Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for July 29, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Pithoragarh, Nepal-India. It killed 200 people and did $245 million in damage.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Van,bolgesi, Turkey. It killed 300 people.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Tabriz, Iran. It killed 250 people.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Tokyo, Japan. It killed 200 people. It caused a tsunami.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Antigua, Guatemala. It killed 100 people.
Volcanoes
Arenal, Costa Rica erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 80 people.
Earthquakes
7 mi). Widespread damage was reported in the area, and authorities confirmed that 20 people were killed in the earthquake while hundreds were injured.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Turkey. It killed 30 people.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Colombia. It killed 20 people, injured 150 and did $2 million in damage.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Bess reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 900 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Dolphin reached its peak of 144 kt (165 mph) with a central pressure of 915 mb, a category 5 storm.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Patzun, Guatemala. It killed 17 people.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Butler County, Nebraska and tracked 18.2 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 18. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Ulysses/David City, NE.
An F2 tornado touched down in Athens County, Ohio and tracked 1.1 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Glouster, OH.
An F2 tornado touched down in Allen County, Kansas and 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Iola, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Clark County, Indiana and tracked 7.2 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Charlestown, IN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Dane County, Wisconsin and tracked 2 miles, 130 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 11. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Madison, WI.
An F2 tornado touched down in Grant County, Wisconsin and tracked 1.7 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Lancaster, WI.
An F3 tornado touched down in South Central Connecticut Planning Region County, Connecticut and tracked 0.1 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania and tracked 25 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest.
Small hail was measured to three inches deep near Wexford. It remained on the ground for nearly 12 hours. Trees were downed and roads closed.
Numerous severe thunderstorms occurred over the southeast plains. There was hail up to the size of baseballs and wind gusts around 60 mph at times were noted. The city of Pueblo was particularly hard hit with golf ball to tennis ball size hail.
A warm front retreating to the north and a cold front approaching from the west produced strong to severe thunderstorms across eastern Pennsylvania during the afternoon of the 29th. One EF-2 tornado also occurred.
A warm front retreating to the north and a cold front approaching from the west produced strong to severe thunderstorms across New Jersey during the afternoon and early evening of the 29th. One EF-2 tornado also occurred.
An very unstable environment and deep-layer shear combined with plentiful surface moisture to produce severe thunderstorms and a few tornadoes.
As a cold front approached northeast Pennsylvania, scattered showers and thunderstorms developed in the moist and unstable airmass ahead of the boundary.
A passing pre-frontal trough and cold front, coupled with a mid level disturbance, produced severe thunderstorms across Southeast New York.
Scattered diurnal convection occurred for the last few days of the month. An unusual event for July occurred in Wakulla county when a brief tornado touched down with one of the storms in the early evening hours.
A large complex of strong to isolated severe thunderstorms produced an isolated brief tornado along with widespread flooding.
Severe thunderstorms brought damaging tornadoes, straight-line winds, large hail and heavy rain across northeast Colorado. A total of 4 tornadoes touched down and impacted the communities of Brush, Hillrose, and Snyder.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Philadelphia, Bucks counties, Pennsylvania and tracked 3.4 miles, 530 yards wide at its widest.
37 tornadoes were recorded on July 29, 2021, in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, New Jersey, Illinois, Indiana.
A strong shortwave trough moved east-southeastward out of the Great Lakes region on July 29. An associated, strengthening surface low also tracked out of the Great Lakes and into upstate New York.
A shortwave passage during the morning of July 29th spread mainly non-severe showers and thunderstorms across the region during the morning and midday hours.
A shortwave passage during the morning of July 29th spread mainly non-severe showers and thunderstorms across the region during the morning and midday hours.
A strong shortwave trough moved east-southeastward out of the Great Lakes region on July 29. An associated, strengthening surface low also tracked out of the Great Lakes and into upstate New York.
An upper level ridge was centered from the Four Corners Region to Arkansas. South central and central Nebraska were on the northern edge of this ridge. A weak upper trough extended over much of the Midwest.
Scattered to numerous evening thunderstorms tracking mainly eastward across central Indiana, included 5 severe cells that altogether produced widely scattered wind damage.
Scattered thunderstorms impacted Middle Tennessee on July 29, 2024. The most impactful thunderstorm of the day was located in the Murfreesboro area. A microburst with estimated 80 mph winds caused tree and structural damage in the area.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a tropical storm, 55 kt, central pressure 995 mb.
