July 8 in Weather History

228 events on record, 1368 to 2025

Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for July 8, in any year, each linked to its full record.

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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.

Hurricanes and tropical storms

2005Hurricane Dennis makes landfall near Niquero, Granma Province, Cuba

Hurricane Dennis crossed the coast near Niquero, Granma Province, Cuba as a category 4 hurricane, 120 kt (140 mph), central pressure 956 mb. It killed 42 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Dennis was a deadly and destructive tropical cyclone that briefly held the record for the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever to form before August. Dennis was the fourth named storm of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.

Wind at landfall
120 kt
Pressure
956 mb
Peak wind
130 kt
Deaths
42
Damage
$2.5 billion

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Billion-dollar disasters

2024Hurricane Beryl (July 2024)

A tropical cyclone disaster that cost $7.2 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 46, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from July 8, 2024 to July 8, 2024.

Losses (2024 dollars)
$7.2 billion
Kind
Tropical Cyclone
Deaths
46

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Hurricanes and tropical storms

2024Hurricane Beryl makes landfall near Matagorda, TX

Hurricane Beryl crossed the coast near Matagorda, TX as a category 1 hurricane, 80 kt (90 mph), central pressure 978 mb. It killed 35 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Beryl was an extremely rare and destructive tropical cyclone that impacted parts of the Caribbean, the Yucatán Peninsula, and the Gulf Coast of the United States in late June and early July 2024. The second named storm, first hurricane, first major hurricane, and first Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson scale of the extremely active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, the system broke many meteorological records, primarily for formation and intensity.

Wind at landfall
80 kt
Pressure
978 mb
Peak wind
145 kt
Deaths
35
Damage
$7.2 billion

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Billion-dollar disasters

2021Central Severe Storms (July 2021)

A severe storm disaster that cost $1.3 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from July 8, 2021 to July 11, 2021.

Losses (2024 dollars)
$1.3 billion
Kind
Severe Storm

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Floods

2025Debris Flow and Damaging Winds in New Mexico, July 8, 2025

The monsoon high was centered over the Arizona and New Mexico border July 8th. Daytime heating combined with rich Gulf moisture along the east slopes of the Sacramento Mountains resulted in the development of thunderstorms over the west end of the South Fork burn scar during the…

Deaths
3
Injuries
2
Damage
$50 million
Strongest
72 kt wind
Events
7

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By kind

Tornadoes

53 on July 8, oldest first.

16801680 Lexington, Massachusetts tornado

On July 8, 1680, a tornado impacted the town of Cambridge Farms, Massachusetts, in present day Lexington, Massachusetts. This tornado was the first confirmed tornado in recorded history in the United States, and was described by two eyewitnesses in Rev.

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1890F1 tornado, Kennebec County, Maine

An F1 tornado touched down in Kennebec County, Maine and tracked 0.5 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Winthrop, ME.

Rating
F1
Deaths
1
Injuries
2
Path
0.5 mi
Width
70 yd

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1896F2 tornado, Halifax County, North Carolina

An F2 tornado touched down in Halifax County, North Carolina and tracked 6 miles, 25 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Scotland Neck/Spring Hill, NC.

Rating
F2
Deaths
1
Injuries
5
Path
6 mi
Width
25 yd

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1902F2 tornado, Iowa, Johnson counties, Iowa

An F2 tornado touched down in Iowa, Johnson counties, Iowa and tracked 15.7 miles, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Amana/North Liberty, IA.

Rating
F2
Deaths
1
Injuries
5
Path
15.7 mi

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1943F0 tornado, Harris County, Texas

An F0 tornado touched down in Harris County, Texas and tracked 0.6 miles, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Galveston Road/SW Houston, TX.

Rating
F0
Deaths
1
Path
0.6 mi

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1999Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 8, 1999

A tornado touched down just northwest of Lewiston (Winona County), then moved into the middle of town and intensified. Numerous homes along Main Street had extensive damage with broken windows, damaged roofs and downed trees.

Injuries
2
Damage
$2.1 million
Strongest
F2
Events
11

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1999Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, July 8, 1999

A tornado sheared off trees and caused minor damage to homes and barns before hitting the town of Mondovi (Buffalo County). Two homes in Mondovi had roofs removed or garages damaged. Three people sustained minor injuries.

