Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for August 7, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Billion-dollar disasters
A tropical cyclone disaster that cost $2.2 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 13, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from August 7, 1980 to August 11, 1980.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Trempealeau, Jackson counties, Wisconsin and tracked 28.3 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Black River Falls, WI.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Barron, Chippewa counties, Wisconsin and tracked 15.1 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 60. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Bloomer, WI.
Volcanoes
Izu-Torishima, Japan erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 125 people.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Al-Fayyum, Cairo, Egypt. It killed 126 people, destroyed 4,072 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China. It killed 70 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Allen reached its peak of 165 kt (190 mph) with a central pressure of 899 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Genevieve reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 918 mb, a category 5 storm.
Tornadoes
An EF4 tornado touched down in Wilkin, Richland counties, North Dakota and tracked 5 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest.
Heat and drought
A persistent strong upper level ridge over the Southwest led to continued above normal temperatures during the first part of August. Temperatures during this time approached 110 degrees in Phoenix.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Sheridan, Cherry counties, Nebraska and tracked 25 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: ESE Rushville, NE.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Funes, Colombia. It killed 8 people.
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S. state of New York are relatively rare, with roughly 31 tornadoes occurring every year since 1900, the year with the first ever recorded event in the state.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Trempealeau, Jackson counties, Wisconsin and tracked 28.3 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Black River Falls, WI.
An F4 tornado touched down in Barron, Chippewa counties, Wisconsin and tracked 15.1 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 60. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Bloomer, WI.
An F3 tornado touched down in Sheridan, Cherry counties, Nebraska and tracked 25 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: ESE Rushville, NE.
An F3 tornado touched down in Russell, Lincoln counties, Kansas and tracked 4.7 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Ottawa County, Oklahoma and tracked 4.7 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F1 tornado touched down in Steuben County, New York and tracked 0.1 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2.
On the evening of Tuesday, August 7, 1979, at least three tornadoes touched down in southwestern Ontario, devastating scores of farms and homes in the Woodstock area. The southern end of that city suffered some of the most intense destruction along with several other nearby towns in Oxford County.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Osceola County, Iowa and tracked 4.5 miles, 73 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
A tornado touched down briefly near Olivia and reportedly did no damage.
A tornado touched down 6.5 miles north of Stratford, tore the top portion of a home off, flattened a garage and snapped off several large trees. The storm moved east-northeast for 2.5 miles, damaging a storage shed and 30 trees on a farm.
A tornado damaged several buildings, including businesses and homes, a grain elevator, and trees as it touched down along highway 86 in Lakefield.
A SKYWARN spotter sighted a funnel cloud that touched down near North Lake Boulevard and North Military Trail. The tornado moved south through the Garden Walk Mobile Home Park then turned southeast and crossed I-95, overturning a semi-tractor trailer.
Strong wind from thunderstorm outflow pushed a large pole barn off its foundation. Time estimated from nearby severe reports.
An EF4 tornado touched down in Wilkin, Richland counties, North Dakota and tracked 5 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest.
Several short-lived supercell thunderstorms that moved across central Minnesota during the late evening of Saturday August 7th, moved into Polk and Barron County, Wisconsin prior to midnight and produced several rounds of severe down burst winds, and two tornadoes near Luck, and…
By late in the day on the 7th, an east-west lying warm front had set up just north of the South Dakota border, extending eastward into west central Minnesota. South of the warm front, temperatures were in the mid to upper 80s with dew points in the lower 70s.
By late in the day on the 7th, an east-west lying warm front had set up just north of the South Dakota border, extending eastward into west central Minnesota. South of the warm front, temperatures were in the mid to upper 80s with dew points in the lower 70s.
Scattered severe thunderstorms associated with low pressure and a cold front produced damaging winds, one tornado, and heavy rain across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Grant County, Wisconsin and tracked 9.38 miles, 1,100 yards wide at its widest.
