Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for June 12, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Tornadoes
An F5 tornado touched down in Saint Croix, Polk counties, Wisconsin and tracked 30.1 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 117 and injuring 200. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: New Richmond, WI.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Hebei Province, China. It killed 7,477 people, destroyed 200,000 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey. It killed 4,500 people, destroyed 1,700 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 8 earthquake struck Assam, Bangladesh, India. It killed 1,542 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8 earthquake struck Assam, India, with a maximum water height of 3 meters. It killed 1,542 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and tracked 2.4 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 35 and injuring 100. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Oklahoma City, OK.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Allamakee, Crawford counties, Iowa and tracked 30.4 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Waterville, IA to Soldiers Grove, WI.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan. It killed 28 people, injured 10,000 and did $865 million in damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.6 meters. It killed 28 people, injured 1,000 and did $865 million in damage.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Osage, Franklin counties, Kansas and tracked 25.7 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 40. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Olivet to N Richter, KS.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Holt, Andrew, Gentry counties, Missouri and tracked 35 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Flag Springs, MO.
Other weather
On 12 June 2017, heavy monsoon rain triggered a series of landslides and floods in Rangamati, Chittagong and Bandarban - three hilly districts of Bangladesh - and killed at least 152 people. The weather also caused power cuts and telecommunications disruptions, making it difficult for rescuers to reach affected communities.
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An F2 tornado touched down in Tama, Benton counties, Iowa and tracked 11.5 miles, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Deer Park/Clear Lake, WI.
An F4 tornado touched down in Osage, Franklin counties, Kansas and tracked 25.7 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 40. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Olivet to N Richter, KS.
An F4 tornado touched down in Holt, Andrew, Gentry counties, Missouri and tracked 35 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Flag Springs, MO.
An F4 tornado touched down in Cowley County, Kansas and tracked 17.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 22. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Floral, KS.
An F4 tornado touched down in Nodaway County, Missouri and tracked 15 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Hopkins, MO.
An F3 tornado touched down in Guthrie County, Iowa and tracked 10.1 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Adair/N Casey, IA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Sedgwick, Butler counties, Kansas and tracked 16.3 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Mulvane to NE Douglas, KS.
An F4 tornado touched down in Davis County, Iowa and tracked 10.1 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Pulaski, IA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Monona County, Iowa and tracked 13.9 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 13. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Fairview/Lake/West Fork/N Whitig, IA.
An F5 tornado touched down in Saint Croix, Polk counties, Wisconsin and tracked 30.1 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 117 and injuring 200. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: New Richmond, WI.
The 1899 New Richmond tornado was an estimated F5 tornado that formed in the early evening of Monday, June 12, 1899, leaving a 45-mile-long (72 km) path of destruction through St. Croix, Polk, and Barron counties in west-central Wisconsin.
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An F2 tornado touched down in Saginaw, Bay counties, Michigan and tracked 14.8 miles, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Saginaw/Merritt, MI.
An F4 tornado touched down in Allamakee, Crawford counties, Iowa and tracked 30.4 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Waterville, IA to Soldiers Grove, WI.
An F4 tornado touched down in Sauk County, Wisconsin and tracked 10.3 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Reedsburg, WI.
An F4 tornado touched down in Fayette, Clayton counties, Iowa and tracked 13.5 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S West Union to S Postville, IA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Mercer County, Missouri and tracked 8.1 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Princeton/S Mercer/N Ravanna, MO.
An F3 tornado touched down in Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee counties, Kansas and tracked 12.2 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NE Louisville/E Wamego/W Belvue.
An F2 tornado touched down in LeFlore, Scott counties, Oklahoma and tracked 16 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Heavener, OK/Bates, AR/Cauthron, AR.
An F4 tornado touched down in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and tracked 2.4 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 35 and injuring 100. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Oklahoma City, OK.
On this date in 1942, the second deadliest tornado to strike the Oklahoma City area occurred on the southwest side of town, killing 35 people. The Oklahoma City area has been struck by tornadoes more than 160 times since 1890.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
An F2 tornado touched down in Henderson County, Texas and tracked 2.4 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Walton, TX.
An F3 tornado touched down in Dallas County, Texas and tracked 0.1 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Ballard County, Kentucky and tracked 0.1 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3.
An F3 tornado touched down in Denton County, Texas and tracked 3.6 miles, 133 yards wide at its widest.
