Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for July 6, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Tornadoes
An F5 tornado touched down in Cherokee, Buena Vista, Pocahontas counties, Iowa and tracked 57.6 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 71 and injuring 200. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Newell/Pomeroy, IA.
Floods
The 2012 Krasnodar Krai floods were floods in southwest Russia in early July 2012, mainly in Krasnodar Krai near the coast of the Black Sea. The equivalent of five months of rain fell overnight in some southern parts of the country according to the Hydrometeorological Centre of Russia.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Guerrero, Mexico. It killed 78 people, injured 50 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Off Fukushima, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 57 people.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Off Fukushima, Japan. It killed 57 people.
Heat and drought
Strong high pressure encompassing the Desert Southwest led to above normal temperatures, with excessive heat conditions occurring across the Phoenix area between the 9th and 11th.
Tornadoes
An F2 tornado touched down in Iberville Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana and tracked 6.7 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 11 and injuring 38. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Baton Rouge/E Baton Rouge, LA.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Nepartak reached its peak of 155 kt (180 mph) with a central pressure of 907 mb, a category 5 storm.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Ridgecrest, California, United States. It destroyed 101 houses and did $5.3 billion in damage.
Heat and drought
The Desert Southwest continued to remain under the influence of an upper level ridge of high pressure during the July 6-10th time period. As a result, high temperatures in Phoenix continued to reach or exceed 110 degrees each day with the 6th reaching a high of 115 degrees.
Tornadoes
Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall over northeastern South Carolina during the morning hours of July 6.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Cindy crossed the coast near Grand Isle, LA as a category 1 hurricane, 65 kt (75 mph), central pressure 991 mb. It killed 1 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. S. state of Louisiana in July 2005.
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An F2 tornado touched down in Iberville Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana and tracked 6.7 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 11 and injuring 38. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Baton Rouge/E Baton Rouge, LA.
An F2 tornado touched down in Amite County, Mississippi and tracked 0.6 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Gloster, MS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Lincoln County, Mississippi and tracked 4.9 miles, killing 1 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Brookhaven, MS.
An F5 tornado touched down in Cherokee, Buena Vista, Pocahontas counties, Iowa and tracked 57.6 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 71 and injuring 200. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Newell/Pomeroy, IA.
The 1893 Pomeroy tornado was a violent multiple-vortex tornado that occurred on July 6, 1893, in northwestern Iowa. The tornado traveled across portions of Cherokee, Buena Vista, Pocahontas, and Calhoun counties, causing major structural destruction along its path.
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An F2 tornado touched down in Grady County, Georgia and tracked 2.3 miles, killing 1 and injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Cairo, GA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Renville, Bottineau counties, North Dakota and tracked 17.2 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
25 tornadoes were recorded on July 6, 1987, in Florida, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Illinois, Georgia, Indiana, Nebraska.
A brief tornado destroyed a 14 x 80 foot mobile home, damaged a propane tank, and broke windows in several houses.
A tornado destroyed three homes and damaged two others as it moved northeast. One person was injured. The tornado also killed three horses, damaged an airplane, downed power lines and damaged crops in the area. Storm damage totals were around $570 thousands.
A severe thunderstorm moved southeast across Tuscola County on the 6th, dropping large hail over the communities of Fairgrove and Caro. In Caro, a car dealership suffered damages in excess of $100,000 to their stock of both used and new cars.
Lightning started a fire which extensively damaged a restaurant in Nekoosa (Wood County). A severe thunderstorm with winds to 60 mph caused $150,000 damage around Algoma (Kewaunee County). Damage occurred to roofs, porches and windows as well as trees and power lines.
A stationary frontal system remained just to the northwest of Iowa. The airmass was extremely unstable with convective available potential energy between 5000 and 6000 J-Kg-1 over the northwest part of Iowa.
Trees downed by thunderstorm winds. One tree blocked Route 981 near Trauger.
Severe thunderstorm winds caused damage statewide as downed trees blocked roads and caused power outages. The winds also damaged several buildings. In Sanbornton, a 60 foot pine tree fell on a car killing the driver.
A F1 tornado crossed US Hwy 17 just south of SC Hwy 22 (Conway Bypass) doing damage to signs and power poles near the Chesapeake House Restaurant.
Two rounds of scattered severe convection affected south-central and southeast Wisconsin on Sunday, July 6, 2003. The first round occurred during the morning hours and the second during the late afternoon hours.