S. state of Wisconsin.
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Several rounds of storms moved across western Wisconsin during the afternoon of August 7th. One of these storms produced an EF3 tornado that started in Boscobel (Grant County) and traveled east/southeast before dissipating south of Blue River (Grant County).
An EF3 tornado touched down in Lewis County, New York and tracked 16 miles, 700 yards wide at its widest.
A highly anomalous pattern for August including an unseasonably intense low pressure system created several hours of severe thunderstorms including the final round of storms that grew upscale into a severe mesoscale convective system.
Numerous thunderstorms and storm clusters moved across western North Carolina throughout the afternoon. Many of these storms produced severe weather, mainly in the form of damaging wind gusts, some of which were fairly long-lived.
A weak surface low tracked across western NY to the northeast of Lake Ontario from the afternoon to the late evening hours.
Numerous showers and thunderstorms were observed in West Virginia on the afternoon of August 7th. Storms developed as a result of hot and humid conditions in advance of a cold front, then activity continued as the front crossed the region.
Tropical Depression Debby slowly made its way through Florida, off the South Carolina coast, then back inland through the western Piedmont of North Carolina during the evening hours of 8 August 2024.
After making landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida as a Category 1 hurricane on August 5, Debby weakened to a tropical storm as it slowly moved across southeastern Georgia and offshore.
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An unnamed storm reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 930 mb, a category 4 storm.
An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Port Arthur, TX as a category 2 hurricane, 85 kt (100 mph), central pressure 972 mb. The 1940 Louisiana hurricane caused record flooding across much of the Southern United States in August 1940. The second tropical cyclone and hurricane of the annual hurricane season, it formed from a frontal low off the west coast of Florida on August 3.
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Hurricane Connie reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 944 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Billie reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 920 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Allen reached its peak of 165 kt (190 mph) with a central pressure of 899 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Diana crossed the coast near Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano, Veracruz, Mexico as a category 2 hurricane, 85 kt (100 mph), central pressure 980 mb. Hurricane Diana was a deadly tropical cyclone which made landfall in Mexico in August 1990. The fourth named storm and second hurricane of the season, Diana developed from a tropical wave in the southwestern Caribbean on August 4.
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Hurricane Robyn reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 945 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Genevieve reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 918 mb, a category 5 storm.
The 2016 Pacific hurricane season was tied as the fifth-most active Pacific hurricane season on record, alongside the 2014 season. Throughout the course of the year, a total of 22 named storms, 13 hurricanes and six major hurricanes were observed within the basin.
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Record setting rainfall caused extensive flooding over the Omaha Nebraska and Council Bluffs Iowa metro area and surrounding counties.
Very heavy rain fell across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa from Friday 8/6/99 into Saturday morning 8/7/99. Over 10 inches of rain fell at Omaha Eppley Airfield, just across the Missouri River to the west of Council Bluffs Iowa.
A cluster of thunderstorms persisted over mainly the far northern parts of the county into the overnight hours. Radar estimates indicated from 4 to over 5 inches of rain falling over a period of less than 6 hours.
Scattered thunderstorms developed across northeast Virginia during the hot and humid afternoon and evening of the 7th. These thunderstorms produced winds in excess of 55 MPH, large hail, frequent lightning, and heavy rainfall.
Two people died while hiking in a slot canyon when a flash flood washed them down stream. The two were long overdue from a hiking trip when searchers began looking for them.
Heavy rainfall near the Town of Cascabel and along Cascabel Road caused several locations of the road to be flooded and impassable.
Heavy rain fell across parts of northern Illinois, including Rockford, causing significant flooding.
A frontal boundary stretched from west to east across northern Ohio during the early morning hours of the 7th. This frontal boundary was associated with low pressure centered over the Plains.
An area of slow moving showers and thunderstorms produced up to 6 inches of rain in 3 hours resulting in flash flooding on Ames Brook in Ashland which rose rapidly and flooded the Ames Brook Campground.
