1988

702 tornadoes, 5 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 60+ large wildfires, 11 notable earthquakes. 27 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 32.

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Tornadoes

702 recorded; 27 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

1. Texas89
2. Mississippi62
3. Iowa49
4. Colorado47
5. Florida46
6. Louisiana36
7. Wisconsin35
8. North Dakota28

Outbreak days

• May 8, 198857 tornadoes
• Nov 15, 198844 tornadoes, 7 killed

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1988

Date	Rating	Where	Path, mi	Killed
Nov 27, 1988	F4	Northampton, Wake, Franklin	83.0	4
Dec 24, 1988	F4	Williamson	6.0	1
Jan 19, 1988	F4	Attala	13.0	0
Apr 19, 1988	F3	Madison	12.0	4
Jan 19, 1988	F3	Fayette	22.0	3
Nov 19, 1988	F3	Lee	12.5	2
Nov 15, 1988	F3	Conway, Faulkner, Van Buren	29.0	1
May 9, 1988	F3	Bell	5.0	1
Nov 4, 1988	F3	Franklin, Colbert, Lawrence	60.0	0
May 8, 1988	F3	Scott, Clinton	32.0	0
May 8, 1988	F3	Lafayette	16.0	0
Apr 1, 1988	F3	Gregg, Upshur	13.0	0
Nov 4, 1988	F3	Prentiss	12.0	0
Jul 5, 1988	F3	Chouteau	12.0	0
Jan 19, 1988	F3	Clay, Chickasaw	10.0	0
Jan 19, 1988	F3	Cullman	10.0	0
Jul 5, 1988	F3	Chouteau	10.0	0
Nov 15, 1988	F3	St. Clair, Madison	9.0	0
Nov 4, 1988	F3	Wayne	8.0	0
Jul 14, 1988	F3	Orange	7.2	0
Nov 4, 1988	F3	Tishomingo	7.0	0
Nov 19, 1988	F3	Sunflower	4.0	0
Jul 5, 1988	F3	Chouteau	3.0	0
Jul 15, 1988	F3	Pottawattamie	2.8	0
Jun 15, 1988	F3	Denver	2.5	0
Nov 15, 1988	F3	St. Charles	1.0	0
Nov 20, 1988	F3	Tuscaloosa	0.5	0
Nov 15, 1988	F2	Saline, Pulaski, Lonoke	49.0	5
May 7, 1988	F2	Saunders, Sarpy, Douglas	16.2	2
Nov 15, 1988	F2	McDonald, Barry	28.0	1
Aug 14, 1988	F2	Ingham, Livingston	26.6	1
Nov 5, 1988	F2	Madison	8.0	1
Jan 19, 1988	F2	Gibson	4.0	1
Jan 19, 1988	F2	Haywood	3.0	1
Aug 28, 1988	F2	Clarendon	0.8	1
May 8, 1988	F2	Louisa, Davis, Wapello	71.0	0
May 8, 1988	F2	Poweshiek, Iowa, Johnson	59.0	0
May 8, 1988	F2	Wayne, Appanoose, Davis	47.0	0
May 8, 1988	F2	Keokuk, Washington, Johnson	36.0	0
Apr 5, 1988	F2	Grundy, Will	30.0	0
Nov 15, 1988	F2	Clark, Hot Spring, Garland	27.0	0
May 8, 1988	F2	Monroe	27.0	0
May 8, 1988	F2	Rock, Dane, Jefferson	27.0	0
May 8, 1988	F2	Richland	20.0	0
Dec 27, 1988	F2	Leflore, Tallahatchie	18.0	0
Nov 15, 1988	F2	Johnson	16.0	0
Jan 19, 1988	F2	Ashley	15.0	0
Apr 18, 1988	F2	Jackson	15.0	0
May 9, 1988	F2	Jackson, DeKalb	15.0	0
Nov 15, 1988	F2	Stone	13.0	0
Nov 4, 1988	F2	Wayne	13.0	0
May 8, 1988	F2	Marathon	13.0	0
Nov 19, 1988	F2	Scott, Leake	12.0	0
Nov 19, 1988	F2	Hardeman, Chester, Madison	12.0	0
Nov 28, 1988	F2	Southampton, Isle of Wight	12.0	0
Nov 4, 1988	F2	Washington	12.0	0
Mar 24, 1988	F2	Texas	12.0	0
Nov 15, 1988	F2	Delaware	11.0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F2	Val Verde	11.0	0
Dec 27, 1988	F2	Humphreys	10.0	0
May 8, 1988	F2	Grant	10.0	0
Jan 19, 1988	F2	DeSoto	9.5	0
Nov 17, 1988	F2	Washington, Tyrrell	9.0	0
Nov 26, 1988	F2	Warren	9.0	0
Mar 24, 1988	F2	Fayette, Winneshiek	9.0	0
Nov 15, 1988	F2	Neosho	7.5	0
May 8, 1988	F2	Grant	7.5	0
May 7, 1988	F2	Pottawattamie	7.2	0
Nov 19, 1988	F2	Carroll	7.0	0
May 8, 1988	F2	Cedar	7.0	0
May 8, 1988	F2	Dane	7.0	0
Jun 18, 1988	F2	Lincoln	7.0	0
Oct 16, 1988	F2	Elkhart	6.0	0
Nov 15, 1988	F2	Wapello	6.0	0
Nov 15, 1988	F2	Shawnee	5.0	0
Dec 27, 1988	F2	Yalobusha	5.0	0
May 2, 1988	F2	Pawnee	5.0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F2	Bexar	5.0	0
Aug 17, 1988	F2	Mercer	4.5	0
Nov 15, 1988	F2	Monroe	4.0	0
Aug 29, 1988	F2	Mecklenburg	4.0	0
Oct 17, 1988	F2	Vigo, Vermillion	3.5	0
Nov 15, 1988	F2	Pulaski	3.0	0
Nov 28, 1988	F2	Northampton	3.0	0
Apr 18, 1988	F2	Decatur	2.7	0
