August 14
17 entries from the federal record fall on August 14, across every year it covers.
Tropical cyclones
Storms at their strongest near the U.S. on this date.
- 1901Unnamed storm, category 1 near Plaquemines Parish, LA
- 1932Unnamed storm, category 4 near Galveston County, TX
- 1953Barbara, category 1 near Carteret County, NC
Tornadoes
Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.
- 1988F2, 26.6 mile path, 1 killed Ingham, MI; Livingston, MI
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).
- 1955M5.7, near Volcano, Hawaii Hawaii County, HI
- 1988M5.2, near Castle Dale, Utah Emery County, UT
Wildfires
Fires of 50,000 acres or more that began on this date.
- 2015Tunk Block Fire, 180,097 acres WA
- 2015Lime Belt Fire, 137,116 acres WA
- 2025Red Canyon Fire, 128,476 acres WY
- 2014Happy Camp Complex, 118,399 acres CA
- 2015Butte Creek Fire, 79,362 acres OR, WA
- 1996Cold Creek Fire, 72,898 acres WA
- 2011Big Hill Fire, 65,387 acres ID
- 2015Black Canyon Fire, 61,415 acres WA
- 1996Ackerson Complex (Ackerson), 58,227 acres CA
- 1996Tower Fire, 50,810 acres OR