Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for July 13, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Midu, Yunnan Province, China. It killed 3,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Guangdong Province, China. It killed 2,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck South China Sea. It killed 2,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Anoka, Ramsey counties, Minnesota and tracked 10.1 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW St. Paul, MN.
Billion-dollar disasters
A severe storm disaster that cost $2.4 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 2, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from July 13, 2024 to July 16, 2024.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Pik Lenina, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan. It killed 43 people.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Bergen County, New Jersey and tracked 8.1 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Waldrick/Ridgewood/Cherry Hill/N Hackensack, NJ.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Woodford County, Illinois and tracked 9.6 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3.
Volcanoes
Mayon, Philippines erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 34 people.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Faruj, Iran. It killed 21 people.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Brown County, Indiana and tracked 2.1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Hickory Hill/E Nashville, IN.
Tornadoes
Thunderstorm winds to 61 kts (70 mph) were reported at Backus, and several trees were blown down 10 miles north of Pine River.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Anoka, Ramsey counties, Minnesota and tracked 10.1 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW St. Paul, MN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Bergen County, New Jersey and tracked 8.1 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Waldrick/Ridgewood/Cherry Hill/N Hackensack, NJ.
An F3 tornado touched down in Walsh County, North Dakota and tracked 10.1 miles, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Auburn/NE Grafton, ND.
An F2 tornado touched down in Queens County, New York and tracked 0.9 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Woodhaven/Queens, NY.
An F2 tornado touched down in Warren County, Georgia and tracked 13 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Warrenton/Norwood, GA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Davison County, South Dakota and tracked 3.6 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Mt. Vernon, SD.
An F3 tornado touched down in Davison County, South Dakota and tracked 9 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Mitchell, SD.
An F3 tornado touched down in Davison, Sanborn counties, South Dakota and tracked 10.1 miles. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Blendon Township/W Letcher, SD.
An F3 tornado touched down in Brown County, Indiana and tracked 2.1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Hickory Hill/E Nashville, IN.
An F2 tornado touched down in Butler County, Kansas and tracked 23.2 miles, killing 1 and injuring 100. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Augusta, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Sanilac County, Michigan and tracked 15.1 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NE Sandusky/W Applegate, MI.
An F3 tornado touched down in Jones County, Iowa and tracked 5 miles, 73 yards wide at its widest.
Thunderstorm winds to 61 kts (70 mph) were reported at Backus, and several trees were blown down 10 miles north of Pine River.
A fast moving tornado ripped a 12-mile path of destruction near Strasburg, in eastern Adams County. The tornado caused extensive structural damage to several galvanized metal grain silos, farm buildings and sheds in the area.
Trees blown down. Estimated windspeed.
Crop losses of 20 to 40 percent of 145,200 acres.
Significant damage to rural areas south and southeast of Minot.
An F4 tornado touched down in Woodford County, Illinois and tracked 9.6 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3.
The tornado touched down around 234 pm CDT approximately 1.75 miles north-northeast of Metamora in western Woodford County. The tornado traveled southeast for about 2.5 miles, before beginning a temporary eastward jog between county roads 1300E and 1400E.
During the afternoon hours of July 13, 2004, a powerful F4 tornado formed outside of Roanoke, a small town in central Illinois. It is best known for the numerous videos and pictures taken of it as well as the complete destruction of the Parsons Manufacturing plant.
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The public reported penny-sized hail.
Thunderstorms developed in moist and unstable air as a cold front and upper level trough moved through northeast Wisconsin. Several severe thunderstorms formed during the afternoon, one of which produced a tornado in the vicinity of a lake breeze front in Manitowoc county.
A larger outbreak of severe weather occurred during afternoon and mid evening hours of July 13th.
A supercell thunderstorm developed over northern Campbell County and moved southeastward across Crook County. The storm produced very large hail across western Crook County, which caused significant damage in the New Haven and Hulett areas.
A very intense supercell moved out of central South Dakota and into north central Nebraska producing an isolated tornado and damaging inflow winds. Another isolated thunderstorm also developed over southwest Nebraska with large hail and strong wind gusts.
A couple thunderstorms developed a little ahead of a cold front over western North Carolina during the afternoon hours. A long lived multicell severe storm produced most of the severe weather.
