Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for July 24, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Floods
In 2024, the North African country of Sudan experienced flooding caused by heavy rainfall. Flooding beginning in July caused the deaths of at least twelve people, with seven more people injured and at least 12,506 people in total affected.
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Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Nadine reached its peak of 150 kt (175 mph) with a central pressure of 900 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Gilma reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 920 mb, a category 5 storm.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Turkey. It killed 17 people.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Arbil, Dibs, Iraq. It killed 20 people and destroyed 100 houses.
Heat and drought
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached in Las Vegas from July 24 through 28. Seventeen people died in Las Vegas of heat related causes during and in the immediate aftermath of the excessive heat.
Tornadoes
An active monsoon surge brought several back-to-back days of thunderstorms producing heavy rain, damaging wind gusts, and hail across the state.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Mary reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 925 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Kim reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 910 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Wayne reached its peak of 135 kt (155 mph) with a central pressure of 920 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Jimena reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph), a category 4 storm.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Douglas reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 954 mb, a category 4 storm.
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During the afternoon hours of Thursday July 24, 1930, a powerful tornado struck northeastern Italy, resulting in the deaths of 23 people and injuring another 110. The tornado caused extensive damage to several small communities from Treviso to Udine, with the village of Montello particularly affected.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Cattaraugus County, New York and tracked 11.4 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Brule County, South Dakota and tracked 2.5 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Jefferson County, Nebraska and tracked 9 miles, 1,760 yards wide at its widest.
Tornado path started in south Norfolk just south of Poindexter Street on Guerriere Street.
A waterspout that developed over Bull Shoals Lake moved southwest into Lead Hill Park in Boone County, or about 4 miles north of Lead Hill. As it moved ashore, its classification changed to a tornado.
Warm and humid air ahead of a cold front combined to produce scattered thunderstorms across the northern half of Virginia from midday through sunset.
A tornado touched down 7 miles northwest of Johnstown and was intermittently on the ground producing tree damage in Brown county. The tornado continued to touch down intermittently and grew to a width of a quarter mile near the Brown and Cherry county line.
An ominous looking supercell dived southeast from around Ord to southwest of Hastings spawning tornadoes and damaging hail along its path. The structure of the severe thunderstorm was easily visible from many miles away.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Rockingham, Strafford, Merrimack counties, New Hampshire and tracked 50.46 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2.
On July 24th a closed 500 mb low was digging over NY/PA and waves of surface low pressure were riding north along the associated surface front to the west of the forecast area. A strong 50kt low level jet was also riding northward ahead of the front.
Hurricane Dolly made landfall on South Padre Island on the afternoon of July 23. On the morning of the 24th, the center of Dolly was located near Laredo and had weakened to tropical storm strength.
A cold front crossed Wisconsin during the late afternoon and evening hours of July 24th. Large scale lift and deep layer wind shear associated with upper level low pressure moving into the region led to the development of supercell thunderstorms in southwest Wisconsin.
Sea breeze boundaries collided over coastal Volusia County, resulting in the rapid development of a severe storm near Ormond Beach. This cell then back-built south-southwest along a boundary during the late afternoon, producing a complex of strong to severe cells farther inland.
A cold front from Lake Superior across northwest Iowa coupled with an upper level low over southwest Ontario with an associated short wave dropping across southern Minnesota sparked the development of thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of July 24.
A tornado touched down in Randolph in Chautauqua County at 525 pm EDT. The initial touchdown occurred just south of Interstate 86 between exits 15 and 16. The tornado crossed Interstate 86 and damaged a gas station near exit 16 pulling the pumps out of the ground.
A tornado touched down in the Town of Chautauqua in Chautauqua County at 440 pm EDT. Initial touchdown occurred near the Chautauqua Gorge State Forest. The along the first half of the damage path the primary damage was done to trees.
The thunderstorm which produced a tornado in Randolph continued moving east across Cattaraugus County and produced a second tornado which touched down in the Town of Carrollton at 549 pm EDT.
An aerial survey over damage in Cattaraugus County confirmed a tornado touched down in Great Valley at 525 pm EDT. Initial touchdown occurred in forested land west of the Village of Great Valley.
Scattered severe thunderstorms associated with a cold front produced damaging winds, large hail, and one tornado across portions of southeast Virginia.