An F4 tornado touched down in Chariton, Macon counties, Missouri and tracked 16.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Macon County, Missouri and tracked 8.5 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Audrain County, Missouri and tracked 16 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Adams County, Colorado and tracked 3 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Thayer County, Nebraska and tracked 13 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5.
An F3 tornado touched down in Bay, Huron counties, Michigan and tracked 48 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
On the evening of Tuesday, June 12, 1990, a deadly nocturnal tornado struck the coastal town of Manukan in the province of Zamboanga del Norte in the Philippines. It is one of the most significant tornadoes that formed outside one of the country's tornado hotspots.
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An F0 tornado touched down in Westchester County, New York and tracked 0.7 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
Mostly F1 strength, intermittent path at beginning and end.
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Thunderstorm winds and large hail did considerable damage.
Several severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of Friday, June 12th across southwest and south central Lower Michigan in an unstable air mass south of a stationary front, which extended east-west across the central portion of Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
Gusty thunderstorm winds downed trees and knocked out power in sections of Cedar Rapids. The outages affected 1,700 homes.
Trees were blown down northeast of Grafton.
Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power line damage. One large tree severely damaged a moving car when it was blown over.
The supercell that moved across northern Iowa during the early morning hours left behind a strong outflow boundary. This outflow boundary became established east to west across central Iowa.
36 tornadoes were recorded on June 12, 2001, in Iowa, Wyoming, Georgia, South Carolina, South Dakota, Nebraska, Texas, Minnesota.
Large hail caused damage to vehicles, and to the siding and windows of some buildings.
Numerous severe thunderstorms developed across north central and northwest Oklahoma during the afternoon and early evening of the 12th, before moving southward and dissipating.
An F3 tornado touched down in Sumner County, Kansas and tracked 4 miles, 75 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
Several power lines were downed.
Storm Chaser report of a tornado which persisted on the ground for three minutes.
A series of clusters of strong to severe storms ahead of a cold front moved east/northeast across south-central and sourtheast Wisconsin. Copious amounts of moisture were available that allowed repeated heavy rains.
27 tornadoes were recorded on June 12, 2008, in Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan.
Severe thunderstorms developed across the northwestern quarter of Minnesota Thursday (12th) evening, ahead of a stacked low pressure system over northwest North Dakota. The best instability occurred to the east of the Red River Valley, along a surface trough.
A large area of thunderstorms developed over Lake Michigan late in the evening on the 12th, as very moist air surged into the region. These storms were severe as they moved onshore, producing damaging winds, large hail, and a brief tornado.
Supercell thunderstorms developed along a nearly stationary frontal boundary across Central and South Central Kansas during the late afternoon hours. The highly sheared environment lead to the supercells producing tornadoes between Wichita, Kansas and Winfield Kansas.
A strong cold front moved through eastern Iowa, northeast Missouri, and northern Illinois from June 12 through midday June 13 bringing widespread heavy rains of 1 to 5 inches (with some areas receiving up to around 10 inches), flash flooding, large hail, damaging wind gusts, and…
Strong to severe thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois during the late evening of June 12th and the early morning of June 13th.
A fast-moving line of thunderstorms, known as a derecho, rushed across Arkansas on the afternoon of the 12th. Widespread wind damage and one tornado resulted.
A stationary front was located across the Mid-South during the day on June 12th, 2009. During the early morning hours, a mesoscale convective system developed over Eastern Oklahoma and tracked east into the Mid-South during the afternoon and evening hours.
Severe thunderstorms developed along the dryline in the afternoon hours across parts of the western half of north Texas. Slow moving tornadic supercells developed in Jack County and moved southeast into Palo Pinto County producing four tornadoes.
A strong short wave trough ejecting into the Northern Plains, coupled with increasing large scale ascent ahead of an upper level jet streak, brought widespread severe weather to much of southwest and south central North Dakota during the evening hours of June 12th.
A second round of thunderstorms for the day developed over the higher terrain of the northern mountains by the afternoon and then pushed into the eastern plains.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Wright County, Iowa and tracked 6.2 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
A strong frontal system remained nearly stationary across the Upper Ohio Valley during the evening hours of June 12th. Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across northern Ohio early in the evening. The storms became more numerous as the evening progressed.
Low pressure moved northeast out of north central Kansas into central Iowa by mid day on the 12th, then into northern Illinois by evening. A strong push of very warm and humid air pushed into the state south of the warm front extending east from the low.
