1986

765 tornadoes, 3 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 60+ large wildfires, 21 notable earthquakes. 24 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 15.

01

Tornadoes

765 recorded; 24 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

1. Texas132
2. Nebraska54
3. Florida53
4. Oklahoma47
5. Iowa42
6. Mississippi35
7. South Dakota34
8. Kansas32

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1986

Date	Rating	Where	Path, mi	Killed
Jul 28, 1986	F4	Dixon, Dakota, Woodbury	52.5	0
Mar 12, 1986	F4	Lauderdale, Kemper	23.0	0
Sep 28, 1986	F4	Polk, Jasper	20.0	0
Mar 12, 1986	F3	Pickens	16.0	2
Feb 5, 1986	F3	Harris	5.0	2
Apr 19, 1986	F3	Nolan	4.5	1
Nov 25, 1986	F3	Coffee, Dale, Barbour	44.0	0
Mar 10, 1986	F3	Morgan, Johnson, Marion	35.0	0
Mar 12, 1986	F3	Smith, Jasper, Newton	32.0	0
Jul 4, 1986	F3	Marinette, Menominee	24.3	0
May 14, 1986	F3	Archer, Clay	20.0	0
Oct 14, 1986	F3	Brunswick	12.0	0
Feb 6, 1986	F3	Bradley, Polk, McMinn	10.0	0
Jun 26, 1986	F3	Bottineau	8.0	0
Mar 10, 1986	F3	Randolph	7.6	0
May 7, 1986	F3	Hemphill	7.0	0
Sep 18, 1986	F3	Jewell, Republic, Nuckolls	7.0	0
Mar 12, 1986	F3	Lamar	6.0	0
Oct 14, 1986	F3	Charlotte	5.0	0
May 8, 1986	F3	Oklahoma	4.0	0
Apr 20, 1986	F3	Cumberland	3.0	0
Mar 12, 1986	F3	Marion	2.5	0
May 15, 1986	F3	Branch	1.2	0
Oct 1, 1986	F3	Doddridge	1.0	0
Jul 2, 1986	F2	Onslow	1.5	3
Mar 10, 1986	F2	Fayette, Madison, Pickaway	28.0	1
Apr 26, 1986	F2	Lyon, Nobles	18.5	1
Mar 10, 1986	F2	Shelby, Hancock	17.8	1
Mar 10, 1986	F2	Huron	8.0	1
Mar 10, 1986	F2	Muskingum	5.0	1
May 15, 1986	F2	Scott	4.0	1
Aug 15, 1986	F2	St. Lawrence	0.2	1
Jul 15, 1986	F2	Barry, Calhoun	42.5	0
Apr 28, 1986	F2	Shiawassee, Saginaw	26.5	0
Sep 18, 1986	F2	Morgan	25.0	0
Apr 7, 1986	F2	Greenwood, Woodson	22.6	0
Apr 12, 1986	F2	Lincoln, Lawrence	21.8	0
May 19, 1986	F2	Hoke, Cumberland	19.0	0
Aug 6, 1986	F2	Blaine, Thomas	19.0	0
Jul 18, 1986	F2	Deuel	17.0	0
Oct 14, 1986	F2	Sussex, Prince George	16.0	0
Mar 12, 1986	F2	Clarke, Lauderdale	14.0	0
Mar 18, 1986	F2	Yazoo, Humphreys, Holmes	14.0	0
Jul 18, 1986	F2	Hamlin	14.0	0
Mar 10, 1986	F2	Washington, Scott	12.0	0
Apr 26, 1986	F2	Turner, Lincoln	12.0	0
Aug 26, 1986	F2	Eaton, Ingham	10.6	0
Jul 18, 1986	F2	Perkins	10.5	0
Oct 3, 1986	F2	Miller, Cole	10.0	0
Feb 2, 1986	F2	Parker	10.0	0
Mar 10, 1986	F2	Shelby	10.0	0
Apr 26, 1986	F2	Thayer	10.0	0
Apr 26, 1986	F2	Lyon	9.5	0
Oct 3, 1986	F2	Mercer	9.0	0
Nov 7, 1986	F2	Jackson	9.0	0
Mar 11, 1986	F2	Parker	9.0	0
May 15, 1986	F2	New Madrid, Scott	9.0	0
Sep 28, 1986	F2	Jefferson	9.0	0
Sep 29, 1986	F2	McLean, Livingston	9.0	0
Nov 26, 1986	F2	Pike	8.0	0
Feb 5, 1986	F2	Waller, Harris	8.0	0
Mar 12, 1986	F2	Amite, Pike, Lincoln	8.0	0
May 7, 1986	F2	Hemphill	8.0	0
Jun 11, 1986	F2	Fond du Lac	8.0	0
Sep 26, 1986	F2	Wagoner	8.0	0
Sep 10, 1986	F2	Oakland	7.7	0
Mar 12, 1986	F2	Marion	7.5	0
Mar 12, 1986	F2	Cullman, Marshall	7.0	0
Mar 10, 1986	F2	Clinton	6.0	0
Mar 10, 1986	F2	Brown	6.0	0
Jul 28, 1986	F2	Brule	6.0	0
Mar 19, 1986	F2	Cobb	5.7	0
Sep 29, 1986	F2	Genesee	5.6	0
Jun 26, 1986	F2	Monroe	5.5	0
Nov 20, 1986	F2	Wilkinson	5.0	0
Nov 8, 1986	F2	Tishomingo	5.0	0
Mar 10, 1986	F2	Hancock	5.0	0
Mar 18, 1986	F2	Jackson, Ouachita	5.0	0
Apr 13, 1986	F2	Kearney	5.0	0
Apr 26, 1986	F2	Lincoln	5.0	0
Apr 7, 1986	F2	Mayes	5.0	0
Apr 8, 1986	F2	Jones	5.0	0
May 15, 1986	F2	Edgar	5.0	0
Jun 29, 1986	F2	Polk	5.0	0
Aug 26, 1986	F2	Adams	5.0	0
Sep 29, 1986	F2	Oklahoma	5.0	0
Oct 1, 1986	F2	Fayette	4.5	0
Mar 10, 1986	F2	Henry	4.0	0
Apr 13, 1986	F2	Tulsa	4.0	0
