Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for July 7, 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 7.1 earthquake struck Schisma, Boetia, Greece. It killed 5,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami struck Aegean Sea, Greece. It killed 5,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Billion-dollar disasters
A tropical cyclone disaster that cost $2.1 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 32, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from July 7, 1994 to July 10, 1994.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Elsa crossed the coast near Steinhatchee, FL as a tropical storm, 55 kt, central pressure 1000 mb. It killed 13 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Elsa was a destructive tropical cyclone that affected many countries along its path during the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the earliest-forming fifth named storm on record in the Atlantic Ocean, and the first hurricane of the season.
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Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Oconto County, Wisconsin and tracked 8.6 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 33. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Pensaukee/Couloardville, WI.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Lyon County, Minnesota and tracked 30 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 13.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Peggy reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 905 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Neoguri reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 918 mb, a category 5 storm.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck San Marcos, Mexico, Guatemala. It killed 4 people, injured 274 and did $123 million in damage.
Billion-dollar disasters
A tropical cyclone disaster that cost $1.4 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 1, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from July 7, 2021 to July 9, 2021.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Harding County, South Dakota and tracked 1.8 miles, 133 yards wide at its widest.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Thurston, Burt counties, Nebraska and tracked 22.6 miles, 77 yards wide at its widest.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Oconto County, Wisconsin and tracked 8.6 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 33. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Pensaukee/Couloardville, WI.
An F2 tornado touched down in Putnam, Morgan counties, Georgia and tracked 11.9 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Willard/Swords, GA.
An F2 tornado touched down in Saint Charles County, Missouri and tracked 14.1 miles, killing 4 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Wentzville/Gilmore/O'Fallon/St. Peter, MO.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lawrence County, Illinois and tracked 2.7 miles, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Lawrenceville, IL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Lawrence County, Indiana and 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Bedford, IN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Kingsbury County, South Dakota and tracked 2 miles, 75 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Osceola, SD.
An F4 tornado touched down in Lyon County, Minnesota and tracked 30 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 13.
An F4 tornado touched down in Harding County, South Dakota and tracked 1.8 miles, 133 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Iron, Vilas counties, Wisconsin and tracked 37.9 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
An F4 tornado touched down in Thurston, Burt counties, Nebraska and tracked 22.6 miles, 77 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Howard County, Indiana and tracked 11.6 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Kit Carson County, Colorado and tracked 9 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, injuring 8.
Strong upper air dynamics combined with a cold front moved into Iowa. The airmass remained very unstable with surface dew point temperatures in the lower to middle 70s. The moisture layer was deep with 850 mb dew point temperatures around 15° C.
Several large trees down in Princeton. Top of silo blown off.
Thunderstorm winds downed many large tree limbs across the county.
25 tornadoes were recorded on July 7, 2004, in Texas, Kansas, California.
Very severe thunderstorm pummeled north-central Kansas all afternoon and evening of July 7th. This was the second major severe thunderstorm event of the week.Two tornadoes were reported with the thunderstorms.
Numerous tree limbs were blown down.
This tornado touched down in the Houstonville Rd area and tracked almost due north. Extensive damage was done to a dairy farm in the Houstonville community, with damage to several other agricultural buildings in the area.
This tornado touched down near highway 16 just north of the Catawba County line. Two brick homes and a business received severe roof damage in this area, while a mobile home was completely destroyed.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Rolette, Towner counties, North Dakota and tracked 20.6 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3.
This episode was the 2nd round of severe storms over southern Wisconsin on July 7th. A line of storms moved west to east across southern Wisconsin during the evening hours.
In the early afternoon hours of Monday, July 7th, isolated thunderstorms developed over southwestern Manitoba, Canada, as a result of an upper level short wave trough tracking east across south central Canada.
An area of low pressure moved along the Canadian border on Monday (7th) and developed several severe thunderstorms. A triple point, or the intersection of multiple boundaries, formed in north central North Dakota, and resulted in several tornado reports.
Monsoon moisture firmly in place over New Mexico focused another round of very heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms. Storms with torrential rainfall and strong winds erupted over the state.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Greenwood County, Kansas and tracked 4.19 miles, 1,144 yards wide at its widest.
