Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for June 1, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Billion-dollar disasters
A drought disaster that cost $41 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 1,260, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 1980 to November 30, 1980.
Billion-dollar disasters
A drought disaster that cost $55 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 454, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 1988 to August 31, 1988.
Billion-dollar disasters
A drought disaster that cost $4.8 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 502, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 1999 to August 31, 1999.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Shandong Province, China. It killed 6,000 people.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Hall County, Georgia and tracked 4.1 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 98 and injuring 180. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Gainesville/Holland, GA.
Billion-dollar disasters
A drought disaster that cost $6.9 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 200, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 1998 to August 31, 1998.
Billion-dollar disasters
A wildfire disaster that cost $30 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 106, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.
Billion-dollar disasters
A drought disaster that cost $5.2 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 100, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 1986 to August 31, 1986.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Jefferson County, Arkansas and tracked 19.5 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 35 and injuring 300. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Pine Bluff, AR.
Billion-dollar disasters
A wildfire disaster that cost $23 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 54, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017.
Billion-dollar disasters
A drought disaster that cost $5.4 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 45, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 2020 to December 30, 2020.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Jackson, Clay, Ray counties, Missouri and tracked 20.6 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, killing 16 and injuring 90. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Missouri City/Richmond, MO.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Jackson, Clay, Ray counties, Missouri and tracked 20.6 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, killing 16 and injuring 90. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Missouri City/Richmond, MO.
An F4 tornado touched down in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, killing 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Rockwell, IA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Adair, Guthrie counties, Iowa and tracked 12.1 miles, killing 2 and injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Summit Twp./Walnut Twp./S Casey, IA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Floyd County, Iowa and 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Marble Rock, IA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Ray, Carroll counties, Missouri and tracked 19.5 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 9. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Richmond/Highsingers Lake/NNE Norborne, MO.
An F3 tornado touched down in Wapello County, Iowa, injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Ottumwa, IA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Union County, Iowa. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Spaulding Twp., IA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Merrick, Hamilton counties, Nebraska and tracked 3.4 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Central City, NE.
An F3 tornado touched down in Saunders County, Nebraska and tracked 3 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Valparaiso/Weston, NE.
An F2 tornado touched down in Coweta County, Georgia and 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Newnan, GA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Taylor County, Texas and tracked 9.8 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Parker Branch/Guion/S Abilene, TX.
An F4 tornado touched down in Hall County, Georgia and tracked 4.1 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 98 and injuring 180. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Gainesville/Holland, GA.
On Monday, June 1, 1903, an extremely short lived but violent and catastrophic tornado struck the city of Gainesville, Georgia, killing at least 98 people and injuring 180 or more. The tornado is retrospectively estimated to have been an F4 on the modern-day Fujita scale.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Sheridan County, Kansas and tracked 14.5 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Seguin to SE Hoxie, KS.
An F4 tornado touched down in Coal County, Oklahoma and tracked 12.1 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 14 and injuring 100. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Coalgate, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Murray County, Oklahoma and tracked 3.2 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Drake, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Montgomery County, Kansas and tracked 10.5 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Coffeyville, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Seminole County, Oklahoma and tracked 7 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 12. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Seminole, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in McPherson County, Kansas and tracked 15 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S McPherson to N Galva, KS.
An F4 tornado touched down in Ingham, Shiawassee counties, Michigan and tracked 17.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Morrice, MI.
An F4 tornado touched down in Jefferson County, Arkansas and tracked 19.5 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 35 and injuring 300. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Pine Bluff, AR.
An F2 tornado touched down in Howell County, Missouri and tracked 13.3 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Olden/Pomona/Dripping Springs/White Church/Peace Valley, MO.
An F4 tornado touched down in Atchison County, Missouri and tracked 12.8 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 16. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Fairfax to E Tarkio, MO.
