Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for September 19, in any year, each linked to its full record.
← September 18TodaySeptember 20 →
Every event with a place, colored by kind. Tap one to open its record.
By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Maria crossed the coast near Roseau, Saint George Parish, Dominica as a category 5 hurricane, 145 kt (165 mph), central pressure 922 mb. It killed 4,645 people in all. S. territory of Puerto Rico, which accounted for 2,975 of the 3,059 deaths.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Mexico City, Michoacan. It killed 9,500 people, injured 30,000 and did $4 billion in damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8 earthquake struck Mexico, with a maximum water height of 3 meters. It killed 9,500 people, injured 30,000 and did $4 billion in damage.
Billion-dollar disasters
A tropical cyclone disaster that cost $115 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 2,981, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from September 19, 2017 to September 21, 2017.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Mexico City, Morelos, Puebla. It killed 369 people, injured 6,000, destroyed 226 houses and did $8 billion in damage.
Billion-dollar disasters
A flooding disaster that cost $1.3 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 10, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from September 19, 2009 to September 22, 2009.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Fiona crossed the coast near Punta Cana, La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic as a category 1 hurricane, 80 kt (90 mph), central pressure 976 mb. It killed 7 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Fiona was a large, powerful, and destructive tropical cyclone in mid-to-late September 2022. The storm affected many Caribbean countries, Bermuda, and Atlantic Canada.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
An unnamed storm reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph), a category 5 storm.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Franklin County, Florida and tracked 2.7 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 100. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Apalachicola, FL.
Volcanoes
Rabaul, Papua New Guinea erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 5 people and did $86 million in damage. The eruption caused a tsunami.
Volcanoes
La Palma, Spain erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 1 person, destroyed 1,345 houses and did $924 million in damage.
Volcanoes
Semeru, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 12 people.
33 on September 19, oldest first.
An F2 tornado touched down in Mecosta, Isabella, Clare counties, Michigan and tracked 29.3 miles, killing 2 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Sherman City/NW Mt. Pleasant/N Loomis, MI.
An F2 tornado touched down in Ogemaw County, Michigan, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Ogemaw Springs, MI.
An F2 tornado touched down in Garland County, Arkansas, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Hot Springs, AR.
An F3 tornado touched down in Franklin County, Florida and tracked 2.7 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 100. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Apalachicola, FL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Fayette, Rush counties, Indiana and tracked 0.1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest.
Tornadoes struck Oklahoma City and Del City on this date in 1965. The Oklahoma City tornado skimmed the northwest part of the downtown business district, and the Del City storm struck near Southeast 20th and Bryant Avenue. Both tornadoes were weak, but what made these tornadoes unusual, is that they both occurred between 7 and 8 AM.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A thunderstorm produced a brief tornado touchdown 5 miles northeast of Hazard. The small tornado raked across a farmstead damaging a diary barn. The farmhouse sustained broken windows and damaged siding. Some small outbuildings were destroyed and a tractor damaged.
A tornado damaged the roof and a chimney of a home, destroyed a fence, destroyed a barn, and snapped large trees several feet above the ground.
Severe thunderstorm winds were responsible for scattered tree and power line damage. Hardest hit was Walworth county were a barn was blown off it's foundation near Sharon (Walworth Co) and another out-building damaged.
A tropical depression that formed in the central Gulf of Mexico on September 17th strengthened to a minimal tropical storm named Hermine on the morning of the 18th.
A tornado touched down in a vacant construction site just south of the Imperial Wilderness Mobile Home Park then moved northwest through the MHP. Damage was sustained to twenty homes with six suffering major damage.
A tornado first formed in a valley east of Liberty and moved south crossing County Road 2675. The tornado dissipated near the intersection of County Road 2675 and 800. One machine shed was destroyed and several trees were damaged.
Late in the afternoon of September 19th, scattered thunderstorms developed across southern Manitoba. These storms seemed to develop around a weak surface low that had lingered over the northern Red River Valley through the afternoon.
A strong and potent upper level disturbance, combined with a cold front sweeping across the eastern Dakotas, fired a line of severe thunderstorms that moved eastward into western Minnesota toward midnight.
