July 11 in Weather History

210 events on record, 1300 to 2026

Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for July 11, in any year, each linked to its full record.

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  • Tsunamis
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The most significant

By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.

Tsunamis

1927July 11, 1927 Tsunami at Dead Sea, Israel

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Dead Sea, Israel, with a maximum water height of 1 meters. It killed 268 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.

When
July 11, 1927
Magnitude
6.3
Water height
1 m
Deaths
268
Where
Dead Sea, Israel

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Tornadoes

1909F2 tornado, Grant, Big Stone counties, South Dakota

An F2 tornado touched down in Grant, Big Stone counties, South Dakota and tracked 6.9 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 28. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Big Stone City, SD/Ortonville, MN.

Rating
F2
Deaths
5
Injuries
28
Path
6.9 mi
Width
100 yd

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By kind

Tornadoes

52 on July 11, oldest first.

1909F2 tornado, Grant, Big Stone counties, South Dakota

An F2 tornado touched down in Grant, Big Stone counties, South Dakota and tracked 6.9 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 28. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Big Stone City, SD/Ortonville, MN.

Rating
F2
Deaths
5
Injuries
28
Path
6.9 mi
Width
100 yd

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1995Tornado and Hail in Florida, July 11, 1995

A thunderstorm downburst wind gust measured at 86 mph struck the Bartow Municipal Airport. Two aircraft, and three large metal buildings, were destroyed. Four other aircraft were heavily damaged. Three additional aircraft incurred minor damage.

Damage
$840,000
Strongest
F0
Events
16

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2006Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 11, 2006

A tornado touched down in Franklin Township and moved northeast near the city of Carlisle, ending near State Route 123. Several homes and one business sustained minor damage. Numerous trees were uprooted and knocked down along the path of the tornado.

Damage
$451,000
Strongest
F1
Events
11

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2008Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 11, 2008

Instability ahead of a cold front which moved from the Central Dakotas on the morning of the 11th, to the Eastern half of Minnesota by the early evening hours, was the prime ingredient for scattered to numerous severe thunderstorms across the region, during this period.

Injuries
2
Damage
$200,000
Strongest
EF3
Events
95

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2008Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 11, 2008

An area of surface low pressure near Bismarck (ND) on the morning of the 11th moved to near Grand Forks (ND) by early afternoon, then moved to near Winnipeg in the evening. As it did so, a warm front lifted north ahead of the low and a cold front trailed behind the low.

Damage
$1.4 million
Strongest
EF2
Events
30

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2016Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, July 11, 2016

The morning of Monday, July 11th, two waves of thunderstorms moved across west central and central Minnesota. Very heavy rainfall and isolated hail occurred with the main area of storms. But these storms also produced a wide area of one half to two inches of rain by sunrise.

Injuries
1
Damage
$50,000
Strongest
EF2
Events
30

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2017Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 11, 2017

After morning showers moved through eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota, clouds decreased and allowed for some decent afternoon warming. Highs warmed into the low 90s over all of east central and southeast North Dakota, along with dew point values in the lower 70s.

Damage
$4.8 million
Strongest
EF2
Events
35

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2017Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 11, 2017

After morning showers moved through eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota, clouds decreased and allowed for some decent afternoon warming. Highs warmed into the low 90s over all of east central and southeast North Dakota, along with dew point values in the lower 70s.

Damage
$1.8 million
Strongest
EF2
Events
34

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2020Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, July 11 to 12, 2020

An outflow boundary was the focus for thunderstorm development during the evening of the 11th. Several supercells produced large hail before merging into a cluster of storms that led to several significant severe wind reports that lasted into the early morning of the 12th.

Damage
$8.0 million
Strongest
EF0
Events
61

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2020Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 11, 2020

During the late morning of Saturday, July 11th, several clusters of thunderstorms developed across southwest, and west central Minnesota, and moved southeast along a strengthening gradient of instability and wind shear.

Damage
$1.9 million
Strongest
EF0
Events
27

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Hurricanes and tropical storms

8 on July 11, oldest first.

