1918: Forest fires ravaged parts of Minnesota from the Duluth area northeastward, claiming the lives of 600 people. Smoke spread to Albany NY and Washington D.C. in 24 hours. Smoke was noted at Charleston SC on the 14th, and by the 15th was reported in northeastern Texas.

1962: A Columbus Day windstorm occurred in the Pacific Northwest. It was probably the most damaging windstorm of record west of the Cascade Mountains. Winds reached hurricane force, with gusts above 100 mph. More than 3.5 billion board feet of timber was blown down, and communications were severely disrupted due to downed power lines. The storm claimed 48 lives, and caused 210 million dollars damage.

1962: Powerful low pressure caused sustained winds of greater than 150mph on the Oregon coast with gusts of 179mph. This event is referred to as the Columbus Day Windstorm which killed 46 people. The storm was an equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane.

1979: The world's lowest barometric pressure on record, 25.63", occurred in Super Typhoon Tip with 190mph winds. Gale force winds extended 1,350 miles out from the eye making it the largest tropical cyclone on record.