Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for July 19, 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.
Heat and drought
In late June and late July 2019 there were two temporally distinct European heat waves, which set all-time high temperature records in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
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Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Alice reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 925 mb, a category 4 storm.
Heat and drought
An anomalously strong ridge of high pressure over the Desert Southwest persisted into the latter part of July, leading to temperatures in excess of 110 degrees in Phoenix most days during this time.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Etna, Italy. It killed 60 people.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Emilia reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 926 mb, a category 5 storm.
Billion-dollar disasters
A severe storm disaster that cost $1.9 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 1, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from July 19, 2023 to July 21, 2023.
Heat and drought
High pressure built westward over the Mojave Desert, leading to another spell of extreme heat. Thirty-four people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Fargona, Violyati, Uzbekistan. It killed 14 people and injured 86.
Billion-dollar disasters
A severe storm disaster that cost $2.0 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from July 19, 2018 to July 22, 2018.
Severe storms
Severe storms impacted the region during the afternoon and evening of July 19, 2018.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Wibaux, Golden Valley counties, Montana and tracked 16.4 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Puebla,huahuapan,huamuxtitlan,xalpatlahuac, Mexico. It killed 7 people, injured 10 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Perkins County, South Dakota. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Perkins County, SD.
An F2 tornado touched down in Jefferson County, New York and tracked 8.1 miles, 170 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Philadelphia, NY.
An F3 tornado touched down in Allen County, Ohio and tracked 9.7 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 30.
An F3 tornado touched down in Wibaux, Golden Valley counties, Montana and tracked 16.4 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in Fallon County, Montana and tracked 55.5 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hamilton County, Nebraska and tracked 13.8 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Kenosha County, Wisconsin and tracked 10.6 miles, 33 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Oregon County, Missouri and tracked 5 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 7.
An F3 tornado touched down in Howard, Winneshiek counties, Iowa and tracked 23 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest.
Intermittent track, mostly F1 damage
Hail up to nickel-size and winds gusting to 60 mph were noted from widely scattered severe thunderstorms across southern Wisconsin.
An F3 tornado touched down in Carroll County, Maryland and tracked 2.2 miles, 350 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3.
One of the most potent tornadoes in recorded history in the state of Maryland tracked for 2 and 1/4 miles through the Mystic Kane and Four Seasons subdivisions just off state route 32 northwest of Gamber.
A tornado touched down in Jefferson County and traveled southeast into northeast Indiana County, the tornado continued into the State Game Lands and exited Indiana County 4 miles north-north east of Glen Campbell and then entered Clearfield County.
A moderate tornado (F2) tracked between two mountain ridges in extreme southern Washington Co, knocking down hundreds of trees, including several onto homes which caused substantial damage. At least one barn was completely destroyed in Yarrowsburg.
A tornado began in Clarion County about 6 miles north of New Bethlehem. It tracked southeast into Jefferson County through Langville.
A brief tornado touchdown was reported by a spotter.
Brief touchdown in wooded area along road. This tornado was associated with the storm that produced downburst damage from 1445 to 1500 from 3 S Staples to 2 SE Lincoln.
The tornado touched down in an open field north of Highway 5.
In the early afternoon hours of Saturday, July 19th, Severe Thunderstorm Watch 704 was issued for parts of west and central North Dakota.
A frontal boundary remained across the area on the 19th as a shortwave moved into the area and interacted with the front. A low pressure wave formed on the front and lifted northeast across the state during the late afternoon.
A microburst affects one location and then lines of severe storms affect Southwest Louisiana two days in a row during late July. A pair of hot and humid days both gave way to lines of thunderstorms late in the day.
A complex of storms worked their way across Nebraska overnight on the 18th into the 19th, eventually making their way into Iowa.
A line of severe thunderstorms moved across northeast Iowa during the late afternoon of July 19th. These storms produced two tornadoes. The first, an EF-0, touched down north of Elma (Howard County) and damaged some crops.
