Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for June 18, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Hennepin, Anoka counties, Minnesota and tracked 24.9 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 222. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Anoka, MN.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Polk County, Iowa and tracked 15.3 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 50.
Billion-dollar disasters
A severe storm disaster that cost $2.2 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 3, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 18, 2011 to June 22, 2011.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Dickinson County, Iowa, injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Richland Twp., IA.
Tornadoes
An EF4 tornado touched down in Jerauld, Beadle counties, South Dakota and tracked 11.5 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Knox, Cedar, Pierce counties, Nebraska and tracked 16.6 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Wausa to E Randolph, NE.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Logan, Custer counties, Nebraska and tracked 15.2 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Edirne, Turkey. It killed 37 people.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Carroll, Greene counties, Iowa and tracked 11.6 miles, killing 2 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Glidden/S Scranton, IA.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Burnett, Washburn counties, Wisconsin and tracked 34 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 16.
Floods
On the night of 18 June 1875 a fire broke out in a whiskey storehouse in the Liberties area of Dublin. The escaped whiskey formed a burning river six inches (15 cm) deep that is said to have flowed as far as the Coombe, destroying 35 houses and killing several pigs.
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Billion-dollar disasters
A severe storm disaster that cost $2.8 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 18, 2018 to June 19, 2018.
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An unrated tornado touched down in Fulton County, Illinois and tracked 5.4 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 40. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Fairview/Canton, IL.
An F4 tornado touched down in Dickinson County, Iowa, injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Richland Twp., IA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Carroll, Greene counties, Iowa and tracked 11.6 miles, killing 2 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Glidden/S Scranton, IA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Bay County, Michigan and tracked 10.2 miles, injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Bay City to E Essexville, MI.
On June 17, 1882, one of the deadliest tornadoes in Iowa history moved through several communities east of Des Moines, Iowa, notably Grinnell and Malcolm, killing 68 people and injuring an estimated 300 more. The tornado produced F5-rated damage along a track spanning over 100 miles.
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An F2 tornado touched down in Iowa, Dane counties, Wisconsin and tracked 8.2 miles, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Blue Mounds/Barneveld, WI.
An F3 tornado touched down in Washington County, Ohio and tracked 11.7 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Marietta, OH.
An F3 tornado touched down in Holt County, Missouri and tracked 6.4 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W New Point, MO.
An F3 tornado touched down in Washington County, Ohio and tracked 9.9 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Lowell/Devola to Marietta, OH.
An F3 tornado touched down in Washington County, Ohio and tracked 5.1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Whipple, OH.
An F3 tornado touched down in Andrew, Nodaway, Gentry counties, Missouri and tracked 14.8 miles, injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Rosendale, MO.
An F3 tornado touched down in Adams, Union counties, Iowa and tracked 15 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SSE Prescott to NNE Cromwell, IA.
An F2 tornado touched down in Licking County, Ohio and 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Buckeye Lake, OH.
An F2 tornado touched down in Tyler County, West Virginia, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Sisterville, WV.
An F4 tornado touched down in Knox, Cedar, Pierce counties, Nebraska and tracked 16.6 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Wausa to E Randolph, NE.
An F4 tornado touched down in Hennepin, Anoka counties, Minnesota and tracked 24.9 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 222. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Anoka, MN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Bon Homme County, South Dakota and tracked 10.6 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Yankton County, South Dakota and tracked 0.1 miles, 30 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Yankton, Turner counties, South Dakota and tracked 12.8 miles, 33 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Mercer County, North Dakota and tracked 10.6 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Galveston County, Texas and tracked 2.5 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5.
An F3 tornado touched down in Henry County, Indiana and tracked 0.1 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Pope County, Minnesota and tracked 6.2 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 13.
An F3 tornado touched down in Rush County, Kansas and tracked 0.5 miles, 220 yards wide at its widest, injuring 8.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania and tracked 1.9 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5.
An F1 tornado touched down in Herkimer County, New York and tracked 2.3 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1.
As Hurricane Agnes moved northward, approximately 200 miles west of the Florida peninsula, numerous tornadoes occurred across south and central Florida, many of which were strong (F2 and F3), resulting in numerous casualties and considerable property damage.
An F3 tornado touched down in Tillman County, Oklahoma and tracked 3.3 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, injuring 29.
An F2 tornado touched down in Woodbury County, Iowa and tracked 2 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 10.
An F3 tornado touched down in Osage County, Oklahoma and tracked 2.5 miles, 40 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Caddo County, Oklahoma and tracked 16.8 miles, 133 yards wide at its widest.
