Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for July 12, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Southeast, South Korea, Hokkaido, Russia, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 231 people, injured 233, destroyed 2,374 houses and did $1.2 billion in damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Sea of Japan, with a maximum water height of 32 meters. It killed 231 people, injured 233, destroyed 2,374 houses and did $1.2 billion in damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Jiuquan, Gansu, China. It killed 840 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Floods
In July 2021, several European countries were affected by severe floods. Some were catastrophic, causing deaths and widespread damage.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Kars,karakurt,kagizman,digor, Turkey. It killed 140 people, destroyed 1,100 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Man-Yi reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 929 mb, a category 4 storm.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Howard, Chickasaw, Fayette counties, Iowa and tracked 10.9 miles, 1,320 yards wide at its widest, injuring 8.
Heat and drought
The longest and hottest heat wave of the summer of 1997 brought around 6 consecutive days of high temperatures of 90 degrees or higher to Eastern Pennsylvania. Along with the oppressive heat came high humidity levels and limited rainfall.
Heat and drought
This was the third warmest July on record in Phoenix. The average monthly temperature was 97.3 degrees, just 4 tenths of a degree shy of the record warmest July which was set in 2003. The average maximum temperature for the month was 109.5 compared to a normal of 106.6 degrees.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Bertha slammed into the North Carolina coastline between Surf City and North Topsail Beach causing severe damage to property, utilities and roads. Hardest hit were agricultural crops which suffered losses in excess of $126 million.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Bagici, Turkey. It killed 12 people, injured 20 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Volcanoes
Miyakejima, Japan erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 11 people, injured 20 and destroyed 24 houses.
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An F2 tornado touched down in Saint Croix, Dunn counties, Wisconsin and tracked 9.9 miles, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Glenwood/Boyceville/Downing, WI.
An F3 tornado touched down in Moultrie, Coles counties, Illinois and tracked 5.9 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Allenville, IL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Wichita, Scott counties, Kansas and tracked 20 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lawrence, Crook counties, Wyoming and tracked 20.8 miles, 1,400 yards wide at its widest.
An F4 tornado touched down in Howard, Chickasaw, Fayette counties, Iowa and tracked 10.9 miles, 1,320 yards wide at its widest, injuring 8.
An F3 tornado touched down in Delaware County, Iowa and tracked 0.1 miles, 833 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in Worth, Mitchell counties, Iowa and tracked 15.4 miles, 833 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Medina County, Ohio and tracked 7 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4.
An F3 tornado touched down in Summit County, Ohio and tracked 8 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest.
39 tornadoes were recorded on July 12, 1992, in Florida, Ohio, Wyoming, North Carolina, Indiana, Kansas, New York, Colorado and more.
Tornado damage occurred from Burgess to Oyster Cove. The most significant damage was found in the Edwardsville area, where nearly 20 mobile homes were severely damaged or destroyed. Numerous trees were downed or suffered damage. Nine, mostly minor, injuries were reported.
Heavy rain fell across a portion of the Hi Meadow burn area near Buffalo Creek, causing localized flash flooding. Approximately three quarters of an inch /0.75/ of rain fell in 30 minutes across Miller Gulch. Some culverts became plugged by debris from the fire.
This weak tornado, or perhaps a series of weak tornadoes, caused widespread tree and power line damage as it tracked across northern Gaston County. The most significant damage occurred in the Mount Holly area, as well as far northern portions of Belmont.
A large severe thunderstorm took aim on a portion of south-central Nebraska and produced a tornado and extensive property and crop damage due to hail and high winds. The thunderstorm initially ripped across Greeley county. Damage was noted throughout almost the entire county.
A tornado briefly tracked through a wheat field.
Hail ranged in size from nickel to baseball.
A weak F1 tornado touched down in Grandview On Hudson in Rockland County at approximately 3:30 pm EDT. After damaging a dock on the Rockland County shoreline, the tornado moved east to northeast, about 3 miles across the Hudson River.
This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2006. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Bangladesh, and Eastern India, but they can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions.