An area of slow moving showers and thunderstorms produced up to 6 inches of rain in 3 hours resulting in flash flooding in several towns in southeast New Hampshire. Numerous roads were inundated by small streams and many were washed out.
A localized but major flash flood struck the northern Nashville metro area in the early morning hours of August 8.
Widespread heavy rains occurred late on the 7th and through the morning of the 8th across northwest Arkansas where a nearly stationary frontal boundary was in place.
Several rounds of thunderstorms affected the Missouri Ozarks region which produced wind damage and flash flooding.
Abundant moisture and strong afternoon heating resulted in another round of numerous showers and thunderstorms with localized torrential rainfall.
Severe pulse storms occurred across the area on an afternoon basis from August 7-11. The most impactful afternoon/evening occurred on August 10 when severe pulse storms affected the Springfield metropolitan area.
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms continued to impact northern and central New Mexico on August 7, 2022, and the Calf Canyon burn scar was hit once again with heavy thunderstorms. Flash flooding on the burn scar rendered Highway 434 near El Turquillo impassable.
After several days of drier weather, moisture surged back across northern Arizona with more flash flooding.
High CAPE (>2500 J/kg) and strong speed and directional shear contributed to a significant severe weather episode across south-central Pennsylvania during the afternoon and evening of August 7, 2023.
The event on August 7th 2023 featured a period during the morning hours, when a decaying MCS passed through the area during the early morning hours and likely changed the environment to the point where it impacted the convective event later in the day.
Deep moisture and a stalled frontal boundary left the area very susceptible to flash flooding from isolated, slow moving storms.
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A massive wind and rainstorm struck the fairgrounds blowing over two tents and shredding another. Up to 28 people received minor injuries.
A hail storm leveled crops in a 40-mile-long and two-mile-wide stretch of LaMoure County. The damage extended from the southwest corner of the county, in the Kulm area, to north of Edgeley. The hail also broke windows and damaged roofs.
Severe thunderstorms struck much of the southern two-thirds of Oklahoma and parts of western north Texas on August 7, 1994. The costliest damage was at Prague, in Lincoln County, where 90 mph winds were reported, resulting in more than $1 million in damages. Most of that total was due to the damages sustained by the high school. Part of the school’s roof was ripped off, resulting in extensive water damage. Another storm struck Thackerville, in Love County, where lightning struck a power pole, traveled through a line to a school, and started a fire that destroyed the school. Hail the size of dimes and quarters was very common across Oklahoma that day, and hail up to golf ball-size fell in Clay and Archer Counties of western north Texas.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Isolated severe thunderstorms in Kay County early on the 7th produced dime size hail 8.5 mile south-southeast of Hardy and downed tree limbs 6 miles south of Hardy.
Trees were blown down at Anthony (5 N Savoy).
Thunderstorms moving through the Avra Valley Airport brought downburst winds that damaged 20 airplanes, two of which were completely destroyed. A 5,000 gallon tank containing 2,000 gallons of water was moved over 2,000 feet. Many hanger doors were blown in.
Straight-line winds of 60 mph ripped through the Taylor area early in the morning injuring four persons and claiming the life of a 5 week old baby girl.
Numerous trees and powerlines were downed around Bristol and Abingdon. A tree limb, nearly three feet in diameter fell onto a car killing the driver and injuring a passenger.
Powerful straight-line winds downed 450 trees in the Edgar area, some of which fell on homes and vehicles. Significant property damage occurred.
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A downburst caused extensive damage to several businesses in a strip mall on the west side of Jefferson City. A furniture store lost its roof resulting in the loss of almost all of the inventory inside. A large department store sustained partial roof, window and door damage.
Scattered thunderstorms moved across central Maryland during the afternoon and early evening hours of the 7th. These storms produced winds in excess of 55 MPH, frequent lightning, and hail. In Frederick County, an apartment complex in Frederick was hit by lightning.