Jul 15, 1988	F2	Pottawattamie	2.3	0
Nov 26, 1988	F2	Sunflower	2.0	0
Nov 5, 1988	F2	Pasquotank	2.0	0
Mar 24, 1988	F2	Independence	2.0	0
Apr 19, 1988	F2	Hamilton	2.0	0
Jun 25, 1988	F2	Citrus	2.0	0
Jun 5, 1988	F2	Adams, Weld, Broomfield	2.0	0
Nov 4, 1988	F2	Lee	1.5	0
May 19, 1988	F2	Yuma	1.5	0
May 6, 1988	F2	Campbell	1.5	0
Jun 13, 1988	F2	Logan	1.5	0
Aug 17, 1988	F2	Salem	1.5	0
Aug 28, 1988	F2	Wyoming	1.5	0
Mar 3, 1988	F2	Harrison	1.2	0
May 30, 1988	F2	Kit Carson	1.0	0
Sep 14, 1988	F2	Randall	0.7	0
Oct 17, 1988	F2	Hendricks	0.5	0
Jun 15, 1988	F2	Denver	0.5	0
Jun 5, 1988	F2	Boulder, Broomfield	0.5	0
Nov 15, 1988	F2	St. Clair	0.4	0
Aug 3, 1988	F2	Virginia Beach city	0.2	0
Nov 15, 1988	F2	Greene	0.1	0
May 8, 1988	F2	Sangamon	0.1	0
Aug 28, 1988	F1	Schuyler, Tompkins	13.0	1
Sep 17, 1988	F1	Bexar	4.0	1
Mar 28, 1988	F1	Oklahoma	0.8	1
Sep 12, 1988	F1	Marion, Hamilton, Madison	34.0	0
Nov 28, 1988	F1	Pamlico	30.0	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	Dent, Crawford	24.0	0
Jun 7, 1988	F1	New Castle, Kent	23.0	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	Christian, Greene	21.0	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	Keokuk, Iowa	19.0	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Will	18.0	0
Apr 25, 1988	F1	Lowndes	16.0	0
Apr 1, 1988	F1	Harrison, Marion, Cass	16.0	0
May 2, 1988	F1	Carter, Johnston	16.0	0
Mar 23, 1988	F1	Jefferson	15.0	0
Aug 9, 1988	F1	Banner, Morrill	14.0	0
Aug 27, 1988	F1	Tioga	11.6	0
Dec 22, 1988	F1	Chickasaw, Monroe	11.0	0
Jan 19, 1988	F1	Bolivar	11.0	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Warren, Marion, Jasper	11.0	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Dubuque	11.0	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	Izard	10.0	0
Jan 21, 1988	F1	Volusia	10.0	0
May 30, 1988	F1	Cimarron	10.0	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Jones	10.0	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Grant	10.0	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	Conway	9.0	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Lafayette	9.0	0
Apr 3, 1988	F1	Washtenaw	8.2	0
Dec 27, 1988	F1	Tallahatchie	7.0	0
Apr 17, 1988	F1	Tallahatchie	7.0	0
May 2, 1988	F1	Sedgwick	6.5	0
Nov 19, 1988	F1	Coahoma	6.0	0
Nov 4, 1988	F1	Madison, Henderson	6.0	0
Jan 19, 1988	F1	Bibb, Shelby	6.0	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Mahaska	6.0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F1	Bexar	6.0	0
Aug 12, 1988	F1	Presque Isle, Cheboygan	5.1	0
Nov 26, 1988	F1	Yazoo	5.0	0
Nov 4, 1988	F1	Tishomingo	5.0	0
Dec 22, 1988	F1	Calhoun, Chickasaw	5.0	0
Dec 22, 1988	F1	Chickasaw	5.0	0
Jan 19, 1988	F1	Clay	5.0	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Juneau	5.0	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Columbia	5.0	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Waushara	5.0	0
Jul 8, 1988	F1	Adams	4.5	0
Aug 22, 1988	F1	Adams	4.2	0
Oct 17, 1988	F1	Putnam	4.0	0
Nov 12, 1988	F1	Hinds	4.0	0
Nov 28, 1988	F1	Hyde	4.0	0
Nov 4, 1988	F1	Newton	4.0	0
Nov 4, 1988	F1	Marion	4.0	0
Dec 28, 1988	F1	Copiah	4.0	0
Apr 1, 1988	F1	Anderson	4.0	0
Aug 4, 1988	F1	Manitowoc	4.0	0
Sep 16, 1988	F1	Dale	4.0	0
Aug 12, 1988	F1	Alpena	3.3	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	Kingfisher	3.0	0
Nov 25, 1988	F1	Van Zandt	3.0	0
Nov 27, 1988	F1	Brunswick	3.0	0
Nov 9, 1988	F1	Crawford	3.0	0
Dec 27, 1988	F1	Sharkey	3.0	0
Dec 28, 1988	F1	Scott	3.0	0
May 27, 1988	F1	Broward, Palm Beach	3.0	0
May 2, 1988	F1	Greeley	3.0	0
May 7, 1988	F1	Clay	3.0	0
Jul 15, 1988	F1	Pottawattamie	3.0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F1	Runnels	3.0	0
Sep 19, 1988	F1	Brown	3.0	0
