Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for August 13, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 8.5 earthquake struck Arica, Chile. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 25,000 people and did $300 million in damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.5 earthquake struck Northern Chile, with a maximum water height of 18 meters. It killed 25,000 people and did $300 million in damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Antiochia, Turkey. It killed 20,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Halab,dimashq (Damascus),, Antakya, Syria, Turkey. It killed 20,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage. It caused a tsunami.
Billion-dollar disasters
A tropical cyclone disaster that cost $27 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 35, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from August 13, 2004 to August 14, 2004.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
The collective effects of Hurricane Charley in southwest and west central Florida during August 13th resulted in 8 direct fatalities, 16 indirect fatalities, 792 injuries, eight tornadoes, an eight foot storm surge in Lee County, an estimated $11.2 billion in property damage…
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Kursunlu, Turkey. It killed 54 people, injured 150 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Saunders, Cass counties, Nebraska and tracked 26.7 miles, 110 yards wide at its widest, injuring 20.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a category 4 hurricane, 130 kt (150 mph), central pressure 931 mb.
Severe storms
Hurricane Charley made landfall over southwest Florida as a category four hurricane with estimated sustained wind speeds of 150 mph.
Floods
On 13 August 2026, heavy rainfall hit the Kantō region of Japan, mainly in Chiba prefecture, causing widespread flooding, landslides and at least 13 deaths and 30 injuries reported as of 18 August 2026. It was designated the name "令和８年８月千葉豪雨" on 14 August by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
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Severe storms
The collective effects of Hurricane Charley in southwest and west central Florida during August 13th resulted in 8 direct fatalities, 16 indirect fatalities, 792 injuries, eight tornadoes, an eight foot storm surge in Lee County, an estimated $11.2 billion in property damage…
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An unrated tornado touched down in Portage County, Wisconsin, killing 3 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Buena Vista, WI.
An F3 tornado touched down in Pratt, Barber counties, Kansas and tracked 10.2 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Pratt Co./Barber Co., KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Stark County, Ohio and tracked 9.7 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 34. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Massillon to Canton, OH.
An F3 tornado touched down in Trumbull County, Ohio and tracked 0.5 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 28. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Leavittsburg, OH.
An F3 tornado touched down in Erie County, Ohio and tracked 2.1 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Vermillion, OH.
An F4 tornado touched down in Saunders, Cass counties, Nebraska and tracked 26.7 miles, 110 yards wide at its widest, injuring 20.
An F3 tornado touched down in Colfax, Butler counties, Nebraska and tracked 44.4 miles, 1,300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Tazewell County, Illinois and tracked 3.8 miles, 27 yards wide at its widest.
A tornado struck the Prairie Flower community in Clay County, Texas, on this date in 1972. A 60 by 40-foot chicken house was tossed onto the roof of a nearby residence, and 2 by 4 timbers were driven through the roof. One resident, who was in the basement when the tornado struck, said the wind became "very still, and then burst with the noise of a jet airplane.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Lightning injured a 31-year-old man at an outdoor concert near Sturgis. Strong winds associated with the thunderstorms blew away vendors' canopies and signs. Hail up to golfball-size damaged the paint job on several motorcycles west of Sturgis.
Trees downed, and at least one building suffered roof damage.
A strong cold front began to move into the northwest corner of Iowa during the early evening hours. The air mass ahead of the front was very unstable. CAPE values were in the area of 4000 J-kg-1 with K indices around 40° C. and lifted indices around -4° C.
A tornado touched down in the town of Plainfield (Sullivan County) near Ladieu Road, just south of Pratts Corners. From there, the tornado travelled east, uprooted hundreds of trees, blew out windows, and ripped the roof off a mobile home.
An F2 tornado touched down in Pender County, North Carolina and tracked 5 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 29.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Bonnie produced a tornado that touched down just south of Rocky Point and moved northeast, causing F0-F2 damage. Damage (F0) was first observed near West Strawberry Lane, with roof damage to a couple of structures.
