing over $200 million in damage, and sinking a passenger ferry in the
Visayan Sea which killed 387 of the people on board.
2006 - Cyclone Xavier became the strongest recorded South Pacific tropical cyclone in the month of October, attaining 10 minute winds of 175 km/h (110 mph).
2018 - Typhoon Yutu(pictured) becomes the strongest typhoon to impact the
Mariana Islands with 1-minute sustained winds of 280 km/h (175 mph). Yutu later impacted the
Philippines, and combined damages were toppled to US$854 million.
October 25
1961 - Tropical Storm Harriet struck
Thailand, killing 935 people and becoming the nation's deadliest natural disaster on record.
2014 - Tropical Storm Hanna(pictured) makes landfall over in northeastern
Nicaragua, causing little to no damages. No fatalities were reported from Hanna.
October 28
1999 - The 1999 Odisha cyclone(pictured) reached its peak intensity with a central pressure of 912
hPa (
mbar), making it the most intense
tropical cyclone on record in the
North Indian Ocean. The storm made landfall in the
Indian state of
Odisha the next day killing about 10,000 people.
October 29
1998 - Hurricane Mitch(pictured) made landfall in
Honduras with its excessive rains causing severe
landslides and
flooding throughout
Central America. Mitch killed nearly 20,000 people and caused more than $5 billion of damage.
2020 - Typhoon Goni(pictured) made landfall over
Bicol Region,
Philippines with 10-minute sustained winds of 220 km/h (140 mph). Goni caused about
₱20 billion (US$369 million) in damages.
2014 - Typhoon Phanfone(pictured) peaked as a Category 4 super typhoon, with 1-minute sustained winds of 255 km/h (155 mph), a few days before re-curving to
Japan, and caused a total of $100 million in damage and killed 11 people.
2016 - Hurricane Matthew(pictured) affects the
Caribbean as a Category 4 major hurricane, where more than 1,000 people were killed and damages recorded nearly about $15 billion.
1973 - Typhoon Nora reached its peak intensity with 295
km/h (185
mph) winds in the
Philippine Sea. Nora made landfall in northeast
Luzon a few days later, causing $2 billion of damage.
2008 - Tropical Storm Marco(pictured), recognized as the smallest tropical cyclone on record, makes landfall over in
Veracruz, Mexico, where it also dissipated in the same day, only causing minimal damages.
October 8
1976 - Hurricane Madeline made landfall on the
Mexican coast at its peak intensity. Extensive
evacuations kept casualties to a minimum with a total of only seven deaths.
2001 - Hurricane Iris(pictured), as Category 4 major hurricane with winds of 230 km/h (145 mph), makes landfall over in
Belize, killing 36 people with damages totaled up to $258 million.
1992 - Hurricane Winifred reaches Category 3 major hurricane intensity shortly before making landfall over in Southwestern Mexico.
1997 - Hurricane Pauline(pictured) made landfall on the
Mexican coastline near
Puerto Escondido causing about $7.5 billion in damage and killing over 200 people.
1960 - A cyclone struck what is now
Bangladesh, killing 6,000 people.
1997 – Cyclone Lusi became the first named storm of one of the most active South Pacific season, and is one of a few systems in record within the basin to develop in the month of October.
2014 - Cyclone Hudhud(pictured) reached peak intensity as a Category 4 tropical cyclone before making landfall over in
Andhra Pradesh. Hudhud caused
₹21,908 (US$3.8 billion) in damages and killed 124 people in total.
1979 - Typhoon Tip(pictured) reached global peak intensity with a central pressure of 870
hPa (
mbar) becoming the most intense
tropical cyclone ever recorded.
2013 - Cyclone Phailin struck southeastern India, spurring the country's largest evacuation in 23 years; there were 45 deaths related to the storm.
October 13
1970 - Typhoon Joan moved through the
Philippines, killing 768 people less than a week before another typhoon –
Kate – struck the country.