Injuries
3
Damage
$1.4 million
Strongest
F1
Events
22

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2002Tornado in Montana, July 8, 2002

A severe thunderstorm moved across the northern half of Fergus County during the late afternoon hours on the 8th. This storm produced a widespread area of one to two inch hail from Brooks to Roy, with wind gusts over 70 mph.

Damage
$100,000
Strongest
F2
Events
1

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2009Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 8 to 9, 2009

In the mid afternoon hours of Wednesday, July 8th, Tornado Watch 563 was issued for all of western and parts of central North Dakota, due to the expected widespread and dangerous development and rapid intensification of thunderstorms near a surface trough along the western North…

Injuries
2
Damage
$22 million
Strongest
EF3
Events
26

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2014Tornado and Hail in West Virginia, July 8, 2014

Fast moving thunderstorms formed during the midday in Ohio, well in advance of a cold front in the Midwest and Lower Great Lakes. These storms raced east into central and northern West Virginia at 40 to 45 mph during the afternoon.

Injuries
1
Damage
$944,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
35

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2014Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 8, 2014

Three tornadoes and a handful of severe thunderstorms occurred on July 8th ahead of a cold front moving across the area. A National Weather Service survey team rated all three tornadoes as an EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.

Damage
$329,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
7

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2020Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 8, 2020

A lone weak cell appeared on radar at 430 pm CDT over northern Grant County, Minnesota. Numerous storm chasers had congregated in this area, hoping to see a good storm to chase. By 5 pm, the cell had blossomed into a strong thunderstorm.

Deaths
1
Injuries
2
Damage
$1.9 million
Strongest
EF4
Events
5

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20202020 Ashby–Dalton tornado

On the afternoon of July 8, 2020, a violent and deadly drillbit tornado struck the area between the towns of Ashby and Dalton, Minnesota. The National Weather Service in Grand Forks, North Dakota rated the worst of the damage from the tornado EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita scale.

Where
United States
Country
United States

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2020Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 8, 2020

A bowing line of severe thunderstorms tracked from western into central North Dakota during the evening of Tuesday, July 7th. Slightly after midnight CDT, July 8th, storms out ahead of the main bowing segment entered the Barnes/Griggs county area.

Damage
$2.4 million
Strongest
EF2
Events
23

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2024Tornadoes in Louisiana, July 8, 2024

Tropical Storm Beryl briefly strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with 80 mph winds as it made landfall along the Southeast Texas coast near Matagorda Bay during the early morning hours of July 8th, and tracked north-northeast across East Texas and into Southwest Arkansas…

Deaths
2
Injuries
3
Damage
$3.4 million
Strongest
EF2
Events
31

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2024Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Texas, July 8, 2024

Tropical Storm Beryl briefly strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with 80 mph winds as it made landfall along the Southeast Texas coast near Matagorda Bay during the early morning hours of July 8th, and tracked north-northeast across East Texas and into Southwest Arkansas…

Damage
$1.4 million
Strongest
EF1
Events
25

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Hurricanes and tropical storms

8 on July 8, oldest first.

1993Hurricane Calvin makes landfall near La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Hurricane Calvin crossed the coast near La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico as a depression, 30 kt, central pressure 1005 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.

Wind at landfall
30 kt
Pressure
1005 mb
Peak wind
95 kt

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2005Hurricane Dennis makes landfall near Niquero, Granma Province, Cuba

Hurricane Dennis crossed the coast near Niquero, Granma Province, Cuba as a category 4 hurricane, 120 kt (140 mph), central pressure 956 mb. It killed 42 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Dennis was a deadly and destructive tropical cyclone that briefly held the record for the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever to form before August. Dennis was the fourth named storm of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.

Wind at landfall
120 kt
Pressure
956 mb
Peak wind
130 kt
Deaths
42
Damage
$2.5 billion

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2005Hurricane in Florida, July 8 to 10, 2005

As Hurricane Dennis moved through the northwest Caribbean Sea and southeast Gulf of Mexico the outer fringes affected south Florida. Several strong squalls moved across the area...mainly from Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon.

Deaths
1
Events
4

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2024Hurricane Beryl makes landfall near Matagorda, TX

Hurricane Beryl crossed the coast near Matagorda, TX as a category 1 hurricane, 80 kt (90 mph), central pressure 978 mb. It killed 35 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Beryl was an extremely rare and destructive tropical cyclone that impacted parts of the Caribbean, the Yucatán Peninsula, and the Gulf Coast of the United States in late June and early July 2024. The second named storm, first hurricane, first major hurricane, and first Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson scale of the extremely active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, the system broke many meteorological records, primarily for formation and intensity.

