Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for August 22, in any year, each linked to its full record.
Every event with a place, colored by kind. Tap one to open its record.
By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Xinjiang, Turkestan, China. It killed 5,653 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Lane reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 929 mb, a category 5 storm.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Italy. It killed 100 people.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Irene crossed the coast as a tropical storm, 60 kt, central pressure 990 mb. It killed 56 people in all. Hurricane Irene was a large and destructive tropical cyclone which affected much of the Caribbean and East Coast of the United States during late August 2011. The ninth named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, Irene originated from a well-defined Atlantic tropical wave that began showing signs of organization east of the Lesser Antilles.
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Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin and tracked 2.2 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, injuring 30.
Floods
A strong push of monsoon moisture fueled thunderstorms over the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin for several days, peaking on the 25th. Many storms produced flash flooding, and isolated severe weather also occurred.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Tropical Storm Fay came ashore along the northeast Florida coast on the 21st. Fay moved slowly westward across northern Florida, producing widespread heavy rainfall and strong winds. On the 22nd, Fay began to approach the waters of Apalachee Bay.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Henri crossed the coast near New Shoreham, RI as a tropical storm, 55 kt, central pressure 987 mb.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Charlie crossed the coast near Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico as a category 3 hurricane, 100 kt (115 mph), central pressure 968 mb. Hurricane Charlie was the deadliest Atlantic hurricane of the 1951 Atlantic hurricane season, the most powerful tropical cyclone to strike the island of Jamaica until Hurricane Gilbert in 1988, and at the time the worst natural disaster to affect that island. The third named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the season, it developed from a tropical wave east of the Lesser Antilles.
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Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Cleo crossed the coast near Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe as a category 3 hurricane, 110 kt (125 mph), central pressure 962 mb. Hurricane Cleo was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 1964 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the third named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the season.
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Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Enrique reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph), a category 4 storm.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Bret reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 950 mb, a category 4 storm.
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An unrated tornado touched down in Calumet County, Wisconsin, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Calumet, WI.
An F1 tornado touched down in Albany County, New York, killing 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Albany, NY.
An F1 tornado touched down in Harrison County, Mississippi and 30 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Biloxi, MS.
An F1 tornado touched down in Galveston County, Texas and tracked 2.8 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 9. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Todville/Kemah/Seabrook, TX.
An F2 tornado touched down in Wake County, North Carolina and tracked 6.9 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: McCullers, NC.
An F4 tornado touched down in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin and tracked 2.2 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, injuring 30.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lenawee County, Michigan and tracked 0.1 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
Large tree branches blown down.
The hailstorm hit one farmstead particularly hard. The large hailstones punched holes in the house siding, broke windows, and dented cars and several tractors.
A wild afternoon and early evening of high winds, hail, flooding and even a brief tornado was had over south central Nebraska. The tornado occurred on the east side of Hastings.
The 2011 Goderich, Ontario tornado was an intense F3 tornado generated by an isolated supercell which unexpectedly tore across Huron County, Ontario, Canada on the afternoon of Sunday, August 21, 2011. Beginning as a tornadic waterspout over Lake Huron, the tornado ripped through the lakeside town of Goderich severely damaging the historic downtown and homes in the surrounding area.
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Showers and thunderstorms developed and moved across southern New England ahead of a cold front beginning after midnight. These storms were mainly characterized by heavy rain and flooding, but one storm produced a rare early morning tornado in Concord, MA.
Strong low pressure tracking across the upper Great Lakes, pulled a cold front across the region. Increasing moisture, shear and instability provided the fuel for organized storms.
A strong upper level storm system moved across the region Tuesday and forced a strong cold front across New York and Pennsylvania. Two separate lines of showers and thunderstorms quickly developed across the region among a very unstable atmosphere.
Tropical Storm Harold moved west across south Texas on the 22nd. An area of low pressure developed over the central Gulf of Mexico on the 21st.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a tropical storm, 40 kt.