Emergency Manager reported a brief tornado touchdown damaging a home in Richlands.
A long-track supercell tornado, associated with a rainband of Hurricane Charley, moved across the open Everglades before striking a building in Clewiston.
A large tree was blown down along State Road 13, near Urbana.
A line of severe thunderstorms developed east of Alexandria, Minnesota, and quickly moved east-northeast across central Minnesota and produced measured winds in excess of 80 mph at times.
A surface boundary extended into southeast Minnesota from an area of low pressure over southwest Minnesota on the afternoon of August 13th. Favorable shear and instability existed along this boundary for supercell thunderstorms, which did develop in the early afternoon hours.
A complex of showers and thunderstorms produced both wind damage and flash flooding across southern new Jersey. The wind damage included an EF0 tornado in Manahawkin (Stafford Township in Ocean County).
During the very early morning hours of Friday, August 14th, sporadic slow moving severe thunderstorms formed across portions of west central Minnesota. These resulted in reports of large hail, strong wind gusts, and flash flooding.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a category 4 hurricane, 130 kt (150 mph), central pressure 931 mb.
An unnamed storm reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 931 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane San Roque was a destructive tropical cyclone in August 1893 that principally affected Puerto Rico, eastern New England, and Atlantic Canada. Its informal name in Puerto Rico arises from the feast day of Saint Roch, or San Roque in Spanish, which coincided with the hurricane's landfall on that island.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Big Pine Key, FL as a tropical storm, 60 kt. The 1928 Haiti hurricane was considered the worst tropical cyclone in Haiti since the 1886 Indianola hurricane. The second tropical cyclone and second hurricane of the season, the storm developed from a tropical wave near Tobago on August 7.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a category 1 hurricane, 65 kt (75 mph), central pressure 985 mb.
The collective effects of Hurricane Charley in southwest and west central Florida during August 13th resulted in 8 direct fatalities, 16 indirect fatalities, 792 injuries, eight tornadoes, an eight foot storm surge in Lee County, an estimated $11.2 billion in property damage…
Hurricane Charley crossed the coast near Alquízar, Artemisa, Cuba as a category 3 hurricane, 105 kt (120 mph), central pressure 966 mb. Hurricane Charley was the first of four separate hurricanes to impact or strike Florida during 2004, along with Frances, Ivan and Jeanne, as well as one of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the United States. It was the third named storm, the second hurricane, and the second major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season.
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Hurricane Charley reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 941 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Charley was still producing hurricane wind gusts as it crossed Volusia County from the southwest. Daytona Beach reported a wind gust to 72 knots (83 mph) and Ormond Beach reported wind gusts of 76 knots (88 mph).
Hurricane Charley created tropical storm force winds that brushed the far eastern part of the county with a wind gust of 61 mph recorded in Plant City. Damage was light and was limited to Plant City and areas to the south.
As Hurricane Charley moved across Volusia County the rainbands south of the eyewall swept across northern Brevard County. Strong tropical storm force winds swept the area with possible gust to near hurricane strength.
On August 12, Hurricane Charley, after moving through the northwest Caribbean Sea, turned north and accelerated cross the western end of Cuba, and just west of the lower Florida Keys.
Hurricane Ernesto crossed the coast near Le Moule, Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe as a tropical storm, 35 kt, central pressure 1007 mb. It killed 3 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Ernesto was a moderately strong Atlantic hurricane that caused significant flooding in Puerto Rico before striking Bermuda as a hurricane, becoming the second-wettest tropical cyclone in the territory on record. The fifth named storm and third hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, Ernesto developed from a tropical wave east of the Leeward Islands.
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S. state of Hawaii on record.
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Downpours from thunderstorms occurred between 0145 and 0300E over the western and southern portion of the county. Rains of 2.5 to 4 inches fell over saturated terrain. Clintwood measured 2.9 inches, most of which fell in 90 minutes.
Flash flood in Sols Wash swept the vehicle downstream from Vulture Mine Road
Two young boys fell into the Agua Fria River after it had become flooded with runoff from several thunderstorms in the area. The river bed is usually dry. The older brother was rescued. The younger brother was found laying on the bank about a mile and a half downstream.