Nov 19, 1988	F1	Newton	2.5	0
Nov 26, 1988	F1	Attala	2.5	0
Apr 2, 1988	F1	Cedar	2.5	0
Jul 17, 1988	F1	Chester	2.5	0
Nov 19, 1988	F1	Amite	2.0	0
Nov 19, 1988	F1	Simpson	2.0	0
Nov 4, 1988	F1	Tishomingo	2.0	0
Nov 4, 1988	F1	Kemper	2.0	0
Nov 4, 1988	F1	Prentiss	2.0	0
Dec 27, 1988	F1	Tallahatchie	2.0	0
Feb 2, 1988	F1	Marengo	2.0	0
Apr 17, 1988	F1	Jefferson	2.0	0
Apr 18, 1988	F1	Jackson	2.0	0
Apr 19, 1988	F1	Lake	2.0	0
Apr 24, 1988	F1	Weld	2.0	0
Apr 30, 1988	F1	Okeechobee	2.0	0
May 31, 1988	F1	Logan	2.0	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Wayne	2.0	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Black Hawk, Buchanan	2.0	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Columbia	2.0	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Will	2.0	0
Jun 15, 1988	F1	Adams	2.0	0
Jun 22, 1988	F1	Dodge	2.0	0
Jul 24, 1988	F1	Bailey	2.0	0
Jul 17, 1988	F1	Montgomery	1.8	0
Apr 2, 1988	F1	St. Tammany	1.7	0
Nov 19, 1988	F1	Issaquena	1.5	0
Nov 25, 1988	F1	Pushmataha	1.5	0
Nov 5, 1988	F1	Currituck	1.5	0
Dec 27, 1988	F1	Tate	1.5	0
Dec 28, 1988	F1	Holmes	1.5	0
Jan 19, 1988	F1	Attala	1.5	0
Jan 19, 1988	F1	Carroll	1.5	0
May 10, 1988	F1	Harrison	1.5	0
May 22, 1988	F1	Oktibbeha	1.5	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Bremer	1.5	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Muscatine	1.5	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Grant	1.5	0
Jun 8, 1988	F1	Adams	1.5	0
Jul 8, 1988	F1	Adams	1.5	0
Jul 8, 1988	F1	Logan	1.5	0
Apr 3, 1988	F1	Oakland	1.2	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Grant	1.2	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Marquette	1.1	0
Oct 26, 1988	F1	Calcasieu	1.0	0
Oct 1, 1988	F1	Bell	1.0	0
Oct 2, 1988	F1	Amite	1.0	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	Jasper	1.0	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	Bremer	1.0	0
Nov 19, 1988	F1	Panola	1.0	0
Nov 3, 1988	F1	Cameron	1.0	0
Nov 4, 1988	F1	Clay	1.0	0
Nov 5, 1988	F1	Bay	1.0	0
Nov 5, 1988	F1	Polk	1.0	0
Nov 5, 1988	F1	Blair	1.0	0
Dec 22, 1988	F1	Vernon	1.0	0
Dec 27, 1988	F1	Panola	1.0	0
Jan 19, 1988	F1	Lauderdale	1.0	0
Mar 24, 1988	F1	Cerro Gordo	1.0	0
Mar 24, 1988	F1	Floyd	1.0	0
Mar 24, 1988	F1	Rogers	1.0	0
Mar 29, 1988	F1	Avoyelles	1.0	0
Apr 19, 1988	F1	Sacramento	1.0	0
Apr 20, 1988	F1	Jerome	1.0	0
Apr 20, 1988	F1	Gooding	1.0	0
Apr 30, 1988	F1	Sarasota	1.0	0
Apr 30, 1988	F1	Palm Beach	1.0	0
Apr 1, 1988	F1	Caddo	1.0	0
Apr 3, 1988	F1	Isabella	1.0	0
Apr 3, 1988	F1	Oakland	1.0	0
May 19, 1988	F1	Kiowa	1.0	0
May 21, 1988	F1	Livingston	1.0	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Des Moines	1.0	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Grundy	1.0	0
Jun 15, 1988	F1	Adams	1.0	0
Jun 15, 1988	F1	Larimer	1.0	0
Jun 18, 1988	F1	Steele	1.0	0
Jun 22, 1988	F1	Polk	1.0	0
Jun 25, 1988	F1	Larimer	1.0	0
Jun 26, 1988	F1	Adams	1.0	0
Jun 26, 1988	F1	Payne	1.0	0
Jun 29, 1988	F1	Phelps	1.0	0
Jun 1, 1988	F1	Jones	1.0	0
Jul 28, 1988	F1	Lincoln	1.0	0
Jul 8, 1988	F1	Logan	1.0	0
Jul 9, 1988	F1	Adams	1.0	0
Aug 14, 1988	F1	Ionia	1.0	0
Aug 16, 1988	F1	Rolette	1.0	0
Aug 17, 1988	F1	Oakland	1.0	0
Aug 17, 1988	F1	Yuma	1.0	0
Aug 30, 1988	F1	Hillsborough	1.0	0
Aug 1, 1988	F1	Vilas	1.0	0
Sep 19, 1988	F1	Benton	1.0	0
Sep 5, 1988	F1	Charlotte	1.0	0
Dec 22, 1988	F1	Bolivar	0.8	0
Mar 2, 1988	F1	Lafayette	0.8	0
Apr 18, 1988	F1	Harris	0.8	0
Apr 1, 1988	F1	Bossier	0.8	0
May 21, 1988	F1	Calcasieu	0.8	0
May 21, 1988	F1	East Baton Rouge	0.8	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Iowa	0.8	0
Jun 20, 1988	F1	Sheridan	0.8	0
Jul 15, 1988	F1	Adair	0.8	0
Jul 21, 1988	F1	Dutchess	0.8	0
