Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for July 14, in any year, each linked to its full record.
Every event with a place, colored by kind. Tap one to open its record.
By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Bali, Indonesia. It killed 573 people, injured 4,755 and did $195 million in damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Bangladesh. It killed 75 people.
Heat and drought
A strong upper level ridge situated over the Desert Southwest led to well above normal temperatures along with excessive heat conditions at times. Temperatures during this time at Phoenix Sky Harbor peaked on the 16th at 114 degrees.
Heat and drought
Persistent strong high pressure aloft created an extended period of very hot temperatures July 14-30 across southeast Arizona. High temperatures were 5 to 14 degrees above normal causing the Major Heat Risk category to be reached and numerous high temperatures to be established.
Tornadoes
The 2000 Pine Lake tornado was a deadly tornado that struck areas near Pine Lake in central Alberta, on Friday, July 14, 2000, destroying a campground and a trailer park. Twelve people were killed, making it the first deadly tornado in Canada since 1987, when an F4 tornado killed 27 people in Edmonton, Alberta and injured 300+.
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Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Crati, Italy. It killed 40 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Ternate Island, Maluku, Indonesia. It killed 34 people and destroyed 1 house.
Tsunamis
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Qinggan River, Hubei Province, China, with a maximum water height of 39 meters. It killed 24 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck N, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. It killed 8 people, injured 134 and destroyed 1,176 houses.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Emily crossed the coast as a category 1 hurricane, 75 kt (85 mph), central pressure 989 mb. It killed 6 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Emily was an extremely rare and powerful tropical cyclone that became the first July Atlantic hurricane to reach Category 5 status on the Saffir-Simpson scale. It remained the only to have done so until Beryl of 2024.
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Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Tess reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 945 mb, a category 4 storm.
Tornadoes
An F2 tornado touched down in Washington County, Minnesota and tracked 1 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Stillwater, MN.
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An F2 tornado touched down in Washington County, Minnesota and tracked 1 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Stillwater, MN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Bremer, Fayette counties, Iowa and tracked 15.3 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Sumner/W Oelwein to Fairbank, IA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Goshen, Sioux, Scotts Bluff counties, Wyoming and tracked 20.3 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Morrill, NE.
An F3 tornado touched down in Adams, Taylor counties, Iowa and tracked 14.8 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F2 tornado touched down in Lincoln County, South Dakota and tracked 3.8 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Genesee County, Michigan and tracked 1 miles, 33 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Orange County, New York and tracked 7.2 miles, 80 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
Hail from 1.25 to three inches in diameter fell in and around Fifield between 1624 and 1635CST. An automobile dealership sustained $550 thousand worth of damage to inventory.
The tornado lifted the roof off a warehouse, depositing it nearly 2 miles away to the southeast. A 6-ton truck was also pushed nearly 150 yards.
The 2000 Pine Lake tornado was a deadly tornado that struck areas near Pine Lake in central Alberta, on Friday, July 14, 2000, destroying a campground and a trailer park. Twelve people were killed, making it the first deadly tornado in Canada since 1987, when an F4 tornado killed 27 people in Edmonton, Alberta and injured 300+.
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Many structures received damage in the town of Annville. Four homes were destroyed and termed totaled. The tornado blew a tied down mobile home off its foundation then down a hill. A 38 year old female that was inside received serious injuries, the family pet was killed.
Tornado tore across corn fields and several groves of trees. Videotaped by storm chasers.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania and tracked 7.5 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest.
Thunderstorms spawned a strong F3 tornado in southern Lebanon County during the afternoon of July 14. The tornado first touched down in far western Lebanon County at 3:05 pm EDT, about 1 mile west of the town of Campbelltown.
A strong cold front, deep moisture and a high shear environment led to severe weather across portions of central Minnesota late Tuesday afternoon and evening of July 14th.
Unusually warm and humid air remained in place during the early morning hours of the 14th, especially along and south of the Interstate 94 corridor. Temperatures hovered in the lower 70s with dew point temperatures in the upper 60s to around 70.
The morning of Wednesday July 14th had a complex of severe thunderstorms moving across eastern North Dakota, into portions of west-central and central Minnesota.
