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September 12

23 entries from the federal record fall on September 12, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1852Unnamed storm, category 1 near Sarasota County, FL
  2. 1892Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Vermilion Parish, LA
  3. 1973Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Jefferson County, TX
  4. 1979Frederic, category 4 near Plaquemines Parish, LA
  5. 1992Iniki, category 3 near Honolulu County, HI
  6. 2018Olivia, tropical storm near Hawaii County, HI

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1961F4, 1 mile path, 8 killed Galveston, TX
  2. 1961F3, 2 mile path, 5 killed Jackson, LA
  3. 1951F3, 24.4 mile path Pepin, WI; Dunn, WI
  4. 1961F3, 2 mile path Galveston, TX
  5. 1961F3, 0.5 mile path Liberty, TX
  6. 1961F3, 0.5 mile path Red River, TX
  7. 1982F3, 2 mile path Concordia, LA

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2008Storm Surge/Tide, 36 deaths, $13 billion Brazoria; Chambers; Fort Bend; Galveston
  2. 2008Flash Flood, 4 deaths, $32,000 Audrain; Boone; Callaway; Cole

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1966M5.9, near Truckee, California Nevada County, CA
  2. 1970M5.2, near Lytle Creek, CA San Bernardino County, CA
  3. 1986M6.5, near Akhiok, Alaska Kodiak Island Borough, AK
  4. 1994M6.1, near Carter Springs, Nevada Douglas County, NV
  5. 1994M5.1, near Mesa Vista, California Alpine County, CA

Wildfires

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

  1. 2021Knp Complex, 90,072 acres CA
  2. 2020Badger Fire, 86,896 acres ID
  3. 2015Valley Fire, 77,446 acres CA