Wind at landfall
80 kt
Pressure
978 mb
Peak wind
145 kt
Deaths
35
Damage
$7.2 billion

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Floods

29 on July 8, oldest first.

1999Flash Flood in Nevada, July 8, 1999

One of the worst flash flood events this century inundated the Las Vegas Valley damaging roads and buildings, sweeping away vehicles and bringing the entire city almost to a standstill from late morning through late afternoon.

Deaths
1
Damage
$25 million
Events
1

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2001Flash Flooding in West Virginia, July 8, 2001

This episode, on the 8th of July, saw fast moving thunderstorms form along a north/south warm frontal boundary. This boundary marked the division between the dry and less humid air to the east, from the incoming steamy moist air, to the west.

Deaths
1
Damage
$200 million
Events
9

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2001Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 8, 2001

Thunderstorms during the morning of the 8th produced damaging winds and flash flooding.In Tazewell County, heavy rains caused major flash flooding during the late morning and early afternoon. 1655 homes and 52 businesses received major damage, with 300 people evacuated.

Damage
$15 million
Events
4

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2003Flood in Indiana, July 8 to 31, 2003

Numerous thunderstorm complexes marched across the northern half of the Indianapolis CWA starting on the evening of July 4th. The storms gradually started effecting southern areas of the CWA as well. The onlslaught of periodic heavy rain didn't end until the 11th.

Damage
$7.5 million
Events
1

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2004Flash Flood in Missouri, July 8, 2004

Two feet of swift moving flood water over a low water crossing washed a vehicle off of the road resulting in a water rescue. One woman drowned as she was swept out of the vehicle and carried downstream.

Deaths
1
Injuries
1
Events
1

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2004Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, July 8 to 9, 2004

Severe thunderstorms produced widespread damage to trees and structures in south central Nebraska. The worst damage occurred near Central City. 90 mph winds destroyed five grain bins and ripped about 20 rafters from a farm house near town. The occupants were uninjured.

Damage
$925,000
Strongest
77 kt wind
Events
24

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2008Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, July 8, 2008

A cold front moved across the area causing showers and thunderstorms to develop. A few of the thunderstorms became severe, while an area of training storms produced flash flooding in northeastern Ohio.

Damage
$637,000
Strongest
59 kt wind
Events
44

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2009Flooding and Hail in Kansas, July 8 to 9, 2009

Elevated thunderstorms developed rapidly over portions of South Central Kansas during the evening hours of July 8th, 2009. As the massive storms made slow progress to the east, they produced hail up to baseball size over Downtown Wichita, Kansas.

Injuries
20
Damage
$13 million
Strongest
2.75 in hail
Events
30

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2009Flash Flood and Hail in South Dakota, July 8 to 9, 2009

Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds at numerous locations across southeast South Dakota from the late evening of July 8th through the morning of July 9th. The storms also produced flash flooding in Vermillion during the afternoon of July 9th.

Damage
$21 million
Strongest
2.5 in hail
Events
53

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2010Flood in Texas, July 8 to 31, 2010

Torrential rainfall from Hurricane Alex and remains, followed by daily peltings of rain across the front range of the Sierra Madre Oriental, and concluding with the remnants of Tropical Depression Number 2 dropped perhaps 50 or more inches of rain across Coahuila Province,…

Damage
$38 million
Events
1

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2011Flash Flooding in Connecticut, July 8, 2011

The combination of an approaching upper level disturbance and a stationary front in the vicinity produced thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall that caused flash flooding in Middlesex and New Haven Counties.

Damage
$1.3 million
Events
3

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2016Flash Flooding in New York, July 8, 2016

Torrential rain producing thunderstorms moved slowly through the Finger Lakes region to the Upper Mohawk Valley. Extreme rainfall rates produced rain amounts in excess of 2 inches within 45 to 90 minutes.