A thunderstorm which produced winds in excess of 55 MPH and large hail moved across the District between 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM EDT on the 7th. In Southeast, 256 trees were downed onto roads, cars, buildings, and phone and power poles.
A very strong downburst produced by a severe thunderstorm caused significant tree damage in Marlboro and Colts Neck Townships.
Large hail broke windows in vehicles and buildings. The hail also caused other damage to vehicles, and to roofs and siding of buildings. The hail also damaged crops in the area, but the amount of crop damage was not known.
A sixteen year old boy was struck by lightning while horseback riding. Both the rider and the horse were killed. Elsewhere over north central Kentucky, thunderstorm winds downed trees, some blocking roadways.
Strong storms moved across far northern Illinois during the early morning hours of August 7th.
A strong upper trough was sweeping from the Ohio Valley into the southeast U.S. An unusually strong mid-summer cold front accompanied the upper trough.
A supercell thunderstorm developed across the northern Black Hills and moved eastward across the Sturgis area, southern Meade County, northeastern Pennington County, Haakon County, and northeastern Jackson County.
A supercell thunderstorm developed near Nemo and moved southeastward across the Rapid City area and into southwestern South Dakota. The storm produced large hail and eventually strong wind gusts as it moved across southwestern South Dakota.
A thunderstorm intensified over southwestern Butte County and produced large hail around Belle Fourche.
A cold front...moving into a hot, unstable air mass over southeastern Wisconsin produced scattered strong to severe thunderstorms during the late afternoon hours of August 7th.
Abundant, deep moisture and a series of short waves moving through the region in a generally zonal mid and upper-level flow pattern produced isolated to scattered reports of thunderstorm wind damage across North and Central Georgia each day, mainly during the afternoon and…
During the evening a line of severe storms moved into Southwest Nebraska from Northwest Kansas. The highest wind speeds were along the leading edge of the squall line. The highest wind gust reported was 100 MPH at Stratton.
Although its main damage swath was only about 15 miles wide, the narrow-but-intense severe storm complex that raced from northwest-to-southeast through the heart of South Central Nebraska during the pre-dawn hours on this Wednesday was one of the most impactful events of the…
The 24-hour period between the early mornings of Saturday the 7th and Sunday the 8th featured several rounds of thunderstorms within South Central Nebraska. However, by far the most prominent round focused between 6-10 p.m.
A strong cold front, driven by an unusually strong upper-level trough and wind shear, interacted with a hot, humid, and unstable airmass over the Mid-Atlantic. This pattern resulted in the formation of lines of thunderstorms and several supercells.
Numerous thunderstorms and storm clusters moved across upstate South Carolina throughout the afternoon. Many of these storms produced severe weather, mainly in the form of damaging wind gusts, some of which were fairly long-lived.
Clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms entered north Alabama during the late morning and early afternoon hours, moving east-southeast through the area. One of the thunderstorms produced a lightning strike, fatally injuring a male in north Florence in Lauderdale County.
A strong shortwave trough pushed through the Ohio Valley bringing strong lift and shear into Northern Georgia. Significant instability and northwest flow made conditions ideal for Mesoscale Convective Complex development.
A strong cold front, driven by an unusually strong upper-level trough and wind shear, interacted with a hot, humid, and unstable airmass over the Mid-Atlantic. This pattern resulted in the formation of lines of thunderstorms and several supercells.
A line of thunderstorms moved through Middle Tennessee during the late morning and early afternoon hours of August 7, 2023. Damaging straight-line winds were the primary threat with this line, especially for areas roughly along and south of Interstate 40.
A shortwave trough approached from the west ahead of a cold front. Forcing from this trough and adequate bulk wind shear combined with strong surface heating and instability to result in a line of severe storms that initially developed over the North Carolina mountains.