Jul 18, 1986	F2	Hennepin, Anoka	4.0	0
Jul 28, 1986	F2	Calhoun	4.0	0
Aug 7, 1986	F2	Providence	4.0	0
Sep 3, 1986	F2	Barron	4.0	0
Sep 29, 1986	F2	Van Buren	3.8	0
Mar 10, 1986	F2	Fayette	3.5	0
Jul 28, 1986	F2	Aurora	3.5	0
Jul 12, 1986	F2	Defiance	3.3	0
May 14, 1986	F2	Kiowa	3.0	0
Aug 26, 1986	F2	Lorain	3.0	0
Feb 5, 1986	F2	Harris	2.5	0
Sep 24, 1986	F2	Woodford	2.5	0
Oct 14, 1986	F2	Prince George	2.0	0
Feb 8, 1986	F2	Polk	2.0	0
Mar 14, 1986	F2	Alachua	2.0	0
Apr 12, 1986	F2	Franklin	2.0	0
Jun 15, 1986	F2	Griggs	2.0	0
Jun 29, 1986	F2	Guthrie	2.0	0
Jun 7, 1986	F2	Fremont	2.0	0
Jun 8, 1986	F2	Adams	2.0	0
Sep 18, 1986	F2	Webster	2.0	0
Sep 24, 1986	F2	Tehama	2.0	0
Sep 29, 1986	F2	Rogers	2.0	0
Sep 29, 1986	F2	Tazewell	2.0	0
Jul 28, 1986	F2	Douglas	1.9	0
Apr 3, 1986	F2	Custer	1.5	0
Jul 4, 1986	F2	Oneida	1.5	0
Aug 9, 1986	F2	Lee	1.5	0
Jun 19, 1986	F2	Cass	1.3	0
Jun 8, 1986	F2	Denver, Arapahoe	1.1	0
Mar 10, 1986	F2	Butler	1.0	0
Jun 29, 1986	F2	Guthrie	1.0	0
Jul 13, 1986	F2	Clarke	1.0	0
Aug 20, 1986	F2	Wayne	1.0	0
Sep 18, 1986	F2	Clay	1.0	0
Aug 26, 1986	F2	Barry	0.6	0
Jun 17, 1986	F2	Hyde	0.5	0
Jul 26, 1986	F2	Ulster	0.5	0
Sep 23, 1986	F2	Armstrong	0.5	0
Sep 30, 1986	F2	Crawford	0.5	0
May 13, 1986	F2	Snohomish	0.3	0
Jun 27, 1986	F2	Webster	0.3	0
Mar 19, 1986	F2	Blount	0.2	0
May 15, 1986	F2	Vanderburgh	0.2	0
May 15, 1986	F2	Daviess	0.2	0
Sep 28, 1986	F2	Floyd	0.2	0
Oct 1, 1986	F2	Delaware	0.1	0
May 4, 1986	F2	Musselshell	0.1	0
Jun 15, 1986	F2	Griggs	0.1	0
Jul 12, 1986	F2	Preble	0.1	0
Sep 29, 1986	F2	Oklahoma	0.1	0
Mar 17, 1986	F1	Greer, Beckham, Washita	34.0	0
Nov 26, 1986	F1	Coffee, Dale	21.0	0
May 16, 1986	F1	Smith	18.0	0
Jun 10, 1986	F1	Ottawa	18.0	0
Jul 13, 1986	F1	Lycoming, Sullivan	17.0	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Stoddard, Scott	15.0	0
May 6, 1986	F1	Morris, Geary	15.0	0
Jun 10, 1986	F1	Madison, Franklin	15.0	0
Mar 10, 1986	F1	Mercer	14.0	0
Aug 5, 1986	F1	Macon, Shelby	13.0	0
Jun 16, 1986	F1	Cheshire, Hillsborough	12.0	0
Jul 13, 1986	F1	Oswego, Onondaga	11.0	0
Oct 1, 1986	F1	Harmon	10.0	0
Oct 2, 1986	F1	Benton	10.0	0
Mar 18, 1986	F1	Noxubee	10.0	0
May 24, 1986	F1	Winston, Cullman	10.0	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Crawford	9.0	0
May 16, 1986	F1	Clay	9.0	0
Apr 20, 1986	F1	Cumberland	8.0	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Coles	8.0	0
Jun 21, 1986	F1	Garfield	8.0	0
Feb 10, 1986	F1	Ware, Pierce	7.0	0
Apr 26, 1986	F1	Kiowa	7.0	0
May 8, 1986	F1	Oklahoma	7.0	0
Jul 12, 1986	F1	Wells, Adams	7.0	0
Aug 1, 1986	F1	Kiowa, Barber	7.0	0
Aug 8, 1986	F1	Providence, Worcester	7.0	0
Mar 18, 1986	F1	Marion	6.8	0
Mar 10, 1986	F1	Hardin	6.0	0
May 14, 1986	F1	Jackson	6.0	0
May 14, 1986	F1	Jackson	6.0	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Johnson	6.0	0
Aug 25, 1986	F1	Lee	6.0	0
Jul 29, 1986	F1	Codington	5.9	0
Jul 25, 1986	F1	Genesee	5.7	0
Apr 12, 1986	F1	Lawrence, Walthall	5.2	0
Nov 26, 1986	F1	Montgomery, Macon	5.0	0
Mar 10, 1986	F1	Wyandot, Crawford	5.0	0
Mar 18, 1986	F1	Sharkey, Yazoo	5.0	0
May 16, 1986	F1	Alfalfa	5.0	0
May 21, 1986	F1	Oneida	5.0	0
Jul 29, 1986	F1	Holt	5.0	0
Jul 1, 1986	F1	Harnett	5.0	0
May 17, 1986	F1	Branch	4.9	0
Feb 10, 1986	F1	Pierce	4.8	0
Mar 8, 1986	F1	Fresno	4.0	0
Apr 12, 1986	F1	Jefferson	4.0	0
Aug 7, 1986	F1	Middlesex	4.0	0
Sep 29, 1986	F1	Lincoln	4.0	0
Feb 10, 1986	F1	Ware	3.8	0
Sep 10, 1986	F1	Calhoun	3.8	0
Apr 20, 1986	F1	Clark	3.5	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Edgar	3.5	0
May 30, 1986	F1	Iron, Washington	3.5	0
Jun 10, 1986	F1	Highland	3.5	0