On June 18, in 1973, a tornado struck the town of Frederick, in Tillman County. It struck a nursing home, injuring 58, and damaged or destroyed 200 homes.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
An F4 tornado touched down in Polk County, Iowa and tracked 15.3 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 50.
An F4 tornado touched down in Logan, Custer counties, Nebraska and tracked 15.2 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lincoln, Custer, Logan counties, Nebraska and tracked 28.4 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 3.
An F3 tornado touched down in Frontier County, Nebraska and tracked 15 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Frontier, Lincoln counties, Nebraska and tracked 21.9 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Dawson, Custer counties, Nebraska and tracked 9.4 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
Severe thunderstorms brought very large hail to parts of central and north-central Oklahoma on June 18, 1992. Baseball-size hail fell near Yale, Kingfisher, Cashion, and El Reno, damaging roofs, windows, and automobiles. The storms also produced four weak, short-lived, tornadoes.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hancock County, Iowa and tracked 6 miles, 173 yards wide at its widest.
A tornado (confirmed by WSO Caribou) damaged residences and knocked down numerous trees and power lines along a 35 mile long intermittent path. The tornado was estimated 100 to 300 feet wide. Two St. Francis residents were injured.
A very unstable airmass remained in place over Iowa. The upper level high pressure built over the area. Meanwhile, a weak upper level disturbance moved west into the state.
A line of severe thunderstorms accompanied by straight-line winds up to 70 mph caused extensive damage across southwest Wisconsin.A short-lived tornado hit a dairy barn near Retreat (Vernon Co.), killing five cows and injuring one person.
A warm front extended from a low pressure area over northeast Nebraska, southeast through central into southeast Iowa. A cold front extended south from the low into Kansas. South of the warm front, dew point temperatures were in the low 70s.
Thunderstorms roared through Van Buren County leaving a trail of destruction. Numerous trees were downed across the county including 20 trees, valued at $4000, at Harmony Middle School in Farmington.
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Several trees were blown down and vents were ripped off a tire store after straight line thunderstorm winds up to 65 mph rushed across the county.
An F3 tornado touched down in Burnett, Washburn counties, Wisconsin and tracked 34 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 16.
The tornado touched down at 806 pm local daylight time 1.5 miles east of Grantsburg and traveled east at an average speed of 40 mph through the village of Siren to the Washburn County line, then continued on to a point 3 miles west of Spooner.
On a day one would not expect any tornadoes, a couple tornadoes did manage to spin up in southern Wisconsin. A fairly abnormal weather situation developed during the early afternoon hours of June 18th.
Severe thunderstorms producing damaging winds and large hail moved across the central and eastern Oklahoma Panhandle during the evening hours. Severe thunderstorms also produced a tornado in the eastern Oklahoma Panhandle which caused extensive damage.
The frontal boundary that moved through the state during the previous night retreated northwest and allowed the atmosphere to reload.
The next in a series of thunderstorm complexes developed over southeastern Kansas and slid east across forecast area. There were numerous reports of large hail and damaging winds, as well as two tornadoes.
An EF4 tornado touched down in Jerauld, Beadle counties, South Dakota and tracked 11.5 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
Thunderstorms during the evening of June 18th produced tornadoes in Jerauld County, with one tornado crossing briefly into Beadle County. The tornadoes included one that caused severe damage to Wessington Springs. There was also a report of large hail.
Isolated thunderstorms produced scattered hail across northern Oklahoma while a line of thunderstorms produced extensive severe wind across southern Oklahoma on the 18th into the early morning on the 19th.
Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours as a low pressure system moved through a warm and humid airmass that was in place across the Ohio Valley.
Waves of low pressure tracking along a nearly stationary frontal boundary draped across central Illinois triggered strong to severe thunderstorms from the evening of June 18th through the early morning of June 19th.
Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours as a low pressure system moved through a warm and humid airmass that was in place across the Ohio Valley.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Jasper County, Mississippi and tracked 6.46 miles, 1,350 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 25.
An upper-level shortwave trough moving east through the Central Plains initiated a few clusters of thunderstorms that spread into Mississippi during the morning of June 18th.
A cold front moving across Oklahoma toward Arkansas interacted with a stalled front across southern Arkansas.
30 tornadoes were recorded on June 18, 2025, in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Maryland, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and more.
A slowly-approaching cold front focused buoyant low levels, low cloud bases, and sufficient low level shear into the western Midwest on the 18th.