1959Hurricane Cindy makes landfall near Weweantic, MA

Hurricane Cindy crossed the coast near Weweantic, MA as a tropical storm, 50 kt, central pressure 998 mb. Hurricane Cindy impacted the Carolinas, the Mid-Atlantic states, New England, and the Canadian Maritime Provinces during the 1959 Atlantic hurricane season. The third storm of the season, Cindy originated from a low-pressure area associated with a cold front located east of northern Florida.

Wind at landfall
50 kt
Pressure
998 mb
Peak wind
65 kt

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2003Hurricane Claudette makes landfall near Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Hurricane Claudette crossed the coast near Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico as a tropical storm, 50 kt, central pressure 1009 mb. Hurricane Claudette was a moderately strong tropical cyclone that struck South Texas in July 2003. A fairly long-lived July Atlantic hurricane, Claudette was the fourth depression, third tropical storm, and first hurricane of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season.

Wind at landfall
50 kt
Pressure
1009 mb
Peak wind
80 kt

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Floods

25 on July 11, oldest first.

1970Seminole County was hit hard on this evening back in 1970

Seminole County was hit hard on this evening back in 1970. Thunderstorm winds, estimated between 90 and 100 mph, damaged several buildings in the County, and blew out several plate-glass windows. Up to 5 inches of rainfall was also reported with the thunderstorms, producing flash flooding.

From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.

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1999Flash Flood and Flood in California, July 11, 1999

Thunderstorms redeveloped during the afternoon and moved slowly west southwest down the valley. Rainfall rates were high with over an inch of rain falling in less than a half hour. Radar rainfall estimates were near three inches.

Deaths
1
Injuries
5
Damage
$6.0 million
Events
2

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1999Flash Flooding in California, July 11, 1999

Thunderstorms redeveloped along the mountains to the south of Forest Falls/Mill Canyon and moved down the south slopes across Oak Glen, Cherry Valley, Beaumont, and Banning. Radar rainfall estimates in the Oak Glen area were near 4 inches.

Damage
$2.0 million
Events
2

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1999Flash Flood in California, July 11, 1999

Nearly an inch of rain in less than 45 minutes flooded a one mile section of Highway 18, stranding several motorists. Fifty homes and businesses were flooded in the same area with a half foot to two feet of water and mud.

Damage
$1.0 million
Events
1

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2003Flash Flood in North Carolina, July 11, 2003

Slow-moving thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall that resulted in rapid development of urban flooding. West of Monroe, a 17-year-old man drowned when he jumped into a flooded drainage ditch, and was swept into a storm drain.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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2004Flash Flooding and Hail in Montana, July 11, 2004

A strong cold front crossed eastern Montana during the evening hours of the 11th, and produced widespread severe weather across all 12 counties in northeast Montana. There were numerous reports of wind gusts of 60 to 85 mph and hail in excess of 2 inches in diameter.

Damage
$675,000
Strongest
4.25 in hail
Events
35

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2005Flood in Georgia, July 11, 2005

Torrential rainfall from Hurricane Dennis ranged from 8 to 11 inches. In Sylvester, 78 families were displaced by the flooding. Many county roads were under water. A total of 300 homes were evacuated and 80 damaged by the flood waters. Reported by the Worth County EMA.

Damage
$1.8 million
Events
1

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2005Flash Flood in Georgia, July 11, 2005

Nearly five inches of rain in three hours flooded city streets, washed out county roads and damaged bridges. Flash flooding along the Okapilco Creek in Moultrie damaged several homes and forced the evacuation of 100 homes and businesses.

Damage
$1.3 million
Events
1

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2007Flash Flooding in Maine, July 11 to 12, 2007

Heavy rain from a series of thunderstorms fell in steep terrain and caused flash flooding. Rainfall estimates from Doppler RADAR indicated that 6 to 8 inches of rain fell in 3 hours. The most damage occurred in Bethel where a reservoir on Chapman Brook was destroyed.