A setup for some rotating storms was in place over much of central and southern Iowa. A low pressure system situated northwest of the state slid to the northeast throughout the day, eventually moving into western and central Minnesota.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Marshall County, Iowa and tracked 8.41 miles, 1,200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 22.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Marion, Mahaska counties, Iowa and tracked 9.17 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, injuring 13.
A line of severe thunderstorms moved across much of central, north central, and eastern Wisconsin during the evening hours of July 19, 2019. Widespread tree and power line damage was reported from central Wisconsin into the Fox Valley and lake shore.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Nash, Edgecombe counties, North Carolina and tracked 13.53 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, injuring 16.
An old thunderstorm complex moving across the area from the prior evening of the 18th entered a more favorable environment by midday and developed a tornado that tracked several miles over the northern Coastal Plain of central NC.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a category 1 hurricane, 70 kt (80 mph).
Hurricane Fran reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 980 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Alice reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 925 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Lucy reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 910 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Emilia reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 926 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Walt reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 930 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Felicia reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 951 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Danny crossed the coast near Dauphin Island, AL as a category 1 hurricane, 70 kt (80 mph), central pressure 984 mb. Hurricane Danny was the only hurricane to make landfall in the United States during the 1997 Atlantic hurricane season, and the second hurricane and fourth tropical storm of the season. The system became the earliest-formed fifth tropical or subtropical storm of the Atlantic season in history when it attained tropical storm strength on July 17, and held that record until the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season when Tropical Storm Emily broke that record by several days.
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The month of July, during the year 1980, was the driest July of the 20th century across Oklahoma. The statewide average rainfall was less than 1/2 inch, with many locations receiving no rain. Along with the dry weather, it was very hot, with several high temperature records broken. An estimated 37 people died across Oklahoma due in part to the extreme heat.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Widespread heavy rain caused extensive flooding throughout Clarion County. Numerous roads and creeks were flooded. Around 4 am EST a 73 year-old woman died and her husband injured when their mobile home was swept away along Deer Creek near Shippenville.
Widespread heavy thunderstorm rains dropped between 4 and 6 inches of rain and caused near record flood problems throughout Jefferson County.
Widespread heavy thunderstorm rains, between 4 and 5 inches, caused numerous streams to go over their banks throughout the county. Roads were closed due to extensive flooding in Oil City and Franklin.
The Saguenay flood was a series of flash floods on July 19 and 20, 1996 that hit the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. It was the biggest overland flood in 20th-century Canadian history.
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A four-year old boy was swept into the flood waters of the Little Muskingum River and drowned after severe thunderstorms dropped heavy rains across southern Monroe County.Route 26 and other nearby roads were also flooded.
More than 6 inches of rain across parts of northern of the county in about a 5 hour period resulting in around 3 million dollars of crop damage. An estimated 17% of the tobacco crop was lost. Several roads were washed out, and many homes and businesses were flooded.
7 to 9 inches of rain fell over about a 6 hour period across mainly the western half of the county through the late afternoon and evening. 8.5% of the total tobacco crop or 300 acres was destroyed. Also, many cars were swept away, and many homes were severely damaged.
Severe thunderstorms moved into the Las Vegas Valley and nearby Lake Mead bringing wind gusts in excess of 60 mph and heavy showers which dumped between 1.50 and 2.25 inches of rain overnight.
A fast moving Mesoscale Convective System with numerous bow echo segments caused wind damage early in the event. However, the thunderstorms began to repeat across the same areas causing flooding.
A fast moving Mesoscale Convective System with numerous bow echo segments dropped from northern Indiana into the western half of Ohio causing widespread significant wind damage.
A Mesoscale Convective Complex developed over north central and northeast Iowa during the overnight and early morning hours of the 18th and 19th of July. The first flash flood warnings were issued during the wee hours after midnight.