Jun 11, 1986	F1	Lauderdale	3.5	0
Aug 7, 1986	F1	Carroll, York	3.5	0
Mar 18, 1986	F1	Union	3.0	0
Apr 19, 1986	F1	Nolan	3.0	0
May 8, 1986	F1	Logan	3.0	0
Jun 15, 1986	F1	Nicollet	3.0	0
Jul 29, 1986	F1	Antelope	3.0	0
Sep 24, 1986	F1	Butte	3.0	0
Nov 8, 1986	F1	Prentiss	2.5	0
Mar 10, 1986	F1	Marion	2.5	0
Mar 18, 1986	F1	Hinds	2.5	0
Jul 19, 1986	F1	Lapeer	2.3	0
Oct 2, 1986	F1	Oklahoma	2.0	0
Mar 14, 1986	F1	Lake	2.0	0
Mar 14, 1986	F1	Marion	2.0	0
Apr 3, 1986	F1	Lincoln	2.0	0
Apr 8, 1986	F1	Clarke	2.0	0
May 14, 1986	F1	Okfuskee	2.0	0
May 16, 1986	F1	Hardeman	2.0	0
May 16, 1986	F1	Oklahoma	2.0	0
May 17, 1986	F1	Latimer	2.0	0
May 17, 1986	F1	Sequoyah	2.0	0
May 19, 1986	F1	Latah	2.0	0
May 27, 1986	F1	Allen	2.0	0
Jun 10, 1986	F1	Adams, Clay	2.0	0
Jun 21, 1986	F1	St. Louis, Carlton	2.0	0
Jun 22, 1986	F1	Licking	2.0	0
Jun 8, 1986	F1	Adams	2.0	0
Jun 8, 1986	F1	Adams	2.0	0
Jul 4, 1986	F1	Crook	2.0	0
Aug 10, 1986	F1	Elmore	2.0	0
Aug 2, 1986	F1	Clarke	2.0	0
Sep 18, 1986	F1	Platte	2.0	0
Aug 8, 1986	F1	Presque Isle	1.7	0
Oct 29, 1986	F1	Brevard	1.5	0
Feb 17, 1986	F1	Tunica	1.5	0
Apr 13, 1986	F1	Hall	1.5	0
May 8, 1986	F1	Kingman	1.5	0
Jul 28, 1986	F1	Douglas	1.5	0
Aug 6, 1986	F1	Walworth	1.5	0
Aug 7, 1986	F1	York	1.5	0
Mar 18, 1986	F1	Benton	1.3	0
Sep 29, 1986	F1	Genesee	1.3	0
Mar 12, 1986	F1	Tallahatchie	1.2	0
Mar 14, 1986	F1	Onslow	1.2	0
Mar 16, 1986	F1	Orange	1.2	0
Mar 18, 1986	F1	Copiah	1.2	0
Apr 4, 1986	F1	Pike	1.2	0
May 14, 1986	F1	Tillman, Kiowa	1.1	0
Oct 4, 1986	F1	Doddridge	1.0	0
Nov 4, 1986	F1	Angelina	1.0	0
Dec 31, 1986	F1	Palm Beach	1.0	0
Feb 10, 1986	F1	Jackson	1.0	0
Feb 17, 1986	F1	Tunica	1.0	0
Feb 5, 1986	F1	Harris	1.0	0
Mar 12, 1986	F1	Sabine	1.0	0
Mar 12, 1986	F1	DeSoto	1.0	0
Mar 12, 1986	F1	Lincoln	1.0	0
Mar 12, 1986	F1	Kemper	1.0	0
Mar 14, 1986	F1	Marion	1.0	0
Mar 14, 1986	F1	Volusia	1.0	0
Apr 19, 1986	F1	Ellis	1.0	0
Apr 3, 1986	F1	Dawson	1.0	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Lee	1.0	0
May 18, 1986	F1	Monroe	1.0	0
May 27, 1986	F1	Allen	1.0	0
May 8, 1986	F1	Kingman	1.0	0
Jun 12, 1986	F1	Natrona	1.0	0
Jun 16, 1986	F1	Sullivan	1.0	0
Jun 26, 1986	F1	Wilkin	1.0	0
Jun 28, 1986	F1	Chowan	1.0	0
Jul 21, 1986	F1	Amite	1.0	0
Jul 26, 1986	F1	Franklin	1.0	0
Jul 26, 1986	F1	Chippewa	1.0	0
Jul 28, 1986	F1	Clay	1.0	0
Jul 9, 1986	F1	Yuma	1.0	0
Aug 25, 1986	F1	Park	1.0	0
Aug 1, 1986	F1	Baca	1.0	0
Sep 29, 1986	F1	LaSalle	1.0	0
Sep 5, 1986	F1	Covington	1.0	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Trumbull	0.8	0
May 18, 1986	F1	Clarke	0.8	0
Jul 11, 1986	F1	Dane	0.8	0
Feb 5, 1986	F1	Hopkins	0.7	0
Apr 7, 1986	F1	Jasper	0.7	0
Jun 26, 1986	F1	Benzie	0.7	0
Aug 2, 1986	F1	Macomb	0.7	0
Aug 2, 1986	F1	Weld	0.7	0
Nov 18, 1986	F1	Pinal	0.5	0
Nov 20, 1986	F1	Pike	0.5	0
Feb 11, 1986	F1	Polk	0.5	0
Feb 5, 1986	F1	Hopkins	0.5	0
Feb 5, 1986	F1	Franklin	0.5	0
Feb 5, 1986	F1	Franklin	0.5	0
Feb 5, 1986	F1	Titus	0.5	0
Mar 12, 1986	F1	Nelson	0.5	0
Mar 14, 1986	F1	Wake	0.5	0
Apr 13, 1986	F1	Kearney	0.5	0
Apr 3, 1986	F1	Dawson	0.5	0
Apr 7, 1986	F1	Jasper	0.5	0
Apr 7, 1986	F1	Crawford	0.5	0
Apr 7, 1986	F1	Cherokee	0.5	0
Apr 7, 1986	F1	McDonald	0.5	0
May 10, 1986	F1	Buffalo	0.5	0
May 12, 1986	F1	Weld	0.5	0
May 12, 1986	F1	Cheyenne	0.5	0
May 14, 1986	F1	Garvin	0.5	0
May 14, 1986	F1	Yuma	0.5	0
May 14, 1986	F1	Yuma	0.5	0
May 14, 1986	F1	Yuma	0.5	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Stoddard	0.5	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Crowley	0.5	0
May 16, 1986	F1	Piatt	0.5	0
May 16, 1986	F1	Garvin	0.5	0
