Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for July 30, in any year, each linked to its full record.
Every event with a place, colored by kind. Tap one to open its record.
By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Mashhad, Neyshabur (Nishapur), Iran. It killed 5,600 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Lesina, Italy. It killed 5,000 people. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Gargano Peninsula, Italy. It killed 5,000 people.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China. It killed 1,800 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Venezuela. It killed 300 people, injured 1,536 and did $140 million in damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Caracas, Venezuela, with a maximum water height of 0.08 meters. It killed 300 people, injured 1,536 and did $140 million in damage.
Other weather
A series of landslides occurred in Punjirimattom, Mundakkai, Chooralmala, and Vellarimala villages in Meppadi panchayat, Vythiri taluk in Wayanad district, Kerala, India in the early hours of 30 July 2024. The landslides were caused by heavy rains that caused hillsides to collapse onto the areas below.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Karnaveh, Marev, Iran. It killed 220 people, injured 483, destroyed 2,000 houses and did $8 million in damage.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Isaias crossed the coast near San Pedro de Macorís, San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic as a tropical storm, 55 kt, central pressure 1002 mb. It killed 12 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Isaias was a destructive tropical cyclone that caused extensive damage across the Caribbean and the East Coast of the United States while also giving rise to the strongest tropical cyclone-spawned tornado since Hurricane Rita in 2005. The ninth named storm and second hurricane of the extremely active and record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Isaias originated from a vigorous tropical wave off the coast of Africa that was first identified by the National Hurricane Center on…
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Mistrato, Manizales, Colombia. It killed 47 people, injured 300 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Tazewell, Logan counties, Illinois and tracked 3 miles, killing 6 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N San Jose, IL.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Chippewa County, Wisconsin and tracked 19 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 20.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Ulster County, New York and tracked 1 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Highland/Ellis Corners, NY.
An F3 tornado touched down in Tazewell, Logan counties, Illinois and tracked 3 miles, killing 6 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N San Jose, IL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Dallas County, Texas and tracked 2.4 miles, 35 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Oak Cliff, TX.
An F2 tornado touched down in Charlotte County, Florida and tracked 0.3 miles, 27 yards wide at its widest, killing 2.
An F4 tornado touched down in Chippewa County, Wisconsin and tracked 19 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 20.
An F3 tornado touched down in Saint Croix, Polk, Barron counties, Wisconsin and tracked 9.1 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F2 tornado touched down in Chippewa, Rusk, Taylor counties, Wisconsin and tracked 34.5 miles, 1,000 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 8.
An F3 tornado touched down in Morton, Burleigh counties, North Dakota and tracked 23.9 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Johnson County, Indiana and tracked 7 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 25.
A tornado touched down briefly near Weldona. The twister caused substantial damage to a fertilizer truck when it was smashed into a utility pole. The time of the event was approximated.
Heavy rain and hail triggered a flash flood which sent a wall of water through the window of the financial aid office at the University of Colorado campus.
A pulse-severe mini-supercell thunderstorm rapidly developed near the border of Frederick Co, Virginia and Berkeley Co during the late afternoon.
Large branches down. Estimated windspeed.
A small tornado touched down in a trailer park. The tornado briefly kicked up dust and debris before dissipating, but no damage occurred.
Thunderstorms moved through Wisconsin in very warm and unstable air ahead of a cold front. Severe thunderstorm winds and tornadoes downed trees and power lines and damaged buildings across a large swath of central, north central and east central Wisconsin.
A tornado moved along a two mile path from southwest of Holton into town. One house, one mobile home and two small planes were destroyed. Thirty-six other structures sustained major damage. Numerous trees were uprooted along the path of the tornado.
Scattered severe thunderstorms developed along a cold front moving across western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, and Garrett county Maryland.
A cold front approached the Mid-South during the afternoon hours of July 30th, 2009. A low pressure center developed along the front as the front moved into the area. The low pressure helped to spawn several tornadoes across the Mid-South.