Hurricane Baker crossed the coast near Saint John’s, Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda as a tropical storm, 60 kt. Hurricane Baker was a Category 2 hurricane that affected the Leeward Islands, Greater Antilles, and the Gulf Coast of the United States. The tropical cyclone was the second tropical storm and second hurricane of the 1950 Atlantic hurricane season.
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Hurricane Charlie crossed the coast near Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico as a category 3 hurricane, 100 kt (115 mph), central pressure 968 mb. Hurricane Charlie was the deadliest Atlantic hurricane of the 1951 Atlantic hurricane season, the most powerful tropical cyclone to strike the island of Jamaica until Hurricane Gilbert in 1988, and at the time the worst natural disaster to affect that island. The third named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the season, it developed from a tropical wave east of the Lesser Antilles.
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Hurricane Cleo crossed the coast near Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe as a category 3 hurricane, 110 kt (125 mph), central pressure 962 mb. Hurricane Cleo was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 1964 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the third named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the season.
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Hurricane Enrique reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph), a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Bret reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 950 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Debby crossed the coast near Saint John’s, Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda as a category 1 hurricane, 65 kt (75 mph), central pressure 993 mb. Hurricane Debby caused minor damage in the Greater and Lesser Antilles in August 2000. The seventh tropical cyclone, fourth named storm, and second hurricane of the annual season, Debby developed from a tropical wave east of the Lesser Antilles on August 19.
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Debby formed on the 18th of August as a tropical depression about 1100 miles east of the Windward Islands. The storm moved west northwest and strengthened to a hurricane on the morning of August 22 just northeast of the Leeward Islands.
Debby formed on the 18th as a tropical depression about 1100 miles east of the Windward Islands. The storm moved west northwest and strengthened to a hurricane on the morning of August 22 just northeast of the Leeward Islands. Debby passed about 30 miles north of St.
Tropical storm Dean formed from a tropical wave in the vicinity of the Virgin Islands on Wednesday August 22. The storm moved northwest to north of Puerto Rico during the day and Thursday morning while weakening. Its major effects over Puerto Rico was flooding.
TYPHOON CHABATropical Depression 19W began about 35 miles northeast of Enewetak early on the morning of August 19th, and became Tropical Storm Chaba that evening 110 miles northwest of Enewetak.
Hurricane Dean crossed the coast near Papantla de Olarte, Veracruz, Mexico as a category 2 hurricane, 85 kt (100 mph), central pressure 974 mb. Hurricane Dean was the most powerful and destructive tropical cyclone of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. It ties with Hurricane Mitch for the tenth most intense Atlantic hurricane by atmospheric pressure.
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Tropical Storm Fay came ashore along the northeast Florida coast on the 21st. Fay moved slowly westward across northern Florida, producing widespread heavy rainfall and strong winds. On the 22nd, Fay began to approach the waters of Apalachee Bay.
Tropical Storm Fay, which came ashore along the northeast Florida coast, moved slowly westward toward the Florida Panhandle from the 22nd through the 24th. The rain bands from Fay produced sustained winds of 25 to 40 mph with frequent gusts over 45 mph.
Hurricane Irene crossed the coast as a tropical storm, 60 kt, central pressure 990 mb. It killed 56 people in all. Hurricane Irene was a large and destructive tropical cyclone which affected much of the Caribbean and East Coast of the United States during late August 2011. The ninth named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, Irene originated from a well-defined Atlantic tropical wave that began showing signs of organization east of the Lesser Antilles.
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Hurricane Lane reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 929 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Cimaron reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 936 mb, a category 4 storm.
With Hurricane Lane just west of the Big Island of Hawaii, and south of Maui County and Oahu, torrential rain fell over parts of the state, especially the Big Island.
Hurricane Henri crossed the coast near New Shoreham, RI as a tropical storm, 55 kt, central pressure 987 mb.
Tropical Storm Henri made landfall in southwest Rhode Island around noon on August 22nd, then moved slowly northwestward and westward across northern Connecticut and weakened. Henri brought strong wind gusts and flash flooding.
