September 5 in Weather History

227 events on record, 1387 to 2025

Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for September 5, 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

1996Hurricane Fran (September 1996)

A tropical cyclone disaster that cost $10 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 37, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from September 5, 1996 to September 8, 1996.

Losses (2024 dollars)
$10 billion
Kind
Tropical Cyclone
Deaths
37

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Tornadoes

1935F3 tornado, Prince Edward County, Virginia

An F3 tornado touched down in Prince Edward County, Virginia and tracked 6.9 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 12. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Hampden Sydney to W Farmville, VA.

Rating
F3
Deaths
2
Injuries
12
Path
6.9 mi
Width
300 yd

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Tsunamis

2012September 5, 2012 Tsunami at Costa Rica

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Costa Rica, with a maximum water height of 0.16 meters. It killed 2 people, injured 20 and did $45 million in damage.

When
September 5, 2012
Magnitude
7.6
Water height
0.16 m
Deaths
2
Damage
$45 million
Where
Costa Rica

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Hurricanes and tropical storms

1996Hurricane in North Carolina, September 5 to 6, 1996

Hurricane Fran's eye moved across Pender County. On Topsail Island, a 12 ft storm surge caused 40 feet of beach erosion and wiped out dunes as overwash destroyed most of the first row of beach houses and heavily damaged the rest.

Deaths
2
Damage
$226 million
Events
1

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By kind

Tornadoes

35 on September 5, oldest first.

1935F3 tornado, Prince Edward County, Virginia

An F3 tornado touched down in Prince Edward County, Virginia and tracked 6.9 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 12. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Hampden Sydney to W Farmville, VA.

Rating
F3
Deaths
2
Injuries
12
Path
6.9 mi
Width
300 yd

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1935F2 tornado, Sampson County, North Carolina

An F2 tornado touched down in Sampson County, North Carolina and tracked 2.2 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Clinton, NC.

Rating
F2
Deaths
1
Injuries
3
Path
2.2 mi
Width
70 yd

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2001Tornadoes and Heavy Rain in Texas, September 5, 2001

Showers and thunderstorms remained in North Texas, but became more scattered, as a slow moving upper level low pressure system began to exit the region. This upper low spawned three tornadoes in Dallas and Collin Counties which caused damage to structures.

Damage
$155,000
Strongest
F1
Events
4

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2011Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Georgia, September 5, 2011

Tropical Storm Lee formed from a persistent low pressure area off the upper Texas and Louisiana coasts on the south side of a mammoth subtropical ridge centered across the eastern Ohio valley. This occurred during the late few days of August.

Injuries
1
Damage
$20 million
Strongest
EF1
Events
25

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Hurricanes and tropical storms

38 on September 5, oldest first.

1869An unnamed storm makes landfall near Grand Isle, LA

An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Grand Isle, LA as a category 1 hurricane, 70 kt (80 mph). The Saxby Gale was a tropical cyclone which struck eastern Canada's Bay of Fundy region on the night of October 4–5, 1869. The storm was named for Lieutenant Stephen Martin Saxby, a naval instructor who, based on his astronomical studies, had predicted extremely high tides in the North Atlantic Ocean on October 1, 1869, which would produce storm surges in the event of a storm.

Wind at landfall
70 kt
Peak wind
70 kt

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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19101910 San Zacarías hurricane

The 1910 San Zacarías hurricane was a tropical cyclone that impacted parts of the Greater Antilles and South Texas in September 1910. Reanalyses of the storm estimate that the storm peaked at an intensity equivalent to a Category 2 hurricane on the modern Saffir–Simpson scale, observations along the storm's path were sparse.

Ended
September 15, 1910

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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1933An unnamed storm makes landfall near Port Isabel, TX

An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Port Isabel, TX as a category 3 hurricane, 110 kt (125 mph), central pressure 940 mb. The 1933 Cuba–Brownsville hurricane was a deadly and destructive tropical cyclone in the 1933 Atlantic hurricane season. It was one of two systems during the season to reach Category 5‑equivalent intensity on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale.