Sep 16, 1988	F1	Bee	0.8	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Juneau	0.7	0
Jul 24, 1988	F1	Terrebonne	0.7	0
Apr 19, 1988	F1	Pamlico	0.6	0
Aug 16, 1988	F1	Mackinac	0.6	0
Aug 4, 1988	F1	Washtenaw, Livingston	0.6	0
Oct 26, 1988	F1	Acadia	0.5	0
Oct 26, 1988	F1	Jefferson Davis	0.5	0
Nov 12, 1988	F1	Warren	0.5	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	Atchison	0.5	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	Henry	0.5	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	Johnson	0.5	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	Pettis	0.5	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	Pettis	0.5	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	Greene	0.5	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	St. Charles	0.5	0
Nov 4, 1988	F1	Monroe	0.5	0
Mar 2, 1988	F1	East Baton Rouge	0.5	0
Apr 17, 1988	F1	Jefferson	0.5	0
Apr 21, 1988	F1	Weld	0.5	0
Apr 24, 1988	F1	Coleman	0.5	0
Apr 1, 1988	F1	Caddo	0.5	0
Apr 1, 1988	F1	Bossier	0.5	0
May 16, 1988	F1	Pickens	0.5	0
May 20, 1988	F1	Cuming	0.5	0
May 21, 1988	F1	Cameron	0.5	0
May 24, 1988	F1	Marengo	0.5	0
May 29, 1988	F1	Howard	0.5	0
May 2, 1988	F1	Prowers	0.5	0
May 6, 1988	F1	Campbell	0.5	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Grant	0.5	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Grant	0.5	0
May 8, 1988	F1	LaSalle	0.5	0
Jun 12, 1988	F1	Kidder	0.5	0
Jun 18, 1988	F1	Steele	0.5	0
Jun 22, 1988	F1	Adams	0.5	0
Jun 25, 1988	F1	Adams	0.5	0
Jun 25, 1988	F1	Adams	0.5	0
Jun 8, 1988	F1	Adams	0.5	0
Jul 14, 1988	F1	Elbert	0.5	0
Jul 20, 1988	F1	Pinal	0.5	0
Jul 7, 1988	F1	Kit Carson	0.5	0
Jul 7, 1988	F1	Natrona	0.5	0
Jul 7, 1988	F1	Weld	0.5	0
Jul 8, 1988	F1	Adams	0.5	0
Jul 8, 1988	F1	Logan	0.5	0
Aug 16, 1988	F1	Yuma	0.5	0
Aug 22, 1988	F1	Webster	0.5	0
Aug 28, 1988	F1	Iredell	0.5	0
Aug 28, 1988	F1	Granville	0.5	0
Sep 16, 1988	F1	Cameron	0.5	0
Sep 16, 1988	F1	Hancock	0.5	0
Sep 16, 1988	F1	Nueces	0.5	0
Sep 20, 1988	F1	Luzerne	0.5	0
Sep 23, 1988	F1	Cleveland	0.5	0
Sep 29, 1988	F1	Erath	0.5	0
Nov 19, 1988	F1	Bolivar	0.4	0
Jun 18, 1988	F1	St. Martin	0.4	0
Jun 30, 1988	F1	Pecos	0.4	0
Jul 15, 1988	F1	St. Joseph	0.4	0
Sep 19, 1988	F1	Clay	0.4	0
Nov 12, 1988	F1	Latimer	0.3	0
Nov 19, 1988	F1	Bolivar	0.3	0
Nov 25, 1988	F1	Upshur	0.3	0
Nov 25, 1988	F1	Cass	0.3	0
Nov 4, 1988	F1	Pike	0.3	0
Dec 28, 1988	F1	Madison	0.3	0
Apr 19, 1988	F1	Weld	0.3	0
Apr 21, 1988	F1	Fremont	0.3	0
Apr 29, 1988	F1	Eastland	0.3	0
Apr 1, 1988	F1	Gregg	0.3	0
May 24, 1988	F1	Union	0.3	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Rock Island, Whiteside	0.3	0
Jun 9, 1988	F1	Montgomery	0.3	0
Jun 9, 1988	F1	Onslow	0.3	0
Jul 18, 1988	F1	Morgan	0.3	0
Jul 7, 1988	F1	Lake	0.3	0
Aug 28, 1988	F1	Cumberland	0.3	0
Aug 7, 1988	F1	Chippewa	0.3	0
Sep 3, 1988	F1	St. Tammany	0.3	0
Oct 1, 1988	F1	Coryell	0.2	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	Rains	0.2	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	Rains	0.2	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	Jersey	0.2	0
Nov 19, 1988	F1	Smith	0.2	0
Nov 19, 1988	F1	Marion	0.2	0
Nov 19, 1988	F1	Cass	0.2	0
Nov 19, 1988	F1	Angelina	0.2	0
Nov 19, 1988	F1	Webster	0.2	0
Nov 19, 1988	F1	Pontotoc	0.2	0
Nov 26, 1988	F1	Panola	0.2	0
Nov 26, 1988	F1	Bolivar	0.2	0
Nov 26, 1988	F1	Lafayette	0.2	0
Nov 26, 1988	F1	Madison	0.2	0
Nov 3, 1988	F1	East Carroll	0.2	0
Nov 3, 1988	F1	Madison	0.2	0
Nov 9, 1988	F1	Crawford	0.2	0
Mar 25, 1988	F1	Hamilton	0.2	0
Mar 25, 1988	F1	Hawaii	0.2	0
Mar 26, 1988	F1	Honolulu	0.2	0
Apr 16, 1988	F1	Lea	0.2	0
Apr 16, 1988	F1	Andrews	0.2	0
Apr 19, 1988	F1	San Joaquin	0.2	0
May 30, 1988	F1	Box Butte	0.2	0