May 16, 1986	F1	Pottawatomie	0.5	0
May 21, 1986	F1	Franklin	0.5	0
Jun 13, 1986	F1	Kit Carson	0.5	0
Jun 21, 1986	F1	Carlton	0.5	0
Jun 21, 1986	F1	Sawyer	0.5	0
Jun 24, 1986	F1	Twin Falls	0.5	0
Jun 8, 1986	F1	Kiowa	0.5	0
Jun 9, 1986	F1	Pemiscot	0.5	0
Jun 9, 1986	F1	Screven	0.5	0
Jun 9, 1986	F1	Pemiscot	0.5	0
Jun 9, 1986	F1	Pemiscot	0.5	0
Jun 9, 1986	F1	Lincoln	0.5	0
Jul 11, 1986	F1	Hall	0.5	0
Jul 13, 1986	F1	Decatur	0.5	0
Jul 25, 1986	F1	Screven	0.5	0
Aug 24, 1986	F1	Power	0.5	0
Aug 26, 1986	F1	Kalamazoo	0.5	0
Aug 3, 1986	F1	Lincoln	0.5	0
Aug 6, 1986	F1	Nottoway	0.5	0
Aug 7, 1986	F1	Providence	0.5	0
Sep 26, 1986	F1	Clark	0.5	0
Sep 29, 1986	F1	Orleans	0.5	0
Oct 2, 1986	F1	Andrews	0.3	0
Mar 13, 1986	F1	Appling	0.3	0
Apr 12, 1986	F1	Richland	0.3	0
Apr 12, 1986	F1	Tensas	0.3	0
Apr 13, 1986	F1	York	0.3	0
Apr 19, 1986	F1	Winn	0.3	0
Apr 4, 1986	F1	Caddo	0.3	0
Apr 8, 1986	F1	Oglethorpe	0.3	0
May 10, 1986	F1	Leflore	0.3	0
Jun 10, 1986	F1	Ashtabula	0.3	0
Jun 26, 1986	F1	Dawson	0.3	0
Jun 29, 1986	F1	Polk	0.3	0
Jun 29, 1986	F1	Polk	0.3	0
Jun 30, 1986	F1	Hancock	0.3	0
Jul 11, 1986	F1	Loup	0.3	0
Jul 24, 1986	F1	Hall	0.3	0
Aug 2, 1986	F1	Wayne	0.3	0
Sep 24, 1986	F1	Dewey	0.3	0
Mar 18, 1986	F1	Adair	0.2	0
Apr 19, 1986	F1	McLennan	0.2	0
Apr 19, 1986	F1	Hill	0.2	0
Apr 19, 1986	F1	Limestone	0.2	0
Apr 20, 1986	F1	Marion	0.2	0
Apr 4, 1986	F1	Bowie	0.2	0
Apr 4, 1986	F1	Van Zandt	0.2	0
May 11, 1986	F1	Carter	0.2	0
May 11, 1986	F1	Steele, Traill	0.2	0
May 11, 1986	F1	Grand Forks	0.2	0
May 12, 1986	F1	McLeod	0.2	0
May 14, 1986	F1	Oklahoma	0.2	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Dubois	0.2	0
May 16, 1986	F1	Comanche	0.2	0
May 16, 1986	F1	Caddo	0.2	0
May 17, 1986	F1	Bell	0.2	0
May 7, 1986	F1	Rush	0.2	0
Jun 10, 1986	F1	Iowa	0.2	0
Jun 10, 1986	F1	Iowa	0.2	0
Jun 20, 1986	F1	Mille Lacs	0.2	0
Jun 21, 1986	F1	Hooker	0.2	0
Jun 21, 1986	F1	Clay	0.2	0
Jun 29, 1986	F1	Grant	0.2	0
Jun 9, 1986	F1	Weld	0.2	0
Jun 9, 1986	F1	Pemiscot	0.2	0
Jul 11, 1986	F1	Hardin	0.2	0
Jul 17, 1986	F1	McLean	0.2	0
Jul 24, 1986	F1	Vilas	0.2	0
Aug 10, 1986	F1	Nacogdoches	0.2	0
Aug 14, 1986	F1	Marion	0.2	0
Aug 17, 1986	F1	Brown	0.2	0
Aug 23, 1986	F1	Fulton	0.2	0
Aug 2, 1986	F1	Castro	0.2	0
Aug 6, 1986	F1	Thomas	0.2	0
Aug 7, 1986	F1	Carroll	0.2	0
Sep 22, 1986	F1	Johnson	0.2	0
Sep 30, 1986	F1	Runnels	0.2	0
Sep 5, 1986	F1	Webster	0.2	0
Sep 5, 1986	F1	Webster	0.2	0
Oct 2, 1986	F1	Upton	0.1	0
Mar 10, 1986	F1	Nelson	0.1	0
Mar 11, 1986	F1	Love	0.1	0
Mar 12, 1986	F1	Hardin	0.1	0
Mar 12, 1986	F1	Nicholas	0.1	0
Apr 26, 1986	F1	Jackson	0.1	0
Apr 30, 1986	F1	De Witt	0.1	0
Apr 7, 1986	F1	Greenwood	0.1	0
May 8, 1986	F1	Jasper	0.1	0
Jun 21, 1986	F1	Monroe	0.1	0
Jun 27, 1986	F1	De Soto	0.1	0
Jun 27, 1986	F1	Webster	0.1	0
Jun 27, 1986	F1	Webster	0.1	0
Jun 27, 1986	F1	Webster	0.1	0
Jun 29, 1986	F1	Sioux	0.1	0
Jul 11, 1986	F1	Carter	0.1	0
Jul 24, 1986	F1	Platte	0.1	0
Jul 28, 1986	F1	O'Brien	0.1	0
Aug 7, 1986	F1	Delaware	0.1	0
Sep 16, 1986	F1	Plymouth	0.1	0
Sep 24, 1986	F1	Stanley	0.1	0
Sep 28, 1986	F1	Clay	0.1	0
Sep 29, 1986	F1	Cook	0.1	0
May 16, 1986	F0	Swisher, Briscoe	22.0	0
Jun 18, 1986	F0	Martin, Howard	17.0	0
Oct 1, 1986	F0	Steuben, Williams	16.0	0
Jun 13, 1986	F0	Platte	15.0	0
Jul 6, 1986	F0	McHenry, Lake	12.0	0
May 16, 1986	F0	Briscoe	11.0	0
Oct 2, 1986	F0	Logan	5.0	0
Feb 8, 1986	F0	Volusia	5.0	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Vermillion, Fountain	5.0	0
May 16, 1986	F0	Foard	5.0	0
May 16, 1986	F0	Foard	5.0	0
May 4, 1986	F0	Hale	4.0	0
Jun 30, 1986	F0	Ford	4.0	0
Jul 28, 1986	F0	Madison	4.0	0