A cold front approached the Mid-South during the afternoon hours of July 30th, 2009. A low pressure center developed along the front as the front moved into the area. The low pressure helped to spawn several tornadoes across the Mid-South.
A cold front approached the Mid-South during the afternoon hours of July 30th, 2009. A low pressure center developed along the front as the front moved into the area. The low pressure helped to spawn several tornadoes across the Mid-South.
During the morning of the 30th, a large cluster of thunderstorms known as a Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) moved into Arkansas from the southwest. The MCS weakened, leaving behind a Mesoscale Convective Vortex (MCV) or small area of circulation aloft.
As a strong low pressure system and associated front moved quickly from the Midwest U.S. into Middle Tennessee by the afternoon hours, and through the mid state during the evening hours, thunderstorms developed along and ahead of this weather system.
Thunderstorms developed Saturday afternoon across central Minnesota and moved east-southeast across portions of central and east-central Minnesota and produced significant wind damage around Milaca, Dalbo and Foreston, Minnesota.
A long-lived supercell thunderstorm developed over western Haakon County and moved south-southeast across south central South Dakota. Very large hail was reported in some areas, along with strong wind gusts, and a small tornado near Philip.
A particularly explosive storm environment developed on the afternoon of the 30th. MLCAPE values rose to 3500 J/kg, 0-3 km CAPE of 100-150 J/kg, effective bulk shear of 40 kts, and 0-3 km shear of 20-30 kts.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a category 1 hurricane, 70 kt (80 mph).
An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Islamorada, FL as a tropical storm, 40 kt. The 1899 Carrabelle hurricane caused significant damage in the Dominican Republic and the Florida Panhandle of the United States. The second tropical cyclone and second hurricane of the 1899 Atlantic hurricane season, the storm was first observed south of the Dominican Republic on July 28, 1899.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Hobe Sound, FL as a category 1 hurricane, 65 kt (75 mph), central pressure 988 mb. The 1933 Florida–Mexico hurricane was the first of five Atlantic hurricanes to affect the United States during the very active 1933 Atlantic hurricane season. The fifth tropical cyclone of the year, it formed east of the Lesser Antilles on July 24, rapidly strengthening as it moved west-northwest.
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Hurricane Wanda reached its peak of 160 kt (185 mph) with a central pressure of 915 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Helen reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 945 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Herb reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 925 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Muifa reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 918 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Noru reached its peak of 135 kt (155 mph) with a central pressure of 922 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Erick reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 952 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Isaias crossed the coast near San Pedro de Macorís, San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic as a tropical storm, 55 kt, central pressure 1002 mb. It killed 12 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Isaias was a destructive tropical cyclone that caused extensive damage across the Caribbean and the East Coast of the United States while also giving rise to the strongest tropical cyclone-spawned tornado since Hurricane Rita in 2005. The ninth named storm and second hurricane of the extremely active and record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Isaias originated from a vigorous tropical wave off the coast of Africa that was first identified by the National Hurricane Center on…
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Tragedy was narrowly averted south of Davis on July 30, 1973. A church bus, occupied by the driver and 34 children, was washed off a road in the Arbuckle Mountains by rushing flood waters. Four of the children jumped from the bus and were quickly washed downstream. The children then became trapped in trees and were later rescued. The driver and the other children remained in the bus and were also rescued safely.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A very hot and humid airmass was in place over Iowa. Surface temperatures were in the mid 90s to low 100s with dew point temperatures in the low to mid 70s. CAPE values were in the 7000 to 9000 J/kg range over most of the state.
Flash flooding event in Merizo. Heavy rain from a nearly stationary thunderstorm caused flash flooding across a small section along the southern tip of Guam.
Thunderstorms with torrential downpours that remained nearly stationary during the early evening of the 30th, caused flash flooding in the Mill Creek Basin in Bucks County just above its confluence with the Neshaminy Creek.
A series of classic flash floods developed across the higher terrain of northern and central Madison County over the weekend of the 29th and 30th.
The Coweta county 911 center and the public reported pea size hail at several locations around the county, particularly in the Sharpsburg area.
Several power poles down along US route 60.