A lone supercell thunderstorm developed over southeastern Chase county on the evening of July 7th, 2016. The supercell rapidly became tornadic, initially producing a brief tornado touchdown (EF0) in southeast Chase County.
A line of severe thunderstorms developed to the east of the Rocky Mountains in Montana, which quickly developed east during the late afternoon and early evening hours. A second area of storms lifted from the Bighorn Mountains towards the east-northeast.
Tropical Storm Elsa tracked NNE across the western tier of the local forecast area through the day on Wed, July 7th. The storm made landfall along the FL Big Bend coast.
Tropical Storm Elsa tracked NNE across the western tier of the local forecast area through the day on Wed, July 7th. The storm made landfall along the FL Big Bend coast.
Elsa initially developed as a Tropical Depression over the central tropical Atlantic late in the evening of June 30th, 2021.
On the morning of the 7th, a robust mesoscale convective system (MCS) entered portions of northwestern Oklahoma and translated towards central Oklahoma through mid-morning hours. A corridor of wind damage occurred across Woodward County due to a mesovortex.
Hurricane Beryl moved into Texas during the morning of July 8th. Gusty winds, scattered flooding, and an isolated tornado occurred in deep southeast Texas as the system moved through the region.
Showers and thunderstorms developed along lake breeze boundaries and a passing cold front on the afternoon of July 7. While there was plenty of instability, shear values were lower, but just enough to support a few severe thunderstorms that produced damage along with a tornado.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a category 2 hurricane, 85 kt (100 mph).
Hurricane Peggy reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 905 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Calvin crossed the coast near Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico as a category 2 hurricane, 85 kt (100 mph), central pressure 973 mb. Hurricane Calvin was one of three Pacific hurricanes on record to make landfall along the Mexican coast during the month of July. The fourth tropical cyclone, third named storm, and second hurricane of the 1993 Pacific hurricane season, Calvin developed from an area of convection to the south of Mexico on July 4.
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Hurricane Chataan reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 910 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Neoguri reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 918 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Elsa crossed the coast near Steinhatchee, FL as a tropical storm, 55 kt, central pressure 1000 mb. It killed 13 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Elsa was a destructive tropical cyclone that affected many countries along its path during the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the earliest-forming fifth named storm on record in the Atlantic Ocean, and the first hurricane of the season.
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Several clusters of heavy thunderstorms continued to move across western Ohio during the early morning, and again in the afternoon. An additional two to four inches of rain fell from the thunderstorms, exacerbating flooding in water-logged areas.
A severe squall line moved across the northern part of the Indianapolis CWA late on the evening of the 7th and into the overnight of the 8th. Trees and power lines were reported down across many locales. Winds moved and damaged a car in southwest Tippecanoe county.
Law enforcement reported flash flooding along BIA Route one near Calais Hill 4 miles west of Fort Kipp.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed over the region on the 7th as a warm front lifted north into southern Pennsylvania. The thunderstorms across Northeast Maryland produced strong winds that downed trees and power lines, penny size hail, and flooding.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy moved across the Mid Atlantic on Thursday and Friday, July 7 and July 8. The primary hazardous conditions that developed were from the torrential rainfall associated with this storm.
By 10 AM, flooding became severe, with several vehicles trapped in water. A woman required rescue when she abandoned her flooded car on Bryant Rd in Inman and clung to a tree to escape flood water.
Up to 3 inches of heavy rain in the Hayman burn area caused destructive flash flooding along West Creek, between Deckers and Westcreek. Horse Creek, which drains into West Creek, swelled from a normally small creek, into a raging torrent, 25 to 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide.
A warm front lifted northeast across Iowa during the day on the 7th as a cold front approached from the northwest.
A powerful cold front produced numerous severe thunderstorms across Connecticut, Long Island and the Lower Hudson Valley of New York. Some of the storms were very heavy rain producers, training across the same area, which caused isolated flash flooding on Long Island.
An upper level disturbance moved across southern New England bringing cold air in at the upper levels and producing showers and thunderstorms. The cold air at the upper levels created conditions conducive to the production of large hail.
Thunderstorms containing very heavy rainfall moved very slowly across the south central Texas Panhandle during the overnight hours. These storms produced four to five inches of rain or more in several locations...with nearly ten inches in a few locations.