Numerous thunderstorms formed along a cold front that moved across the western Great Lakes. Storms that moved through northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin during the night July 13 intensified during the day on July 14 as they moved across northeast Wisconsin.
Unusually warm and humid air remained in place during the early morning hours of the 14th, especially along and south of the Interstate 94 corridor. Temperatures hovered in the lower 70s with dew point temperatures in the upper 60s to around 70.
A cold front tracked west to east across western and central Wisconsin during the afternoon and evening hours of July 14th. Severe thunderstorms developed along the cold front and produced severe wind gusts, funnel clouds, large hail and one tornado.
A quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) dropped southward into the Tennessee Valley during the afternoon and evening hours. The airmass was very unstable, and despite low to moderate low to mid level wind shear, multiple swaths of damaging winds occurred.
The second of three rounds of severe weather arrived shortly after midnight on July 14th as a complex of thunderstorms barreled southeastward into east Kentucky.
The largest severe weather event of the 2015 spring and summer seasons struck Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and evening hours on July 14.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Calhoun County, Iowa and tracked 10.81 miles, 505 yards wide at its widest.
A surface low pressure system was centered over Kansas and Nebraska with attendant warm front draped across north central Iowa. This was bisected by an outflow boundary from morning convection across western Iowa.
26 tornadoes were recorded on July 14, 2021, in Iowa, Utah.
Several clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms moved southeast across portions of northwestern Arkansas during the early morning hours of the 14th. The strongest storms produced damaging wind, a brief tornado, and flash flooding in Sebastian County.
Thunderstorms developed during the evening of July 14th and continued into the early morning of July 15th, as they moved across all of northern and central Illinois. Nine tornadoes occurred, along with widespread wind damage.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a category 2 hurricane, 95 kt (110 mph), central pressure 960 mb.
Hurricane Tess reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 945 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Claudette made landfall along the middle Texas coast at Port O'Connor around 10:30 AM CDT on Tuesday, July 15, 2003. Claudette was the first hurricane to strike the Port O'Connor and Matagorda Bay area since Hurricane Fern on September 10, 1971.
Hurricane Emily crossed the coast as a category 1 hurricane, 75 kt (85 mph), central pressure 989 mb. It killed 6 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Emily was an extremely rare and powerful tropical cyclone that became the first July Atlantic hurricane to reach Category 5 status on the Saffir-Simpson scale. It remained the only to have done so until Beryl of 2024.
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The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season was the fourth-most active Atlantic hurricane season on record with 20 named storms forming, tied with 1933. Among them, 7 became hurricanes, with 3 reaching major hurricane strength.
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Thunderstorms, with high winds and heavy rain, struck the Oklahoma City and Tulsa areas for the second time in 4 days on this date in 1973. Flash flooding was the main concern with these storms, as over 3 inches of rain fell at Wiley Post Airport, in northwest Oklahoma City. Strong winds did capsize 6 boats on nearby Lake Hefner.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
m. 9 in) of rain fell during this very short period of time.
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A woman and three children drowned when the car they were riding was swept off the pavement into Walnut Creek. The normally dry creek was running 4 feet deep over a dip in the road following heavy rain of 2 to 4 inches on the watershed 12 to 18 miles to the west.
Repeat thunderstorms over the Grand Canyon National Park produced some the worst flash flooding seen in years. Severe damage was done to the Bright Angel and North Kaibab hiking trails, forcing their closure for nearly two weeks.
A cold front moved across the region during the evening of the 14th. Thunderstorms that developed ahead and along this front produced very heavy rainfall, frequent lightning, large hail, and winds in excess of 55 MPH. Across Baltimore County, heavy rain flooded several roads.
A very moist air mass moved over the Mohawk Valley and Southern Catskills during the afternoon on July 14. A cold front stalled to the west of the region. This scenario allowed for a cluster of thunderstorms to develop.
Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees.
The Barrow County News reported that several trees and power lines were blown down during a thunderstorm.
