Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for August 14, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Haiti. It killed 2,248 people, left 329 missing, injured 12,763, destroyed 53,815 houses and did $1.6 billion in damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. It killed 2,248 people, left 329 missing, injured 12,763, destroyed 53,815 houses and did $1.6 billion in damage.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Phyllis reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 920 mb, a category 4 storm.
Floods
On the morning of August 14, 2017, significant mudflow events occurred in and around the capital city of Freetown in Sierra Leone. Following three days of torrential rainfall, mass wasting of mud and debris damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings in the city, killing 1,141 people and leaving more than 3,000 homeless.
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Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Melfi, Rapolla, Barile, Rionero, MT Vulture, Italy. It killed 671 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Deuel County, South Dakota and tracked 18.5 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Clear Lake to W Gary, SD.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Banda Sea, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 10 meters. It killed 200 people, injured 58, destroyed 800 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Tambu,coast of Mapaga, Sulawesi, Indonesia. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 200 people, injured 58, destroyed 800 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Flores Region, Indonesia. It killed 142 people, injured 1,603, destroyed 3,413 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Flores Sea, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 2.92 meters. It killed 142 people, injured 1,603, destroyed 3,413 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Orciano, Luciana, Italy. It killed 56 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Livorno, Italy. It killed 56 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
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An unrated tornado touched down in Berkshire, Hampshire counties, Massachusetts and tracked 21.6 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Dalton/Hindsdale/Peru/Cummington/Goshen/Williamsburg, MA.
An F4 tornado touched down in Deuel County, South Dakota and tracked 18.5 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Clear Lake to W Gary, SD.
An F2 tornado touched down in Stevens, Swift counties, Minnesota and tracked 19.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Morris/S Hancock, MN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Harding County, South Dakota and tracked 3 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NE Buffalo, SD.
An F2 tornado touched down in Ingham, Livingston counties, Michigan and tracked 26.6 miles, 127 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
Trees were downed, some on power lines.
NUMEROUS HAIL REPORTS 1 TO 2 INCHES...ONE WIND ESTIMATE AHEAD OF TORNADO 87KT
An area of thunderstorms moved across much of Maryland from 1:15 PM to 5:45 PM EDT, producing damaging wind, frequent lightning, and brief heavy downpours. As the storms moved through Washington County trees were downed in Rohersville, a community 5 miles south of Boonesboro.
Severe thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a front that was stalled across northeast Wisconsin. Bowing lines of thunderstorms and supercell thunderstorms produced considerable wind damage, some hail, street flooding and a brief tornado touchdown.
A 58 mph wind gust was measured at an NDAWN site. The wind knocked down trees onto vehicles and powerlines. A fire started when a tree fell on a powerline near a house.
The tornado path was mainly through a rural section of Jefferson County. F1 damage was noted in and around the town of Deputy, with estimated wind speeds of 100 mph.
A trained spotter reported a tornado with very intense rotation and a width of 200 yards 14 miles north northwest of Yucca Valley. There were no reports of damage.
A strong upper level low pressure system dived out of Canada and into the western Dakotas on Thursday (14th).
A thunderstorm developed along the inland-pushing sea breeze over the city of Hialeah. Favorable wind profiles along the sea breeze front helped to produce a brief tornado that damaged 8 structures.
Isolated storms moved south out of the Texas Panhandle, with an isolated supercell developing downstream across Hale County. This storm produced severe wind gusts and hail, along with a brief tornado west of Interstate 27 which damaged several center pivot irrigation systems.
This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2016. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Bangladesh, Brazil and Eastern India, but they can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions.
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Very heavy rains occurred across portions of southeast Kansas producing prolific flash flooding. Unfortunately, two people lost their lives while trying to drive across a water covered road. Rainfall amounts up 8.5 inches were noted.
Although it only impacted a small percentage of the 24-county South Central Nebraska area, the large and intense supercell storm that marched south-southwestward for over 90 miles through several eastern counties on this Friday afternoon/early evening was likely the local area's…
31 tornadoes were recorded on August 14, 2020, in Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska.