A slow-moving cold front was draped west to east across the southern Great Lakes during the day of June 18th, 2025, with low pressure near Chicago drifting east toward southern Ontario.
A mesoscale convective vortex, or MCV, moved into central Illinois late on the morning of Wednesday, June 18th. Moderate instability developed ahead of this feature, and as scattered storms formed they quickly obtained rotation due to shear from the MCV.
51 tornadoes were recorded on June 18, 2026, in Louisiana, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Mississippi, New York, Vermont, Georgia and more.
A highly anomalous low pressure system tracked north and east of the region, producing a tight pressure gradient and strong winds. A cold front moved through around midday, bringing showers and thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts.
A mesoscale convective system formed on the eastern side of Post-Tropical Storm Arthur on June 18th.
Thunderstorms developed during the overnight hours as a low pressure system moved through the Ohio Valley.
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Typhoon Virginia was a super typhoon in 1957. Forming on June 18, 1957, the storm passed near the Philippines, before making landfall directly in Taiwan.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Dunedin, FL as a tropical storm, 40 kt, central pressure 1002 mb. The 1959 Escuminac disaster, also known as the Escuminac hurricane, was considered the worst fishing-related disaster in the Canadian province of New Brunswick in 100 years. It occurred due to the extratropical remnants of an Atlantic hurricane.
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Hurricane Adolph reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 948 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Soudelor reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 927 mb, a category 4 storm.
Tropical Storm Dolores was a strong tropical storm that made landfall in southwestern Mexico in June 2021. The fourth named storm of the 2021 Pacific hurricane season, Dolores developed from a low-pressure area that formed offshore the Mexican state of Oaxaca on June 16, 2021.
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A Potential Tropical Cyclone became Tropical Storm Alberto as it moved generally westward across the southern Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in the Tampico area. Coastal flooding occurred along the upper Texas coast.
Typhoon Mekkhala, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Francisco, was a powerful tropical cyclone that affected extreme northern Luzon in the Philippines before impacting Taiwan and Japan, including the Ryukyu Islands. It was the most intense tropical cyclone in the Western Pacific basin to occur in the month of June since Typhoon Guchol in 2012.
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On the night of 18 June 1875 a fire broke out in a whiskey storehouse in the Liberties area of Dublin. The escaped whiskey formed a burning river six inches (15 cm) deep that is said to have flowed as far as the Coombe, destroying 35 houses and killing several pigs.
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Thanks to a 3-day rainfall event of 4 to 8 inches on the 16th, 17th, and 18th, across northern Rock county, the Rock River at Afton experienced moderate flooding. The river at this location crested at 10.53 feet at 0630CST on the 25th, or 1.53 feet above flood stage.
A series of heavy thunderstorms moved across Oakland county during the afternoon on the 18th, producing rainfall amounts of around 3 inches across much of the county. A 24-hour rainfall of 3.11 inches was recorded at the National Weather Service Forecast Office at White Lake.
A series of thunderstorms "trained" N/NW into Ozaukee county and dumped heavy rains from 2 inches to over 7 inches on June 18th.
Torrential rainfalls due to "training" thunderstorms moving N/NW into Port Washington resulted in probably the worst flash flooding ever experienced by that city. Within about 2 hours the city picked up 6 to over 7 inches of rain...
Over six inches of rain fell in Columbia in a three hour period and eight and a quarter inches fell in a 24 hour period. Water entered thirty businesses in Columbia. Twevle of the business suffered major damage. Eight homes also suffered flood damage.
Following a brief break from the rain on the 16th, rainfall resumed on the 17th and 18th.
Scattered thunderstorms developing around the noon hour became more numerous and intensified to severe levels over southern Wisconsin by evening.
After an active severe weather day on June 18th, the atmosphere quickly recovered and was able to support additional severe weather which began in the late evening and persisted through the overnight hours.
The upper low pressure center began to slowly move east throughout the day on the 18th, with heavy rainfall developing along and east of its track. Flash flooding was reported over parts of southeast and central Oklahoma.
Heavy rainfall across the upper Midwest caused major rises along the Mississippi River. This caused backwater flooding on the Big Muddy River.
A line of severe thunderstorms moved from Iowa into northwest Illinois during the mid afternoon hours and then raced east across northern Illinois producing damaging winds as high as 90 mph. These thunderstorms produced widespread wind and tree damage across northern Illinois.
A frontal system over the area brought two rounds of showers and thunderstorms to the mid Mississippi Valley on June 18. The first was during the midday to early afternoon hours, quickly followed by the second round in the late afternoon and evening.
