August 19
16 entries from the federal record fall on August 19, across every year it covers.
Tropical cyclones
Storms at their strongest near the U.S. on this date.
- 1856Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Currituck County, NC
- 1942Unnamed storm, category 1 near Terrebonne Parish, LA
- 1991Bob, category 3 near Norfolk city, VA
- 2008Fay, tropical storm near Palm Beach County, FL
Tornadoes
Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.
- 1968F4, 21.8 mile path, 2 killed Marinette, WI
- 1970F3, 2.3 mile path Erie, NY
- 1974F3, 0.1 mile path Logan, ND
- 2009EF3, 24.3 mile path Sangamon, IL; Logan, IL
- 2011EF1, 7.9 mile path, 1 killed Marinette, WI; Menominee, 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).
- 1959M5.0, near Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana Madison County, MT
- 1959M5.0, near West Yellowstone, Montana Park County, WY
Wildfires
Fires of 50,000 acres or more that began on this date.
- 1992Foothills Fire, 228,509 acres ID
- 2020Castle Fire, 174,347 acres CA
- 2020Dolan Fire, 124,343 acres CA
- 2003Bb Complex (Booth), 91,229 acres OR