August 19 in Weather History

234 events on record, 820 to 2026

Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for August 19, in any year, each linked to its full record.

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Tsunamis

1977August 19, 1977 Tsunami at Sunda Islands, Indonesia

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck Sunda Islands, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 15 meters. It killed 189 people, injured 75 and did $1.2 million in damage.

When
August 19, 1977
Magnitude
8.3
Water height
15 m
Deaths
189
Damage
$1.2 million
Where
Sunda Islands, Indonesia

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Tornadoes

1890F3 tornado, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

An F3 tornado touched down in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and tracked 16.5 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 16 and injuring 60. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: South Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Rating
F3
Deaths
16
Injuries
60
Path
16.5 mi
Width
200 yd

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Wildfires

1949Landes Forest 1949 wildfire

A major wildfire occurred from 19 August 1949 to 25 August 1949 in the Landes forest in France. 50,000 hectares (500 km2) of forest land were burnt - and 82 people killed.

Ended
August 25, 1949
Where
Landes forest
Country
France
Deaths
82

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Tornadoes

1890F3 tornado, Columbia, Luzerne counties, Pennsylvania

An F3 tornado touched down in Columbia, Luzerne counties, Pennsylvania and tracked 24.8 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Shickshinny/Silkworth, PA.

Rating
F3
Deaths
4
Injuries
10
Path
24.8 mi
Width
600 yd

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Earthquakes

19661966 Varto earthquake

8 a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 2,394 were killed and up to 1,500 people were injured in the town of Varto and Hınıs in the Muş Province of eastern Turkey.

Where
Turkey
Country
Turkey
Magnitude
6.9
Deaths
10

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Hurricanes and tropical storms

1888An unnamed storm makes landfall near Dulac, LA

An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Dulac, LA as a category 2 hurricane, 95 kt (110 mph). It killed 12 people in all. 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.

Wind at landfall
95 kt
Peak wind
110 kt
Deaths
12

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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By kind

Tornadoes

57 on August 19, oldest first.

1890F3 tornado, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

An F3 tornado touched down in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and tracked 16.5 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 16 and injuring 60. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: South Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Rating
F3
Deaths
16
Injuries
60
Path
16.5 mi
Width
200 yd

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1890F3 tornado, Columbia, Luzerne counties, Pennsylvania

An F3 tornado touched down in Columbia, Luzerne counties, Pennsylvania and tracked 24.8 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Shickshinny/Silkworth, PA.

Rating
F3
Deaths
4
Injuries
10
Path
24.8 mi
Width
600 yd

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1890F3 tornado, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

An F3 tornado touched down in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania and tracked 5.2 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W New Milford to E Summerville.

Rating
F3
Deaths
2
Injuries
5
Path
5.2 mi
Width
70 yd

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18901890 Wilkes-Barre tornado

The 1890 Wilkes-Barre tornado was a deadly tornado that occurred on Tuesday, August 19, 1890, in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It tore through the city as an estimated F3.

Where
United States
Country
United States

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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1938F3 tornado, Saint Louis County, Minnesota

An F3 tornado touched down in Saint Louis County, Minnesota and tracked 9.5 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Meadowlands to Payne, MN.

Rating
F3
Injuries
2
Path
9.5 mi
Width
70 yd

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1999Tornado and Hail in Colorado, August 19, 1999

A lightning flash struck close to the Grace Fellowship Church's football team, sending a side flash into the group. Eight team members were knocked to the ground, but no one was seriously injured. One player suffered a concussion.

Injuries
8
Strongest
F0
Events
4

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2005Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, August 19, 2005

Significant damage at Great Bend Airport. Hangars were unroofed and an unspecified number of aircraft were overturned. This proved to be an anxious moment for Great Bend! After causing extensive damage to the airport, the tornado was moving toward the city when it lifted.

Injuries
12
Damage
$6.0 million
Strongest
F1
Events
11

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2009Tornado in Indiana, August 19, 2009

Strong to severe thunderstorms moved across parts of northwest Indiana during the late afternoon and evening hours of August 19th, producing one tornado in Chesterton.

