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August 24

21 entries from the federal record fall on August 24, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1891Unnamed storm, category 1 near Miami-Dade County, FL
  2. 1918Unnamed storm, category 1 near Carteret County, NC
  3. 1947Unnamed storm, category 1 near Jefferson County, TX
  4. 1949Unnamed storm, category 2 near Brunswick County, NC
  5. 1992Andrew, category 4 near Miami-Dade County, FL
  6. 1992Lester, tropical storm near Santa Cruz County, AZ
  7. 1995Jerry, tropical storm near Osceola County, FL

Tornadoes

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

  1. 2006F3, 33 mile path, 1 killed Nicollet, MN; Le Sueur, MN
  2. 2006F3, 14 mile path McPherson, SD
  3. 2006F3, 24.5 mile path Hand, SD; Beadle, SD
  4. 2007EF3, 6.5 mile path Eaton, MI
  5. 2016EF3, 8.6 mile path Howard, IN
  6. 2016EF3, 5.2 mile path Allen, IN
  7. 2023EF2, 12 mile path, 2 killed Ingham, MI; Livingston, MI

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2020Excessive Heat, 5 deaths Pima; Pinal
  2. 2008Dense Fog, 3 deaths, $200,000 Yuma

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1983M5.5, near Ferndale, California Humboldt County, CA
  2. 2014M6.0, South Napa, California Napa County, CA

Wildfires

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

  1. 2000Jasper Fire, 82,243 acres SD
  2. 2011Hancock Complex, 71,576 acres OR
  3. 20110655 Razor Back East Fire, 65,339 acres OR