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August 26

19 entries from the federal record fall on August 26, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1852Unnamed storm, category 3 near St. Bernard Parish, LA
  2. 1924Unnamed storm, category 2 near Dare County, NC
  3. 1998Bonnie, category 3 near Georgetown County, SC
  4. 2017Harvey, category 4 near Nueces County, TX

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1965F4, 4.7 mile path, 1 killed Black Hawk, IA; Benton, IA
  2. 2007EF4, 5 mile path, 1 killed Grand Forks, ND
  3. 1977F3, 26.3 mile path Cass, MN; Crow Wing, MN
  4. 2007EF3, 6 mile path Nelson, ND; Grand Forks, ND

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2020Hurricane (Typhoon), 23 deaths, $11 billion Acadia; Allen; Avoyelles; Beauregard
  2. 2017Flash Flood, 20 deaths, $5.3 billion Hardin; Jasper; Jefferson; Newton
  3. 2020Hurricane (Typhoon), 5 deaths, $1.7 billion Hardin; Jasper; Jefferson; Newton
  4. 2011Tropical Storm, 4 deaths, $393 million Beaufort; Carteret; Craven; Dare
  5. 2003Flash Flood, 3 deaths, $50,000 San Bernardino

Earthquakes

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

  1. 2003M5.0, near Volcano, Hawaii Hawaii County, HI
  2. 2012M5.3, near Brawley, CA Imperial County, CA
  3. 2012M5.4, near Brawley, CA Imperial County, CA

Wildfires

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

  1. 2009Station Fire, 165,285 acres CA
  2. 1996Upper Humboldt Complex (Dutch Flat), 71,010 acres NV
  3. 1996Quinn-Odell Fire, 58,691 acres NV