Damage
$1.5 million
Strongest
EF2
Events
1

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2009Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 19, 2009

During the afternoon of August 19th, a large area of generally moderate to heavy showers occurred across most of south central and east central Minnesota. The area had very few lightning strikes, and most of the shower activity was racing northward at 40 to 50 mph.

Damage
$900,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
10

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2009Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 19, 2009

Late morning and early afternoon sunshine was the fuel for a couple rounds of showers and thunderstorms across the region August 19. The storms brought heavy rain to most areas, with rainfall amounts between a half inch and and inch and a half common.

Damage
$180,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
4

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2009Tornadoes and Heavy Rain in Iowa, August 19, 2009

A warm front over southern Iowa moved north into southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin during the afternoon hours of August 19th. Thunderstorms developed along the warm front and spawned four EF0 tornadoes as it shifted north during the afternoon hours.

Damage
$139,000
Strongest
EF0
Events
7

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2010Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, August 19, 2010

A supercell developed over far northern Saginaw late in the afternoon, then tracked southeast along a frontal boundary. This storm produced a swath of wind damage, large hail, and eventually spawning two tornadoes as it moved through Macomb County.

Damage
$1.3 million
Strongest
EF1
Events
43

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2011Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, August 19, 2011

A deadly tornado occurred in Marinette County in Wausaukee and isolated severe thunderstorms produced large hail and gusty winds across north-central Wisconsin. The storms knocked out electricity to 2,000 customers and caused at least $120,000 in damage.

Deaths
1
Damage
$120,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
7

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2018Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, August 19, 2018

Thunderstorms developed over northeastern New Mexico, southeastern Colorado, and the northwestern Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 18th. These storms moved east overnight and affected northeastern Oklahoma during the morning hours of the 19th.

Damage
$65,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
8

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2021Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Colorado, August 19 to 20, 2021

Severe thunderstorms produced intense winds and large hail across Adams, Broomfield, Douglas, Jefferson, Morgan, Weld and Phillips counties. The hail ranged in size from one to two inches in diameter. Three short-lived brief tornadoes touched down in Phillips County.

Damage
$70,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
39

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Hurricanes and tropical storms

15 on August 19, oldest first.

1888An unnamed storm makes landfall near Dulac, LA

An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Dulac, LA as a category 2 hurricane, 95 kt (110 mph). It killed 12 people in all. 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.

Wind at landfall
95 kt
Peak wind
110 kt
Deaths
12

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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1991Hurricane Bob makes landfall near New Shoreham, RI

Hurricane Bob crossed the coast near New Shoreham, RI as a category 2 hurricane, 90 kt (105 mph), central pressure 962 mb. Hurricane Bob was one of the costliest tropical cyclones in New England history. The second named storm and first hurricane of the 1991 Atlantic hurricane season, Bob developed from an area of low pressure near The Bahamas on August 16.

Wind at landfall
90 kt
Pressure
962 mb
Peak wind
100 kt

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2000Tropical Storm Kaemi

Tropical Storm Kaemi was a weak tropical storm which affected Vietnam and Thailand during late August 2000. The nineteenth depression and eleventh tropical storm of the 2000 Pacific typhoon season, Kaemi originated from an area of convection offshore Vietnam.

Ended
August 24, 2000

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2021Hurricane Grace makes landfall near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Hurricane Grace crossed the coast near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico as a category 1 hurricane, 75 kt (85 mph), central pressure 978 mb. It killed 16 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Grace was the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Grace impacted much of the Leeward Islands and Greater Antilles as a tropical storm, before causing more substantial impacts in the Yucatán Peninsula and Veracruz at hurricane status.

Wind at landfall
75 kt
Pressure
978 mb
Peak wind
105 kt
Deaths
16

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2023Tropical Storm Gert

The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season was the fourth-most active Atlantic hurricane season on record with 20 named storms forming, tied with 1933. Among them, 7 became hurricanes, with 3 reaching major hurricane strength.

Ended
September 4, 2023

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Floods

31 on August 19, oldest first.

