Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for August 8, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 8 earthquake struck Crete, Greece. It killed 4,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8 earthquake struck Aegean Sea, Greece. It killed 4,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Billion-dollar disasters
A wildfire disaster that cost $5.7 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 100, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from August 8, 2023 to August 8, 2023.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Cividale del Fruili, Italy. It killed 3,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Wildfires
On August 8, several wildfires ignited over Maui and the Big Island. Very strong trade winds, low relative humidity, and ongoing drought conditions across leeward sections led to rapid fire growth and spread.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Aba, Sichuan Province, China. It killed 29 people, injured 525, destroyed 100 houses and did $500 million in damage.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Abby reached its peak of 145 kt (165 mph) with a central pressure of 895 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Debby crossed the coast near Awendaw, SC as a tropical storm, 40 kt, central pressure 995 mb. It killed 12 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Debby was a slow-moving, erratic, and destructive tropical cyclone that caused widespread and severe flooding across the Eastern United States and portions of Eastern Canada, becoming the costliest natural disaster in the history of the Canadian province of Quebec. The fourth named storm and second hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, Debby developed from a tropical wave that was first noted by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on July 26.
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Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Kalamazoo County, Michigan and tracked 20.1 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 75. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Kalamazoo, MI.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Northeastern Coast, Dominican Republic. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 75 people.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Northeastern Coast, Dominican Republic, with a maximum water height of 0.6 meters. It killed 75 people.
Billion-dollar disasters
A tropical cyclone disaster that cost $1.4 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 2, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from August 8, 1998 to August 13, 1998.
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An F2 tornado touched down in Fillmore, Winona counties, Minnesota and tracked 12.3 miles, killing 1 and injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Lanesboro, MN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Colfax County, New Mexico and tracked 3 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Raton, NM.
An F2 tornado touched down in Dallas, Polk counties, Iowa and tracked 7.4 miles, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Granger to SE Polk City, IA.
An F4 tornado touched down in Kalamazoo County, Michigan and tracked 20.1 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 75. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Kalamazoo, MI.
An F3 tornado touched down in Kent, Newaygo, Montcalm counties, Michigan and tracked 15.1 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Kent City to W Solon, MI.
An unusual mid-summer tornado struck near the town of Byers Texas, in Clay County, on this date in 1972. Damage was limited to barns and storage sheds on several farms east of Byers. The tornado exhibited an unusual movement, from southeast to northwest.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
An F3 tornado touched down in Genesee County, Michigan and tracked 0.8 miles, 67 yards wide at its widest.
A tornado touched down briefly near Gully uprooting trees and damaging several farm buildings.
A cluster of severe thunderstorms formed north of an approaching strong warm front and moved east-southeast, just north of the front.A severe thunderstorm produced a tornado along the south shore of the North Fork of Suffolk County on Long Island.
The tornado began northwest of Maddock and travelled along a path intermittently to near Flora and near Oberon. A 40x60 foot metal shed was demolished. About 2 miles northeast of Maddock, a grain bin was pulled from its foundation and thrown about 500 yards.
Branches were blown down.
Strong winds blew down a building under construction near the city elevator. Trees were also blown down in town.
An approaching cold font, interacting with energy aloft, produced numerous thunderstorms, including one which produced two tornadoes across Southern New York City, and later produced wind damage in Nassau County.
The evening of August 8th, a very unstable air mass was in place across the upper Midwest with a warm front draped across the Twin Cities area, then eastward across west central Wisconsin.
The evening of August 8th, a very unstable air mass was in place across the upper Midwest with a warm front draped across the Twin Cities area, then eastward across west central Wisconsin.
Severe thunderstorms produced heavy rain and damaging winds across parts of Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Washington and Weld Counties. The strong winds downed trees and power lines. In addition, two tornadoes touched down. One of the tornadoes destroyed half of a barn.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Washington, Yuma counties, Colorado and tracked 15.65 miles, 212 yards wide at its widest.
During the afternoon hours, a strong supercell developed over Logan and Washington Counties. As the storm moved southeast near the community of Hyde, Colorado, it produced a EF-3 tornado that continued into Yuma County.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Wilson County, North Carolina and tracked 6.5 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
Tropical Cyclone Debby tracking northward from the Carolinas across western Virginia produced scattered severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and one tornado across portions of central and southeast Virginia.