During the afternoon of Friday, August, 14th, thunderstorms developed along a warm front across central Minnesota, with additional development southward in the warm sector by the late afternoon, and early evening.
A strong cold front pushed across Minnesota the evening of the 14th and led to the development of a line of storms ahead of the front. As the storms pushed across northeastern Minnesota, they produced all modes of severe weather.
A cold front crossed western North Carolina during the early morning hours on August 15th with associated showers and storms.
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The 1888 Louisiana hurricane was a major hurricane that caused significant flooding and wind damage to the Mississippi River Delta and the Mississippi Valley in late August 1888. It was the third tropical cyclone and second hurricane of the 1888 Atlantic hurricane season.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Buras, LA as a category 1 hurricane, 75 kt (85 mph). The 1901 Louisiana hurricane was the first hurricane to make landfall in Louisiana in the month of August or earlier since 1888. The fourth tropical cyclone and second hurricane of the season, this storm developed southwest of the Azores on August 2.
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An unnamed storm reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph), a category 4 storm.
An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Carrabelle, FL as a tropical storm, 45 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 near Surfside Beach, TX as a category 4 hurricane, 130 kt (150 mph), central pressure 935 mb. The 1932 Freeport hurricane was an intense tropical cyclone that primarily affected areas of the Texas coast in August of the 1932 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the second storm and first hurricane of the season, developing just off the Yucatán Peninsula on August 12.
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An unnamed storm reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 935 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Barbara crossed the coast near Ocracoke, NC as a category 1 hurricane, 80 kt (90 mph). Hurricane Barbara was the second named tropical cyclone of the 1953 Atlantic hurricane season. Forming from a tropical wave on August 11 in the southern Bahamas, Barbara moved northward and attained hurricane status the next day.
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A tropical cyclone, that would become Hurricane Camille, formed over the northwest Caribbean Sea on this date in 1969. The storm would reach the Mississippi Coast as a Category 5 hurricane on the evening of August 17th, with a storm surge of over 20 feet.
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Hurricane Celeste reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph), a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Phyllis reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 920 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Charley initially made landfall on the west coast of Florida between Fort Myers and Tampa as a category four hurricane. The storm crossed Florida, and exited the coast as a category one.
Tropical Storm Charley moved northeast across the Coastal Plains of Eastern North Carolina during the afternoon hours on August 14th.
Hurricane Charley initially made landfall on the west coast of Florida between Fort Myers and Tampa as a category four hurricane. The storm crossed Florida, and exited the coast as a category one.
Hurricane Charley crossed the coast near McClellanville, SC as a category 1 hurricane, 70 kt (80 mph), central pressure 992 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 Linda reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 953 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Fernanda reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 949 mb, a category 4 storm.
The islands of Puerto Rico were under a Tropical Storm Warning due to the tropical cyclone threats associated with Ernesto.
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A flash flood developed rapidly late in the evening following 4 to 5 inches of rainfall in a short time. The flash flood affected several creeks from the city of Spartanburg southward to Roebuck, Walnut Grove, and Pauline.
Severe thunderstorms moved west towards San Maneul and Oracle. Strong winds knocked down a teepee that was supported by 10 six inch diameter poles.
Road flooding in Town of Three Points caused a vehicle to become stuck in a flooded roadway, leading to a swift water rescue and the drowning of a 3 year-old little boy. Also, mud and water flooded a residential garage, and Brawley Wash flooded Mile Wide Road.
Showers and thunderstorms developed across Massachusetts in a hot and humid airmass ahead of a weak cold front during the afternoon and evening hours of 14 August 2005. These thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts, large hail, and flash flooding.
A cold front that stretched from the Davis mountains northeast across the Permian Basin initiated a series of training thunderstorms that persisted over the Permian Basin for 48 hours.