A frontal system over the area brought two rounds of showers and thunderstorms to the mid Mississippi Valley on June 18. The first was during the midday to early afternoon hours, quickly followed by the second round in the late afternoon and evening.
A persistent frontal boundary interacting with a very moist airmass led to periods of showers and thunderstorms across central Illinois on June 19th and 20th.
Following an early morning high wind gust from a decaying shower in Castro County, thunderstorms erupted across the eastern plains of New Mexico this afternoon and produced some instances of severe hail and flooding as they overspread the western South Plains.
Several rounds of thunderstorms began during the week of June 14th, and continued through most of the week with areas of flash flooding. The flash flooding evolved into areal flooding, and then main-stem river flooding which continued through the end of the month.
The weather pattern changed only slightly from the day before. A strong upper level trough was in place to the west of Iowa with the surface low and cold front near the western Iowa border, and the warm front bisecting the state.
For the second day in a row, thunderstorms with heavy rain moved across northeast Iowa. A round of storms developed during the early morning hours of June 19th along a warm front and then a second round developed during the afternoon ahead of an approaching cold front.
A long lasting and multi faceted storm system moved through central Indiana beginning during the late afternoon hours of June 18th and continued through the evening hours with widespread damaging winds and very large hail before transitioning into a flash flooding event during…
On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, a stationary surface front, in conjunction with an anomalously moist airmass over the Northland, resulting in widespread flash flooding.
A very warm, moist, and unstable airmass was in place across the Mid-South ahead of an approaching cold front. Dewpoints ranged from 75 to 80 degrees across the area. As the cold front sagged south, an upper-level disturbance pushed into the region, causing an increase in shear.
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A wet microburst, associated with a heavy-precipitation supercell moving out of northern Virginia, produced a 13-mile swath of scattered tree and power line damage across extreme southern Montgomery Co.
The strong wind knocked down trees and power lines. The city of Fergus Falls was without power for several hours. 30 to 40 homes sustained damage and many signs were knocked over.
Large hail falling over an area 20 miles long and almost 5 miles wide caused property and crop damage. The hail damaged siding and windows of homes as well as vehicles. An estimated 60,000 acres of crops were destroyed or damaged.
Lightning killed a man while he was working in a field.
Thunderstorms firing over the higher terrain of central Wyoming strengthened as they moved into a more unstable and moist environment in Johnson and Natrona counties.
In Logan and Phillips Counties, severe thunderstorms produced large hail, from quarter size to golfball size. Strong winds also accompanied the storms. The hardest hit area was in northern Phillips County.
A line of severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts of 60 to 85 mph, large hail, torrential rainfall, and nearly continuous lightning across much of central and southeast Illinois during the early morning of June 18th.
A strong mid level trough and resultant increased wind field interacted with a stationary boundary and moderate instability. A long lived squall line developed across Illinois and moved east into northern Indiana.
A long lived line of severe thunderstorms tracked east, impacting areas generally along and south of M-59.
A series of strong short waves were moving across the U.S. These short waves were ejecting from a large upper trough in the western U.S. These vigorous short waves encountered a hot, moist, unstable air mass across the U.S.
Although this rather localized Saturday evening severe weather event paled in comparison to what parts of South Central Nebraska would experience during the next 48 hours, it nonetheless brought some hail, strong winds and crop damage to parts of Dawson, Buffalo, Phelps, Kearney…
A linear mesoscale convective complex moved southeast, crossing the southern Appalachians and into North Carolina during the afternoon of the 18th.
Several thunderstorms developed along a stalled frontal boundary near Parker, Wise, and Cooke County. The environment was very unstable with a very dry airmass in the lowest 10 thousand feet of the atmosphere.
A stationary front remained draped across northern Ohio during the afternoon and evening hours of June 18th ushering a very warm and humid airmass into the region. A line of showers and thunderstorms developed to the west and then moved east across the local area.
Southeast Michigan saw active weather in both the morning and afternoon on Wednesday, June 18th, with the afternoon convection turning severe.
Severe thunderstorms caused wind damage across portions of New Jersey.
One person died on Lake Mead when a boat capsized in strong winds and rough waves.
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An anomalous upper level low pressure system dropped down into New Hampshire on the 18th of June. The system brought well below normal temperatures, especially across the higher terrain of Northern New Hampshire.
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An 88 year old woman was found dead in her home, the apparent cause of death heat exhaustion. Two window fans and an air conditioning unit were not being used. A thermometer in the house registered 106 degrees.