An active monsoon surge brought several back-to-back days of thunderstorms producing heavy rain, damaging wind gusts, and hail across the state.
An active severe weather season for Southeast Michigan continued on July 24, 2021 with another round of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.
Thunderstorms rapidly formed in a strongly unstable air mass during the heat of the afternoon. The storms organized into a line of storms over extreme southeast Missouri for a brief time. A couple of the storms produced damaging winds and a brief tornado.
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Hurricane Anna crossed the coast near La Ceiba, Atlantida Department, Honduras as a category 1 hurricane, 75 kt (85 mph), central pressure 989 mb. Hurricane Anna impacted Central America and the Windward Islands in July 1961. The first tropical cyclone and first hurricane of the 1961 Atlantic hurricane season, Anna developed on July 20 from an easterly wave located in the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) over the Windward Islands.
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Hurricane Mary reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 925 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Nadine reached its peak of 150 kt (175 mph) with a central pressure of 900 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Kim reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 910 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Wayne reached its peak of 135 kt (155 mph) with a central pressure of 920 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Jimena reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph), a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Gilma reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 920 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Douglas reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 954 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Gaemi reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 919 mb, a category 4 storm.
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As a strong warm front moved slowly north toward the area, a long period of heavy rain occurred over the area. In addition, the area was impacted by the fringe effects from Tropical Storm Danny.
Several easterly waves, one around July 14th and another on July 24th, dropped a total of 4.0 to 6.60 inches over the upper Tanana Valley.
Thunderstorms produced heavy rains totaling 3 to 6 inches the morning of the 24th with flash flooding the result. Numerous rural roads and bridges were washed out or badly damaged. Damage totals were over 900 thousand dollars.
A push of monsoon moisture brought thunderstorms with flash flooding and severe weather to the Mojave Desert and Southern Great Basin from July 24th through the 30th.
Thunderstorms associated with a persistent upper level low produced heavy rain and flash flooding in the afternoon and evening of July 24.
A strong warm front was positioned southwest of Iowa during the early morning of the the 24th. A 40 to 50 kt low level jet transported a considerable amount of moisture northeast across the frontal boundary.
An unusual late July weather pattern, set the stage for extreme rainfall amounts and major flooding across north central and northeast Missouri, on July 24th and 25th. Hot and humid air, continued to feed north across the eastern Plains into western Missouri.
A cold front from Lake Superior across northwest Iowa coupled with an upper level low over southwest Ontario with an associated short wave dropping across southern Minnesota sparked the development of thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of July 24.
After repeated rounds of heavy rain associated with a stationary frontal boundary, record flooding on the Maquoketa River resulted in the failure of the earthen berm on the south side of the Lake Delhi/Hartwick Lake dam during the late morning and afternoon of July 24.
Still supported by a nearby stationary front, a second round of thunderstorms dropped another 3-5 inches of rain across northwest Illinois during the overnight hours of July 23rd into the early morning of July 24th.
More than 10 inches of rain in the watershed during the fourth week of July resulted in the Maquoketa River at Maquoketa going above the moderate flood stage level of 26 feet on July 24 around 1115 am CDT.
An area of low pressure developed along a weak frontal boundary over the eastern Gulf of Mexico late in the week and stretched across the northern Florida Peninsula during the weekend.
Thunderstorms continued across Utah for the last week of July, with many storms producing heavy rainfall. This led to flash flooding in many locations, including a particularly damaging flood in Salt Lake City.
A big push of monsoon moisture fueled an outbreak of thunderstorms over the Desert Southwest. Many storms in the Mojave Desert produced flash flooding and severe weather.
Showers and thunderstorms occurred in a warm and very moist air mass. Very heavy rainfall resulted in a significant localized flooding event, with some locations receiving over 6 inches of rain in a short period of time.
Thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall, 1 to 2 inches in less than 30 minutes. In Englewood, the floodwaters quickly inundated a basement apartment and trapped a woman inside. She was found unresponsive in the apartment and died several hours later.
As high pressure spun southeast of the Four Corners region, subtropical moisture moved northward along the western periphery of the high. This increase in moisture produced some thunderstorms with heavy rainfall in La Plata County.