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A tornado moved east to northeast into the Kensico Reservoir Region of extreme eastern Westchester County; across Routes 22 and 120 in the North Castle area.As the tornado entered extreme southwest Fairfield County at 4:01 pm EDT, F1 damage was observed in North Greenwich along…
Multicellular thunderstorms produced many microbursts and a few tornadoes across central and north central South Carolina. Many trees were taken down and about two dozen homes had minor damage.
A very unstable atmosphere combined with ample wind shear to result in the development of storms with large hail, severe winds, a tornado, and very heavy rainfall from Alexandria to Lake Mille Lacs...then southeast along Interstate 94.
After some thunderstorms rolled through the U. S. Highway 2 corridor during the evening of the 11th and early morning hours of the 12th, conditions set up for a larger outbreak of severe weather on the afternoon of the 12th.
A surface trough over eastern Montana nudging into western North Dakota served as the focus for thunderstorm development in a highly sheared environment.
An active monsoon surge brought several back-to-back days of thunderstorms producing heavy rain, damaging wind gusts, and hail across the state.
An outbreak of significant severe weather occurred during the afternoon and evening hours of Tuesday, July 12th, 2022.
A widespread significant damaging wind storm tracked across nearly all of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa on the morning of July 12. These storms produced widespread winds of 60 to 80 mph, with embedded stronger downbursts with wind speeds up to 100 mph.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a tropical storm, 35 kt.
Hurricane Clara reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 940 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Wendy reached its peak of 135 kt (155 mph) with a central pressure of 940 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Fico reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph), a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Bertha slammed into the North Carolina coastline between Surf City and North Topsail Beach causing severe damage to property, utilities and roads. Hardest hit were agricultural crops which suffered losses in excess of $126 million.
Hurricane Bertha crossed the coast near Kirkland, NC as a category 2 hurricane, 90 kt (105 mph), central pressure 974 mb. Hurricane Bertha was an intense and early-season major hurricane that affected areas from the Leeward Islands to the United States in July of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season. The second named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane during the season, Bertha originated from a tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa in early July.
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The eye of Bertha moved north on the coast between 2-4PM EST, with the strongest winds gusting from NE at 92 MPH at Kure Beach at 1:35, where 3 roofs blown off and all structures damaged. Four piers seriously damaged, and 2 ft of water covered Carolina Beach.
The eye of Bertha moved inland near Surf City late in the afternoon. Barrier islands evacuated 30,000, 700 were sheltered. 40 houses undermined by beach erosion and 4 houses destroyed.
The eye of Bertha passed 10 miles east of Bald Head Island on its northward track. Most wind measurements were less than 90 mph, but a gust of 101 mph was measured at the State pilot house at Southport.
Hurricane Man-Yi reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 929 mb, a category 4 storm.
The 2017 Pacific hurricane season was an above average Pacific hurricane season in terms of named storms, though less active than the previous three, featuring eighteen named storms, nine hurricanes, and four major hurricanes. Despite the considerable amount of activity, most of the storms were weak and short-lived.
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Very heavy rain from a fast moving thunderstorm dumped 2 to 3 inches of rain within an hour over southern Jefferson County. Two people were killed near the town of Buffalo Creek when a 20-ft wall of water blasted through the area.
The 1997 Central European flood in Wrocław, often referred to as the "Flood of the Millennium", devastated large parts of Wrocław, Poland, in July 1997. The flooding, primarily caused by the overflow of the Oder river and its tributaries, including the Bóbr, Bystrzyca, Kaczawa, Kwisa, Mała Panew, Eastern Neisse, Lusatian Neisse, Olza, Oława, Ślęza, and Widawa, inundated approximately 40% of Wrocław's urban area.
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Heavy rain reduced visibility to less than 30 feet and flooded Highway 70 and Interstate 10, causing several vehicles to lose control and spin out.
Thunderstorms formed in a southwest to northeast band during the evening from the Lucerne Valley through the northwest part of the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Training Center and across I-40 into the Devils Playground.