Two men who were hiking died of heatstroke after walking for about an hour without water. Temperatures in the area had climbed to near 100 degrees.
A prolonged heat wave occurred during the middle to latter part of June across the Mid-South as a strong upper ridge of high pressure moved over the region. Temperatures rose into the mid to upper 90s during the afternoon hours.
The first of several Heat Waves for the summer of 2010 started on June 18 and lasted through June 23. High temperatures were in the middle 90s with the heat index ranging from 100 - 105.
A 21 month old girl was left in an automobile on June 18th and led to an accidental death due to heat related causes.
The first back-to-back days with high temperatures of 90 degrees or higher occurred across Delaware on the 17th and 18th. High temperatures were in the lower to mid 90s both days with the hottest weather on the 18th.
Intense high pressure over the southwest U.S. led to record-breaking high temperatures of 108 to 119 degrees and resulted in four fatalities.
Very strong high pressure developed in the upper atmosphere across the desert southwest during the middle of June, beginning on Saturday, June 18th and continuing into the middle of the following week.
One person died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
High pressure to our south caused a west to southwest wind, resulting in humid conditions while subsidence from an upper-level ridge led to hot conditions. The combination of hot and humid conditions led to heat indices around 100 to 105 degrees.
Two people died in Las Vegas of heat related causes.
Another dome of high pressure passed over the Mojave Desert, triggering another round of dangerously hot temperatures.
Temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were near 6 to 10 degrees above normal with Major HeatRisk.
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Rivers remained unusually cold and fast moving due to the deep Sierra snow pack continued melt, which contributed to multiple drownings over a stretch of days.
Three hikers went missing on June 18th in the afternoon at Rattlesnake Falls near Soda Springs in Placer County. The hikers entered the water and did not surface. The terrain was extremely remote and difficult to access, making rescue efforts especially challenging.
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Brushy Run recorded 12.02 inches, West Virginia’s all-time greatest 24-hour precipitation, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The Circ Mountain Fire was discovered on June 18, 1996, in Alaska, and burned 34,665 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Mercy Fire was discovered on June 18, 1996, in California, and burned 16,820 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Sethkokna River Fire was discovered on June 18, 1996, in Alaska, and burned 5,800 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on June 18, 1996, in Broward County, Florida, and burned 5,500 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Wood River Fire was discovered on June 18, 1999, in Alaska, and burned 7,736 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Box Canyon Fire was discovered on June 18, 1999, in Arizona, and burned 6,476 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Rodeo Fire was discovered on June 18, 2002, in Arizona, and burned 259,159 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Aropuk Fire was discovered on June 18, 2002, in Alaska, and burned 19,322 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Kerulu Creek Fire was discovered on June 18, 2003, in Alaska, and burned 40,732 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Unnamed Fire started on June 18, 2003, in New Mexico, and burned 38,998 acres.
The Taylor Highway Complex (Billy Creek) Fire was discovered on June 18, 2004, in Alaska, and burned 463,994 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Mato Vega Fire was discovered on June 18, 2006, in Costilla County, Colorado, and burned 13,820 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Dennison Fire was discovered on June 18, 2006, in Alaska, and burned 13,200 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Rocky Fire was discovered on June 18, 2008, in Otero County, New Mexico, and burned 49,092 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bonney Fire was discovered on June 18, 2008, in Chaves County, New Mexico, and burned 25,329 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
A complex of strong to severe thunderstorms developed over the western South Plains during the late afternoon and early evening of the 18th. A few of these storms became severe and produced locally intense wind gusts up to 67 mph.
The Stevens Creek 1 Fire was discovered on June 18, 2009, in Alaska, and burned 85,909 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Tagagawik Fire was discovered on June 18, 2009, in Alaska, and burned 9,081 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Windy Fire was discovered on June 18, 2011, in Quay County, New Mexico, and burned 32,243 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Smac Fire was discovered on June 18, 2011, in Brooks County, Texas, and burned 30,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Pacheco Fire was discovered on June 18, 2011, in New Mexico, and burned 10,113 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Burning Tent Fire was discovered on June 18, 2011, in De Baca County, New Mexico, and burned 10,077 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Fathers Day Fire was discovered on June 18, 2011, in Cochran County, Texas, and burned 9,296 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Dhi Fire was discovered on June 18, 2011, in Pecos County, Texas, and burned 8,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Kucher Creek Fire was discovered on June 18, 2012, in Alaska, and burned 18,850 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Kristin Creek Fire was discovered on June 18, 2013, in Alaska, and burned 16,747 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Doce Fire was discovered on June 18, 2013, in Yavapai County, Arizona, and burned 6,767 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Black River Fire was reported on June 18, 2019, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 103,268 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Rafael Fire was a wildfire that started near Perkinsville, Arizona on June 18, 2021. The fire has burned 78,065 acres (31,592 ha) and was fully contained on July 15, 2021.