A slow moving trough over eastern New Mexico and western Texas interacted with a stationary frontal boundary and plenty of gulf moisture across West Central Texas to produce copious amounts of rain from August 14 through August 16.
The Chattooga County 911 Center reported that one tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds.
A moderately unstable airmass was in place across Iowa ahead of an approaching cold front. The airmass was tropical in nature with a clear tropical connection evident on satellite pictures. Precipitable water values were in the 2 to 2.5 inch range by mid afternoon.
Warm frontal boundary induced severe weather.
Intense thunderstorms developed over the city of Tucson resulting in a microburst causing wind damage to much of the north side of the city. In addition to the extensive damage, flash flooding occurred.
The evening of August 13th, a slow moving mesoscale convective complex developed, with a band of intense thunderstorms across Pierce, Pepin, and Eau Claire counties in west central Wisconsin.
A line of severe thunderstorms moved out of Minnesota and into western and central Wisconsin during the morning hours of August 13th.
Showers and thunderstorms occurred across the region on August 13th and 14th. Some of the storms produced damaging winds and torrential rain, which resulted in some flash flooding.
Heavy rains during the second week of August resulted in the Skunk River at Augusta going above the moderate flood stage level of 17 feet on August 13 around 2 pm CDT. It crested above the major flood stage level around 23.3 feet around 1 pm CDT August 16.
A very strong line of thunderstorms moved through southeast Minnesota during the early morning hours of August 13th.
A cluster of thunderstorms developed and moved eastward across Delaware County during the early morning hours of August 13. One storm was severe downing a tree in Manchester, IA.
Thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front during the afternoon and evening of August 13. As these storms moved across central Indiana, they brought damaging winds and large hail to the area.
South of a cold front, mid level support and upper level jet dynamics helped form and enhance showers and thunderstorms in eastern Ohio during the late evening on the 12th. These clusters trained east into north central West Virginia near the Route 50 corridor.
South of a cold front, mid level support and upper level jet dynamics helped form and enhance showers and thunderstorms in eastern Ohio during the late evening on the 12th. These clusters trained across portions of Vinton, Athens, and Washington Counties.
A surface low with its associated warm front approached the area early in the morning before partially lifting through. This boundary provided the focus for very heavy rain in an extremely moist air mass and resulted in historic flash flooding on Long Island.
A warm and humid air mass combined with an approaching cold front to produce over 6 inches of rain in 2 to 4 hours causing tremendous flash flooding in eastern Cumberland County. Roads were washed out or flooded by several feet of water.
Another push of monsoon moisture fueled thunderstorms over the eastern portions of the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin. Some storms produced severe weather and flash flooding.
A series of thunderstorm complexes over a period of several days resulted in locally significant flash flooding. A cold front stalled across the Lower Ohio and Mid-Mississippi Valleys, where tropical moisture was already in place.
Heat, humidity, and a back door cold front all contributed to the development of showers and thunderstorms across southern New England. These storms resulted in damaging winds and localized flooding.
Two rounds of strong and severe thunderstorms moved southeast across the southern Texas Panhandle this evening. The first round consisted of a discrete supercell thunderstorm that moved from northern Briscoe County to southwest Hall County.
A slow moving storm tracked north from New Jersey to northern New York. This system triggered several rounds of heavy rain producing thunderstorms which caused severe flash flooding and major damages in several locations.
Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms developed across Middle Tennessee during the afternoon hours on August 13. Many reports of wind damage, wind gusts measured over 50 knots, large hail, and some flash flooding were received.
A classic bow echo developed along the Mogollon Rim in central Arizona around 1900MST on the 13th and merged with thunderstorm clusters that developed in south-central Arizona around 2030MST to form one southwestward-moving MCS that progressed all the way to the town of Yuma in…
Storms developed the afternoon of the 13th as a result of a passing shortwave to the south and a slow moving trough located north of the Great Lakes. Just like the previous day, despite the fact that effective shear was slightly weak, DCAPE was ranging between 900 to 1000 J/kg.