A north to south band of extremely heavy ran fell in a 6 hour period during the early morning hours of July 12th. Widespread 3 to 6 inch rainfall occurred from just west of Hermitage to Bolivar to Springfield.
Three to five inches of rain caused a significant 100+ year flash flood over the higher terrain of northeast Okanogan County on the evening of July 12.
During the late afternoon and evening of the 12th, thunderstorms with torrential downpours kept on redeveloping along the Interstate 295 corridor in southern Burlington County and moved east.
During the afternoon and early evening of the 12th, a series of thunderstorms with torrential downpours and heavy rain moved across Camden County. Even heavier rain fell in Burlington County.
A series of thunderstorms with torrential downpours caused considerable flooding throughout Cecil County on the 12th and hit North East the hardest. A limited state of emergency was declared.
Two persons were swept downstream by the swollen waters of River Toro Negro, at Barrio Pozas in the municipality of Ciales.
An area of heavy rainfall developed over Lucas County during the morning hours of July 12th. In the western portion of Toledo, flood waters deep enough to cover the hoods of cars were reported.
A warm front stretching across the region focused heavy rain over the counties along the south shore of Lake Ontario. Two to four inches fell across Orleans and Monroe counties with over five inches over a portion of Wayne and northern Cayuga counties.
Thunderstorms continued to develop and move from west to east for several hours across mainly the southern part of Elkhart County.
Slow moving thunderstorms developed in a very moist environment across Southeast Arizona resulting in areas of flash flooding.
Severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front during the evening, producing wind damage and localized flooding.
The upper-level high pressure ridge moved inland on July 11th, with a low pressure area moving to along the coast. This pattern set up a southerly wind pattern over California, drawing up monsoonal moisture from the southeast on the 12th.
Northwest flow aloft persisted across the southeast United States as the result of a large subtropical high anchored over the southern Plains. A cold front was approaching the area from the northwest.
A strong push of monsoon moisture fueled a five-day outbreak of thunderstorms over the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin. Numerous storms produced flash flooding and/or severe weather.
A strong push of monsoon moisture fueled a five-day outbreak of thunderstorms over the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin. Numerous storms produced flash flooding and/or severe weather.
A stationary front focused thunderstorm development over the area on July 12 and 13 producing heavy rainfall and flooding.
An upper-level disturbance interacting with a very moist airmass triggered a cluster of thunderstorms across east-central Illinois during the morning of July 12th.
One man was killed, and four others injured, when they were struck by lightning in Rocky Mountain National Park. The incident occurred near Rainbow Curve along Trail Ridge Road, not far from where another woman was struck and killed by lightning approximately 26 hours earlier.
In a northwest flow aloft, clusters of showers and thunderstorms formed during the evening hours on the 12th. Storms were along a weak front, and ahead of a weak low pressure system in southern Ohio.
Showers and thunderstorms formed during the evening hours on the 12th. A weak low pressure was over southern Ohio. Minor flash flooding occurred in Jackson County.
A complex of slow moving thunderstorms dropped south from southern Indiana into northern Kentucky during the pre-dawn hours Sunday, July 12th.
A stalled out front across the area developed several rounds of thunderstorms which produced reports of severe weather including flash flooding.
A cold front slid across Southern New England, led by a shortwave trough. High moisture content to the airmass allowed for heavy downpours, while breaks of sunshine generated sufficient instability for damaging thunderstorms.
In July 2021, several European countries were affected by severe floods. Some were catastrophic, causing deaths and widespread damage.
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Scattered thunderstorms moved across portions of central Illinois during the afternoon and evening of July 12th. One storm moved very slowly over eastern La Salle and western Grundy Counties.
Heavy rain that began on the evening of July 12th fell through the overnight hours in the Whitewood area of Buchanan County. This resulted in significant flash flooding damage across the northern portions of the county, impacting numerous roadways and structures.
A frontal boundary swung into the Central Appalachians on July 12th and interrupted quiet weather provided by high pressure the day prior. Initially, showers and storms evolved along the front across Ohio and then spread eastward into West Virginia that afternoon and evening.
