Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for June 17, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Tornadoes
An F5 tornado touched down in Greene, Boone, Polk counties, Iowa and tracked 109.4 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 68 and injuring 300. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Rippey to Grinnell to Malcolm, IA.
Tornadoes
An F5 tornado touched down in Grant, Roberts, Big Stone counties, South Dakota and tracked 35 miles, 1,500 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 43. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Summit, SD to E Beardsley, MN.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Taheri (Siraf), Iran. It killed 2,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Wildfires
A series of four initial deadly wildfires erupted across central Portugal in the afternoon of 17 June 2017 within minutes of each other, resulting in at least 66 deaths and 204 injured people.
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Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Wayne County, Michigan and tracked 14.4 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 15 and injuring 200. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Melvindale, MI to ON.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Pottawatomie County, Kansas and tracked 7 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Onaga, KS.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Codington County, South Dakota and tracked 14.4 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Florence, SD.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Yibin, Sichuan, China. It killed 13 people, injured 200 and did $1.3 billion in damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Osaka, Japan. It killed 5 people, injured 417 and did $7 billion in damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Heqing, Yunnan Province, China. It killed 100 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tornadoes
An EF4 tornado touched down in Freeborn County, Minnesota and tracked 16.91 miles, 1,760 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 14.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Boone, Story counties, Iowa and tracked 33 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: WSW Ogden to S Nevada, IA.
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An unrated tornado touched down in Goodhue, Pierce counties, Minnesota and tracked 19.5 miles, 20 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Belle Creek Twp., N Vasa/NW Red Wing, MN/Hastings, WI.
An F5 tornado touched down in Greene, Boone, Polk counties, Iowa and tracked 109.4 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 68 and injuring 300. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Rippey to Grinnell to Malcolm, IA.
An F4 tornado touched down in Boone, Story counties, Iowa and tracked 33 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: WSW Ogden to S Nevada, IA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Winona, Buffalo counties, Minnesota and tracked 12.2 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Lewiston/NW Winona, WI.
An F4 tornado touched down in Gove County, Kansas and tracked 12.3 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Quinter, KS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Posey County, Indiana, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Mount Vernon, IN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Eaton, Ingham counties, Michigan and tracked 16.9 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Charlotte/Petrieville, MI.
An F4 tornado touched down in Pottawatomie County, Kansas and tracked 7 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Onaga, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Coffey County, Kansas and tracked 14.5 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Blurington/S Sharp/W Waverly/NW Halls Summit, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lyon County, Kansas and tracked 1.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Americus, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Wilson, Neosho counties, Kansas and tracked 12.2 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Altoona to SW Chanute, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Nemaha, Brown counties, Kansas and tracked 15.2 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Seneca to Powhattan, KS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Erath County, Texas and tracked 11.3 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Stephenville, TX.
An F3 tornado touched down in Vilas County, Wisconsin and tracked 10.1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Land O'Lakes to Land O'Lakes, WI.
An F2 tornado touched down in Oneida County, Wisconsin and tracked 1.9 miles, 125 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Lake Tomahawk, WI.
An F5 tornado touched down in Grant, Roberts, Big Stone counties, South Dakota and tracked 35 miles, 1,500 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 43. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Summit, SD to E Beardsley, MN.
An F4 tornado touched down in Codington County, South Dakota and tracked 14.4 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Florence, SD.
An F3 tornado touched down in Brown County, South Dakota and tracked 15.2 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 12. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NE Warner to Bath, SD.
The 1944 South Dakota–Minnesota tornado outbreak was a deadly tornado outbreak that occurred on June 17, 1944, in portions of northeastern South Dakota and western Minnesota. The outbreak is known for the Warner-Nahon-Bath Corner-Bath tornado, or just the Bath tornado, which was an F3 that hit the unincorporated community of Bath near Aberdeen, South Dakota, and the Wilmot-Hiawatha Beach-Yankeetown tornado that traveled through four counties from South Dakota into Minnesota.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Wayne County, Michigan and tracked 14.4 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 15 and injuring 200. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Melvindale, MI to ON.
An F2 tornado touched down in Washtenaw County, Michigan and tracked 1.5 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Ypsilanti, MI.