May 30, 1988	F1	Perkins	0.2	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Ogle	0.2	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Jackson	0.2	0
May 8, 1988	F1	Clark	0.2	0
Jun 13, 1988	F1	Adams	0.2	0
Jun 19, 1988	F1	Red Willow	0.2	0
Jun 2, 1988	F1	Comanche	0.2	0
Jun 2, 1988	F1	Brown	0.2	0
Jul 14, 1988	F1	Androscoggin	0.2	0
Jul 14, 1988	F1	Cheshire	0.2	0
Jul 18, 1988	F1	Meade	0.2	0
Jul 20, 1988	F1	Salem	0.2	0
Jul 23, 1988	F1	Cass	0.2	0
Jul 25, 1988	F1	Cape Girardeau	0.2	0
Jul 29, 1988	F1	Vilas	0.2	0
Jul 3, 1988	F1	Brown	0.2	0
Jul 3, 1988	F1	Eastland	0.2	0
Jul 3, 1988	F1	Beaverhead	0.2	0
Jul 5, 1988	F1	Cascade	0.2	0
Aug 12, 1988	F1	Fannin	0.2	0
Aug 1, 1988	F1	Emmons	0.2	0
Aug 1, 1988	F1	Emmons	0.2	0
Aug 3, 1988	F1	Porter	0.2	0
Sep 13, 1988	F1	Sandoval	0.2	0
Sep 17, 1988	F1	McCulloch	0.2	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	Neosho	0.1	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	Coles	0.1	0
Mar 28, 1988	F1	Cleveland	0.1	0
May 17, 1988	F1	Banner	0.1	0
Jul 16, 1988	F1	Walworth	0.1	0
Jul 23, 1988	F1	Cumberland	0.1	0
Aug 11, 1988	F1	Banner	0.1	0
Aug 13, 1988	F1	Bayfield	0.1	0
Aug 3, 1988	F1	Putnam	0.1	0
May 19, 1988	F0	Andrews	6.0	0
Jul 12, 1988	F0	Jefferson	5.0	0
May 28, 1988	F0	Hale	4.0	0
May 30, 1988	F0	Bailey	4.0	0
Aug 3, 1988	F0	Ashland	4.0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Runnels	4.0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Concho	3.5	0
Oct 6, 1988	F0	Lincoln	3.0	0
May 22, 1988	F0	Shelby	3.0	0
May 30, 1988	F0	Dallam	3.0	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Hidalgo	3.0	0
Sep 18, 1988	F0	Ottawa	2.5	0
Jul 16, 1988	F0	Berrien	2.1	0
May 20, 1988	F0	Howard	2.0	0
May 30, 1988	F0	Bailey	2.0	0
May 30, 1988	F0	Parmer	2.0	0
May 6, 1988	F0	Weston	2.0	0
May 7, 1988	F0	Crawford	2.0	0
Jul 18, 1988	F0	Laramie	2.0	0
Jul 24, 1988	F0	Bailey	2.0	0
Aug 11, 1988	F0	Granite	2.0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Concho	2.0	0
Jan 18, 1988	F0	Orange	1.5	0
May 3, 1988	F0	Weakley	1.5	0
Jun 29, 1988	F0	Lincoln	1.5	0
Jul 26, 1988	F0	Montgomery	1.5	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Concho	1.5	0
Jul 23, 1988	F0	Hyde	1.4	0
Oct 3, 1988	F0	Bay	1.0	0
Nov 22, 1988	F0	Pinellas	1.0	0
Nov 22, 1988	F0	Pinellas	1.0	0
Nov 28, 1988	F0	Dare	1.0	0
Nov 5, 1988	F0	Walton	1.0	0
Dec 11, 1988	F0	Pinellas	1.0	0
Dec 11, 1988	F0	Sarasota	1.0	0
Apr 18, 1988	F0	Houston	1.0	0
Apr 20, 1988	F0	Gooding	1.0	0
Apr 25, 1988	F0	Monroe	1.0	0
Apr 3, 1988	F0	Lenawee	1.0	0
May 11, 1988	F0	Volusia	1.0	0
May 16, 1988	F0	Monroe	1.0	0
May 20, 1988	F0	Clay	1.0	0
May 24, 1988	F0	Nassau	1.0	0
May 27, 1988	F0	Broward	1.0	0
May 30, 1988	F0	Cheyenne	1.0	0
May 8, 1988	F0	Johnson	1.0	0
May 8, 1988	F0	Jones	1.0	0
May 8, 1988	F0	Scott	1.0	0
May 8, 1988	F0	Scott	1.0	0
May 8, 1988	F0	Portage	1.0	0
Jun 10, 1988	F0	Bradford	1.0	0
Jun 15, 1988	F0	Canadian	1.0	0
Jul 10, 1988	F0	St. Johns	1.0	0
Jul 15, 1988	F0	Pinellas	1.0	0
Jul 25, 1988	F0	Pinellas	1.0	0
Jul 26, 1988	F0	Escambia	1.0	0
Jul 26, 1988	F0	Okeechobee	1.0	0
Jul 8, 1988	F0	Adams	1.0	0
Sep 10, 1988	F0	Bay	1.0	0
Sep 10, 1988	F0	Walton	1.0	0
Sep 10, 1988	F0	Walton	1.0	0
Sep 10, 1988	F0	Walton	1.0	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Cameron	1.0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Concho	1.0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Concho	1.0	0
Sep 21, 1988	F0	Charlotte	1.0	0
Sep 8, 1988	F0	Pinellas	1.0	0
Jun 13, 1988	F0	Platte	0.8	0
Jun 26, 1988	F0	Caroline	0.8	0
Jul 17, 1988	F0	Weston	0.7	0
Oct 2, 1988	F0	Lincoln	0.5	0
Nov 15, 1988	F0	Haskell	0.5	0
Nov 15, 1988	F0	Pettis	0.5	0
Nov 15, 1988	F0	Keokuk	0.5	0
Mar 24, 1988	F0	Saline	0.5	0
Apr 22, 1988	F0	Shelby	0.5	0
