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January 9

1880: The Great Gale of 1880 struck the Pacific Northwest.

1975: The Great Storm of 1975 began causing blizzard conditions in the Central Plains while spawning tornadoes in the Southern United States. Over the next 3 days, more than 2 feet (61 cm) of snow would fall on some locations, while 45 tornadoes touched down. Twelve people were killed by the storm.

1998: Cyclone Katrina, a long-lived South Pacific tropical cyclone that meandered east of Australia for more than three weeks, reached peak intensity northwest of Vanuatu, with 1-minute maximum sustained winds of 165 km/h (105 mph).