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August 12

28 entries from the federal record fall on August 12, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1939Unnamed storm, category 1 near St. Lucie County, FL
  2. 1955Connie, category 2 near Carteret County, NC
  3. 1968Dolly, tropical storm near Dare County, NC
  4. 2004Bonnie, tropical storm near Okaloosa County, FL

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1974F4, 5 mile path Delaware, IA
  2. 1974F4, 2 mile path Iowa, IA
  3. 2010EF3, 5 mile path, 1 killed Burke, ND; Ward, ND
  4. 1956F3, 5.1 mile path Poweshiek, IA
  5. 1956F3, 23.4 mile path Marshall, IN; Kosciusko, IN
  6. 1985F2, 22 mile path, 2 killed Monroe, WI; Juneau, WI
  7. 2005F2, 1.5 mile path, 2 killed Campbell, WY
  8. 1976F1, 0.3 mile path, 1 killed Pinellas, FL

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2020Excessive Heat, 43 deaths Gila; La Paz; Maricopa; Pinal
  2. 2002Heat, 10 deaths Allegany; Anne Arundel; Baltimore; Calvert
  3. 2001Heat, 3 deaths St. Louis city
  4. 2000Flash Flood, $179 million Hunterdon; Morris; Sussex; Warren

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1998M5.1, near Ridgemark, California San Benito County, CA

Wildfires

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

  1. 2012Rush Fire, 307,085 acres CA, NV
  2. 2004Hodzana River Fire, 187,702 acres AK
  3. 2015Canyon Creek Complex, 109,753 acres OR
  4. 2017Oak Fire, 95,627 acres CA
  5. 2015Tepee Springs Fire, 94,816 acres ID
  6. 2001Spaulding Fire, 76,288 acres NV
  7. 2001Buffalo Complex (Hot Lake), 74,109 acres NV
  8. 2015County Line 2 Fire, 68,167 acres OR
  9. 2015Bear Creek Fire, 60,768 acres MT
  10. 2001Rex Creek Complex (Rex Creek), 54,461 acres WA
  11. 2017Norse Peak Fire, 50,992 acres WA