The remnants of Tropical Cyclone Debby spawned a few tornadoes in northern Virginia and eastern West Virginia.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Hutchinson Island South, FL as a category 2 hurricane, 85 kt (100 mph), central pressure 977 mb. The 1928 Fort Pierce hurricane devastated areas of Florida and the Southeastern United States in August 1928. The first tropical cyclone and hurricane of the annual hurricane season, the storm developed from a tropical wave first identified on August 3, 1928, north of the Virgin Islands.
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Hurricane Cecil reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 920 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Abby reached its peak of 145 kt (165 mph) with a central pressure of 895 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Iselle reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph), a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Dean crossed the coast as a tropical storm, 55 kt, central pressure 991 mb. Hurricane Dean was a strong tropical cyclone that affected the United States and Atlantic Canada while remaining offshore in early August 1989. The fourth named storm and second hurricane of the 1989 Atlantic hurricane season, Dean formed on July 31 and reached tropical storm status the following day east of the Leeward Islands.
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Hurricane Ernesto crossed the coast near Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico as a category 1 hurricane, 80 kt (90 mph), central pressure 977 mb. It killed 12 people in all. Hurricane Ernesto was a Category 2 hurricane and a damaging tropical cyclone that affected several Caribbean Islands and areas of Central America during August 2012. The fifth named storm and second hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, Ernesto originated from a tropical wave that emerged off the west coast of Africa in late July.
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Hurricane Iselle crossed the coast near Pāhala, HI as a tropical storm, 50 kt, central pressure 1001 mb. Hurricane Iselle was a tropical cyclone that made landfall on the island of Hawaii. The tenth named storm, fifth hurricane, and fourth major hurricane of the 2014 hurricane season, Iselle developed from an area of disturbed weather southwest of Mexico on July 31, 2014.
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Hurricane Hilda reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 937 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Franklin crossed the coast near Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, Mexico as a tropical storm, 50 kt, central pressure 995 mb. Hurricane Franklin was the first tropical cyclone to make landfall in the Mexican state of Veracruz since Hurricane Karl in 2010. The sixth named storm, first hurricane and the first of ten consecutive hurricanes of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, Franklin formed on August 7 out of a tropical wave that was first tracked in the southeastern Caribbean Sea on August 3.
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Hurricane Lekima reached its peak of 135 kt (155 mph) with a central pressure of 905 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Debby crossed the coast near Awendaw, SC as a tropical storm, 40 kt, central pressure 995 mb. It killed 12 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Debby was a slow-moving, erratic, and destructive tropical cyclone that caused widespread and severe flooding across the Eastern United States and portions of Eastern Canada, becoming the costliest natural disaster in the history of the Canadian province of Quebec. The fourth named storm and second hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, Debby developed from a tropical wave that was first noted by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on July 26.
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In August 1975, the Banqiao Dam and 61 others throughout Henan, China, collapsed following the landfall of Typhoon Nina. 15 million, including around 30 cities and counties, with estimates of the death toll ranging from 26,000 to 240,000.
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Strong thunderstorms moved across Eastern Fremont county, producing rainfall totals ranging from 2 1/2 to 5 inches. The heavy rainfall caused extensive damage to structures and roads in Canon City, making this the most costly flood in recent history.
During the morning and early afternoon hours of August 8, training showers and thunderstorms with torrential downpours produced up to seven inches of rain across southern Herkimer County.
Trees and power lines were blown down along Route 649 and Caney Ridge.
Strong to severe thunderstorms produced heavy amounts of rain across the county. Reports of 2 to 3 inches in an hours time were common. This caused creeks and streams to overflow their banks.
Slow moving thunderstorms over eastern San Miguel County dropped up to 5 inches of rain in a 2 hour period between Telluride and Placerville. The heavy rains triggered numerous mud and rock slides throughout the eastern portion of the county.
A thunderstorm with very heavy rainfall moved through the Staunton area on the evening of the 8th. A spotter recorded 2.5 inches of rain on the west side of Staunton in only one hour. An unconfirmed report said up to 5 inches was recorded downtown by the end of the storm.