Damage
$5.0 million
Events
2

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2025Debris Flow and Damaging Winds in New Mexico, July 8, 2025

The monsoon high was centered over the Arizona and New Mexico border July 8th. Daytime heating combined with rich Gulf moisture along the east slopes of the Sacramento Mountains resulted in the development of thunderstorms over the west end of the South Fork burn scar during the…

Deaths
3
Injuries
2
Damage
$50 million
Strongest
72 kt wind
Events
7

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2025July 2025 Southern New Mexico floods

Floods in the United States (2000–present) is a list of flood events which were of significant impact to the country during the 21st century, since 2000. Floods are generally caused by excessive rainfall, excessive snowmelt, storm surge from hurricanes, and dam failure.

Where
Ruidoso
Country
United States
Deaths
3

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Severe storms

28 on July 8, oldest first.

1994Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 8, 1994

A hot, moist and unstable airmass lead to another round of thunderstorms and a variety of severe weather during the afternoon. The storms were quite numerous over interior sections of southeastern New York, becoming more isolated as they neared the coast.

Injuries
1
Damage
$1.6 million
Strongest
1 in hail
Events
25

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1995Hail in Iowa, July 8, 1995

A weak cold front moved southeast across Iowa. The air mass was quite unstable, but at the same time capped by warm temperatures aloft. The freezing level was around 14,300 MSL. One cell was able to develop over north central Iowa.

Damage
$1.4 million
Strongest
2 in hail
Events
6

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2005Hail in Nebraska, July 8, 2005

Baseball size hail was reported with a renegade thunderstorm just east of Farnam in southwest Dawson County. This storm pounded crops that were hit with hail earlier in the week.

Damage
$2.3 million
Strongest
2.5 in hail
Events
1

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2012Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 8 to 9, 2012

A cold front passed through the area on the 8th. High heat and humidity ahead of the boundary caused plenty of instability. The high instability combined with forcing from the front, causing thunderstorms to produce damaging winds large hail.

Injuries
7
Damage
$72,000
Strongest
1.75 in hail
Events
49

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2012Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 8, 2012

As a few thunderstorms persisted across Middle Tennessee during the early morning hours of Sunday, July 8th, a couple of thunderstorms across Dickson and Humphreys county reached severe thresholds, resulting in thunderstorm wind damage.

Injuries
1
Damage
$381,000
Strongest
55 kt wind
Events
29

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2013Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 8, 2013

A long-lived supercell thunderstorm developed over the northern Black Hills and tracked southeastward across the Black Hills. The storm produced hail as large as baseballs and eventually gusty winds on the plains east of the Black Hills.

Damage
$910,000
Strongest
2.75 in hail
Events
15

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2013Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 8, 2013

Severe Thunderstorm Watch numbers 402 and 403 were in effect during this event. A mid level shortwave trough moving east over north central Montana was the trigger for afternoon severe convection over central and eastern Montana.

Damage
$375,000
Strongest
2 in hail
Events
29

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2014Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 8, 2014

A cold front moved through the Mid-Atlantic from west to east. Hot and humid conditions were ahead of the frontal boundary and led to an unstable environment. Severe thunderstorms were capable of damaging winds.

Deaths
1
Injuries
8
Damage
$16,000
Strongest
55 kt wind
Events
16

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2014Damaging Winds in New York, July 8, 2014

A strong cold front sweeping across the lower Great Lakes was preceded and accompanied by severe thunderstorms. The thunderstorm winds produced widespread damage throughout the region. Trees and power lines were downed. The highest recorded gust was 66 mph at Fort Drum.

Damage
$818,000
Strongest
57 kt wind
Events
60

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2014Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Pennsylvania, July 8, 2014

A hot and humid air mass and a lee side trough helped trigger a powerful squall line of strong to severe thunderstorms that moved through all of Eastern Pennsylvania during the evening of the 8th. About 400,000 homes and businesses lost power in central and eastern Pennsylvania.

Injuries
2
Damage
$177,000
Strongest
61 kt wind
Events
31

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2014Hail and Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 8, 2014

A surface cold front and very strong mid-level disturbance moved across a highly unstable air mass across New York during the late afternoon and evening of July 8th before traversing Vermont during the evening hours.

Damage
$704,000
Strongest
60 kt wind
Events
16

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2016Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 8, 2016

Powerful thunderstorms developed over Lake Michigan late in morning of the 8th, ahead of an incoming cold front. These storms produced very large hail, and some damaging winds, as they swept across northern Michigan.