Hurricane Louise reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 924 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Bess reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 900 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Dinah reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 915 mb, a category 4 storm.
Tropical Storm Halong brings winds and rain to the Marianas.
Tropical Storm Isaias affected the area on July 29th and July 30th. Even though the center passed about 100 miles south of the southern coast of Puerto Rico, given that the tropical cyclone was large in size, the associated impacts extended well north and northeast.
Hurricane Iona reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 956 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Dolphin reached its peak of 144 kt (165 mph) with a central pressure of 915 mb, a category 5 storm.
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Heavy rain produced flash flooding with water 3 to 4 feet deep across the east bound lanes of Interstate 84 near mile marker 261. A driver rounded a corner and drove into the flooded area.
A woman was killed while attempting to cross a low water water bridge over Haw Creek in her vehicle.
Heavy rain caused flooding to occur in the Rancho Pecos apartment building. Several residents had to be evacuated from their apartments.
Heavy rain of 2 inches in about 2 hours caused road and soil erosion in northern Rio Rancho.
Thunderstorms dumped torrential rain on Lucas County during the early afternoon hours. Rainfall amounts of up to 6.9 inches were measured in Toledo with most of that total falling between noon and 2 pm.
Torrential rains caused destructive flash flooding during the afternoon and evening hours. Over three inches of rain fell in less than a couple of hours. A mudslide closed portions of Interstate 86 (formerly Route 17) for several hours. Over forty basements were flooded.
The last onslaught of heavy July rain fell in waves during Saturday, the 28th, and Sunday, the 29th. The heaviest rain on the 28th was generally from the Charleston vicinity on east, into Nicholas County. Heavier rain fell again on the 29th.
A significant flash flood occurred in Madison County on the 29th, the fourth major flash flood to affect Madison County in six weeks. Numerous roads were flooded, closing major commuter highways 208 and 212. Many private bridges were washed away.
A thunderstorm developed over the headwaters of the Reedy River during the morning, then remained nearly stationary for several hours, producing rainfall of 4 to 9 inches in approximately 4 hours. This resulted in major flooding in areas from Berea to downtown Greenville.
Lightning from a thunderstorm struck a house on 109 Wallace Road in Jackson. The strike started a fire in the home. The home burned to the ground and a 87 year old man was killed inside.
A major rain event which brought up to a foot of rain across parts of North Central Missouri filled the Mark Twain Lake, above the Clarence Cannon Dam, above capacity and caused flooding on the Salt River and its tributaries both above and below the dam.
A 980 mb low pressure center moved counter-clockwise across the southern Beaufort Sea during 29th through Aug 1st, bringing several periods of west winds 30 to 50 mph across the Arctic Coast of Alaska.
Scattered afternoon thunderstorms developed mainly across the south and southeast portion of the forecast area. A few of these became severe and produced some hail and wind damage.
A complex of thunderstorms swept southeastward over the South Plains region of west Texas during the evening hours of the 29th. These storms resulted in widespread severe wind gusts.
The combination of a slow moving cold front approaching from the west, and an abundantly moist and warm air mass in place, led to the development of numerous showers and thunderstorms across eastern New York and western New England during Wednesday afternoon and evening on July…
Two waves of severe weather struck west and central North Dakota from the evening of the 29th through the early morning hours of the 30th.
Scattered thunderstorms developed across the deserts of south central Arizona, including the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, during the afternoon hours on July 29th.
A passing upper level disturbance interacting with a cold front produced thunderstorms with heavy rain and an isolated flash flooding event due to heavy rain.
An upper level disturbance produced thunderstorms with heavy rain that resulting in a couple of localized flash flooding events.
Severe thunderstorms produced hail to one inch in diameter. The hail destroyed approximately 500 acres of corn.
Substantial monsoon moisture remained over the area as high pressure drifted east over the Plains. Additionally, strong instability was in place as a midlevel shortwave trough moved overhead.
A westward moving upper level trough over northern Mexico helped place much of Arizona under broad difluent flow aloft, aiding in the development of thunderstorms across the state.
Scattered thunderstorms, ahead of a could front, drifted south through southern Indiana and the Bluegrass region of Kentucky in an unstable environment. Some of these storms became severe causing isolated tree damage and flash flooding in Kentucky counties.