Severe thunderstorms moved across the northern and southwestern Texas Panhandle during the late afternoon and evening hours. These storms produced large and damaging hail...along with damaging winds. No injuries were reported.
Severe thunderstorms moved east across areas mostly south of the Missouri River. The greatest damage occurred in Garfield County.
A warm and unstable air mass, combined with a strong cold front, set the stage for severe weather across eastern Kentucky on August 14th. Strong to severe thunderstorms downed trees and power lines, caused flooding, and did damage to a few homes.
Heavy rains during the second week of August resulted in the Wapsipinicon River at De Witt reaching the moderate flood stage level of 11.5 feet on August 14 around 7 pm CDT. It remained steady around 11.5 feet for about 42 hours.
A series of thunderstorms preceding a cold front dropped three to seven inches of rain across a wide swath of New Jersey (less along most of the coast) from overnight on the 13th into the day on the 14th.
An unseasonably strong amplifying upper level trough and attendant surface cold front moved east across the area during the afternoon.
A slow moving area of low pressure passed to the south of the Tri-State Area. High precipitable water values caused very heavy rain which resulted in flash flooding in Kings, Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
Heavy rains and embedded thunderstorms dropped up to four inches of rain over parts of the region in just a few short hours. Flash flooding occurred in Allegany County where roads were flooded and closed in Cuba and Canadea.
A area of low pressure slowly moved across South Louisiana during the 12th, 13th, and 14th. A widespread area of 6 inches or more fell across the region with some locations receiving more than 20 inches.
On the morning of August 14, 2017, significant mudflow events occurred in and around the capital city of Freetown in Sierra Leone. Following three days of torrential rainfall, mass wasting of mud and debris damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings in the city, killing 1,141 people and leaving more than 3,000 homeless.
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Scattered thunderstorms moved west across mainly Graham and Cochise Counties in southeast Arizona. Storms produced damaging winds and flash flooding in Safford. Heavy rain and flash flooding occurred in Saint David and over the Lizard Fire Burn Scar.
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.
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.
A continued very moist pattern remained across the Borderland and brought a third day of heavy rain to the La Union area which over the course of 3 days received over 7 inches of rainfall.
Abundant moisture (PWATs 1.7-2.0) and instability (MUCAPE 2,000 J/kg) provided a favorable environment for strong to severe thunderstorms across south-central Arizona on the 14th.
A large complex of thunderstorms moved slowly southeast over southeast Missouri, producing torrential downpours. A second complex of storms moved eastward over some of the same areas just before sunrise.
A highly anomalous weather pattern involving a closed low and a trailing cold front brought discrete thunderstorms and multicell clusters in multiple rounds to east Tennessee. Repeat events as well as training of cells resulted in flash flooding, some of it significant.
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A stationary front was located across Iowa once again. It extended from near Omaha to just south of Des Moines to near the Quad Cities. Moisture rich air was to the south of the front and continued to over run the front through the day.
Every town in the western half of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area reported some damage. The hardest hit areas were in northwest Phoenix, Glendale, and Peoria. Other towns that sustained damage were Sun City, Surprise, El Mirage, Tolleson, Avondale, Goodyear, and Buckeye.
Several downed power poles. Eight people sustained minor injuries after the strong winds damaged numerous mobile homes in Dateland.
Two juvenile detention centers, the Adobe Mountain Secure Facility and the Black Canyon Secure Facility, both in north Phoenix, sustained an estimated $250,000 combined damage when strong winds damaged a perimeter fence, blew out a plastic glass window and damaged severaly roofs…
WINDS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 100 AND 120 MPH DAMAGED UNROOFED A CONVENIENCE STORE, DAMAGED SIGNS, IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT, TREES, POWER LINES, CROPS, WINDMILLS, BINS, TRAILERS, SHEDS, BARNS. A 100 FOOT CEMENT SILO WAS BLOWN OVER. A TRACTOR WAS TURNED OVER. TWO HORSES WERE KILLED.