May 14, 1986	F0	Randall	3.0	0
May 28, 1986	F0	Clark	3.0	0
Jun 4, 1986	F0	Cass	3.0	0
Nov 7, 1986	F0	San Jacinto, Polk	2.0	0
Nov 9, 1986	F0	Jim Wells, Nueces	2.0	0
Dec 23, 1986	F0	Marion	2.0	0
Mar 20, 1986	F0	Duval	2.0	0
May 20, 1986	F0	Orange	2.0	0
May 20, 1986	F0	Manatee	2.0	0
Jun 12, 1986	F0	Pinellas	2.0	0
Jun 20, 1986	F0	Dare	2.0	0
Jun 7, 1986	F0	Goshen	2.0	0
Jun 8, 1986	F0	Laramie	2.0	0
Aug 15, 1986	F0	Lincoln	2.0	0
Sep 24, 1986	F0	Mellette	1.5	0
Jun 29, 1986	F0	Davison	1.2	0
Dec 31, 1986	F0	Palm Beach	1.0	0
Mar 11, 1986	F0	Stephens	1.0	0
Mar 14, 1986	F0	St. Johns	1.0	0
Mar 14, 1986	F0	Flagler	1.0	0
Mar 14, 1986	F0	Volusia	1.0	0
Mar 14, 1986	F0	Broward	1.0	0
Apr 13, 1986	F0	Republic	1.0	0
May 14, 1986	F0	Nowata	1.0	0
May 14, 1986	F0	Pasco	1.0	0
May 14, 1986	F0	Baylor	1.0	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Huron	1.0	0
May 17, 1986	F0	Goliad	1.0	0
May 17, 1986	F0	Victoria	1.0	0
May 20, 1986	F0	Pinellas	1.0	0
May 7, 1986	F0	Hemphill	1.0	0
May 8, 1986	F0	Tillman	1.0	0
Jun 13, 1986	F0	Laramie	1.0	0
Jun 28, 1986	F0	Gates	1.0	0
Jun 8, 1986	F0	Goshen	1.0	0
Jul 5, 1986	F0	Polk	1.0	0
Jul 5, 1986	F0	Pine	1.0	0
Aug 12, 1986	F0	Columbia	1.0	0
Aug 13, 1986	F0	Lane	1.0	0
Aug 25, 1986	F0	Levy	1.0	0
Aug 28, 1986	F0	Broward	1.0	0
Aug 28, 1986	F0	St. Lucie	1.0	0
Aug 28, 1986	F0	Martin	1.0	0
Aug 29, 1986	F0	Camas	1.0	0
Aug 1, 1986	F0	Manatee	1.0	0
Sep 10, 1986	F0	Saline	1.0	0
Sep 22, 1986	F0	Brown	1.0	0
Sep 23, 1986	F0	DeSoto	1.0	0
Sep 23, 1986	F0	Cape May	1.0	0
Sep 8, 1986	F0	Broward	1.0	0
May 26, 1986	F0	Pickett	0.8	0
Feb 17, 1986	F0	Williamson	0.7	0
Mar 18, 1986	F0	Holmes	0.6	0
Nov 18, 1986	F0	Pinal	0.5	0
Nov 8, 1986	F0	Holmes	0.5	0
Dec 23, 1986	F0	Seminole	0.5	0
Dec 31, 1986	F0	St. Lucie	0.5	0
Feb 15, 1986	F0	Tulare	0.5	0
Feb 5, 1986	F0	Bowie	0.5	0
Feb 7, 1986	F0	Miami-Dade	0.5	0
Feb 8, 1986	F0	Pasco	0.5	0
Feb 8, 1986	F0	Manatee	0.5	0
Mar 11, 1986	F0	Eastland	0.5	0
Mar 14, 1986	F0	Flagler	0.5	0
Mar 14, 1986	F0	Onslow	0.5	0
Apr 27, 1986	F0	Reno	0.5	0
May 14, 1986	F0	Stanton	0.5	0
May 16, 1986	F0	Custer	0.5	0
May 9, 1986	F0	Polk	0.5	0
May 9, 1986	F0	Polk	0.5	0
Jun 16, 1986	F0	Otsego	0.5	0
Jun 19, 1986	F0	Polk	0.5	0
Jun 20, 1986	F0	Hyde	0.5	0
Jun 26, 1986	F0	Palm Beach	0.5	0
Jun 28, 1986	F0	Citrus	0.5	0
Jun 3, 1986	F0	Polk	0.5	0
Jun 3, 1986	F0	Pinellas	0.5	0
Jun 7, 1986	F0	Nassau	0.5	0
Jun 8, 1986	F0	Palm Beach	0.5	0
Aug 10, 1986	F0	Marion	0.5	0
Aug 20, 1986	F0	Moffat	0.5	0
Aug 22, 1986	F0	Russell	0.5	0
Aug 24, 1986	F0	Cassia	0.5	0
Aug 1, 1986	F0	Manatee	0.5	0
Aug 2, 1986	F0	Cimarron	0.5	0
Aug 9, 1986	F0	Todd	0.5	0
Aug 9, 1986	F0	Fremont	0.5	0
Sep 26, 1986	F0	Canyon	0.5	0
Sep 26, 1986	F0	Sawyer	0.5	0
Sep 2, 1986	F0	Lee	0.5	0
Mar 12, 1986	F0	Bolivar	0.4	0
Mar 12, 1986	F0	Henry	0.3	0
Apr 7, 1986	F0	Crawford	0.3	0
Apr 7, 1986	F0	Neosho	0.3	0
May 14, 1986	F0	Stanton	0.3	0
Jun 26, 1986	F0	Otter Tail	0.3	0
Aug 9, 1986	F0	Minnehaha	0.3	0
Oct 1, 1986	F0	Ward	0.2	0
Oct 1, 1986	F0	Hall	0.2	0
Oct 1, 1986	F0	Collingsworth	0.2	0
Oct 3, 1986	F0	Crane	0.2	0
Oct 7, 1986	F0	Cameron	0.2	0
Nov 8, 1986	F0	Bolivar	0.2	0
Feb 19, 1986	F0	Merced	0.2	0
Feb 3, 1986	F0	Santa Cruz	0.2	0
Feb 5, 1986	F0	Little River	0.2	0
Mar 10, 1986	F0	San Mateo	0.2	0
Apr 17, 1986	F0	Lincoln	0.2	0
Apr 18, 1986	F0	Erath	0.2	0
Apr 19, 1986	F0	Jones	0.2	0
Apr 19, 1986	F0	Palo Pinto	0.2	0
Apr 19, 1986	F0	Coleman	0.2	0
Apr 19, 1986	F0	Comanche	0.2	0
Apr 19, 1986	F0	Harrison	0.2	0
Apr 19, 1986	F0	Cass	0.2	0
Apr 25, 1986	F0	Fisher	0.2	0
Apr 26, 1986	F0	Turner	0.2	0