The Cedar River experienced record flooding due to excessive rainfall amounts. On the 19th, the river crested at 18.26 feet at Charles City (Floyd County). Two days later on the 21st, the river had an all-time record crest at Charles City of 22.80 feet.
A mesoscale convective system developed across Southeast Arizona resulting in heavy rainfall and flash flooding.
The 2009 Karachi floods in Pakistan's financial centre, Karachi, have killed at least 26 people. The death toll is expected to rise, and more than 150 people have been injured in a series of related incidents.
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The nearly stationary frontal boundary that had plagued Iowa for the previous couple days remained in place, setting the stage for strong thunderstorm development to the north of the front.
Debris carried down by runoff from heavy rainfall clogged a drainage culvert on a small section of Highway 130, resulting in the water washing away the pavement around the culvert shortly after midnight on July 19.
During the early morning hours of July 19th a dissipating storm complex over Michigan reintensified as it moved over Lake Erie. These strong storms produced a narrow swath of 3 to 6 inches of rain fell over north central Ohio.
The 2012 North Korean floods began in mid-July 2012 when Tropical Storm Khanun affected parts of the country, killing at least 88 people and leaving more than 62,000 people homeless. Torrential rains on 29 and 30 July 2012 worsened the situation, causing additional damage and casualties and forcing the government to request international assistance.
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A large push of monsoon moisture triggered an extended period of thunderstorms across the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin. Many storms produced flash flooding and severe weather.
The combination of lingering tropical moisture from former hurricane Dolores and a weather disturbance moving into southern California led to intense thunderstorms with torrential rainfall across portions of eastern Riverside county during the afternoon hours on July 19th.
Several rounds of heavy rain moved through portions of the forecast area on the July 19th and 20th. There were several reports of flash flooding.
After a round of severe thunderstorms moved across western Wisconsin, a second round of thunderstorms developed over much of the same area during the late evening of July 19th into the early morning of the 20th.
Monsoon moisture produced thunderstorms over northern Arizona with local flooding.
A line of severe thunderstorms moved across southwest Wisconsin during the evening of July 19th. Locations from Prairie du Chien (Crawford County) east to Gotham (Richland County) and Platteville (Grant County) were hit with winds of 60 to 70 mph.
A round of severe storms resulted in numerous reports of downed trees and power lines. Peak wind gusts were estimated at up to around 70 to 80 mph. In addition 6 to 10 inches of rain fell across much of Mason and Lake counties.
A strong cold front moved into the region and stalled out along the I-70 corridor. Numerous showers and storms developed along the boundary. Some of the storms became severe with reports of damaging winds and large hail.
Historic flash flooding struck parts of far western Kentucky. Among the hardest hit counties was Graves County, which had not completely recovered from a catastrophic tornado in December of 2021.
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The I-94 derecho was a progressive derecho that moved through the Upper Mississippi Valley on July 19, 1983. It is so called because the derecho moved through Minnesota and Wisconsin with I-94 as its axis.
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Thunderstorm winds of unknown speed caused widespread tree damage, blew down a 50 thousand bushel steel grain bin, destroyed a barn and a hog building, and blew over two tractor-semitrailers. The winds also caused undetermined crop damage.
Wind gusts estimated at 100 mph caused considerable damage in the town of Gaylord just before 7 pm CDT. The wind was a result of a wet microburst from a storm located just east of Gaylord.
Law enforcement officials reported winds estimated at 60 to 65 mph, which blew down several trees. At Nelson Dewey State Park near Cassville (Grant County), a six year old girl was killed when a large piece of a tree fell on her tent.
Thunderstorm winds caused a partial collapse of a building that was due to be renovated in Lacledes Landing just north of the Arch. Some of the bricks landed on the Eads Bridge causing the bridge to be temporarily closed to traffic.
Thunderstorms began developing during the afternoon hours of the 19th due primarily to daytime heating in an already unstable atmosphere. Some of these increased to severe levels, producing both damaging wind gusts, and large hail.
