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August 25

18 entries from the federal record fall on August 25, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1871Unnamed storm, category 2 near Indian River County, FL
  2. 1885Unnamed storm, category 2 near Charleston County, SC
  3. 1916Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Miami-Dade County, FL
  4. 1926Unnamed storm, category 3 near Terrebonne Parish, LA
  5. 2024Hone, category 1 near Hawaii County, HI

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1992F3, 9 mile path, 2 killed St. John the Baptist, LA
  2. 1965F3, 3 mile path Des Moines, IA
  3. 1969F3, 5.7 mile path Grafton, NH

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2017Flash Flood, 55 deaths, $41 billion Austin; Brazoria; Brazos; Burleson
  2. 2023Excessive Heat, 35 deaths La Paz; Maricopa; Pinal; Yuma
  3. 2023Excessive Heat, 15 deaths Cochise; Pima; Pinal; Santa Cruz
  4. 2021Excessive Heat, 13 deaths Gila; La Paz; Maricopa; Pinal
  5. 2019Excessive Heat, 7 deaths Gila; Maricopa; Pinal
  6. 2008Wildfire, 3 deaths, $15.0 million Ada; Canyon; Elmore; Gem
  7. 2017Hurricane (Typhoon), 3 deaths, $4.7 billion Aransas; Bee; Calhoun; Goliad

Wildfires

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

  1. 1984Hawk Creek Fire, 157,824 acres MT
  2. 1988Teepee Butte Fire, 59,518 acres ID, OR
  3. 1996Eblack Mtn Fire, 53,228 acres WY