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September 28

15 entries from the federal record fall on September 28, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1874Unnamed storm, category 1 near Dorchester County, SC
  2. 1898Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Galveston County, TX
  3. 1901Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Franklin County, FL
  4. 1907Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Bay County, FL
  5. 1917Unnamed storm, category 3 near Plaquemines Parish, LA
  6. 1929Unnamed storm, category 3 near Miami-Dade County, FL
  7. 1998Georges, category 2 near Plaquemines Parish, LA
  8. 2022Ian, category 4 near Lee County, FL

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1972F4, 5.2 mile path Lake, IL
  2. 1986F4, 20 mile path Polk, IA; Jasper, IA
  3. 1971F3, 49.6 mile path Chippewa, WI; Clark, WI; Marathon, WI
  4. 1971F3, 78.4 mile path Marathon, WI; Langlade, WI; Oconto, WI

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2022Hurricane (Typhoon), 90 deaths, $13 billion Charlotte; Citrus; DeSoto; Hardee

Earthquakes

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

  1. 2004M6.0, Parkfield, California Monterey County, CA

Wildfires

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

  1. 1999Gun 2 Fire, 61,170 acres CA