Deep subtropical moisture brought heavy rain to the Santa Fe area, resulting in flash flooding on the northeast side of town as arroyos became torrents and streets flooded. Locations affected include Morales Bridge, Circle Drive, Lorenzo Road and Cerro Gordo Road.
A strong low pressure system pushed across south central Canada on Tuesday (July 14th), and its trough of low pressure developed strong thunderstorms over the southern Red River Valley and West Central Minnesota.
Scattered thunderstorms developed across the south central Arizona deserts during the afternoon hours on July 14th.
A persistent area of showers and thunderstorms associated with a nearly stationary warm front intensified during the afternoon hours.
Convection formed in the heat of the day, with highs around 90 degrees and dew points around 70. There was also an east-to-west boundary in the vicinity, likely from convective activity the previous night or earlier in the day.
A small complex of thunderstorms developed across northeastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 14th. The strongest of these storms produced damaging wind and hail as they moved southeast across the area.
Strong thunderstorms continued to produce flash flooding over central and southern Utah in mid-July. Some thunderstorms also produced some gusty winds over northwest Utah during the evening of July 16.
Deep monsoon moisture continued across northern Arizona with several flash floods.
Slow-moving thunderstorms trained over Rensselaer County during the afternoon of the 14th, resulting in a bullseye of 2-5 of rainfall over two to three hours over central and southern portions of the county.
A line of very intense thunderstorms moved from southeast to northwest through the Tucson Metro area. The storm was most intense from midtown Tucson extending to the northwest into portions of Marana.
A weak front approached from the west along with PW of 2 inches resulting in heavy rainfall across the area. 4 to 6.5 inches of rainfall totals were reported with rainfall rates between 1 to 2 inches.
A weak frontal system moving through a warm and excessively moist environment triggered thunderstorms with torrential rainfall.
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Thunderstorms in northern and central Oklahoma during the morning and early afternoon hours of the 14th produced hail up to quarter-size, damaging winds and damaging lightning.
A very unstable airmass was located over Iowa the afternoon temperatures near 90 degrees F. and dewpoint temperatures in the low 70s. A cold front was located well to the north of the state across North Dakota and northern Minnesota.
Several trees were knocked down between McGuffy and Foraker. Also, .75 inch diameter hail occurred 4 miles southeast of Ada.
A microburst hit parts of Scottsdale and Tempe with very strong winds and heavy rain. Many homes and businesses sustained damage, with at least 19 power poles blown down. One pole landed on a vehicle near Scottsdale and Indian Bend roads, killing the driver.
Afternoon thunderstorms which developed along a surface boundary draped across the High Plains drifted east during the evening and overnight hours, impacting portions of south central Nebraska.
A complicated weather situation unfolded during the day on the 14th into the evening. A mesoscale convective system moved through the state during the previous night and left a considerable amount of debris cloudiness during the afternoon of the 14th.
Thunderstorms over southeast and east central New Mexico managed to produce isolated strong wind gusts that blew a roof off a barn north of Dexter in Chaves County and downed trees and large branches in Portales.
Cold air aloft and a passing upper level system brought scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms to northeast Wisconsin. There was an extended period of hail, some large, that wiped out millions of dollars worth of crops north of Sturgeon Bay.
A band of thunderstorms dropped southeast through north Alabama during the middle to late afternoon hours. The storms produced downed trees in the Florence area according to Lauderdale County EMA officials.
A weak upper level disturbance arriving from the Ohio River Valley moved across the central Appalachians during the afternoon and evening, contributing to the atmospheric instability provided by strong surface heating that allowed afternoon temperatures to climb into the mid to…
A line of showers and thunderstorms spread eastward across Middle Tennessee during the morning and early afternoon hours on July 14. Several reports of wind damage and large hail were received.
A derecho moved through Arkansas on 7/14/16 producing a lot of wind damage.
Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds and heavy rain across portions of eastern Virginia.
A round of upper level short wave troughs passed from eastern Montana and Saskatchewan into North Dakota during the late afternoon and early evening hours.
During the late evening of July 14th, a strong backdoor cold front moved into northwest Montana.
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From July 14th through July 18th, temperatures were in the upper 80s and middle 90s (with heat indices reaching 100 degrees) causing heat-related deaths throughout the Chicago area.