An F4 tornado touched down in Page County, Iowa and tracked 9.8 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Bingham, IA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Otoe, Fremont counties, Nebraska and tracked 12.3 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Paul, NE to Fremont County, IA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Nemaha County, Kansas and tracked 14.1 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Seneca to E Bern, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Marshall County, Iowa and tracked 1.5 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, injuring 7.
An F3 tornado touched down in Cottle County, Texas and tracked 13.4 miles, 267 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 14.
An F3 tornado touched down in Wichita County, Texas and tracked 5.9 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 4.
An F3 tornado touched down in Floyd County, Texas and tracked 0.1 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3.
An F4 tornado touched down in Pecos County, Texas and tracked 22 miles, 1,233 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 21.
An F3 tornado touched down in Custer County, Nebraska and tracked 25 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest.
New Caney reported 60 mph winds.
A tornado ripped through Upper and Lower Moreland Townships as well as extreme northeast Philadelphia during the early morning of June 1st.
An F3 tornado touched down in Cherokee County, Oklahoma and tracked 2 miles, 350 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 5.
An F3 tornado touched down in Montgomery County, Illinois and tracked 10 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 4.
31 tornadoes were recorded on June 1, 1999, in Oklahoma, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Texas. They killed 3 people.
Summary of events for the afternoon and evening of June 1 1999:A cold front moving in from the northwest moved into an extremely unstable air mass on the afternoon of June 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Phelps County, Missouri and tracked 7 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in McIntosh County, Oklahoma and tracked 4.5 miles, 350 yards wide at its widest.
A tornado first formed about 1 mile southwest of I-55 west of Raymond. The tornado moved northeast hitting a rest area along I-55. Six tractor-trailer trucks were overturned at the rest area, killing one driver and injuring 4 others.
Numerous reports of trees, power poles, and power lines down as a bowecho moved through the south half of Tazewell County. Several outbuildings were either damaged or destroyed. Several irrigation rigs were blown over.
A tornado with an intermittent damage path, damaged 200 homes, businesses, and other buildings in the southern portion of St. James. Of these, 33 homes were destroyed along with the St. James Golf Course clubhouse and two Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT) buildings.
A tornado touched down northeast of Edgar Springs and moved into rural areas in northwest Dent County. 12 homes were damaged and 2 were destroyed in the Edgar Springs area. One mobile home was severely damaged in northwest Dent County. Numerous trees and power lines were downed.
One would be hard pressed to find another day like June 1, 2000 in terms of depth and range of severe, convective weather events across south-central and southeast Wisconsin.
A tornado touched down near Cataract (Monroe County), shearing off trees, demolishing barns and sheds, causing light structural damage to a house and tossing farm equipment and debris about 600 to 700 yards. There were no reports of injuries or deaths.
25 tornadoes were recorded on June 1, 2001, in North Carolina, Minnesota, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Virginia.
A series of slow moving upper level disturbances produced unusually heavy rain across most of North Central Texas in June. The monthly rainfall ranged from a low of4.08 inches in Eastland County to 20.02 inches at Hudson Oaks in Parker County.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Louisa, Muscatine counties, Iowa and tracked 15.75 miles, 774 yards wide at its widest, injuring 7.
A line of thunderstorms pivoted northeast into parts of southeast Iowa during the mid-morning hours of June 1st. Much of the area was just breaking out of a blanket of dense fog where visibilities dropped to less than a quarter mile.
Tropical Storm Barry formed in the extreme southeast Gulf of Mexico on June 1st and moved northeast across Central Florida during the day on June 2nd. Effects on South Florida were relatively minor, except for a tornado which struck Cutler Bay in Miami-Dade County.
A cold front moved into Iowa from the northwest, while a warm front pushed into the southwest part of Iowa from the south during the afternoon and evening hours.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Hampden, Worcester counties, Massachusetts and tracked 37.58 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 200.
An upper level closed low over southern Ontario tracked across Quebec while at the surface, a cold front over western New York crossed southern New England in the evening of June 1.