Monsoon moisture seeping in from the south fueled isolated thunderstorms, a few of which produced severe weather and flash flooding.
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Severe thunderstorms brought large hail and damaging winds to much of northern Oklahoma on July 12, 1958. Baseball-size hail fell near Jefferson and Pond Creek, in Grant County. Winds gusting to 90 mph caused widespread damage near Stillwater, including damage to the Oklahoma State University football stadium. The storms also destroyed a bus station near Perkins, just south of Stillwater.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Thundertsorm winds knocked down a few large trees.
Hurricane Bertha caused 6 inches rain and 75 MPH gusts, with 30% damage to a bumper crop. Trees knocked out power, and it was restored near midnight. 3 hours later an electrical fire killed a woman.
Scattered severe thunderstorms raced across the Big Country during the evening of the 12th. The strongest storm moved from Trent to Tye to Abilene in northern Taylor County, where winds up to 100 mph ripped roofs off and downed power poles.
Windows were broken by the hail.
Strong thunderstorm winds blew through Kingman destroying 16 homes and damaging 36. Most of the damaged and destroyed homes were mobile homes in the Kingman Shadows subdivision. Four people recieved minor injuries from flying debris.
Trees were blown down on Holloway Road.
A National Weather Service storm damage survey was completed 0715 CST to 1500 CST the day following the event, July 13, 2006. NWS meteorologist was accompanied by the Mclean County Emergency Manager. Damage was extensive and severe.
Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds and large hail across portions of central and eastern Virginia.
Several isolated supercells moved south and east across Thomas, Decatur and Norton counties producing a long swath of large hail, some up to the size of grapefruits. The storm which crossed Thomas county affected 35,000 acres of cropland.
Surface instability and a weak mid-atmospheric disturbance triggered some widely scattered showers and thunderstorms in the Champlain Valley of New York during the late afternoon and evening of July 12th.
Late afternoon thunderstorms, developing along seabreeze boundary interactions produced gusty winds. A 47 year old man died when he came into contact with downed power lines in Hillsborough County. A lightning strike also set fire to a house in Clearwater.
An isolated thunderstorm in a very moist, unstable air mass resulted in a damaging wind report.
During the late evening hours of July 11, 2020 and early morning hours of the 12th, a significant wind storm moved over central and southern portions of Oklahoma. Wind gusts of 70 mph to 80 mph were common across southern portions of the OKC metro, including Moore and Norman. Wind gusts upwards of 65 mph to 70 mph were also recorded near El Reno, Apache, and Ardmore. Over 75,000 power outages were reported, along with widespread damage to trees.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Thunderstorms initiated along a dry line in central Colorado moving east and forming a cluster of supercells that moved through Dundy, Hitchcock, and Red Willow counties along the Kansas and Nebraska border.
Isolated thunderstorms developed leading to some significant wind damage in Delmarva. Most notably was a macroburst which began near Denton, MD and continued for about 18 miles east into Delaware with estimated peak winds of 110 mph.
An outbreak of significant severe weather occurred during the afternoon and evening hours of Tuesday, July 12th, 2022.
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms ahead of an approaching cold front resulted in multiple wind damage reports across western Massachusetts during the afternoon and evening hours on Tuesday July 12, 2022.
An outbreak of significant severe weather occurred during the afternoon and evening hours of Tuesday, July 12th, 2022.
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The longest and hottest heat wave of the summer of 1997 brought around 6 consecutive days of high temperatures of 90 degrees or higher to Eastern Pennsylvania. Along with the oppressive heat came high humidity levels and limited rainfall.
The longest and hottest heat wave of the summer of 1997 brought up to 8 straight days of high temperatures of 90 degrees or higher to interior sections of New Jersey and 6 straight days at and near the shore. It was the longest heat wave for central New Jersey since 1993.
The first real Heat Wave of the summer hit the weekend of july 12-13. High temperatures were in the mid 90s with Heat Indices around 105. Eight people were treated in the City of St. Louis and 6 in St. Louis County for heat related illnesses.
A man died of heatstroke after falling asleep in his car in a grocery store parking lot with the windows rolled up.