Apr 3, 1986	F0	Hawaii	0.2	0
Apr 4, 1986	F0	Bowie	0.2	0
Apr 4, 1986	F0	Bowie	0.2	0
Apr 4, 1986	F0	Fannin	0.2	0
Apr 6, 1986	F0	Terry	0.2	0
Apr 6, 1986	F0	Bailey	0.2	0
Apr 7, 1986	F0	Marion, Chase	0.2	0
May 10, 1986	F0	Harper	0.2	0
May 11, 1986	F0	Emmons	0.2	0
May 11, 1986	F0	Emmons	0.2	0
May 11, 1986	F0	Stutsman	0.2	0
May 12, 1986	F0	McLeod	0.2	0
May 13, 1986	F0	Nolan	0.2	0
May 13, 1986	F0	Nolan	0.2	0
May 13, 1986	F0	Nolan	0.2	0
May 13, 1986	F0	Nolan	0.2	0
May 13, 1986	F0	Jones	0.2	0
May 13, 1986	F0	Dent	0.2	0
May 13, 1986	F0	Mitchell	0.2	0
May 13, 1986	F0	Nolan	0.2	0
May 13, 1986	F0	Honolulu	0.2	0
May 14, 1986	F0	Dallam	0.2	0
May 14, 1986	F0	Armstrong	0.2	0
May 14, 1986	F0	Montague	0.2	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Boone	0.2	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Posey	0.2	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Vanderburgh	0.2	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Stoddard	0.2	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Stoddard	0.2	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Pope	0.2	0
May 16, 1986	F0	Macon	0.2	0
May 16, 1986	F0	Sangamon	0.2	0
May 16, 1986	F0	Sangamon	0.2	0
May 16, 1986	F0	Swisher	0.2	0
May 16, 1986	F0	Hall	0.2	0
May 16, 1986	F0	Donley	0.2	0
May 16, 1986	F0	Washita	0.2	0
May 16, 1986	F0	Hardeman	0.2	0
May 16, 1986	F0	Wilbarger	0.2	0
May 16, 1986	F0	Hardeman	0.2	0
May 16, 1986	F0	Wilbarger	0.2	0
May 16, 1986	F0	Caddo	0.2	0
May 16, 1986	F0	Wilbarger	0.2	0
May 16, 1986	F0	Tillman	0.2	0
May 16, 1986	F0	Lincoln	0.2	0
May 16, 1986	F0	Haskell	0.2	0
May 17, 1986	F0	Falls	0.2	0
May 17, 1986	F0	McLennan	0.2	0
May 17, 1986	F0	Allegan	0.2	0
May 17, 1986	F0	Runnels	0.2	0
May 24, 1986	F0	Howard	0.2	0
May 24, 1986	F0	Midland	0.2	0
May 24, 1986	F0	Stonewall	0.2	0
May 29, 1986	F0	Lynn	0.2	0
May 31, 1986	F0	Tom Green	0.2	0
May 1, 1986	F0	Clark	0.2	0
May 6, 1986	F0	Coleman	0.2	0
May 7, 1986	F0	Tom Green	0.2	0
May 7, 1986	F0	Hemphill	0.2	0
May 7, 1986	F0	Stonewall	0.2	0
May 7, 1986	F0	Lipscomb	0.2	0
May 7, 1986	F0	Lipscomb	0.2	0
May 8, 1986	F0	Comanche	0.2	0
May 9, 1986	F0	Dallas, Polk	0.2	0
May 9, 1986	F0	Dallas, Polk	0.2	0
May 9, 1986	F0	Polk, Dallas	0.2	0
Jun 15, 1986	F0	Wells	0.2	0
Jun 15, 1986	F0	Barnes	0.2	0
Jun 16, 1986	F0	Jones	0.2	0
Jun 16, 1986	F0	Taylor	0.2	0
Jun 16, 1986	F0	Callahan	0.2	0
Jun 17, 1986	F0	Hyde	0.2	0
Jun 18, 1986	F0	Martin	0.2	0
Jun 18, 1986	F0	Martin	0.2	0
Jun 18, 1986	F0	Howard	0.2	0
Jun 20, 1986	F0	Dare	0.2	0
Jun 21, 1986	F0	Douglas	0.2	0
Jun 22, 1986	F0	Freeborn	0.2	0
Jun 26, 1986	F0	Bottineau	0.2	0
Jun 26, 1986	F0	Otter Tail	0.2	0
Jun 27, 1986	F0	Dunn	0.2	0
Jun 29, 1986	F0	Teton	0.2	0
Jun 30, 1986	F0	Moore	0.2	0
Jun 30, 1986	F0	Morton	0.2	0
Jun 30, 1986	F0	Morton	0.2	0
Jun 30, 1986	F0	Morton	0.2	0
Jun 2, 1986	F0	Hale	0.2	0
Jun 2, 1986	F0	Hale	0.2	0
Jun 2, 1986	F0	Midland	0.2	0
Jun 4, 1986	F0	Bailey	0.2	0
Jun 4, 1986	F0	Bailey	0.2	0
Jun 4, 1986	F0	Lamb	0.2	0
Jun 4, 1986	F0	Hale	0.2	0
Jun 4, 1986	F0	Bailey	0.2	0
Jun 4, 1986	F0	Franklin	0.2	0
Jun 4, 1986	F0	Crosby	0.2	0
Jun 4, 1986	F0	Fannin	0.2	0
Jun 4, 1986	F0	Fannin	0.2	0
Jun 4, 1986	F0	Fannin	0.2	0
Jun 6, 1986	F0	Hill	0.2	0
Jun 6, 1986	F0	McIntosh	0.2	0
Jun 7, 1986	F0	Haskell	0.2	0
Jun 8, 1986	F0	Donley	0.2	0
Jun 8, 1986	F0	Donley	0.2	0
Jun 9, 1986	F0	Angelina	0.2	0
Jul 10, 1986	F0	Nelson	0.2	0
Jul 10, 1986	F0	Steele	0.2	0
Jul 10, 1986	F0	Cass	0.2	0
Jul 10, 1986	F0	Cass	0.2	0
Jul 11, 1986	F0	Ramsey	0.2	0
Jul 11, 1986	F0	Runnels	0.2	0
Jul 11, 1986	F0	Concho	0.2	0