Moisture was drawn north into Iowa during the overnight hours of the 6th into the 7th. The freezing level rose to around 14,500 feet as precipitable water rose to 1.5 to 2 inches.
Heavy rain associated with a wet microbursts, produced over 3 inches of rain in 90 minutes across southeast Denver. In Denver, some underpasses were flooded with several feet of water which stranded motorists. As a result, the fire department conducted at least 10 water rescues.
During the day on Sunday, July 7th, a warm, southerly flow around a Bermuda High Pressure area allowed plenty of moisture to stream into eastern New York. This allowed for an unstable air mass to be in place across the region.
Strong to severe thunderstorms developed in a warm, humid airmass ahead of an approaching cold front. Strong to damaging winds accompanied these thunderstorms resulting in tree damage.
On the evening of 7 July 2015, a flash flood occurred as a result of a large storm in the art education and retreat center Ghost Ranch, which is near Abiquiú, New Mexico, United States. There were several hundred people at the ranch during the flood, but the flood did not cause any injuries or deaths.
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A complex of thunderstorms dumped very heavy rainfall that resulted in flash flooding across a large part of West Central Texas that included Abilene, Brownwood, Brady, San Angelo, and Coleman. One life was lost as a motorist drove into a flooded area.
Persistent moderate to high atmospheric moisture combined with daytime heating to produce thunderstorms (many with heavy rainfall) early in the month. Periods of slow-moving thunderstorms combined with the heavy rain to bring flash flooding to western Nevada.
An early morning thunderstorm complex rapidly developed over the Lower Ohio Valley ahead of a weak mid-level shortwave trough. The complex evolved into a broad zone of convection along and south of a stationary front that extended from central Missouri through central Illinois.
A developing line of thunderstorms moved east-southeast across southern Illinois during the late morning and early afternoon hours. The storms moved through a moist and unstable environment ahead of a 500 mb shortwave trough over the mid and upper Mississippi Valley.
On the evening of July 7th a frontal boundary moved away from Lake Erie and inland across northeast Ohio. Dewpoints were in the lower to mid 70s with some deep midlevel moisture convergence during the afternoon hours.
A slow-moving cold front draped across north-central Illinois triggered scattered thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of July 7th. While severe weather and flash flooding were not observed, locally heavy rainfall within the storms created hazardous driving conditions.
A nearly stationary front remained to the north of the region on July 7th. An upper trough dug across the Great Lakes during the daytime hours as well.
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The day after lightning started several fires, strong non-thunderstorm winds blew across much of northern Oklahoma on July 7, 1993. Winds gusted to 70 mph and lasted for several hours. A 1,200-pound bale of hay was rolled a quarter mile by the winds that also blew down many trees. Highway 51, near Hennessey, was closed until the downed trees could be cleaned up.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Utility poles were blown down in town.
Newspaper accounts indicated several trees were downed by thunderstorm wind gusts at mid-afternoon in Franklinton. Downed power lines caused approximately 200 customers to be without power.
An isolated thunderstorm produced golf-ball sized hail in Bath.
A cold front passed through southeast Michigan late in the afternoon on the 7th. Severe thunderstorms developed along the front, producing 3/4 inch diameter hail in a few places from southern Genesee county into northern Oakland county.
A swath of hail 2 to 3 miles wide caused crop damage which was total in much of the area. The hail accumulated as much as a foot in places. The hail, which was accompanied by damaging winds, also broke windows and damaged vehicles.
A supercell thunderstorm moved southeast across northern frontier county causing extensive crop damage. The storm blew over grain bins, destroyed a greenhouse, blew down trees and destroyed crops.
Thunderstorms ripped across south central Nebraska dropping large hail, very heavy rain and producing high winds. Extensive crop damage was incurred from western Hall county into western Adams county.
Several trees down.
A nearly stationary frontal boundary sank into Iowa during the afternoon hours of the 7th. The airmass became extremely unstable with lifted indices around -12 C. and CAPE values in excess of 6000 J/kg over the south two thirds of the state.
Thunderstorms brought damaging winds to portions of north central and northeast Illinois during the evening of July 7th. In Lee county 60 mph winds were reported at I-39 and U.S. 30 and trees were blown down southeast of the I-88/I-39 interchange.