Less than 48 hours after a line of damaging winds marched across North Central Kansas, a significant episode of severe weather targeted the six-county area on this Wednesday afternoon and early Thursday morning in the vicinity of a surface warm front.
On the afternoon of June 1, 2011, an unusually long-tracked and powerful tornado caused significant damage in Hampden and Worcester Counties in Western and Central Massachusetts, including the city of Springfield, resulting in three fatalities, at least 200 injuries, and over 500 families being left homeless. The tornado, which was part of a severe weather event that occurred in portions of New England that day, received a final rating of EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, with peak winds being…
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Less than 48 hours after a line of damaging winds marched across much of South Central Nebraska, another widespread round of severe weather targeted primarily the southwest quadrant of the area on this Wednesday, mainly south of Interstate 80 and west of state Highway 10 in the…
26 tornadoes were recorded on June 1, 2012, in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Florida, North Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia.
Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds, large hail and several tornadoes across portions of central and eastern Virginia.
Low pressure tracked through the Ohio Valley and into the Great Lakes. The warm front associated with this system passed through our region during the first.
A strong squall line associated with a cold front crossed through western Pennsylvania in the afternoon on the 1st. While most of the line remained sub-severe, a microburst over Neville Island caused the golf dome at Robert Morris University to collapse.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Campbell County, Wyoming and tracked 3.76 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
A supercell thunderstorm tracked east-northeast across central Campbell County. As the storm approached Gillette, it produced multiple tornadoes. A storm survey, along with photos and video, determined that four tornadoes occurred just west and north of Gillette.
A strong short-wave trough pushed into the Northern Plains, with severe storms initiating over eastern Montana into northeast Wyoming. Severe thunderstorms eventually pushed into North Dakota, where very strong instability and deep layer shear were noted.
Upper level disturbances interacted with leftover surface outflow boundaries from nocturnal MCSs and allowed for scattered strong to severe storms across the region each afternoon from June 1st to June 3rd.
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Tropical Storm Barry began as a westward moving tropical wave that created a broad area of low pressure near the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula on May 30th.
Hurricane Andres reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 937 mb, a category 4 storm.
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One hour rains of 1.5 to 2 inches, with totals of 2 to 3 inches in less than 3 hours, flooded small streams in the eastern and northeastern part of the county. One gauge along Drift Run reported 2.9 inches of rain. Ripley had a 24 hour rainfall total of 3.3 inches.
During the month of June the spring melt of near record snowpack in Idaho's mountains caused extensive flooding along the Snake River and many of it's tributaries.
A cut-off low pressure in the upper levels of the atmosphere remained across the Ohio valley from late on May 31st through June 2nd. Heavy showers fell across Southern and Central Ohio from the 31st through the morning hours of the 1st.
The above normal snowpack in the Southern Sierra Nevada led to an excellent water year for the Central and Southern San Joaquin Valley agricultural areas, generally.
Severe thunderstorms erupted over much of west central Texas on the first day on June. However the most significant storm of the day was a supercell that formed in southern Coke county then moved southeast towards Grape Creek and San Angelo.
Scattered to widespread heavy rains across south-central and southeast Wisconsin during the period of June 9-12, 2004 kept many rivers and streams at or above flood stage for a good part, or most of the month.
This event is actually a continuation of a flooding event which started on May 31st. Many roads were washed out, homes destroyed, and automobiles ruined. Some people were stranded in their own homes and had to be rescued.
Months after the record rainfall had come to an end, a huge section of hillside gave way in Laguna Beach resulting in millions of dollars in property damage. The slide severely damaged or destroyed at least 15 homes.
Major to record flooding occurred during the month of June 2008 with most forecast points above flood stage for the majority of the month.
Iowa came off of a very wet May, only to be followed by a near record wet June. Some of the flooding along Iowa's rivers continued from May into June. Heavy rains fell on a nearly daily basis somewhere in Iowa through the first half of the month.
