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August 29

23 entries from the federal record fall on August 29, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1880Unnamed storm, category 2 near Brevard County, FL
  2. 1909Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Palm Beach County, FL
  3. 1962Alma, category 1 near Washington County, RI
  4. 1978Debra, tropical storm near Jefferson County, TX
  5. 2004Gaston, category 1 near Charleston County, SC
  6. 2005Katrina, category 3 near Plaquemines Parish, LA
  7. 2012Isaac, category 1 near Lafourche Parish, LA
  8. 2021Ida, category 4 near Lafourche Parish, LA

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1964F4, 15.8 mile path Kossuth, IA
  2. 1992F3, 28 mile path, 1 killed Waushara, WI
  3. 1964F3, 21.9 mile path Scotland, NC; Richmond, NC
  4. 2005F2, 5.5 mile path, 1 killed Heard, GA; Carroll, GA
  5. 1978F1, 21.3 mile path, 1 killed Copiah, MS

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2005Hurricane (Typhoon), 15 deaths, $5.9 billion Adams; Attala; Bolivar; Carroll
  2. 2021Heat, 12 deaths Maricopa
  3. 2022Excessive Heat, 9 deaths La Paz; Maricopa; Yuma
  4. 2000Heat, 3 deaths Austin; Brazoria; Brazos; Burleson
  5. 2005Storm Surge/Tide, $31 billion Jefferson; Lafourche; Orleans; Plaquemines
  6. 2005Storm Surge/Tide, $11 billion Hancock; Harrison; Jackson

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1941M5.5, near Denio, Nevada Humboldt County, NV
  2. 1983M5.2, near San Simeon, California Monterey County, CA

Wildfires

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

  1. 2012Wellnitz Fire, 77,396 acres NE, SD
  2. 2012West Ash Fire, 55,218 acres NE