Another early morning MCS moved across Eastern Iowa and Northern Illinois producing heavy rain and damaging winds. Rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches an hour were common with the storms. Heavy rain along the North Fork of the Maquoketa River in Iowa pushed the river to bankfull.
The hail was driven by high winds and trees were stripped and windows blown out near Burr Oak.
Wind driven hail stripped crops and trees southwest of Guide Rock near the Kansas state line. Roof damage to a home and outbuildings were noted.
Trailer home blown over by straight line winds. Trailer home was not tied down.
An upper-low continued to sink slowly south from the mid-Atlantic region into the southeast United States. This combined with the usual July heat and humidity allowed for pulse thunderstorms to develop as usual.
A cluster of thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours of July 7th. Thunderstorms for the most part, stayed below severe limits, with numerous reports of pea sized hail. However, two thunderstorm produced outflow winds in excess of 45 mph.
A complex of strong to severe thunderstorms moved through the central third of New Jersey during the early evening of the 7th. This complex was fueled by high temperatures that reached as high as around 100F and triggered by an approaching cold front.
Storms developed ahead of a cold front. Some of the storms became severe producing damaging winds and large hail.
A cold front moved into a very warm and unstable air mass over central Pennsylvania, which triggered numerous severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening.
Scattered severe thunderstorms developed across portions of eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania ahead of a cold front.
Severe thunderstorms produced multiple reports of severe hail on this Monday. Around 1:00 a.m. CDT, several thunderstorms developed along the Interstate 80 corridor. One of these storms dropped hail up to the size of nickels near Henderson.
Severe thunderstorms developed and resulted in numerous reports of high winds and isolated reports of hail. Numerous trees and power lines fell in a 100 mile long and 30 mile wide swath from Grand Haven to northwest of Jackson.
A line of severe thunderstorms produced scattered tree damage along the M-59 corridor.
An open wave moving up from the south initiated multiple hail producing storms, and at least one with estimated severe winds.
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An example of the heat-burst phenomenon occurred on July 7, 1993, over northwest Oklahoma. A collapsing thunderstorm in the northeast part of the Texas Panhandle produced a heat-burst that reached Arnett and Gage just before midnight. Winds gusted to 67 mph at Arnett and the temperature rose from 82 to 97 degrees in 30 minutes. At Gage, the wind gusted to 70 mph with a temperature increase from 85 to 102 degrees.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A non-U.S. resident, the victim was found outside.
The first real heat wave of the summer hit the area July 7 through July 10. Temperatures peaked in the middle to upper 90s with the Heat Index ranging from 105 to 110. At least 5 people died from the heat.
Daytime high temperatures in the mid to upper 90's, combined with dew points in the mid 70's, resulted in heat indices from 105 to 112 degrees. Nighttime heat indices only fell to around 80.
Male died of heat exposure in his home.
After a brief cool down on July 5th and 6th, high temperatures reached the upper 80s and lower 90s on July 7th and 8th with low temperatures in the middle to upper 60s. This short hot spell was responsible for 4 fatalities in Cook county.
Hot temperatures killed an 83 year old woman after she became disoriented and drove down an oil field service road where she became trapped, eventually succombing to the heat.
Temperatures were above normal in Las Vegas in July, with highs above 100F on 28 days and 110F or higher on ten days, including nine in a row. Making matters worse, low temperatures were 80F or higher on 27 days. Several hyperthermia deaths occurred during the month.
On the 5th and final day of a heat wave in Philadelphia, a 53-year-old man died from the heat. The high temperature on the 5th in Philadelphia was 95 degrees and was the hottest day of the heat wave.
A large area of high pressure pumped hot and humid air across the northeast.
One person died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
When clusters of thunderstorms collapse and dissipate rapidly, they sometimes produce a downburst of very warm air, called a heat-burst, which rapidly descends to the ground and spreads out. At the ground, the burst of hot air often involves strong winds and sudden temperature rises, which are especially noticeable at night when temperatures normally fall. One example of this phenomenon occurred just after midnight near Hobart on July 7, 2016. The wind averaged 30 to 50 mph for almost three hours, and the temperature rose from 80 degrees to 104.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A strong ridge of high pressure built over the region between the 6th and 9th of July, bringing a heat wave to the valleys, deserts, and mountains.