Scattered thunderstorms moved southwest across southeast Arizona during the afternoon and evening hours. One storm caused wind damage and flash flooding at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
Bands of moderate to heavy rainfall set up across areas southern Vermont during the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, July 29, 2021 north of a warm front and area of low pressure.
A strong low pressure system was present over the Great Lakes region to start the day on July 29th. From this extended a cold front to the southwest.
A developing area of lower pressure crossed the state on the night of July 29th. Abundant moisture moved into the region ahead of this area of low pressure. Rain began by late afternoon on July 29th across the Connecticut River Valley.
Bands of moderate to heavy rainfall set up across areas north of Interstate 90 during the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, July 29, 2021 north of a warm front and area of low pressure.
An active monsoon surge brought several back-to-back days of thunderstorms producing heavy rain, damaging wind gusts, and hail across the state.
Deep monsoon moisture remained over northern Arizona with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and flash flooding.
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Severe thunderstorms brought damaging winds, possibly as high as 100 mph, to central Oklahoma on July 29, 1960. Two airports in Oklahoma City suffered significant damage. Eight planes and several hangars were damaged at Wiley Post Airfield, while two planes and additional hangars were damaged at Will Rogers World Airport. The winds caused seven injuries in the area, including two youths who were injured by flying debris.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Large hail damaged crops around South Solon and trees were downed in Claridon.
A large severe weather outbreak across southern and central lower Michigan during the late afternoon and evening hours resulted in numerous reports of downed trees and power lines, and a few reports of large hail.
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and damaged a house.
Emergency management reported 2 barns with roofs partially taken off as well as trees down west of Defiance.
Strong winds damaged a porch, several T.V. antennas, and removed some shingles from a couple of homes. A shop building was also overturned along with several trees damaged. This occurred near the intersection of NS360 and Highway 56.
Large hail fell over an area roughly 7 miles long and 3 miles wide. The hail covered the ground and roads over much of the area, with some of the hail accumulation still visible 10 hours after the hail ended.
A nearly stationary frontal boundary acted as a focusing mechanism for thunderstorms throughout the day on the 29th in New Jersey.
A weak surface low pressure system lifted northeast up the Red River Valley, with a warm front extending to its east. Surface dew points were quite juicy, nearly 70F in some areas.
A severe thunderstorm developed west of Rapid City and tracked southeast across the central foot hills south of Rapid City. Hail around tennis ball size caused extensive vehicle damage from southwest of Rapid City to near Hermosa.
Quarter sized hail and strong wind gusts accompanied a severe thunderstorm over southern Custer and Fall River Counties. The winds caused damage throughout Hot Springs.
A weak cool front that became stationary across the Ozarks and southeastern Kansas interacted with a very unstable airmass. Isolated strong to severe pulse storms occurred across the Ozarks which produced isolated wind damage.
An approaching cold front helped trigger strong to severe thunderstorms across central and northern New Jersey during the early evening of the 29th. Hardest hit were Sussex, Burlington and Ocean Counties.
Remnants of a Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) shifted southeast across Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest Arkansas, and extreme Northeast Texas during the morning hours of July 29th, as a shortwave trough dropped southeast from Oklahoma into Arkansas and the Lower Mississippi…
A thunderstorm produced severe winds over localized parts of Gosper and Furnas counties on this Sunday evening. This storm evolved from small multicell cluster of storms over southern Custer county early in the evening.
Supercell thunderstorms produced large hail, damaging wind and a tornado during the afternoon hours. The hardest hit areas were near Columbia, Maryland, and near Falmouth, Virginia.
A strong cold front intersected a very hot, humid, and unstable airmass across the Mid-Atlantic shortly after peak heating.
A strong cold front intersected a very hot, humid, and unstable airmass across the Mid-Atlantic shortly after peak heating.
A strong cold front intersected a very hot, humid, and unstable airmass across the Mid-Atlantic shortly after peak heating.
A bowing line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved rapidly southeast from southern Illinois across far western Kentucky. This line was associated with numerous pockets of wind damage.
Thunderstorms initially formed in the late afternoon in the vicinity of a surface boundary over southwest North Dakota, with additional storms then forming through the late afternoon into the evening in an environment of elevated instability and deep layer shear.
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Heat related death (no a/c).
