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September 6

14 entries from the federal record fall on September 6, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1871Unnamed storm, category 1 near Levy County, FL
  2. 1916Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Horry County, SC
  3. 1958Ella, tropical storm near San Patricio County, TX
  4. 1996Fran, category 3 near Georgetown County, SC
  5. 2008Hanna, tropical storm near Horry County, SC

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1958F3, 2.9 mile path Barnes, ND

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2023Heat, 12 deaths Gila; La Paz; Maricopa; Pinal
  2. 2019Heat, 7 deaths Maricopa
  3. 2021Excessive Heat, 7 deaths Clark; Nye
  4. 1998Thunderstorm Wind, 3 deaths, $125 million Cayuga; Chenango; Delaware; Madison

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1980M5.0, near Benton, California Mineral County, NV

Wildfires

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

  1. 2020Bobcat Fire, 115,647 acres CA
  2. 2018Pole Creek Fire, 102,350 acres UT
  3. 2012Sheep Fire, 50,738 acres ID