A hailstorm moved across the central and southern portions of Cedar county causing significant damage or destruction to crops. It was estimated that there was 1.5 million dollars damage to the corn crop and 1.5 million dollars damage to the soybean crop.
Widespread hail damage occurred to automobiles in the city of O Neill.
A significant hailstorm damaged corn and soybean crops in many parts of Knox county. The most significant damage occurred between Verdigre and Niobrara then east to Center and Bloomfield.
Two men were in a house under construction when a combination of wind and rain caused the collapse of the building. One man was killed, and the other was slightly injured.
Golfball hail damaged buildings and destroyed crops.
Thunderstorm wind gusts overturned and destroyed a houseboat. Seven persons were onboard. One of those onboard, an 18 year old woman, subsequently drowned.
A severe thunderstorm moved into northwest Lake Pontchartrain between 1530 CST and 1600 CST. A 16 foot boat , with two adults and a child onboard, was overwhelmed by high wind and waves and was overturned or swamped around 1650CST.
Walton County S.O. reported dime size hail.
An area of intense thunderstorms producing damaging winds, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours moved across extreme Northern Virginia between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM EDT.
A 51 year old male scout leader was killed when a tree fell on a tent he was in near Lake Washburn.
An upper level disturbance triggered scattered thunderstorms across eastern New York during the afternoon of August 14. The airmass was exceptionally hot and humid, allowing some of the storms to pulse to severe levels.
Thunderstorm downburst winds estimated at 60 to 70 mph caused considerable damage and widespread power outages in northern Stark County. Hardest hit were the Hartville, Uniontown and North Canton areas where hundreds of trees were downed.
Large hail broke windows, dented vehicles, and did extensive damage to residential and commercial roofs. The hail also resulted in extensive damage to gardens and to crops on adjacent farms.
Lightning was blamed on a fire which destroyed a house in Sun City West.
A pre-dawn thunderstorm convective complex developed over the Northern Plains and moved southeast across southern Wisconsin. Some thunderstorm cells were severe with downburst winds.
A strong upper level low pressure system dived out of Canada and into the western Dakotas on Thursday (14th).
A linear convective complex, with occasional bow-shaped radar echoes, propagated southeastward over most of the west Texas South Plains. Numerous reports of damaging wind gusts were received, with most of the damage limited to utilities and trees.
A strong short wave impulse ejecting northeast across North Dakota, coupled with strong ascent ahead of a surface boundary, maintained thunderstorm activity across portions of central North Dakota throughout the early morning hours of August 14th.
Thunderstorms developed in a uncapped atmosphere during afternoon heating. Storms became organized in the presence of outflow boundaries.
In addition to the flash flooding rains, thunderstorms affected New Jersey during the daylight hours on the 14th. Some locally severe thunderstorms moved through southwest New Jersey during the first half of the afternoon on the 14th.
A supercell thunderstorm developed across the Camas Prairie and peaked in intensity over western Clearwater County between Greer and Weippe. The storm unleashed severe winds and half-dollar hail causing close to a million dollars in property and crop damage. The U.S.
Arguably the most noteworthy individual thunderstorm of the 2020 convective season within this six-county North Central Kansas area rolled southward across portions of Jewell, Mitchell and mainly eastern Osborne counties on this Friday evening, highlighted by several reports of…
Thunderstorms ignited along a stalled front and produced several instances of wind damage.
High pressure was over Texas in tandem with northwesterly flow on the east side of the high brought a disturbance through Arkansas leading to severe thunderstorms that tracked from northwest to southeast across the state.
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed across various portions of Mississippi during the afternoons of August 14th, 16th, and 17th. These storms caused scattered wind damage from microbursts.
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A 76-year old woman, apparently not wanting to increase her energy bill, did not use the air conditioner in her apartment. She was found dead on the 16th, and was believed to have died on the 14th.