Plenty of low level moisture, hot afternoon temperatures and a pre-frontal trough moving through Southern New England set off showers and thunderstorms.
A lee side trough coupled with an upper air disturbance triggered and maintained a line of strong to locally severe thunderstorms across central and southern New Jersey during the morning of the 19th.
Severe storms moved from Montana southeastward across western South Dakota into south central South Dakota, merging with another area of storms over west central South Dakota.
A potent upper-level disturbance interacting with a slow-moving cold front triggered clusters of severe thunderstorms across central Illinois during the afternoon of July 19th.
A severe thunderstorm dropped hail to golf ball size and produced strong wind gusts from Moorcroft to Osage, causing significant damage to buildings and automobiles.
During the early morning hours on July 19th, a convective system moved southeast across southern Ohio and eastern Kentucky. This left behind an outflow boundary that extended from near Madison, Indiana southeast through the Kentucky Bluegrass.
Through the evening hours on Thursday, July 19th, across several Middle Tennessee counties, some of the the scattered to numerous thunderstorms that developed across these counties reached severe thresholds, resulting in several reports of thunderstorm wind damage and lightning…
Scattered afternoon thunderstorms developed in an environment favorable for severe wet microbursts with high Wet Microburst Severity Index values.
A cold front approaching from the west initiated afternoon convection across Eastern New York and Western New England on the afternoon of the 19th. High instability and increasing shear helped to develop more organized supercells and lines of thunderstorms.
A strong thunderstorm produced hail up to nickel size in central Jefferson County. Very heavy rainfall was observed across central and southern parts of Denver. Minor flooding was observed when a thunderstorm dropped around 1.5 inches of rainfall in 30 minutes.
A 20 year old male was fatally struck by lightning near Ne Smith in Lawrence County. Lightning sparked a fire on a roof of a food service company in Madison.
Severe storms impacted the region during the afternoon and evening of July 19, 2018.
On the morning of July 19, 2021, between 10 and 10:30am CDT, a line of sub-severe thunderstorms caused a canoe with two occupants to capsize. Neither were wearing life jackets and one of the two occupants drowned.
A broken line of thunderstorms developed late morning across the central Sandhills. As this activity dropped south, portions of the line became severe over Frontier county where wind gusts up to 60 MPH were reported.
Thunderstorms developed along a stationary front, situated across the Nebraska Sandhills during the mid afternoon hours of July 19th. Storms quickly became severe over McPherson, Logan and northern Lincoln Counties around 3 PM CDT.
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A high pressure system remained anchored over the Southern Plains for much of the latter half of the month. Abundant sunshine and light southwesterly winds that prevailed across North Texas during this period, resulted in daily high temperatures in the upper 90s to lower 100s.
Three people died on the 19th due to the excessive heat. The first fatality occurred to a man of unknown age. He was found dead in his vehicle in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma County).
A warm front spawned severe thunderstorms in the early morning across southcentral and southeast Wisconsin, resulting in downburst winds which toppled numerous trees and power lines.
From July 19th through the 30th high temperatures over eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa reached 90 degrees or better all but a day or two, and even then highs were well into the 80s. In addition, overnight lows stayed mostly above 70 degrees.
A strong ridge of high pressure over the central U.S. produced very hot and humid conditions over the midwest from mid to late July. Heat advisories and warnings were issued for portions of western Illinois during the period.
Male died of heat exposure in his home.
The body of a migrant worker was found on Walker Farm in Person County. The worker complained of sickness and left the farm around 1130am. The worker was later found dead only a quarter mile away in a creek bed. The heat index by 11am was 103 degrees.
Excessive heat in the Yakima Valley contribued to one heat-related fatality near the town of Moxee. The high temperature at the Yakima Airport on this day was 99 degrees.
Across southeast Missouri, the heat index reached or exceeded 105 degrees on three consecutive afternoons. In Poplar Bluff, an elderly man 78 years of age died in his apartment. The apartment was not air conditioned, and all windows were closed.