For several hours between the mid-afternoon and late-evening on this Wednesday, a few supercell storms affected portions of South Central Nebraska.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Rice, Reno counties, Kansas and tracked 5.32 miles, 350 yards wide at its widest.
A series of upper level disturbances moved from the Upper Midwest into the lower Ohio Valley and interacted with a moist, warm and unstable atmosphere.
Waves of showers and thunderstorms moved across central Indiana on July 13 and into the early morning of July 14. Upper level features interacted with a surface front and plenty of moisture and instability to generate severe weather and heavy rains/flooding.
A strong tornado moved southwest from Rice into Reno county causing significant damage to two different homesteads. One home was completely demolished while another took a glancing blow. Numerous trees were uprooted and those that were not had a significant amount of debarking.
On July 13th 2024, a multi-vortex tornado hit the town of Žalpiai, Šiauliai at 13:00 UTC from a supercell that produced 2 more tornadoes the same day. It became one of the strongest tornadoes to ever hit Lithuania.
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Hurricane Therese reached its peak of 135 kt (155 mph) with a central pressure of 910 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Estelle reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 943 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Barbara reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 943 mb, a category 4 storm.
A weakening Tropical Storm Bertha passed across eastern parts of the state on July 13th. Hurricane Bertha made landfall near Wilmington North Carolina close to 5 p.m. EDT on the 12th and moved northnortheast overnight. At 11 p.m.
Hurricane Halong reached its peak of 135 kt (155 mph) with a central pressure of 904 mb, a category 4 storm.
A mesoscale convective vortex interacted with a weak cold front over the the southeast states and northeast Gulf of Mexico. The surface low that developed moved southwest across the gulf then northwest into the south central Louisiana coast.
Hurricane Barry crossed the coast near Abbeville, LA as a category 1 hurricane, 65 kt (75 mph), central pressure 993 mb. Hurricane Barry was an asymmetrical tropical cyclone that was the wettest on record in Arkansas and the fourth-wettest in Louisiana. The second tropical or subtropical storm and first hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, Barry originated as a mesoscale convective vortex over southwestern Kansas on July 2.
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The month of July 1996 was the wettest July on record for Oklahoma City. A monthly total of 11.90 inches was recorded at Will Rogers World Airport. On this date that year, very heavy rains fell over the city of Seminole, resulting in widespread flash flooding.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Three to four inches of rain from the remnants of Hurricane Bertha on small rivers and streams. A 10 year old boy playing in the rain-swollen Newfound River was swept to his death.
Synoptic conditions near the surface and aloft, set the stage for serious flooding problems in Lawrenceburg. A strong cut off low, located west of Lawrenceburg, caused a series of thunderstorms to train or move across Lawrence county.
Rains of around 2 inches fell in less than 3 hours during the late morning and midday period, over saturated ground. An automatic gauge near Home Creek had recorded 6 inches of rain from the 10th to the 13th. Small streams flooded.
Numerous thunderstorm complexes marched across the northern half of the Indianapolis CWA starting on the evening of July 4th. The storms gradually started effecting southern areas of the CWA as well. The onlslaught of periodic heavy rain didn't end until the 11th.
The public reported penny-sized hail.
Heavy rains on July 12th through the 14th caused Tymochtee Creek to go into flood in western Wyandot County. State Route 53 was flooded by up to 6 feet of water approximately four miles west of Upper Sandusky near the intersection of Township Road 103.
Large scale forcing associated with a dynamic upper level trough coincided with very strong deep layer shear and very steep mid level lapse rates to trigger rapid thunderstorm development and intensification across southwest and south central North Dakota.
Strong to severe storms developed across central North Carolina as an upper level trough moved through the region. The Triad also experienced minor flash flooding in which an indirect fatality occurred when a infant drowned in a flooded creek.
A series of thunderstorms during the morning of the 13th caused flooding in parts of southeastern Pennsylvania including Philadelphia. Doppler Radar storm total estimates reached 3 to 4 inches.
Severe thunderstorms produced extensive damage as they moved across the Urban Corridor.
Scattered thunderstorms that developed across west central Minnesota early Saturday morning, July 13th, moved southeast across central, east central and south central Minnesota by daybreak.
Round one of what would be three rounds of severe weather inside of a 36 hour period began during the early afternoon hours as a thunderstorm complex raced southeastward across eastern Kentucky.