Wind at landfall
110 kt
Pressure
940 mb
Peak wind
140 kt

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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1933An unnamed storm makes landfall near Cedar Key, FL

An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Cedar Key, FL as a tropical storm, 55 kt. The 1933 Treasure Coast hurricane was the second-most intense tropical cyclone to strike the United States during the active 1933 Atlantic hurricane season. The eleventh tropical storm, fifth hurricane, and the third major hurricane of the season, it formed east-northeast of the Leeward Islands on August 31.

Wind at landfall
55 kt
Peak wind
120 kt

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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1950Hurricane Easy makes landfall near Yankeetown, FL

Hurricane Easy crossed the coast near Yankeetown, FL as a category 3 hurricane, 105 kt (120 mph), central pressure 960 mb. Hurricane Easy was the fifth tropical storm, hurricane, and major hurricane of the 1950 Atlantic hurricane season. The hurricane developed in the western Caribbean Sea on September 1, and tracked northeastward.

Wind at landfall
105 kt
Pressure
960 mb
Peak wind
105 kt

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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1960Hurricane Donna makes landfall

Hurricane Donna crossed the coast as a category 3 hurricane, 110 kt (125 mph), central pressure 952 mb. Hurricane Donna, known in Puerto Rico as Hurricane San Lorenzo, was the strongest hurricane of the 1960 Atlantic hurricane season, and caused severe damage to the Lesser Antilles, the Greater Antilles, and the East Coast of the United States, especially Florida, in August and September. The fifth tropical cyclone, third hurricane, and first major hurricane of the season, Donna developed south of Cape Verde on August 29, spawned by a tropical wave to which 63 deaths from a plane crash in…

Wind at landfall
110 kt
Pressure
952 mb
Peak wind
125 kt

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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1996Hurricane in North Carolina, September 5 to 6, 1996

Hurricane Fran's eye moved across Pender County. On Topsail Island, a 12 ft storm surge caused 40 feet of beach erosion and wiped out dunes as overwash destroyed most of the first row of beach houses and heavily damaged the rest.

Deaths
2
Damage
$226 million
Events
1

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1996Hurricane in North Carolina, September 5 to 6, 1996

Hurricane FRAN was the worst natural economic disaster to occur in North Carolina history. In the RAH county warning area along, the damage exceeded 2 billion dollars. Damage to crops, livestock, farm equipment/buildings was over 400 million.

Deaths
7
Injuries
2
Events
31

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1996Hurricane in South Carolina, September 5, 1996

Hurricane Fran remained largely offshore as it passed north, with wind gusts reported near 70 knots along the Horry County coast. Eleven evacuation shelters housed 5400 people. One death occurred, to a woman whose car went down an embankment near Conway.

Deaths
1
Damage
$21 million
Events
1

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2004Tropical Storm in Georgia, September 5 to 7, 2004

Tropical Storm Frances continued to slowly weaken as it moved north into southwest Georgia during the late afternoon and evening hours of September 6. Maximum sustained winds reached 38 knots at Albany, GA, with a peak wind gust 59 knots.

Damage
$2.2 million
Events
22

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2004Tropical Storm in Florida, September 5 to 6, 2004

Hurricane Frances came ashore on the east coast of Florida near Sewall's Point during the early morning hours of September 5. Frances weakened as it crossed the central peninsula, and reemerged over the northeast Gulf of Mexico 24 hours later as a tropical storm.

Damage
$1.7 million
Events
14

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2022Typhoon Muifa

Typhoon Muifa, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Inday, was a powerful tropical cyclone that affected East China, Taiwan, and the Ryukyu Islands in mid-September 2022. It was the twelfth named storm and fourth typhoon of the 2022 Pacific typhoon season, having originated from an invest in the Pacific Ocean.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2023Hurricane Lee

Hurricane Lee was a long-lived and intense tropical cyclone which impacted Bermuda, the Northeastern United States, and Eastern Canada in September 2023. Lee formed on September 5 from a tropical wave that had moved offshore from West Africa into the tropical Atlantic a few days earlier.

