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September 8

20 entries from the federal record fall on September 8, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1854Unnamed storm, category 3 near Volusia County, FL
  2. 1869Unnamed storm, category 3 near Washington County, RI
  3. 1934Unnamed storm, category 1 near Pender County, NC
  4. 1947Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Plaquemines Parish, LA
  5. 1957Debbie, tropical storm near Walton County, FL
  6. 1974Carmen, category 3 near Vermilion Parish, LA

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1969F3, 0.8 mile path Harris, TX

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2017Hurricane (Typhoon), 15 deaths, $2.0 billion Charlotte; Citrus; DeSoto; Hardee
  2. 2018Heat, 5 deaths La Paz; Maricopa; Yuma

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1910M7.0, near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West Census Area, AK
  2. 1984M5.1, near Challis, Idaho Custer County, ID

Wildfires

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

  1. 2020Holiday Farm Fire, 174,243 acres OR
  2. 2020Slater Fire, 157,657 acres CA, OR
  3. 2020Riverside Fire, 138,087 acres OR
  4. 2020Archie Creek Fire, 131,781 acres OR
  5. 2012Barker Canyon Complex, 85,893 acres WA
  6. 2012Table Mountain Complex, 65,891 acres WA
  7. 1994Baby Dean Fire, 61,933 acres MT
  8. 2024Bridge Fire, 54,509 acres CA
  9. 2020Brattain Fire, 51,484 acres OR