The Macon Telegraph reported that slow moving and persistent thunderstorms dumped up to three inches of rain on saturated ground across Macon and much of Bibb county during the mid to late afternoon. The heavy rain resulted in considerable flooding.
Flash Flood in Garleys Canyon. SUV with 5 occupants (2 adults, 3 children) overtaken by flood waters. 5 year old boy and 1 year old boy drowned. 3 year old girl sustained non-life threatening injuries. 2 adults uninjured.
A rockslide fell onto Camp Bird Road just south of Ouray and killed the driver of a Jeep when a boulder crashed through the roof of the vehicle. A passenger received minor injuries.
A weak frontal boundary in combination with sea breeze and numerous low level boundaries in a highly unstable environment resulted in numerous showers and thunderstorms across the region.
Weak upper level energy interacted with old outflow boundaries and rich tropical moisture. Lightning was prolific and caused numerous fires.
In the mid afternoon hours of Wednesday, July 30th, Severe Thunderstorm Watch 775 was issued for much of western and central North Dakota due to intensification of thunderstorms developing along a pre-frontal trough situated over western North Dakota.
Numerous thunderstorms formed within a very moist atmosphere over southeast Arizona, producing heavy flooding rainfall at many locales. Many creeks, washes and rivers experienced heavy runoff and elevated flows.
An extremely moist southeast flow across Arizona brought widespread showers, thunderstorms, heavy rain, and flash flooding to northern Arizona.
Training thunderstorms across southeast Hand County brought very heavy rains of 5 to 10 inches which caused the Rosehill Dam to fail resulting in flash flooding.
Heavy rain occurred over a large portion of the Waldo Canyon burn scar from late afternoon through early morning. A flow of ash and gravel covered US Highway 24 to a depth of five feet, stranding a truck and trailer.
Scattered monsoon thunderstorms developed across southwestern Imperial county during the afternoon hours on July 30th.
High pressure over southern New Mexico continued a moist southeast flow into southeast Arizona. Storms produced gusty winds and heavy rain near Douglas. Lightning struck and killed one person near Sonoita.
A boundary remained overhead on the 30th of July. Hot and humid conditions led to an unstable atmosphere. The instability along with the boundary caused a few severe thunderstorms to develop.
Several clusters of thunderstorms associated with several shortwaves and a cold front became nearly stationary over Mercer County on the 29th and Hunderdon County on the morning of the 30th. Heavy rainfall over 5 inches occurred in these areas.
Storms producing heavy rainfall developed and crossed over an area that was already saturated from earlier rain on the evening of the 30th.
A back door cold front that surged southwest across New Mexico recharged low level moisture westward into the Rio Grande Valley.
A slow moving warm front lifted across the middle Ohio River Valley and central Appalachians on the 30th. Additional support was provided by several mid level shortwave troughs and a weak surface low.
Daytime heating combined with divergence aloft associated with an easterly wave near the Arizona/New Mexico border promoted thunderstorm initiation across southeast Arizona during the afternoon of the 30th.
A cluster of nearly stationary thunderstorms affected portions of Caledonia, Essex and Orleans Counties in northeastern Vermont during the early to mid morning hours of July 30, 2024.
Two lines of thunderstorms moved through Middle Tennessee on July 30, 2024. One of these lines moved through the area during the afternoon while the second arrived late in the evening.
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed across western North Carolina, mainly during the late afternoon and evening. Several of the storms produced brief swaths of damaging wind gusts.
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Large hail, damaging thunderstorm winds and heavy rain resulted in substantial crop loss in Morgan County. The Weldona area was hardest hit by the storms. Some of the crops in Weldona were completely destroyed.
Large tree limbs were blown down in numerous locationsthroughout the city. One 15 year old boy was hospitalizedin critical condition after being burned by a downedpower line. One utility pole and transformer crashed downon a resident's porch.
A mesoscale convective system moved across north-central, central and northeast Wisconsin during the evening of July 30, 1999. Thunderstorm wind gusts over 70 mph (and possibly as high as 100 mph) produced significant damage across the far north-central part of the state.
