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September 22

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

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1882Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Carteret County, NC
  2. 1889Unnamed storm, category 1 near Iberia Parish, LA
  3. 1920Unnamed storm, category 2 near Terrebonne Parish, LA
  4. 1948Unnamed storm, category 4 near Collier County, FL
  5. 1989Hugo, category 4 near Charleston County, SC
  6. 2000Helene, tropical storm near Jackson County, MS
  7. 2020Beta, tropical storm near Calhoun County, TX

Tornadoes

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

  1. 2006F4, 27.5 mile path Perry, MO; Jackson, IL
  2. 1965F3, 0.1 mile path Upshur, TX
  3. 1965F3, 0.8 mile path Montgomery, TX
  4. 1968F3, 4.7 mile path Sioux, IA
  5. 2001F3, 10 mile path Clay, NE; Fillmore, NE
  6. 2006F3, 3.5 mile path Massac, IL
  7. 2000F2, 4.8 mile path, 1 killed Allendale, SC; Barnwell, SC
  8. 1955F0, 0.1 mile path, 1 killed Barton, KS

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2006Flash Flood, 4 deaths, $1.1 million Anderson; Breckinridge; Bullitt; Butler

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1930M5.0, near Samoa, California Humboldt County, CA
  2. 1952M6.0, near Shelter Cove, California Humboldt County, CA
  3. 1966M5.3, near Caliente, Nevada Lincoln County, NV
  4. 1988M5.1, near Kekaha, Hawaii Kauai County, HI