Tropical Storm Henri made landfall in southwest Rhode Island around noon on August 22nd, then moved slowly northwestward and westward across northern Connecticut and weakened. Henri brought strong wind gusts and flash flooding.
Hurricane Saudel reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 956 mb, a category 4 storm.
The 2026 Pacific typhoon season is an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation in the western Pacific Ocean. The season runs throughout 2026, although most tropical cyclones typically develop between May and October.
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Flash flooding occurred on the East Fork of the Sevier River in Piute county. Just east of Kingston, farmers' hay crops were destroyed. Logging trails in the area were washed out. Mud slides trapped motorists for nearly 10 hours on SR-62.
Tropical Storm Charley made landfall near Port Aransas the night of Friday, August 21st. With very light winds through the mid and upper atmosphere and extremely high preciptable water values, the stage had been set for an extended heavy rainfall event.
Civil Defense indicated that three girls, from 14 to 16 years old, were swept over Rio Grande de Anasco by a water surge. Two of them were rescued and one drowned.
A mesoscale convective system (MCS) moved east across southern Wisconsin and generated scattered severe downburst winds, flood-producing rains, and intense lightning strikes.
Numerous reports of severe weather were received from Allegan, Ottawa and Kent counties.
A nearly stationary front extended east to west across Iowa during the afternoon of the 22nd. The airmass was primed with dew point temperatures in the mid 70s south of the front and precipitable water values around 2 inches.
Heavy rain amounting to over four inches caused flooding of roads and basements. Maple creek rose out of its banks and up to the bottom of a bridge on Iowa Highway Seven.
Thunderstorms crossed central Kentucky during the afternoon and evening hours of Friday August 22. They produced heavy rains and high winds over the area, with some reports of structural damage.
Heavy rain severely damaged 100 acres of heavy, mature Alpha variety crops over the lower Yakima Valley. The crop damage from this event is estimated at $450,000.
During the afternoon and evening hours of August 22nd, the second round of storms for the calendar day moved east across south-central and southeast Wisconsin.
Hurricane Bill developed into a tropical depression over the eastern Atlantic on August 15, 2009. Bill then strengthened into a hurricane over the next week, passing well to the east of Nantucket, August 22-23.
A warm front extending through the Tri-State Area from a low pressure system moving across the northern Mid-Atlantic States acted as the focus for heavy rain and training thunderstorms in Queens and Nassau Counties.
The combination of a weak front, strong upper disturbance, and daytime heating, increased instability and brought a round of severe storms to the region on the afternoon and evening of August 22. These storms produced wind damage along with isolated instances of flash flooding.
For the second day in a row, the southern portions of the Las Conchas burn scar was inundated with heavy rains as weak disturbances continued to round the western periphery of the upper high.
Another surge of monsoon moisture led to an outbreak of thunderstorms over the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin. A low pressure system further enhanced the storms on the 22nd.
A strong push of monsoon moisture fueled thunderstorms over the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin for several days, peaking on the 25th. Many storms produced flash flooding, and isolated severe weather also occurred.
Early morning thunderstorms along a nearly stationary front, dumped heavy rain on parts of southeast Minnesota on August 22nd.
Significant flash flooding developed across portions of eastern Kentucky during the late afternoon and evening hours of August 22nd into the early morning hours of August 23rd.
Several days with rounds of showers and thunderstorms continued on Friday the 22nd. The area was in the active storm track, in the northwest flow aloft, from the Midwest into the central Appalachians.
Rounds of showers and thunderstorms formed in the weak northwest flow aloft during the late afternoon hours of the 22nd. Rain amounts of 2 to 4 inches in 1 to 2 hours were estimated over parts of Boyd County during the early evening.
A cluster of slow moving thunderstorms produced minor flash flooding.
An otherwise benign day of isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms across New Mexico was disrupted by life threatening flash flooding over far southeastern Rio Arriba County.