A potent upper level disturbance interacted with a very warm and moist air mass on Wednesday afternoon and evening, leading to the development of severe thunderstorms. Widespread large hail and damaging winds occurred, as well as several tornadoes.
An organized line of convection moved across portions of central Indiana and Ohio during the late evening hours of June 12, lasting into the early morning hours of June 13. The main threats from these storms were damaging winds and isolated weak tornadoes.
An upper level low and surface cold front moved through South Central Texas producing thunderstorms. These storms produced a few tornadoes and damaging wind gusts across many areas of South Central Texas.
One of the most significant severe weather episodes to affect the western Nebraska Panhandle occurred during in the early evening of Monday 12 June 2017. Several tornadoes, hail to baseball size, and damaging winds were observed.
One of the most significant severe weather episodes to affect southeast Wyoming and the western Nebraska Panhandle occurred on the afternoon and early evening of Monday 12 June 2017. Eleven confirmed tornadoes, hail to grapefruit size, and damaging winds were observed.
A combination of an abnormally strong upper level low, strong jet dynamics and an approaching cold front produced one of the biggest severe weather outbreaks across western and central Wyoming in many years.
An area of low pressure and associated cold front initiated a vigorous complex of severe thunderstorms across western South Dakota during the evening of June 12th, and these storms tracked east-southeast to affect south central SD after sunset and into the early morning of the…
The middle part of June was unusually stormy across the area. Numerous rounds of strong to severe storms impacted the region with multiple squall lines that produced severe winds as well as supercells that produced large hail and tornadoes.
Numerous severe thunderstorms moved across north-central and northeast Minnesota on the evening of Wednesday, June 12, 2024, producing large hail to the size of baseballs, isolated thunderstorm wind damage, and several tornadoes.
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Hurricane Keli reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 960 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Cristina reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 935 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Bud reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 943 mb, a category 4 storm.
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Nearly stationary thunderstorms brought three to eleven and a half inches of rain within a four hour period to southeast Bucks County. The 11.55 inches of rain that fell in Langhorne represented a greater than one hundred year single day storm.
Nearly stationary thunderstorms dropped between 3.5 and 7.6 inches of rain within four hours in western Mercer County. This caused widespread flash flooding throughout the area. Nearly every roadway was flooded.
Several rounds of thunderstorms moved west to east across the same locations and dumped enough rain to cause flash flooding in the city of Kenosha (Kenosha County).
Flash flooding of streams, roads, lowlands, homes, and other buildings was especially severe in the Valley Springs area. Most of the town was flooded, with widespread damage to basements and first floors of homes. The flooding left a layer of mud over much of the town.
Large hail damaged vehicles and crops in the area. The amount of crop damage was not known.
A significant flash flood event developed later on the 12th as heavy rains and severe storms developed along a stationary boundary located over central Iowa in the mid-morning hours.
A thunderstorm with very heavy downpours and high winds moved through the District between 5:30 and 6:30 PM on the 12th.
10 inch tree limbs down on shed.
Two rounds of severe thunderstorms pounded south-central Nebraska this Saturday. Crop damage and flooding were common east of U.S. Highway 281 and south of Interstate 80. The first round began in the morning.
Thunderstorms that developed in warm, moist and unstable air ahead of an approaching cold front produced torrential rain that resulted in significant flash flooding, especially in the Oshkosh (Winnebago Co.) area.
A round of strong to severe thunderstorms accompanied by very heavy rainfall resulted in significant flash flooding across Mason and Lake counties.
Rainfall totals of 3 to 4 inches caused flash flooding across parts of southwest Wisconsin during the afternoon and evening of June 12 from repeat thunderstorms. Hardest hit communities were in Grant County and included Potosi, Tennyson and British Hollow.
A warm unstable air mass, and several upper level disturbances, helped spark a multi-day period of strong to severe thunderstorms.
Numerous thunderstorms persisted just inland from the coast during the late evening hours of Jun 12th into the the early morning hours of June 13th 2009. These storms dropped locally very heavy rain and flooding occurred in Havelock.
Heavy rainfall during the month of June caused considerable crop losses across the state. Crop damage was done through a combination of inundation flooding and losses due to crops not being able to be planted or rotting in the ground.
Several mid level disturbances acted on instability and high precipitable water to result in repetitive showers and thunderstorms. One complex of showers and thunderstorms moved out of southern Ohio into West Virginia during the early afternoon on Saturday the 12th.