A 4 year old boy died in a hot car in Denton County.
A prolonged and extended heat wave impacted the state of California from the early to the middle of July. An upper level ridge set up over the region, leading to a historically long period of dangerous heat.
Temperatures reached the 90s and heat index values topped out in the upper 90s to around 100.
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Columbia recorded 110°F, Virginia’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
Vernon recorded 107°F, Vermont’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The Bodfish Fire started on July 7, 1984, in California, and burned 23,178 acres.
The Sentinel Fire started on July 7, 1985, in Nevada, and burned 74,595 acres.
The Gooseberry Fire started on July 7, 1985, in Nevada, and burned 29,338 acres.
The Garat 1 Fire started on July 7, 1985, in Idaho, and burned 26,189 acres.
The Boney Fire started on July 7, 1985, in Oregon, and burned 20,633 acres.
The Blacks Ck Fire started on July 7, 1985, in Idaho, and burned 18,611 acres.
The Lone Tree Fire started on July 7, 1985, in Oregon, and burned 17,041 acres.
The Bop Fire started on July 7, 1985, in Idaho, and burned 13,885 acres.
The Lexington Fire started on July 7, 1985, in California, and burned 11,541 acres.
The China Glch Fire started on July 7, 1985, in Oregon, and burned 9,825 acres.
The Tal Ne 50 Fire started on July 7, 1990, in Alaska, and burned 14,922 acres.
The Rio Fire was discovered on July 7, 1995, in Maricopa County, Arizona, and burned 24,505 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Basin Fire was discovered on July 7, 1995, in Arizona, and burned 22,092 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
Thunderstorm winds downed several power lines, blew a stoplight down, snapped a 30-foot Palm tree in half, and split a 15-foot high tree in two.
The Pinto Horse Fire was discovered on July 7, 2002, in Malheur County, Oregon, and burned 9,517 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Lower Mouth Fire was discovered on July 7, 2004, in Alaska, and burned 87,413 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Miccosukee Fire was discovered on July 7, 2004, in Dade County, Florida, and burned 20,200 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Florida Fire was a lightning caused fire that started on July 7, 2005 in the Santa Rita Mountains about 25 miles south of the City of Tucson. The fire burned a total of 23,183 acres, injured 13 firefighters and was contained on July 21, 2005 at 6 pm MST.
The Florida Fire was discovered on July 7, 2005, in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, and burned 23,183 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Mason Fire was discovered on July 7, 2005, in Colorado, and burned 11,357 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Stampede Fire was discovered on July 7, 2007, in South Dakota, and burned 22,454 acres; the cause was recorded as fireworks.
The Highway 93 Complex (Eccles) Fire was discovered on July 7, 2007, in Elko County, Nevada, and burned 19,560 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Alabaugh Fire was discovered on July 7, 2007, in Fall River County, South Dakota, and burned 10,324 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Blind Luck Fire was discovered on July 7, 2008, in Alaska, and burned 14,289 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bering Creek 2 Fire was discovered on July 7, 2009, in Alaska, and burned 45,446 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Kinyon Road Fire was discovered on July 7, 2012, in Owyhee County, Idaho, and burned 210,874 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Mill Fire was discovered on July 7, 2012, in Colusa County, California, and burned 29,502 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Brooklyn Fire was reported on July 7, 2017, in Yavapai County, Arizona, and burned 33,550 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Witten Fire was reported on July 7, 2017, in Rosebud County, Montana, and burned 30,000 acres.
The Draw Fire was reported on July 7, 2017, in Churchill County, Nevada, and burned 27,506 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Meadow Valley Fire was reported on July 7, 2020, in Lincoln County, Nevada, and burned 59,265 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Snake River Complex Fire was a large complex of wildfires that occurred through Idaho, Washington and Oregon. The fire started 42 miles south of Lewiston, Idaho, on July 7, 2021.
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The Lick Creek Fire was a wildland fire that burned in Asotin and Garfield counties in Washington. The fire burned 80,421 acres (32,545 ha) and was declared 100% contained on September 3, 2021.