A significant push of monsoon moisture, aided by an approaching upper level trough, brought an outbreak of severe weather and flash flooding.
As severe storm/flooding events go, some are definitely better-anticipated than others (forecast-wise).
A severe warned thunderstorm pushed west from southern Gila county into eastern Maricopa county in the late evening, after sunset. The storm produced very heavy rainfall over the southern end of the 2020 Bush fire burn scar in the Four Peaks Wilderness area.
A push of monsoon moisture fueled thunderstorm development over the Mojave Desert. Isolated severe weather and flash flooding occurred.
Between the late afternoon of Sunday the 22nd and sunrise on Monday the 23rd, primarily some southern-southwestern counties in South Central Nebraska (along with briefly a few northwestern ones) endured an active episode of strong to severe thunderstorms.
Hurricane Henri moved up the U.S. Atlantic coast and over parts of southeast New York on August 22 to 23, 2021. Bands of heavy rainfall moved across parts of northeast Pennsylvania producing significant flash flooding in some locations.
Beginning on July 24, 2022, and lasting for a week, many flash flooding events hit several areas of the United States. These areas included parts of Missouri and Illinois, especially Greater St.
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Heavy rain upstream in New Mexico caused the Gila River to flood at Duncan, where Highway 70 was closed, and several homes and a couple businesses experienced minor flooding. Downstream at Solomon, the bridge was partially flooded.
A strong ridge over the central United States and a trough draped across the West Coast put Arizona in a position to receive a moist southerly wind flow.
A complex of showers and thunderstorms traversed portions of northern Arizona early in the morning with rainfall rates around 0.10-0.30 inches per hour. There was a brief lull in activity around daybreak to mid morning.
Thunderstorm activity developed across much of eastern AZ, along the higher terrain features, during the early afternoon hours. Outflow boundaries emanating from the activity over the higher terrain areas sparked a complex of robust thunderstorms over Pinal County.
There were gusty winds for different parts of Utah and flash flooding in southern Utah.
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On August 22, 1977, lightning struck two oil storage tanks just southwest of Burkburnett, in Wichita County, Texas. The lightning set off an explosion, throwing the top of one tank 150 feet away. In addition to the tanks being destroyed, approximately 300 barrels of oil were consumed by the fire.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Golfball-size hail damaged roofs and cars resulting in $1.2 milllion loss.
Aircraft hanger and small plane destroyed.
Summary of events of the very early morning hours of August 22, 1997:A cluster of severe thunderstorms moved rapidly south out of southern Kansas and into northern Oklahoma shortly after midnight (CST) on the 22nd.
Lightning sparked a blaze which gutted a 10-unit apartment building in Highlands Ranch. Twenty-eight people were left homeless.
Severe thunderstorms produced numerous reports of wind damage through the evening. The first report of wind damage came in from Muskegon (Muskegon County) at 6:35 p.m.
A 24-year old male was struck by lightning at Flexco Products at 2415 Bryant Street in Elkhart.
A power line was blown down.
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
A microburst passed across South Pymatuning Township, producing wind gusts estimated at 70 MPH. These winds downed over 100 trees and tore off an apartment building roof. The path of this microburst was approximately 1 mile long and 1/2 mile wide.
Lightning set fire to a home, destroying it.
Sheriff's office reported trees were down on Highway 164.
Some trees were blown down.
Johnson Ranch subdivision received damaging winds with signs blown down, homes damaged, and power poles down.
Shed roof taken off
Numerous trees were blown down on the north side of Shelby. Several power poles and power lines were blown down in Shelby and 3 light poles were blown down at the high school football field.
Strong winds tore shingles from roofs, snapped a flag pole and caused other damage as storms moved toward the northwest. SRP reported a total of about 50 power poles knocked down during the storms of August 21 and August 22.
A short wave moved southeast across the area overnight and produced cluster storms that produced wind damage across the eastern portions of the CWA.
Saturated grounds from previous rains, along with recent heavy rain and 30 mph wind gusts from a thunderstorm passing 30 minutes earlier, caused a large pine tree to topple as a vehicle was traveling beneath, resulting in a fatality.