The Harris County 911 Center reported that several trees were down scattered throughout the county, including one tree that was blown down in downtown Hamilton.
29 tornadoes were recorded on July 6, 2005, in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Texas.
An EF1 tornado struck southern Kent county during the late evening hours of July 6th, resulting in widespread damage including numerous downed trees, power lines, and damage to numerous homes and other structures. There were 6 injuries but no fatalities.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch number 395 was in effect during this event. A small but intense cluster of thunderstorms formed over far northeast Montana and tracked into far northwestern North Dakota early in the evening.
A cold front moved through the state during the afternoon of the 6th. Temperatures warmed into the mid 80s to around 90, with dew points in the mid 70s to low 80s. The atmosphere became very unstable with CAPE rising to 8000 J/kg by late afternoon.
A strong upper level short wave resulted in large-scale forcing across the eastern portions of the Billings Forecast Area. This resulted in severe thunderstorms across Custer and Fallon Counties during the afternoon of the 6th.
A line of thunderstorms intensified as it approached the Mississippi River and began to bow out toward the east. Numerous damaging wind events occurred in the southern tip of Illinois, along with an isolated tornado. Wind damage was much more isolated to the north.
A line of thunderstorms produced sporadic wind damage in southeast Missouri. The line intensified as it approached the Mississippi River and began to bow out. Widespread damaging winds raked areas west of Kentucky Lake in the afternoon.
A long-lived supercell thunderstorm tracked east-southeast from Wyoming across parts of the northern Black Hills and west central South Dakota, including the Rapid City area.
Thunderstorms developed ahead of a frontal boundary moving into a warm and humid airmass that was in place across the Ohio Valley.
A broad, upper trough was over most of the country, including Nebraska. An upper disturbance passed over the central Plains which created enhanced lift.
Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall over northeastern South Carolina during the morning hours of July 6.
Severe Tropical Storm Maysak, known in the Philippines as Tropical Depression Henry and in Vietnam as Typhoon No. 1 of 2026, was a compact and moderately strong but deadly tropical cyclone that affected some portions of Luzon in the Philippines, Hainan, China and Northern Vietnam in early July 2026.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a tropical storm, 45 kt.
Hurricane Cindy crossed the coast near Grand Isle, LA as a category 1 hurricane, 65 kt (75 mph), central pressure 991 mb. It killed 1 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. S. state of Louisiana in July 2005.
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Hurricane Nepartak reached its peak of 155 kt (180 mph) with a central pressure of 907 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Blas reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 947 mb, a category 4 storm.
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For the most part, July was a welcome end to the very wet pattern that dominated Iowa during the month of June. However, during the first week of the month the wet pattern of June did continue.
Semi blew off Interstate 10.
A large barn was blown down and destroyed just north of Graytown on Graytown Road.
One thunderstorm early in the afternoon became severe and an automated gage at Panthertown measured a wind gust to 58 mph.
The public reported quarter size hail.
The tropical wave that has been producing heavy rains over South Central Texas peaked in intensity during the early morning hours of the 6th over the Big Country and Heartland Counties of West Central Texas.
A tropical-like system moved into Southwest Nebraska late Friday night and then became stationary through Saturday morning. Heavy rainfall continued over many hours with storm total rainfall from 5 to 8 inches.
A section of Petersburg Road was covered with 6 feet of water near Petersburg. Several roads were flooded in and around Marshall.
Severe thunderstorms led to extensive hail damage, as well as flash flooding across Okanogan county. The apple crop was hit hardest, with damage also done to the pear and cherry crop.
Thunderstorms associated with a persistent upper level low produced heavy rain and flash flooding in the afternoon and evening of July 6.
A moist, tropical air mass continued over much of Oklahoma during the early part of July. Several days of showers and thunderstorms left behind weak boundaries that became foci for very heavy rainfall.
For the second consecutive night, thunderstorms were widespread across South Central Nebraska, pushing southeastward across the area mainly between 8 PM CDT Wednesday evening the 6th and 6 AM CDT early Thursday morning the 7th.
The 2012 Krasnodar Krai floods were floods in southwest Russia in early July 2012, mainly in Krasnodar Krai near the coast of the Black Sea. The equivalent of five months of rain fell overnight in some southern parts of the country according to the Hydrometeorological Centre of Russia.