The entire summer was nip and tuck with precipitation because of the dry conditions that were in place during the beginning of the growing season. Timely rainfall during the end of May into the first part of July helped the states crops get off to a good start.
Female died of heat exposure in her home.
A large ridge of high pressure both at the surface and aloft allowed for excessively hot temperatures across northwest Louisiana through much of August.
Two more people in the Las Vegas Valley died of heat complications at the end of a particularly hot period.
Strong high pressure of 5980 meters at 500 mb persisted over the Four Corners area and brought record high temperatures to the lower deserts of southeast Arizona including Tucson.
Very hot temperatures were recorded in southeast Arizona, especially from the Gila River Valley on the San Carlos Apache Tribe reservation and the Tucson Metro westward on August 14th through the 16th. Several record highs were tied or broken.
An uppper level high centered over western Arizona ushered in hot weather to parts of Southern California. The deserts and inland valleys experienced much warmer than normal temperatures, with August 14th and 15th being the hottest days of the event.
A prolonged and oppressive heat wave swept the Central Coast and Bay Area for almost a week from August 14th to August 19th with widespread record breaking temperatures observed across the region.
A prolonged and significant heat wave occurred in mid August due to high pressure parked over California.
A large upper high pressure center over the Desert Southwest region built northward and westward on August 14 and maintained it's grip over central California for nearly a week resulting in oppressive heat over the area for several days.
One person died in Las Vegas of heat related causes.
High pressure brought extreme heat and heat related impacts to the area. Daily temperature records were set for multiple locations, with the hottest day being Monday August 14.
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The Lost Fire started on August 14, 1988, in Wyoming, and burned 13,078 acres.
The Footstool Fire started on August 14, 1988, in Idaho, and burned 12,743 acres.
The Horsley Fire started on August 14, 1991, in Wyoming, and burned 11,824 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on August 14, 1994, in California, and burned 48,851 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Cold Creek Fire was discovered on August 14, 1996, in Washington, and burned 57,520 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Tower Fire was discovered on August 14, 1996, in Oregon, and burned 50,633 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Salt Complex (Sheep Creek) Fire was discovered on August 14, 1996, in Idaho, and burned 16,100 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Ackerson Complex (Ackerson) Fire was discovered on August 14, 1996, in California, and burned 12,371 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Gold Quarry Complex (Susie) Fire was discovered on August 14, 1996, in Nevada, and burned 12,290 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Keystone Fire was discovered on August 14, 1998, in Nevada, and burned 13,708 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The St Marys Fire was discovered on August 14, 2001, in Washington, and burned 32,960 acres; the cause was recorded as smoking.
The Horse Creek Fire was discovered on August 14, 2001, in Oregon, and burned 16,459 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The French Fire was discovered on August 14, 2004, in California, and burned 12,535 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Red Mountain Fire was discovered on August 14, 2006, in Boise County, Idaho, and burned 35,482 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Jackson Canyon Fire was discovered on August 14, 2006, in Natrona County, Wyoming, and burned 11,765 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Black Cat Fire was discovered on August 14, 2007, in Missoula County, Montana, and burned 10,766 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Big Hill Fire was discovered on August 14, 2011, in Owyhee County, Idaho, and burned 67,061 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Blair Fire was discovered on August 14, 2011, in Elmore County, Idaho, and burned 39,577 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Buck fire started around 1156 PST on the 14th due to lightning, along Sage Road between Lewis Valley Road and Buck Road near the town of Sage in Riverside County. Voluntary evacuations were in place. Four residences were destroyed.
The Buffalo Lake Road Fire was discovered on August 14, 2012, in Washington, and burned 11,299 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Happy Camp Complex was reported on August 14, 2014, in Siskiyou County, California, and burned 134,056 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Tunk Block Fire was reported on August 14, 2015, in Okanogan County, Washington, and burned 165,885 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Okanogan Complex was reported on August 14, 2015, in Okanogan County, Washington, and burned 145,282 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Lime Belt Fire was reported on August 14, 2015, in Okanogan County, Washington, and burned 107,494 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Butte Creek Fire was reported on August 14, 2015, in Columbia County, Washington, and burned 80,213 acres.