Afternoon thunderstorms produced widespread strong winds across northern Utah. These winds caused damage near Salt Lake City, as well as along the Legacy Highway in Farmington and Kaysville.
The thunderstorms that developed on the afternoon of August 22nd, developed |on the eastern fringes of the upper ridge positioned over Central Texas. A weak surface trough lingered across the area and storms often initiated near this boundary.
Thunderstorms produced several reports of large hail and damaging winds over the northwest corner of Iowa just before and just after midnight on August 22nd and 23rd.
A large thunderstorm complex with embedded severe thunderstorms moved east across southern Wisconsin during the morning hours.
A squall line swept across North Central Kansas on this Friday evening, but remained mostly below severe limits. Just before 5 p.m. CDT, an isolated supercell formed over Phillips County.
Three waves of severe storms moved across western and north-central NY making for an almost 8-hour severe event. The first thunderstorms which developed over northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania moved across the western southern tier.
Multiple multi-cellular clusters of showers and storms moved across central North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. The strongest clusters produced wind damage and measured wind gust above 58 miles per hour.
A cold front triggered severe thunderstorms across Southeastern New York.
An upper low over the Lower Mississippi River valley and a stationary boundary combined to generate an area of showers and thunderstorms in Central Texas. These storms moved into South Central Texas and some produced damaging wind gusts.
A short wave trough moving from Quebec to northern New England led to a convective complex along the border of New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the late morning, which triggered a few severe thunderstorms in northeast Massachusetts.
A narrow zone of enhanced instability developed ahead of a cold front with up to 1500-2000 J/kg MLCAPE. As a mid-level jet streak crossed the boundary in the late afternoon and evening, deep layer shear increased to around 50 knots.
Very strong winds were observed during a widespread outbreak of severe weather.
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Extreme heat gripped west central Missouri through the last ten days of August. High temperatures in the Kansas City area climbed above 90 degrees each day, and topped 100 on several days.
An 81-year-old woman was found dead near her home in the town of Ozark. Her death was caused by the excessive heat.
Male died of heat exposure.
High temperatures rose into the mid 90s on the 22nd. With dew points in the lower to mid 70s, heat index values soared to near 105 degrees during the afternoon. Three people died as a result of the excessive heat.
Unseasonably strong high pressure developed over the desert southwest during late August.
Strong high pressure developed over southeast California during the latter portion of August, leading to excessive heat across Joshua Tree National Park.
One person died in Las Vegas of heat related causes.
Heat and humidity combined to yield 105 110-degree heat indices across portions of the area during the afternoon/evening of the 22nd through 26th.
Hot temperatures and high humidity combined to create dangerous heat indices of 110-115+ degrees across portions of southern, central and northern Oklahoma during the afternoon/evening of the 22nd through 26th.
An upper level ridge of high pressure centered over the Four Corners region shifted northward into the Pacific Northwest leading to well above normal temperatures through this period.
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The Knowlton C Fire started on August 22, 1990, in Montana, and burned 12,247 acres.
The Middle Ridge Fire was discovered on August 22, 1992, in California, and burned 7,530 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Barrel Spr Fire was discovered on August 22, 1994, in Wyoming, and burned 13,400 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Grierson Fire was discovered on August 22, 1994, in Montana, and burned 6,400 acres.