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The first seasonal push of monsoon moisture fueled an outbreak of thunderstorms across the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin. Many storms produced severe weather and flash flooding.
Multiple rounds of late-day thunderstorms developed across the South Plains and southern Texas Panhandle on the sixth followed by additional bouts through the pre-dawn hours of the seventh.
A major severe thunderstorm and flash flood event affected Middle Tennessee from Wednesday, July 6 into Thursday, July 7.
Major flash flooding occurred from the evening of July 6 through the early morning of July 7. A slow-moving thunderstorm complex backed slowly southwestward across western Kentucky and southern Illinois.
Accelerated snowmelt due to above normal temperatures produced high and fast flow on the Green River. A man died from a recreational accident caused by the dangerous water conditions in Dinosaur National Monument.
A cold front advanced into a very moist, almost tropical air mass in place across southern New England. This produced a line of thunderstorms, some with torrential downpours that caused flooding.
Lift associated with a jet streak across southern North Dakota interacted with an unstable and weakly capped environment with 30 to 40 knots of deep-layer shear to produce a couple of smaller clusters of thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind during the evening and…
A multi-day heavy rain event occurred over the Coastal Bend to the Victoria Crossroads from July 6th through 9th.
The area of high pressure that had been centered over the Four Corners shifted slightly westward on July 6, 2021. Meanwhile, low level return flow continued which aided in keeping moisture values high across New Mexico.
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Lightning was particularly destructive on July 6, 1993. Evening thunderstorms produced lightning that started an oil-tank battery fire near Cleo Springs, in Major County. Lightning also struck a home in northwest Oklahoma City, leaving a two-foot-wide hole in the roof. Also on July 6, in 1986, severe thunderstorms with very high winds raked northern Oklahoma. Winds gusted to 98 mph at Woodring Airport, near Enid, damaging several airplanes and hangars. Strong winds also blew off the roof of both a school in nearby Garber, and a museum in Elk City.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees in Colley along with penny-size hail.
Severe thunderstorms moved across the area ahead of a cold front. There were numerous reports of downed trees and wires and power outages. In Horseheads, Chemung County, the storms toppled a 200-year old poplar tree that was 14-foot in diameter.
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in all three counties.
Large hail, accompanied by heavy rain and 50 mph winds, caused crop damage over southern Brule County.
Large hail damaged crops, totally destroying some acreage, broke windows, dented vehicles, and damaged roofs.
A cold front moved from the Great Lakes eastward across New York State on July 6. With sultry air in place, and favourable strong winds aloft, this front triggered the largest outbreak of severe weather in eastern New York since May 31st, 1998.
Severe thunderstorms swept across Massachusetts in advance of a strong cold front. For the fourth day in a row, temperatures soared well up into the 90s across the Bay State, along with high humidity.
Severe thunderstorms moved across southern New Hampshire in advance of a strong cold front, resulting in widespread wind damage in Cheshire and Hillsborough Counties. For the fourth day in a row, temperatures peaked well up into the 90s along with high humidity.
Lightning struck a home and started a fire in the attic. Heavy smoke and water damage were common throughout the home. Six firefighters suffered heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation and two were admitted to the hospital.
Chainsaws once again roared as cleanup began after a third, and most damaging, night of high winds across south-central Nebraska. Once again, thunderstorms began around Holdrege, then moved northeast and dissipated.
The public reported penny-sized hail.
Morning soundings indicated a moist and unstable airmass over the local area with low wind shear and a light southwest steering flow. The precipitable water was 1.76 inches at Jacksonville with around 3000 J/kg of CAPE and a lifted index of -6 degrees Celcius.
A cold front and upper atmospheric disturbance moved across a warm, moist unstable air mass across northern New York and Vermont during the afternoon of July 6th.
Strong heating ahead of an approaching cold front generated moderate to strong instability. Instability increased as the front neared and a large line formed ahead of the front... with numerous smaller cells forming out in front of the main line.
The high pressure aloft that had been over Arkansas since June finally drifted to the west. This allowed some tropical moisture to return to the state. Scattered thunderstorms developed on the 6th, 7th, and 8th, and some of these storms became severe.
Severe thunderstorms with very large hail moved across portions of western Wisconsin during the late afternoon and evening of July 6th. Hail, ranging in size from ping pong balls up to 3.5 inches in diameter, fell from Cochrane (Buffalo County) to near St.