Trees downed.
The strong winds blew down trees and power lines and flipped a boat and trailer, tossing them 71 feet. A tree fell on a house, puncturing holes in the roof. The strong winds also blew a 33-inch diameter pine tree down across a minivan, causing minor injuries to 2 people.
Hail to the size of golf balls was reported in Shelby from some early afternoon severe storms passing through the region. Up to 2 inches of rain fell in southeast Polk county.
Downburst winds hit the Bayfield waterfront where an art fair was in progress at Memorial Park. Most of the ninety fair tents were demolished and art pieces were tossed into Lake Superior. A woman broke her hand while a man received a large gash on his hand.
Numerous trees were blown down across the northern portion of the county. One tree fell on a house in Sandersville.
On the afternoon of July 30th a strong upper disturbance moved over the region and combined with deep moisture, moderate instability, and unseasonably strong winds aloft.
Severe thunderstorms produced several reports of damaging wind gusts across portions of Oceana, Newaygo and Muskegon counties on July 30th.
Severe thunderstorms developed over the northwestern Sandhills and moved east during the late afternoon and evening hours of July 30th. Hail to the size of golfballs and winds estimated to 70 MPH broke windows out of cars and homes near Crookston.
A strong thunderstorm developed over the northern Absaroka Mountains and moved east across open country in northern Park County. The storm produced 50 mph wind, one-half inch diameter hail, and a little more than one-half inch of rain.
A possible Dust Devil was reportedly responsible for one fatality of a Sky Diver in Calverton. The instructor was injured as well.
A storm produced damaging winds just outside Vilas. A 84-year old man died.
Thunderstorms developed across the higher terrain of eastern Arizona during the afternoon hours on July 30th and they gradually spread towards the west and into the south-central deserts during the evening hours.
A weak upper level disturbance moving through a very warm, humid and unstable air mass lead to scattered thunderstorms, including several severe storms in the Champlain Valley of Vermont.
A slow moving cold front and an upper level trough moved through Central New York during the afternoon and early evening of the 30th. This sparked a round of severe thunderstorms across the area.
An unusually strong upper level disturbance dropped southward from the northern Plains into western Missouri during the evening of the 30th and continued southward through the early morning of the 31st.
Scattered storms developed across the eastern part of the state and evolved southward and produced damaging winds.
An MCS out of the north produced widespread thunderstorms winds damage from North GA down between Columbus and Macon. One of the downed trees fell on a car, sadly resulting in 1 fatality.
A weakness aloft moved across the northern gulf coast interacting with deep moisture. Numerous showers and storms resulted.
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On 30 July 2026, an avalanche struck a group of 10 climbers attempting to summit Broad Peak in the Karakoram range of Pakistan. The avalanche occurred at an altitude of about 6,600 m (21,700 ft) on the slope between Camp 2 and Camp 3 and swept all the climbers down the mountain.
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Excessive heat and drought conditions affected western and central Oklahoma from May through early October with the most intense heat and severe drought conditions occurring from mid-June through early September across central and southern Oklahoma.
Excessive heat claimed the life of an elderly man at Gurdon. He was found in his mobile home. There was an air conditioner, but it was not running.
Excessive heat claimed the life of an elderly woman in Warren. She was found in her one bedroom apartment with no air conditioning, a single fan and the windows shut.
An 84 year old woman was found dead in her home in Lafayette. The coroner determined that the death was heat related. The home was furnished with air conditioning but was apparently not operating.
An 83 year old woman was found deceased in her home, in Pine Bluff, as a result of heat-related stress. The woman's 81 year old sister was also found unconscious in the home and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
An extended period of heat and humidity occurred across central and southeast Illinois from July 30th to August 2nd. Afternoon high temperatures ranged from 94 to 100 degrees most afternoons, with afternoon heat indices ranging from 105 to 110.
A period of very hot and humid weather began on the evening of July 30th and continued into August 2nd. Overnight temperatures only fell to 70 to 75 on the 30th, and soared into the 95 to 100 degree range during the afternoon of July 31st.
