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September 2

14 entries from the federal record fall on September 2, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1967Katrina, tropical storm near Yuma County, AZ
  2. 1998Earl, category 1 near St. Bernard Parish, LA
  3. 2016Hermine, category 1 near Franklin County, FL

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1984F3, 15.6 mile path Sanilac, MI; St. Clair, MI
  2. 2002F3, 16 mile path Rusk, WI

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2020Excessive Heat, 15 deaths Gila; La Paz; Maricopa; Pinal
  2. 2017Heat, 4 deaths Clark

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1992M5.9, near Washington, Utah Washington County, UT
  2. 2011M6.9, near Atka, Alaska Aleutians West Census Area, AK
  3. 2017M5.3, near Soda Springs, Idaho Caribou County, ID

Wildfires

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

  1. 2024Rail Ridge Fire, 181,109 acres OR
  2. 2006Pigeon Fire, 100,893 acres CA
  3. 2024Red Rock Fire, 88,339 acres ID
  4. 2020Sarpy Fire, 51,605 acres MT