August 28
21 entries from the federal record fall on August 28, across every year it covers.
Tropical cyclones
Storms at their strongest near the U.S. on this date.
- 1881Unnamed storm, category 2 near Chatham County, GA
- 1911Unnamed storm, category 2 near Beaufort County, SC
- 1934Unnamed storm, category 1 near Brazoria County, TX
- 1952Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Brunswick County, NC
- 1971Doria, tropical storm near Sussex County, DE
- 1983Barry, category 1 near Cameron County, TX
- 1988Chris, tropical storm near Camden County, GA
Tornadoes
Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.
- 1990F5, 16.4 mile path, 29 killed Kendall, IL; Will, IL
- 1973F4, 9.8 mile path, 4 killed Columbia, NY; Berkshire, MA
- 1979F3, 38.3 mile path, 2 killed Mills, IA; Fremont, IA; Page, IA
- 1988F2, 0.8 mile path, 1 killed Clarendon, SC
- 1962F1, 0.5 mile path, 2 killed Cameron, LA
- 1988F1, 13 mile path, 1 killed Schuyler, NY; Tompkins, NY
Deadly and costly storms
- 2005Hurricane (Typhoon), 816 deaths, $17 billion Ascension; Assumption; East Baton Rouge; East Feliciana
- 2005Hurricane (Typhoon), 166 deaths, $7.3 billion Amite; Hancock; Harrison; Jackson
- 2021Hurricane (Typhoon), 30 deaths, $12 billion Ascension; Assumption; East Baton Rouge; Iberville
- 2018Heat, 8 deaths Maricopa
- 2011Flash Flood, 4 deaths Albany; Columbia; Dutchess; Fulton
- 2012Storm Surge/Tide, 3 deaths, $611 million Ascension; Assumption; East Baton Rouge; East Feliciana
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).
- 1943M5.3, near Big Bear Lake, CA San Bernardino County, CA
Wildfires
Fires of 50,000 acres or more that began on this date.
- 1999Willow Fire, 63,475 acres CA