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August 27

17 entries from the federal record fall on August 27, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1890Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Terrebonne Parish, LA
  2. 1893Unnamed storm, category 3 near Brevard County, FL
  3. 1945Unnamed storm, category 3 near Aransas County, TX
  4. 1949Unnamed storm, category 4 near Palm Beach County, FL
  5. 1955Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Orleans Parish, LA
  6. 1964Cleo, category 2 near Monroe County, FL
  7. 2011Irene, category 1 near Jones County, NC
  8. 2020Laura, category 4 near Cameron Parish, LA

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1994F3, 10 mile path, 2 killed Eau Claire, WI
  2. 1994F3, 10.5 mile path, 2 killed Adams, WI
  3. 2016EF3, 3 mile path Traill, ND
  4. 1964F2, 0.1 mile path, 2 killed Pima, AZ

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2011Flood, 7 deaths, $797 million Atlantic; Burlington; Camden; Cape May
  2. 2005Hurricane (Typhoon), $1.0 billion Baldwin; Choctaw; Mobile; Washington
  3. 2005Hurricane (Typhoon), $250 million George; Greene; Perry; Stone

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1904M7.3, Central Alaska Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK

Wildfires

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

  1. 1996Coxs Well Fire, 219,407 acres ID