Massive and historic flooding struck central Indiana. In Indiana alone, flood waters affected over 25,000 people. This flood affected about 9% of the state's farmland. The Great Flood of June 2008 was one of Indiana's costliest natural disasters.
A record rain event in May in eastern Montana combined with high water from storms in April and May (and early spring snow melt) and brought high water to the Missouri River chain of reservoirs.
Severe thunderstorms developed over central Oklahoma and southern Kansas along a slow-moving cold front during the afternoon hours of May 31st. Very unstable air ahead of the cold front, combined with strong wind shear, resulted in storms quickly evolving into supercells.
Heavy rainfall contributed to a large tree falling and landing on a tent at Devils Lake State Park, killing a 10 year old girl.
An upper level storm system moved across the high plains during the afternoon of Tuesday June 3rd, and then across the mid Missouri River valley Tuesday night.
Excessive heavy rainfall during the month of May resulted in very high river levels on the Red River which borders Little River, Hempstead, Miller and Lafayette Counties in Southwest Arkansas.
Excessive heavy rainfall during the month of May resulted in very high river levels on the Red River which borders Red River and Bowie Counties in Northeast Texas.
Excessive heavy rainfall during the month of May resulted in very high river levels on the Red River which borders Caddo, Bossier, Red River, Natchitoches, Winn and Grant Parishes in Northwest Louisiana.
Through all but the final few days of June, an unusually long-lasting, roughly six-week period of generally minor flooding continued along the Platte River in South Central Nebraska, impacting local areas from Gothenburg downstream to near Grand Island.
An upper level low pressure center moved eastward into Central Texas late Wednesday June 1 and Thursday June 2, meandered over the area Friday June 3, then dropped southward to South Texas on Saturday June 4.
A cold front moved into South Central Texas and encountered a very moist boundary layer. This front generated thunderstorms that produced large hail, damaging wind gusts, and heavy rain that led to flash flooding.
During crop planting season, prolonged flooding led to the loss of or inability to plant crops across the area. Crop loss estimates provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Spring snowmelt and heavy rain flooding from March, April, and May continued into June. This combined with above normal June rainfall resulted in hundreds of thousands of acres of crops damaged or unplanted across central and northeast South Dakota.
During crop planting season, prolonged flooding led to the loss of or inability to plant crops across the area. Crop loss estimates provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
During crop planting season, prolonged flooding led to the loss of or inability to plant crops across the area. Crop loss estimates provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Isolated severe storms developed over southeast Kansas on June 1st, 2019. Hail up to quarter size was reported with the storms.
North and Central Texas began June with an unsettled weather pattern in place. An upper level disturbance and weak front worked together to generate multiple rounds of showers and storms.
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Large hail pounded much of Oklahoma on June 1, 1981. The storms produced grapefruit-size hail in Edmond, and some hail fell for as long as 20 minutes. Total damage in the Edmond area was $7 to $10 million, as the hail destroyed the roofs and windows of many homes and totaled many autos. Softball-size hail fell in Kingfisher, Blaine, and Logan Counties, while hail reached baseball-size around Lake Lawtonka, in Comanche County.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A sky diver inadvertently crossed paths with a dust devil which aused his parachute to collapse about 30 feet above the ground. The man died from injuries sustained in the resulting fall.
Tractor trailer blown over by thunderstorm winds. The trailer was then hit by an oncoming truck. 1 fatality occurred. Amount of damage was unknown.
Lack of rainfall in June continued a prolonged dry spell which began last winter and a drought which officially began in May. June was the 5th consecutive month with below normal rainfall.
A severe storm damaging wind event affected many areas across Oklahoma on this day in 2007. A complex of severe storms moved into the state from southwest Kansas and combined with a line of storms already stretched across northern Oklahoma. The two storm complexes created a large and powerful bow echo that moved east and produced extensive wind damage in Enid. Fifty-foot pine trees were uprooted, windows at local businesses were blown out, and a radio station lost its roof and radio tower. A total of 100 homes sustained some type of wind damage. Damage estimates were in the $1 million to $2 million range.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A mesoscale convective system (MCS) tracked into Arkansas from near the Kansas/Oklahoma border. As the MCS progressed to the east across the state, there were strong to damaging winds along the leading edge of it. A large area of rain followed it.