A slow moving upper level weather system produced periods of heavy rain across southeast Arizona July 24 and 25, especially in Pinal and Pima counties.
A few rounds of thunderstorms on July 24th and 25th preceded a cold frontal passage. High levels of instability, ample shear, and pre-frontal disturbances provided thunderstorm clusters producing widespread damaging wind gusts.
Beginning on July 24, 2022, and lasting for a week, many flash flooding events hit several areas of the United States. These areas included parts of Missouri and Illinois, especially Greater St.
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In 2024, the North African country of Sudan experienced flooding caused by heavy rainfall. Flooding beginning in July caused the deaths of at least twelve people, with seven more people injured and at least 12,506 people in total affected.
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Thunderstorms brought locally heavy rain and a flash flood potential along with strong outflow gusts through Wednesday. Abundant moisture and instability were present as noted by the 0.81 PWAT reading from the 23 July 1200Z KREV sounding this morning.
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A United States Air Force missile site received limited damage from strong winds and large hail.
On this date in 1995, severe thunderstorms slashed through west and south Oklahoma City just after midnight, leaving 175,000 people without power. Cleanup from downed trees would take weeks. Gusts hit 97 mph at Will Rogers Airport.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
The Platte River started July less than a foot above flood stage and slowly fell during the first several days of the month. The river finally dropped below flood stage at Kearney on the 4th, near Grand Island on the 8th and at Cozad on the 12th.
A carport was blown off a house in southwest Abilene.
Large hail produced damage to about 3,000 dwellings and 1,800 vehicles.
A wet microburst centered over eastern Presidio caused extensive damage over portions of the city. The winds destroyed 7 mobile homes and damged up to 50 homes, businesses, and a school. Wind estimates put the speeds at up to 100 mph in the worst damage.
Several trees downed in Medina.
The public reported hail from small up to golf ball size. There was also a report of large limbs blown down.
An upper level disturbance crossed the Great Lakes region from northwest to southeast, igniting thunderstorms along its path. The thunderstorms evolved into a squall line as they moved across southeast Michigan.
Large hail caused severe damage to numerous vehicles, including many at car dealerships. Damage also occurred to windows, siding, and shingles on buildings. The hail caused damage to greens at a municipal golf course.
Thunderstorm winds flipped over a camper, twisted swing sets, blew down power poles, and caused widespread tree damage. Several trees were blown down, including one which fell on a tent, killing a participant in a bicycle ride across Iowa.
Scattered severe thunderstorms developed as a slow moving cold front entered northern Wisconsin from the northwest.
Large barn blown down, with additional damage to a nearby home and garage. Chimney on home was destroyed, with some damage to shingles. The wall of the garage was damaged.
Two graduate students at Colorado State University were struck by lightning while standing under a tree. One man was killed instantly, the other died of his injuries a week later.
Clusters of severe thunderstorms generated by an approaching cold front affected part of northeast Iowa during the afternoon and early evening of July 24.
A cluster of severe thunderstorms generated by an approaching cold front affected part of southwest Wisconsin during the afternoon and early evening of July 24. Reports of hail up to golf ball size were common from storm spotters, law enforcement officials and the public.
An upper level disturbance helped to push a surface cold front south through the region, aiding in the development of evening thunderstorms across south central Nebraska. Some thunderstorms became severe, dropping hail up to the size of gold balls.
A cluster of severe thunderstorms was generated ahead of an approaching cold front during the morning of July 24. These storms produced hail up to 2 inches in diameter, as reported by storm spotters, law enforcement officials, emergency managers and the public.
High-based thunderstorms developed in the early afternoon of July 24th over eastern Oklahoma. Several of the stronger storms produced damaging downburst wind.
Thunderstorms developed early in the morning across southwest Pennsylvania on the northern edge of a large convective system moving eastward from the Ohio Valley into the central Appalachians.
A very unstable airmass and deep dry sub cloud layer coupled with a disturbance which moved across the area during peak heating caused scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms to develop in the afternoon into the evening.
A supercell produced extensive severe weather over Valley and Sherman counties this Wednesday evening. Around 2 p.m. CDT, a lone thunderstorm formed near the South Dakota-Nebraska border and eventually became supercellular.