The most intense heat wave since the killer heat wave of July 13-14, 1995, struck southcentral and southeast Wisconsin at the end of July, 1999.
A man, aged 40, was found wandering in Austin and suffering from heat stress. He was taken to a hospital but died.
Man died from heat exposure at his home.
An excessive heat watch was issued on Monday, July 30th and an excessive heat warning was issued on Wednesday, August 1st. The high temperature at Ohare Airport was 90 on both July 29th and July 30th and 94 degrees on July 31st.
A 2-year-old girl was left in the back of a car for two hours and died from extreme heat.
Excessive heat returned to St. Louis in late July and continued into early August. Fourteen injuries were reported in the City of St. Louis with one death.
Excessive heat returned to southwest Illinois in late July and continue into early August. High temperatures were around 100 degrees with the heat index from 105 to 110.
This 2006 heat wave delivered the hottest weather the region had experienced in at least 4 years. A 5 day stretch of maximum temperatures at or above 90 degrees began on Saturday, July 29th.
Excessive heat returned to the St. Louis area in late July and continued into early August. The temperature at Lambert International Airport hit 101 on both the 30th and 31st with the Heat Index around 110.
Two people in the Las Vegas Valley died of heat related causes. High temperatures on the dates of death were 107 and 108 degrees.
An upper level ridge of high pressure intensified over the Mid-South at the end of July producing high heat indices between 105-109 degrees. These conditions continued into the early part of August. One death occurred as a result of the heat.
An upper level ridge of high pressure intensified over the Mid-South at the end of July producing high heat indices between 105-109 degrees. These conditions continued into the early part of August. One heat related death occurred as a result.
High temperatures reached the upper 80s on July 27th and July 28th and just the lower 80s on July 29th. One person died from a heat stroke on July 29th.
Another unseasonably hot and humid day claimed the lives of five people within Philadelphia. The high temperature at the Philadelphia International Airport reached 96 degrees and the afternoon heat index reached between 100F and 105F.
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached in Las Vegas on July 29th. One person died two days later of heat related causes.
Very hot temperatures were experienced in southeast Arizona from July 29th through August 1st. Many locations approached or exceeded 110 degrees and set new daily record high temperatures.
One person died in the Las Vegas Valley of heat-related causes.
Heat and humidity combined to yield 105 to 109-degree heat indices across the western two-thirds of Oklahoma during the afternoon/evening of the 29th through 31st.
Three people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
A child died after getting into a hot car.
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Beardsley recorded 115°F, Minnesota’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
Holly Springs 2N recorded 115°F, Mississippi’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Perryville recorded 113°F, Tennessee’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
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The Rosa Fire started on July 29, 1985, in Washington, and burned 19,444 acres.
The Vail Fire started on July 29, 1989, in California, and burned 15,622 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on July 29, 1989, in California, and burned 8,741 acres.
The Fyu E 76 Fire was discovered on July 29, 1994, in Alaska, and burned 30,600 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hatchery Creek Fire was discovered on July 29, 1994, in Washington, and burned 29,435 acres; the cause was recorded as smoking.
The Tuana Complex was discovered on July 29, 1995, in Idaho, and burned 64,193 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Buffalo Fire was discovered on July 29, 1995, in Nevada, and burned 8,600 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Tokio Fire was discovered on July 29, 1998, in Washington, and burned 18,120 acres; the cause was recorded as railroad operations and maintenance.
The Pechanga Fire was discovered on July 29, 2000, in California, and burned 10,380 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
Named the "Pines Fire", it began when a helicopter nipped a power line. The resulting sparks started the fire. As July closed, the fire was only 15% contained, had burned 21 structures and 17,600 acres.
The Pines Fire was discovered on July 29, 2002, in San Diego County, California, and burned 61,690 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 30 to 40 mph blowing across an area recently burned by a fire picked up ash and dust and carried it across Interstate 80 about 2 miles west of Carlin. Visibility along the Interstate was reduced to near zero in the ash and dust.