Much of southeast Idaho received severe thunderstorm winds and large hail on June 1st including a boating accident on Bear Lake with 4 fatalities from the severe thunderstorm winds capsizing a boat.
Thunderstorms formed during the afternoon along a front and strong temperature contrast across southern West Virginia. A few had downpours with local rain of 1 to 1.5 inches in an hour. After a dry month of May most areas needed the rain.
Scattered thunderstorms developed across portions of central Indiana during the afternoon hours of June 1st. As these storms pushed generally south or south-southeast, a few of them downed trees, limbs, power lines across locations south of Interstate 70.
On the afternoon of June 1st, an outflow boundary from morning thunderstorms, combined with a strong shortwave trough moving south from the Southern Plains into North Texas, created a focus for thunderstorm development.
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Drought persisted through June across South Central Texas. Monthly damages are based on the estimated annual loss to agriculture across all of Texas through this year. Property damages do not include business or commercial revenue losses.
Despite periodic thunderstorms this month, the long drought continued across the extreme southern Texas Panhandle, the South Plains, and the Low Rolling Plains. The very dry weather adversely impacted the early cotton crop that dominates this area.
June 1998 suffered prolonged and excessively high temperatures throughout the month making it the 3rd hottest on record. The average monthly temperature was 84.9 degrees Fahrenheit (F) which was 5.5 degrees above normal. This was beat only by 85.8 degrees F.
Normal rainfall for June in east Texas is around 4 inches. Many stations experienced 1/4 percent of normal rain while many stations saw no rain the entire month. The dry weather hit farmers the hardest with lost crops including cotton, soybean, rice and grain.
A prolonged excessive heat event began across portions of north Texas in late May and continued through early September.
Only 1.35 inches of rain fell during June 1998. this brought the three month period total for April, May, and June to 2.29 inches. Of the 1.35 inches of rain, 1.25 inches occurred in a 24 hour period on the 4th and 5th.
Temperatures for most of the month were well into the 90s and occasionally exceeded 100 degrees. Heat indices were frequently near 110 degrees. Rainfall was well below normal as the CWA was approaching the incipient stage of a drought.
A deep high pressure ridge persisted across the Gulf of Mexico and Florida throughout most of the June and into early July. It resulted in several long stretches of record breaking high temperatures.
June continued where May left off. Excessive heat continued across northeast Texas making June the hottest since 1980.
Extremely dry conditions continued across north and central Georgia through the month of June. These same dry conditions had persisted for most of the last 2 years. All rainfall was from spotty convective activity, with no widespread general rains occurring during the month.
Temperatures reached the lower 90s on June 1st and a young child suffered a heat stroke and died.
The drought continued to affect the region during June. The drought remained at severe to extreme (D2-D3) levels throughout the area during the month with the worst conditions occurring in western Oklahoma.
The long-term drought that began in late 2005 over much of the Southern Plains of the U.S. persisted over the extreme southern Texas Panhandle through the month of June, where severe (D2) drought conditions were observed.
During the month of June, the drought peaked across the region. It held firm across the same areas since May with no expansion.
The Tennessee State Department of Agriculture has estimated the crop loss in the 100's of millions of dollars. Death of tissue is still progressing. The heat has increased the death process. Loss of inventory or sales will result in buyers going elsewhere.
The first warm spell of the summer occurred in early June and brought temperatures into the lower 90s for highs. The combination of highs in the lower 90s and high humidity produced heat indices around 100 degrees. One heat related death occurred as a result.
Exceptional (D4) drought conditions continued to persist across the entire South Plains, Rolling Plains, and southern Texas Panhandle regions. June, on average, is among the wettest periods of the year for the Southern Plains.