A strong upper level low pressure trough along with a surface cold front interacting with unstable air brought severe thunderstorms to the eastern parts of the region. Several tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds, along with some isolated flooding occurred.
Warm surface temperatures with a strong upper-level front bringing cold air in aloft generated enough instability for a few strong thunderstorms across the region September 19th. One of these storms produced a brief tornado.
Late in the afternoon of September 19th, a frontal boundary pushed into the Devils Lake to Jamestown (ND) corridor.
Late in the afternoon of September 19th, a frontal boundary pushed into the Devils Lake to Jamestown (ND) corridor.
Warm, moist air created an unstable environment in the afternoon across Central New York. A sweeping cold front moved through the region during the evening, kicking off thunderstorms.
A cold front moved through north-central Minnesota in the late afternoon hours on Thursday, September 19, 2024. Out ahead of the cold front in northeast Minnesota, discrete severe thunderstorms began to form in far northeast Minnesota along the US Hwy 53 corridor around 4 PM CT.
15 on September 19, oldest first.
An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a category 1 hurricane, 70 kt (80 mph).
An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a category 1 hurricane, 70 kt (80 mph).
An unnamed storm reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph), a category 5 storm.
An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Port Sulphur, LA as a category 2 hurricane, 95 kt (110 mph), central pressure 966 mb. The 1947 Fort Lauderdale hurricane (Air Weather Service designation: George) was a long-lived and an intense tropical cyclone that affected the Bahamas, southernmost Florida, and the Gulf Coast of the United States in September 1947. The fourth Atlantic tropical cyclone of the year, it formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on September 4, becoming a hurricane, the third of the 1947 Atlantic hurricane season, less than a day later.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hurricane Hilda crossed the coast near Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico as a category 3 hurricane, 105 kt (120 mph), central pressure 952 mb. Hurricane Hilda was a strong Category 3 hurricane that was the second in a succession of three hurricanes to strike near Tampico, Mexico. The eighth named storm of the 1955 Atlantic hurricane season, Hilda formed from a tropical wave on September 10 near the Lesser Antilles.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hurricane Ione crossed the coast near Morehead City, NC as a category 2 hurricane, 90 kt (105 mph), central pressure 955 mb. S. state of North Carolina in September 1955, bringing high winds and significant rainfall.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hurricane Clara reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 930 mb, a category 4 storm.
A circulation developed on the monsoon trough just east of the dateline. This system persisted and it crossed the dateline on the 15th.
Hurricane Javier crossed the coast as a depression, 25 kt, central pressure 1003 mb. Hurricane Javier was a powerful tropical cyclone whose remnants brought above-average rainfall totals across the western United States in September 2004. Javier was the tenth named storm, the sixth hurricane and the final major hurricane of the 2004 Pacific hurricane season.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hurricane Usagi reached its peak of 135 kt (155 mph) with a central pressure of 922 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Manuel crossed the coast near Navolato, Sinaloa, Mexico as a category 1 hurricane, 65 kt (75 mph), central pressure 984 mb. Hurricane Manuel was a catastrophic tropical cyclone that brought widespread flooding across much of Mexico in September 2013, in conjunction with Hurricane Ingrid. The fifteenth named storm and seventh hurricane of the annual hurricane season, Manuel originated from a strong area of low pressure south of Acapulco on September 13.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hurricane Maria crossed the coast near Roseau, Saint George Parish, Dominica as a category 5 hurricane, 145 kt (165 mph), central pressure 922 mb. It killed 4,645 people in all. S. territory of Puerto Rico, which accounted for 2,975 of the 3,059 deaths.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hurricane Lorena crossed the coast near Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico as a category 1 hurricane, 65 kt (75 mph), central pressure 990 mb. S. state of Arizona.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tropical Storm Beta began as a low pressure area over the southwest Gulf of Mexico on September 16th. This system organized into a tropical depression on the 17th as it moved slowly northward.