A series of upper level disturbances moved from the Upper Midwest into the lower Ohio Valley and interacted with a moist, warm and unstable atmosphere. Strong to severe thunderstorms developed and then organized into bowing segments across the area.
Showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall developed along the Interstate 40 corridor between Gallup and the Continental Divide. Slow-moving thunderstorms produced 1 to 2 inches of rainfall over already saturated soils in the area.
A shortwave trough moved through the region in the morning hours and showers and thunderstorms formed in a humid air mass. Heavy rain led to flash flooding which led to many areas in the Shenandoah Valley flooded through the day.
The approach of a warm front and shortwave trough triggered a long line of severe thunderstorms in the form of a bow echo that moved across southern WI. Significant wind damage occurred in some areas.
A warm front drifted northeast across Western New York during the wee hours of the morning and was the focus for a band of moderate showers and embedded thunderstorms. These storms were very slow moving and remain across northern Chautauqua for a few hours.
Dew points across the region during the morning of the event were in the lower 70s with high moisture content throughout the air column. A prefrontal trough moved southward into the region during the morning hours of the 13th, triggering convection.
A hot and humid airmass was present ahead of a frontal boundary which slowly moved southeast toward and then through the state. Several rounds of thunderstorms moved through the region ahead of this front over the course of a few days. 2,800 people lost power in Ocean county.
Widespread severe thunderstorms formed during the afternoon and evening within an environment of moderate CAPE and moderate shear.
Storms developed over eastern Oklahoma and southeast Kansas during the evening of the 13th and moved along the Missouri and Arkansas border during the early morning of the 14th. The strongest storms produced up to ping-pong ball sized hail over Oregon County.
A significant flash flood event unfolded during the early morning hours of July 13th into the late morning and midday. A corridor of 6 to 9 inches fell, with locally higher amounts, roughly from Ackerman to Louisville to DeKalb MS.
Scattered thunderstorms moved across parts of northern Illinois during the afternoon of July 13th producing isolated wind damage.
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A line of severe thunderstorms roared south from Ontario and Michigan across Lake Erie at 50 mph. The strong winds rushed out ahead of the thunderstorms and despite the issuance of a special marine warning many boaters were caught by surprise.
Trees up to four and one-half feet in diameter were blown down in Clay and Becker Counties. Numerous roofs blown off houses in the town of Hawley in Clay County. Tree damage was extensive at the Hawley golf course.
Hail, from three quarters of an inch to one and one-half inchesfell in the Cheyenne area. Damage was done to windows, roofsand trees.
Large hail fell in an area about 5 miles wide and at least 15 miles long from west to northeast of Sioux Falls. Severe damage to vehicles occurred, including several which sustained total damage. homes and other buildings had windows broken and siding and roofs severely damaged.
Hail up to the size of baseballs did damage did extensive damage across a large part of Fayetteville. Cars and roofs of buildings were especially devastated.
Large hail severely damaged crops over the western and southern parts of O'Brien County. The hail was wind driven and severely damaged 94 thousand acres of crops, which is over a quarter of the cropland in the county.
A non-severe wind gust knocked down a rotten tree which landed on a car traveling along Highway 17 in Awendaw. One passenger in the car was killed.
Several rounds of thunderstorms occurred in the afternoon and evening, just ahead of a cold front. The atmosphere was very unstable, and conducive to damaging winds and especially large hail.
Trees and power lines were blown down. Unspecified structural damage was also reported.
A severe bow echo raced from west to east across Roosevelt County and caused extensive damage from Poplar to Culbertson between 8 and 9 pm. The National Weather Service performed a storm survey of the damage the following day.
Several large trees were blown down across southern Hoke County. A few trees fell on homes, causing minor property damage.
Evening thunderstorms brought widespread large hail and strong winds gusts, which damaged households, vehicles and crops across portions of south central Nebraska. Hail the size of baseballs fell near Deshler and Red Cloud.
Evening thunderstorms brought large hail, baseball sized and larger, which damaged houses, vehicles and crops across northern Jewell county.
In advance of an approaching cold front, thundestorms developed. Some of these storms became severe producing damaging winds and large hail. The severe winds ranged generally between 60 and 75 mph with numerous reports of large trees down.