A cold front stalled over the eastern plains, along with an approaching trough, brought moisture, lift and instability to far eastern New Mexico on the 12th. Numerous large hail was observed along with a few high wind reports.
A warm front lifted north, through West Virginia, during the day on Wednesday. Heating and instability increased greatly during the afternoon of the 12th. Dew points reached into the lower 70s across the lowlands.
Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, generally south of an outflow boundary which stretched roughly along Interstate 20. Several storms became severe, producing mostly large hail.
Several slow-moving severe thunderstorms, including supercells, erupted this afternoon from Parmer County south to Yoakum County along a dryline before spreading east over the remainder of the South Plains through late evening.
An area of storms formed overnight early on the 12th, producing flash flooding and a few severe wind gusts.
An upper level low pressure center trekked east across the area, bringing with it 2 days of shower and thunderstorm activity to North and Central Texas.
Severe storms produced hail up to the size of golf balls and severe wind gusts. A man was killed in northeast Otero County when severe winds flipped his trailer home.
On the weekend of June 11th and 12th, a stationary front set up across northwestern Wyoming.
Another trough system brought a round of slow moving stratiform slow moving showers. With the abundant amount of precipitation from earlier in the month, the streams and creeks were already near bank full.
A late spring cold front pushed south into the area on Monday June 12, and became stationary near the I-20 corridor.
Over the course of the weekend, a meandering front and an unseasonably strong upper trough triggered widespread showers and thunderstorms across the region.
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The storm caused an estimated $3 million in crop damage. The damage path was estimated to be about 22 miles long and 4.5 miles wide. Hail was reported in drifts of three to four feet and large trees were blown down.
A wicked severe thunderstorm ripped across Buffalo and Kearney counties, dumping hail larger than softballs and causing about 100 million dollars in damage in those two counties.
Strong thunderstorm winds destroyed a barn.
Two men were fishing on Truman Lake near Warsaw while a squall line rapidly pushed across the lake and swamped their boat. Vance Wiles age 40, drowned as he tried to swim to shore without a life jacket.
Insurance estimated 20 million dollars of property damage in Crook County to home, auto and business.
Large hail and heavy rainfall caused extensive damage across central Deschutes County. Vehicles were dented, windows broken, and branches, leaves, and needles were stripped from trees. Damage was greatest over the east side of Bend.
A vigorous upper level disturbance moved southeast out of the Southern Plains and into the the middle Red River valley of Northeast Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest Arkansas and Northwest Louisiana during the predawn hours of June 12th.
A cold front interacted with a very unstable airmass across a large part of West Central Texas to trigger supercell thunderstorms with giant size hail and damaging downburst winds.
A cold front moved into a very warm and humid air mass the afternoon the the 12th. Scattered severe thunderstorms developed ahead of and along the front across eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia.
A cold front moved slowly southward through the Mid-Atlantic, triggering scattered thunderstorms with heavy rainfall rates and severe weather. While shear was not very high (<30 knots), the atmosphere was considerably unstable with SBCAPE values of at least 2000 J/kg.
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A Bossier Parish man was doing yard work outdoors when he began to suffer headache, nausea and fatigue. He was found passed out in his bathtub that night. He was taken to a local hospital where it was later confirmed that he died of a heat stroke.
Strong high pressure above the surface, combined with a weak front approaching North Texas, helped import higher than average surface dew points into the Lower Rio Grande Valley, along with air temperatures a few degrees above normal.
The second warm spell of the season occurred across the Mid-South during the middle part of June. High temperatures reached into the mid 90s. The combination of temperatures in the mid 90s and high humidity produced heat indices around 105 degrees.
Temperatures climbed to near 100 under an upper level ridge of high pressure over South Central Texas.
Unseasonably strong high pressure aloft developed across the desert southwest on Wednesday, June 6th, and it led to very hot temperatures across the central Arizona deserts including the greater Phoenix metropolitan area.
Temperatures reached Excessive Heat Warning levels on the 12th and 13th. Five people died - four in Las Vegas and one in northeast Clark County - of heat related causes from the 13th through the 14th.
Very hot temperatures were experienced in parts of southeast Arizona on June 13th with several new record highs established. Two heat-related fatalities occurred--one in western Pima County and another in northwest Santa Cruz County.
Very hot temperatures were experienced in parts of southeast Arizona on June 12th and 13th with high temperatures nearing or equaling established records. Two heat-related fatalities occurred--one in western Pima County and another on the Tohono O'odham Nation.