Hurricane Fiona crossed the coast near Punta Cana, La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic as a category 1 hurricane, 80 kt (90 mph), central pressure 976 mb. It killed 7 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Fiona was a large, powerful, and destructive tropical cyclone in mid-to-late September 2022. The storm affected many Caribbean countries, Bermuda, and Atlantic Canada.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
36 on September 19, oldest first.
Torrential rain and significant amounts of hail fell from storms over northwest Oklahoma on September 19, 1962. A few locations in Ellis, Woodward, and Roger Mills Counties had hail drifts waist-deep. The next morning, some drifts were still two feet high. The storms brought up to eight inches of rain across parts of northwest Oklahoma.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Flooding at the park in Lipscomb washed away several picnic table and benches along with some playground equipment valued at about $25,000. This flooding was due to excessive runoff from upstream on Wolf Creek.
Heavy rain of eight to ten inches in less than three hours caused flooding of vehicles, homes and apartments from near the intersection of State Road 582 (Fowler Avenue) and State Road 583 (56th Street) to near the intersection of Interstate 75 and County Road 582A (Fletcher…
Flash flooding was reported at many locations within the Grand Junction metropolitan area, including Clifton and Redlands. Water up to 2 feet deep was running down some streets. Doppler radar indicated about an inch of rain fell over the area primarily within a half hour.
The remnants of what once was Hurricane Gordon dropped heavy rain across southeast Pennsylvania during the late afternoon and early evening of the 19th. It caused poor drainage flooding in low-lying areas.
On the morning of Thursday, September 19, a line of showers and thunderstorms formed along a cold front that moved southeastward across South Central Texas from the Hill Country.
Flooding in Liberty and Dayton; portions of Hwy 90 closed in Liberty.
One classroom at an elementary school was flooded.
Heavy rains were widespread across Deep South Texas during the period. Monthly rainfall totals ranged from 7 to 15 inches.
Heavy rains led to flash flooding of Highway 100 west of Los Fresnos.
The remnants of Hurricane Ivan interacting with a slowly moving cold front caused widespread very heavy in the upper and middle sections of the Delaware River Valley.
Severe thunderstorms across the northern and central Texas Panhandle produced hail...damaging winds...and flash flooding during the early evening hours. Another severe thunderstorm in the southwestern Texas Panhandle produced damaging winds. No injuries were reported.
The broad upper low continued to drift very slowly east-northeast from east Texas during this period. Showers and thunderstorms became more numerous and very efficient rain producers across west and north Georgia. Tropical moisture continued to spread northward into the region.
A cool pocket of air associated with a weak trough aloft moved over an area of low level convergence. Low level moisture was abundant. Thunderstorms which formed in this environment produced flash flooding in the El Paso area.
On Friday September 17th, 2010, Hurricane Karl made landfall over central Mexico near Veracruz nearly 600 miles south of Corpus Christi Texas. However, well to the north of Karl, a very moist tropical air mass resided and became the focus for a significant rainfall event.
The 2010 Slovenia floods, on the weekend of 17–19 September 2010, were caused by heavy rains in Slovenia, resulting in one of the worst floods in the country's history. Among the regions affected were the capital Ljubljana, the Central Sava Valley, Laško, the Slovene Littoral and Lower Carniola.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Deep tropical moisture, a series of upper level disturbances, and a pronounced low level jet streak have produced three days of on and off rainfall across the Rio Grande Valley and Deep South Texas.
A thunderstorm containing very heavy rain led to a significant road washout just south of Tonasket on McLaughlin Canyon and Hardy Roads. McLaughlin Canyon Road was washed out 10 feet deep and 15 feet across. Hail to the size of dimes was also observed during the thunderstorm.
Multiple storms passed over the town of Heidelberg during the evening hours of September nineteenth. Three homes flooded and several roads washed out in town.
A monsoon trough could be found near or over the Marianas for much of the month|of September. At times during the first half of the month it could be found south of Guam. During the second half of the month it became more active and was either over or north of Guam.
Widespread rain and thunderstorms occurred over the region as large scale lift combined with deepening tropical moisture. The tropical moisture was enhanced by a tropical system in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Portions of the Texas Panhandle experienced tropical-like precipitation which led to localized flash flooding during the evening hours of the 19th. The remnants of Tropical Depression Manuel streamed across the panhandle ahead of a slow southward progressing cold front.
Rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches produced flash flooding in Lancaster and northwest Chesterfield counties washing out several roads and bridges.
The remains of Tropical Storm Odile were moving across the region as they rotated around the circulation of an upper ridge. A circulation was also located over the central Permian Basin which was allowing rain to move across the same areas.
Deeper moisture returned to far southern Arizona although southerly flow remained weak. Slow moving thunderstorms produced areas of heavy rain and flash flooding in Cochise County where one fatality occurred when flood waters swept away one motorist.
The combination of a stalled frontal boundary and the remnant low pressure area that was Tropical Storm Julia, produced heavy rain across much of eastern and central Virginia from Monday, September 19th into Thursday, September 22nd.
The remnants of tropical storm Julia and a frontal boundary interacted leading to several rounds of rainfall over the region.
The remnants of tropical storm Julia and a frontal boundary interacted leading to several rounds of rainfall over the region.
Thunderstorms with heavy rain moved across portions of northeast Iowa during the late evening of September 19th into the early morning hours of the 20th.
Moisture associated with Tropical Depression 19E caused widespread rain and thunderstorms over southeast Arizona during the afternoon and evening. The result was flash flooding in Picture Rocks, Sahuarita, Corona De Tucson and Thatcher.
A convergence zone developed on the west side of a decaying tropical cyclone and thunderstorms developed in this region. Some of these storms moved toward the west through Bexar County and produced damaging wind gusts and flash flooding from heavy rain.
Thunderstorms with heavy rain moved across southwest Wisconsin during the early morning hours of September 19th. These storms dropped between 2 and 4 inches of rain that caused water to go over roads in and near Lancaster, Beetown and Ellenboro (Grant County).
A backdoor cold front moving from east to west across the area as high pressure built across the Mid-Atlantic states. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of this boundary.
Showers and thunderstorms repeatedly moved across Northern Madison and into Western Jackson Counties during the mid-morning hours, lingering into the afternoon hours on the 19th.
On September 19th, a robust storm produced some hail and damaging winds in Denton County, moving into Dallas County. Later that evening, a cluster of storms developed to our west and northwest, producing some hail and damaging winds in our western counties.
The proximity of an upper level trough, along with an area of enhanced moisture, very light winds and strong heating resulted in explosive convection developing over Puerto Rico. The thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall, lightning, gusty winds, and even hail.
44 on September 19, oldest first.
A large complex of thunderstorms across southeast Kansas brought damaging downburst winds. Numerous trees were uprooted and a grain bin roof was blown off near Parsons. A barn roof was blown off and the side of a farm building was severely damaged near Dennis.
A strong cold front moving across the Great Lakes region collided with warm, moist, and unstable air across the southern Lower Peninsula on Friday afternoon, September 19, 1997. Thunderstorms developed ahead of the cold front.
A strong cold front tracked across southeast Michigan during the afternoon of the 19th. Severe thunderstorms downed trees and powerlines at Chelsea, Howell, Farmington Hills, Detroit, Clinton and Dundee. Lighthing struck a farm near Coleman, in Midland county, killing 4 horses.
Storm spotters and local law enforcement officials reported dime to golfball size hail.
Thunderstorm winds downed trees and moved a barn 25 feet in Adams Township, one mile north of Lowell. Two trees were also downed near Tiffin.
A bolt of lightning struck a downtown Hebron business around midnight. The resulting fire totally destroyed the farm implement dealership. All contents of the building were destroyed and damage was estimated at a half million dollars.
Damaging thunderstorm winds toppled the leg of a grain elevator in Anton. Some trees in the immediate area were also split. The peak wind gust was estimated.
Scattered thunderstorms, some with powerful winds and large hail, pushed through southcentral and southeast Wisconsin. Large trees and some power poles were pushed over in Farmington (Jefferson Co.).
Skywarn Spotters and law enforcement reported that thunderstorms downed several trees, numerous large branches and power lines from the Town N' Country area of northwest Tampa to Temple Terrace.
