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September 13

22 entries from the federal record fall on September 13, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1857Unnamed storm, category 2 near Brunswick County, NC
  2. 1865Unnamed storm, category 2 near Cameron Parish, LA
  3. 1897Unnamed storm, category 1 near Jefferson County, TX
  4. 1900Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Terrebonne Parish, LA
  5. 1903Unnamed storm, category 1 near Bay County, FL
  6. 1930Unnamed storm, category 1 near Dare County, NC
  7. 1936Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Cameron County, TX
  8. 1941Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Jefferson Parish, LA
  9. 1949Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Pamlico County, NC
  10. 2007Humberto, category 1 near Jefferson County, TX
  11. 2008Ike, category 2 near Galveston County, TX
  12. 2016Julia, tropical storm near St. Johns County, FL

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1971F3, 0.5 mile path Hampshire, MA
  2. 1974F3, 3.6 mile path Fort Bend, TX

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2018Tropical Storm, 9 deaths, $227 million Alamance; Anson; Chatham; Cumberland
  2. 2018Flood, 8 deaths, $389 million Beaufort; Carteret; Craven; Dare
  3. 2004Hurricane (Typhoon), 7 deaths, $4.0 billion Escambia; Okaloosa; Santa Rosa
  4. 2000Rip Current, 3 deaths New Hanover
  5. 2017Heavy Snow, 3 deaths, $3,000 Mineral; Missoula; Sanders
  6. 2004Hurricane (Typhoon), $2.5 billion Baldwin; Butler; Choctaw; Clarke

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1970M5.6, near Ferndale, California Humboldt County, CA

Wildfires

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

  1. 2014King Fire, 99,100 acres CA