Strengthening high pressure building into the region led to temperatures climbing to 110 degrees in Phoenix on the 12th. According to the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, one heat-associated fatality occurred on this day.
A strong upper level ridge strengthened over the Desert Southwest during the middle part of June with the center of high pressure becoming focused over the Four Corners region. As a result, temperatures warmed up well above normal reaching excessive heat conditions.
Very hot temperatures were experienced in much of southeast Arizona from June 12-20 with high temperatures exceeding established records in many locations. A number of heat-related deaths were reported of persons found in desert.
A large upper ridge prevailed across the region from mid-June through the end of the month resulting in very hot and humid conditions across the Mid-South. The heat was most intense on June 12th and 13th.
Between June and September 2022, large parts of Europe were affected by persistent heatwaves which killed tens of thousands and caused billions of euros in damage. They were the deadliest meteorological event of the year and caused thousands of wildfires, as well as widespread droughts across much of the continent.
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A 40-year old man died of hyperthermia due to excessive heat.
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The Zipper Fire started on June 12, 1987, in Nevada, and burned 6,304 acres.
The Center Fire started on June 12, 1994, in New Mexico, and burned 6,767 acres.
The Lynch Fire was discovered on June 12, 1994, in New Mexico, and burned 4,880 acres.
The Whitefeather Lake Fire was discovered on June 12, 1996, in Minnesota, and burned 4,750 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Kink Fire was discovered on June 12, 1999, in Alaska, and burned 92,010 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The LowerLadue Fire was discovered on June 12, 1999, in Alaska, and burned 57,576 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Witch Fire was discovered on June 12, 1999, in Alaska, and burned 46,956 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Upperwestfork Fire was discovered on June 12, 1999, in Alaska, and burned 35,874 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Mt.terrel Fire was discovered on June 12, 1999, in Alaska, and burned 27,354 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Beverly Fire was discovered on June 12, 1999, in Alaska, and burned 18,521 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Dennison-Taylor Fire was discovered on June 12, 1999, in Alaska, and burned 6,891 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bear Creek Fire was discovered on June 12, 1999, in Alaska, and burned 5,803 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hodzana Fire was discovered on June 12, 1999, in Alaska, and burned 4,380 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
Two large wildfires developed in the Front Range Foothills of Colorado as careless campers and very dry conditions proved to be a dangerous combination. Strong winds gusting in excess of 60 mph on the 13th, fanned the flames, spreading both wildfires out of control.
The High Meadows Fire was discovered on June 12, 2000, in Colorado, and burned 10,800 acres; the cause was recorded as smoking.
The Bobcat Fire was discovered on June 12, 2000, in Larimer County, Colorado, and burned 10,599 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Walker Fire was discovered on June 12, 2002, in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, and burned 16,369 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Montoya Fire was discovered on June 12, 2002, in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, and burned 4,257 acres.
The North Dag Fire was discovered on June 12, 2004, in Alaska, and burned 419,884 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Sedgwick Fire was discovered on June 12, 2004, in Cibola County, New Mexico, and burned 8,595 acres; the cause was recorded as misuse of fire by a minor.
The Sheenjek River Fire was discovered on June 12, 2005, in Alaska, and burned 114,597 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Preacher Creek Fire was discovered on June 12, 2005, in Alaska, and burned 69,506 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hodzana River Fire was discovered on June 12, 2005, in Alaska, and burned 26,710 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Big Sitdown Creek 2 Fire was discovered on June 12, 2005, in Alaska, and burned 11,882 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Johnson Wfu Fire was discovered on June 12, 2005, in Catron County, New Mexico, and burned 11,611 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Unnamed Fire started on June 12, 2005, in Arizona, and burned 8,187 acres.
The Whiskey Fire was discovered on June 12, 2008, in Glenn County, California, and burned 7,783 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Franklin Creek Fire was discovered on June 12, 2009, in Alaska, and burned 19,984 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Monument Fire was discovered on June 12, 2011, in Arizona, and burned 30,526 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Armstrong Fire was discovered on June 12, 2011, in Andrews County, Texas, and burned 24,000 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Track Fire was discovered on June 12, 2011, in Colfax County, New Mexico, and burned 19,970 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Duckett Fire was discovered on June 12, 2011, in Colorado, and burned 4,000 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Bruneau Fire was discovered on June 12, 2013, in Owyhee County, Idaho, and burned 4,913 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Tango Fire was reported on June 12, 2017, in Tooele County, Utah, and burned 3,669 acres.