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The Dry Gulch Fire was reported on July 7, 2021, in Asotin County, Washington, and burned 55,102 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Green Ridge Fire was reported on July 7, 2021, in Columbia County, Washington, and burned 43,733 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Lick Creek Fire was reported on July 7, 2021, in Asotin County, Washington, and burned 25,336 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Washburn Fire was a wildfire that burned in Yosemite National Park near the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias. The fire was reported on July 7, 2022, in the lower Mariposa Grove area near the Washburn trail, for which the fire is named.
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The Paradise Complex was reported on July 7, 2022, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 275,703 acres.
The Indian Ridge Fire was reported on July 7, 2022, in Idaho County, Idaho, and burned 9,492 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Wilder Fire was reported on July 7, 2024, in Humboldt County, Nevada, and burned 17,278 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Deer Springs Fire was reported on July 7, 2024, in Kane County, Utah, and burned 11,766 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Wheeler Fire was reported on July 7, 2025, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 39,210 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The 13 Mile Fire was reported on July 7, 2025, in Palm Beach County, Florida, and burned 13,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bear Trap Fire was reported on July 7, 2026, in St. Louis County, Minnesota, and burned 30,804 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Thumb Fire was reported on July 7, 2026, in St. Louis County, Minnesota, and burned 25,015 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
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A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Schisma, Boetia, Greece. It killed 5,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Gansu Province, China. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Kathmandu, Nepal. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
An earthquake struck Ligua, Quillolta, Chile. It killed few people (about 1 to 50) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Samos Island, Greece. It destroyed 150 houses.
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Hindu-Kush, Afghanistan.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Arequipa, Arica, Peru. It killed 1 person, injured 30 and destroyed 200 houses.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck San Marcos, Mexico, Guatemala. It killed 4 people, injured 274 and did $123 million in damage.
5 mi) west of Puerto Madero, on July 7 at 05:23:54, at a depth of 53 km (33 mi). 9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII.
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A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Batang, Pekalongan, Java, Indonesia. It injured 12 and destroyed 13 houses.
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Lewotobi, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 2 people.
Salak, Indonesia erupted. It killed 6 people.
Bagana, Papua New Guinea erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2.
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A tsunami struck Aegean Sea, Greece. It killed 5,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as meteorological struck Bristol Channel, England, United Kingdom.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, with a maximum water height of 6 meters. It injured 1.
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A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began July 7, 1946, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 18 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 37; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began July 7, 1979, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 27; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began July 7, 2022, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 19; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A tropical cyclone disaster that cost $2.1 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 32, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from July 7, 1994 to July 10, 1994.
A tropical cyclone disaster that cost $1.4 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 1, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from July 7, 2021 to July 9, 2021.
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A 35 year old male was scuba diving in the gulf just offshore of Navarre Beach. A strong rip current ripped his mask off and he was overcome by the water. He was brought to shore and taken to a local hospital but died later that day.
A man drowned when he got caught in severe rip currents in the Gulf of Mexico. His body washed ashore the next day at Panama City Beach, east of where he drowned.
A man was caught in severe rip currents and drowned while swimming in the Gulf of Mexico at Seagrove Beach.
Lighning struck and killed a 45 year old male in a parking lot at the Southwest Indiana Regional Youth Village.
One man was killed instantly when struck by lightning while moving an aluminum irrigation pipe on an alfalfa farm near Sunnyslope. A second man, standing about four feet away, received serious burns to the head and shoulder.
A 42 year old male was struck and killed by lightning in the 6000 block of 13th Avenue East in Ellenton.
A 71 year old male was standing in a carport during a thunderstorm. Lightning struck a tree near the carport and then the bolt hit the man in the chest while he was standing underneath the metal carport.
Strong east winds created by Hurricane Dennis created rip currents that drowned a man off Hollywood Beach.
Lightning struck a house on a barrier island south of Topsail Beach.
Two men drowned in a rip current while attempting to save a six year old child.
A Kansas man died after being struck by a bolt of lightning. It happened just after 8:15 p.m. CDT Saturday July 7 in Coffey County near Waverly. Coffey County officials say Ronald Nicholas, 68, was outside in his front yard when he was hit.
A 51 year old man was killed by a lightning strike at his home on July 7. At approximately 945 pm, he stepped out the front door onto the porch when the lightning struck.
A man died in high surf and a strong longshore current.
Scattered thunderstorms along with an outflow boundary moved across southern Lake Michigan during the evening of July 7th.
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