Damage
$4.4 million
Strongest
3 in hail
Events
26

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2016Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 8, 2016

Only one day after the severe thunderstorms and major flash flooding affected Middle Tennessee on Wednesday July 6 into Thursday July 7, the largest severe weather event of the 2016 summer brought widespread wind damage and some large hail during the afternoon and evening hours…

Damage
$368,000
Strongest
1.75 in hail
Events
125

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2016Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 8, 2016

A strong upper level disturbance pushed across the central Appalachians, triggering an organized line of severe thunderstorms. Strong daytime heating ahead of an approaching cold front supported afternoon temperatures in the upper 80s and the low 90s.

Injuries
1
Damage
$580,000
Strongest
60 kt wind
Events
14

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2017Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 8, 2017

A few isolated storms developed in the late afternoon and early evening hours on this Saturday. The first storms formed in a southwest-northeast oriented line roughly from McCook to Broken Bow to O'Neill around 2 PM CST. Most of these storms were weak, not lasting long.

Damage
$2.5 million
Strongest
2.75 in hail
Events
4

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2018Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 8, 2018

Just after midnight, or during the early morning hours of July 8th, a stationary boundary was draped from the northern Red River Valley back to south of Bismarck. South of the boundary, temperatures were still in the lower 80s with dew points in the lower 70s.

Damage
$1.1 million
Strongest
96 kt wind
Events
13

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2025Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 8, 2025

Scattered Thunderstorms initiated around 4 PM from eastern Finney and Gray counties , to Pawnee and Edwards counties, before propagating into a northwest to southeast oriented axis from around Dighton to near Meade by 7 PM.

Damage
$2.5 million
Strongest
2.5 in hail
Events
10

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Heat and drought

14 on July 8, oldest first.

1999Heat in Missouri, July 8 to 9, 1999

Hot and humid weather was the rule in the Kansas City area on July 8 and 9, as temperatures climbed to between 90 and 95 degrees. A Kansas City man and a Lees Summit woman died of heat-related causes.

Deaths
2
Events
1

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2000Heat in Arkansas, July 8, 2000

Excessive heat claimed the life of an elderly woman in Little Rock. The woman was found in her home on a very hot afternoon. There was no air conditioner in the home, and only a fan to keep her cool.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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2002Heat in Missouri, July 8 to 9, 2002

High temperatures climbed into the middle to upper 90's with Heat Indices from 105 to 110 degrees. There was one death in St. Louis County in which heat was listed as a contributing cause.

Deaths
1
Injuries
26
Events
29

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2002Heat in Pennsylvania, July 8 to 9, 2002

Two days of high temperatures in the 90s claimed the life of a 78-year-old man in Philadelphia. The high temperature on the 9th reached 96 degrees at the Franklin Institute within Philadelphia and 95 degrees at the Philadelphia International Airport.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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2002Heat in Louisiana, July 8, 2002

Construction worker was found beside his vehicle at a construction site in Bossier Parish around 1330 CST and pronounced dead at 1430 CST. Heat stress was assumed as the cause of death.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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20222022 United Kingdom heat wave

The 2022 United Kingdom heatwaves were part of several heatwaves across Europe and North Africa. The United Kingdom experienced three heatwaves; the first was for three days in June, the second for three days in July, and the third for six days in August.

Ended
July 20, 2022
Where
United Kingdom
Country
United Kingdom

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Records set

1 on July 8, oldest first.

Wildfires

45 on July 8, oldest first.

1985Doubleh Fire

The Doubleh Fire started on July 8, 1985, in Nevada, and burned 26,834 acres.

When
July 8, 1985
Acres
26,834

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1985Long Va Fire

The Long Va Fire started on July 8, 1985, in Nevada, and burned 12,309 acres.

When
July 8, 1985
Acres
12,309

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1995Milford Pass Fire

The Milford Pass Fire was discovered on July 8, 1995, in Utah, and burned 9,063 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 1995
Acres
9,062.5

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1999Clover Fire

The Clover Fire was discovered on July 8, 1999, in Elko County, Nevada, and burned 73,077 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
July 8, 1999
Acres
73,077

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2003Bulldog Fire

The Bulldog Fire was discovered on July 8, 2003, in Garfield County, Utah, and burned 31,727 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
July 8, 2003
Acres
31,727

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2004Big Yetna Fire

The Big Yetna Fire was discovered on July 8, 2004, in Alaska, and burned 98,418 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2004
Acres
98,418.4