About 50 people were treated for heat illnesses at a Boy Scouts event at Camp Spencer, neat the town of Darlington. The heat index was estimated between 100 to 103 degrees with data from surrounding weather observation stations.
Several days of temperatures near 100 degrees contributed to two deaths from heat stroke in the Gulfport area.
A heat wave began late in July as high pressure aloft built into the area. On the 30th, only isolated stations recorded highs of 100 degrees, but on the 31st, many stations topped 100. Heat indices were generally in the range of 105 to 110 degrees.
A strong subtropical high pressure system reestablished itself over the south central United States toward the end of the July. This resulted in an extended period of exceptionally hot weather, which continued into August.
Temperatures climbed into the lower 90s on July 30th 2012. A 52 year old Chicago man died from a heat stroke.
The combination of above normal temperatures in the lower 90s with high humidity, led to a heat related death in Lawrence County, Alabama.
One person died of heat related causes. The high temperature was 104.
Strong high pressure continued to create hot temperatures 2 to 8 degrees above normal July 30-31 in parts of southeast Arizona and caused the Moderate Heat Risk category to be reached.
Excessive heat from high temperatures and humidity led to a fatality when a child was left in a hot car for too long.
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The Locustgrov Fire started on July 30, 1990, in Washington, and burned 17,188 acres.
The Milfordben Fire was discovered on July 30, 1994, in Utah, and burned 10,700 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Blue Gulch Fire was discovered on July 30, 1995, in Idaho, and burned 15,234 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Cedar Pocket Fire was discovered on July 30, 1995, in Utah, and burned 12,641 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bogus Creek Fire was discovered on July 30, 1996, in Oregon, and burned 57,160 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Coyote Butte Fire was discovered on July 30, 1996, in Idaho, and burned 18,165 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Rocky Ford Fire was discovered on July 30, 1996, in Oregon, and burned 10,987 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Sloans Ridge Fire was discovered on July 30, 1996, in Oregon, and burned 10,137 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
Dry lightning started the Huffer Fire. The fire burned 2290 acres in Lassen Volcanic National Park.
The Wilderness Complex (Lonely) Fire was discovered on July 30, 2000, in Idaho, and burned 19,456 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Elk Mountain 2 Fire was discovered on July 30, 2001, in Wyoming, and burned 14,990 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The China Fire within Sequoia National Forest burned approximately 819 acres in the Kern River Canyon southwest of Lake Isabella. The fire was lightning caused but no structures or lives were lost.
The Grayling Creek Fire was discovered on July 30, 2005, in Alaska, and burned 45,930 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The East Fork Yuki River Fire was discovered on July 30, 2005, in Alaska, and burned 32,775 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Maggie Fire was discovered on July 30, 2006, in Blaine County, Montana, and burned 7,963 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Le Hardy Fire was discovered on July 30, 2008, in Wyoming, and burned 10,361 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Mustang Complex was discovered on July 30, 2012, in Lemhi County, Idaho, and burned 275,960 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bald Fire was reported on July 30, 2014, in Shasta County, California, and burned 39,736 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Beaver Complex was reported on July 30, 2014, in Jackson County, Oregon, and burned 35,302 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The KNF Beaver Fire was reported on July 30, 2014, in Siskiyou County, California, and burned 32,496 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Day Fire was reported on July 30, 2014, in Modoc County, California, and burned 13,153 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Lodge Complex was reported on July 30, 2014, in Mendocino County, California, and burned 12,536 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Frog Wildfire was started by lightning at around 1645 PST on 07/30/2015. As of 0330 PST on 08/01/2015, the fire covered 1000 acres and was 10 percent contained. 400,000 dollars had been spent on firefighting efforts.