Ended
September 17, 2023

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Floods

17 on September 5, oldest first.

1965During the afternoon of September 5, 1965, severe thunderstorms crossed southwest Oklahoma

During the afternoon of September 5, 1965, severe thunderstorms crossed southwest Oklahoma. The storms brought torrential rain, up to five inches in one hour at some locations, which caused street flooding in Martha, Blair, and Hester. Some residents had water up to their porches. The storms also produced strong winds that caused major damage in Blair.

From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.

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1998Flash Flood in Utah, September 5, 1998

A 10 year old girl drowned in a flash flood in Ice Cream Canyon in the southern portion of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. 7/8" of rain fell in a short period of time at a nearby ranger station.

Deaths
1
Damage
$3,000
Events
1

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2001Flash Flooding in Texas, September 5, 2001

Widespread showers and thunderstorms over the three counties produced general rainfall of 1 to 2 inches, with isolated totals of up to 6 inches between Seguin, Stockdale and Floresville. Numerous rural roads and low water crossings were closed.

Injuries
6
Damage
$285,000
Events
3

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2001Flash Flooding in Texas, September 5, 2001

Thunderstorms formed again in the mid afternoon over the eastern part of the Texas Hill Country and spread southeastward into the I-35 corridor from New Braunfels southward past San Antonio into the Pearsall area.

Damage
$400,000
Events
10

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2005Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, September 5, 2005

Severe thunderstorms rolled across parts of Gosper, Phelps and Furnas counties to round out the Labor Day Weekend. Northwest Phelps County was hit particularly hard with hail to the size of golf balls driven by 70 mph winds.

Damage
$1.7 million
Strongest
1.25 in hail
Events
5

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2012Flash Flood in Massachusetts, September 5, 2012

A cold front stalled across southern New England providing a focus for showers and thunderstorms. Plenty of moisture in the atmosphere led to efficient rainfall rates and flash flooding occurred, mainly in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.

Damage
$1.5 million
Events
1

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2012Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, September 5, 2012

From the mid afternoon through evening hours on Wednesday, September 5th, as a line of showers and thunderstorms moved southeastward across Middle Tennessee, eight counties in Middle Tennessee experienced severe weather, and/or flooding impacts, and/or lightning strike damage.

Injuries
1
Damage
$96,000
Strongest
55 kt wind
Events
14

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2012Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, September 5, 2012

Severe thunderstorms developed and moved across portions of the central and south central Texas Panhandle during the afternoon hours producing large hail, damaging thunderstorm winds, and flash flooding. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.

Damage
$160,000
Strongest
1.25 in hail
Events
18

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2021Flash Flood and Hail in Arizona, September 5, 2021

Scattered thunderstorms developed and moved southwest across southeast Arizona during the afternoon and early evening hours. Thunderstorm winds produced considerable damage in Safford. Sporadic wind and lightning damage also occurred the greater Tucson Metro Area.

Damage
$509,000
Strongest
1 in hail
Events
8

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2025Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, September 5 to 6, 2025

Tropical Storm Lorena's remnants, a late-summer cold front, and an upper-level trough collectively contributed to significant thunderstorm activity across North Texas during the afternoon and evening of September 5th and into the morning of September 6th.

Damage
$1.7 million
Strongest
1.25 in hail
Events
35

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Severe storms

26 on September 5, oldest first.

1996High Wind in North Carolina, September 5 to 6, 1996

Following nearly 8 inches of rain fallen in 12 hours,the decaying eye of Hurricane Fran skirted eastern Bladen County thursday evening with winds gusting 80 mph. Forty homes were destroyed, 467 damaged. Bladenboro business district was 4 ft deep in rainwater flooding.

Deaths
1
Damage
$40 million
Strongest
70 kt wind
Events
1

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1996High Wind in North Carolina, September 5 to 6, 1996

The decaying eye of hurricane Fran crossed Eastern Columbus County. Winds gusting near 80 mph and nearly 8 inches of rain caused damage to at least 25% of crops: corn, tobacco (4 millions lbs worth $7.5 million), pecans, sweet potatoes, cotton, peanuts, soybeans.