1992 - Typhoon Yvette(pictured) attained peak intensity with 1-minute sustained winds of 285 km/h (115 mph) and a minimum pressure of 915 hPa.
2018 - Hurricane Leslie transitioned into an
extratropical cyclone just before striking
Portugal; Leslie caused 17 fatalities and an estimated damage total of €424 million (US$500 million).
October 14
1982 - Typhoon Nancy with 1-minute sustained winds of 215 km/h (130 mph) makes landfall over northern
Luzon killing 128 people and damages of $58 million.
1998 - Typhoon Zeb(pictured) made landfall on northeastern
Luzon in the
Philippines having weakened from its peak intensity of 285
km/h (180
mph) winds. Zeb killed a total of 99 people and left about $800 million in damage.
2012 - Cyclone Anais reached peak intensity east of northern Madagascar, marking the earliest in a south-west Indian Ocean cyclone season for an intense tropical cyclone.
2014 - Hurricane Gonzalo(pictured) reached its peak strength, with 1-minute sustained winds of 230 km/h (145 mph). Gonzalo caused damages of $400 million (2014 USD), mostly on the island of
Bermuda.
2015 - Typhoon Koppu(pictured) made landfall in northern
Luzon of
Philippines. As a very severe typhoon, Koppu brought flooding where it had killed a total of 58 people and damages up to $235 million.
1983 - Hurricane Tico made landfall in
Mexico near the city of
Mazatlán. Tico killed at least nine people and was responsible for $66 million of damage.
1986 - Hurricane Roslyn weakens from a Category 4 hurricane as it re-curves towards
Mexico.
2004 - Typhoon Tokage(pictured) makes landfall over in
Japan just before it became extratropical which caused about $3 billion in damages.
2009 - Hurricane Neki(pictured) in the Central Pacific reaches peak intensity as a Category 3 major hurricane while located several miles west of
Hawaii.
October 22
1988 - Hurricane Joan struck southeastern
Nicaragua as a Category 4 hurricane, killing 216 people and leaving more than US$2 billion in damage.
1998 - Typhoon Babs hit the
Philippines eight days after
Typhoon Zeb. Babs killed 221 people in the Philippines and caused over $6.5 billion of damage, which prompted a
recession in the country.
2003 - Typhoon Ketsana(pictured), while east of the Philippines, reaches its peak strength as a Category 4 with 10-minute winds of 165 km/h (105 mph).
1988 - Typhoon Ruby made landfall in the
Philippines causing over $200 million in damage, and sinking a passenger ferry in the
Visayan Sea which killed 387 of the people on board.
2006 - Cyclone Xavier became the strongest recorded South Pacific tropical cyclone in the month of October, attaining 10 minute winds of 175 km/h (110 mph).
2018 - Typhoon Yutu(pictured) becomes the strongest typhoon to impact the
Mariana Islands with 1-minute sustained winds of 280 km/h (175 mph). Yutu later impacted the
Philippines, and combined damages were toppled to US$854 million.
October 25
1961 - Tropical Storm Harriet struck
Thailand, killing 935 people and becoming the nation's deadliest natural disaster on record.
2014 - Tropical Storm Hanna(pictured) makes landfall over in northeastern
Nicaragua, causing little to no damages. No fatalities were reported from Hanna.
October 28
1999 - The 1999 Odisha cyclone(pictured) reached its peak intensity with a central pressure of 912
hPa (
mbar), making it the most intense
tropical cyclone on record in the
North Indian Ocean. The storm made landfall in the
Indian state of
Odisha the next day killing about 10,000 people.
October 29
1998 - Hurricane Mitch(pictured) made landfall in
Honduras with its excessive rains causing severe
landslides and
flooding throughout
Central America. Mitch killed nearly 20,000 people and caused more than $5 billion of damage.
2020 - Typhoon Goni(pictured) made landfall over
Bicol Region,
Philippines with 10-minute sustained winds of 220 km/h (140 mph). Goni caused about
₱20 billion (US$369 million) in damages.