The Laidlaw Fire was discovered on August 22, 1995, in Idaho, and burned 5,478 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on August 22, 1996, in Ada County, Idaho, and burned 13,091 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Pine Fire was discovered on August 22, 1999, in California, and burned 30,568 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Barrel Fire was discovered on August 22, 2005, in Washoe County, Nevada, and burned 24,370 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Sherman Fire was discovered on August 22, 2005, in Elko County, Nevada, and burned 7,460 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hazard Lake Wfu Fire was discovered on August 22, 2005, in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, and burned 5,731 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Derby Fire was discovered on August 22, 2006, in Sweet Grass County, Montana, and burned 207,115 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Tatoosh Complex was discovered on August 22, 2006, in Okanogan County, Washington, and burned 51,671 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Heavens Gate Complex (Black Butte) Fire was discovered on August 22, 2006, in Idaho County, Idaho, and burned 33,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Thorn Creek Fire was discovered on August 22, 2006, in Grant County, Oregon, and burned 13,536 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Jim Creek Fire was discovered on August 22, 2006, in Wallowa County, Oregon, and burned 12,946 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Outlaw 2 Fire was discovered on August 22, 2006, in Johnson County, Wyoming, and burned 12,309 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Angel Fire was discovered on August 22, 2007, in Lea County, New Mexico, and burned 7,600 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Dunn Mtn. Assist Fire was discovered on August 22, 2008, in Yellowstone County, Montana, and burned 102,380 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Knowlton Complex (Drga) Fire was discovered on August 22, 2008, in Custer County, Montana, and burned 4,261 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Ken fire started around 1200 PST on August 22, on the northbound side of I-15 just north of the Kenwood exit near Lytle Creek. Lane closures of I-15 were required for most of the day on the 22nd and finally reopened around 1200 PST on the 23rd.
The Diamond Complex was discovered on August 22, 2011, in Montana, and burned 34,550 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Black Springs Complex was discovered on August 22, 2011, in Montana, and burned 18,970 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Maverick Fire was discovered on August 22, 2011, in Powder River County, Montana, and burned 10,715 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Mill Fire was discovered on August 22, 2011, in Powder River County, Montana, and burned 5,482 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Boss Ribs Fire was discovered on August 22, 2011, in Montana, and burned 4,537 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Skiddy West Road Fire was discovered on August 22, 2012, in Morris County, Kansas, and burned 8,000 acres.
The Mission Fire was discovered on August 22, 2013, in Monterey County, California, and burned 4,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Kahlotus Fire was reported on August 22, 2016, in Franklin County, Washington, and burned 5,942 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
A wildfire started and thanks to westerly winds of 10 to 15 mph, erupted quickly in the Scatter Creek area on the afternoon of the 22nd.
The Pot Hole Fire was reported on August 22, 2018, in Owyhee County, Idaho, and burned 4,813 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Butte/Tehama/Glenn Complex was reported on August 22, 2020, in Butte County, California, and burned 19,609 acres.
The Medicine Fire was reported on August 22, 2020, in Gila County, Arizona, and burned 8,930 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Sturgill Fire was reported on August 22, 2022, in Wallowa County, Oregon, and burned 23,507 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Crockets Knob Fire was reported on August 22, 2022, in Grant County, Oregon, and burned 4,337 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
In a three-month period from August to October 2023, wildfires in Louisiana burned more than 60,000 acres (94 sq mi), and forced evacuations across several towns in the state, including Merryville and Singer. First burning on August 22, at least 441 wildfires burned across 17 parishes, they burned at least 21 buildings, prompting the Federal Emergency Management Agency to approve an assistance grant in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.
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Exceptional drought conditions and very high temperatures led to very dry fuels across the region. Several wildfires ignited in the area by the end of the month.
The Tiger Island Fire was reported on August 22, 2023, in Beauregard County, Louisiana, and burned 31,290 acres.
The Remington Fire was reported on August 22, 2024, in Sheridan County, Wyoming, and burned 196,368 acres.
The Range 77 Fire was reported on August 22, 2024, in Nye County, Nevada, and burned 8,026 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
Southeasterly flow advected in monsoon moisture, fueling scattered thunderstorms, some of which produced severe winds and dust storm conditions.
The 5 Mile 2025 Fire was reported on August 22, 2025, in Kleberg County, Texas, and burned 5,747 acres.
The Colwash Fire was reported on August 22, 2026, in Yakima County, Washington, and burned 39,103 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hawk Fire was reported on August 22, 2026, in Washoe County, Nevada, and burned 15,067 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The McCully Fire was reported on August 22, 2026, in Baker County, Oregon, and burned 13,604 acres.