May 21, 1988	F0	Fremont	0.5	0
May 23, 1988	F0	Newberry	0.5	0
May 30, 1988	F0	Prowers	0.5	0
May 8, 1988	F0	Delaware	0.5	0
May 8, 1988	F0	Delaware	0.5	0
May 8, 1988	F0	Dubuque	0.5	0
May 8, 1988	F0	Dodge	0.5	0
May 8, 1988	F0	Vermilion	0.5	0
Jun 24, 1988	F0	Roberts	0.5	0
Jun 26, 1988	F0	Reno	0.5	0
Jun 26, 1988	F0	Reno	0.5	0
Jun 29, 1988	F0	Crane	0.5	0
Jun 2, 1988	F0	Noble	0.5	0
Jun 5, 1988	F0	Pasco	0.5	0
Jul 14, 1988	F0	Hitchcock	0.5	0
Jul 15, 1988	F0	Clay	0.5	0
Jul 15, 1988	F0	Clay	0.5	0
Jul 17, 1988	F0	Campbell	0.5	0
Jul 17, 1988	F0	Campbell	0.5	0
Jul 17, 1988	F0	Campbell	0.5	0
Jul 26, 1988	F0	Lubbock	0.5	0
Jul 27, 1988	F0	Charlotte	0.5	0
Jul 7, 1988	F0	Natrona	0.5	0
Jul 7, 1988	F0	Natrona	0.5	0
Jul 8, 1988	F0	Natrona	0.5	0
Jul 8, 1988	F0	Adams	0.5	0
Jul 9, 1988	F0	Cloud	0.5	0
Aug 14, 1988	F0	Pinellas	0.5	0
Aug 22, 1988	F0	Mills	0.5	0
Aug 28, 1988	F0	Essex	0.5	0
Aug 5, 1988	F0	Oakland	0.5	0
Aug 8, 1988	F0	Clinton	0.5	0
Aug 9, 1988	F0	St. Lawrence	0.5	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Hidalgo	0.5	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Tallapoosa	0.5	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Concho	0.5	0
Sep 24, 1988	F0	Bolivar	0.5	0
Apr 24, 1988	F0	Keith	0.4	0
May 19, 1988	F0	Hoke	0.4	0
Oct 26, 1988	F0	Calcasieu	0.3	0
Oct 26, 1988	F0	St. Martin	0.3	0
Nov 26, 1988	F0	Walker	0.3	0
Nov 4, 1988	F0	Lauderdale	0.3	0
Apr 29, 1988	F0	Colorado	0.3	0
May 21, 1988	F0	Vermilion	0.3	0
May 21, 1988	F0	Vermilion	0.3	0
May 2, 1988	F0	Rice	0.3	0
Jul 15, 1988	F0	Guthrie	0.3	0
Jul 16, 1988	F0	Wayne	0.3	0
Jul 9, 1988	F0	Buchanan	0.3	0
Aug 2, 1988	F0	Carver	0.3	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Hidalgo	0.3	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Tallapoosa	0.3	0
Oct 16, 1988	F0	Ravalli	0.2	0
Oct 1, 1988	F0	Montague	0.2	0
Oct 1, 1988	F0	Somervell	0.2	0
Oct 2, 1988	F0	Lafayette	0.2	0
Nov 15, 1988	F0	Wayne, Appanoose	0.2	0
Nov 15, 1988	F0	Clayton	0.2	0
Nov 19, 1988	F0	Natchitoches	0.2	0
Jan 18, 1988	F0	Orange	0.2	0
Feb 28, 1988	F0	Washoe	0.2	0
Feb 28, 1988	F0	Washoe	0.2	0
Feb 1, 1988	F0	Iberia	0.2	0
Mar 23, 1988	F0	Carbon	0.2	0
Mar 24, 1988	F0	Clark	0.2	0
Mar 25, 1988	F0	Jackson	0.2	0
Mar 26, 1988	F0	Chowan	0.2	0
Mar 26, 1988	F0	Wake	0.2	0
Mar 28, 1988	F0	Payne	0.2	0
Mar 30, 1988	F0	Jerome	0.2	0
Mar 1, 1988	F0	Tulare	0.2	0
Apr 16, 1988	F0	Andrews	0.2	0
Apr 16, 1988	F0	Andrews	0.2	0
Apr 18, 1988	F0	Acadia	0.2	0
Apr 20, 1988	F0	Kern	0.2	0
Apr 21, 1988	F0	Adams	0.2	0
Apr 22, 1988	F0	Montgomery	0.2	0
Apr 2, 1988	F0	Lee	0.2	0
Apr 5, 1988	F0	Fannin	0.2	0
May 12, 1988	F0	Ontonagon	0.2	0
May 15, 1988	F0	Hillsdale	0.2	0
May 15, 1988	F0	Hillsdale	0.2	0
May 15, 1988	F0	Lenawee	0.2	0
May 20, 1988	F0	Lea	0.2	0
May 20, 1988	F0	Lea	0.2	0
May 23, 1988	F0	Union	0.2	0
May 28, 1988	F0	Cavalier	0.2	0
May 29, 1988	F0	Uintah	0.2	0
May 30, 1988	F0	Curry	0.2	0
May 30, 1988	F0	Roosevelt	0.2	0
May 7, 1988	F0	Stutsman	0.2	0
Jun 10, 1988	F0	Arapahoe	0.2	0
Jun 12, 1988	F0	White Pine	0.2	0
Jun 13, 1988	F0	Quay	0.2	0
Jun 14, 1988	F0	El Paso	0.2	0
Jun 15, 1988	F0	Bannock	0.2	0
Jun 18, 1988	F0	Steele	0.2	0
Jun 18, 1988	F0	Steele	0.2	0
Jun 21, 1988	F0	Broward	0.2	0
Jun 1, 1988	F0	Jones	0.2	0
Jun 8, 1988	F0	Fergus	0.2	0
Jun 8, 1988	F0	Daniels	0.2	0
Jun 8, 1988	F0	Daniels	0.2	0
Jun 8, 1988	F0	Daniels	0.2	0
Jun 8, 1988	F0	Daniels	0.2	0
Jul 12, 1988	F0	Sherman	0.2	0
Jul 12, 1988	F0	Cass	0.2	0
Jul 12, 1988	F0	Cass	0.2	0
Jul 14, 1988	F0	Windham	0.2	0
Jul 16, 1988	F0	Calcasieu	0.2	0
Jul 16, 1988	F0	Christian	0.2	0
Jul 16, 1988	F0	Brule	0.2	0
Jul 18, 1988	F0	Dawson	0.2	0
Jul 21, 1988	F0	New Castle	0.2	0
Jul 22, 1988	F0	Oakland	0.2	0