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2006Beatty Fire

The Beatty Fire was discovered on July 8, 2006, in Nye County, Nevada, and burned 20,736 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2006
Acres
20,736.1

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2006Dunce Wfu Fire

The Dunce Wfu Fire was discovered on July 8, 2006, in Valley County, Idaho, and burned 7,898 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2006
Acres
7,898

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2007Little Big Creek Fire

The Little Big Creek Fire was discovered on July 8, 2007, in Alaska, and burned 17,717 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2007
Acres
17,717.4

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2008Badger Mtn Complex (Badger Mountain) Fire

The Badger Mtn Complex (Badger Mountain) Fire was discovered on July 8, 2008, in Douglas County, Washington, and burned 15,023 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.

When
July 8, 2008
Acres
15,023

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2011Lion Fire

The Lion Fire was discovered on July 8, 2011, in California, and burned 20,500 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2011
Acres
20,500

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2012Long Draw Fire

The Long Draw Fire was discovered on July 8, 2012, in Malheur County, Oregon, and burned 558,198 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2012
Acres
558,198.3

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2012Miller Homestead Fire

The Miller Homestead Fire was discovered on July 8, 2012, in Harney County, Oregon, and burned 160,801 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2012
Acres
160,801

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2012Laidlaw Fire

The Laidlaw Fire was discovered on July 8, 2012, in Blaine County, Idaho, and burned 7,935 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2012
Acres
7,935

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2013Papoose Fire

The Papoose Fire was discovered on July 8, 2013, in Lemhi County, Idaho, and burned 9,493 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2013
Acres
9,493

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2014Mills Canyon Fire

The Mills Canyon Fire was reported on July 8, 2014, in Chelan County, Washington, and burned 22,571 acres.

When
July 8, 2014
Acres
22,571

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2015Last Dance Fire

The Last Dance Fire was reported on July 8, 2015, in Palm Beach County, Florida, and burned 12,900 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2015
Acres
12,900

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2016Hayden Pass Fire

The Hayden Creek Fire is a wildfire ignited by lightning on July 8, 2016 in the Sangre de Cristo Range on the east side of Hayden Pass in southern Colorado. As of July 20, 2016, the fire had burned about 16,000 acres.

Where
United States
Country
United States

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2016Hayden Pass Fire

The Hayden Pass Fire was reported on July 8, 2016, in Fremont County, Colorado, and burned 16,562 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2016
Acres
16,562

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2017Tabor Flats Fire

The Tabor Flats Fire was reported on July 8, 2017, in Elko County, Nevada, and burned 25,380 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2017
Acres
25,379.5

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2017Whittier CA-LBOR-001770 Fire

The Whittier CA-LBOR-001770 Fire was reported on July 8, 2017, in Santa Barbara County, California, and burned 18,430 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
July 8, 2017
Acres
18,430

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2018Terek Fire

The Terek Fire was reported on July 8, 2018, in Washakie County, Wyoming, and burned 42,267 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2018
Acres
42,267

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2018Stubbs Fire

The Stubbs Fire was reported on July 8, 2018, in Yavapai County, Arizona, and burned 8,500 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2018
Acres
8,500

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2021West Lolo Complex Fire

The West Lolo Complex is a large wildfire complex currently burning near Plains, Montana. The fires started on July 8 by lightning.

Where
United States
Country
United States

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2021Trail Creek Fire

The Trail Creek Fire was reported on July 8, 2021, in Beaverhead County, Montana, and burned 62,013 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2021
Acres
62,013

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2021Cedar Creek Fire

The Cedar Creek Fire was reported on July 8, 2021, in Okanogan County, Washington, and burned 55,842 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2021
Acres
55,842

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2021West Lolo Complex

The West Lolo Complex was reported on July 8, 2021, in Mineral County, Montana, and burned 38,014 acres.