The Tozitna River Fire was discovered on July 29, 2005, in Alaska, and burned 57,724 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Kalyuh Hill Fire was discovered on July 29, 2005, in Alaska, and burned 8,959 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Big Creek Fire was discovered on July 29, 2006, in Park County, Montana, and burned 14,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Sawmill Complex (Wyman 2) Fire was discovered on July 29, 2007, in Granite County, Montana, and burned 36,045 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The New Fork Fire was discovered on July 29, 2008, in Sublette County, Wyoming, and burned 15,089 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Crown Fire was discovered on July 29, 2010, in Los Angeles County, California, and burned 13,918 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Chips Fire was discovered on July 29, 2012, in Plumas County, California, and burned 75,431 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Sniption Fire was reported on July 29, 2014, in Gilliam County, Oregon, and burned 25,937 acres.
The Hammer Fire was reported on July 29, 2014, in Coconino County, Arizona, and burned 8,871 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Rocky Fire was reported on July 29, 2015, in Lake County, California, and burned 69,438 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Virginia Mountains Complex was reported on July 29, 2016, in Washoe County, Nevada, and burned 59,727 acres.
The Spruce Lake Fire was reported on July 29, 2017, in Klamath County, Oregon, and burned 15,825 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Sharps Fire was reported on July 29, 2018, in Blaine County, Idaho, and burned 64,764 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Crescent Mountain Fire was reported on July 29, 2018, in Okanogan County, Washington, and burned 56,609 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bull Draw Fire was reported on July 29, 2018, in Montrose County, Colorado, and burned 36,520 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Lake Wallula Fire was reported on July 29, 2018, in Umatilla County, Oregon, and burned 12,462 acres.
The Bishop Fire was reported on July 29, 2020, in Lincoln County, Nevada, and burned 13,008 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Pine Hollow Fire was reported on July 29, 2020, in Coconino County, Arizona, and burned 11,405 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The McFarland Fire was a very large wildfire that burned in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest north of Wildwood in Trinity County, Shasta County, and Tehama County, California in the United States. Started by a lightning strike, the fire was first reported on July 29, 2021 on McFarland Ridge south of Highway 36.
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The Mcfarland Fire was reported on July 29, 2021, in Shasta County, California, and burned 122,653 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Rough Patch Complex was reported on July 29, 2021, in Lane County, Oregon, and burned 50,564 acres.
The Middle Fork Complex was reported on July 29, 2021, in Lane County, Oregon, and burned 30,841 acres.
The McKinney Fire was a destructive wildfire in the Klamath National Forest in western Siskiyou County during the 2022 California wildfire season. m.
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The Mckinney Fire was reported on July 29, 2022, in Siskiyou County, California, and burned 52,498 acres.
The Elmo Fire was reported on July 29, 2022, in Flathead County, Montana, and burned 21,349 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Sourdough Fire was a wildfire in Whatcom County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It was reported on July 29, 2023, near Sourdough Mountain in North Cascades National Park and was likely caused by an earlier lightning strike.
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The 2023 Washington wildfire season officially began in March 2023 in the US state of Washington.
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The wildfire started on July 29 from unknown cause.
The Anderson Complex was reported on July 29, 2023, in Denali County, Alaska, and burned 58,933 acres.
The Ponds Fire was reported on July 29, 2023, in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska, and burned 17,108 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Eagle Bluff Fire was reported on July 29, 2023, in Okanogan County, Washington, and burned 16,428 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The fire started on July 30 from unknown human cause.
The Lower Granite Fire was reported on July 29, 2024, in Garfield County, Washington, and burned 13,445 acres.
The Alexander Mountain Fire was reported on July 29, 2024, in Larimer County, Colorado, and burned 9,668 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Rock Creek Fire was reported on July 29, 2025, in Malheur County, Oregon, and burned 31,960 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Blackstone Fire was reported on July 29, 2025, in Owyhee County, Idaho, and burned 21,897 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
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An earthquake struck Tabriz, Iran. It killed 250 people.
An earthquake struck Tokyo, Japan. It killed 200 people. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Edirne, Istanbul, Turkey. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Antigua, Guatemala. It killed 100 people.
An earthquake struck Gerace, Italy. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Petit Goave,leogane,port-Au-Prince, Haiti. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Camerino, Italy. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Sulawesi, Indonesia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Turkey. It killed 30 people.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Ajerbangis, Sumatra, Indonesia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck San Juan, Puerto Rico, US Territories.
An earthquake struck Van,bolgesi, Turkey. It killed 300 people.
3 and a maximum EMS-98 intensity of V (Strong).