Damage
$2.4 million
Events
3

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2009Flood in Florida, July 11, 2009

A collision of the east coast and west coast sea breeze boundaries resulted in slow moving thunderstorms over Osceola County. The storms dumped excessive rainfall in a short period of time, resulting in flooding of many homes.

Damage
$4.0 million
Events
1

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2009Flash Flood and Hail in Missouri, July 11 to 12, 2009

A cluster of severe thunderstorms, with embedded supercells, developed over central Missouri and moved southward across eastern portions of the Springfield County Warning Area. The thunderstorms produced severe winds up to 60mph, baseball size hail and heavy rainfall.

Damage
$224,000
Strongest
2.5 in hail
Events
24

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2011Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Utah, July 11 to 13, 2011

Thunderstorms formed across northern Utah again on July 13th. One of these storms produced a major flash flood near Tabiona, which resulted in one fatality, while two other deaths occurred due to lightning strikes in the Scofield area and San Rafael Desert.

Deaths
3
Injuries
3
Damage
$200,000
Strongest
60 kt wind
Events
4

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2017Flash Flooding and Flooding in Illinois, July 11 to 31, 2017

Thunderstorms developed during the late evening of July 11th across far northeast Illinois and continued into the morning of July 12th producing torrential rainfall which continued over the same areas for hours producing flash flooding and major river flooding.

Damage
$17 million
Strongest
1 in hail
Events
16

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2019Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, July 11, 2019

Thunderstorms brought 2 to around 5.5 inches of rain to parts of southeastern Pennsylvania on the afternoon and evening of July 11. The heaviest of the rain fell in southeastern Berks County, northern Chester County and upper Montgomery County.

Deaths
2
Events
27

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2020Flood and Hail in Indiana, July 11 to 12, 2020

During the afternoon and evening hours of July 11th, a series of thunderstorms moved across central and north central Indiana producing widespread damaging winds and large hail. Significant power outages occurred across Indianapolis and surrounding cities.

Damage
$125,000
Strongest
1.25 in hail
Events
44

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2021Flash Flooding in New York, July 11, 2021

An unstable environment in Central New York allowed for thunderstorms, triggered by a passing warm front, to become severe with torrential rainfall. Rainfall totals of 3 to 4 inches, with locally higher amounts, were reported in 2 to 3 hours.

Damage
$650,000
Events
11

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Severe storms

21 on July 11, oldest first.

2000Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 11, 2000

The Atlanta Journal and Constitution reported that a 64 year-old man was struck by lightning while playing golf at the Cartersville Country Club. He sustained a burn on his foot where the lightning bolt exited his body. He spent the night in the hospital and was released.

Injuries
1
Damage
$485,000
Strongest
1 in hail
Events
25

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2006Damaging Winds in Texas, July 11, 2006

July 11 Severe Thunderstorm Event Summary: A complex of severe thunderstorms resulted in damaging winds over the eastern South Plains and the Rolling Plains during the evening hours of the 11th.

Injuries
2
Damage
$325,000
Strongest
83 kt wind
Events
2

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2008Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 11, 2008

A surface cold front moving across the plains provided a focus for thunderstorm development across south central Nebraska during the late evening hours. Some thunderstorms brought 60 to 70 mph winds, along with penny to quarter size hail.

Damage
$690,000
Strongest
1 in hail
Events
6

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2011Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 11, 2011

Two separate bow echoes moved across western lower Michigan during the morning hours of July 11, producing numerous reports of wind damage. The first bow echo moved onshore north of Muskegon shortly after daybreak.

Deaths
1
Injuries
1
Damage
$8.3 million
Strongest
70 kt wind
Events
12

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2011Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Indiana, July 11, 2011

Bow echo complex moved from Illinois and Wisconsin into northern Indiana. In addition, a separate area of thunderstorms developed ahead of the main line. Strong instability and a continued feed of moisture fed the line as it raced east at speeds of up to 60 mph.