An active northwest flow regime remained in place on the 24th, with a strong upper disturbance moving through the Southeast. A moist and unstable airmass combined with a weak front and the upper disturbance once again allowed numerous showers and thunderstorms to develop.
Thunderstorms developed along an outflow boundary that was generated by convection over North Texas. One of these storms produced damaging wind gusts.
A shortwave trough was the main feature out of a few disturbances that triggered a line of thunderstorms that passed through Central New York. These storms had damaging wind gusts and knocked down numerous trees across the region.
Multiple rounds of thunderstorms moved through Central New York throughout daytime hours. Many storms became severe with strong wind gusts being the main hazard. Two NWS surveys confirmed strong microbursts.
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed across eastern and southeastern AZ during the afternoon hours.
Hurricane force winds from a rare derecho brought widespread damage to west-central Montana. The Montana governor issued an executive order declaring a disaster in both Missoula and Mineral counties due to the extent of the damage and impact.
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While the temperature was not high on July 24, there had been a stretch of days from the 16th through the 20th that were quite hot in Central California, including the Kern Deserts.
A hot and humid air mass pushed daytime high temperatures into the lower and mid 90s across southeast Pennsylvania on the 24th and 25th. A cold front stalled across the region on the 26th. The clouds prevented temperatures from reaching the 90s again.
In Billingsley, a handicapped man retrieved his mail and somehow became unable to return to his home. He succumbed to the intense heat and the cause of death was heat related. The high temperature measured at Dannelly Field in Montgomery was 96 degrees.
Seven people died of heat-related causes between July 24th and 30th - six in the Las Vegas Valley, and one in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
A Bermuda high pressure system resulted in hot temperatures and high humidity, which began July 24th and continued through July 25th.
A strong upper ridge of high pressure built over the Mid-South from July 24th through July 26th, 2010. Meanwhile, a surface boundary sagged further south into West Tennessee that allowed higher dewpoints to pool along the boundary.
Wichita's high temperature on the 24th reached 90 degrees. Late that afternoon, a 10 month old girl was left in a car. Around 2 hours later, at 6:41 PM, Wichita police were dispatched. The girl died a few minutes later.
Excessive heat continued for portions of the area through the month. Another fatality was caused by excessive heat in Hot Springs.
A two-year old boy died after being left in a hot car on Sunday afternoon July 24 in East Dallas.
A man died on 7/24/17, in his home due to heat exhaustion. The power had been out for a couple of days due to thunderstorm damage. High temperatures on July 24th were around 90 degrees.
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached in Las Vegas from July 24 through 28. Seventeen people died in Las Vegas of heat related causes during and in the immediate aftermath of the excessive heat.
Above normal temperatures occurred in southeast Arizona on July 24th with high temperatures just over 100 degrees in western Pima County. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for a male individual west of Ajo.
A ridge of high pressure in the middle and upper atmosphere developed over the south central United States during late July.
A ridge of high pressure in the middle and upper atmosphere restrengthened over the southern United States during late July.
Two people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
Hot temperatures and high humidity combined to create dangerous heat indices (in excess of 105 to 110 degrees) across the western two-thirds of Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening of the 24th through 28th.
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High pressure dominated the weather over Northern California which brought above normal temperatures to the region on July 24th and beyond.
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Alton recorded 121°F, Kansas’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
Minden recorded 118°F, Nebraska’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
Louisville recorded 112°F, Georgia’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
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The Tyee Fire was discovered on July 24, 1994, in Washington, and burned 140,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hatchery Complex (Hatchery) Fire was discovered on July 24, 1994, in Washington, and burned 12,060 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Flat Creek Fire was discovered on July 24, 1996, in Nevada, and burned 14,440 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Fishel Creek Fire was discovered on July 24, 1999, in Musselshell County, Montana, and burned 33,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Briceburg Fire burned 728 acres and cost $5M to control by August 3rd The cause of the fire is unknown but no structures were lost.
The Snowshoe Fire was discovered on July 24, 2001, in Idaho, and burned 23,647 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Umtanum Ridge Fire was discovered on July 24, 2003, in Washington, and burned 20,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Rabbit Mountain Fire was discovered on July 24, 2005, in Alaska, and burned 191,444 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Coleen Mountain Fire was discovered on July 24, 2005, in Alaska, and burned 131,913 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Tripod Complex Fire was a wildfire which burned in north-central Washington state in 2006. The complex consisted of two wildfire complexes which later merged into a single fire: the Spur Peak Fire and the Tripod Fire.