A strong upper ridge of high pressure built over the Mid-South from July 19th through July 22nd, 2010. Meanwhile, a surface boundary sagged south into West Tennessee that allowed higher dewpoints to pool along the boundary.
A large and strong high in the upper levels of the atmosphere drifted slowly east from the central Plains across the Lower Ohio Valley. This strong upper-level high brought six consecutive days of dangerously high heat and humidity.
A large area of high pressure remained nearly stationary to the south for almost a week. This resulted in a prolonged period of high to excessive heat across the area.
Unseasonably hot and humid weather affected most of Eastern Pennsylvania on the 19th and 20th except for the Poconos. High temperatures both days reached into the lower to mid 90s. The 19th was slightly hotter overall and had some of the highest heat indices of the summer.
Hot and humid conditions occurred July 20th and 21st. Temperatures were in the mid 90s across the ArkLaMiss with heat indices around 100 to 108 degrees.
On this date in 2018 we saw extreme heat and humidity across Oklahoma and northern Texas. The hottest temperature was recorded across southwest Oklahoma in Grandfield, where the high temperature topped out at 113 degrees. With the humidity higher farther east, Pawnee saw a maximum heat index of 121 degrees!
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A 3-year-old boy died after being left unattended for at least four hours in a hot vehicle.
An upper level ridge of high pressure over the south central United States resulted in a period of unseasonably hot weather over the area in late July. Temperatures on the 19th and 20th climbed to 100 to 105 degrees across much of eastern Oklahoma.
In late June and late July 2019 there were two temporally distinct European heat waves, which set all-time high temperature records in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
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Persistent southwest winds and the passage of a warm front brought a heat wave to southern WI. The Milwaukee and Madison areas did experience an influx of emergency room visits due to heat exhaustion and/or heat stroke.
An anomalously strong ridge of high pressure over the Desert Southwest persisted into the latter part of July, leading to temperatures in excess of 110 degrees in Phoenix most days during this time.
A ridge of high pressure in the middle and upper atmosphere developed over the southern United States during mid July.
A severe long-duration heat wave covered much of the southwest US for ten days (this episode begins under July 14-18 Excessive Heat). A total of 13 people died of heat-related causes in Clark County during the heat wave.
A heat advisory was in effect for heat index values of 108-112F. Sea breeze storms across north-central Florida produced localized wet downbursts.
High pressure built westward over the Mojave Desert, leading to another spell of extreme heat. Thirty-four people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
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Altus recorded 120°F, Oklahoma’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
Dauphin Island Sea Lab recorded 32.52 inches, Alabama’s all-time greatest 24-hour precipitation, over July 19, 1997 to July 20, 1997, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The Btt Sw 53 Fire started on July 19, 1990, in Alaska, and burned 31,318 acres.
The A 414 Burnt Mountain Fire was discovered on July 19, 1992, in Alaska, and burned 35,090 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Pole Fire was discovered on July 19, 1993, in Alaska, and burned 11,550 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Wagon Box Fire was discovered on July 19, 1999, in Elko County, Nevada, and burned 21,623 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bloodgood Fire was discovered on July 19, 2000, in New Mexico, and burned 16,452 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Tag River 1 Fire was discovered on July 19, 2002, in Alaska, and burned 40,031 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Jim River Fire was discovered on July 19, 2002, in Alaska, and burned 23,909 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Big Fish Fire was discovered on July 19, 2002, in Colorado, and burned 17,056 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Missouri Breaks Complex was discovered on July 19, 2003, in Garfield County, Montana, and burned 125,900 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hot Creek Fire was discovered on July 19, 2003, in Idaho, and burned 26,560 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Mud Fork 2 Fire was discovered on July 19, 2004, in Alaska, and burned 33,952 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Pot Peak-Sisi Ridge Complex was discovered on July 19, 2004, in Chelan County, Washington, and burned 29,700 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Myrtle Creek Fire was discovered on July 19, 2004, in Alaska, and burned 6,271 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Salmon Fork Fire was discovered on July 19, 2005, in Alaska, and burned 236,702 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Tank Complex was discovered on July 19, 2005, in Mohave County, Arizona, and burned 20,551 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Tesla Fire was discovered on July 19, 2005, in Alameda County, California, and burned 6,744 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Black Horse Creek Fire was discovered on July 19, 2006, in Corson County, South Dakota, and burned 7,829 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Salt Creek Fire was discovered on July 19, 2007, in Juab County, Utah, and burned 25,456 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Myrtle Fire was discovered on July 19, 2012, in Custer County, South Dakota, and burned 9,886 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Thunder City Fire was discovered on July 19, 2013, in Valley County, Idaho, and burned 13,263 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Meadow Fire was a wildfire which burned areas near Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, California. Park officials believe it was started near Starr King Lake, during a lightning storm, on July 19, 2014.