On June 17, 1946, a deadly and powerful tornado moved through the city of Windsor, Ontario, killing 17 people. The tornado was the most powerful tornado to strike Windsor, when it was at F4 intensity.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Washington County, Colorado and tracked 1.7 miles. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Akron, CO.
An F3 tornado touched down in Stanton, Cuming, Thurston counties, Nebraska and tracked 23.6 miles, 163 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Collingsworth County, Texas and tracked 16.2 miles, 67 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hockley County, Texas and tracked 1 miles, 20 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in County, Florida and tracked 12.7 miles, 333 yards wide at its widest, injuring 77.
An F2 tornado touched down in Newaygo County, Michigan and tracked 1.5 miles, 60 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
An F1 tornado touched down in Osage County, Kansas and tracked 7.3 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 16 and injuring 3.
The 1978 Pomona Lake tornado, also known as the Whippoorwill Disaster, was a deadly tornado that struck Osage County, Kansas on June 17, 1978. The tornado, which was on the ground for 8 miles (13 km), struck a tourist boat called the Whippoorwill, causing it to capsize and drowning 16 out of the 58 passengers and crew.
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An F2 tornado touched down in Hendry, Glades counties, Florida and tracked 8 miles, 17 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 4.
An F3 tornado touched down in Dane County, Wisconsin and tracked 16 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 30.
28 tornadoes were recorded on June 17, 1992, in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Florida, Indiana.
Thunderstorms developed by mid morning along a stationary front with severe storms redeveloping by early afternoon in an increasingly unstable environment.
Severe thunderstorms were triggered along a warm front during the evening of June 17. One of the storms produced two known tornadoes, one that initially touched down near the Dodge and Mower County line, northwest of the city of Austin.
Early on in the afternoon, a few scattered thunderstorms developed across eastern portions of South Central Nebraska, with one severe thunderstorm across Thayer County, where quarter to baseball size hail was reported.
An EF4 tornado touched down in Freeborn County, Minnesota and tracked 16.91 miles, 1,760 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 14.
An EF4 tornado touched down in Douglas, Otter Tail counties, Minnesota and tracked 39.56 miles, 2,288 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5.
74 tornadoes were recorded on June 17, 2010, in North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, 4 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 3 people.
An EF4 tornado touched down in Wadena, Otter Tail counties, Minnesota and tracked 10 miles, 1,936 yards wide at its widest, injuring 20.
An EF4 tornado touched down in Traill, Grand Forks counties, North Dakota and tracked 17 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Polk, Red Lake counties, Minnesota and tracked 15 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Freeborn, Steele counties, Minnesota and tracked 18.15 miles, 1,320 yards wide at its widest.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Freeborn County, Minnesota and tracked 5.01 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Steele County, Minnesota and tracked 4.32 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest.
Conditions were ripe by the afternoon of the 17th for a major severe weather outbreak. A surface low had moved into east central North Dakota with an occluded front extending to the southeast.
Several strong storms developed in west-central Minnesota during the mid afternoon hours of June 17th.
On June 17, 2010, a large, rain-wrapped, and damaging EF4 tornado directly struck the city of Wadena, Minnesota. It was part of a widespread and prolific tornado outbreak across portions of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.
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In the evening hours of June 17, 2010, a large and powerful multi-vortex tornado moved across Freeborn County, located in the state of Minnesota. The tornado destroyed several buildings and farmsteads; one person was killed with fourteen others sustaining injuries to varying degrees.
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Severe thunderstorms developed during the evening of June 17th along a warm front that was lifting north through southern Minnesota and northeast Iowa. These severe thunderstorms produced the first tornadoes of 2010 for southeast Minnesota with three confirmed tornadoes.
Downstream of a strong upper level short wave trough, atmospheric destabilization was occurring late Thursday morning across much of west and central North Dakota in the wake of earlier thunderstorms, along with large scale ascent ahead of the trough resulting in surface low…
A significant, widespread severe weather outbreak occurred across a large portion of central and east central Minnesota.
Conditions were ripe by the afternoon of the 17th for a major severe weather outbreak. A surface low had moved into east central North Dakota with an occluded front extending to the southeast.
A large cluster of thunderstorms that formed across the eastern Dakotas, moved eastward and developed a long-lived bow echo that moved across southern Minnesota during the evening of Sunday June 17th.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Carter County, Montana and tracked 10 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Cedar County, Nebraska and tracked 3.96 miles, 2,059 yards wide at its widest.