Jul 12, 1986	F0	Jefferson	0.2	0
Jul 12, 1986	F0	Armstrong	0.2	0
Jul 15, 1986	F0	Lenawee	0.2	0
Jul 17, 1986	F0	Richland	0.2	0
Jul 21, 1986	F0	San Bernardino	0.2	0
Jul 26, 1986	F0	Charleston	0.2	0
Jul 27, 1986	F0	Wells	0.2	0
Jul 27, 1986	F0	Polk	0.2	0
Jul 27, 1986	F0	Ward	0.2	0
Jul 27, 1986	F0	Ward	0.2	0
Jul 27, 1986	F0	Ward	0.2	0
Jul 28, 1986	F0	Union	0.2	0
Jul 28, 1986	F0	Clay	0.2	0
Jul 28, 1986	F0	Crawford	0.2	0
Jul 29, 1986	F0	Stutsman	0.2	0
Jul 31, 1986	F0	Dawson	0.2	0
Jul 31, 1986	F0	Kimball	0.2	0
Jul 1, 1986	F0	Harnett	0.2	0
Jul 1, 1986	F0	Lea	0.2	0
Jul 8, 1986	F0	Decatur	0.2	0
Jul 8, 1986	F0	Decatur	0.2	0
Aug 15, 1986	F0	Midland	0.2	0
Aug 31, 1986	F0	Wayne	0.2	0
Aug 9, 1986	F0	Minnehaha	0.2	0
Sep 14, 1986	F0	Whitman	0.2	0
Sep 22, 1986	F0	Brown	0.2	0
Sep 22, 1986	F0	Hockley	0.2	0
Sep 22, 1986	F0	Hockley	0.2	0
Sep 28, 1986	F0	Winnebago	0.2	0
Sep 28, 1986	F0	Wayne	0.2	0
Sep 2, 1986	F0	Archer	0.2	0
Sep 9, 1986	F0	Salt Lake	0.2	0
Oct 1, 1986	F0	Washita	0.1	0
Oct 1, 1986	F0	Kiowa	0.1	0
Oct 2, 1986	F0	Logan	0.1	0
Nov 4, 1986	F0	Cameron	0.1	0
Feb 5, 1986	F0	Dawson	0.1	0
Mar 12, 1986	F0	Fleming	0.1	0
Mar 19, 1986	F0	Plaquemines	0.1	0
Apr 13, 1986	F0	Buffalo	0.1	0
Apr 13, 1986	F0	Hall	0.1	0
Apr 17, 1986	F0	Keith	0.1	0
Apr 26, 1986	F0	Kiowa	0.1	0
Apr 26, 1986	F0	Seward	0.1	0
Apr 26, 1986	F0	Crawford	0.1	0
Apr 27, 1986	F0	Sherburne	0.1	0
Apr 3, 1986	F0	Lincoln	0.1	0
Apr 3, 1986	F0	Lincoln	0.1	0
Apr 3, 1986	F0	York	0.1	0
Apr 7, 1986	F0	Woodson	0.1	0
Apr 7, 1986	F0	Cherokee	0.1	0
Apr 7, 1986	F0	Crawford	0.1	0
May 10, 1986	F0	Kearney	0.1	0
May 10, 1986	F0	Buffalo	0.1	0
May 10, 1986	F0	Kearney	0.1	0
May 10, 1986	F0	Kearney	0.1	0
May 10, 1986	F0	Knox	0.1	0
May 10, 1986	F0	Decatur	0.1	0
May 16, 1986	F0	Cottle	0.1	0
May 18, 1986	F0	Madison	0.1	0
May 8, 1986	F0	Monroe	0.1	0
May 8, 1986	F0	Lyman	0.1	0
May 8, 1986	F0	Polk	0.1	0
May 8, 1986	F0	Plymouth	0.1	0
May 8, 1986	F0	Brookings	0.1	0
May 9, 1986	F0	Dallas	0.1	0
May 9, 1986	F0	Dallas	0.1	0
May 9, 1986	F0	Dallas	0.1	0
May 9, 1986	F0	Dallas	0.1	0
May 9, 1986	F0	Dallas	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1986	F0	Douglas	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1986	F0	Douglas	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1986	F0	Chautauqua	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1986	F0	O'Brien	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1986	F0	Lucas	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1986	F0	Marion	0.1	0
Jun 21, 1986	F0	Custer	0.1	0
Jun 28, 1986	F0	Knox	0.1	0
Jun 29, 1986	F0	Hutchinson	0.1	0
Jun 3, 1986	F0	Meade	0.1	0
Jun 6, 1986	F0	McPherson	0.1	0
Jun 6, 1986	F0	Edmunds	0.1	0
Jun 7, 1986	F0	Scotts Bluff	0.1	0
Jul 12, 1986	F0	Dodge	0.1	0
Jul 12, 1986	F0	Dodge	0.1	0
Jul 14, 1986	F0	Palm Beach	0.1	0
Jul 17, 1986	F0	Brown	0.1	0
Jul 18, 1986	F0	Perkins	0.1	0
Jul 25, 1986	F0	Clare	0.1	0
Jul 28, 1986	F0	Cedar	0.1	0
Jul 1, 1986	F0	Warrick	0.1	0
Jul 2, 1986	F0	Hitchcock	0.1	0
Jul 5, 1986	F0	Clay	0.1	0
Jul 6, 1986	F0	Cowley	0.1	0
Aug 10, 1986	F0	Luzerne	0.1	0
Aug 20, 1986	F0	Bertie	0.1	0
Aug 23, 1986	F0	St. John the Baptist	0.1	0
Aug 26, 1986	F0	Genesee	0.1	0
Aug 31, 1986	F0	Brown	0.1	0
Aug 3, 1986	F0	Bell	0.1	0
Aug 5, 1986	F0	Jefferson	0.1	0
Aug 7, 1986	F0	Chittenden	0.1	0
Sep 16, 1986	F0	Hitchcock	0.1	0
Sep 24, 1986	F0	Medina	0.1	0
Sep 24, 1986	F0	Jones	0.1	0
Sep 26, 1986	F0	Ionia	0.1	0
Sep 26, 1986	F0	Tulsa	0.1	0
Sep 26, 1986	F0	Oakland	0.1	0
Sep 28, 1986	F0	Webster	0.1	0
Sep 29, 1986	F0	Logan	0.1	0
Sep 4, 1986	F0	Chaves	0.1	0