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A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck India-China.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Antofagasta, Chile. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Gahkom,laigazan,patkuiyeh,golruiyeh,ganj, Iran. It killed 5 people, injured 8 and destroyed 350 houses.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Colombia. It killed 20 people, injured 150 and did $2 million in damage.
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Patzun, Guatemala. It killed 17 people.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Pithoragarh, Nepal-India. It killed 200 people and did $245 million in damage.
The 1980 Nepal earthquake devastated the Nepal–India border region on the evening of July 29. 6 Mw earthquake was located in Nepal, northwest of Khaptad National Park.
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A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Chitral, Swat, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan. It killed 5 people, injured 38 and did $2 million in damage.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Panj-Qumsangir, Tajikistan. It killed 3 people, injured 19 and destroyed 721 houses.
On July 29, the 2006 Tajikistan earthquake hit the Khatlon region of Tajikistan. The earthquake doublet killed four people and injured 40 in both Tajikistan and Afghanistan.
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The 2008 Chino Hills earthquake occurred at 11:42:15 am PDT on July 29 in Southern California, United States. 4 earthquake was in Chino Hills, c.
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A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Los Angeles, California, United States. It injured 8.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico. It killed 1 person and injured 1.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Unguia, Colombia, Colombia-Panama. It injured 6.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Northern Mariana Islands, US Territories.
7 mi). Widespread damage was reported in the area, and authorities confirmed that 20 people were killed in the earthquake while hundreds were injured.
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m. local time.
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A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck Alaska Peninsula, United States. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 1 person, injured 13 and did $10 million in damage.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck El Salvador-Guatemala. It killed 1 person and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
8 megathrust earthquake struck off the eastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East, 119 km (74 mi) east-southeast of the coastal city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. It was the most powerful earthquake recorded worldwide since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, and is tied with the 1906 Ecuador–Colombia and 2010 Chile earthquakes as the sixth-strongest ever recorded by seismometers.
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Asamayama, Japan erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 2 people.
Arenal, Costa Rica erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 80 people.
Bulusan, Philippines erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2.
Klyuchevskoy, Russia erupted. The eruption caused a tsunami and was accompanied by an earthquake.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 1 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Adriatic Sea, Croatia.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Ajerbangis, Sumatra, Indonesia.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea, with a maximum water height of 0.9 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Northern Chile.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.3 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck Kodiak Island, AK, United States, with a maximum water height of 0.42 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, with a maximum water height of 17 meters. It killed 1 person, injured 13 and did $10 million in damage.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began July 29, 1946, reached Kp 7 and lasted 39 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 60; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began July 29, 1977, reached Kp 7- and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 61; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A 38-year-old women was struck by lightning and killed in Milford township while standing near a tree on the patio of her parents house.
A 15 year old male was swimming near Casino Beach on Pensacola Beach when he was pulled under the water by a strong rip current and drowned in the rough surf.
A 21 year old male was struck and killed by lightning from an approaching thunderstorm while on a boat on the Braden River.
A Lantana-resident drowned in a rip current while attempting to swim back to the beach.
A two-year-old boy was struck by lightning and eventually died from the injuries. The injury occurred as the boy was outside helping his family in the garden about 4.5 miles west of Oneonta.
Three people were killed and another injured when lightning struck a large oak tree, which then fell on and crushed the vehicle they were sitting in. Two other vehicles were damaged by the fallen tree.
On this date in 2004, a 112-year-old record was broken for the coolest high temperature in Oklahoma City for July 29. The temperature only rose to 73 degrees, which broke the previous record by 3 degrees.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A nearly stationary frontal boundary acted as a focusing mechanism for thunderstorms throughout the day on the 29th in eastern Pennsylvania.
Dense fog that formed over parts of eastern Nebraska during the morning hours of July 29th dropped visibilities to near zero across counties the bordered the Platte and Loup Rivers west of Fremont. The dense fog contributed to a fatal vehicle accident in Butler county.
A man drowned due to a rip current in Myrtle Beach.
During the afternoon of the 29th, first responders were dispatched to Miller Beach in Gary, Indiana for a possible drowning due to a rip current. A search and rescue ensued but was hindered due to rip currents and 3 to 6 foot waves.
A cold front moved through on July 29th 2023 kicking waves up to around 3 feet during the afternoon. Winds relaxed to around 1 foot at the time of the incident, but lingering currents were present.
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