An area of very slow moving showers produced 3 to 5 inches of rain in southwest Maine which caused small rivers and streams to flood. Many roads in numerous towns were washed out. Evacuations took place at a campground and trailer park in Lebanon.
An area of very slow moving showers and thunderstorms produced 3 to 5 inches of rain which caused small rivers and streams to flood in several towns across Cumberland County. Many roads were washed out.
A very unstable airmass was in place over Iowa. Afternoon temperatures warmed into the upper 80s to mid 90s, with dewpoint readings in the upper 70s to low 80s. A weak boundary extended out of eastern Nebraska across northern Iowa. This boundary helped to focus moisture.
Thunderstorms developed along a warm front in central Minnesota during the evening of August 7th. These storms moved southeast during the overnight and early morning hours of August 8th, bringing widespread rainfall amounts of two to three inches to the area.
Numerous multicell thunderstorms developed over west Texas into far western Oklahoma during the afternoon, then progressed eastward toward the I-35 corridor by evening. Several reports of severe hail and wind were received as the storms moved through.
A nearly stationary front in Arkansas, unusually high water content of the atmosphere, and occasional areas of low pressure aloft moving across the state brought heavy rain, some flash flooding, and a few severe storms from the 8th through the 11th.
A small line of training thunderstorms brought torrential rainfall to southern Trumbull County on the evening of August 8th. The airmass over the region at the time was warm and humid which had led to rainfall rates over 2 inches per hour in earlier storms.
An upper level disturbance moved along a stationary front and produced numerous, slow moving clusters of thunderstorms across Central New York. This resulted in several areas of significant flash flooding around the region.
A series of weak short waves moving through a generally zonal upper-level pattern, combined with strong daytime heating each day to produce scattered strong to severe thunderstorms across north and central Georgia.
Persistent tropical-like moisture remained across the northeastern United States. An upper level disturbance moved through the region, triggering heavy rain producing thunderstorms during the late afternoon and evening hours.
Scattered thunderstorms developed across south-central Arizona, including the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, during the late afternoon and evening hours on August 8th.
On 8 August 2022, large scale floods hit the capital of South Korea, Seoul, especially Gangnam District and surrounding areas. It was preceded by the highest rainfall in 80 years.
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A southward shift in the Westerlies forced a slow moving front to move southeastward into the Ozarks Region on the 8th.
Moist southeast flow fueled thunderstorms over southeast California. Several storms produced flash flooding, and a few produced severe weather.
Monsoon thunderstorms produced heavy rain and hail in the form of 1 to 2 plus inches of rainfall in the Albuquerque metro area. This resulted in numerous reports of flash flooding in the northeastern area of Albuquerque.
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A backdoor front pushed through northern and eastern NM during the morning of August 8th, settling along the east slopes of the central mountain chain. This front replenished monsoon moisture across this part of the state.
Monsoonal showers and thunderstorms brought gusty winds and flash flooding to much of Utah.
The remnants of Hurricane Debbie moved north toward the area on August 8th, 2024. A strong southeast flow of wind on the system's northern extent, along with wet soils due to heavy rainfall, helped to cause downed trees and power lines over portions of North Carolina.
Thunderstorms with heavy rainfall went through the Tucson Metro on August 8th resulting in 0.5 to 1.0 inches of rain leading to flash flooding and running washes.
A surface trough was oriented south to north across northeast Ohio during the afternoon and early evening of August 8th, 2024, with then Tropical Depression Debby centered over the Carolinas.
The remnants of Hurricane Debbie moved north toward the area on August 8th, 2024. A strong southeast flow of wind on the system's northern extent, along with wet soils due to heavy rainfall, helped to cause downed trees and power lines over portions of Virginia.
The remnants Tropical Storm Debby made landfall in the Florida Big Bend on the 5th, lifted steadily northeast across southeast Georgia before turning north through the South Carolina coastal plain and the North Carolina Piedmont on the 7th and 8th.
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A thunderstorm caused a microburst, which destroyed three mobile homes, damaged about 30 others, and overturned a tractor-semitrailer. Twenty-seven people were injured (seven were taken to the hospital, another 20 were just slightly injured).