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The Watermelon Hill Fire was reported on July 19, 2014, in Lincoln County, Washington, and burned 11,071 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Watermelon Hill Fire was reported on July 19, 2014, in Spokane County, Washington, and burned 10,518 acres.
The Mingvk Lake Fire was reported on July 19, 2015, in Nome County, Alaska, and burned 21,698 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Cabin Fire was reported on July 19, 2015, in Tulare County, California, and burned 6,980 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
On July 19, an arsonist intentionally set fire to a field in Tooele. Fanned by strong wind gusts, the fire was pushed to a nearby neighborhood, destroying and damaging several homes.
The Sally Fire was reported on July 19, 2017, in Box Elder County, Utah, and burned 9,000 acres.
The Crying Fire was reported on July 19, 2017, in Petroleum County, Montana, and burned 7,925 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Boylston Fire was reported on July 19, 2018, in Kittitas County, Washington, and burned 71,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The L Rd Sw Fire was reported on July 19, 2018, in Grant County, Washington, and burned 23,900 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Silver Creek Fire was reported on July 19, 2018, in Routt County, Colorado, and burned 20,120 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Stewart Canyon Fire was reported on July 19, 2020, in Lincoln County, Nevada, and burned 12,721 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Slough Grass Fire was reported on July 19, 2021, in Rosebud County, Montana, and burned 9,170 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
On 19 July 2022, a wildfire started in Wennington, East London, during the 2022 United Kingdom heatwave. No-one was killed, but the wildfire destroyed about 18–19 houses, including all the possessions of many residents.
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The Casino Fire was reported on July 19, 2022, in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, and burned 12,636 acres.
The West Bend Fire was reported on July 19, 2022, in Wichita County, Texas, and burned 6,522 acres.
The Hayden Fire was reported on July 19, 2023, in Lemhi County, Idaho, and burned 24,706 acres.
The fire started on July 19 by undetermined causes.
The Homestead Complex was reported on July 19, 2024, in Lane County, Oregon, and burned 12,917 acres.
The Diamond Complex was reported on July 19, 2024, in Ada County, Idaho, and burned 11,142 acres.
The Romero Fire was reported on July 19, 2024, in Pinal County, Arizona, and burned 7,392 acres.
Lake Spokane Fire started on July 20 by suspected human cause. It was located 12 miles northwest of Spokane.
The Cat Canyon Fire was reported on July 19, 2025, in Nye County, Nevada, and burned 16,260 acres.
The MM65 I84 Fire was reported on July 19, 2025, in Ada County, Idaho, and burned 8,898 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
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An earthquake struck Makjan (Maklan), Maluku, Indonesia. With the tsunami it caused, it killed many people (about 101 to 1,000).
An earthquake struck Ambato,carguayrazo, Ecuador. It killed very many people (over 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Zefiria, Milos Island, Greece. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Liaoning Province, China. It killed 2 people, injured 8 and destroyed 780 houses.
