August 10
22 entries from the federal record fall on August 10, across every year it covers.
Tropical cyclones
Storms at their strongest near the U.S. on this date.
- 1856Unnamed storm, category 4 near Terrebonne Parish, LA
- 1917Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Washington County, RI
- 1957Bertha, tropical storm near Jefferson County, TX
- 1980Allen, category 3 near Cameron County, TX
- 1987Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Chambers County, TX
Tornadoes
Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.
- 1972F3, 0.1 mile path Yavapai, AZ
- 1974F3, 0.1 mile path Jasper, IL
- 1974F3, 0.1 mile path Coles, IL
- 1979F2, 9.7 mile path, 2 killed Worcester, MA
- 2011EF2, 5 mile path, 1 killed Mayes, OK; Cherokee, OK
Deadly and costly storms
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).
- 2001M5.2, near Blairsden, California Plumas County, CA
- 2005M5.0, near Weston, Colorado Colfax County, NM
Wildfires
Fires of 50,000 acres or more that began on this date.
- 2015Soda Fire, 282,664 acres ID, OR
- 1996Simnasho Fire, 118,426 acres OR
- 2015Cornet-Windy Ridge Fire, 102,480 acres OR
- 2021Boundary Fire, 97,976 acres ID
- 1986Blue Butte Fire, 62,430 acres ID
- 2008East Slide Rock Ridge Wfu Fire, 55,077 acres NV
- 2015Cougar Creek Fire, 51,849 acres WA