Portal:Weather/On this day list/October 8
October 8[edit]
1871: A severe drought, strong winds, and warm temperatures contributed to one of the worst wildfire disasters in history, with the Great Chicago Fire, the Peshtigo Fire, and several other blazes killing more than 2,000 people in the Midwestern United States.
1881: The deadliest typhoon in history destroyed the port city of Haiphong, Vietnam (then Dai Nam), killing around 300,000 people.
1946: A hurricane made landfall near Tampa Bay, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 85 miles per hour (137 km/h). As of 2018 this was the last hurricane to directly hit the city.
1976: Hurricane Madeline made landfall near Zihuatanejo, Mexico, killing 7 people.
2009: Typhoon Melor made landfall near Tokyo, causing relatively minor damage.
2017: Hurricane Nate made landfall near Biloxi, Mississippi, causing relatively minor damage.