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The Tripod Complex (Tripod) Fire was discovered on July 24, 2006, in Okanogan County, Washington, and burned 113,011 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Pigeon Fire was discovered on July 24, 2006, in Trinity County, California, and burned 66,113 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Range Fire was discovered on July 24, 2006, in Lincoln County, Nevada, and burned 24,452 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hunter Fire was discovered on July 24, 2006, in Mendocino County, California, and burned 16,296 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Orleans Complex was discovered on July 24, 2006, in Humboldt County, California, and burned 15,710 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Dog Fire was discovered on July 24, 2007, in Idaho County, Idaho, and burned 20,327 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Wolf Creek Fire was discovered on July 24, 2012, in Petroleum County, Montana, and burned 12,160 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Mile Marker 28 Fire was discovered on July 24, 2013, in Washington, and burned 26,093 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Crown Fire was reported on July 24, 2015, in Idaho County, Idaho, and burned 26,448 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Rice Ridge Fire was reported on July 24, 2017, in Missoula County, Montana, and burned 160,187 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Modoc July Complex was reported on July 24, 2017, in Modoc County, California, and burned 83,120 acres.
The Sapphire Complex was reported on July 24, 2017, in Granite County, Montana, and burned 43,733 acres.
The Ibex Fire was reported on July 24, 2017, in Custer County, Idaho, and burned 17,256 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bowden Fire was reported on July 24, 2017, in Malheur County, Oregon, and burned 16,112 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Black Point Fire was reported on July 24, 2017, in Elko County, Nevada, and burned 12,594 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bruneau Fire was reported on July 24, 2018, in Owyhee County, Idaho, and burned 60,873 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Cat Fire was reported on July 24, 2018, in Owyhee County, Idaho, and burned 26,605 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Mp 97 Fire was reported on July 24, 2019, in Douglas County, Oregon, and burned 13,119 acres.
The Lava Fire was a wildfire that burned 26,409 acres (10,687 ha) along the slopes of Mount Shasta near Weed, California during the 2021 California wildfire season. The fire started on June 25, 2021 and was fully contained on September 3, 2021.
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From March to August 2022, parts of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa were affected by wildfires, with Mediterranean countries affected the most. 3 million hectares.
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The Pogo Mine Road Fire was reported on July 24, 2023, in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska, and burned 48,792 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Elkhorn Fire was reported on July 24, 2023, in Idaho County, Idaho, and burned 26,048 acres.
The McCoy Creek Fire was reported on July 24, 2023, in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska, and burned 13,792 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The fire started on July 24 by lightning.
The Park Fire was a large and destructive wildfire in Northern California's Butte and Tehama counties. It ignited on July 24, 2024 in an alleged act of arson in the city of Chico's Bidwell Park in Butte County.
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The Park Fire was reported on July 24, 2024, in Butte County, California, and burned 429,603 acres.
The Wapiti Fire was reported on July 24, 2024, in Boise County, Idaho, and burned 129,063 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hole in the Ground Fire was reported on July 24, 2024, in Malheur County, Oregon, and burned 98,978 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Borel Fire was reported on July 24, 2024, in Kern County, California, and burned 59,288 acres.
The Limepoint Fire was reported on July 24, 2024, in Adams County, Idaho, and burned 33,084 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Gwen Fire was reported on July 24, 2024, in Nez Perce County, Idaho, and burned 28,820 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Sugar Fire was reported on July 24, 2024, in Owyhee County, Idaho, and burned 13,734 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Tartar Fire was reported on July 24, 2026, in Washington County, Idaho, and burned 158,027 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Second Flat Fire was reported on July 24, 2026, in Harney County, Oregon, and burned 105,854 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hat Fire was reported on July 24, 2026, in Malheur County, Oregon, and burned 42,122 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Jackass Butte Fire was reported on July 24, 2026, in Harney County, Oregon, and burned 24,724 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
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An earthquake struck Sagaing, Myanmar.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Turkey. It killed 17 people.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Nay,benejacq,aramits,arros,gan,bosdarros, France.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Guayaquil, Huancabamba,cajamarca, Ecuador, Peru. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck North of, Macquarie Island, Australia.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Kamchatka, Russia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Lampa-Junin,huaytapallana, Peru. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 3 earthquake struck Ubekendt Island, Greenland. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Arbil, Dibs, Iraq. It killed 20 people and destroyed 100 houses.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, India.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Sichuan Province, China. It killed 1 person, injured 17, destroyed 1,200 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Gyungcan, Tibet (Xizang Province), China. It destroyed 6 houses.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Abbottabad, Pakistan. It killed 3 people, injured 1 and destroyed 3 houses.