The Little Kasigluk Fire was reported on June 12, 2019, in Bethel County, Alaska, and burned 4,409 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Grant Fire was reported on June 12, 2020, in Sacramento County, California, and burned 5,042 acres.
According to statistics published by the Southwest Coordination Center, 1,263 wildfires burned 143,601 acres in the US state of Arizona in 2022.
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The Pipeline Fire was reported on June 12, 2022, in Coconino County, Arizona, and burned 26,532 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Tonto Canyon Fire was reported on June 12, 2022, in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, and burned 9,264 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
On the afternoon of the 12th, a new wildfire named the Rose Fire developed on a riverbed approximately 5 miles southeast of Wickenburg, AZ. The fire was able to spread somewhat and cause the closure of U.S. Highway 60 with several structures and vehicles nearby destroyed.
The Goldbug Fire was reported on June 12, 2024, in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska, and burned 7,689 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Trout Fire was reported on June 12, 2025, in Grant County, New Mexico, and burned 47,294 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Kilolitna Fire was reported on June 12, 2026, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 4,526 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
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An earthquake struck Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey. It killed 4,500 people, destroyed 1,700 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Yangyang, Sanchok, South Korea. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Santiago DE Cuba. It killed 40 people, injured 700 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Hebei Province, China. It killed 7,477 people, destroyed 200,000 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Chiquimulilla, Guatemala. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Northern, Chile. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 8 earthquake struck Assam, Bangladesh, India. It killed 1,542 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Bac Giang, Hai Duong, Vietnam.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Venezuela. It killed 5 people and did $2.5 million in damage.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan. It killed 28 people, injured 10,000 and did $865 million in damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Banaripara, Bangladesh. It killed 1 person.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Little Nicobar Island, India. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Lesbos, Greece. It killed 1 person, injured 15 and destroyed 10 houses. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Pasto, Colombia. It killed 2 people, injured 7 and destroyed 1 house.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Sea of Japan, South Korea.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Northern Chile.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8 earthquake struck Assam, India, with a maximum water height of 3 meters. It killed 1,542 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.95 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.6 meters. It killed 28 people, injured 1,000 and did $865 million in damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Quyuan, Zigui County, China, with a maximum water height of 54 meters. It killed 10 people.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Little Nicobar Island, India, with a maximum water height of 0.03 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Lesbos, Greece, with a maximum water height of 0.2 meters. It killed 1 person, injured 15 and destroyed 10 houses.
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A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began June 12, 1990, reached Kp 8+ and lasted 54 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 89; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 43 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began June 12, 2005, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 18 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 54; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 48 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began June 12, 2025, reached Kp 7- and lasted 36 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 69; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A severe storm disaster that cost $1.9 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 12, 2017 to June 16, 2017.
A severe storm disaster that cost $1.2 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 12, 2024 to June 14, 2024.
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Four men were injured when struck by lightning at the Diamond Back Golf Course. One of them died 17 days later, on June 29th.
Lightning struck a propane tank which caused a nearby home to explode. One person was killed and 2 were injured.
A man was struck and killed by lightning while attempting to secure his boat on Lake Ray Roberts. Two other injuries were sustainted.
A 27 year old man was struck and killed by lightning while standing in a parking lot. Two people near him were injured.
A storm low east of New Zealand generated surf of 6 to 12 feet along the south-facing shores of all the Hawaiian Islands.
A Rhode Island man was struck and killed by lightning while fishing from a boat in Little North Pond in Rome. A second man on the boat was unharmed and tried to administer CPR, but was unable to revive the victim.
A woman of unknown age drowned when likely caught in a rip current along Hollywood Beach.
A motorcyclist was struck by lightning in Chaffee County on Highway 285, and died from his injuries a few days later at a hospital in Denver.
On 12 June 2017, heavy monsoon rain triggered a series of landslides and floods in Rangamati, Chittagong and Bandarban - three hilly districts of Bangladesh - and killed at least 152 people. The weather also caused power cuts and telecommunications disruptions, making it difficult for rescuers to reach affected communities.
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There was a rip current fatality on the Bolivar Peninsula.
Warm and unstable air in advance of a cold front led to thunderstorms developing across southeast Georgia and near Tybee Island Beach.
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