A minor heat wave with heat indices in the middel 90s resulted in 3 heat related deaths in suburban Cook County.
Heat related death (no a/c).
Excessive heat and drought conditions affected western portions of north Texas from May through early October with the most intense heat and severe drought conditions occurring from mid-June through early September.
Three days of 90-degree temperatures, coupled with very high humidity that pushed heat indices above 105, claimed 3 lives in west-central Missouri. A 63 year old male in Triplett, a 97 year old female in Raytown, and a 37 year old male in Riverside died of heat related causes.
Near record breaking high temperatures around 100 degrees, combined with high relative humidities, resulted in afternoon heat indices between 105 and 115 degrees from July 13th through July 21st.
Oppressive heat and humidity combined to produce heat indices as high as 110 degrees, from July 14th through July 18th. A 37 year old male and a 79 year old male died of heat related causes in Jackson county.
A man whose truck became disabled in the desert tried to walk to safety. He was overcome by the heat and died near his home.
A major heat wave hit the St. Louis area in mid-July. Temperatures ranged from the middle 90s to a high of 100 on July 19. To make matters worse, severe thunderstorms roared across the region on the 19th and 21st causing a historic power outage.
An upper level ridge settled over the southern plains...resulting in hot temperatures and little to no rainfall for over a week.
Two people died of heat stress.
A toddler died after being left in a hot car for almost four hours.
High temperatures rose to the lower to middle 90s. High humidity levels push Heat Index from 105 to near 110. St. Louis County reported 34 people treated at area hospitals.
An extended period of 100 degree heat settled over the region from the middle portion of the month until the end of the month.
A six day heat impacted Southeast Michigan July 14th through the 19th with high temperatures ranging from the upper 80s to mid 90s.
A 28-year-old railroad worker suffered a heat caused death in Philadelphia on the 14th. The high temperature was 91 degrees.
Three people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
The hottest recorded temperature in Oklahoma during the year 2020 occurred on this date. While most of Oklahoma sweltered in the 90s and lower 100s, Hollis, in far southwest Oklahoma, reached a high temperature of 113 degrees Fahrenheit.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A strong upper level ridge situated over the Desert Southwest led to well above normal temperatures along with excessive heat conditions at times. Temperatures during this time at Phoenix Sky Harbor peaked on the 16th at 114 degrees.
Hot temperatures 5 to 7 degrees above normal were experienced across parts of southeast Arizona July 14. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for two individual found outdoors in Tucson.
Persistent strong high pressure aloft created an extended period of very hot temperatures July 14-30 across southeast Arizona. High temperatures were 5 to 14 degrees above normal causing the Major Heat Risk category to be reached and numerous high temperatures to be established.
A severe long-duration heat wave covered much of the southwest US for ten days (this episode continues under July 19-23 Excessive Heat). A total of 13 people died of heat-related causes in Clark County during the heat wave.
There were two heat-related fatalities in the Houston area. Temperatures remained around 100 degrees with heat index values of 110 or higher at times.
A severe long-duration heat wave covered much of the southwest US for ten days (this episode continues under July 19-23 Excessive Heat). One person died of heat-related causes in Death Valley.
Upper-level flow the evening of the 13th features a low-amplitude shortwave trough that had ejected out into the northern Great Plains. At the surface, a weakening stationary front was noted on WPC surface analysis to extend from northwest Nebraska into southeast Nebraska.
High pressure building overhead pushed temperatures well above normal. Seven people died in southern Nevada of heat-related causes.
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Collegeville (South side of Renssalaer) recorded 116°F, Indiana’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
East St. Louis recorded 117°F, Illinois’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Union recorded 118°F, Missouri’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
Warsaw recorded 118°F, Missouri’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
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The Freds Mt 2 Fire started on July 14, 1984, in Nevada, and burned 16,843 acres.
The Silver Cld Fire started on July 14, 1985, in Nevada, and burned 15,841 acres.
The Coulee City Fire started on July 14, 1987, in Washington, and burned 12,807 acres.