The River Complex was reported on July 30, 2015, in Trinity County, California, and burned 73,696 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Happy Fire was reported on July 30, 2015, in Trinity County, California, and burned 67,440 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Mad River Complex was reported on July 30, 2015, in Trinity County, California, and burned 37,462 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Fork Complex was reported on July 30, 2015, in Trinity County, California, and burned 36,499 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Route Complex was reported on July 30, 2015, in Humboldt County, California, and burned 35,675 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Stouts Creek Fire was reported on July 30, 2015, in Douglas County, Oregon, and burned 26,452 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Shiell Fire was reported on July 30, 2015, in Trinity County, California, and burned 15,378 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Pickett Fire was reported on July 30, 2015, in Trinity County, California, and burned 10,985 acres.
The Gobbler Fire was reported on July 30, 2015, in Trinity County, California, and burned 8,279 acres.
The Range 12 Fire was reported on July 30, 2016, in Yakima County, Washington, and burned 176,600 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Black Rock Road Fire was reported on July 30, 2016, in Grant County, Washington, and burned 16,005 acres.
A wildfire started 10 miles NE of Darrington on the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Reservation on July 30th. No structures were lost thanks to fire suppression efforts. The fire burned 216 acres and was permitted to burn itself out by early September after moving into more isolated areas.
The Wildhorse Fire was reported on July 30, 2017, in Bingham County, Idaho, and burned 27,181 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Glade 3 Fire was reported on July 30, 2017, in Yakima County, Washington, and burned 10,669 acres.
The Monument Fire was a wildfire west of Big Bar in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Trinity County, California in the United States. The fire, which was started by a lightning strike, was first reported on July 30, 2021.
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The River Complex 2021 was a wildfire complex burning in Klamath National Forest in Siskiyou County, California in the United States. The complex comprises over 20 wildfires that started as a result of lightning strikes during a series of thunderstorms in late July 2021.
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The Monument Fire was reported on July 30, 2021, in Trinity County, California, and burned 223,124 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The River Complex was reported on July 30, 2021, in Siskiyou County, California, and burned 199,359 acres.
The Mana Road Fire was reported on July 30, 2021, in Hawaii County, Hawaii, and burned 40,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Carter Canyon Fire was reported on July 30, 2022, in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, and burned 15,592 acres.
The Niarada Fire was reported on July 30, 2023, in Flathead County, Montana, and burned 20,365 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Middle Ridge Fire was reported on July 30, 2023, in Sanders County, Montana, and burned 13,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
On the afternoon of 11 August 2024, a wildfire fire hit the northeastern Attica region of Greece. The fire broke out in the area of Varnavas, northeast of Athens, at 3:02 PM, according to Fire Colonel Vassileios Vathrakogiannis, the Fire Service spokesman and quickly spread due to strong winds.
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The Stone Canyon Fire started on July 30, 2024 in the Stone Canyon area outside the Town of Lyons.
The Pleasant Valley Fire was reported on July 30, 2024, in Platte County, Wyoming, and burned 28,984 acres.
Lightning Creek Fire started on July 30 by lightning. It was located 9 miles north of Clark Fork Idaho.
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An earthquake struck Napoli (Naples), Italy. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Lesina, Italy. It killed 5,000 people. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Puebla, Mexico. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Mashhad, Neyshabur (Nishapur), Iran. It killed 5,600 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Delvine, Suli, Gzig, Albania. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck N. Mexico. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Lemo, Colo, Anja, Olu Congko, Sulawesi, Indonesia. It destroyed 213 houses.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Acapulco, Mexico. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China. It killed 1,800 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Kampos (Laconia), Greece.
An earthquake struck Ecuador. It killed 11 people.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Mistrato, Manizales, Colombia. It killed 47 people, injured 300 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Venezuela. It killed 300 people, injured 1,536 and did $140 million in damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Karnaveh, Marev, Iran. It killed 220 people, injured 483, destroyed 2,000 houses and did $8 million in damage.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Sitka, Juneau, Alaska, United States. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 8 earthquake struck Antofagasta, Calama, Mejillones, Chile. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 3 people, destroyed 115 houses and did $1.8 million in damage.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck S, Honshu, Japan. It injured 1. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 4 earthquake struck Dogubeyazit, Turkey. It killed 1 person and injured 5.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Bahcekaradalak, Sirapinar, Yeniyapanseyhli, Turkey.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Torbet-I-Heydariyeh, Iran. It injured 274 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Piura, Peru. It injured 34 and destroyed 42 houses.