An unusually strong cold front was pushing south through the Ohio Valle and mid-Atlantic region and into the southeast U.S. A large subtropical ridge of high pressure aloft was located across the southern plains.
A large upper-level ridge of high pressure centered over the southern plains resulted in several days of persistent northwesterly upper-level flow over the region.
A line of severe storms moved across the region during the afternoon hours of July 13th. There were numerous reports of wind damage with this line of storms. In Belleville (St.
An approaching cold front interacted with a very warm and humid airmass to trigger a line of strong to severe thunderstorms across central and southeast Illinois during the afternoon and early evening of July 13th.
A cold front moved across the area spawning numerous severe thunderstorms with damaging winds during the afternoon hours.
Numerous showers and thunderstorms moved across the area during the evening of July 13.
Daytime heating, abundant atmospheric moisture, and a surface trough contributed to scattered severe thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.
Two waves of severe storms entered the Ohio River Valley on July 13th. The first, was in the early morning hours. Despite the lack of day time heating, instability was available due to warm, moist advection under southwest flow.
A surge of upper level tropical moisture pushed into central California from the southeast during the morning of July 13 and continued for much of the day.
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The combination of antecedent dry weather, a persistent upper-level high pressure area, and the time of year produced a bona-fide heat wave in the District of Columbia during the middle of the month. Unlike events of previous years, the heat index was not quite as oppressive.
The combination of antecedent dry weather, a prolonged upper-level high pressure area, and the time of year produced a bona-fide heat wave across much of Maryland during the middle of the month.
Heat related death at residence (no a/c).
A man suffered from heat stroke while working on a construction project.
Two people died from dehydration in Council Grove. One was an 85 year old male and the other was his 82 year old wife. The two were found dead in their home.
A man was found dead lying on a sidewalk in front of his home in Forrest City.
A woman who was without air conditioning for five days had a fatal heart attack believed to have been caused by excessive heat.
An ag worker died from excessive heat about 4 miles southeast of Mettler in the extreme South San Joaquin Valley on the 13th.
A major heat wave hit the St. Louis area in mid-July. Temperatures ranged from the middle 90s to the around 100 with the Heat Index ranging from around 100 to 115. On July 17, 101 people were treated at Busch Stadium during the St. Louis Cardinals baseball game.
A construction worker, a male in his early to middle 40s, died due to excessive heat while working at a church on West Jackson Street in Tupelo. Heat indices at the time were close to 105 degrees.
Three people died of heat related causes in the Las Vegas Valley. Temperatures had been at or above 80 degrees 24 hours a day since June 27th, and afternoon highs had been at or above 103 degrees all but one day since June 27th.
A 78 year-old woman from Shumway in Effingham County died as a result of heat stroke on July 13th.
A male construction worker died after a full day of outdoor activity during a day with high temperatures in the 90s.
With high pressure in place, heat indices ranged from 100 to 107 degrees between the 13th and the 21st. The Emergency Medical Services Authority reported 34 calls for heat related injuries over this period.
High pressure over the region allowed for temperatures to climb to dangerous levels during the middle part of the month. Nine heat-associated fatalities (7 direct and 2 indirect) were reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.
The first half of July 2020 was extremely humid for Oklahoma and northern Texas. On this date that year, an extremely high dewpoint temperature was recorded in Centrahoma, Oklahoma, located just to the southeast of Ada. The dewpoint reached a ridiculous 83 degrees, yielding a heat index of 118.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
An upper level ridge of high pressure remained anchored over the Southern Plains on July 13th, although a portion of its influence extended farther east into the Lower Mississippi Valley.
Hot temperatures typically 4 to 7 degrees above normal were experienced across the Tucson area on July 13. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was a contributing factor in the cause of death for two individuals in Tucson on July 13.
Four people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
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Northern California experienced seasonably warm temperatures the weekend of July 12, 2019 due to high pressure sitting over the area.
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Mio recorded 112°F, Michigan’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Stanwood recorded 112°F, Michigan’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Wisconsin Dells recorded 114°F, Wisconsin’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The Fyu S 39 Fire started on July 13, 1987, in Alaska, and burned 16,809 acres.
The Corral Basin Fire started on July 13, 1990, in Oregon, and burned 12,391 acres.