The warm front that was responsible for the significant tornadoes on the afternoon of the 16th, lifted slightly north on the 17th into far northeast Nebraska.
Thunderstorms during the late evening of June 17th produced a tornado near Humboldt South Dakota in Minnehaha County and large hail near Dolton in McCook County.
A supercell thunderstorm produced a long-lived tornado across parts of East Central Carter County during the afternoon of June 17th. Eye-witnesses reported that the tornado was on the ground for approximately one hour.
Very high moisture was left over South Texas on the 17th as the remnants of Tropical Storm Bill moved northward into north-central Texas.
A widespread high wind event across Utah was followed by strong thunderstorms associated with a system spanning a three-day period. These storms produced numerous instances of severe wind gusts, in addition to a tornado, a report of hail, and flash flooding.
Severe thunderstorms developed over the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles, southwestern Kansas, and southeastern Colorado during the afternoon of the 17th, along and ahead of a cold front as a strong upper level disturbance translated into the Southern Plains.
Long duration severe weather event across the northeast plains, and most of the Denver metropolitan area beginning during the early afternoon hours. Scores of tornadoes occurred across Washington and Logan counties.
Another unseasonably strong upper trough approached the region during the day on the 17th. Widespread thunderstorm development occurred across the High Plains, from southwest Kansas into the central Texas Panhandle by the late afternoon.
Areas of deep convection began to develop late in the afternoon through the evening of June 17th and into the early morning hours of June 18th from Southeast Oklahoma to the Ark-La-Tex region.
Thunderstorms developed over north central and northwestern Oklahoma during the early evening of the 17th, near an outflow boundary from earlier thunderstorms, and north of a developing warm front that stretched across the area.
In addition to a morning complex of severe thunderstorms, a multi-modal severe weather outbreak impacted portions of northern and central Oklahoma during the evening of the 17th.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Effingham, Jasper counties, Illinois and tracked 31.9 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Owen, Monroe counties, Indiana and tracked 18.49 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
A mesoscale convective system formed on the eastern side of Post-Tropical Storm Arthur on June 18th.
28 tornadoes were recorded on June 17, 2026, in Iowa, Illinois, Alabama, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Louisiana.
During the 17th evening into the 18th early morning, a strong upper-level disturbance interacted with a warm, moist, and unstable airmass across central and southern Indiana.
Several rounds of significant convection impacted central Illinois on June 17th, 2026.
Thunderstorms developed during the evening hours and continued into the overnight hours as a low pressure system moved through the Ohio Valley.
Thunderstorms developed during the evening hours and continued into the overnight hours as a low pressure system moved through the Ohio Valley.
This long-track EF-2 tornado developed about 5 miles east of Waukon during the late afternoon hours and trekked east-southeast through Allamakee County resulting in significant tree damage and some structural damage.
During the late afternoon and early evening hours on June 17th, two long-tracked tornadoes moved across portions of Crawford and Grant Counties.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a category 1 hurricane, 70 kt (80 mph).
An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a tropical storm, 45 kt.
An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a category 1 hurricane, 70 kt (80 mph).
Hurricane Dinah reached its peak of 160 kt (185 mph) with a central pressure of 940 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Carlos crossed the coast near Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico as a tropical storm, 45 kt, central pressure 998 mb. Hurricane Carlos was an unusually small tropical cyclone which affected the western coast of Mexico in June 2015. Forming as the third named storm and hurricane of the annual hurricane season, Carlos developed from a trough first noted by the National Hurricane Center on June 7.
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Tropical Storm Claudette was a weak tropical cyclone that caused heavy rain and tornadoes across the Southeastern United States in June 2021, leading to severe damage. The third named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, Claudette originated from a broad trough of low pressure over the Bay of Campeche on June 12.
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Heavy rains of 1 to 2 inches on top of a saturated ground due to previous rains, resulted in a slow rise of water levels on rivers, streams, and creeks across Walworth county. Roads, homes, golf courses, and other businesses became flooded.
A couple rounds of heavy rains on top of saturated ground resulted in scattered flooding across Racine county. In the city of Racine, 1.5 inches fell between 1930CST and 2000CST on the 17th, while 1.97 inches fell overnight from the 16th to 17th.