The 22 Fire was reported on August 22, 2026, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and burned 4,420 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
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A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Tokaido, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed many people (about 101 to 1,000), destroyed 1,000 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck Near Kamchatka, Russia. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Algeria.
An earthquake struck Northern, Algeria. It killed 8 people. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Italy. It killed 100 people.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Xinjiang, Turkestan, China. It killed 5,653 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
The 1902 Turkestan earthquake devastated Xinjiang, China, near the Kyrgyzstan border. It occurred on August 22, 1902, at 03:00:22 with an epicenter in the Tien Shan mountains.
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A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Taiwan. It injured 10 and destroyed 15 houses.
m. PDT on August 21.
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A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Kern County, California, United States. It killed 2 people, destroyed 90 houses and did $10 million in damage.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines. It killed 2 people.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Drake Passage, Chile, Antarctica. It caused a tsunami.
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In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius, a stratovolcano located in the modern-day region of Campania, Italy, erupted, causing one of the deadliest eruptions in history. 5 million tons per second, ultimately releasing 100,000 times the thermal energy of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Tungurahua, Ecuador erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 2 people, injured 2 and destroyed 2 houses.
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A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck Odawara, Sagami Bay, Japan. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000), destroyed 1,000 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck Kamchatka, Russia.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Sea of Alboran, Algeria, with a maximum water height of 5 meters. It killed 8 people.
A tsunami with a source recorded as meteorological struck Azores, Portugal.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck British Columbia, Canada, with a maximum water height of 0.61 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as meteorological struck North Adriatic, Croatia, with a maximum water height of 4 meters. It injured 1.
A tsunami struck SW. Corinth Gulf, Greece, with a maximum water height of 2 meters. It injured 4.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Drake Passage, Antarctica, with a maximum water height of 0.17 meters.
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A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began August 22, 1937, reached Kp 8 and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 74; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 45 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began August 22, 1939, reached Kp 8- and lasted 39 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 133; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 47 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began August 22, 1991, reached Kp 7 and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 48; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began August 22, 1992, reached Kp 8 and lasted 18 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 73; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 45 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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Lightning struck and ignited a fire that damaged a 24 unit, two story apartment building in the Gilmore Terrace Apartments on the 800 block of Gilmore Avenue in Lakeland.
A man was struck by lightning and killed while in a cornfield.
Lightning struck a tree on Vernon St in Lyman, killing a 40-year-old woman who was tending to her dogs. Four dogs were killed as well.
Thunderstorms with heavy rain and the usual lightning rolled through the Madison area, resulting in flash flooding and a lightning incident that received considerable media attention. See the Dane County Flash Flood event for related information.
As major Hurricane Bill moved north over the Atlantic, paralleling the Florida coast approximately 900 miles offshore, rough surf occurred along the east central Florida beaches.
A north to northwest wind moved in behind a cold front on August 21st. High pressure moved towards the western Great Lakes. This allowed for an extended period of higher winds and waves on far southeastern Lake Michigan with wave heights in the three to six foot range.
A collision of the east coast and west coast sea breeze boundaries occurred to the west of Orlando during the late afternoon. A cluster of storms formed, producing frequent to excessive cloud to ground lightning.
An 11 year old girl was swept into Lake Michigan by high waves while standing on a breakwall in the 700 block of East 31st Drive in Chicago. A 35 year old man jumped into Lake Michigan to help her. Both people were pulled out of the lake by lifeguards and firefighters.
North winds produced high waves of 4 to 6 feet on southern Lake Michigan on August 22nd. A 19 year old man drowned after jumping into Lake Michigan during the morning near West Pratt Avenue in Chicago.
Man rescues two children from high waves and likely structural and long shore currents near North Pier, just south of North Beach on Racine Wisconsin coastline. However he succumbed to rough and choppy waters and never emerged from the water.
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.