A strongly forced line of storms moved across the plains and into the Missouri Ozarks during the late afternoon into the evening. As the storms moved into the region severe storms produced widespread wind damage with winds measured as high as 61 mph.
Widespread thunderstorms developed across eastern Oklahoma during the evening hours of the 13th and early morning hours of the 14th, as a cold front moved through the region. The strongest thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts.
Torrential downpours with between two and five inches of rain moved through the Bismarck area as a very slow moving thunderstorm passed over. Storm sewer and drainage systems in the city were overwhelmed by the intense rain rates.
On 13 August 2026, heavy rainfall hit the Kantō region of Japan, mainly in Chiba prefecture, causing widespread flooding, landslides and at least 13 deaths and 30 injuries reported as of 18 August 2026. It was designated the name "令和８年８月千葉豪雨" on 14 August by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
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Quarter-size hail fell.
There were numerous reports of trees and wires down, resulting in power outages.
Police department radio transmission tower blown over onto roof.
A utility pole and transformer were downed.
A 55 year-old man was struck and killed by lightning while riding a horse moving cattle in a meadow 22 miles southwest of Atkinson.
A severe thunderstorm in northwest Buffalo county caused considerable crop damage with the combination of high wind and hail. South of Ravenna, another severe thunderstorm damaged two outbuildings on a farmstead.
Downburst winds struck Prince Gallitzin State Park on late afternoon of Friday the 13th, crossing the heart of the campground area in the park. Hundreds of trees were blown down by the strong winds, damaging trucks, cars, tents, and campers.
There were several reports from a local radio station and the public of quarter to golf ball size hail.
Scattered thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front on the evening of August 13. One of the cells developed into a super cell as it moved into the extreme eastern portion of the Mohawk Valley. The super cell then headed east into northern portions of the Capital District.
Hurricane Charley made landfall over southwest Florida as a category four hurricane with estimated sustained wind speeds of 150 mph.
The collective effects of Hurricane Charley in southwest and west central Florida during August 13th resulted in 8 direct fatalities, 16 indirect fatalities, 792 injuries, eight tornadoes, an eight foot storm surge in Lee County, an estimated $11.2 billion in property damage…
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs and power lines.
A tree and large limb were reported down.
Warm frontal boundary induced severe weather.
Thunderstorm winds caused considerable damage to the Las Casitas trailer park south of town, and power lines and poles down in town.
A severe thunderstorm caused extensive damage to a neighborhood near Eloy in Pinal County. Meanwhile, southwest of Tucson, lightning struck a suspected illegal immigrant in the Altar Valley.
Around daybreak on Monday, August 13th, scattered thunderstorms developed across north central North Dakota in response to low level warm air advection and large scale ascent from an incoming upper level short wave trough.
A deepening upper level trough over the southeast region lifted a deep plume of tropical moisture over the forecast area. A strong low level 850 mb jet of 50-55 knots was in place.
A hot and humid air mass created surface based CAPE values near 4500 J/kg and lifted indices near -8 during peak heating hours. Thunderstorms initiated during the evening hours as a stationary front just to the north of the county warning area interacted with a sea breeze.
The remnants of Tropical Depression Number Five (TD5) were drifting into the region from the southwest around a subtropical ridge located over north Florida.
A slow moving cold front moved into an extremely hot and unstable airmass across central and eastern Kansas on Friday, August 13th, and sparked thunderstorms along a line from Salina to Seneca.
Thunderstorms developed in an unstable atmosphere as the result of a moist boundary layer and diurnal heating.
A vigorous upper level weather disturbance tracked into central Illinois during the afternoon hours, triggering numerous hail producing severe thunderstorms.
A hot and humid air mass led to a few strong to severe thunderstorms that moved over portions of central Mississippi during the late afternoon of the thirteenth. These storms produced wind damage in the form of blown down trees and power lines.