The combination of zero rainfall, increasingly hot temperatures, higher sun angle, frequent gusty winds, and resultant low humidity maintained/spread extreme (D3) to exceptional (D4) drought across all of Deep South Texas and the Lower Rio Grande Valley for the balance of June.
A strong ridge of high pressure settled over the central portions of the U.S. and over the Ozarks beginning in June and became the dominant weather pattern for much of the Summer of 2012.
Multiple widespread precipitation events during the month of June provided some short term relief across the Texas Panhandle. Drought conditions for the majority of the Texas Panhandle showed a one category improvement according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Drought conditions improved one category from extreme (D3) and exceptional (D4) levels over parts of the western South Plains, northern Rolling Plains, and the far southeast Texas Panhandle.
Multiple widespread precipitation events during the month of June provided some short term relief across the Oklahoma Panhandle. The U.S. Drought Monitor showed slight improvement across half of the Oklahoma Panhandle for the month.
One person suffered heat stroke in Death Valley on June 1st (she survived), and another person was found dead, presumably from the heat, on June 9th. High temperatures at Furnace Creek during this period ranged from 115F to 120F.
Strong high pressure developed over the region at the beginning of the month, leading to excessive heat conditions as temperatures soared near to above 110 degrees.
Rapid degradation in drought status occurred in June as temperatures averaged 5 to 6 degrees above normal and precipitation varied between 25 and 50 percent of normal.
High pressure over the western United States led to temperatures warming several degrees above normal into the low 100s. According to the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, one fatality occurred due to the heat.
Well-below normal precipitation and above-normal temperatures contributed to steady to worsening drought conditions in areas near the Missouri River, while some areas to the north received periodic rains to help alleviate drought conditions.
A ridge of high pressure dominated the Four Corners region. This resulted in scorching heat and dry weather across much of western Colorado. Conditions were exceptionally dry which translated to minimum humidities in the single digits to low teens in the lower valleys.
Seven people died in southern Nevada of heat-related causes.
Temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were near normal, causing Low HeatRisk. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that the cause of death for 2 individuals, one in Tucson was heat caused and one in Bylas was heat contributed.
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The Mcivor Fire was discovered on June 1, 1993, in Texas, and burned 15,380 acres.
The Maddox 2 Fire was discovered on June 1, 1993, in New Mexico, and burned 15,000 acres.
The Escondido Fire was discovered on June 1, 1993, in New Mexico, and burned 14,103 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Donahoe Fire was discovered on June 1, 1993, in Texas, and burned 14,016 acres.
The Pge 4 Fire was discovered on June 1, 1993, in California, and burned 5,500 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Unnamed Fire started on June 1, 1993, in Texas, and burned 5,189 acres.
The Martin Fire was discovered on June 1, 1993, in New Mexico, and burned 4,115 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Elpasodraw Fire was discovered on June 1, 1993, in New Mexico, and burned 3,252 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Santa Cruz Fire was discovered on June 1, 1993, in Arizona, and burned 2,250 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on June 1, 1995, in California, and burned 7,495 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Wolf Fire was discovered on June 1, 2002, in California, and burned 21,645 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Unnamed Fire started on June 1, 2002, in Colorado, and burned 8,688 acres.
The Kenton Fire was discovered on June 1, 2002, in Union County, New Mexico, and burned 6,815 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Spring Fire was discovered on June 1, 2002, in Colfax County, Colorado, and burned 6,275 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Unnamed Fire started on June 1, 2002, in Colorado, and burned 5,251 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on June 1, 2002, in Colorado, and burned 3,272 acres.
The Camelback Bridge Fire was discovered on June 1, 2002, in Roseau County, Minnesota, and burned 3,020 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Nizhoni Fire was discovered on June 1, 2002, in San Juan County, Utah, and burned 2,354 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Unnamed Fire started on June 1, 2002, in Colorado, and burned 2,261 acres.