The Reach Fire was reported on August 14, 2015, in Chelan County, Washington, and burned 73,201 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Carpenter Rd Fire was reported on August 14, 2015, in Stevens County, Washington, and burned 63,972 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Motorway Complex was reported on August 14, 2015, in Idaho County, Idaho, and burned 26,691 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Eldorado Fire was reported on August 14, 2015, in Malheur County, Oregon, and burned 20,635 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The West Fork Fish Creek Fire was reported on August 14, 2015, in Mineral County, Montana, and burned 13,500 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Renner Fire was reported on August 14, 2015, in Ferry County, Washington, and burned 13,106 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Colville Complex was reported on August 14, 2015, in Ferry County, Washington, and burned 11,522 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Black Canyon Fire was reported on August 14, 2015, in Okanogan County, Washington, and burned 11,506 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Moose Ridge Fire was reported on August 14, 2015, in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, and burned 9,863 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Miller Complex was reported on August 14, 2017, in Jackson County, Oregon, and burned 39,716 acres.
The 2020 Loyalton Fire was a large wildfire in Lassen, Plumas and Sierra counties in California and Washoe County in Nevada. After it was ignited by lightning on August 14, 2020, the fire burned 47,029 acres (19,032 ha) in the Tahoe National Forest and the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest before it was fully contained on August 26.
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The Loyalton Fire was reported on August 14, 2020, in Sierra County, California, and burned 47,029 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Williams Fork Fire was reported on August 14, 2020, in Grand County, Colorado, and burned 14,833 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Caldor Fire was a large wildfire that burned 221,835 acres in the Eldorado National Forest and other areas of the Sierra Nevada in El Dorado, Amador, and Alpine County, California, in the United States during the 2021 California wildfire season. The fire was first reported on Saturday, August 14, 2021, and was fully contained on Thursday, October 21, 2021.
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The Caldor Fire was reported on August 14, 2021, in El Dorado County, California, and burned 221,835 acres.
The Blackburn fire was started from suspected lightning and discovered on August 14.
The Ross Fork Fire was reported on August 14, 2022, in Camas County, Idaho, and burned 37,903 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The 2024 Madeira wildfires were a series of wildfires that began on August 14, 2024, on the Portuguese island of Madeira, 700 kilometres (430 mi) west of Morocco. The fire spread to at least five municipalities, devastating forest and rural areas.
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The Sleeper Ranch Fire was reported on August 14, 2025, in Park County, Wyoming, and burned 20,657 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
In 2026, Belgium experienced its largest wildfire in recent history.
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The H1 Fire was reported on August 14, 2026, in Palm Beach County, Florida, and burned 9,733 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
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A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Cangzhou, Hejian, Hebei Province, China. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Alamut-Jenat Rudbar-Dailaman, Iran. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Croatia, Balkans NW.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Hunan Province, China. It killed very many people (over 1,000) and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
An earthquake struck Manosque, France.
An earthquake struck Southland,arnessysla,bangar,sysla, Iceland. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Orciano, Luciana, Italy. It killed 56 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Melfi, Rapolla, Barile, Rionero, MT Vulture, Italy. It killed 671 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 8.5 earthquake struck Arica, Chile. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Vlore, Kanina, Narta, Himara, Albania.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Oomi, Japan. It killed 41 people, destroyed 976 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Mesewa (Massaua), Ethiopia, Eritrea. It killed some people (about 51 to 100) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Slovenia, Balkans NW.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Assam, Myanmar, India.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Tambu,coast of Mapaga, Sulawesi, Indonesia. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 200 people, injured 58, destroyed 800 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Spain. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, US Territories.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Lefkada, Preveza, Greece. It injured 50. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Tarapaca, Chile.