2003Flash Flood in Nevada, August 19, 2003

A thunderstorm produced intense rainfall over the northwest portion of the Las Vegas valley with several automated and personal rain gauges recorded between 3 and 5 inches of rain in less than an hour.

Damage
$2.0 million
Events
1

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2005Flash Flood in West Virginia, August 19, 2005

Repetitive thunderstorms dropped southeast along a warm frontal boundary. The rain moved along the Kentucky border with West Virginia, beginning around 0400E. Buffalo Creek and Dans Branch were hit the hardest. Rain estimates of 3 to 3.5 inches fell in 3 to 4 hours.

Injuries
1
Damage
$225,000
Events
1

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2007Flash Flooding and Flooding in Iowa, August 19, 2007

A nearly stationary front across the region was the focus for thunderstorms across northeast Iowa during the late afternoon and evening of August 19. Excessive rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches in two to three hours caused flash flooding.

Deaths
1
Damage
$1.0 million
Events
7

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2008Flash Flood in Arkansas, August 19, 2008

An upper level low pressure system centered across the southern plains became nearly stationary through the week of August 19th. This setup allowed for deep tropical moisture to advance northward from the Gulf of Mexico.

Damage
$250,000
Events
1

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2009Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, August 19 to 20, 2009

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms affected southeast Kansas from the evening hours on the 19th through the early morning hours on the 20th. The storms formed along and ahead of an advancing strong cold front surging southeast across the plains.

Damage
$650,000
Strongest
1.75 in hail
Events
29

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2011Flood in Ohio, August 19, 2011

Between five and seven inches of rain fell over Ottawa County, with the highest amounts in Port Clinton. The rain fell as a result of an area of low pressure moving over the lakeshore, producing onshore winds out of the northeast.

Damage
$2.5 million
Events
1

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2016Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kansas, August 19 to 20, 2016

A major flash flood event engulfed many locations across south central Kansas. During the evening of August 19th a strong cold front pushed across central and eastern Kansas. Storms developed along this front and tracked off to the southeast during the evening hours.

Deaths
1
Strongest
1 in hail
Events
18

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2018Heavy Rain in Iowa, August 19 to 21, 2018

Rainfall dominated the story on the 19th and into the 20th as western Iowa found itself in a favorable setup for sustained moderate to briefly heavy rainfall. Initially, showers and storms along a weak frontal boundary as part of a larger upper level trough.

Events
68

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2021Flooding and Heavy Rain in New York, August 19, 2021

The remnants of Tropical Storm Fred were forecast to move across the region. Out ahead of the remnants of Fred, a slow-moving frontal zone and tropical moisture spreading north ahead of Fred allowed for a pre-cursory heavy rainfall event on August 17.

Damage
$20,000
Events
49

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2021Flash Flooding and Flood in Kentucky, August 19, 2021

Despite high pressure being in general control at the surface, a shortwave was moving into western KY during the morning hours, and would provide the energy needed, in an already very moist atmosphere, to trigger showers and thunderstorms throughout the day.

Damage
$400,000
Events
5

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2023Flash Flooding and Flooding in California, August 19 to 21, 2023

Eastern Pacific Hurricane Hilary made landfall on the Baja Peninsula early on the morning of the 20th and reached Southern California as a tropical storm that afternoon. The cyclone brought widespread flash flooding to southeast California, along with isolated high winds.

Damage
$512 million
Strongest
72 kt wind
Events
29

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Severe storms

33 on August 19, oldest first.

1994Hail in Virginia, August 19, 1994

Marble to dime-size hail fell near White Oak Mountain for about 15 minutes damaging 100 acres of tobacco crops and causing crop losses estimated around $175,000.

Damage
$500,000
Strongest
0.75 in hail
Events
1

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2000Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, August 19 to 20, 2000

Severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a warm front in northeastern Kansas and moved east into northwest Missouri. The strongest storm crossed the Missouri River near Atchison, KS and caused extensive wind damage as it moved eastward to Richmond.

Injuries
2
Damage
$950,000
Strongest
70 kt wind
Events
12

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2004Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 19, 2004

Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree near New Bloomington. A truck struck the fallen tree resulting in serious injuries to the driver. A second tree was downed near Marion.