Long-duration rains across Sheboygan county resulted in scattered areas of flooded farm fields, basement and business flooding, and flooded roads in low-lying areas. In the city of Sheboygan, Pigeon Creek overflowed its banks and flooded several roads...
Several rounds of heavy rains culminated in widespread rural farm land flooding across Dane county, as well as significant flooding in cites and villages. Flooding of small streams and creeks, and nearby lowland was reported.
One inch rainfalls between 1900CST and 2000CST resulted in scattered field and lowland flooding across Dodge county, especially near streams and creeks. Soil erosion and washed out crops were reported. Some roads became blocked, and some minor road shoulder washouts were noted.
Repeated rounds of heavy rains over a 3-day period resulted in considerable farm field and lowland flooding across Jefferson county. Starting with the 16th, and ending in the morning hours on the 18th, 2 to 6 inches of rain fell on top of saturated ground.
Heavy rainfalls of around 5 inches early on the 17th resulted moderate river flooding along the Sugar River and its tributaries north of Broadhead. Lowland flooding washed out or eroded much farm land both upstream and downstream from Broadhead.
Brownfield PD reported golfball size hail. Automobiles were damaged by the hail and windows were broken in several homes. An estimated 3500 acres of cotton were destroyed.
A severe thunderstorm dumped torrential rainfall across Laredo during the early morning hours of the 17th as produced high wind gusts.
A deep upper trough and low pressure moving across the Ohio Valley pushed warm and humid air northward ahead of a cold front moving east with the surface low.
A large thunderstorm complex developed over central Missouri during the evening hours. Numerous reports of large hail were received.
Thunderstorms initiated along an old outflow boundary extending from Jacksonville to near Lawrenceville during the evening of June 17th.
A one in 500 year rainfall hit northeast Minnesota and far northwestern Wisconsin June 19th and 20th.
Late this afternoon, a slow-moving supercell thunderstorm formed near New Deal along a stationary front and tracked southward for the next 3.5 hours before finally dissipating near O'Donnell.
An area of low pressure over northeastern Wyoming interacted with a stationary boundary across western South Dakota and produced slow moving thunderstorms. With ample low level moisture over the area, the thunderstorms produced torrential rainfall.
As tropical storm Bill made its way up through eastern and central Oklahoma through the 17th and 18th, widespread flash flooding ensued.
During a June that featured a below-average quantity of severe weather within South Central Nebraska, this late Friday afternoon-night episode ended up being the most widespread round of the month.
A stationary front supported widespread showers and thunderstorms across northern and central Ohio. During the overnight of June 16th into the morning of the 17th heavy showers developed along this boundary.
Between June 17-19, the Ohio Valley sat in a warm moist environment with a stationary front draped from northeast to southwest across Indiana and on through Texas. Little wind shear existed above central Kentucky.
Several rounds of storms moved across portions of southeast Minnesota on June 17th. Storms during the early morning hours dropped penny sized hail near Wykoff (Fillmore County).
Northern Ohio resided within the warm and humid sector along the northwestern flank of the Bermuda-Azores subtropical high during the late morning of the 17th through late evening of the 20th.
Strong to severe thunderstorms moved northward through Southeastern Arizona the afternoon and evening of June 17th, 2026.
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On this date in 1987, thunderstorms with high winds struck much of Oklahoma. Twenty-two mobile homes were heavily damaged at Geronimo, in Comanche County.
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Pwerlines down in San Leon and Baycliff. Roof blown off shed 6 miles south of the Kemah bridge. Roof on Spillway Pier blown off with debris damaging 2 cars.
The Sheriff's Office reported that an oak tree fell on a passing automobile killing a 6 month old infant.
A large HP Supercell developed over NW Harris County between Katy and Cypress around 11 AM and tracked ESE at 35 mph across Harris County.
Severe Thunderstorms ripped across south-central Nebraska dropping large hail, very heavy rains and producing wind gusts to 70 mph. South of Ravenna, several hog sheds on a farmstead were destroyed by high winds. Corn and soybean crops in the area were heavily damaged.
Slow moving thunderstorms dropped very heavy rain across Maryland during the afternoon and evening of the 17th. In Washington County, some streams rose above bankful and roads were temporarily covered by water after a deluge of rain. Over 1.25 inches of rain fell in 90 minutes.
