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August 13

19 entries from the federal record fall on August 13, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1880Unnamed storm, category 4 near Cameron County, TX
  2. 1881Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Calhoun County, TX
  3. 1928Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Monroe County, FL
  4. 2004Charley, category 4 near Lee County, FL

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1952F4, 26.7 mile path Saunders, NE; Cass, NE
  2. 1952F3, 44.4 mile path Colfax, NE; Butler, NE
  3. 1956F3, 3.8 mile path Tazewell, IL
  4. 2004F2, 5 mile path, 3 killed Pender, NC

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2019Excessive Heat, 8 deaths Gila; La Paz; Maricopa; Pinal
  2. 2004Hurricane (Typhoon), 7 deaths, $5.4 billion Charlotte; DeSoto; Lee; Manatee
  3. 2011Thunderstorm Wind, 7 deaths, $998,000 Delaware; Hancock; Hendricks; Henry
  4. 2020Heat, 7 deaths Graham; Greenlee; Pima; Pinal
  5. 2004High Wind, 4 deaths, $1.3 billion Orange; Osceola; Seminole
  6. 2004Hurricane (Typhoon), 2 deaths, $52.0 million Volusia
  7. 2004High Wind, 1 deaths, $929 million Hardee; Highlands; Polk

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1978M5.1, Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara County, CA
  2. 2007M5.4, near Fern Forest, Hawaii Hawaii County, HI

Wildfires

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

  1. 2015North Star Fire, 218,484 acres WA
  2. 2020Cameron Peak Fire, 208,743 acres CO