The Tekoi Fire was discovered on July 13, 1998, in Utah, and burned 20,700 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Monture-Spread Ridge (Monture) Fire was discovered on July 13, 2000, in Powell County, Montana, and burned 23,802 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Biscuit Complex (Biscuit) Fire was discovered on July 13, 2002, in Oregon, and burned 499,945 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Boulder Fire was discovered on July 13, 2002, in Douglas County, Oregon, and burned 48,080 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Trimbly Creek Fire was discovered on July 13, 2002, in Malheur County, Oregon, and burned 42,543 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Timbered Rock Fire was discovered on July 13, 2002, in Jackson County, Oregon, and burned 27,351 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Grizzly Complex (Silver) Fire was discovered on July 13, 2002, in Oregon, and burned 24,565 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Complex (747) Fire was discovered on July 13, 2002, in Oregon, and burned 16,948 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Kinishba Fire was discovered on July 13, 2003, in Arizona, and burned 24,109 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
Named the Mataguay Fire, it consumed 8867 acres just east of Lake Henshaw and destroyed two residences and two outbuildings. There were seven injuries to firefighters. the cost of fighting the fire was $1.8 million.
The Buffalo Creek Fire was discovered on July 13, 2006, in Sheridan County, Wyoming, and burned 29,966 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Watt Draw Fire was discovered on July 13, 2006, in Powder River County, Montana, and burned 17,552 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Thorn Divide Complex was discovered on July 13, 2006, in Crook County, Wyoming, and burned 14,886 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Rattlesnake Fire was discovered on July 13, 2007, in Idaho County, Idaho, and burned 102,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Battle Creek Complex (Battle Creek) Fire was discovered on July 13, 2007, in Wallowa County, Oregon, and burned 79,149 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Monument Complex (Red Hill Fire) Fire was discovered on July 13, 2007, in Morrow County, Oregon, and burned 53,448 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Chimney Complex was discovered on July 13, 2007, in Idaho, and burned 51,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Juniper Reservoir Fire was discovered on July 13, 2007, in Malheur County, Oregon, and burned 28,333 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Horse Heaven Complex (Six Prong) Fire was discovered on July 13, 2007, in Klickitat County, Washington, and burned 20,947 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Overlook Fire was discovered on July 13, 2007, in Washington, and burned 17,946 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Pattengail Creek Fire was discovered on July 13, 2007, in Beaverhead County, Montana, and burned 15,297 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Jefferson Fire was discovered on July 13, 2010, in Butte County, Idaho, and burned 108,855 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Saddle Draw Fire was reported on July 13, 2014, in Malheur County, Oregon, and burned 79,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Beaver Creek Fire was reported on July 13, 2014, in Harney County, Oregon, and burned 22,863 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Donnybrook Fire was reported on July 13, 2014, in Jefferson County, Oregon, and burned 22,763 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Jack Knife Fire was reported on July 13, 2014, in Sherman County, Oregon, and burned 13,263 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Ferguson Fire started on July 13, 2018 at 2136 PDT in the South Fork Merced River drainage, 10 miles north of Mariposa, CA in Sierra National Forest. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The Ferguson Fire was a major wildfire in the Sierra National Forest, Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park in California in the United States. The fire was reported on July 13, 2018, burning 96,901 acres (39,214 ha), before it was 100% contained on August 19, 2018.
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The Ferguson Fire was reported on July 13, 2018, in Mariposa County, California, and burned 96,901 acres.
A longwave trough moved across the northwestern US the 13th through the 17th. This trough brought breezy conditions each afternoon to western Nevada and eastern California.
The Mineral Fire was reported on July 13, 2020, in Fresno County, California, and burned 29,667 acres.
The Valley Fire was reported on July 13, 2020, in Graham County, Arizona, and burned 29,639 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Blue River 2 Fire was reported on July 13, 2020, in Gila County, Arizona, and burned 28,051 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Dixie Fire started under drought conditions with hot weather, strong winds, and exceptionally dry vegetation in the area.
The 2021 Dixie Fire was an enormous wildfire in Butte, Plumas, Lassen, Shasta, and Tehama counties in Northern California. Named after a nearby Dixie Road, the fire began in the Feather River Canyon near Cresta Dam in Butte County on July 13, 2021, and burned 963,309 acres (389,837 ha) before it was declared 100 percent contained on October 25, 2021.