A strong cold front, driven by an unusually strong upper-level trough and wind shear, interacted with a hot, humid, and unstable airmass over the Mid-Atlantic. This pattern resulted in the formation of lines of thunderstorms and several supercells.
A very unstable environment was in place over western and central North Dakota which combined with very strong deep layer shear to produce widespread severe thunderstorm wind gusts along with some large hail over western and central North Dakota.
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Was found in a swampy area near his home. Cause of death was heat stroke.
One woman was found dead in her home due to the heat.
An unseasonably hot and extremely humid air mass was over the city of Philadelphia during most of the work week of August 7th. High temperatures reached into the lower 90s from the 7th through the 10th in and around Philadelphia.
From August 7th through August 10th, temperatures in the Kansas City area climbed into the 90s each day. Very high humidities pushed afternoon heat indices into the 105 to 110 degree range.
Two people died of heat exposure.
Five people died in a two-day heat wave, during which high temperatures of 91 degrees and heat indexes of 101 were reached. The victims, all in the Duluth area, included 4 males and 1 female, ranging in age from 47 to 73.
Heat returned to the region as high temperatures hit the middle to upper 90s with the Heat Index ranging from 102 to 110. There was one confirmed death from the heat in the City of St. Louis.
An 87 year old woman was found dead in her backyard with her death attributed to the heat. Her body temperature was almost 110 degrees. The high temperature that day was 95 degrees.
A heat wave began on August 6th and continued through the 16th. By the 10th, many of the reporting stations were recording high temperatures of 100 degrees or higher. On the 11th and 12th, more than half of the reporting stations reached 100 degrees or higher.
Ambient temperatures around 105 degrees with heat index values around 110 degrees resulted in a heat related fatality in Bossier Parish. A woman in her 70s was found deceased in her home. It was determined that her death was heat related.
A runner died of heat stroke in Death Valley.
A 5 month old baby died of hyperthermia in Donelson after being left inside a vehicle for 7 to 8 hours on August 7. The high temperature reached 93 degrees at the nearby Nashville International Airport.
Four people died in Las Vegas of heat related causes.
The Desert Southwest remained under the influence of high pressure during the early part of August and led to above normal temperatures on the 7th and 8th. Five heat-associated fatalities (1 direct and 4 indirect) were reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.
Afternoon heat indices between 105 and 110 degrees occurred across most of North and Central Texas during the second week of August 2019.
A persistent strong upper level ridge over the Southwest led to continued above normal temperatures during the first part of August. Temperatures during this time approached 110 degrees in Phoenix.
Strong high pressure expanded into the region bringing a very warm air mass. High temperatures peaked near 100 degrees on the 7th in portions of the Willamette Valley and through the Columbia River Gorge.
Hot temperatures up to 6 degrees above normal August 7-10 in parts of southeast Arizona caused the Moderate Heat Risk category to be reached. A total of 11 heat-related fatalities were reported by the Pima County Medical Examiner.
Hot temperatures typically 3 to 5 degrees above normal were experienced across western Pima County on August 7. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for one individual found in the desert near Lukeville.
Another short-lived heat wave in early August produced widespread above-normal temperature with triple digit readings and dangerous heat index values across most of North and Central Texas.
Hot temperatures and high humidity combined to yield heat indices in excess of 105 degrees across the western two-thirds of Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening of the 7th through 10th.
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Cumberland recorded 109°F, Maryland’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
Lockington Dam (nr. Sidney, Shelby Co. OH) recorded 10.75 inches, Ohio’s all-time greatest 24-hour precipitation, over August 7, 1995 to August 8, 1995, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The Tub Mtn Fire started on August 7, 1986, in Oregon, and burned 26,988 acres.
The Ringer Fire started on August 7, 1986, in Idaho, and burned 24,299 acres.
The Dorsey Bt Fire started on August 7, 1986, in Idaho, and burned 15,810 acres.
The Willow Creek Complex started on August 7, 1986, in Idaho, and burned 13,650 acres.