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The Oil Springs Fire was a wildfire that started north of Grand Junction, Colorado on June 18, 2021. The fire burned 12,613 acres (5,104 ha) and was fully contained on July 10, 2021.
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The Rafael Fire was reported on June 18, 2021, in Yavapai County, Arizona, and burned 78,065 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Munson Creek Fire was reported on June 18, 2021, in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska, and burned 50,965 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Noatak River Fire was reported on June 18, 2021, in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska, and burned 19,002 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Flatt Fire was reported on June 18, 2021, in Iron County, Utah, and burned 14,366 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Oil Springs Fire was reported on June 18, 2021, in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, and burned 12,613 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The S-503 Fire was reported on June 18, 2021, in Wasco County, Oregon, and burned 6,680 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Schiff Fire was reported on June 18, 2024, in Sioux County, Nebraska, and burned 6,576 acres.
The Lush Fire was reported on June 18, 2025, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 26,687 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Meadow Creek Fire was reported on June 18, 2025, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 19,634 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Kechumstuk Creek Fire was reported on June 18, 2025, in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska, and burned 12,604 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Orum Fire was reported on June 18, 2025, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 5,647 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Kandik Fire was reported on June 18, 2025, in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska, and burned 5,328 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Lost Fire was reported on June 18, 2026, in Kern County, California, and burned 7,834 acres.
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An earthquake struck Duranus,coaraze,roquesperviera,saorge, France.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Greece. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck Lima,salinas-Huaura,lima,callao,chancay, Peru. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Samos Island, Greece.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Xinjiang, China.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Gansu Province, China. It killed 12 people, injured 20 and destroyed 70 houses.
A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck Engativa,bogota,ramiriqui,umbita,tunja, Colombia. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Maitland, Australia. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Leon, Nicaragua.
An earthquake struck Long Island, New York, United States. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Central, Colima, Mexico. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Edirne, Turkey. It killed 37 people.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Near Kamchatka, Russia.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Solomon Islands. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand.
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck S, Cocos Islands, Australia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Qom, Iran.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Diglipur, Andaman Islands, India.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Kemerovo, Russia.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It injured 28. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck S Of, Raoul, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Kashmar, Iran. It killed 4 people and injured 120.
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Taisetsuzan, Japan erupted. It killed 2 people.
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A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Volga River, Russia.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck Central Peru. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Island of Sicily, Italy.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Newcastle, Australia.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Long Island, New York, United States.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Central Mexico, with a maximum water height of 1 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.2 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Solomon Islands.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands, New Zealand.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck South Indian Ocean, Australia, with a maximum water height of 0.3 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Niigata, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.11 meters. It injured 28.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck S of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, with a maximum water height of 0.11 meters.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began June 18, 1936, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 21 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 $2.2 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 3, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 18, 2011 to June 22, 2011.
A severe storm disaster that cost $2.8 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 18, 2018 to June 19, 2018.
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A young female drowned when a strong rip current pulled her into a deep drop off.
An 8-year-old girl, her mother, and another woman were struck by lightning on the east side of Montgomery near the intersection of Vaughn Road and Eastern Blvd.
A seven-year-old boy drowned during the evening of the 18th in Ocean City after getting caught in a rip current.
A 42 year old man drowned while assisting in the rescue of two young boys caught in a rip current.
Strong winds to around 30 knots developed over southern Lake Michigan in response to an area of low pressure moving across the lake.
Strong high pressure building from the north and offshore low pressure helped produce a strong northeast wind ahead of an approaching full moon. These conditions produced an elevated risk of rip currents along the Southeast Georgia coast.
A fading southwest swell produced a strong rip current that lead to one fatality at Blacks Beach.
A 24 year old women and her male companion were knocked off their feet by a rip current and pulled into the ocean off of the Spray beach section in Long Beach Township NJ at around 11 am. The women died less than a day later.
A 68-year-old woman from Cocoa Beach was caught in a rip current at around 8 PM on Saturday, June 18th in New Smyrna Beach at an unguarded area of the beach.
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.