From NWS
1970: An early season snow storm struck far western and northwestern Iowa on October 8-9, with Sioux City reporting 5.1 inches which is their earliest ever accumulation of one inch or more of snow and their third-highest October snowfall on record. Other snowfall amounts across the area included 3.0 inches at Shenandoah, 4.0 inches at Logan and Rock Rapids, 4.5 inches at Sheldon, 5.0 inches at Castana and Le Mars, 6.0 inches at Onawa, and an amazing 9.0 inches at Hawarden which is the highest accumulation on record in Iowa for so early in the season. Over the rest of Iowa the storm system produced heavy rain with accumulations of 1 to 3 inches at most stations. Several locations in northeastern Iowa experienced their wettest October day on record on the 9th including Osage at 2.67 inches, Charles City at 3.22 inches, and New Hampton at 4.20 inches.

9 October 1963 → A 820-foot wall of water inundated the town of Longarone, Italy, killing almost 2,500 people after a massive landslide pushed a wave over a dam. 9 October 2001 → Hurricane Iris struck Belize as a category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 140 mph. Rainfall totals of 5-8 feet and storm surges of 13-18 feet were measured. It was the worst storm to hit the area in over 60 years. Thirty-one people were killed.

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