The Rock Qryii Fire started on August 7, 1986, in Idaho, and burned 11,222 acres.
The Long Tom Fire started on August 7, 1986, in Idaho, and burned 10,103 acres.
The Indian Ck Fire started on August 7, 1986, in Idaho, and burned 10,078 acres.
The A-Rock Fire started on August 7, 1990, in California, and burned 17,722 acres.
The Tejon Fire started on August 7, 1990, in California, and burned 7,657 acres.
The Gardner Cr Fire was discovered on August 7, 1994, in Alaska, and burned 9,050 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bear Trap Fire was discovered on August 7, 1995, in Idaho, and burned 20,500 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire started on August 7, 1996, in Washington, and burned 21,123 acres.
The Main Salmon Complex (Rainier) Fire was discovered on August 7, 1998, in Idaho, and burned 7,980 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
Kates Basin complex fires spread south and west into Fremont County. Nearly 130,000 acres burned in the Owl Creek Mountains on the Arapahoe Ranch. One firefighter killed, one injured.
The Katesbasin Fire was discovered on August 7, 2000, in Wyoming, and burned 137,069 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Oregon Trail Fire was discovered on August 7, 2000, in Elmore County, Idaho, and burned 31,316 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Johnson Ranch Fire was discovered on August 7, 2003, in Shackelford County, Texas, and burned 11,015 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Middle Fork Complex was discovered on August 7, 2006, in Custer County, Idaho, and burned 35,122 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Southfork Complex (Cougar) Fire was discovered on August 7, 2006, in Valley County, Idaho, and burned 28,431 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Owinza Fire was discovered on August 7, 2006, in Lincoln County, Idaho, and burned 26,622 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Boundary Complex was discovered on August 7, 2006, in Valley County, Idaho, and burned 11,005 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The South Barker Wfu Fire was discovered on August 7, 2008, in Elmore County, Idaho, and burned 37,725 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Columbia River Road Fire was discovered on August 7, 2008, in Washington, and burned 22,155 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Marteen Wfu Fire was discovered on August 7, 2008, in Coconino County, Arizona, and burned 10,789 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Baton Rouge Complex was discovered on August 7, 2011, in Chaves County, New Mexico, and burned 35,165 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Toms Canyon Fire was discovered on August 7, 2011, in Eddy County, New Mexico, and burned 7,528 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Cherry Homes Fire was discovered on August 7, 2011, in Jack County, Texas, and burned 7,328 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Silver Fire started due to lightning around 1305 PST on the 7th, along Poppet Flats Road near Hwy 243, south of Banning in Riverside County, with a critical rate of spread.
The Silver Fire was a wildfire that burned in the San Jacinto Mountains south of Banning and Cabazon in Riverside County, California in August 2013. The fire, which started close to Poppet Flats Road near Highway 243, was first reported on Wednesday, August 7, 2013, at around 2:05 pm, just south of Banning.
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The Beaver Creek Fire was discovered on August 7, 2013, in Blaine County, Idaho, and burned 111,497 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Mccan Fire was discovered on August 7, 2013, in Camas County, Idaho, and burned 23,389 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Silver Fire was discovered on August 7, 2013, in Riverside County, California, and burned 20,292 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Grassy Mountain Fire was discovered on August 7, 2013, in Malheur County, Oregon, and burned 15,720 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Grouse Mountain Fire was discovered on August 7, 2013, in Grant County, Oregon, and burned 12,076 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Sharon Creek Fire was discovered on August 7, 2013, in Malheur County, Oregon, and burned 10,772 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Fletcher Road Fire was reported on August 7, 2016, in Columbia County, Washington, and burned 9,168 acres.
The Pilot Fire was reported on August 7, 2016, in San Bernardino County, California, and burned 8,110 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Gibralter Ridge Fire was reported on August 7, 2017, in Lincoln County, Montana, and burned 12,938 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Trout Creek Fire was reported on August 7, 2021, in Stillwater County, Montana, and burned 8,315 acres.