Jul 23, 1988	F0	Buffalo	0.2	0
Jul 25, 1988	F0	Lapeer	0.2	0
Jul 25, 1988	F0	Livingston	0.2	0
Jul 28, 1988	F0	Richland	0.2	0
Jul 4, 1988	F0	Rapides	0.2	0
Jul 4, 1988	F0	Mercer	0.2	0
Jul 5, 1988	F0	Cavalier	0.2	0
Jul 5, 1988	F0	Cavalier	0.2	0
Jul 5, 1988	F0	Chouteau	0.2	0
Jul 5, 1988	F0	Barnes	0.2	0
Jul 5, 1988	F0	Valley	0.2	0
Jul 5, 1988	F0	Valley	0.2	0
Jul 5, 1988	F0	Valley	0.2	0
Jul 5, 1988	F0	Valley	0.2	0
Jul 5, 1988	F0	Valley	0.2	0
Jul 5, 1988	F0	Sheridan	0.2	0
Jul 7, 1988	F0	Blaine	0.2	0
Jul 8, 1988	F0	Butler	0.2	0
Jul 8, 1988	F0	Kimball	0.2	0
Aug 14, 1988	F0	McHenry	0.2	0
Aug 16, 1988	F0	Alpena	0.2	0
Aug 16, 1988	F0	Bottineau	0.2	0
Aug 16, 1988	F0	Bottineau	0.2	0
Aug 16, 1988	F0	Renville	0.2	0
Aug 16, 1988	F0	Bottineau	0.2	0
Aug 16, 1988	F0	Renville	0.2	0
Aug 16, 1988	F0	Renville	0.2	0
Aug 16, 1988	F0	Bottineau	0.2	0
Aug 16, 1988	F0	Towner	0.2	0
Aug 17, 1988	F0	Ocean	0.2	0
Aug 1, 1988	F0	Vilas	0.2	0
Aug 3, 1988	F0	Gogebic	0.2	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Hidalgo	0.2	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Hidalgo	0.2	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Hidalgo	0.2	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Hidalgo	0.2	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	St. Tammany	0.2	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Cameron	0.2	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Goliad	0.2	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Nueces	0.2	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Jackson	0.2	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Karnes	0.2	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Fayette	0.2	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Comal	0.2	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Atascosa	0.2	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Caldwell	0.2	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Edwards	0.2	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Maverick	0.2	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	McCulloch	0.2	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Dimmit	0.2	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Val Verde	0.2	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Bosque	0.2	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Val Verde	0.2	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Val Verde	0.2	0
Sep 19, 1988	F0	Sullivan	0.2	0
Sep 25, 1988	F0	Jefferson	0.2	0
Nov 15, 1988	F0	Beckham	0.1	0
Nov 15, 1988	F0	Jefferson	0.1	0
Nov 15, 1988	F0	Atchison	0.1	0
Mar 24, 1988	F0	Johnson	0.1	0
Mar 24, 1988	F0	Mitchell	0.1	0
Mar 28, 1988	F0	Cotton	0.1	0
Apr 6, 1988	F0	Taylor	0.1	0
May 10, 1988	F0	Colquitt	0.1	0
May 18, 1988	F0	Lincoln	0.1	0
May 27, 1988	F0	Wichita	0.1	0
May 31, 1988	F0	Reno	0.1	0
May 31, 1988	F0	Harvey	0.1	0
May 2, 1988	F0	Hamilton	0.1	0
May 2, 1988	F0	Scott	0.1	0
May 8, 1988	F0	Lee	0.1	0
May 8, 1988	F0	Waukesha	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1988	F0	Arapahoe	0.1	0
Jun 13, 1988	F0	Cherry	0.1	0
Jun 29, 1988	F0	Cheyenne	0.1	0
Jul 15, 1988	F0	Van Buren	0.1	0
Jul 20, 1988	F0	Carroll	0.1	0
Jul 24, 1988	F0	Lamb	0.1	0
Aug 17, 1988	F0	Carson	0.1	0
Aug 1, 1988	F0	Oneida	0.1	0
Aug 3, 1988	F0	Lincoln	0.1	0
Aug 7, 1988	F0	Larimer	0.1	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Crow Wing	0.1	0
Sep 19, 1988	F0	Carroll	0.1	0
Sep 19, 1988	F0	Waushara	0.1	0
Sep 19, 1988	F0	Marathon	0.1	0
Sep 19, 1988	F0	Bartholomew	0.1	0
Sep 22, 1988	F0	Doña Ana	0.1	0
Sep 22, 1988	F0	Chaves	0.1	0
Sep 22, 1988	F0	Chaves	0.1	0
Sep 3, 1988	F0	Alpena	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 1988