Scattered thunderstorms developed across the North Carolina mountains and foothills during the afternoon and moved into the western Piedmont by early evening.
On the 6th, the big area of high pressure cranking up the heat and keeping rain to a minimum wobbled westward toward the Rockies. This allowed a weak cold front to visit from the north and trigger scattered thunderstorms.
Scattered thunderstorms developed well ahead of an approaching cold front, in a warm and very muggy airmass (high CAPE / low shear) over central Pennsylvania. Several of the storms produced sporadic wind damage and heavy rain.
Thunderstorms developed during the heat of the afternoon over portions of Northeast Pennsylvania. One of these storms became severe and produced some tree and power line damage in Pike County.
Scattered thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front during the afternoon and early evening of the 6th across portions of Central New York. Several of these storms became severe with damaging winds. Mainly tree and powerline damage was observed.
Morning thunderstorms over the Ohio Valley, as well as a surface trough over the western Piedmont, led to several boundaries where afternoon and evening thunderstorms formed across central North Carolina.
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The hottest July temperature ever recorded in Oklahoma City is 110 degrees and has occurred twice, with one of those instances being on this date back in 1996.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A devastating drought and heat wave affected southeastern Oklahoma farmers during the month of July. At McAlester, the only rainfall during July was 0.19" on the first two days of the month.
A blistering heat wave struck the south-central part of the nation during July 1998, including much of eastern Oklahoma. A drought also accompanied the heat wave in southeast Oklahoma, combining with the heat wave to cause devastating crop damage.
Excessive heat impacted southeast Texas for much of the month of July. High temperatures ranged from 98 to 105 degrees on a daily basis over all but the immediate coast during a 2 week period.
Oppressive heat and humidity covered all of northwest Missouri between July 6th and July 8th. Afternoon highs in the 90's combined with dewpoints as high as 80 degrees...combined to produce heat indices as high as 115 degrees.
An extended period of excessive heat, which began on June 28th, continued through July 7th. During the period, the official high temperature at Standiford Field in Louisville exceeded 100 degrees 9 times within a 10 day period.
Four people died in Las Vegas of heat related causes.
A heat wave occurred across the region with afternoon highs in the mid 90's and overnight lows staying above 70. The prolonged nature of the heat unfortunately resulted in three deaths in the city of Philadelphia.
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached in the Mojave Desert from the 6th through the 8th. From the 6th through the 10th, 20 people died in Las Vegas of heat related causes.
Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached in Las Vegas on July 6th. Nine people died in Las Vegas of heat related causes during and in the immediate aftermath of the excessive heat.
Strong broad upper level high pressure centered over Nevada and unusual weak offshore flow in July brought extreme hot temperatures and dry conditions to Southern California from July 6th through 8th.
Temperatures during the early part of the month rose to dangerous levels as the region remained under the influence of high pressure. Four heat-associated deaths (1 direct and 3 indirect) were reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.
Strong high pressure encompassing the Desert Southwest led to above normal temperatures, with excessive heat conditions occurring across the Phoenix area between the 9th and 11th.
Hot temperatures around 105 degrees on the Tohono O'odham Nation and 110 in western Pima County were experienced on July 6. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for four males found in the desert.
Temperatures averaged fairly close to normal during July, but precipitation from 50 to 75 percent of normal allowed for the expansion and degradation of drought conditions across southwest Minnesota.
High pressure centered over the central CONUS retrograded westward during the 6-7th time frame, leading to temperatures in Phoenix topping out at 107 degrees each day.
An exceptionally hot summer really got going during the early to middle part of July as triple digit heat became the norm.
A ridge of high pressure in the middle and upper atmosphere developed over the south central United States during early July.
The Desert Southwest continued to remain under the influence of an upper level ridge of high pressure during the July 6-10th time period. As a result, high temperatures in Phoenix continued to reach or exceed 110 degrees each day with the 6th reaching a high of 115 degrees.
Hot and very moist southerly winds across South Florida led to heat index values in the 105 to 109 range across the area.
An upper-level ridge began to build over the Mid-South, causing slightly above normal temperatures for early July. Heat indices peaked between 95 and 100 degrees F. Hot and humid nights made heat stress an increasing threat.
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Steele recorded 121°F, North Dakota’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Americus recorded 21.1 inches, Georgia’s all-time greatest 24-hour precipitation, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The Bullhead Fire started on July 6, 1984, in Nevada, and burned 29,337 acres.
