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August 7

23 entries from the federal record fall on August 7, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1894Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Baldwin County, AL
  2. 1928Unnamed storm, category 2 near Broward County, FL
  3. 1940Unnamed storm, category 2 near Jefferson County, TX
  4. 1959Dot, category 1 near Kauai County, HI
  5. 1963Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Honolulu County, HI
  6. 1964Abby, tropical storm near Matagorda County, TX

Tornadoes

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

  1. 2010EF4, 5 mile path Richland, ND; Wilkin, MN
  2. 1952F3, 4.7 mile path Russell, KS; Lincoln, KS
  3. 1960F3, 4.7 mile path Ottawa, OK
  4. 1994F3, 4.5 mile path Osceola, IA
  5. 2021EF3, 9.4 mile path Grant, WI
  6. 2023EF3, 16 mile path Lewis, NY
  7. 1972F1, 0.1 mile path, 1 killed Steuben, NY

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2021Heat, 17 deaths Maricopa
  2. 2023Heat, 11 deaths Cochise; Pima
  3. 2000Heat, 5 deaths Philadelphia
  4. 2019Heat, 5 deaths Maricopa
  5. 2016Heat, 4 deaths Clark
  6. 2000Flash Flood, 3 deaths, $1.0 million Crawford
  7. 2000Heat, 3 deaths Clay; Jackson; Platte

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1952M5.0, near Grapevine, CA Kern County, CA

Wildfires

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

  1. 2000Katesbasin Fire, 141,297 acres WY
  2. 2013Beaver Creek Fire, 111,308 acres ID