The public reported that thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of a commercial building under construction, downed a few large trees and several large branches near the intersection of U.S. Highway 19 and Tampa Road in Palm Harbor.
Numerous trees down and damage to some homes and businesses.
An upper air disturbance move across Lower Michigan during the late afternoon and evening hours on the 19th. This disturbance combined with unseasonably warm and humid air across Lower Michigan to trigger widespread thunderstorms.
Dime size hail was observed.
Several trees were blown down in Saugatuck and Allegan by thunderstorm wind gusts, as reported by area law enforcement.
A large tree limb fell through the roof of a house, and a tree fell on two vehicles.
Remnants of hurricane Isabel moved up through western Pennsylvania and western New York on the 19th. It brought with it high winds. Most locations had gusts to between 40 and 50 mph, but higher elevations may have had higher gusts.
Remnants of hurricane Isabel moved up through western Pennsylvania and western New York on the 19th. It brought with it high winds. Most locations had gusts to between 40 and 50 mph, but higher elevations may have had higher gusts.
The remnants of Hurricane Isabel moved across western New York the afternoon of Friday, September 19th and into Canada by evening.Strong winds accompanied this system and were enhanced by the proximity of a strong high pressure system over the Canadian Maritimes.
Strong thunderstorm outflow winds totally destroyed a 12 foot by 60 foot Civil Air Patrol trailer at the airport. The trailer had rooms for office space, training, and briefing.
A line of severe thunderstorms moved across central Indiana on the evening of 19 September 2005. Widespread wind damage occurred along the line.
Large tree limbs and power lines blown down.
An early morning hail storm produced hail the size of quarters and golf balls, as reported by the public. In fact, a car dealership in Elgin (Fayette County) reported that 50 vehicles sustained damage due to the large hail.
Strong winds ahead of an incoming low pressure system caused dangerous conditions on Lake Mead.
An intense low pressure system moved from the Pacific Northwest through the northern Sierra, producing strong damaging winds. Up to 10 boats were pulled from their moorings and sunk at the northeast corner of Lake Tahoe.
A strong low pressure system moving across the Northern Plains brought a prolonged period of strong winds to west and central North Dakota from the evening of the 19th through the afternoon of the 20th.
Thunderstorms moved into northwest Indiana during the late morning and early afternoon of September 19th producing deadly lightning. Later in the afternoon, a supercell developed producing large hail and damaging winds.
A couple clusters of thunderstorms moved from southwest to northeast across southern Wisconsin during the late afternoon and evening hours as a cold front approached from Minnesota and Iowa. Severe thunderstorm wind damage occurred with only one severe hail report.
A cold front moved into northwest Iowa during the day on the 19th. The front reached southeast Iowa after midnight. The atmosphere was unstable ahead of the front with temperatures warming into the mid 80s to around 90, and surface dewpoint readings in the upper 60s to low 70s.
A small complex of thunderstorms that developed across far southwest Minnesota during the morning of Thursday, September, 19th, moved northeast across southern |Minnesota.
Two waves of showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front moving into the Upper Midwest on September 19, 2013. Some of these thunderstorms became severe during the afternoon and continued into the evening.
A strong cold front moved through the region. Strong to isolated severe thunderstorms developed along the front and produced damaging winds.
A cold front moved southeast into Iowa during the evening of the 19th. A low level jet of 40 to 45 kts transported moisture into Iowa ahead of the front with surface dewpoints reaching the mid 60s and precipitable water values increasing to 1.7 inches ahead of the front.
A line of thunderstorms formed along a stalling cold front and moved across southern WI. A severe thunderstorm within the line produced widespread hail damage on the southwest side of Madison and in Middleton.
A relatively weak cold front made its way into Iowa from the northwest during the daytime hours of the 19th, eventually working it's way through central Iowa by the afternoon.
Scattered thunderstorms developed along sea breeze collisions and moved east towards the coast. The strongest storms produced small hail and gusty winds to cause power lines and small to medium size trees to be uprooted.
Strong instability combined with impressive deep layer shear to produce an environment ripe for severe weather over eastern and parts of central North Dakota. A cold front and upper level trough approached and moved through the area in the mid-afternoon into the evening.