Damage
$145,000
Strongest
50 kt wind
Events
4

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2007Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 19, 2007

Severe weather moved through central Indiana on August 19, 2007. The main threats were damaging thunderstorm winds and hail. Multiple trees and power lines were down in addition to structural damage and damage to vehicles.

Damage
$136,000
Strongest
1.75 in hail
Events
20

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2008Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 19, 2008

A cold front moved through southern New England, producing showers and thunderstorms that became severe as they moved across southeastern Massachusetts. Large hail and damaging winds affected southeast Massachusetts, Cape Cod, and the waters off the Cape.

Damage
$83,000
Strongest
1.75 in hail
Events
17

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2009Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 19, 2009

A stationary front was located from southern Iowa into central Illinois and Indiana. Moderate to strong instability was in place with steep low level lapse rates and moderate wind fields.

Damage
$115,000
Strongest
60 kt wind
Events
8

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2016Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 19, 2016

Thunderstorms that had redeveloped across southwest Minnesota prior to midnight, moved northeast and bowed out across portions of south central and east central Minnesota before moving into Wisconsin Friday morning, August 19th.

Damage
$300,000
Strongest
56 kt wind
Events
11

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2017Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 19, 2017

An approaching cold front traversed central Pennsylvania during the late afternoon and evening hours of August 19, 2017, generating a line of showers and storms that produced occasional wind damage along it's path.

Damage
$183,000
Strongest
55 kt wind
Events
50

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2022Damaging Winds in Alabama, August 19, 2022

A strong thunderstorm became severe around 1800 LST on the east side of Huntsville atop Monte Sano Mountain. A young hiker was killed when a tree limb hit him on the head while hiking Bluff Line Trail of Monte Sano Nature Preserve.

Deaths
1
Damage
$4,000
Events
2

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2025Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 19, 2025

A cluster of thunderstorms intensified over Logan and Macon counties during the pre-dawn hours of August 19th. One of the cells produced a downburst with 80-100 mph winds and significant wind damage in the town of Maroa in Macon County.

Damage
$1.0 million
Strongest
87 kt wind
Events
8

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Heat and drought

6 on August 19, oldest first.

2005Heat in Illinois, August 19, 2005

A member of the Illinois Wesleyan University football team died from heat stroke several days after falling ill at a morning football practice. Temperatures at the time of the practice were in the middle 80s, with dew points in the lower 70s and a heat index in the lower 90s.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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Records set

3 on August 19, oldest first.

Wildfires

44 on August 19, oldest first.

1949Landes Forest 1949 wildfire

A major wildfire occurred from 19 August 1949 to 25 August 1949 in the Landes forest in France. 50,000 hectares (500 km2) of forest land were burnt - and 82 people killed.

Ended
August 25, 1949
Where
Landes forest
Country
France
Deaths
82

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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1988Kirby Fire

The Kirby Fire started on August 19, 1988, in Montana, and burned 14,250 acres.

When
August 19, 1988
Acres
14,250

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1988Espy Fire

The Espy Fire started on August 19, 1988, in Montana, and burned 5,929 acres.

When
August 19, 1988
Acres
5,929

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1988Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire started on August 19, 1988, in California, and burned 4,715 acres.

When
August 19, 1988
Acres
4,715

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1991Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire started on August 19, 1991, in Montana, and burned 9,032 acres.

When
August 19, 1991
Acres
9,032

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1992Foothills Fire

The Foothills Fire was discovered on August 19, 1992, in Idaho, and burned 177,544 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
August 19, 1992
Acres
177,544

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1992Windy Ridge Fire

The Windy Ridge Fire was discovered on August 19, 1992, in Idaho, and burned 17,500 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
August 19, 1992
Acres
17,500

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1992Well Field Fire

The Well Field Fire was discovered on August 19, 1992, in Idaho, and burned 12,677 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
August 19, 1992
Acres
12,677

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1994Star Gulch Fire

The Star Gulch Fire was discovered on August 19, 1994, in Idaho, and burned 30,655 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
August 19, 1994
Acres
30,655