Female died of heat exposure while outside.
A man and his son became stuck in the desert at 200 pm. By 500 pm they both set out to look for help and the man's son was overcome by the heat and died.
On Saturday, July 10, four separate groups of hikers in the Cedar Falls area, 10 miles east of Ramona, where overcome by heat exhaustion. On Sunday July 11, another two hikers were overcome by heat exhaustion there as well as by the Lake Poway dam.
This was the third warmest July on record in Phoenix. The average monthly temperature was 97.3 degrees, just 4 tenths of a degree shy of the record warmest July which was set in 2003. The average maximum temperature for the month was 109.5 compared to a normal of 106.6 degrees.
Excessive heat likely led to the death of a hiker in Glen Canyon. Temperatures reached 110 deg during the afternoon.
Temperatures were above normal in Las Vegas in July, with highs above 100F on 28 days and 110F or higher on ten days, including nine in a row. Making matters worse, low temperatures were 80F or higher on 27 days. Several hyperthermia deaths occurred during the month.
A 31-year-old man died from excessive heat exposure in Philadelphia. The high temperature on the 12th was 89 degrees.
A strong subtropical high pressure system developed and remained over the south central United States for a prolonged period during the middle of July. This resulted in an extended period of exceptionally hot weather.
The last and hottest day of a four day heat wave claimed the life of a 73-year-old man within Philadelphia. Philadelphia schools also dismissed early on the 12th. The high temperature within Philadelphia reached 94 degrees.
Another day of triple digit temperatures with heat index values during the afternoon in excess of 105 degrees resulted in a heat related death in Bossier Parish.
A persistent ridge of high pressure over the region allowed temperatures to climb into the 90s and up to 106 degrees across portions of the Missouri Ozarks. Western Missouri experienced the warmest temperatures during this period.
The first excessive heat event of the summer produced max heat index values around 110 with high temperatures in the middle to upper 90s.
Five people died in Las Vegas of heat related causes.
Two people died of heat related causes in Las Vegas.
Dangerously hot conditions plagued just about all of North and Central Texas in mid July, with heat indices at or above 110 along with ambient temperatures at or above 105.
An upper level ridge of high pressure over the Four Corners region and a dry westerly flow over the PacNW resulted in dry and hot conditions developing across the region. This resulted in moderate to major HeatRisk being observed over the region.
A very strong mid level ridge slowly moved through the region, resulting in multiple days of excessive heat. At least one instance of injury and fatality were reported from the heat.
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The Flint Hills Fire started on July 12, 1985, in South Dakota, and burned 21,055 acres.
The Falls Fire started on July 12, 1988, in Wyoming, and burned 16,588 acres.
The Schiller Fire started on July 12, 1988, in Montana, and burned 15,522 acres.
The Swift Fire was discovered on July 12, 1993, in Alaska, and burned 28,010 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Beaty Butte Fire was discovered on July 12, 2000, in Lake County, Oregon, and burned 35,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hogup Fire was discovered on July 12, 2000, in Box Elder County, Utah, and burned 14,355 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Ferry Canyon Fire was discovered on July 12, 2001, in Wasco County, Oregon, and burned 18,559 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Tool Box Complex (Tool Box) Fire was discovered on July 12, 2002, in Oregon, and burned 54,800 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Grizzly Complex (Winter) Fire was discovered on July 12, 2002, in Lake County, Oregon, and burned 33,894 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Monument-Malheur Complex (Monument) Fire was discovered on July 12, 2002, in Oregon, and burned 24,667 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Mt. Zirkel Complex (Hinman) Fire was discovered on July 12, 2002, in Routt County, Colorado, and burned 16,852 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Roberts Creek Fire was discovered on July 12, 2002, in Grant County, Oregon, and burned 13,480 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Tobias Fire was discovered on July 12, 2003, in Idaho, and burned 13,843 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Pine Fire was discovered on July 12, 2004, in California, and burned 17,418 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Boundary Creek Fire was discovered on July 12, 2005, in Alaska, and burned 116,371 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Ditto Fire was discovered on July 12, 2005, in Tooele County, Utah, and burned 22,874 acres; the cause was recorded as firearms and explosives use.