The Twin Fire started on July 6, 1984, in California, and burned 21,497 acres.
The Crows Nest Fire started on July 6, 1985, in Idaho, and burned 62,760 acres.
The Rock Crk 2 Fire started on July 6, 1985, in Nevada, and burned 38,423 acres.
The Wintercamp Fire started on July 6, 1985, in Idaho, and burned 13,928 acres.
The Hot Cr Fire started on July 6, 1985, in Idaho, and burned 10,539 acres.
The Porcupine Fire started on July 6, 1990, in Alaska, and burned 11,454 acres.
The Rincon Fire was discovered on July 6, 1994, in Arizona, and burned 14,590 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on July 6, 1994, in Palm Beach County, Florida, and burned 10,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Dall City Fire was discovered on July 6, 2004, in Alaska, and burned 483,280 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Evansville Fire was discovered on July 6, 2004, in Alaska, and burned 135,627 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Clawanmenka Lake Fire was discovered on July 6, 2004, in Alaska, and burned 108,577 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
Intense wildfire (Mason Gulch) burned almost 12,000 acres of land in eastern Custer County and western Pueblo County between Wetmore and Beulah.
The Milford Flat Fire was discovered on July 6, 2007, in Beaver County, Utah, and burned 357,185 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Black Pine 2 Fire was discovered on July 6, 2007, in Cassia County, Idaho, and burned 72,361 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Tungsten Fire was discovered on July 6, 2007, in Pershing County, Nevada, and burned 61,951 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Highway 93 Complex (West Basin) Fire was discovered on July 6, 2007, in Elko County, Nevada, and burned 60,490 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Egley Complex (Egley) Fire was discovered on July 6, 2007, in Harney County, Oregon, and burned 55,420 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Red Bridge Fire was discovered on July 6, 2007, in Lincoln County, Idaho, and burned 45,862 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Tongue Complex (Crutcher) Fire was discovered on July 6, 2007, in Owyhee County, Idaho, and burned 38,124 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bartlett Mountain Fire was discovered on July 6, 2007, in Harney County, Oregon, and burned 32,312 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Clark Butte Fire was discovered on July 6, 2007, in Malheur County, Oregon, and burned 31,047 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Inyo Complex (Oak) Fire started on July 6, 2007, in California, and burned 28,426 acres.
The Warm Springs Fire was discovered on July 6, 2007, in Washington County, Idaho, and burned 23,760 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Thomas Fire was discovered on July 6, 2007, in Humboldt County, Nevada, and burned 18,344 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on July 6, 2007, in Asotin County, Washington, and burned 17,420 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Adrian 1 Fire was discovered on July 6, 2007, in Lyon County, Nevada, and burned 14,004 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Barth Fire was discovered on July 6, 2007, in Eureka County, Nevada, and burned 10,098 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Sheenjek River Fire was discovered on July 6, 2008, in Alaska, and burned 15,804 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Tchulkade Lake Fire was discovered on July 6, 2010, in Alaska, and burned 15,561 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Chariot Fire started around 1155 PST on July 6, near Chariot Canyon Road at Oriflamme Canyon Road in Vallecito, San Diego County. The location is east of Sunrise Highway and about 9 miles southeast of Julian. The rugged terrain and poor access hindered control efforts.
The Castle Rock Fire was discovered on July 6, 2013, in Alaska, and burned 12,934 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Cod Lake 3 Fire was reported on July 6, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 10,661 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Elephant Hill fire was a wildfire in the Canadian province of British Columbia in 2017. It burned 191,865 hectares of land near the town of Cache Creek in the province's Interior region.
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The Helmet Fire was reported on July 6, 2017, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 40,202 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Alamo Fire was reported on July 6, 2017, in San Luis Obispo County, California, and burned 28,687 acres.
The Valley Fire was a wildfire that burned near the community of Forest Falls in San Bernardino National Forest, including the San Gorgonio Wilderness in California, United States. The fire was reported on July 6, 2018, one of a handful of brush fires that started in the area due to high temperatures and dry conditions.
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The Horse Butte Fire was reported on July 6, 2019, in Power County, Idaho, and burned 9,446 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Numbers Fire was a wildfire that burned in the Pine Nut Mountains, near Gardnerville, Nevada, in the United States. The fire was reported on July 6, 2020, and burned 18,342 acres (7,423 ha).