The Arc Se 32 Fire started on July 14, 1988, in Alaska, and burned 14,163 acres.
The Fire 332557 was discovered on July 14, 1993, in Alaska, and burned 215,360 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Fire 332554 was discovered on July 14, 1993, in Alaska, and burned 10,723 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hallelujah Fire was discovered on July 14, 1994, in Nevada, and burned 12,585 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Jackson Fire was discovered on July 14, 2000, in Malheur County, Oregon, and burned 79,914 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Burgdorf Junction Fire was discovered on July 14, 2000, in Idaho, and burned 64,631 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on July 14, 2001, in Box Elder County, Utah, and burned 40,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
Near zero visibility with blowing dust and sand spread across a wde area of northwest Pinal County. Southerly winds reached as high as 45 to 50 mph.
The Big Bend Fire was discovered on July 14, 2002, in Douglas County, Oregon, and burned 10,063 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The West Gilson Fire was discovered on July 14, 2005, in Juab County, Utah, and burned 14,604 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Cavity Lake Fire was discovered on July 14, 2006, in Cook County, Minnesota, and burned 31,830 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The East Zone Complex (Raines) Fire was discovered on July 14, 2007, in Valley County, Idaho, and burned 120,077 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Krassel Complex (Goat Wfu) Fire was discovered on July 14, 2007, in Valley County, Idaho, and burned 25,907 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Confluence Complex (Clear Sage) Fire was discovered on July 14, 2007, in Lemhi County, Idaho, and burned 19,941 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Tunk Grade Fire was discovered on July 14, 2007, in Okanogan County, Washington, and burned 15,547 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bear Canyon Fire was discovered on July 14, 2009, in Arizona, and burned 20,029 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
A grass fire in Atascosa County near Poteet burned 10 acres. One person died trying to fight the fire and two structures were destroyed.
The Sawmill Canyon Fire was discovered on July 14, 2012, in Platte County, Wyoming, and burned 14,140 acres; the cause was recorded as firearms and explosives use.
The 6 Mile Fire was discovered on July 14, 2012, in Texas, and burned 12,998 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
4 km2) during the 2014 Washington wildfire season. It began on July 14, 2014, as four separate lightning-caused fires in the Methow Valley which merged into one by July 18.
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The largest fire in Washington State history is now the 2014 Carlton Complex. Central Washington was in drought status. The fire was started by lightning on July 14.
The Buzzard Complex was reported on July 14, 2014, in Harney County, Oregon, and burned 395,747 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Carlton Complex was reported on July 14, 2014, in Okanogan County, Washington, and burned 256,108 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The 322 Fire was reported on July 14, 2014, in Okanogan County, Washington, and burned 249,970 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Cougar Flats Fire was reported on July 14, 2014, in Okanogan County, Washington, and burned 84,774 acres.
The Black Rock Fire was reported on July 14, 2014, in Wasco County, Oregon, and burned 35,731 acres.
The Preacher Fire was reported on July 14, 2014, in Blaine County, Idaho, and burned 33,867 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Pine Creek Fire was reported on July 14, 2014, in Wheeler County, Oregon, and burned 30,245 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Waterman Complex was reported on July 14, 2014, in Wheeler County, Oregon, and burned 12,520 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Twin Reservior Fire was reported on July 14, 2014, in Harney County, Oregon, and burned 10,355 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bailey Butte Fire was reported on July 14, 2014, in Wheeler County, Oregon, and burned 10,276 acres.
The Honhosa River Fire was reported on July 14, 2016, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 10,913 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Meyers Fire was reported on July 14, 2017, in Granite County, Montana, and burned 62,034 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Nowitna Fire was reported on July 14, 2017, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 55,274 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The MM 155 Fire was reported on July 14, 2017, in Pershing County, Nevada, and burned 22,361 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Moose Creek 1 Fire was reported on July 14, 2017, in Idaho County, Idaho, and burned 20,221 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Park Creek Fire was reported on July 14, 2017, in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, and burned 18,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Lone Pine Fire was reported on July 14, 2017, in Idaho County, Idaho, and burned 14,859 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Neiber Fire was reported on July 14, 2020, in Washakie County, Wyoming, and burned 17,559 acres.