A strong upper level disturbance interacted with a very warm and humid air mass in place across the region allowing severe thunderstorms to develop during the early morning, and again during the afternoon and evening of the 13th.
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across Middle Tennessee during the late morning to early afternoon hours, producing wind damage and large hail.
A trough of low pressure led to the development of a round of showers and thunderstorms. Some of thunderstorms became severe with damaging winds. the start of the Musikfest festival was delayed till after 9 am due to the thunderstorms.
Thunderstorms developed across the region in a moist unstable air mass. Numerous thunderstorms developed on outflow and lake breeze boundaries. The thunderstorms downed trees and wires throughout the region. In Palmyra, a large barn was blown down by the winds.
Between the evening of Sunday the 13th and the pre-dawn hours of Monday the 14th, a few small clusters of severe thunderstorms pressed southward across far western portions of South Central Nebraska, yielding several reports of severe-criteria hail and winds within Dawson,…
Thunderstorms moved into southwest North Dakota during the late night hours ahead of a strong short-wave trough. Initially, the main threat with the thunderstorms was damaging wind gusts.
A cold front intersected an extremely unstable airmass. The result was numerous strong to severe thunderstorms containing damaging wind gusts and some hail.
A cold front intersected an extremely unstable airmass. The result was numerous strong to severe thunderstorms containing damaging wind gusts and some hail.
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Male died of heat exposure in his home.
Two fatalities resulted from this heat wave in Morgan County, Alabama.
A young child died in LaVergne after being left in a hot car for more than three hours.
Exceptionally hot weather occurred across northwest Arkansas as high temperatures near 100 degrees combined with high humidity values to result in heat index values in the 105 to 110 degree range.
On the morning of Saturday, August 13th, a warm front lifted northward across the region. This allowed a very warm and excessively humid air mass to be in place over the area.
Strong high pressure centered over the Desert Southwest led to excessive heat warning conditions and multiple heat-associated fatalities across the Phoenix metro during the middle part of August.
A 6-month-old boy died of pediatric vehicular heatstroke.
An extended period of very hot temperatures were experienced in southeast Arizona from August 13th-19th. Many locations approached or exceeded 110 degrees and set new daily record high temperatures.
Strong high pressure over the region allowed for temperatures to reach excessive heat conditions for multiple days across southeast California.
Hot temperatures around 5 degrees above normal August 13 in Pima County caused the Moderate Heat Risk category to be reached.
Some of the hottest weather of the season occurred as a mid and upper ridge dominated North and Central Texas during the middle to latter part of August.
A ridge of high pressure in the middle and upper atmosphere redeveloped over the south central United States during mid August.
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8 mi NNW of Bethune recorded 0.53125 pounds, Colorado’s hail: weight, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
8 mi NNW of Bethune recorded 12.875 inches, Colorado’s hail: circumference, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
8 mi NNW of Bethune recorded 16.55 cubic inches, Colorado’s hail: volume, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The Ladder Fire started on August 13, 1988, in Idaho, and burned 42,334 acres.
The Slick Fire started on August 13, 1988, in Montana, and burned 9,743 acres.
The Bull Complex (Summit) Fire was discovered on August 13, 1996, in Oregon, and burned 37,835 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Rogge Fire was discovered on August 13, 1996, in California, and burned 22,080 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Spring Fire was discovered on August 13, 1996, in Oregon, and burned 16,358 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Shoemake Fire was discovered on August 13, 1996, in Nevada, and burned 13,800 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Brown Butte Fire was discovered on August 13, 1996, in Oregon, and burned 8,616 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Narrows Fire was discovered on August 13, 1997, in California, and burned 18,186 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
A wildfire north of Redding caused the destruction of three residences, one mobile home, one travel trailer, four vehicles, and two out-buildings. High temperatures and dry fuels caused the fire to spread rapidly with flame lengths of 50 feet and numerous spot fires.