A 39-year old woman was killed when the strong winds which preceded a thunderstorm caused a 57 ft section of a tree to break off from the base and fall on her at the Windham Town Beach at Cobbetts Pond.
Sustained winds of 30-40 mph blew through the Carquinez Strait during the afternoon and early evening hours. A motorcyclist traveling on I-680 was pushed off the highway near Marshview Road by a stronger gust at approximately 5:25 pm and died of his injuries.
A cold frontal passage triggered severe thunderstorms over portions of the west half of Upper Michigan on the afternoon of the 17th.
A violent round of supercell thunderstorms produced giant hail over the western South Plains of west Texas during the evening hours of the 17th.
A semi-stationary frontal boundary remained in place across southern Iowa while a secondary boundary was stretched from eastern South Dakota into northeast Iowa.
A deepening upper-level trough over the southeastern U.S. combined with a cold front moving south across the state resulted in widespread severe thunderstorms across North and Central Georgia during the afternoon and evening.
Showers and thunderstorms developed in association with a cold front passing through the region. This cold front combined with the oppressive heat and humidity in place across the region.
During the late afternoon, and early evening of Thursday, June 17th, thunderstorms began to develop along an outflow boundary from earlier convection across far southern Minnesota.
A couple rounds of thunderstorms moved across parts of western Wisconsin during the evening of June 17th. Some of these storms produced large hail across portions of Buffalo, Trempealeau, La Crosse and Vernon Counties.
A complex of showers and thunderstorms moved across central North Carolina during the late afternoon and evening. The line produced numerous damaging wind gusts along with marginally severe hail.
Scattered thunderstorms developed over western North Carolina during the afternoon. Several of the storms produced brief severe weather in the form of damaging wind gusts.
A stationary front was located north of the state heading into the day on June 17th, before transitioning to a slow moving cold front that continued to near the state throughout the day.
A persistent hot and moist air mass allowed for high levels of instability in southwest Virginia. A cold front moving southeast through the region interacted with this unstable air mass and formed numerous severe thunderstorms which produced damaging winds.
Areas of deep convection began to develop late in the afternoon and through the evening of June 17th across Southeast Oklahoma into the Ark-La-Tex region.
On the morning of the 17th, two 16-year-olds, one boy and one girl, were on a raft near Montrose Beach when strong winds allegedly caused their raft to flip over. A bystander pulled the girl to shore but officials were unable to recover the boy before he drowned.
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A 79 year old man died from heat stress in his home in Chicago. The high temperature on June 16th was 86 and the high temperature on the 17th was 87 degrees. Depoints both days were in the middle to upper 50s.
A heat wave affected much of the MidSouth during the period between June 17th and June 28th as an upper ridge of high pressure built over the region. High temperatures soared into the mid to upper 90s with a few days topping out at or just above 100 degrees.
The first Heat Wave of the summer hit from June 17 through June 27. Heat Index values ranged from 100 to 107 during the period. High temperatures ranged from the lower to upper 90s. There were two deaths in St. Louis County from the heat with 80 injuries.
The first Heat Wave of the summer hit the Metro East area from June 17th through June 27th. Heat Index values averages around 105 degrees during the period, although there was one day, the 20th in which the Heat Index cooled to around 100.
A strong ridge of high pressure aloft was anchored over the south central United States during the middle of the month. This pattern resulted in temperatures in the mid 90s to near 100 across much of eastern Oklahoma.
A prolonged period of excessive heat affected the Mojave Desert. 18 people died of heat-related causes in the Las Vegas Valley.
High pressure ridging brought an unusually long and strong heat wave for the month of June, with a remarkable 24 new record high temperatures and 16 record high minimum temperatures being set in the area.
A strong ridge of high pressure and a dry airmass helped temperatures sore in inland areas from the 16th through the 27th. The heat was most intense in the deserts on the 20th, 24th, and 25th with Palm Springs reaching 122 degrees on all three days.
Shortwave ridging over the Desert Southwest led to temperatures climb several degrees above normal during the middle part of June. High temperatures in Phoenix peaked on the 18th at 109 degrees.
Very hot and moist low-level southerly winds became enhanced along and ahead of a stalled frontal boundary draped near to just north of the Interstate 20 corridor of East Texas and North Louisiana.