An earthquake struck Etna, Italy. It killed 60 people.
An earthquake struck Chateauneuf-Du-Rhone,donzere,viviers, France.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Puebla,huahuapan,huamuxtitlan,xalpatlahuac, Mexico. It killed 7 people, injured 10 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Southern Italy.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Sichuan Province, China. It killed 6 people and injured 10.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck S. Java Sea, Indonesia. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Wales, United Kingdom.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Off East Coast of Honshu Island, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Fargona, Violyati, Uzbekistan. It killed 14 people and injured 86.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Athens, Greece. It injured 4.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Northern, Chile. It killed 1 person.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Junin, Peru. It killed 6 people, injured 242, destroyed 4,846 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
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Kie Besi, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000). The eruption caused a tsunami and was accompanied by an earthquake.
Taal, Philippines erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed few people (about 1 to 50).
Santa Maria, Guatemala erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 4 people.
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A tsunami with a source recorded as volcano and earthquake struck N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 1.5 meters. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000).
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Milos Island, Aegean Islands, Greece.
A tsunami struck Chatham I., New Zealand.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck South of Java, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 0.1 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.2 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Off East Coast of Honshu Island, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.2 meters.
A tsunami struck Off the Coast near Santa Marta, Colombia, with a maximum water height of 8 meters. It destroyed 1 house.
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A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began July 19, 1937, reached Kp 6 and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 21; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 55 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began July 19, 1939, reached Kp 6 and lasted 21 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 47; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 55 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began July 19, 1946, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 26; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began July 19, 1958, reached Kp 5 and lasted 18 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 25; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began July 19, 1959, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 31; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began July 19, 1960, reached Kp 6 and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 35; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 55 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began July 19, 1982, reached Kp 6- and lasted 21 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 28; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 57 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began July 19, 1991, reached Kp 6+ and lasted 21 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 40; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 53 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began July 19, 2003, reached Kp 6- and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 30; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 57 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began July 19, 2016, reached Kp 5 and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 19; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
2 on July 19, oldest first.
A severe storm disaster that cost $2.0 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from July 19, 2018 to July 22, 2018.
A severe storm disaster that cost $1.9 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 1, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from July 19, 2023 to July 21, 2023.
11 on July 19, oldest first.
A man drowned after being caught in a severe rip current in the Gulf of Mexico.
Lightning struck a 38-year old man as he was cleaning his pool in Georgetown. He died about one hour later.
The combination of a weak low pressure system that traveled east off the Delmarva Coastal Waters on the 18th and 19th, a high pressure system that built into New England and then south toward the Delaware Coast produced rip currents along the Delaware coast.
A mother and father were killed and their 3 children injured after being hit by lightning near Crystal Lake in the Uinta Mountains. The family had taken shelter from the thunderstorm under a tree when the lightning struck the tree.
A young man playing soccer was struck and killed by lightning.
A man walking along Scott Reservoir near Show Low was hit and killed by lightning.
A local man was pulled from the surf and died after being caught in a rip current.
A rip current pulled a boy out to sea in Myrtle Beach.
A man drowned trying to rescue three teenagers in the surf zone.
Lightning struck and injured two people at two different locations in New Smyrna Beach. A 27-year-old man was seriously injured and transported to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries. A 66-year-old man suffered minor injuries after lightning struck nearby.
A 31-year-old swimmer drowned in the ocean off Montauk NY. A rip current statement was in effect for a high risk of rip current development and strong rips currents were observed.
Gathered from this site’s archives: the tornado record (NOAA SPC, and Grazulis before 1950), IBTrACS and the National Hurricane Center, NOAA NCEI’s Storm Events Database, Regional Snowfall Index, billion-dollar disasters list, State Climate Extremes Committee and hazard databases, USGS, NIFC, GFZ Potsdam’s Kp index (CC BY 4.0), the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, and Wikidata (CC0), with article leads from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, each credited where it appears. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.