The S Willow Fire was discovered on August 13, 2000, in Pershing County, Nevada, and burned 14,892 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Valley Complex (Razor) Fire was discovered on August 13, 2000, in Montana, and burned 13,200 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Virginia Lake Fire was discovered on August 13, 2001, in Washington, and burned 36,775 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Monument Complex (Mallory) Fire was discovered on August 13, 2001, in Grant County, Oregon, and burned 32,352 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bridge Creek Fire was discovered on August 13, 2001, in Umatilla County, Oregon, and burned 9,230 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Lincoln Complex (Snowbank) Fire was discovered on August 13, 2003, in Montana, and burned 37,405 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bone Creek Fire was discovered on August 13, 2007, in Big Horn County, Wyoming, and burned 13,450 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Btu Lightning Complex (Long Branch-Jack) Fire was discovered on August 13, 2008, in Butte County, California, and burned 47,647 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Corral Fire was discovered on August 13, 2009, in San Joaquin County, California, and burned 12,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Taylor Bridge Fire burned from August 13 to 28 and was human caused. It burned 23,500 acres of timber and grass and also consumed around 60 homes.
The Taylor Bridge Fire was discovered on August 13, 2012, in Kittitas County, Washington, and burned 23,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Wilson Fire started on August 13, 2012, in California, and burned 12,043 acres.
The Buckskin Fire was discovered on August 13, 2012, in Lander County, Nevada, and burned 10,721 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Stewart Fire was discovered on August 13, 2012, in San Diego County, California, and burned 10,632 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The West Garceau Fire was discovered on August 13, 2012, in Montana, and burned 9,864 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Rockport Fire began due to a lightning strike on August 13, and caused significant damage in the town of Rockport.
The North Star Fire was reported on August 13, 2015, in Okanogan County, Washington, and burned 218,138 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Grizzly Bear Complex was reported on August 13, 2015, in Columbia County, Washington, and burned 83,148 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Family Peak Complex was reported on August 13, 2015, in Pondera County, Montana, and burned 53,890 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Noble Fire was reported on August 13, 2015, in Idaho County, Idaho, and burned 40,950 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Slide Fire was reported on August 13, 2015, in Idaho County, Idaho, and burned 10,296 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Napoleon 1 Fire was reported on August 13, 2015, in Sanders County, Montana, and burned 8,967 acres.
The South Bobtail Fire was reported on August 13, 2015, in Shoshone County, Idaho, and burned 8,349 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Campbells Fire was reported on August 13, 2015, in Idaho County, Idaho, and burned 8,333 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
Hot and dry conditions increased wildfire danger in mid August, with the Clayton Wildfire starting on August 13th and being contained by the 26th.
The Chimney Fire was reported on August 13, 2016, in San Luis Obispo County, California, and burned 46,344 acres.
The Buffalo Fire was reported on August 13, 2016, in Park County, Wyoming, and burned 12,693 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Salmon August Complex was reported on August 13, 2017, in Siskiyou County, California, and burned 65,889 acres.
The High Cascades Complex was reported on August 13, 2017, in Jackson County, Oregon, and burned 27,476 acres.
The Reef Fire was reported on August 13, 2017, in Powell County, Montana, and burned 10,658 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Goshute Cave Fire was reported on August 13, 2018, in White Pine County, Nevada, and burned 32,215 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Cameron Peak fire was a wildfire that started near Chambers Lake, Colorado, 25 miles (40 km) east of Walden and 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Red Feather Lakes near Cameron Pass on August 13, 2020, and was declared 100% contained on December 2, 2020. The fire burned 208,663 acres through the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Larimer and Jackson Counties and Rocky Mountain National Park.
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The Cameron Peak Fire was reported on August 13, 2020, in Larimer County, Colorado, and burned 208,913 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Fox Complex was reported on August 13, 2021, in Lake County, Oregon, and burned 9,754 acres.
The Four Corners Fire was reported on August 13, 2022, in Adams County, Idaho, and burned 13,730 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
Sunset Fire started on August 13 from undetermined cause. It was located 26 miles North of Coeur d'Alene.