Injuries
1
Damage
$36 million
Strongest
75 kt wind
Events
1

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1996High Wind in South Carolina, September 5, 1996

Winds from hurricane Fran, estimated around 45 mph, caused a fire of 5000 tires in the White Oak community. Downed trees caused power outages, and caused an auto fatality and injury. Evacuation shelters housed 1,139 people. $200,000 was spent for clean-up.

Deaths
1
Injuries
2
Damage
$200,000
Events
1

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1996High Wind in South Carolina, September 5, 1996

Winds averaged 50 mph and gusted near 70 mph across Dillon County during the evening as Hurricane Fran passed north off the coast. Combined with 6 inches or rain, widespread damage to trees, structures and agriculture resulted in more debris than was caused by Hugo in 1989.

Injuries
1
Damage
$6.5 million
Strongest
62 kt wind
Events
1

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1996High Wind in South Carolina, September 5, 1996

Hurricane Fran grazed Marion County with sustained winds near 50 mph, causing damage described as worse than from Hugo in 1989. Downed trees amounted to 3300 tons of debris and caused power outages to 12000 customers, restored Sep 9.

Damage
$700,000
Events
1

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1999Hail in Texas, September 5, 1999

A thunderstorm that developed over extreme southeastern Hockley County intensified as it moved very slowly northeast toward west-central Lubbock County. As it approached the county line southwest of Reese Center, the storm developed a strong anticyclonic mid-level rotation.

Damage
$200,000
Strongest
1.75 in hail
Events
2

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2006Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, September 5, 2006

September 5 Severe Thunderstorm Event Summary: An isolated supercell thunderstorm developed over the extreme southwestern Texas Panhandle, and tracked southward over the northwestern South Plains during the afternoon hours of the 5th.

Damage
$835,000
Strongest
1 in hail
Events
6

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2011Damaging Winds in Georgia, September 5, 2011

A fairly widespread outbreak of severe thunderstorms occurred on Labor Day across much of the NWS Tallahassee County Warning Area (CWA). This event was forced by unseasonably strong wind fields associated with a potent extra-tropical cyclone that was formerly Tropical Storm Lee.

Injuries
1
Damage
$101,000
Strongest
55 kt wind
Events
18

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2012Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, September 5 to 6, 2012

An area of persistent strong to severe thunderstorms moved across portions of western and central Missouri during the late afternoon and evening. The storms produced numerous reports of wind damage with wind speeds up to 65 mph. Hail to the size of golf balls was also reported.

Damage
$87,000
Strongest
1.75 in hail
Events
56

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2014Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, September 5, 2014

Multiple rounds of severe storms rolled across Southern Michigan on Friday, September 5, bringing damaging winds and numerous reports of damage. Winds up to 74 mph were reported as the storms raced east ahead of a cold front.

Injuries
5
Damage
$58,000
Strongest
64 kt wind
Events
65

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2014Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 5, 2014

A cold front triggered strong to severe thunderstorms across parts of central Illinois during the late afternoon and evening of September 5th. Many of the storms produced strong winds of 60 to 70 mph in a corridor from Scott and Cass County northeastward to Logan County.

Damage
$192,000
Strongest
61 kt wind
Events
11

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2023Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, September 5, 2023

Thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front moving across northern Minnesota during the afternoon hours of the 5th. Storms along the Iron Range of northeastern Minnesota were quite strong and produced damaging winds from the Hibbing area northeast to the Isabella area.

Damage
$67,000
Strongest
2.75 in hail
Events
27

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2023Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 5, 2023

Scattered thunderstorms developed across northeastern Oklahoma during the evening of the 5th, as a cold front moved through the area. The strongest thunderstorms produced large hail up to half dollar size, and damaging wind gusts.

Damage
$187,000
Strongest
1.25 in hail
Events
9

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Heat and drought

8 on September 5, oldest first.