The Bird Fire was discovered on June 1, 2003, in San Joaquin County, California, and burned 6,804 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Santa Fe Swamp Fire was discovered on June 1, 2004, in Alachua County, Florida, and burned 4,170 acres.
The Unit 4-05-01 Fire was discovered on June 1, 2005, in Louisiana, and burned 12,154 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Unit 4 05 01 Fire started on June 1, 2005, in Louisiana, and burned 11,746 acres.
The Maybee Ranch Fire was discovered on June 1, 2008, in Martin County, Texas, and burned 2,895 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Ladue River Fire was discovered on June 1, 2009, in Alaska, and burned 24,061 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Meason Fire was discovered on June 1, 2009, in Grant County, New Mexico, and burned 7,055 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Wallow Fire started on May 29, 2011 from an abandoned campfire in the Bear Wallow Wilderness in northern Greenlee County about 24 miles southwest of Alpine, Arizona. The fire spread into Apache County on June first.
The Riverside Fire was discovered on June 1, 2011, in New Mexico, and burned 5,584 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The White Rock Fire was discovered on June 1, 2012, in Lincoln County, Nevada, and burned 6,270 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Can Creek Fire was reported on June 1, 2015, in Bethel County, Alaska, and burned 48,728 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Big Mud Fire was reported on June 1, 2016, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 44,540 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Boundary Fire was a 2017 wildfire in Arizona that burned 17,788 acres (7,199 ha) of the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests. The fire was ignited on June 1 when lightning struck a spot on the northeast side of Kendrick Peak within the Coconino National Forest.
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The Boundary Fire was reported on June 1, 2017, in Coconino County, Arizona, and burned 17,788 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Slim Fire was reported on June 1, 2017, in Coconino County, Arizona, and burned 3,241 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Freeze 2 Fire was reported on June 1, 2017, in Graham County, Arizona, and burned 2,829 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The 416 and Burro Fire Complex were two wildfires that burned in the southwestern portion of Colorado in the United States in 2018. The fires burned predominantly within San Juan National Forest, 13 miles north of Durango and 14 miles south of Rico.
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The Kochilagok Hill Fire was reported on June 1, 2020, in Kusilvak County, Alaska, and burned 29,322 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Iwaktok Hill Fire was reported on June 1, 2020, in Kusilvak County, Alaska, and burned 13,030 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The North Stansbury Fire was reported on June 1, 2020, in Tooele County, Utah, and burned 5,444 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Mescal Fire is a wildfire that started near Globe, Arizona on June 1, 2021. The fire burned 72,250 acres (29,239 ha) and was fully contained on June 18, 2021.
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The Mescal Fire was reported on June 1, 2021, in Gila County, Arizona, and burned 72,250 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Corral Fire was reported on June 1, 2024, in San Joaquin County, California, and burned 14,168 acres.
The Spring Fire was reported on June 1, 2024, in Maricopa County, Arizona, and burned 4,097 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Border 6 Fire was reported on June 1, 2026, in San Diego County, California, and burned 2,525 acres.
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A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Shandong Province, China. It killed 6,000 people.
An earthquake struck S. Germano, Montecassino, Italy.
An earthquake struck Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey. It killed few people (about 1 to 50) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Zakinthos (Zante), Greece. It killed few people (about 1 to 50).
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck S of Kangding, Sichuan Province, China. It killed 435 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
The 1823 Hawaii earthquake occurred on the lower Southwest rift zone of Kīlauea on Hawaii Island in the Kingdom of Hawaii. 0, with a maximum intensity of IX.
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The 1838 San Andreas earthquake is believed to be a rupture along the northern part of the San Andreas Fault in June 1838. It affected approximately 100 km of the fault, from the San Francisco Peninsula to the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Qinghai Province, China. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and destroyed 300 houses.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Shkoder, Albania. It killed 120 people and did $23.8 million in damage.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Vanuatu Islands.