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The Numbers Fire was reported on July 6, 2020, in Douglas County, Nevada, and burned 18,380 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Bootleg Fire, named after the nearby Bootleg Spring, was a large wildfire that started near Beatty, Oregon, on July 6, 2021. Before being fully contained on August 15, 2021, it had burned 413,765 acres.
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The Bootleg Fire was reported on July 6, 2021, in Klamath County, Oregon, and burned 413,717 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Howling Dog Fire was reported on July 6, 2022, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 14,040 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Alder Creek Fire is an active wildfire in Wheeler County, Oregon. Ignited in the early afternoon at about 5 pm on July 6, 2023, the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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A wildfire broke out in Maili on July 7 and burnt about ninety five acres. Two homes were damaged in the fire and one fatality was reported. Moderate drought conditions were in place at the time of the fire.
The Gothic Fire was reported on July 6, 2025, in Nye County, Nevada, and burned 35,161 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bear Gulch Fire was reported on July 6, 2025, in Mason County, Washington, and burned 20,233 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Sikik Fire was reported on July 6, 2025, in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska, and burned 14,526 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
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An earthquake struck Kabul, Afghanistan. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Oran, Argentina.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Off Fukushima, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 57 people.
An earthquake struck Sicily, Italy.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Fallon, Nevada, United States.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Guerrero, Mexico. It killed 78 people, injured 50 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck North Corinth Gulf, Greece. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 2 people, injured 6, destroyed 70 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Vanuatu Islands. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck W, Kuningan, Majalenga, Java, Indonesia. It injured 103, destroyed 10,300 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Masaya, Nicaragua. It killed 7 people, injured 42, destroyed 357 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands, New Zealand. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Leyte, Philippines. It killed 4 people, injured 448, destroyed 735 houses and did $5 million in damage.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Ridgecrest, California, United States. It destroyed 101 houses and did $5.3 billion in damage.
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Nasudake, Japan erupted. It killed 2 people.
Arenal, Costa Rica erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 1 person.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Off Fukushima, Japan. It killed 57 people.
A tsunami with a source recorded as meteorological struck Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, with a maximum water height of 4.4 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck North Corinth Gulf, Greece, with a maximum water height of 3 meters. It killed 2 people, injured 6, destroyed 70 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Vanuatu Islands, with a maximum water height of 0.1 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, with a maximum water height of 1.2 meters.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began July 6, 1941, reached Kp 7 and lasted 21 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 54; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A 27 year old male was swimming near Navarre Beach when he was pulled under the water by a strong rip current. He drowned in the rough surf before he could be rescued.
A 39-year-old man was struck and serious burned by a lightning bolt in a small open field in Monument. He was transported to a Denver hospital for treatment, but died the next day.
Two men were killed, aged 43 and 37, while standing under a tree that was struck by lightning at the Huntington Hills Golf Club in North Lakeland. The lightning strike occurred near a grove of eight trees near the 12th hole of the golf course.
A man was struck by lightning near the Louisiana State University Recreation Sports Complex. He was revived, but died the next morning.
A 27 year old male was caught in a rip current and drowned at Matanzas Beach. An 8 year old boy was caught in the rip current with the man, but lifeguards were able to save the boy.
At approximately 1640 hours PDT, two people at Huntington City Beach were caught in a rip current. One person was quickly rescued, but it took lifeguards about an hour to locate the second person and pull him ashore. Lifeguards treated the man but were unable to revive him.
Lightning strike killed a woman at Sandbridge in Virginia Beach.
Mrs. Dawn Yoder of Atmore, Alabama was struck and seriously injured while taking out the garbage at her residence on the morning of July 6th. She later died on July 8th.
A sea breeze front moved inland and produced gusty onshore flow as the tide was going out. This setup is favorable for rip currents in west central Florida.
A 30-year-old Georgia man died after being caught in a rip current in Ormond Beach south of Cardinal Avenue.
A 3 to 4 foot south swell with a period of 20 to 23 seconds brought high surf ans strong rip currents along the south-facing beaches of Orange and northern San Diego Counties.
At the surface, a cold front drifted eastward from near Long Point, ON and the OH/PA border to western NY and western PA as the parent, occluded low drifted eastward across northern Lake Huron between 8 AM and 11 AM EDT on July 6th.
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