Injuries
1
Damage
$130,000
Strongest
70 kt wind
Events
37

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2011Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 11, 2011

Thunderstorms developed along a trough axis in northern Indiana. These storms became severe before exiting Indiana and then moving south and southeast across western and south central parts of Ohio. One these severe storms moved into Northern Kentucky before weakening.

Damage
$99,000
Strongest
1.5 in hail
Events
41

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2011Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 11, 2011

A cold front pushed into eastern Minnesota and northern Iowa in the early morning hours of July 11th leading to severe thunderstorms. The severe thunderstorms knocked down trees, flattened corn and damaged a roof at a business in Dickeyville (Grant County).

Damage
$669,000
Strongest
65 kt wind
Events
4

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2020Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 11, 2020

Two rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms impacted central Illinois during the afternoon and evening of July 11th. The first round developed along an outflow boundary from previous convection that had tracked across northern Illinois around midday.

Damage
$7.1 million
Strongest
2.5 in hail
Events
67

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2020Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 11, 2020

Severe thunderstorms developed across southeastern Kansas and north central Oklahoma during the late afternoon of the 11th, as a cold front moved southward into the area. The atmosphere became extremely unstable over eastern Oklahoma ahead of the storms.

Damage
$443,000
Strongest
2 in hail
Events
63

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2023Hail in Nebraska, July 11, 2023

West to northwest upper winds were across south central and central Nebraska. There was a shortwave disturbance along the Montana and Canada border that moved east. A surface low was across the High Plains with a warm frontal boundary that extended east across northern Nebraska.

Damage
$5.3 million
Strongest
2.75 in hail
Events
3

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Heat and drought

16 on July 11, oldest first.

1996Heat in Alabama, July 11, 1996

A 34 year old female was found in her vehicle suffering from a heat stroke outside a doctors office. She was estimated to have been in the vehicle for five and one half hours before being found.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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2009Excessive Heat in Oklahoma, July 11 to 15, 2009

A prolonged period of excessive heat occurred across eastern Oklahoma in mid July. Daytime maximum heat indices ranged from 105 to 115 degrees with overnight low temperatures only falling to around 80 for several consecutive days.

Deaths
1
Events
25

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2019Heat and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 11, 2019

Hot temperatures in the 90s along with high dewpoints in the 70s resulted in heat index values between 100 and 105 on the afternoon of July 11. A 3-year old boy left unattended in a hot car died from heat stroke in Rutherford County.

Deaths
1
Damage
$2,000
Events
2

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2022Heat in Louisiana, July 11 to 13, 2022

A persistent upper level ridge spanning much of the Southern U.S. in mid July maintained hot temperatures across parts of the Four State Region from July 11th through the 13th, with daytime temperatures climbing into the upper 90s to lower and middle 100s.

Deaths
1
Events
17

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2022Heat in Florida, July 11, 2022

Temperatures across South Florida were in the lower 90s with relative humidity values over 50%. This led to high heat index values and contributed to the death of a child who was left in a car during the afternoon.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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2025Heat in Arizona, July 11 to 14, 2025

Temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were 3 to 6 degrees above normal, causing Low to Moderate HeatRisk. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that heat was a factor in the cause of death for 11 individuals.

Deaths
11
Events
6

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2025Heat and Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 11 to 12, 2025

Scattered convection occurred across Central Alabama during the afternoon of July 11. Two cells collided in southeast Lee County, with a microburst occurring in Smiths Station. The next day, a heat-related fatality occurred at a motocross park in Blount County.

Deaths
1
Strongest
50 kt wind
Events
2

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Wildfires

42 on July 11, oldest first.

1988Mink Fire

The Mink Fire started on July 11, 1988, in Wyoming, and burned 135,337 acres.

When
July 11, 1988
Acres
135,337

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1988Clover Fire

The Clover Fire started on July 11, 1988, in Wyoming, and burned 34,013 acres.