2015Heat in Arkansas, September 5, 2015

Hot weather, with temperatures near 90 and heat index values in the lower to middle 90s, contributed to over 325 heat-related incidents at the University of Arkansas Razorbacks football game. Ten of these heat victims were transported to the local hospital.

Injuries
325
Events
1

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2022Excessive Heat in Arizona, September 5, 2022

Strong high pressure over the region resulted in extreme temperatures. An Excessive Heat Warning conditions were met in the Phoenix area from the 4th through the 7th for temperatures reaching upwards of 105-110 degrees.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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2025Heat in Arizona, September 5 to 8, 2025

Temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were wide ranging from 6 degrees below normal to 6 degrees above normal with Low HeatRisk. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that heat was a contributing factor in the cause of death for 4 individuals.

Deaths
4
Events
3

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Wildfires

56 on September 5, oldest first.

1986Sweeney Fire

The Sweeney Fire started on September 5, 1986, in Nevada, and burned 2,320 acres.

When
September 5, 1986
Acres
2,320

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1995Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire was discovered on September 5, 1995, in Nebraska, and burned 33,000 acres.

When
September 5, 1995
Acres
33,000

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1995Battlefiel Fire

The Battlefiel Fire was discovered on September 5, 1995, in Montana, and burned 2,500 acres; the cause was recorded as smoking.

When
September 5, 1995
Acres
2,500

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1998Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire started on September 5, 1998, in Texas, and burned 2,401 acres.

When
September 5, 1998
Acres
2,401

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1999Rainbow Quarry Fire

The Rainbow Quarry Fire was discovered on September 5, 1999, in Oregon, and burned 3,027 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.

When
September 5, 1999
Acres
3,027

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1999Stonehenge Fire

The Stonehenge Fire was discovered on September 5, 1999, in Washington, and burned 2,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
September 5, 1999
Acres
2,500

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2000Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire was discovered on September 5, 2000, in Louisiana, and burned 12,877 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
September 5, 2000
Acres
12,877

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2000Warbonnet Fire

The Warbonnet Fire was discovered on September 5, 2000, in South Dakota, and burned 11,242 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
September 5, 2000
Acres
11,242

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2000Co Line Fire

The Co Line Fire was discovered on September 5, 2000, in Goshen County, Wyoming, and burned 9,798 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
September 5, 2000
Acres
9,798

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2000Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire was discovered on September 5, 2000, in Louisiana, and burned 2,922 acres; the cause was recorded as smoking.

When
September 5, 2000
Acres
2,922

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2001Darby Fire

The Darby Fire was discovered on September 5, 2001, in California, and burned 14,280 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
September 5, 2001
Acres
14,280

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2003Wildfire in California, September 5 to 10, 2003

Named the Bridge fire, it burned 1352 acres before being fully contained. It forced the evacuation of the towns of Fredalba, Smiley Park, Nob Hill, Enchanted Forest, and part of Running Springs, affecting more than 1000 residents.

Injuries
9
Damage
$200,000
Events
1

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2003Wildfire in California, September 5 to 30, 2003

Homers Nose 2 Fire in the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Park was lightning ignited on the 5th and allowed to burn throughout the month. As of the 30th, it had consumed 230 acres at a cost of $824K with no fatalities or injuries nor structures lost.

Damage
$824,000
Events
1

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2003Maple Fire

The Maple Fire was discovered on September 5, 2003, in Chelan County, Washington, and burned 2,409 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
September 5, 2003
Acres
2,409

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2004Discovery Creek Fire

The Discovery Creek Fire was discovered on September 5, 2004, in Alaska, and burned 1,669 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
September 5, 2004
Acres
1,669

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2005Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire started on September 5, 2005, in Louisiana, and burned 1,723 acres.