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The Dixie Fire was reported on July 13, 2021, in Plumas County, California, and burned 963,309 acres.
The South Yaak Fire was reported on July 13, 2021, in Lincoln County, Montana, and burned 12,381 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Red Apple Fire was reported on July 13, 2021, in Chelan County, Washington, and burned 12,288 acres.
The Wildcat Fire was reported on July 13, 2022, in Elko County, Nevada, and burned 21,429 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Divide Fire was reported on July 13, 2023, in Catron County, New Mexico, and burned 26,531 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Speirs Fire started in mid July due to a lightning strike 3 miles south of Dutch John, Utah which is south of the Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
The Lone Rock Fire was reported on July 13, 2024, in Gilliam County, Oregon, and burned 137,214 acres.
The Trout Fire was reported on July 13, 2024, in Tulare County, California, and burned 23,822 acres.
The Ute 63 Fire started in mid July due to a lightning strike 7 miles southwest of Red Mesa, Colorado.
The Cram Fire was reported on July 13, 2025, in Jefferson County, Oregon, and burned 95,736 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Monroe Canyon Fire was reported on July 13, 2025, in Sevier County, Utah, and burned 73,721 acres.
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The 869 Jōgan earthquake and its associated tsunami struck the area around Sendai in the northern part of Honshu on 9 July 869. 0, similar to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
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A magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed very many people (over 1,000) and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Guangdong Province, China. It killed 2,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage. It caused a tsunami.
5 Ms with a maximum felt intensity of X (Extreme) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. It caused widespread damage, including the subsidence of large areas of farmland, swamping many villages and several thousand people were killed.
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A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Midu, Yunnan Province, China. It killed 3,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Tokaido, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Faruj, Iran. It killed 21 people.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Taltal, Chile. It killed 1 person and injured 40. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Vanuatu Islands. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Near Sig, Algeria. It killed 10 people, injured 15 and destroyed 40 houses.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Bogota, Cali, Pereira, Colombia. It killed 11 people and destroyed 50 houses.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck San Diego, Newport Beach, California, United States. It did $700,000 in damage.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Pik Lenina, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan. It killed 43 people.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Vanuatu Islands. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Zaruma, Ecuador.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea. It caused a tsunami.
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Mayon, Philippines erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 34 people.
Asamayama, Japan erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 1 person and injured 1.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan. It killed very many people (over 1,000) and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck South China Sea. It killed 2,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Tokaido, Japan.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Northern Chile, with a maximum water height of 1 meters. It killed 1 person and injured 40.
A tsunami with a source recorded as meteorological struck Holland, Michigan, United States. It killed 5 people.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Off East Coast of Vanuatu.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Vanuatu Islands, with a maximum water height of 0.08 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea, with a maximum water height of 0.04 meters.
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A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began July 13, 1940, reached Kp 8- and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 58; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 47 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began July 13, 1961, reached Kp 8+ and lasted 36 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 102; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 43 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began July 13, 1984, reached Kp 7 and lasted 24 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 62; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G5 (extreme) geomagnetic storm began July 13, 1991, reached Kp 9- and lasted 42 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 134; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 42 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began July 13, 2000, reached Kp 7 and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 43; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A severe storm disaster that cost $2.4 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 2, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from July 13, 2024 to July 16, 2024.
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A man was struck and killed by lightning at a rockford construction site.
Several lightning strikes occurred across the western Florida Panhandle during the afternoon.
Isolated thunderstorms developed in an unstable atmosphere.
West winds to 25 knots along with waves to 3 feet caused rip currents to develop near Kemil Beach in Northwest Indiana. A 14 year old boy drowned. His body was recovered three days later.
A weak front remained situated across north Georgia on the 13th, though the front was beginning to weaken as a result of increasing high pressure from the Atlantic.
Isolated strong thunderstorms developed over parts of southeast Oklahoma on the 13th. Despite a large ridge over the central and southern plains, a weak upper disturbance combined with strong instability led to a few pulse type storms.
A woman passed away due to being struck by a wave.
There were three fatalities which occurred on July 13th as a result of rip currents.
A surface high pressure across the Atlantic and a tropical wave moving across the CWA promoted moderate to fresh east to southeasterly winds over the local area.
A rip current led to a drowning in Pawleys Island, SC.
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