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August 5

23 entries from the federal record fall on August 5, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

Storms at their strongest near the U.S. on this date.

  1. 1933Unnamed storm, category 1 near Kenedy County, TX
  2. 2002Bertha, tropical storm near Plaquemines Parish, LA
  3. 2008Edouard, tropical storm near Cameron Parish, LA
  4. 2024Debby, category 1 near Dixie County, FL

Tornadoes

Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.

  1. 1956F3, 0.1 mile path, 2 killed Trumbull, OH; Mahoning, OH
  2. 1960F3, 10.3 mile path, 1 killed Valley, NE
  3. 1979F3, 5.7 mile path Ogle, IL
  4. 2006F3, 4 mile path Roseau, MN

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2007Heat, 14 deaths Carroll; Chester; Crockett; Decatur
  2. 1996Heat, 5 deaths Cook
  3. 2010Rip Current, 4 deaths Alger; Marquette
  4. 2019Excessive Heat, 4 deaths Pima; Pinal
  5. 1998Heat, 3 deaths Harris
  6. 2013Flash Flood, 3 deaths, $19.3 million Barry; Camden; Christian; Dade

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).

  1. 1930M5.0, near Toro Canyon, California Santa Barbara County, CA

Wildfires

Fires of 50,000 acres or more that began on this date.

  1. 2012Holloway Fire, 457,680 acres NV, OR
  2. 1999Sadler Complex, 183,801 acres NV
  3. 1999Eureka Complex (Trail Canyon), 106,164 acres NV
  4. 2012Flat Top 2 Fire, 102,417 acres ID
  5. 2012Cave Canyon Fire, 84,831 acres ID
  6. 2012Lost Fire, 57,661 acres NV
  7. 2005School Fire, 51,669 acres WA
  8. 2006Stone 2 Fire, 50,659 acres ID