Very hot and moist low-level southerly winds became enhanced along and ahead of a stalled frontal boundary draped near to just north of the Interstate 20 corridor of East Texas and North Louisiana.
One person died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
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The Dry Valley Fire started on June 17, 1984, in Nevada, and burned 9,042 acres.
The Biscuit Fire started on June 17, 1986, in Arizona, and burned 6,091 acres.
The Shafter Fire was discovered on June 17, 1993, in Texas, and burned 12,691 acres.
The Chitanana River Fire was discovered on June 17, 1996, in Alaska, and burned 59,063 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Wein Lk Fire was discovered on June 17, 1996, in Alaska, and burned 25,433 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Markham Park Fire was discovered on June 17, 2001, in Broward County, Florida, and burned 25,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Martis Fire was discovered on June 17, 2001, in Nevada, and burned 14,500 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Aspen wildfire started on June 17th in the Catalina Mountains by an unknown hiker on the Marshall Gulch and Aspen Loop trail. The Fire was first observed on the south face portion of Marshall Peak around 7000 feet.
The Erickson Creek Fire was discovered on June 17, 2003, in Alaska, and burned 117,930 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Aspen Fire was discovered on June 17, 2003, in Pima County, Arizona, and burned 82,440 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Picture Fire was discovered on June 17, 2003, in Arizona, and burned 12,900 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Taylor Highway Complex (Gardiner Creek) Fire was discovered on June 17, 2004, in Alaska, and burned 125,643 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Eagle Complex (Kandik River) Fire was discovered on June 17, 2004, in Alaska, and burned 65,990 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Eagle Complex (Indian Grave Creek) Fire was discovered on June 17, 2004, in Alaska, and burned 26,610 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Cosna River Fire was discovered on June 17, 2005, in Alaska, and burned 21,194 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Goiter Fire was discovered on June 17, 2005, in Alaska, and burned 8,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Imelyak Fire was discovered on June 17, 2005, in Alaska, and burned 7,271 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Krassel Complex (Tag Wfu) Fire was discovered on June 17, 2007, in Idaho County, Idaho, and burned 47,187 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Zitziana Fire was discovered on June 17, 2009, in Alaska, and burned 141,126 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bear Creek Fire was discovered on June 17, 2009, in Alaska, and burned 50,897 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Foraker Pond Fire was discovered on June 17, 2009, in Alaska, and burned 20,277 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The East Texas Complex was discovered on June 17, 2011, in Polk County, Texas, and burned 20,222 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The North Schell Fire was discovered on June 17, 2012, in White Pine County, Nevada, and burned 12,046 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Oak Fire was reported on June 17, 2014, in Graham County, Arizona, and burned 13,057 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Cottonwood 2 Fire was reported on June 17, 2014, in Yakima County, Washington, and burned 8,942 acres.
The Lake Fire was reported on June 17, 2015, in San Bernardino County, California, and burned 31,359 acres.
The Michigan Creek Fire was reported on June 17, 2015, in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska, and burned 9,826 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hog Fire was reported on June 17, 2015, in Cochise County, Arizona, and burned 8,057 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Brown Fire was reported on June 17, 2016, in Pima County, Arizona, and burned 15,436 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
A series of four initial deadly wildfires erupted across central Portugal in the afternoon of 17 June 2017 within minutes of each other, resulting in at least 66 deaths and 204 injured people.
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The Brianhead Fire was reported on June 17, 2017, in Iron County, Utah, and burned 71,675 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Willow Fire was a wildfire that burned in the Ventana Wilderness in Monterey County, California, in the United States as part of the 2021 California wildfire season. The fire started on June 17, 2021, burned 2,877 acres (1,164 ha), and was fully contained on July 12, 2021.
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Strong high pressure over the Four Corners brought a hot and dry air mass to the Central Coast and Bay Area in mid June. Hot daytime temperatures for multiple days in the triple digits resulted in record breaking heat for the interior portion of the region.
The Cultas Creek Fire was reported on June 17, 2021, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 40,450 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Schilling Creek Fire was reported on June 17, 2022, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 53,971 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The devastating South Fork Wildfire was discovered June 17th at 9am MDT within the tribal land along the Rio Ruidoso west of the village of Ruidoso, NM.