An earthquake struck Kashima, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Karakore, Ethiopia. It killed 160 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Parvan, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan. It killed 4 people and injured 20.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Kimadzil, Kibugtongan, N. Cotabato, Philippines. It injured 33.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Pesisir Selatan, Sumatra, Indonesia. It killed 1 person and injured 30.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Korce, Albania. It injured 4.
1 earthquake struck Lushan County in Ya'an, Sichuan Province, China. At least four people were killed and 42 were injured.
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A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Sichuan Province, China. It killed 4 people and injured 41.
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A tsunami struck N. California, United States.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Kashima, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.4 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Off Northwest Coast, Indonesia.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began June 1, 2013, reached Kp 7 and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 58; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began June 1, 2025, reached Kp 8- and lasted 66 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 98; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 47 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A drought disaster that cost $41 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 1,260, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 1980 to November 30, 1980.
A drought disaster that cost $9.6 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 1983 to August 31, 1983.
A drought disaster that cost $5.2 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 100, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 1986 to August 31, 1986.
A drought disaster that cost $55 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 454, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 1988 to August 31, 1988.
A drought disaster that cost $7.8 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 1989 to November 30, 1989.
A wildfire disaster that cost $1.7 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 17, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 1990 to August 31, 1990.
A drought disaster that cost $2.8 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 16, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 1993 to August 31, 1993.
A wildfire disaster that cost $1.5 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 1994 to November 30, 1994.
A drought disaster that cost $6.9 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 200, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 1998 to August 31, 1998.
A drought disaster that cost $4.8 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 502, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 1999 to August 31, 1999.
A drought disaster that cost $5.5 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 15, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 2007 to November 30, 2007.
A wildfire disaster that cost $4.1 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 12, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 2007 to August 31, 2007.
A wildfire disaster that cost $1.5 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 10, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 2009 to November 30, 2009.
A wildfire disaster that cost $2.5 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 5, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 2011 to November 30, 2011.
A wildfire disaster that cost $2.4 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 8, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012.
A wildfire disaster that cost $4.0 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 12, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 2015 to November 30, 2015.
A wildfire disaster that cost $3.1 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 21, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
A wildfire disaster that cost $23 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 54, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017.
A wildfire disaster that cost $30 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 106, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.
A drought disaster that cost $3.8 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 2018 to December 30, 2018.
A wildfire disaster that cost $5.5 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 3, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019.
A drought disaster that cost $5.4 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 45, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 2020 to December 30, 2020.
A wildfire disaster that cost $12 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 8, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
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A father and daughter were caught in a rip current near the entrance to Torrey Pines State Park. The daughter was rescued but the father was not.
A young child was killed by lightning outside a residence as he stood near a tree to take shelter from the thunderstorms.
Rip currents claimed the life of a teenage tourist just east of Panama City Beach. Two swimmers were rescued. Reported by the Tallahassee Democrat.
After a spring filled with gusty winds and choppy to rough surf, the period from Memorial Day through the first weekend after it, was one of the best so far in 2008 for local beach goers, with sunny skies, warm air temperatures, lighter winds, and nearshore water temperatures…
On a late Saturday afternoon 4th of June, an incident occurred at the village of Amouli. Two young teenage girls were swimming close to the beach and were dragged out to the deep sea due to strong rip currents.
A man drowned in a rip current off Pine Knoll Shores during the afternoon of June 1st.
Building high pressure over the Atlantic resulted in onshore flow along the Florida east coast and rip currents at the beaches.
A swell from a powerful low in the southern hemisphere generated surf of 6 to 12 feet along the south-facing shores of all the islands. Lifeguards on Oahu alone rescued 90 people over the 1st and 2nd of the month, and performed more than 1350 preventive actions.
Patchy dense fog cause some traffic issues and school delays. A motorcycle accident occurred in South Bend that was at least partially due to the foggy conditions.
Female tourist drowned at La Concha beach in Condado, San Juan.
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