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02

Tropical cyclones

Storms whose tracks came within 100 miles of a U.S. county.

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1986

Storm	Peak	Counties ≤50 mi	States
Andrew	Tropical storm	0	—
Bonnie	Category 1	17	LA, TX
Charley	Category 1	35	DE, MD, NC, VA

03

Largest wildfires

The 60 largest fires mapped by satellite in 1986.

Largest wildfires of 1986

Fire	Began	Acres	Where
Blue Butte Fire	Aug 10, 1986	62,430	Owyhee, Elmore
Eureka Ck Fire	Jun 29, 1986	45,315	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Bissell Ck Fire	Aug 10, 1986	40,816	Payette, Gem
Van Dusen Fire	Aug 10, 1986	39,868	Gem, Payette
Twinpeaks Fire	Jul 4, 1986	34,622	Millard
Bacon Camp Fire	Aug 1, 1986	34,461	Harney
Tub Mtn Fire	Aug 7, 1986	26,988	Malheur
Unnamed Fire	Mar 26, 1986	25,753	Pueblo
Ringer Fire	Aug 7, 1986	24,299	Payette, Washington
Big Lake Fire	Jun 25, 1986	23,848	Owyhee
Georgeway Fire	Aug 2, 1986	22,732	Washington, Payette, Gem
West Anderson Fire	Aug 10, 1986	19,684	Boise
Mcewen Fire	Aug 10, 1986	18,786	Malheur
Usaf 2 Fire	Jun 28, 1986	17,402	Nye, Lincoln
Fyu N 37 Fire	Jul 4, 1986	17,159	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Dck Sw 47 Fire	May 31, 1986	16,892	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
National Fire	Jun 24, 1986	16,588	Humboldt
Pocum Fire	Jun 3, 1986	16,409	Mohave
Unnamed Fire	May 12, 1986	16,383	San Diego, Orange
Unnamed Fire	Jan 28, 1986	16,134	Charlotte
Dorsey Bt Fire	Aug 7, 1986	15,810	Elmore, Ada
Preble Fire	Aug 10, 1986	14,956	Humboldt
Joseph Canyon 1 Fire	Aug 11, 1986	14,387	Asotin, Wallowa
Pumpkin Creek Fire	Aug 12, 1986	13,871	Wallowa
Willow Creek Complex	Aug 7, 1986	13,650	Elmore
Cik N 40 Fire	Jul 1, 1986	13,410	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Abert Fire	Aug 1, 1986	13,044	Lake
Sheep Head Fire	Jun 24, 1986	12,599	Owyhee
Blueberry Fire	Jun 15, 1986	12,529	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Hose Lay Fire	Aug 10, 1986	12,179	Juab
Cik E 30 Fire	Jul 1, 1986	11,991	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Juniper Fire	Aug 3, 1986	11,889	Owyhee, Elko
Goodrich Fire	Aug 10, 1986	11,224	Adams, Washington
Rock Qryii Fire	Aug 7, 1986	11,222	Washington, Payette
Porcupine Fire	Jun 15, 1986	11,045	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Hand Meadows Fire	Aug 11, 1986	10,977	Idaho
Little Granite Fire	Aug 11, 1986	10,967	Idaho, Wallowa
Deer Fire	Sep 9, 1986	10,959	Fresno
Unnamed Fire	Oct 6, 1986	10,143	Klamath
Long Tom Fire	Aug 7, 1986	10,103	Elmore
Bradley Fire	Nov 10, 1986	10,102	Ventura
Indian Ck Fire	Aug 7, 1986	10,078	Payette
Chaos Fire	Aug 8, 1986	9,682	Juab, Tooele
Hog Ck Fire	Aug 2, 1986	9,437	Washington, Gem
Star Lake Fire	Sep 3, 1986	8,873	Jefferson
Wickahoney Fire	Aug 10, 1986	8,826	Owyhee
Oak Grove Fire	Jun 19, 1986	8,531	Washington
Sunflower Fire	Aug 2, 1986	8,237	Baker
Huckleberry Fire	Aug 2, 1986	8,045	Baker
Cik E 24 Fire	Jul 6, 1986	7,785	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Grass Val Fire	Jul 3, 1986	7,771	Lander
Devils Teeth Fire	Aug 12, 1986	7,745	Idaho
Wide Canyon Fire	Sep 8, 1986	7,692	Juab
Brigham Point Fire	Jul 29, 1986	7,646	Minidoka
Ugly Fire	Aug 16, 1986	7,607	Lake
Widecanyon Fire	Jul 3, 1986	7,519	Juab
Round Springs Fire	Aug 10, 1986	7,379	Idaho
Clay Springs Fire	Sep 7, 1986	7,272	Millard
Fool Creek Fire	Sep 7, 1986	7,267	Millard
Cedar Bt 2 Fire	Jul 22, 1986	6,488	Clark, Jefferson

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04

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, strongest first.

Notable earthquakes of 1986

Date	Magnitude	Where	Depth, mi
May 7, 1986	8.0	Atka, Alaska Aleutians West AK	20.5
Jun 19, 1986	6.8	near Old Harbor, Alaska Kodiak Island AK	10.4
May 17, 1986	6.5	near Atka, Alaska Aleutians West AK	16.3
Jun 17, 1986	6.5	near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK	16.8
Sep 12, 1986	6.5	near Akhiok, Alaska Kodiak Island AK	19.4
Jul 21, 1986	6.4	Chalfant Valley, California Mono CA	5.5
Jul 8, 1986	6.0	North Palm Springs, California Riverside CA	5.9
Jul 20, 1986	5.9	near Mesa, California Mono CA	3.1
Jul 31, 1986	5.8	near Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California Mono CA	3.6
Mar 31, 1986	5.7	near East Foothills, California Santa Clara CA	5.3
Jul 21, 1986	5.7	near Mesa, California Mono CA	5.3
Jul 21, 1986	5.6	near Dyer, Nevada Mono CA	-0.0
Jan 26, 1986	5.5	near Tres Pinos, California San Benito CA	5.1
Jun 25, 1986	5.5	near Beatty, Nevada Nye NV	0.0
Jul 13, 1986	5.5	Oceanside, California Los Angeles CA	3.6
Aug 1, 1986	5.1	near Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California Mono CA	4.9
Nov 21, 1986	5.1	near Ferndale, California Humboldt CA	9.5
Nov 21, 1986	5.1	near Ferndale, California Humboldt CA	9.5
Jan 31, 1986	5.0	near Chardon, Ohio Lake OH	6.2
Apr 26, 1986	5.0	near Hana, Hawaii Maui HI	1.6
Jul 22, 1986	5.0	near Mesa, California Mono CA	6.6

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05

Drought

On average 8% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1986. The worst month was July 1986, with 18%.

Every year since 1895 on the drought page

Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, NOAA Storm Events Database, USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, NOAA nClimDiv Palmer Drought Severity Index. Damage is as reported at the time, not adjusted for inflation.