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Maharashtra, India.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Sakhalin Island, Russia.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Haiti. It killed 2,248 people, left 329 missing, injured 12,763, destroyed 53,815 houses and did $1.6 billion in damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Flores Region, Indonesia. It killed 142 people, injured 1,603, destroyed 3,413 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage. It caused a tsunami.
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Chokaisan, Japan erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 8 people.
Dona Juana, Colombia erupted. It killed 18 people.
Asamayama, Japan erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 11 people.
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4.
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A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Guernsey, English Channel, United Kingdom.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Livorno, Italy. It killed 56 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.5 earthquake struck Northern Chile, with a maximum water height of 0.17 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Anegawa, Japan, with a maximum water height of 1.8 meters. It killed 41 people, destroyed 976 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck Yunnan Province, China.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Banda Sea, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 10 meters. It killed 200 people, injured 58, destroyed 800 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Cadiz, Spain, with a maximum water height of 0.12 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Ionian Sea, Greece, with a maximum water height of 0.5 meters. It injured 50.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. It killed 2,248 people, left 329 missing, injured 12,763, destroyed 53,815 houses and did $1.6 billion in damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Flores Sea, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 2.92 meters. It killed 142 people, injured 1,603, destroyed 3,413 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
1 on August 14, oldest first.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began August 14, 1989, reached Kp 7- and lasted 48 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 77; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
17 on August 14, oldest first.
A man, 32, was struck and immediately killed by lightning during a dry thunderstorm over the Northeast Heights section of Albuquerque.
Two pipeline workers took cover under a tree during a thunderstorm. Lightning struck the tree, killing one man and seriously injuring the other.
Lightning ignited a natural gas pipeline at the Florida Gas Transmission Company, about three miles northeast of Perry. A pair of explosions sent a 600-foot fireball skyward forcing the evacuation of about 100 residents.
A cluster of thunderstorms that moved through Southern New Jersey during the early morning hours of the 14th was a prolific lightning producer. A 42-year-old man was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Three young men swimming off of Sunset Park Beach on Coronado Island were caught in a rip current. One failed to return to shore. His body was found four days later near the North Island Naval Base.
Lightning struck a house and ignited a fire that consumed the entire structure.
Lightning struck a home at the University Park Country Club. The resulting fire resulted in the home being a total loss. A nearby house was scorched in the blaze.
A 20-year-old woman was killed and her grandparents injured when they were struck by lightning while hiking to the Deadhorse lake area in the high Uintas.
On the morning of August 14, 2004, unseasonably cool air set a new record in Wichita Falls, as the temperature dropped to 63 degrees. This broke the previous record, set in 1992, by 1 degree. In Oklahoma City, the cool air allowed the temperature to drop to 60 degrees. This tied a record for Oklahoma City, which was previously set in 1967.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A 16 year old boy was killed as he has dragged away from the beach by a strong rip current.
Lightning stuck the bell tower of the Cold Point Baptist church, 151 years old, in Whitemarsh Township. The 50 foot tower, and the bell, burned and crumpled to the ground, however it did not strike the main building.
A backdoor cold front lingered from southeast into west central Georgia. The remnants of Tropical Depression Number Five (TD5) remained across the region as well.
Upper level trough was positioned over the central U.S. with mid-level winds very weak suggesting slow storm movement. Deep moisture was still in place as precipitable water values ranged from 1.5 to 1.7 inches and surface dewpoints were solidly in the 60's.
Late evening thunderstorms across the area produced widespread lightning across Lee, Sarasota counties, and Pinellas County. Lightning struck a 22-year-old man on a jet ski near the border of Englewood and Venice.
Strong east winds brought rough seas and rip currents to all Atlantic beaches during the day. A man drowned near Miami Beach while rescuing another person caught in a rip current.
A 63-year-old man died after getting caught in a rip current while trying to help another swimmer in distress.
An influx of high moisture values in a south-southwest wind flow pattern led to the development of numerous showers and thunderstorms over SE Florida.
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