Hail damage to 30 homes, 150 vehicles and 30 to 100 percent crop damage.
70 mph winds were reported.
A 59 mph wind gust was measured at an NDAWN site.
A late season cold front moved into South Central Texas from the north on August 8. Accompanying the front was a line of showers and thunderstorms.
Large hail broke the windows our of a police cruiser in extreme northeast Greeley county around 4 am. There were reports of substantial crop damage in northeast Greeley county from this storm.
A microburst produced significant wind damage to a commercial district in Fort Payne. One minor injury occurred when a young girl was blown down and received a scrape to her hand while seeking shelter at a car dealership.
Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county. Several homes were damaged by fallen trees. Midland City was hardest hit, with several buildings damaged along 4th Street. Two homes and a gazebo in front of the town hall were damaged.
Thunderstorms caused large hail at numerous locations in southeast South Dakota, near and south of Interstate 90, during the late morning and early afternoon of August 8th. There was also one report of damaging thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorms produced damaging winds in much of northwest Iowa, excluding the far northwestern corner of the state, during the early evening of August 8th.
A surface trough extended south through central Nebraska and became the focus for severe thunderstorms by mid afternoon.
Thunderstorms developed over the Nebraska panhandle on the afternoon of August 8th and moved southeast through southwest Nebraska. Several of these storms were very intense and produced very large hail to baseball size along with 70 m.p.h. winds.
A weak cold front draped from west-central into northeast Oklahoma was the focus for afternoon and evening severe thunderstorms. Numerous wind gusts over 70 mph were reported, with a maximum measured gust of 96 mph reported near Lahoma.
Thunderstorms initiated in a hot and humid airmass near a trough of low pressure inland. Pulse type thunderstorms became more organized as boundary interactions took place and the sea breeze moved inland from the Georgia coastline.
Late afternoon clearing allowed for scattered thunderstorms to rapidly develop ahead of an upper level disturbance. A cluster of storms produced isolated wind damage as it moved through the Peoria metro area.
A cold front pushed into northwest Iowa during the afternoon of the 8th. Temperatures warmed in to the upper 80s to low 90s, with dewpoint readings in the mid to upper 60s during the afternoon.
A remnant MCV helped to initiate a broken band of thunderstorms that moved east across central North Carolina during the afternoon and late evening hours.
Strong to severe thunderstorms developed ahead of an advancing cold front.
A cold front and moved through Central New York during the afternoon of the 8th. This sparked a line of severe thunderstorms across the area, mainly ahead of the front.
A small complex of storms that moved out of northeast South Dakota late Saturday morning caused a concentrated area of straight-line wind damage. The Canby, Minnesota airport measured a wind gust of 72 mph.
Thunderstorms across the Deep South were forced eastward by a shortwave across southeast Georgia during late afternoon and early evening hours, encountering a very unstable airmass marked by high levels of mixed-layer CAPE, strong low-level lapse rates, strong 0-6 km bulk shear…
An embedded upper wave traversing the Central Plains, combined with increasing isentropic lift near a warm front, lead to widespread storm development across northern and central Oklahoma early on the 8th.
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A 75 year old woman was found dead of heat stroke, after going to bed with her fan and window air conditioning unit turned off.
A Bermuda high pressure system "pumped" hot temperatures and high humidities across the region.The 6 day heat wave began on Sunday, August 5th, when temperatures first reached 90 degrees at Central Park.
A 19-year old playing basketball in a non air-conditioned gymnasium collapsed from heat. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital in Morganton.
Female died of heat exposure in a parking lot.
A woman was found slumped over at a bus stop in a southwest neighborhood of Chicago during the late afternoon of Monday, August 8th. She was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. The high temperature at Midway Airport on the 8th was 92 degrees.
A 75 year old man was found dead in his home at 71 Grace Lane where he was living alone. The air conditioner was not on and it was extremely hot inside the home. The outside air temperature reached 97 degrees on the day the man was found.
A large ridge of high pressure, combined with very dry ground from the recent drought, combined to produce the hottest month on record across Central Alabama in the month of August.
