September 23
17 entries from the federal record fall on September 23, across every year it covers.
Tropical cyclones
Storms at their strongest near the U.S. on this date.
- 1873Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Pinellas County, FL
- 1885Unnamed storm, category 1 near Nantucket County, MA
- 1886Unnamed storm, category 2 near Cameron County, TX
- 1897Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Dare County, NC
- 1920Unnamed storm, tropical storm near New Hanover County, NC
- 1941Unnamed storm, category 3 near Matagorda County, TX
- 1947Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Citrus County, FL
- 1975Eloise, category 3 near Okaloosa County, FL
- 1985Henri, tropical storm near Currituck County, NC
- 2023Ophelia, tropical storm near Carteret County, NC
Deadly and costly storms
- 2005High Wind, 5 deaths, $25,000 Douglas; Lyon; Storey; Washoe
- 2005Hurricane (Typhoon), 3 deaths, $160 million Brazoria; Chambers; Galveston; Harris
- 2005Hurricane (Typhoon), 1 deaths, $4.0 billion Acadia; Allen; Avoyelles; Beauregard
- 2005Hurricane (Typhoon), 1 deaths, $2.1 billion Hardin; Jasper; Jefferson; Newton
- 2005Storm Surge/Tide, $432 million Jefferson; Lafourche; Livingston; Orleans
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).
- 1910M6.0, Southwest of Cameron, Arizona Coconino County, AZ
- 1963M5.3, near Hemet, CA Riverside County, CA