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Semeru, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 1 person.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Gargano Peninsula, Italy. It killed 5,000 people.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Ligurian Sea, Italy.
A tsunami with a source recorded as questionable earthquake struck N. Mexico.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck S. Mexico, with a maximum water height of 9 meters. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck English Channel, United Kingdom.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Caracas, Venezuela, with a maximum water height of 0.08 meters. It killed 300 people, injured 1,536 and did $140 million in damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck SE. Alaska, AK, United States, with a maximum water height of 0.1 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8 earthquake struck Northern Chile, with a maximum water height of 3 meters. It killed 3 people, injured 58, destroyed 115 houses and did $1.8 million in damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck S Coast, Honshu, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.14 meters. It injured 1.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Lysefjoren, Western Norway, with a maximum water height of 1.5 meters.
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A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began July 30, 1999, reached Kp 8- and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 53; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 47 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A couple was swimming in the gulf just offshore of Orange Beach when strong rip currents took them both under the water. The husband tried to save his wife but was unable to do so. She drowned and he was taken to a local hospital and was later released.
A 48 year old Louisiana man man was drowned after apparently being caught in a rip current.
The Thredbo landslide was a catastrophic landslide that occurred at the village and ski resort of Thredbo, New South Wales, Australia, on 30 July 1997. Two ski lodges were destroyed and 18 people died.
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A 24 year old Amish man was killed by lightning, while travelling in a horse and buggy. The horse was killed also.
A 62 year old man was struck by lightning on a golf course in Palm Bay. He died of his lightning injuries on 08/01/00.
One man was killed by a lightning strike while outside working at his home.
A construction worker standing on a catwalk and washing down fiberglass water tanks, was struck by lightning and fell 30 feet to the ground. He was in cardiac arrest when Paramedics arrived, transported to the hospital, and pronounced dead at 0758 PST.
A 45 year old man was struck and killed by lightning about 200 yards off the Wahweap Marina.
Lightning struck a 20-year old man in Boca Raton during the afternoon of July 30th.
On 30 July 2014, a landslide occurred in the village of Malin in the Ambegaon taluka of the Pune district in Maharashtra, India. The landslide, which hit early in the morning while residents were asleep, was believed to have been caused by a burst of heavy rainfall, and killed at least 151 people.
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Hazardous marine conditions affected the north coast of Puerto Rico producing dangerous rip current along the north facing beaches of Puerto Rico.
An unusually strong low pressure system tracking to the south and east of Long Island Saturday July 29th to Sunday July 30th, created an east to west sweep of 3 to 5 foot surf across Eastern Long Island beaches on Sunday July 30th.
Afternoon heating with cold temperatures aloft allowed for convection to develop across the east coast and move towards the interior in the afternoon and evening. These storms produced frequent lightning across the region.
Persistent southwest flow, 3 to 4 ft winds waves, and high astronomical tides resulted in moderate rip current activity on July 30th.
Dangerous swim conditions developed in the wake of a cold front that swept across the Great Lakes. Three lives were lost due to rip currents, with 6 injuries recorded from either rescues of other swimmers or injuries of first responders.
Subtropical moisture continued to stream into central California on July 30. Once again, afternoon thunderstorms developed over the Sierra Nevada. One thunderstorm produced a fatal lightning strike over the Sierra Nevada during the early afternoon.
A series of landslides occurred in Punjirimattom, Mundakkai, Chooralmala, and Vellarimala villages in Meppadi panchayat, Vythiri taluk in Wayanad district, Kerala, India in the early hours of 30 July 2024. The landslides were caused by heavy rains that caused hillsides to collapse onto the areas below.
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A magnitude 8.8 earthquake occurred off the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia on the 29th of July, Pacific Time. The tsunami wave then traveled across the Pacific and impacted the Northwest California coast around midnight on the 30th.
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