The West Omak Lake Fire was discovered on July 12, 2005, in Washington, and burned 11,330 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Pine Ridge Complex was discovered on July 12, 2006, in Big Horn County, Montana, and burned 121,687 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bundy Railroad Fire was discovered on July 12, 2006, in Yellowstone County, Montana, and burned 91,897 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Horton Fire was discovered on July 12, 2006, in Custer County, Montana, and burned 25,239 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Wsa Lightning Complex (Biddle Pass) Fire was discovered on July 12, 2007, in Oregon, and burned 11,710 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Wood River 1 Fire was discovered on July 12, 2009, in Alaska, and burned 125,382 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bear Paw Fire was discovered on July 12, 2009, in Alaska, and burned 16,586 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Canvasback Lake Fire was discovered on July 12, 2010, in Alaska, and burned 35,456 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hobble Complex was discovered on July 12, 2012, in Mohave County, Arizona, and burned 34,200 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Baboon Fire was discovered on July 12, 2012, in Iron County, Utah, and burned 19,779 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Elbow Pass Complex was discovered on July 12, 2012, in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, and burned 17,319 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The 20-MILE Fire was discovered on July 12, 2012, in Elko County, Nevada, and burned 13,149 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Shaniko Butte Fire was reported on July 12, 2014, in Wasco County, Oregon, and burned 42,044 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Chisum Ranch Fire was reported on July 12, 2016, in Roberts County, Texas, and burned 10,789 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Chetco Bar Fire was reported on July 12, 2017, in Curry County, Oregon, and burned 191,125 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bravo17 Fire was reported on July 12, 2017, in Churchill County, Nevada, and burned 23,387 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Smith Creek Fire was reported on July 12, 2019, in Bethel County, Alaska, and burned 64,849 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Castle Fire was reported on July 12, 2019, in Coconino County, Arizona, and burned 19,368 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hodatic River Fire was reported on July 12, 2019, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 11,862 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
Arson was attributed to the burning of the Navy's Bonhomme Richard ship, which lasted 4 days with over 60 injuries of navy and fire rescue personnel in the San Diego Bay.
The Summit Trail Fire was reported on July 12, 2021, in Ferry County, Washington, and burned 49,554 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Chuweah Creek Fire was reported on July 12, 2021, in Okanogan County, Washington, and burned 36,752 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Log Fire was reported on July 12, 2021, in Lake County, Oregon, and burned 16,337 acres.
The Bush Creek East fire was a wildfire in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The fire caused a major loss of structures and forced the evacuation of thousands of residents.
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The Deadman Fire was reported on July 12, 2024, in Rosebud County, Montana, and burned 19,982 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The McGhee Fire was reported on July 12, 2024, in Rosebud County, Montana, and burned 19,223 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The 2026 wildfires in the Fontainebleau forest were major wildfires that broke out in the Forest of Fontainebleau, beginning on 12 July 2026 and being contained on 14 July. They were the most significant fires of the season in the area, affecting the Fontainebleau and Trois-Pignons forests and several municipalities.
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Thunder Bay 36 is a large wildfire burning in Wabakimi Provincial Park in northwestern Ontario, Canada. The fire started on 12 July 2026 and grew rapidly through mid-July; following aerial and ground remapping, it was measured at 314,000 hectares as of 29 July, making it the largest wildfire in Ontario's recorded history.
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A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China. It killed some people (about 51 to 100).
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Jiuquan, Gansu, China. It killed 840 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Banda Sea, Indonesia. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Tuwano, Japan. It killed 7 people.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Santiago, Chile. It killed few people (about 1 to 50). It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Aegean Sea, Greece.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Hebei Province, China. It killed some people (about 51 to 100).
An earthquake struck Bogota,engativa,caxica,soacha, Colombia. It killed 12 people.
An earthquake struck Iloilo,antique,buenavista, Panay, Philippines. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Tahiti, French Polynesia. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Honduras, Guatemala.
