July 27
27 entries from the federal record fall on July 27, across every year it covers.
Tropical cyclones
Storms at their strongest near the U.S. on this date.
- 1887Unnamed storm, category 1 near Okaloosa County, FL
- 1926Unnamed storm, category 2 near Broward County, FL
- 1936Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Lafourche Parish, LA
- 1943Unnamed storm, category 2 near Galveston County, TX
- 1978Fico, category 1 near Honolulu County, HI
- 2020Douglas, category 1 near Kauai County, HI
Tornadoes
Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.
- 1994F3, 2 mile path, 3 killed Montgomery, PA
- 1972F3, 2.3 mile path Lincoln, NE
- 1987F3, 30 mile path Goodhue, MN; Rice, MN
- 1994F3, 4 mile path Chester, PA
- 1995F3, 20 mile path Buchanan, IA; Delaware, IA
- 2014EF3, 4.7 mile path Campbell, TN; Claiborne, TN
Deadly and costly storms
- 2022Flash Flood, 40 deaths, $35,000 Bell; Breathitt; Clay; Estill
- 2019Excessive Heat, 25 deaths Maricopa
- 2021Heat, 7 deaths Maricopa
- 1997Heat, 5 deaths Montgomery; Philadelphia
- 2011Flash Flood, 5 deaths, $7.8 million Carroll; Jo Daviess; Stephenson
- 2003Flash Flood, $67.3 million Mahoning; Portage; Stark; Summit
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).
- 1902M5.8, Near Los Alamos, California Santa Barbara County, CA
- 1980M5.0, near Sharpsburg, Kentucky Bath County, KY
- 2001M6.6, near Kokhanok, Alaska Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK
Wildfires
Fires of 50,000 acres or more that began on this date.
- 2018Ranch Fire, 426,721 acres CA
- 2012Halstead Fire, 190,122 acres ID
- 2013Colockum Tarps Fire, 79,313 acres WA
- 2021P F Fire, 66,446 acres MT
- 2023Clear Creek Fire, 54,386 acres AK
- 2018Perry Fire, 53,748 acres NV