Storm	Peak	Counties ≤50 mi	States
Alberto	Tropical storm	0	—
Beryl	Tropical storm	13	LA, MS
Chris	Tropical storm	25	FL, GA, SC
Florence	Category 1	18	LA, MS
Keith	Category 1	22	FL

03

Largest wildfires

The 60 largest fires mapped by satellite in 1988.

Largest wildfires of 1988

Fire	Began	Acres	Where
North Fork Fire	Jul 22, 1988	563,089	Park, Teton, Gallatin
Clovermist Fire	Jul 9, 1988	303,221	Park, Park
832604 Fire	Jun 29, 1988	294,002	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Big Country Fire	Mar 12, 1988	209,201	Shackelford, Callahan, Throckmorton
Canyon Creek Fire	Jun 25, 1988	167,806	Lewis and Clark, Powell
Mink Fire	Jul 11, 1988	135,337	Park, Teton
Fyu Ne 50 Fire	Jun 27, 1988	132,474	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Huck Fire	Aug 20, 1988	123,340	Teton
Storm Creek Fire	Jun 19, 1988	115,951	Park, Stillwater, Park
832043 Fire	Jun 15, 1988	77,936	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Hellroaring Fire	Aug 15, 1988	77,539	Park, Park
Fyu W 90 Fire	Jun 26, 1988	69,048	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Teepee Butte Fire	Aug 25, 1988	59,518	Wallowa, Nez Perce, Idaho
Brewer Fire	Jun 20, 1988	48,246	Carter, Harding
Golden Fire	Aug 24, 1988	48,138	Valley, Idaho, Lemhi
Sliver Creek Fire	Jul 11, 1988	45,068	Idaho, Valley
Gates Park Fire	Jul 11, 1988	42,484	Lewis and Clark, Teton
Ladder Fire	Aug 13, 1988	42,334	Idaho
49R Fire	Sep 11, 1988	36,662	Nevada, Yuba
Dinkelman Fire	Sep 4, 1988	36,254	Chelan
Canyon Creek Fire	Aug 9, 1988	35,835	Jefferson, Broadwater
Miller Fire	Sep 17, 1988	35,729	Solano, Napa, Yolo
Clover Fire	Jul 11, 1988	34,013	Park
Red Bench Fire	Sep 6, 1988	33,850	Flathead
Shoshone Fire	Jun 23, 1988	29,919	Teton
Fayette Fire	Aug 21, 1988	29,217	Sublette
Redshoshone Complex	Jun 23, 1988	27,433	Teton
Cabin Fire	Jun 25, 1988	25,883	Idaho
832086 Fire	Jul 16, 1988	23,557	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Unnamed Fire	Apr 8, 1988	22,278	Roseau
White Mountain Fire	Aug 25, 1988	21,845	Ferry
Earlybird Fire	Jun 4, 1988	21,717	Rosebud
Red Fire	Jul 1, 1988	21,322	Teton
Fan Fire	Jun 25, 1988	20,407	Park, Park, Gallatin
Fort Fire	Dec 23, 1988	20,316	Lea
Freeman Trail Fire	Aug 11, 1988	19,497	Idaho
Whiterocks Fire	Sep 7, 1988	18,876	Uintah
Fyu Nw 92 Fire	Jun 26, 1988	18,720	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Lightning Fire	Sep 10, 1988	18,420	Todd
Unnamed Fire	Apr 10, 1988	17,782	Kittson
Galena Fire	Jul 5, 1988	16,931	Custer
Falls Fire	Jul 12, 1988	16,588	Teton
I Do Fire	Jul 16, 1988	16,264	Moffat
832083 Fire	Jul 15, 1988	16,092	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Peak Fire	Jun 10, 1988	16,070	Cochise
Unnamed Fire	Mar 21, 1988	15,523	Wabaunsee, Lyon
Schiller Fire	Jul 12, 1988	15,522	Powder River
Tatum Fire	Nov 26, 1988	15,150	Lea, Yoakum
Usaf 4 Fire	Aug 11, 1988	14,691	Nye
Unnamed Fire	Apr 16, 1988	14,444	Roseau
Unnamed Fire	Sep 4, 1988	14,349	Adams
Piru Fire	Sep 3, 1988	14,268	Los Angeles, Ventura
Kirby Fire	Aug 19, 1988	14,250	Rosebud, Big Horn
Arc Se 32 Fire	Jul 14, 1988	14,163	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Paulina Fire	Aug 4, 1988	13,410	Deschutes
Lost Fire	Aug 14, 1988	13,078	Johnson
Bainville Fire	Jun 10, 1988	12,774	Roosevelt, Williams
Footstool Fire	Aug 14, 1988	12,743	Idaho, Ravalli
Metcalf Fire	Aug 10, 1988	11,937	Oneida
Unnamed Fire	Apr 8, 1988	11,928	Kittson

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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 1988

Date	Magnitude	Where	Depth, mi
Jun 10, 1988	5.4	near Lebec, CA Kern CA	3.7
Jul 3, 1988	5.4	near P?hala, Hawaii Hawaii HI	5.4
Jun 12, 1988	5.3	near East Foothills, California Santa Clara CA	5.6
Jun 27, 1988	5.3	near Lexington Hills, California Santa Clara CA	7.9
Aug 14, 1988	5.2	near Castle Dale, Utah Emery UT	5.7
Feb 20, 1988	5.1	near Tres Pinos, California San Benito CA	5.7
Sep 22, 1988	5.1	near Kekaha, Hawaii Kauai HI	6.2
Mar 27, 1988	5.0	near Kalaoa, Hawaii Hawaii HI	2.2
Dec 3, 1988	5.0	near Pasadena, CA Los Angeles CA	8.5
Dec 10, 1988	5.0	near Beatty, Nevada Nye NV	0.0
Dec 15, 1988	5.0	near Morongo Valley, CA Riverside CA	4.3

05

Drought

On average 20% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1988. The worst month was August 1988, with 36%.

Watch it spread, month by month · 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.