A significant heat wave gripped the area for a week. High temperatures were mostly in the upper 90s to around 100. High moisture levels pushed the Heat Index to 110 - 115, the highest in several years.St. Louis hit 100 degrees on 8/11 and 8/13.
An upper level ridge of high pressure further intensified over the Mid-South continuing into the middle of August. The upper ridge of high pressure produced above normal temperatures over the area.
After a brief break in the heat, high pressure built back into the area, with a new heat wave beginning on the 8th. At the start of the heat wave, most high temperatures ranged from the mid 90s to around 100.
A strong subtropical high pressure system reestablished itself over the south central and southeastern United States during the August 8th through 15th timeframe.
Three people died of heat complications in Las Vegas during a particularly hot period.
Hot temperatures were experienced on August 8th with high temperatures just over 105 degrees in central Pima County. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for two males on the Tohono O'odham Nation.
An infant died after being left in a hot car in the southeastern part of Houston.
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A weak cold front draped from west-central into northeast Oklahoma was the focus for afternoon and evening severe thunderstorms on this day back in 2011. Numerous wind gusts over 70 mph were reported, with a maximum measured gust of 96 mph reported near Lahoma. Widespread wind damage was reported with several of the wind gusts, especially across north-central portions of Oklahoma from Billings, down through the Stillwater area, all the way down into the Oklahoma City metro.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
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Basin recorded 115°F, Wyoming’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
8 mi ENE of Kirk recorded 5.25 inches, Colorado’s hail: diameter, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The Chaos Fire started on August 8, 1986, in Utah, and burned 9,682 acres.
The Thorn Creek Fire started on August 8, 1990, in Idaho, and burned 70,381 acres.
The Shinn Fire started on August 8, 1990, in California, and burned 17,981 acres.
The Indian Springs Fire started on August 8, 1990, in Idaho, and burned 11,811 acres.
The Saval Fire started on August 8, 1990, in Nevada, and burned 11,662 acres.
The Castle Ck Fire started on August 8, 1990, in Idaho, and burned 10,434 acres.
The Thunderbolt Fire was discovered on August 8, 1994, in Idaho, and burned 13,400 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Puddle Valley Fire was discovered on August 8, 1995, in Utah, and burned 30,720 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
Named the "Jacks Fire"; Southwest of Walker Pass in the Southern Sierra Nevada in Sequoia National Forest. It was a lightning caused fire from thunderstorms developing from monsoonal moisture. It burned a total of 5693 acres. No injuries or structures were reported lost.
The Skull Creek Fire was discovered on August 8, 1998, in Oregon, and burned 22,000 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Butte Fire was discovered on August 8, 1998, in Oregon, and burned 15,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Big Juniper Fire was discovered on August 8, 2001, in Lake County, Oregon, and burned 80,548 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Trough Fire was discovered on August 8, 2001, in California, and burned 24,970 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Hobble Fire was discovered on August 8, 2003, in Sweet Grass County, Montana, and burned 36,180 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Cooney Ridge Fire was discovered on August 8, 2003, in Ravalli County, Montana, and burned 25,680 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Little Salmon Creek Fire was discovered on August 8, 2003, in Montana, and burned 14,845 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Beaver Lake Complex (Beaver Lakes) Fire was discovered on August 8, 2003, in Idaho County, Idaho, and burned 12,467 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The East Hansel Valley Fire was discovered on August 8, 2003, in Box Elder County, Utah, and burned 11,200 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Fischer Fire was discovered on August 8, 2004, in Chelan County, Washington, and burned 16,424 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Tryon Complex (Tryon) Fire was discovered on August 8, 2005, in Oregon, and burned 22,603 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Caribou Fire was discovered on August 8, 2005, in Alaska, and burned 14,943 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hogups Fire was discovered on August 8, 2006, in Box Elder County, Utah, and burned 28,505 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The La Brea Fire was discovered on August 8, 2009, in Santa Barbara County, California, and burned 91,622 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Porcupine Complex was discovered on August 8, 2012, in Idaho County, Idaho, and burned 23,700 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Freeze Out Fire was discovered on August 8, 2012, in Idaho County, Idaho, and burned 19,704 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Cedar Fire was discovered on August 8, 2012, in Idaho County, Idaho, and burned 17,473 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Indian Fire was discovered on August 8, 2012, in Mono County, California, and burned 12,575 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Browns Gulch Fire was discovered on August 8, 2012, in Elko County, Nevada, and burned 11,822 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Pony Complex was discovered on August 8, 2013, in Elmore County, Idaho, and burned 135,231 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Elk Complex was discovered on August 8, 2013, in Elmore County, Idaho, and burned 129,730 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Cedar Mountain Fire was discovered on August 8, 2013, in Malheur County, Oregon, and burned 23,948 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Az-Cra-Willow wildfire burned 6,780 acres in the Mohave Valley/Willow Valley area. Eleven structures and seven RVs were damaged or destroyed.