When
July 11, 1988
Acres
34,013

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1993Range Fire

The Range Fire was discovered on July 11, 1993, in New Mexico, and burned 9,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 11, 1993
Acres
9,000

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1995Terra Fire

The Terra Fire was discovered on July 11, 1995, in Utah, and burned 7,063 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
July 11, 1995
Acres
7,063

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1996Slender Smoke Fire

The Slender Smoke Fire was discovered on July 11, 1996, in Alaska, and burned 39,660 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 11, 1996
Acres
39,660

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1999Lang Syne Fire

The Lang Syne Fire was discovered on July 11, 1999, in Humboldt County, Nevada, and burned 24,340 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
July 11, 1999
Acres
24,340

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1999Wedge Butte Fire

The Wedge Butte Fire was discovered on July 11, 1999, in Blaine County, Idaho, and burned 16,266 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
July 11, 1999
Acres
16,266.3

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2000Cherry Fire

The Cherry Fire was discovered on July 11, 2000, in White Pine County, Nevada, and burned 8,401 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 11, 2000
Acres
8,401

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2002Eagle Fire

The Eagle Fire was discovered on July 11, 2002, in Lincoln County, Nevada, and burned 8,527 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 11, 2002
Acres
8,527

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2004Bolgen Creek Fire

The Bolgen Creek Fire was discovered on July 11, 2004, in Alaska, and burned 201,894 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 11, 2004
Acres
201,894

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2005Fox Creek Wfu Fire

The Fox Creek Wfu Fire was discovered on July 11, 2005, in Alaska, and burned 26,300 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 11, 2005
Acres
26,300

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2006Stormcloud Fire

The Stormcloud Fire was discovered on July 11, 2006, in Churchill County, Nevada, and burned 6,864 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 11, 2006
Acres
6,864

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2007Ahorn Fire

The Ahorn Fire was discovered on July 11, 2007, in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, and burned 52,505 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 11, 2007
Acres
52,505

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2007Elk Complex (King Creek 2) Fire

The Elk Complex (King Creek 2) Fire was discovered on July 11, 2007, in Siskiyou County, California, and burned 10,617 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 11, 2007
Acres
10,617

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2009Titna River Fire

The Titna River Fire was discovered on July 11, 2009, in Alaska, and burned 164,542 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 11, 2009
Acres
164,541.9

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2012Cedar Butte Wsa Fire

The Cedar Butte Wsa Fire was discovered on July 11, 2012, in Bingham County, Idaho, and burned 23,051 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 11, 2012
Acres
23,051

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2012Stout Fire

The Stout Fire was discovered on July 11, 2012, in Elmore County, Idaho, and burned 12,768 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 11, 2012
Acres
12,768

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2012Coxs Well Fire

The Coxs Well Fire was discovered on July 11, 2012, in Blaine County, Idaho, and burned 7,800 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 11, 2012
Acres
7,800

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2014Bully Fire

The Bully Fire was reported on July 11, 2014, in Shasta County, California, and burned 12,661 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
July 11, 2014
Acres
12,661

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2014Mills Canyon Fire

The Mills Canyon Fire was reported on July 11, 2014, in Chelan County, Washington, and burned 11,879 acres.

When
July 11, 2014
Acres
11,879

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2016Simmons Fire

The Simmons Fire was reported on July 11, 2016, in Goshen County, Wyoming, and burned 19,612 acres.

When
July 11, 2016
Acres
19,612

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2016Lava Mountain Fire

The Lava Mountain Fire was reported on July 11, 2016, in Fremont County, Wyoming, and burned 14,651 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 11, 2016
Acres
14,651

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2017Long Valley Fire

The Long Valley Fire was reported on July 11, 2017, in Lassen County, California, and burned 83,733 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
July 11, 2017
Acres
83,733

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2017Hyde Fire

The Hyde Fire was reported on July 11, 2017, in Yavapai County, Arizona, and burned 18,072 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 11, 2017
Acres
18,072

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2019Ethel Creek Fire

The Ethel Creek Fire was reported on July 11, 2019, in Dillingham County, Alaska, and burned 29,846 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 11, 2019
Acres
29,846

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2019Central Maui Fire

The Central Maui Fire was reported on July 11, 2019, in Maui County, Hawaii, and burned 9,200 acres.