Widespread thunderstorms first developed in central South Dakota and progressed eastward during the evening hours and produced hail and strong winds. The strong winds caused localized damage to trees and also to a home.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms developed across Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and evening hours on September 19.
Thunderstorms produce isolated large hail and strong winds in northwest Kansas. The strongest wind gusts were over 60 kts while the largest recorded hail stones were 1 inch in diameter. Some damage to minor structures was reported with the strongest wind gusts.
As multiple low-amplitude upper waves (embedded within broad zonal flow) traversed the Southern Plains, two rounds of convection occurred across the forecast area on the 19th.
Strong to severe thunderstorms developed into northeastern Oklahoma during the evening of the 19th, as a cold front approached the area. Very strong instability combined with increasing deep layer shear to result in one of the thunderstorms evolving into a supercell.
On September 19th, a lone severe thunderstorm developed a very impressive hail core aloft as it moved into Howard County. As it progressed through Howard County, it dropped quarter sized hail southeast of Riceville which damaged crops.
During the late afternoon and evening hours on September 19th, storms of various modes moved across portions of southeast Minnesota bringing strong winds and hail.
A cold front moved through north-central Minnesota in the late afternoon hours on Thursday, September 19, 2024. Out ahead of the cold front in northeast Minnesota, discrete severe thunderstorms began to form in far northeast Minnesota along the US Hwy 53 corridor around 4 PM CT.
3 on September 19, oldest first.
A three week dry period to begin the month led to parts of north central Wisconsin slipping back into severe drought conditions (D2).
One man died of heat stroke in Death Valley National Park.
A broad ridge of high pressure centered over the Southern Plains led to temperatures climbing slightly above normal in Phoenix on the 19th. The high temperature in Phoenix on the 19th topped out at 104 degrees.
30 on September 19, oldest first.
The Martin Fire was discovered on September 19, 1992, in California, and burned 1,453 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Specimen Fire was discovered on September 19, 1994, in California, and burned 7,015 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Siam Fire was discovered on September 19, 1994, in Montana, and burned 1,002 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The American Fire was discovered on September 19, 1997, in California, and burned 1,944 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
A large wild fire, believed to be intentionally set, developed about 9 miles south of Guthrie and consumed 35 homes before being extinguished 3 miles south of Guthrie. No injuries were reported.
The Ftmanuel Fire was discovered on September 19, 2000, in South Dakota, and burned 5,300 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Oakcliff Fire was discovered on September 19, 2000, in Oklahoma, and burned 3,840 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Calhoun Fire was discovered on September 19, 2000, in Oklahoma, and burned 2,700 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Osage Hills Fire was discovered on September 19, 2000, in Oklahoma, and burned 2,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Harden Fire was discovered on September 19, 2000, in Oklahoma, and burned 2,060 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Concow Fire was discovered on September 19, 2000, in Butte County, California, and burned 1,856 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Sugarloaf Fire was discovered on September 19, 2000, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,800 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on September 19, 2000, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,100 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on September 19, 2000, in Laclede County, Missouri, and burned 1,005 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Table Mountain Fire was discovered on September 19, 2005, in Platte County, Wyoming, and burned 1,965 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Pinnacles Fire was discovered on September 19, 2006, in San Bernardino County, California, and burned 2,750 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Paiute Canyon Complex was discovered on September 19, 2006, in Nevada, and burned 2,300 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bassetts Fire was discovered on September 19, 2006, in Sierra County, California, and burned 2,114 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Big Cove Fire was discovered on September 19, 2008, in Wasco County, Oregon, and burned 4,268 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Highway 46 Fire was discovered on September 19, 2009, in Gooding County, Idaho, and burned 1,104 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
Gusty south winds, along with very dry conditions, developed ahead of an approaching cold front.
The Machine Gun Fire was discovered on September 19, 2010, in Salt Lake County, Utah, and burned 4,326 acres; the cause was recorded as firearms and explosives use.