The Maple Fire was reported on August 8, 2016, in Park County, Wyoming, and burned 45,516 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Juntura Complex was reported on August 8, 2016, in Malheur County, Oregon, and burned 24,301 acres.
The Nena Springs Fire was reported on August 8, 2017, in Wasco County, Oregon, and burned 68,007 acres.
The Dune Fire was reported on August 8, 2017, in Humboldt County, Nevada, and burned 9,873 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Rawhide Fire was reported on August 8, 2019, in Eddy County, New Mexico, and burned 10,050 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Richard Spring Fire was reported on August 8, 2021, in Rosebud County, Montana, and burned 171,130 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
A human caused wildfire near Williams Lake, WA.
The fire started 8 miles southeast of Waterville.
On August 8, several wildfires ignited over Maui and the Big Island. Very strong trade winds, low relative humidity, and ongoing drought conditions across leeward sections led to rapid fire growth and spread.
Red Flag conditions were observed with relative humidity as low as low as 20% and winds 10-20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph and a number of fires started.
The Middle Fork Complex was reported on August 8, 2024, in Boise County, Idaho, and burned 61,496 acres.
The Bug Fire was a large wildfire that burned in Washoe County, Nevada and Lassen and Sierra Counties, California. S.
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The Bug Fire was reported on August 8, 2026, in Lassen County, California, and burned 93,733 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Timber Fire was reported on August 8, 2026, in Monterey County, California, and burned 25,443 acres.
The Nunamaker Road Fire was reported on August 8, 2026, in Franklin County, Washington, and burned 20,870 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
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A magnitude 8 earthquake struck Crete, Greece. It killed 4,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Cividale del Fruili, Italy. It killed 3,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Jiangshui, Yunnan Province, China. It killed some people (about 51 to 100).
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck E. Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Colombia.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck E of North Island, New Zealand. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Central, Greece.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Northeastern Coast, Dominican Republic. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 75 people.
An earthquake struck Southern Italy.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck S Coast, Honshu, Japan. It killed 1 person and injured 28.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Arica, Iquique, Chile. It killed 5 people, injured 112, destroyed 1,000 houses and did $1 million in damage.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Tuman Bay, Apra Harbor, Guam, US Territories. It injured 48 and did $250 million in damage. It caused a tsunami.
8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The thrust earthquake generated a non-destructive tsunami.
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A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Rulong, Sichuan Province, China. It destroyed 8 houses.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Java, Indonesia.
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck Rongchang, Chongqing Province, China. It killed 2 people, injured 1 and destroyed 440 houses.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Aba, Sichuan Province, China. It killed 29 people, injured 525, destroyed 100 houses and did $500 million in damage.
The 2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake occurred on 8 August 2017, in Zhangzha Town, Jiuzhaigou County, Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. 0 and killed at least 25 people in the mountainous region of northern Sichuan.
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A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Bortala, Xingjiang, China. It injured 32 and destroyed 142 houses.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Denizli, Turkey.
1 earthquake struck in the Hyūga Sea off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Nichinan. The earthquake resulted in injuries to 16 people, and triggered extended emergency measures in Japan due to fears of a more powerful earthquake along the Nankai Trough.
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A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Miyazaki, Japan. It injured 14 and destroyed 1 house. It caused a tsunami.
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Vesuvius, Italy erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed few people (about 1 to 50).
Cerro Hudson, Chile erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 5.
