September 5
23 entries from the federal record fall on September 5, across every year it covers.
Tropical cyclones
Storms at their strongest near the U.S. on this date.
- 1869Unnamed storm, category 1 near Plaquemines Parish, LA
- 1933Unnamed storm, category 3 near Cameron County, TX
- 1945Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Lee County, FL
- 1950Easy, category 3 near Levy County, FL
- 1977Babe, category 1 near Terrebonne Parish, LA
- 1980Danielle, tropical storm near Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
- 2002Edouard, tropical storm near Volusia County, FL
- 2004Frances, category 2 near Broward County, FL
- 2018Gordon, tropical storm near Jackson County, MS
Tornadoes
Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.
- 1979F3, 17.9 mile path, 1 killed Fairfax, VA
- 1979F3, 2.5 mile path Newport News city, VA
- 1979F2, 4.1 mile path, 1 killed Chester, PA
Deadly and costly storms
- 2024Heat, 11 deaths Pima; Pinal; Santa Cruz
- 1996Hurricane (Typhoon), 7 deaths Alamance; Anson; Chatham; Cumberland
- 1996Hurricane (Typhoon), 2 deaths, $180 million Pender
- 2004Tropical Storm, 1 deaths, $179 million Charlotte; Citrus; DeSoto; Hernando
- 2004High Wind, $127 million Hardee; Highlands; Polk; Sumter
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).
- 1928M5.0, near Twentynine Palms, California Riverside County, CA
- 1944M5.7, Massena, New York St. Lawrence County, NY
- 1962M5.0, near Magna, Utah Salt Lake County, UT
- 1972M5.2, near Volcano, Hawaii Hawaii County, HI
Wildfires
Fires of 50,000 acres or more that began on this date.
- 2020Creek Fire, 381,529 acres CA
- 2018Delta Fire, 63,688 acres CA