An earthquake struck Sora, Donato, Italy. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Fiji Islands. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Kars,karakurt,kagizman,digor, Turkey. It killed 140 people, destroyed 1,100 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Talacogon,davao,butuan, Mindanao, Philippines. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Masbate, Philippines. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Bagici, Turkey. It killed 12 people, injured 20 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Black Sea, Russia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 4 earthquake struck Volos, Greece. It killed 1 person, injured 17 and did $5 million in damage.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States. It did $1 million in damage.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck S, Fars Province, Mamasani, Shiraz, Iran. It killed 1 person, injured 4 and destroyed 300 houses.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Banloc, Deta, Timisoara, Romania. It killed 2 people and injured 30.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Southeast, South Korea, Hokkaido, Russia, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 231 people, injured 233, destroyed 2,374 houses and did $1.2 billion in damage.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Bandung,cibadak,cimandiri,kadudampit, Jawa, Indonesia. It injured 6.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Bovec, Kobarid, Slovenia. It killed 1 person and injured 5.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Surigao del Sur Province, Mindanao, Philippines. It injured 59, destroyed 67 houses and did $710,000 in damage.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Moquegua, Arequipa, Peru. It injured 3, destroyed 5 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
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Miyakejima, Japan erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 11 people, injured 20 and destroyed 24 houses.
Mahawu, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 1 person and injured 10.
Pinatubo, Philippines erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 1. It killed 6 people.
Hakkodasan, Japan erupted. It killed 3 people.
Soufriere Hills, Montserrat erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. The eruption caused a tsunami.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Central Chile. It killed few people (about 1 to 50).
A tsunami struck Ionian Islands, Greece.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Tahiti, French Polynesia.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Fiji Islands, with a maximum water height of 0.46 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Black Sea, Russia, with a maximum water height of 0.21 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Sea of Japan, with a maximum water height of 32 meters. It killed 231 people, injured 233, destroyed 2,374 houses and did $1.2 billion in damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as volcano struck Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat, with a maximum water height of 4 meters.
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A G5 (extreme) geomagnetic storm began July 12, 1982, reached Kp 9 and lasted 75 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 153; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 40 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began July 12, 1985, reached Kp 7- and lasted 18 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 48; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
14 on July 12, oldest first.
male struck in the hand by lightning...treated for minor injuries to arm and hand.
Two males were struck and injured by lightning, one fatal, while at a golfing range near the intersection of Westshore Blvd. and West Columbus Drive.
The 2000 Mumbai landslide was a landslide that occurred in Ghatkopar, a suburban neighbourhood located in Mumbai, India on 12 July 2000. Seventy-eight people, including twenty-seven men, fifteen women, and fifteen children, were killed, while seven more were injured.
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A thunderstorm resulted in a fatal lightning strike on a golf course. At approximately 430pm EDT (330pm EST) on Monday, July 12, a lightning bolt struck a tree and traveled down hitting the victim's golf club and killing her. One other person was injured by the lightning strike.
Enhanced rip currents caused by swells from Hurricane Bertha resulted in three deaths along the New Jersey coast on the weekend of July 12th and 13th. The rip currents and strong surf caused many water rescues and led to bathing restrictions.
Rip currents developed and resulted in one fatality and two injuries.
Lightning struck and killed a man at a campground near Big Lake.
Rough seas developed on the southern coastal waters resulting in a forecast of a moderate risk of rip currents. One man was caught in a rip current at Anthony's Beach in Dartmouth, Massachusetts and drowned.
A young man died and another was injured when they were struck by lightning at the Spearfish Canyon Disk Golf Course.
Two men drowned due to a rip current in Emerald Isle.
A man died in a rip current during the late morning.
A river outlet current from the Pike River pulled two children in the Lake Michigan. One child was able to safely make it back to shore on their own, while one child drowned.
Two girls, a 9 year old and a 14 year old, were spotted struggling in Lake Michigan in a portion of Marquette Beach that is unguarded during the afternoon of July 12th.
A 17 year old male drowned in a rip current at Litchfield Beach.
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