When
September 5, 2005
Acres
1,723

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2006Ralston Fire

The Ralston Fire was discovered on September 5, 2006, in Placer County, California, and burned 8,422 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
September 5, 2006
Acres
8,422

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2006Iron Mountain Fire

The Iron Mountain Fire was discovered on September 5, 2006, in Baker County, Oregon, and burned 4,400 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
September 5, 2006
Acres
4,400

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2006Van Peak Fire

The Van Peak Fire was discovered on September 5, 2006, in Okanogan County, Washington, and burned 1,813 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
September 5, 2006
Acres
1,813

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2007Dutch Fire

The Dutch Fire was discovered on September 5, 2007, in Coconino County, Arizona, and burned 3,148 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
September 5, 2007
Acres
3,148

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2010Cooley Draw Fire

The Cooley Draw Fire was discovered on September 5, 2010, in Niobrara County, Wyoming, and burned 6,102 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
September 5, 2010
Acres
6,102

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2010Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire was discovered on September 5, 2010, in Weld County, Colorado, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
September 5, 2010
Acres
2,000

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2011Wildfire in Texas, September 5, 2011

The Moonglow Wildfire started in Leander on September 5 behind a cold front that brought strong northerly winds to South Central Texas. The fire burned 300 acres and destroyed 11 homes.

Damage
$1.7 million
Events
1

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2011Wildfire in Louisiana, September 5 to 6, 2011

Strong sustained winds and wind gusts, in association with Tropical Storm Lee which made landfall across the south central and southeast Louisiana gulf coast, were felt across all of Northwest Louisiana on September 4th and 5th.

Damage
$400,000
Events
1

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2011Wildfire in Texas, September 5 to 8, 2011

Strong sustained winds and wind gusts, in association with Tropical Storm Lee which made landfall across the south central and southeast Louisiana gulf coast, were felt across all of Northeast Texas on September 4th and 5th.

Damage
$300,000
Events
1

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2011Wildfire in Louisiana, September 5, 2011

Strong sustained winds and wind gusts, in association with Tropical Storm Lee which made landfall across the south central and southeast Louisiana gulf coast, were felt across all of Northwest Louisiana on September 4th and 5th.

Damage
$200,000
Events
1

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2011Riley Road Fire

The Riley Road Fire was discovered on September 5, 2011, in Grimes County, Texas, and burned 19,960 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
September 5, 2011
Acres
19,960

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2011Peters Chapel Fire

The Peters Chapel Fire was discovered on September 5, 2011, in Harrison County, Texas, and burned 2,036 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
September 5, 2011
Acres
2,036

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2012Likely Fire

The Likely Fire was discovered on September 5, 2012, in Lassen County, California, and burned 9,838 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
September 5, 2012
Acres
9,838

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2012Stafford Fire

The Stafford Fire was discovered on September 5, 2012, in Trinity County, California, and burned 4,047 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
September 5, 2012
Acres
4,047

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2018Delta Fire

The Delta Fire was reported on September 5, 2018, in Shasta County, California, and burned 63,458 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
September 5, 2018
Acres
63,458

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2019Neck Fire

The Neck Fire was reported on September 5, 2019, in Iron County, Utah, and burned 19,151 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
September 5, 2019
Acres
19,151

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2019Red Bank Fire

The Red Bank Fire was reported on September 5, 2019, in Tehama County, California, and burned 8,838 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
September 5, 2019
Acres
8,838

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2019Lone Fire

The Lone Fire was reported on September 5, 2019, in Modoc County, California, and burned 5,737 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
September 5, 2019
Acres
5,737

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2019South Fire

The South Fire was reported on September 5, 2019, in Tehama County, California, and burned 5,212 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
September 5, 2019
Acres
5,212

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2019Hunt Fire

The Hunt Fire was reported on September 5, 2019, in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, and burned 3,766 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
September 5, 2019
Acres
3,766

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2019Rocky Fire

The Rocky Fire was reported on September 5, 2019, in Navajo County, Arizona, and burned 3,702 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
September 5, 2019
Acres
3,702

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2019Lime Fire

The Lime Fire was reported on September 5, 2019, in Siskiyou County, California, and burned 1,872 acres.

When
September 5, 2019
Acres
1,872

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2020El Dorado Fire

The El Dorado Fire was a wildfire that burned 22,744 acres in San Bernardino and Riverside counties of California, United States, from September to November 2020. It was ignited on September 5 by a pyrotechnic device at a gender reveal party in El Dorado Ranch Park and quickly spread to the San Gorgonio Wilderness Area of the San Bernardino National Forest.