The Scarface Fire was reported on August 7, 2021, in Custer County, Idaho, and burned 8,232 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Canyon Fire was a wildfire near Castaic, California that began on August 7, 2025. It was fully contained on August 14, 2025.
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The Bald Range fire is an ongoing wildfire in Summerland, British Columbia in the Okanagan. It started on August 7, 2026 and became one of the most significant and fastest-growing wildfires of the year.
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The Rocky Canyon Fire was reported on August 7, 2026, in Morgan County, Utah, and burned 16,464 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Little Goose Fire was reported on August 7, 2026, in Columbia County, Washington, and burned 8,524 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The MP18 Fire was reported on August 7, 2026, in Humboldt County, California, and burned 7,599 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
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An earthquake struck Quito, Ecuador.
An earthquake struck Siracusa (Syracuse), Italy.
An earthquake struck Al-Fayyum, Cairo, Egypt. It killed 126 people, destroyed 4,072 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Costa Rica-Panama. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China. It killed 70 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Kefallonia Island, Ithaca Island, Greece. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Dinar, Turkey. It killed 3 people, destroyed 2,043 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Funes, Colombia. It killed 8 people.
An earthquake struck Bou-Saadiah,zaghouan, Tunisia.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Phthiotis, Reggini, Central, Greece. It destroyed 100 houses.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Bukavu, Rwanda. It killed 3 people and injured 30.
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A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Taipei, Taiwan. It killed 1 person.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Milah, Algeria.
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Gamalama, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 1 person and injured 1.
Izu-Torishima, Japan erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 125 people.
Toya, Japan erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 3 people.
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A tsunami struck S. California, United States, with a maximum water height of 0.02 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Ionian Sea, Greece, with a maximum water height of 1.5 meters. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.16 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Pedersen Lagoon, AK, United States, with a maximum water height of 62 meters.
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A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began August 7, 1950, reached Kp 8- and lasted 18 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 71; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 47 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began August 7, 1983, reached Kp 8- and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 62; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 47 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began August 7, 2003, reached Kp 7- and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 33; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A tropical cyclone disaster that cost $2.2 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 13, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from August 7, 1980 to August 11, 1980.
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A 16-year-old male drowned in a rip current off Fort Lauderdale Beach. The drowning occured at an unguarded section.
A man and his dog were killed by lightning while walking along NC 98 West. The strike occurred from a thunderstorm moving away from the area. No heavy rain was occurring at the time.
Lightning killed one hiker and injured two others, while they were hiking a remote drainage in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Lightning struck and injured 4 motorcyclists, one fatally, who were taking refuge under a tree adjacent to Route 36 in Cambria County.
An 18-year-old male drowned at 2 a.m. EDT on the 8th while playing in the ocean near Morris Avenue with his brother. The body was recovered later that day on the 8th. The rip currents were so strong on the 7th that lifeguards made at least six water rescues.
A logger was killed by lightning.
A man drowned near Ocracoke Inlet after a rip current pulled him out to sea.
Scattered thunderstorms developed across coastal Alabama during the afternoon hours, producing frequent lightning, heavy rains, and gusty winds around 30 mph.
Two people drowned due to rip currents.
An 18 year old man drowned in Kenosha harbor after jumping into Lake Michigan from North Pier. Structural currents likely contributed to the man being pulled underwater.
Strong north-northeasterly winds across western Lake Superior led to waves of 2 to 4 feet along the eastern facing shores of Madeline Island. A man cliff jumping at the cliffs in Big Bay State Park on the southeast corner of the island was overcome by the surf and drowned.
Two men required rescuing after jumping into the lake near 12th Street Beach on the afternoon of the 7th. Both men were recovered and transported to a local hospital in critical condition. One of the individuals later died in the hospital.
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