When
July 8, 2021
Acres
38,014

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2021Alder Creek Fire

The Alder Creek Fire was reported on July 8, 2021, in Beaverhead County, Montana, and burned 36,968 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2021
Acres
36,968

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2021Mud Lick Fire

The Mud Lick Fire was reported on July 8, 2021, in Lemhi County, Idaho, and burned 20,856 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2021
Acres
20,856

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2021Deceitful Fire

The Deceitful Fire was reported on July 8, 2021, in Shoshone County, Idaho, and burned 12,363 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2021
Acres
12,363

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2022Halfway Hill Fire

The Halfway Hill Fire was reported on July 8, 2022, in Millard County, Utah, and burned 11,702 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
July 8, 2022
Acres
11,702

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2022Kyikhgyit Fire

The Kyikhgyit Fire was reported on July 8, 2022, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 11,403 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2022
Acres
11,403.4

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2022Minnkohwin Fire

The Minnkohwin Fire was reported on July 8, 2022, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 7,415 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2022
Acres
7,414.6

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2023Boulder Fire

The Boulder Fire was a wildfire that burned near Mount Hood, Oregon in Wasco County. Ignited on July 8, 2023, the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Ended
August 31, 2023
Where
United States
Country
United States

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2025Orleans Complex

The Orleans Complex was reported on July 8, 2025, in Siskiyou County, California, and burned 22,153 acres.

When
July 8, 2025
Acres
22,153

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2025Hot Canyon Fire

The Hot Canyon Fire was reported on July 8, 2025, in Elko County, Nevada, and burned 12,794 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2025
Acres
12,794

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2025Anguitakada Fire

The Anguitakada Fire was reported on July 8, 2025, in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska, and burned 9,511 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
July 8, 2025
Acres
9,510.8

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2025Hope Fire

The Hope Fire was reported on July 8, 2025, in Stevens County, Washington, and burned 8,167 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
July 8, 2025
Acres
8,167

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Earthquakes

18 on July 8, oldest first.

Volcanoes

2 on July 8, oldest first.

Tsunamis

10 on July 8, oldest first.

1730July 8, 1730 Tsunami at Central Chile

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck Central Chile, with a maximum water height of 8 meters. It killed 5 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.

When
July 8, 1730
Magnitude
9.1
Water height
8 m
Deaths
5
Where
Central Chile

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Space weather and aurora

3 on July 8, oldest first.

1970G3 (Strong) Geomagnetic Storm of July 8, 1970

A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began July 8, 1970, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 30 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 87; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 48 degrees geomagnetic latitude.

When
July 8 to 10, 1970
Peak Kp
7+
Storm level
G3

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1991G4 (Severe) Geomagnetic Storm of July 8, 1991

A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began July 8, 1991, reached Kp 8 and lasted 36 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 117; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 45 degrees geomagnetic latitude.

When
July 8 to 10, 1991
Peak Kp
8
Storm level
G4

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Billion-dollar disasters

3 on July 8, oldest first.

2021Central Severe Storms (July 2021)

A severe storm disaster that cost $1.3 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from July 8, 2021 to July 11, 2021.

Losses (2024 dollars)
$1.3 billion
Kind
Severe Storm

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2024Hurricane Beryl (July 2024)

A tropical cyclone disaster that cost $7.2 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 46, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from July 8, 2024 to July 8, 2024.

Losses (2024 dollars)
$7.2 billion
Kind
Tropical Cyclone
Deaths
46

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Other weather

14 on July 8, oldest first.

2006Lightning Strike in Nevada, July 8, 2006

A 16 year old boy was struck and killed by lightning when he and his dad got out of their pickup truck to check the tires. His father was thrown to the ground when the lightning struck. The father was taken to the hospital for treatment and released.

Deaths
1
Injuries
1
Events
1

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2012Rip Current in Indiana, July 8, 2012

Strong rip currents developed on Sunday July 8th. A 15 year old boy was on a sand bar with three friends near the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. He either stepped off the sandbar or was knocked off and then disappeared in four foot waves.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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2020Lightning Strike in Indiana, July 8, 2020

Scattered thunderstorms occurred in the heat of the afternoon north of a weak surface boundary extending from western Tennessee to South Carolina. One of the storms produced a lightning strike that killed a construction worker in Evansville.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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Sources

Gathered from this site’s archives: the tornado record (NOAA SPC, and Grazulis before 1950), IBTrACS and the National Hurricane Center, NOAA NCEI’s Storm Events Database, Regional Snowfall Index, billion-dollar disasters list, State Climate Extremes Committee and hazard databases, USGS, NIFC, GFZ Potsdam’s Kp index (CC BY 4.0), the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, and Wikidata (CC0), with article leads from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, each credited where it appears. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.