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1994Central-P Fire

The Central-P Fire was discovered on August 19, 1994, in Oklahoma, and burned 3,796 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
August 19, 1994
Acres
3,796

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1997Chocktaw Fire

The Chocktaw Fire was discovered on August 19, 1997, in California, and burned 10,416 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
August 19, 1997
Acres
10,416

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1998Muddy Canyon Fire

The Muddy Canyon Fire was discovered on August 19, 1998, in Utah, and burned 3,976 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
August 19, 1998
Acres
3,976

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1999Dido Complex

The Dido Complex was discovered on August 19, 1999, in Elko County, Nevada, and burned 15,735 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
August 19, 1999
Acres
15,735

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1999Welches Creek Fire

The Welches Creek Fire was discovered on August 19, 1999, in Elko County, Nevada, and burned 10,816 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
August 19, 1999
Acres
10,816

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2000Henderson Fire

The Henderson Fire was discovered on August 19, 2000, in Natrona County, Wyoming, and burned 8,390 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
August 19, 2000
Acres
8,390

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2001Wildfire in California, August 19 to 29, 2001

The Highway Fire is suspected to have been caused by arson. It burned 4152 acres and forced the evacuation of a large number of residents. There were no fatalities but 8 structures were lost (3 primary and 5 out-buildings). Total cost to contain was over $6M.

Damage
$6.1 million
Events
1

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2001Fridley Fire

The Fridley Fire was discovered on August 19, 2001, in Park County, Montana, and burned 26,873 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
August 19, 2001
Acres
26,873

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2001Highway Fire

The Highway Fire was discovered on August 19, 2001, in California, and burned 4,152 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
August 19, 2001
Acres
4,152

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2002Lost Twenty Fire

The Lost Twenty Fire was discovered on August 19, 2002, in Alaska, and burned 15,176 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
August 19, 2002
Acres
15,176

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2003Bb Complex (Booth) Fire

The Bb Complex (Booth) Fire was discovered on August 19, 2003, in Oregon, and burned 79,734 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
August 19, 2003
Acres
79,734

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2003Boulder Basin II Fire

The Boulder Basin II Fire was discovered on August 19, 2003, in Wyoming, and burned 10,953 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
August 19, 2003
Acres
10,953

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2003Unit 6 Wf Fire

The Unit 6 Wf Fire was discovered on August 19, 2003, in Texas, and burned 4,282 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
August 19, 2003
Acres
4,282

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2005Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire started on August 19, 2005, in California, and burned 9,039 acres.

When
August 19, 2005
Acres
9,039

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2006Green Acres Fire

The Green Acres Fire was discovered on August 19, 2006, in Idaho County, Idaho, and burned 6,700 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
August 19, 2006
Acres
6,700

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2006Sharps Ridge Fire

The Sharps Ridge Fire was discovered on August 19, 2006, in Grant County, Oregon, and burned 5,395 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
August 19, 2006
Acres
5,394.9

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2012Sardine Fire

The Sardine Fire was discovered on August 19, 2012, in Baker County, Oregon, and burned 6,070 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
August 19, 2012
Acres
6,070

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2012Coyote Point Fire

The Coyote Point Fire was discovered on August 19, 2012, in Humboldt County, Nevada, and burned 5,458 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
August 19, 2012
Acres
5,458.1

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2015Twisp River Fire

The Twisp River Fire was reported on August 19, 2015, in Okanogan County, Washington, and burned 11,832 acres.

When
August 19, 2015
Acres
11,832

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2018Terwilliger Fire

The Terwilliger Fire was reported on August 19, 2018, in Lane County, Oregon, and burned 11,555 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
August 19, 2018
Acres
11,555

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2020SQF Lightning Complex fires

The SQF Complex fire—also called the SQF Lightning Complex—was a wildfire complex that burned in Tulare County in Central California in 2020. Comprising the Castle and Shotgun fires, it affected Sequoia National Forest and adjacent areas.

Where
United States
Country
United States

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2020Shamrock Fire

The Shamrock Fire was reported on August 19, 2020, in Adams County, Colorado, and burned 4,200 acres.