The Crescent Road Fire started on August 13 by a suspected human cause. It was located 7 miles north of Reardan.
Central Ferry Wildfire started on August 13 by a suspected human cause. It was located 26 miles West of Pullman, Washington.
The Red Canyon Fire was reported on August 13, 2025, in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, and burned 124,709 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
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An earthquake struck Halab,dimashq (Damascus),, Antakya, Syria, Turkey. It killed 20,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Kuhrud, Iran.
A magnitude 8.5 earthquake struck Arica, Chile. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 25,000 people and did $300 million in damage.
An earthquake struck Rio Caribe, Venezuela. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Kursunlu, Turkey. It killed 54 people, injured 150 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Vanuatu Islands. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Arette,lanne,montory,aramits,haux,sunhar, France. It killed few people (about 1 to 50) and injured 80.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Southern, California, United States. It injured 65 and did $15 million in damage.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It injured 44 and did $5 million in damage.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Arequipa, Tacna, Arica, Peru, Chile. It killed 1 person and injured 1.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Colon, Panama City.
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Wenshan, Yunnan Province, China. It injured 26.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, US Territories. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Junin, Peru. It killed 1 person and injured 2.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Antiochia, Turkey. It killed 20,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.5 earthquake struck Northern Chile, with a maximum water height of 18 meters. It killed 25,000 people and did $300 million in damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Vanuatu Islands, with a maximum water height of 2 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea, with a maximum water height of 0.1 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Guam, Mariana Islands, US Territories, with a maximum water height of 0.07 meters.
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A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began August 13, 1933, reached Kp 6- and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 22; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 57 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began August 13, 1943, reached Kp 6 and lasted 21 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 52; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 55 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began August 13, 1947, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 26; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began August 13, 1951, reached Kp 6- and lasted 18 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 43; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 57 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began August 13, 1953, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 24; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began August 13, 1957, reached Kp 6- and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 33; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 57 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began August 13, 1983, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 25; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began August 13, 1987, reached Kp 6- and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 23; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 57 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began August 13, 2001, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 22; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
1 on August 13, oldest first.
A tropical cyclone disaster that cost $27 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 35, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from August 13, 2004 to August 14, 2004.
10 on August 13, oldest first.
Two men were standing near a bulldozer when lightning struck the bulldozer. The lightning travelled through the ground and struck them. One man sustained minor injuries and was later released from the hospital. The second man suffered a heart attack after being struck.
A 19 year old man drowned after he was caught in a rip current while swimming along the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
Five campers and four staff members taking shelter in a building at a summer day camp in Pelham were taken to areas hospitals with minor injuries when lightning struck near them at Veterans Memorial Park.
A husband and wife were mule riding. A thunderstorm developed so they took cover underneath a 200 foot tree. The lightning struck the tree, went down through the tree, hit the ground and hit a 67-year-old female standing underneath the tree.
Fifteen persons were injured from a lightning strike at the Elk County Fair in Kersey, about 5 miles south-southwest of St. Marys. About 7 were transported to the hospital for treatment.
Lightning caused a home fire near Pine Ridge at 3994 Quarter Trail road in the Charwood subdivision.
Thunderstorms over Northern Broward County produced lightning which killed a 24-year-old man.
Lightning from an isolated thunderstorm injured 3 people near Covington.
Seabreeze thunderstorms moved through west central Florida during the early afternoon. One thunderstorm started a fire at an apartment building, that destroyed the structure and killed one resident.
A moist air mass and weak disturbance embedded in the flow resulted in the development of some intense thunderstorms over a portion of southwest Colorado before noon.
Gathered from this site’s archives: the tornado record (NOAA SPC, and Grazulis before 1950), IBTrACS and the National Hurricane Center, NOAA NCEI’s Storm Events Database, Regional Snowfall Index, billion-dollar disasters list, State Climate Extremes Committee and hazard databases, USGS, NIFC, GFZ Potsdam’s Kp index (CC BY 4.0), the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, and Wikidata (CC0), with article leads from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, each credited where it appears. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.