November 8

13 entries from the federal record fall on November 8, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1893Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Dare County, NC

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1957F3, 46.9 mile path Wilson, NC; Edgecombe, NC; Bertie, NC
  2. 1963F3, 1 mile path Refugio, TX
  3. 1989F2, 0.8 mile path, 1 killed Wilcox, GA
  4. 1996F2, 4 mile path, 1 killed Dodge, GA

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1914M5.5, Santa Cruz Mountains, California Santa Clara County, CA
  2. 1980M7.2, Eureka, California Humboldt County, CA
  3. 1980M5.0, near Ferndale, California Humboldt County, CA
  4. 1980M5.0, near Ferndale, California Humboldt County, CA
  5. 1980M5.0, near Ferndale, California Humboldt County, CA
  6. 2023M5.2, Coalson Draw, Texas Reeves County, TX

Wildfires

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

  1. 2018Camp Fire, 153,619 acres CA
  2. 2018Woolsey Fire, 97,955 acres CA