When
August 19, 2020
Acres
4,200

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2020Black Pine Fire

The Black Pine Fire was reported on August 19, 2020, in Oneida County, Idaho, and burned 3,784 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
August 19, 2020
Acres
3,783.8

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2023Plant Fire

The Plant Fire was reported on August 19, 2023, in Santa Barbara County, California, and burned 5,464 acres.

When
August 19, 2023
Acres
5,464

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2026Movie Dome Fire

The Movie Dome Fire was reported on August 19, 2026, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and burned 6,207 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
August 19, 2026
Acres
6,207

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2026Windmill Fire

The Windmill Fire was reported on August 19, 2026, in Stillwater County, Montana, and burned 4,253 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
August 19, 2026
Acres
4,253

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Earthquakes

28 on August 19, oldest first.

11571157 Hama earthquake

After a year of foreshocks, an earthquake occurred on 12 August 1157 near the city of Hama, in west-central Syria, where the most casualties were sustained. In eastern Syria, near the Euphrates, the quake destroyed the predecessor of the citadel al-Rahba, subsequently rebuilt on the same strategic site.

Where
Seljuk Empire
Country
Seljuk Empire
Injured
8,000

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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19611961 Kita Mino earthquake

The 1961 Kita Mino earthquake is an earthquake that occurred on August 19, 1961, near the border between Ishikawa, Fukui and Gifu Prefectures in Japan. 0.

Where
Japan
Country
Japan
Deaths
8
Injured
43

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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19661966 Varto earthquake

8 a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 2,394 were killed and up to 1,500 people were injured in the town of Varto and Hınıs in the Muş Province of eastern Turkey.

Where
Turkey
Country
Turkey
Magnitude
6.9
Deaths
10

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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19771977 Sumba earthquake

The 1977 Sumba earthquake occurred approximately 290 kilometres (180 mi) south of Bima, Sumbawa, and beneath the Indian Ocean, at 14:08 local time on 19 August. 3, the earthquake is notable for having an unusually great magnitude for a shock with a normal faulting focal mechanism.

Where
Indonesia
Country
Indonesia
Magnitude
8.3

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19921992 Suusamyr earthquake

The 1992 Suusamyr earthquake occurred at 08:04:37 KGT on 19 August near Toluk in the border area of Kyrgyzstan. 3 and a maximum felt intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale.

Where
Kyrgyzstan
Country
Kyrgyzstan
Magnitude
7.3

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20182018 Fiji earthquake

The 2018 Fiji earthquakes occurred on August 19, at 00:19:40 UTC and on September 6 15:49 UTC. The epicenters were located close to the Fijian island Lakeba, and around 270 km from the small town of Levuka on Ovalau.

Where
Lakeba
Country
Fiji
Magnitude
8.2

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201819 August 2018 Lombok earthquake

On 19 August 2018 a major earthquake struck with high intensity on the northeast corner of Lombok and northwest Sumbawa at 22:56 local time, a few km to the east of a series of quakes that had been rocking the area for the past 3 weeks. 0 km.

Where
Lombok Island
Country
Indonesia

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Tsunamis

8 on August 19, oldest first.

1977August 19, 1977 Tsunami at Sunda Islands, Indonesia

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck Sunda Islands, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 15 meters. It killed 189 people, injured 75 and did $1.2 million in damage.

When
August 19, 1977
Magnitude
8.3
Water height
15 m
Deaths
189
Damage
$1.2 million
Where
Sunda Islands, Indonesia

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Space weather and aurora

2 on August 19, oldest first.

Other weather

7 on August 19, oldest first.

2002Lightning Strike in Mississippi, August 19, 2002

A 31 year old female was struck and killed by lightning near Bexley. The woman was going to her automobile to roll up the windows during a thunderstorm. She had just rolled the windows up and was returning to her home when lightning struck a nearby tree.

Deaths
1
Damage
$5,000
Events
1

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2019Rip Current in Florida, August 19, 2019

A 28 year old male from White House, TN died likely due to a rip current. He was pronounced dead at 1:32 am on the beach after drowning near Aqua Gulf Resort. Single red flags were flying at the time.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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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.