Ended
November 16, 2020
Where
United States
Country
United States
Deaths
1

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2020El Dorado Fire

The El Dorado Fire was reported on September 5, 2020, in San Bernardino County, California, and burned 22,744 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
September 5, 2020
Acres
22,744

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2020Valley Fire

The Valley Fire was reported on September 5, 2020, in San Diego County, California, and burned 16,390 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
September 5, 2020
Acres
16,390

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2020Rr 316 Fire

The Rr 316 Fire was reported on September 5, 2020, in Carbon County, Wyoming, and burned 14,201 acres.

When
September 5, 2020
Acres
14,201

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2022Fairview Fire

The Fairview Fire was a deadly and destructive wildfire that burned during the 2022 California wildfire season southwest of Valle Vista and east of Hemet in Riverside County, California in the United States. The fire ignited on September 5, 2022, during a severe heatwave that had plagued much of the southwest throughout early September and, due to the extreme weather conditions, grew to a deadly and destructive conflagration in the chaparral-filled foothills within just several hours of…

Where
United States
Country
United States
Deaths
2

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2022Fairview Fire

The Fairview Fire was reported on September 5, 2022, in Riverside County, California, and burned 28,307 acres.

When
September 5, 2022
Acres
28,307

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2024Wildfire in California, September 5 to 30, 2024

Following and during a record heat wave, 3 large wildfires erupted and became out of control burning rapidly. The Airport fire started in Trabuco Canyon in Orange County on the south portion of the Santa Ana mountains.

Injuries
34
Damage
$81 million
Events
4

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2024Line Fire

The Line Fire was reported on September 5, 2024, in San Bernardino County, California, and burned 43,978 acres.

When
September 5, 2024
Acres
43,978

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2024Fossil Complex

The Fossil Complex was reported on September 5, 2024, in Wheeler County, Oregon, and burned 24,446 acres.

When
September 5, 2024
Acres
24,446

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2024Devils Knob Fire

The Devils Knob Fire was reported on September 5, 2024, in Douglas County, Oregon, and burned 4,149 acres.

When
September 5, 2024
Acres
4,149

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Earthquakes

21 on September 5, oldest first.

Volcanoes

4 on September 5, oldest first.

Tsunamis

10 on September 5, oldest first.

2012September 5, 2012 Tsunami at Costa Rica

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Costa Rica, with a maximum water height of 0.16 meters. It killed 2 people, injured 20 and did $45 million in damage.

When
September 5, 2012
Magnitude
7.6
Water height
0.16 m
Deaths
2
Damage
$45 million
Where
Costa Rica

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Space weather and aurora

1 on September 5, oldest first.

Billion-dollar disasters

1 on September 5, oldest first.

1996Hurricane Fran (September 1996)

A tropical cyclone disaster that cost $10 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 37, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from September 5, 1996 to September 8, 1996.

Losses (2024 dollars)
$10 billion
Kind
Tropical Cyclone
Deaths
37

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Other weather

10 on September 5, oldest first.

2005Rip Current in Delaware, September 5 to 6, 2005

Rip currents associated with the northeast flow around a high pressure system building into New England caused the death of a 27-year-old man in Dewey Beach. He was swimming on the unguarded beach with 3 or 4 friends off of McKinley Avenue around 645 p.m.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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2009Lightning Strike in Louisiana, September 5, 2009

Scattered thunderstorms developed during the morning and afternoon hours across southwest Louisiana. One storm north of Grand Lake produced lightning which struck a boat on the Intracoastal Waterway, killing one fisherman and injuring another.

Deaths
1
Injuries
1
Damage
$5,000
Events
1

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2011Rip Current in Florida, September 5, 2011

Rough surf and strong rip currents impacted the east-central Florida coast due to the passage of distant Hurricane Katia. A man drowned in a rip current at Daytona Beach while attempting to rescue his children who were being pulled seaward.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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Sources

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