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September 27

24 entries from the federal record fall on September 27, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1861Unnamed storm, category 1 near Onslow County, NC
  2. 1875Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Bay County, FL
  3. 1898Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Palm Beach County, FL
  4. 1906Unnamed storm, category 2 near Jackson County, MS
  5. 1958Helene, category 4 near Dorchester County, SC
  6. 1984Isidore, tropical storm near Broward County, FL
  7. 1985Gloria, category 2 near Dare County, NC
  8. 2024Helene, category 4 near Taylor County, FL

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1959F4, 20.4 mile path, 1 killed Labette, KS; Craig, OK
  2. 2024EF3, 0.2 mile path Nash, NC
  3. 2004F2, 2 mile path, 1 killed Fairfield, SC

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2024Tropical Storm, 21 deaths, $184 million Aiken; Bamberg; Barnwell; Calhoun
  2. 2022Flood, 16 deaths, $1.1 billion Brevard; Indian River; Lake; Martin
  3. 2024Tropical Storm, 16 deaths, $126 million Abbeville; Anderson; Cherokee; Chester
  4. 2024Tropical Storm, 14 deaths, $750 million Burke; Columbia; Lincoln; McDuffie
  5. 2022Storm Surge/Tide, 12 deaths, $2.2 billion Broward; Collier; Glades; Hendry
  6. 2010Flood, 5 deaths, $2.7 million Beaufort; Carteret; Craven; Dare
  7. 2015Rip Current, 3 deaths Chatham

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1909M5.1, Wabash River Valley, Indiana Parke County, IN
  2. 1941M6.5, near Chignik, Alaska Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK
  3. 1949M6.6, near Bear Creek, Alaska Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK

Wildfires

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

  1. 2024Elk Fire, 98,842 acres WY
  2. 2020Glass Fire, 67,971 acres CA
  3. 2020Zogg Fire, 56,904 acres CA