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck Palghar, Maharashtra, India. It killed 1 person.
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Kick 'em Jenny, Netherlands erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 1. The eruption caused a tsunami.
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2.
Stromboli, Italy erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 1 person.
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A tsunami struck Miyagi, Japan.
A tsunami struck Livorno, Italy.
A tsunami struck S. California, United States, with a maximum water height of 0.1 meters.
A tsunami struck Off Coast of Hawaii, United States, with a maximum water height of 8.2 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as volcano struck Kick 'Em Jenny Volcano, Grenada, with a maximum water height of 2 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck S. Kuril Islands, Russia, with a maximum water height of 0.08 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 3 earthquake struck Ubekendt Island, Greenland.
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A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began July 24, 1970, reached Kp 8- and lasted 30 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 92; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 47 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began July 24, 1982, reached Kp 7- and lasted 27 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 50; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began July 24, 2004, reached Kp 8 and lasted 39 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 154; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 45 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A man was struck by lightning and fell off a cliff while hiking up a ridge above Capitol Creek. The county coroner determined the cause of death was the lightning and not the subsequent fall.
Two men were crossing an open field when they were struck by lightning, killing them instantly.The sky was described as cloud-free at the time, but 15 minutes later it was pouring rain.
A lightning strike killed two men while fishing in a 15 foot aluminum boat on Muskrat Bayou.
Lightning killed two hikers on Medicine Bow peak northwest of Centennial, WY, about 150 to 200feet below the summit at an altitude just over 12,000 feet.
A lightning strike killed a man walking through a field at a landfill.
A body boarder was caught in a rip current and drowned.
Vacationer from Virginia drowned due to a rip current at Cape Lookout National Seashore.
A 31-year-old male was pulled away from shore and drowned off of Treasure Island's main beach. He was described as a strong swimmer.
An eight-year-old boy drowned while playing in the ocean during the evening of the 24th after getting caught in a rip current just north of the Newark Avenue Jetty in Bradley Beach Borough. He was in waist high water when he was swept away.
A long period four foot south swell generated high surf and strong rip currents along the beaches of extreme Southern California.
A large southerly swell from the South Pacific brought high surf conditions and a high rip current threat to the Los Angeles coast. A 17-year old boy drowned near the Manhattan Beach pier while swimming in the high surf.
A 43 year old man was swept out to sea by a rip current off Hatteras Village and drowned.
A moist and unstable environment caused scattered afternoon thunderstorms which moved into the Atlantic waters, causing gusty winds and rough seas.
A moist and unstable air mass produced early afternoon thunderstorms that resulted in strong wind gusts along the Space and Treasure Coasts. A paddleboarder offshore South Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County was impacted by winds and likely drowned.
Light onshore flow and a passing upper level low south of the area brought lower than normal rain chances across the area. There was a low risk of rip currents.
On July 24th, the Bay County Sheriff's office reported a drowning due to rip currents behind Coral Reef Condominiums on Thomas Drive. Single red flags were flying at the time of the incident and a high rip current risk statement had been issued for the day.
A family of four was on the beach at Sanibel Island as a thunderstorm moved overhead. Unfortunately a lightning strike hit the father and he died of his injuries.
A 51 year-old man was found drowned on a beach in Isla Verde.
A 48 year old female from GA drowned after getting caught in a rip current behind Rick Seltzer Park in Bay County.
A 14-year-old Toledo, OH boy drowned in Lake Superior on the 24th after being caught in a rip current at a beach near the Lake Superior State Forest Campground in Luce County.
Two swimmers were caught in a rip current while swimming near the southern end of the Chincoteague Beach Parking Lot at Assateague Island National Seashore on July 24.
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