Kasatochi, United States erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. The eruption caused a tsunami.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8 earthquake struck Aegean Sea, Greece. It killed 4,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck E. Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, with a maximum water height of 1.5 meters.
A tsunami struck Central Chile.
A tsunami struck Central Chile. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Cape Turnagain, New Zealand, with a maximum water height of 3 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Aegean Sea, Greece.
A tsunami struck Coney Island, NY, United States, with a maximum water height of 4.6 meters. It injured 4.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Northeastern Coast, Dominican Republic, with a maximum water height of 0.6 meters. It killed 75 people.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Guam, Mariana Islands, US Territories, with a maximum water height of 2.4 meters. It injured 48 and did $250 million in damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as volcano struck Kasatochi Volcano, Aleutian Is, AK, United States, with a maximum water height of 0.19 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Hyuganada Sea, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.5 meters. It injured 14 and destroyed 1 house.
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A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began August 8, 1943, reached Kp 8- and lasted 21 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 79; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 47 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began August 8, 1948, reached Kp 8- and lasted 30 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 146; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 47 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began August 8, 1949, reached Kp 7- and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 34; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A tropical cyclone disaster that cost $1.4 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 2, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from August 8, 1998 to August 13, 1998.
A wildfire disaster that cost $5.7 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 100, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from August 8, 2023 to August 8, 2023.
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Two employees of Lea County Co-op Electric were killed by lightning while attempting to repair lines that had been disabled during a previous storm.
Lightning struck a tree and killed a man taking shelter under it.
Zach Powers, 4, and his 10-year-old brother Dustyn, took shelter under a tree when a storm hit during a family hike at the Rampart Reservoir. Dustyn held an umbrella and held his brother's hand. Lightning apparently struck the umbrella, travelled through Dustyn and then Zach.
Lightning killed a man as he attempted to run for cover from the thunderstorm.
Lightning struck 3 people hiking at Whiteside Cliffs near the Macon county line and South Carolina state line, and at an elevation of 4900 feet. A teenage boy died and the two others were injured.
A Valdosta State University student-athlete was struck and killed by lightning while pitching during a baseball game.
An Alpine man was struck by lightning at the Brushy Creek Campground on DeGray Lake. The man was sitting in a lawn chair under a tree.
A family of three including the mother, father, and infant daughter lived in a mobile home and had gone to their relatives' home to seek shelter in the basement. The family was struck by lightning outside between the car and home when the father died.
During the night, the thunderstorms mentioned above advanced east and south. In addition, thunderstorms spread north from Missouri into southern Iowa. An outflow boundary moved into central Iowa during the early morning hours and initiated an intensification of the convection.
A 40-year-old man drowned after getting caught in a rip current while surfing near Franklin Street and Surf Road. This was the third rip current drowning in 3 days at Broward County beaches, during a period of sustained east winds of 15-20 mph.
Lightning struck 17 year old as he was removing clothes from a clothesline outside his home. He died several days later at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.
A boy drowned after getting caught in a rip current at Fort Fisher.
A long and persistent southerly fetch around Bermuda high pressure generated long period southerly swells. The combined southerly winds and swells created dangerous rip currents at the Atlantic facing beaches of Long Island on August 8th.
A deadly mudslide in Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, China occurred at midnight on 8 August 2010. It was the deadliest individual disaster related to the 2010 China floods.
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Isolated to scattered thunderstorms developed over Eastern Arkansas on August 8th, 2011. One lightning fatality occurred as a result.
A weak upper level trough moving across North Florida led to scattered showers and storms across South Florida and local Atlantic.
High surf and strong rip currents contributed to a drowning death of a man on August 8th.
A young swimmer and the man who tried to save him perished off McKinley Beach at the Milwaukee lakeshore. Breezy south winds resulted in moderate waves and dangerous underwater currents along the shore, and near piers and breakwalls. Wave heights were estimated to be 2 to 4 feet.
Two people drowned in South Haven as a result of rip currents and high waves during the early afternoon hours of August 8th.
A man suffered cardiac arrest while in the water at the Offshore Vehicle (OSV) Maryland section of the Assateague Island National Seashore on August 8. Lifeguards attempted first aid but were unable to save him.
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