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 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 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 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 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 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.