The Sites Fire was reported on June 17, 2024, in Colusa County, California, and burned 19,195 acres.
The South Fork Fire was reported on June 17, 2024, in Otero County, New Mexico, and burned 17,569 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The South Fork George River Fire was reported on June 17, 2024, in Bethel County, Alaska, and burned 7,991 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Salt Fire was reported on June 17, 2024, in Otero County, New Mexico, and burned 7,939 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Lower Meadow Creek Fire was reported on June 17, 2024, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 6,577 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Klikhtentotzna Fire was reported on June 17, 2025, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 117,908 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Obrien Fire was reported on June 17, 2025, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 7,642 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Grapevine Fire was reported on June 17, 2026, in Lincoln County, Nevada, and burned 26,464 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Kane Springs Fire was reported on June 17, 2026, in Lincoln County, Nevada, and burned 17,042 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
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A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Xihe, Gansu Province, China. It killed some people (about 51 to 100).
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Taheri (Siraf), Iran. It killed 2,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck E. China Sea. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Heqing, Yunnan Province, China. It killed 100 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Lima,callao, Peru.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Krisko,brestanica, Slovenia, Balkans NW.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck SW. Sumatra, Indonesia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico. It killed 4 people. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Anhui Province, China.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Catalina, Antofagasta, Chile. It killed 1 person.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Hokkaido Island, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 27 people, destroyed 2 houses and did $5 million in damage.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Baluchistan, Pakistan. It injured 6.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Vestmannaeyjar, Hella, Iceland. It injured 1, destroyed 11 houses and did $20 million in damage.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Osaka, Japan. It killed 5 people, injured 417 and did $7 billion in damage.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Yibin, Sichuan, China. It killed 13 people, injured 200 and did $1.3 billion in damage.
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Karkar, Papua New Guinea erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 21 people.
Hokkaido-Komagatake, Japan erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. It killed 2 people, injured 4 and destroyed 1,915 houses.
Aira, Japan erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 3 people.
Arenal, Costa Rica erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 2 people.
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A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck South China Sea.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck SW. Sumatra, Indonesia.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck S. Mexico, with a maximum water height of 0.2 meters. It killed 4 people.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Hokkaido Island, Japan, with a maximum water height of 5.96 meters. It injured 27, destroyed 2 houses and did $5 million in damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Karrat Fjord, Greenland, with a maximum water height of 90 meters. It killed 4 people, injured 9 and destroyed 11 houses.
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A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began June 17, 1951, reached Kp 8 and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 54; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 45 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began June 17, 1972, reached Kp 8+ and lasted 45 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 126; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 43 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began June 17, 1991, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 67; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 48 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A severe storm disaster that cost $2.0 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 17, 2021 to June 18, 2021.
A wildfire disaster that cost $1.8 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 2, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 17, 2024 to July 7, 2024.
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A twenty year-old man was killed by lightning, while refereeing a soccer game.
65 year old woman killed when lightning struck a nearby pine tree while she was walking to catch a bus (Key Map 492S).
Persistent southeasterly flow driven by enhanced low pressure east of the Sierra Madre Mountains and High Pressure over the central Gulf of Mexico increased sustained winds and drove seas over 7 feet offshore, creating relatively rough and confused surf along South Padre Island,…
Breezy onshore winds occurred along the Volusia County coastline as a result of a tight pressure gradient between a ridge of high pressure over the southeastern United States and a trough of low pressure located over the local western Atlantic.
A series of moderate to high rip current risk days resulted in the rescue of more than 40 people at Navarre Beach from Friday June 12 to Wednesday June 17. One person drowned on Wednesday June 17 when he was pulled out by a strong rip current.
Two people died due to rip currents in Atlantic Beach, NC.
A man got caught in a rip current off Lido Key Beach and drowned.
A 21 year old male was overtaken by a large wave near the M.B. Miller County Pier in the Panama City Beach area and drowned.
Two beachgoers in the Rockaways drowned due to likely rip currents on June 17th. The rip current risk was low for the NYC beaches, but moderate rip current activity was reported across the Long Island beaches, likely due to the large tidal range.
Weekend crowd, midday low tide, and a refracting south swell combined to bring moderate to strong rip currents to east-facing Cape Fear beaches.
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.