The Little Swallow Fire was discovered on September 19, 2012, in Dunn County, North Dakota, and burned 9,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Fire was discovered on September 19, 2012, in Jones County, South Dakota, and burned 2,465 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Tassajara Fire was reported on September 19, 2015, in Monterey County, California, and burned 1,086 acres.
The Case Fire was reported on September 19, 2016, in Schleicher County, Texas, and burned 1,681 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Kirby Ranch Fire was reported on September 19, 2017, in Runnels County, Texas, and burned 1,115 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Buford Fire was reported on September 19, 2023, in Torrance County, New Mexico, and burned 2,358 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Box Fire was reported on September 19, 2023, in Sevier County, Utah, and burned 2,089 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Mud Bayou Fire was reported on September 19, 2026, in Chambers County, Texas, and burned 9,717 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
12 on September 19, oldest first.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Sado, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, United States. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Warooka, Australia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Acambay-Tixmadeje, Mexico.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China. It killed 2 people.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Venezuela. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Umbria, Central, Italy. It killed 5 people, injured 5,000 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Mexico City, Michoacan. It killed 9,500 people, injured 30,000 and did $4 billion in damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Cuilapa Santa Rosa, Guatemala. It killed 1 person.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Mexico City, Morelos, Puebla. It killed 369 people, injured 6,000, destroyed 226 houses and did $8 billion in damage.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Michoacan, Colima, Jalisco, Mexico. It killed 2 people, injured 10, destroyed 800 houses and did $25 million in damage. It caused a tsunami.
4 on September 19, oldest first.
Semeru, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 12 people.
Rabaul, Papua New Guinea erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 5 people and did $86 million in damage. The eruption caused a tsunami.
La Palma, Spain erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 1 person, destroyed 1,345 houses and did $924 million in damage.
An eruption at the Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge, comprising the southern half of the Spanish island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, took place between 19 September and 13 December 2021. It was the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
5 on September 19, oldest first.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Sado, Japan.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Tuscany, Italy.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6 earthquake struck Kangaroo Island, Australia.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8 earthquake struck Mexico, with a maximum water height of 3 meters. It killed 9,500 people, injured 30,000 and did $4 billion in damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Mexico, with a maximum water height of 0.79 meters. It killed 2 people, injured 10, destroyed 800 houses and did $25 million in damage.
2 on September 19, oldest first.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began September 19, 1951, reached Kp 8- and lasted 123 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 106; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 47 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began September 19, 1977, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 81 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 65; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 48 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
2 on September 19, oldest first.
A flooding disaster that cost $1.3 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 10, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from September 19, 2009 to September 22, 2009.
A tropical cyclone disaster that cost $115 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 2,981, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from September 19, 2017 to September 21, 2017.
9 on September 19, oldest first.
The Quebec rockslide occurred on September 19, 1889, after a day of heavy rain in Quebec City, Canada. An overhanging piece of slate rock broke off from Cap Diamant and fell 90 metres onto the houses below.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Two persons from out of state were swimming in rough water near Gulf Shores. They both struggled in the surf and bystanders were able to get to one of the swimmers out of the rough water but could not get the other one. He was not found until the next day.
A 19year old man disappeared in the surf. Lifeguards recovered his body after a 90 minute search.
A 40 knot wind gust was recorded at the Benton Harbor/St. Joseph airport near the Lake Michigan coastline. Radar estimates that wind gusts to around 40 knots must also have occurred out to mid lake.
A 38-foot tuna charter boat capsized near the Umpqua River Jetty in Winchester Bay, off of Reedsport, Oregon. The Coast Guard rescued the vessel captain and a passenger. Two others were found dead in the water, and a fifth person remains missing.
A 73-year-old doctor suffered a fatal heart attack while boogie boarding with his longtime friend just after noon off of the 14th Street Beach in Surf City after being pulled farther offshore by a rip current.
Afternoon thunderstorms produced isolated damage.
Lightning from thunderstorms moving across far northeastern Illinois during the morning of September 19th sparked a fire to a house in Lake Forest.
An area of non-severe thunderstorms moved across northern Indiana during the early morning hours of the 19th. A few of the storms produced frequent lightning that struck at least one home.
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.