The Nieber Fire was reported on July 14, 2020, in Washakie County, Wyoming, and burned 17,454 acres.
The Gate 5 Fire was reported on July 14, 2020, in McCulloch County, Texas, and burned 13,343 acres.
S. state of California in 2023.
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Greenacres Fire started on July 14 by suspected human cause. It was located 5 miles north of Omak.
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A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Qingtongxia, Ningxia, China. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000).
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Lima, Peru. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Colima, Mexico. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Calabria,cosenza, Italy.
An earthquake struck Crati, Italy. It killed 40 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Ternate Island, Maluku, Indonesia. It killed 34 people and destroyed 1 house.
An earthquake struck E, Luzon, Philippines.
An earthquake struck Northern, Chile. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Bangladesh. It killed 75 people.
An earthquake struck Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Colombia.
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Guanajuato, Queretaro, Mexico.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Pasto, Colombia. It killed 2 people.
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Bougainville, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 3 people, injured 5 and did $250,000 in damage.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Tibet (Xizang Province), China.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Bali, Indonesia. It killed 573 people, injured 4,755 and did $195 million in damage.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Alor, Timor, Indonesia.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Patras, Greece.
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Jiangchuan, Yunnan Province, China. It injured 2 and destroyed 150 houses.
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Herat, Afghanistan.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck N, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. It killed 8 people, injured 134 and destroyed 1,176 houses.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Guayas, Ecuador. It killed 1 person and injured 2.
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A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Northern Chile, with a maximum water height of 1.4 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea, with a maximum water height of 6 meters. It killed 3 people, injured 5 and did $250,000 in damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Qinggan River, Hubei Province, China, with a maximum water height of 39 meters. It killed 24 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
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A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began July 14, 1960, reached Kp 8+ and lasted 60 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 93; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 43 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
The Bastille Day solar storm was a powerful solar storm on 14–16 July 2000 during the solar maximum of solar cycle 23. The storm began on the national day of France, Bastille Day.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began July 14, 2000, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 51; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 48 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began July 14, 2012, reached Kp 7 and lasted 45 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 78; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A soccer player was struck by lightning at the Rockingham Co fairgrounds. The match had been called due to the storm, but the athlete had not sought shelter before the lightning struck. He perished approximately 12 hours later.
A father and son were fishing from a pier near I-10 and Escambia Bay. Lightning struck a tall pine tree 20 feet away. The lightning ran down the tree, up the pier where the men were fishing and struck both of them. The 42 year old son died at the scene.
A 53-year-old Fort Lauderdale man drowned when he was caught in a rip current in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. The man tried to swim to shore but exhausted himself.
A rip current caught two people in Myrtle Beach.
Low pressure over the Pacific Ocean caused a six to eight foot swell to travel into the coastal waters of California. Breaking waves occurred near the shore causing hazardous surf in some locations, including the waters north of Point Reyes.
High seas, swells, and surf, produced by persistent southeast flow between high pressure in the eastern Gulf and low pressure in the lee of the Sierra Madre Oriental of northern Mexico maintained along shore currents at South Padre Island and perhaps rip currents near the Isla…
Frequent gusts of 25 knots with 4 to 6 foot seas produced Rip Currents at Fripp Island. 3 people died due to drowning.
High pressure over the Atlantic produced onshore winds along the southeast coast with strong rip currents developing at the beaches.
Strong thunderstorms developed across Southeast Louisiana, Southern Mississippi, and the adjacent coastal waters.
Several thunderstorms formed in an unstable airmass across portions of southwest Tennessee during the mid and late afternoon hours on July 14th.
The South Walton Fire Department Beach Safety Director confirmed the death of a 53 year old male from Tennessee as a direct result of being caught in a rip current. From some accounts, it's possible the individual was trying to rescue his daughter.
A Denver man was killed and his wife injured after he was struck by lightning when the two were hiking near the Bear Peak West Ridge Trail. The man was likely hit from a direct lightning strike to his upper body.
A 17 year old female drowned in a rip current at Ocean Isle Beach, NC.
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