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[edit] August 11
1999: A rare tornado struck Salt Lake City, Utah, killing one person and injuring more than 100 people.
[edit] August 12
1955: Hurricane Connie made landfall in North Carolina. Five days later, Hurricane Diane would strike the same area, causing catastrophic flooding throughout the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions of the United States.
[edit] August 13
2004: Hurricane Charley, after changing direction and rapidly intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico, surprised residents of Punta Gorda, Florida as a Category 4 hurricane.
[edit] August 17
1969: Hurricane Camille, the second strongest hurricane ever to strike the United States, made landfall at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Camille would eventually cause more than $1 billion (1969 USD) in damage and 250 deaths.
[edit] August 19
1848: More than 100 ships were lost and 100 fishermen were killed in a severe gale on the east coast of Scotland.
1991: Hurricane Bob made landfall in eastern New England, causing more than $2 billion (2006 USD) in damage.
[edit] August 20
1970: The 8th deadliest tornado in Canadian history struck Sudbury, Ontario.
[edit] August 21
1883: A tornado struck Rochester, Minnesota, killing 37. The destruction led to the founding of the Mayo Clinic.
[edit] August 21
1992: Hurricane Andrew, the last Category 5 hurricane to hit the United States, devastated the area around Miami, Florida.
[edit] August 25
1635: A major hurricane struck southeastern New England, killing more than 46 people.
[edit] August 26
1995: As part of a hyperactive hurricane season, 5 tropical cyclones existed in the Atlantic basin simultaneously, the only time in history this has ever occurred.
[edit] August 27
1893: The Sea Islands Hurricane struck near Savannah, Georgia, the last major hurricane to do so.