When
July 11, 2019
Acres
9,200

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2019Waiko Rd Fire

The Waiko Rd Fire was reported on July 11, 2019, in Maui County, Hawaii, and burned 9,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
July 11, 2019
Acres
9,000

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2019Little Titnuk Fire

The Little Titnuk Fire was reported on July 11, 2019, in Bethel County, Alaska, and burned 8,516 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 11, 2019
Acres
8,516.4

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2019Tony Slough Fire

The Tony Slough Fire was reported on July 11, 2019, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 8,190 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 11, 2019
Acres
8,190

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2019Devil's Elbow Fire

The Devil's Elbow Fire was reported on July 11, 2019, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 8,126 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 11, 2019
Acres
8,126.4

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2020Road 11 Fire

The Road 11 Fire was reported on July 11, 2020, in Douglas County, Washington, and burned 9,330 acres.

When
July 11, 2020
Acres
9,330

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2024Cow Valley Fire

The Cow Valley Fire was reported on July 11, 2024, in Malheur County, Oregon, and burned 133,490 acres.

When
July 11, 2024
Acres
133,489.6

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2024Freeman Fire

The Freeman Fire was reported on July 11, 2024, in Pinal County, Arizona, and burned 32,568 acres.

When
July 11, 2024
Acres
32,568

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2024Black Fire

The Black Fire was reported on July 11, 2024, in Maricopa County, Arizona, and burned 11,162 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 11, 2024
Acres
11,162

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2026Elephant Fire

The Elephant Fire was reported on July 11, 2026, in Plumas County, California, and burned 13,930 acres.

When
July 11, 2026
Acres
13,930

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Earthquakes

18 on July 11, oldest first.

Volcanoes

2 on July 11, oldest first.

Tsunamis

7 on July 11, oldest first.

1927July 11, 1927 Tsunami at Dead Sea, Israel

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Dead Sea, Israel, with a maximum water height of 1 meters. It killed 268 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.

When
July 11, 1927
Magnitude
6.3
Water height
1 m
Deaths
268
Where
Dead Sea, Israel

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Space weather and aurora

3 on July 11, oldest first.

1959G3 (Strong) Geomagnetic Storm of July 11, 1959

A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began July 11, 1959, reached Kp 7- and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 44; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.

When
July 11 to 12, 1959
Peak Kp
7-
Storm level
G3

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2003G3 (Strong) Geomagnetic Storm of July 11, 2003

A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began July 11, 2003, reached Kp 7- and lasted 27 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 52; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.

When
July 11 to 12, 2003
Peak Kp
7-
Storm level
G3

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Billion-dollar disasters

1 on July 11, oldest first.

1990Colorado Hail Storm (July 1990)

A severe storm disaster that cost $2.0 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from July 11, 1990 to July 11, 1990.

Losses (2024 dollars)
$2.0 billion
Kind
Severe Storm

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Other weather

15 on July 11, oldest first.

2002Lightning Strike in New Jersey, July 11, 2002

A 28-year-old woman was fatally struck by lightning on the LaReine Avenue Beach in Bradley Beach during the early evening of the 11th. She was found in distress on the beach with burn marks in the mid section of her body before she passed away.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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2010Lightning Strike in Wyoming, July 11, 2010

A Sheridan man died after being struck by lightning in the Big Horn Mountains. The man died at a Billings hospital from cardiac arrest, one day after the lightning strike. A U.S. Forest Service employee found the 63 year old man in an unresponsive state on a Forest Service road.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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2014Lightning Strike in Georgia, July 11, 2014

A weak front was situated over north central Georgia early in the morning on the 11th. A weak area of low pressure developed along the front during the day, triggering several showers and thunderstorms. Lightning struck and injured a woman in Lumpkin County.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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2018Rip Current in Florida, July 11, 2018

A man was unresponsive when he was pulled from the water by life guards, during a day with numerous rip current rescues. The man later died at a local hospital. The cause of death was drowning.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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Sources

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.