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September 18

20 entries from the federal record fall on September 18, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1854Unnamed storm, category 2 near Galveston County, TX
  2. 1863Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Onslow County, NC
  3. 1877Unnamed storm, category 1 near Plaquemines Parish, LA
  4. 1926Unnamed storm, category 4 near Miami-Dade County, FL
  5. 1936Unnamed storm, category 2 near Dare County, NC
  6. 1957Esther, tropical storm near Terrebonne Parish, LA
  7. 2003Isabel, category 2 near Dare County, NC

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1954F3, 0.1 mile path, 2 killed St. Lucie, FL
  2. 1997F3, 17 mile path, 1 killed Morrison, MN; Mille Lacs, MN
  3. 1986F3, 7 mile path Jewell, KS; Republic, KS; Nuckolls, NE

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2003Hurricane (Typhoon), 4 deaths, $18.0 million Charles City; Greensville; New Kent; Prince George
  2. 2003Tropical Storm, 3 deaths, $45.1 million Amelia; Brunswick; Caroline; Chesterfield
  3. 2003Hurricane (Typhoon), 2 deaths, $639 million Accomack; Essex; Gloucester; Isle of Wight
  4. 2003Tropical Storm, 1 deaths, $1.1 billion Anne Arundel; Baltimore; Calvert; Charles
  5. 2003Tropical Storm, $125 million District of Columbia
  6. 2003Storm Surge/Tide, $98.0 million Caroline; Cecil; Kent; Queen Anne's
  7. 2004Flash Flood, $100 million Luzerne

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1945M5.1, near Crescent Valley, Nevada Eureka County, NV
  2. 2004M5.4, near Benton, California Mono County, CA
  3. 2004M5.3, near Benton, California Mono County, CA