Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for June 19, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Gansu Province, China. It killed 73,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Ugo, Japan. It killed 394 people, destroyed 2,760 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Badolato, Italy. It killed 300 people.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck San Salvador, Guatemala, El Salvador. It killed 43 people and did $5 million in damage.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in McLeod, Wright, Hennepin counties, Minnesota and tracked 52.6 miles, 330 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 20.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Geary, Riley, Pottawatomie counties, Kansas and tracked 14.8 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Manhattan, KS.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Walworth, Campbell counties, South Dakota and tracked 13.2 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NE Bangor/NW Bowdle, SD.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Gresik, Java, Indonesia. It killed 16 people, injured 50 and destroyed 50 houses.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck San Martin,moyobamba,yantalo,rioja,lamas, Peru. It killed 15 people, injured 120 and did $100,000 in damage.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Douglas County, Kansas and tracked 7.7 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 33.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Erick crossed the coast near Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico as a category 3 hurricane, 110 kt (125 mph), central pressure 954 mb. It killed 1 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Erick reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 944 mb, a category 4 storm.
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An unrated tornado touched down in Somerset, Middlesex counties, New Jersey and tracked 17.9 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 40. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: New Brunswick/Piscataway/Perth Amboy, NJ.
An F3 tornado touched down in Cowley County, Kansas and 300 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Arkansas City, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Walworth, Campbell counties, South Dakota and tracked 13.2 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NE Bangor/NW Bowdle, SD.
An F3 tornado touched down in Randall County, Texas and tracked 2.1 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Canyon, TX.
An F3 tornado touched down in Pawnee, Gage counties, Nebraska and tracked 27.2 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Fairbury to Wymore, NE.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hand, Beadle counties, South Dakota and tracked 14.9 miles, injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S St. Lawrence/S Wessington, SD.
An F2 tornado touched down in Hancock County, Iowa and tracked 5.7 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Hayfield, IA.
An F4 tornado touched down in Geary, Riley, Pottawatomie counties, Kansas and tracked 14.8 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Manhattan, KS.
An F4 tornado touched down in McLeod, Wright, Hennepin counties, Minnesota and tracked 52.6 miles, 330 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 20.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lincoln County, South Dakota and tracked 0.1 miles, 43 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Page County, Iowa and tracked 11.5 miles, 350 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in Page, Taylor counties, Iowa and tracked 10.6 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Brevard County, Florida and tracked 3.8 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 23.
An F3 tornado touched down in Brevard County, Florida and tracked 4.9 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest.
An F1 tornado touched down in Roberts County, South Dakota and tracked 0.1 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Douglas County, Kansas and tracked 7.7 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 33.
An F3 tornado touched down in Delaware County, Iowa and tracked 9 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Dubuque, Jo Daviess, Grant counties, Iowa and tracked 14 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest.
TORNADO ON THE GROUND FOR 3 MILES. THREE FARMSTEADS HEAVILY DAMAGED. THREE HEAD OF LIVESTOCK KILLED. HEAVY DAMAGE TO LARGE POWER TRANSMISSION LINE. CENTER PIVOT IRRIGAION SYSTEM DESTROYED.
After weeks of little or no rain, thunderstorms unleashed a torrent of rain, hail and high winds across much of south-central Nebraska.
A brief tornado touchdown demolished a 76x296 foot roof on a turkey barn.
1.85 inches of rain was also reported.
Widespread severe weather occurred on this day. Thunderstorms initiated in a warm and humid airmass ahead of a strong cold front moving eastward through the Ohio Valley. One storm produced and EF-0 tornado between Muncy and Hughesville in Lycoming county.
A weak trough of low pressure in combination with the sea breeze in a well sheared and highly unstable environment, resulted in numerous thunderstorms across southern South Carolina and southeast Georgia.
A very active severe weather event impacted the South Plains of west Texas during the late afternoon and evening of the 19th.
A supercell thunderstorm tracked north to south along the Highway 65 corridor producing damaging winds and hail up to the size of baseballs. As this storm moved into the Springfield area, an EF-1 tornado developed and caused damage to furniture stores on the east side of town.
Thunderstorms developed and moved across Lake Michigan during the evening hours on June 19th. Several hours of intense rainfall occurred starting around 7:00 PM EST. The ground was already saturated from early morning thunderstorms that produced very heavy rainfall.
The final in a series of upper level disturbances propagated northeastward across southern Wisconsin during the afternoon and evening of June 19th.
A cold front triggered severe thunderstorms across central Illinois during the late afternoon of June 19th into the early morning hours of June 20th. An isolated supercell developed across DeWitt County during the late afternoon, then tracked eastward to the Indiana border.
Severe thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois during the evening of June 19th producing widespread wind damage and some flash flooding. The City of Chicago reported almost 1,000 tree emergencies which includes damage to tree limbs, partial trees or entire trees.
Featuring both a morning and evening round of severe thunderstorms, Saturday the 19th was one of the most active severe weather days of 2010 across parts of North Central Kansas.
A long-lived bow echo raced eastward across parts of southern Illinois at 60 mph. An extensive rain shield in the wake of the fast-moving line of storms supported development of a cold pool that sustained its growth.
A strong warm front was located to the south of Iowa as a very strong push of warm and moist air was driven north into the area by a 60 kt low level jet. The airmass was very unstable with CAPE greater than 5000 J/kg with lifted indices near -10 just to the south of the front.
A severe squall line moved east along the Ohio River west of Louisville during the early morning hours on June 19th. Along with widespread damaging winds, several tornadoes developed along the leading edge of the gust front across southern Indiana and Central Kentucky.
After the morning complex of storms and associated flash flooding northeast of the South Plains, an outflow boundary from these storms surged west onto the Caprock ahead of strong easterly winds and widespread blowing dust.
A long-lived complex of severe thunderstorms tracked from southeastern Montana across northwestern South Dakota. The strongest storms produced hail to six inches in diameter, wind gusts over 80 mph, and a tornado in southern Meade County.
Tornadic thunderstorms formed in a very unstable airmass ahead of a cold front that moved through the area during the evening. Storms developed around 5 pm, and moved rapidly east, affecting much of northeast Minnesota and parts of northwest Wisconsin.
Very large hail, up to 3 inches in diameter, pummeled portions of the Front Range Urban Corridor and extended across the northeast plains of Colorado. Reports of collapsed roofs due to hail were reported, with major hail damage across northern portions of the Denver metro area.
This was an active Tuesday afternoon and evening of thunderstorms across much of South Central Nebraska, although all verified severe weather concentrated within counties south of Interstate 80.
A weakening complex of showers and thunderstorms entered portions of Northeast Texas during the pre-dawn hours of June 19th, but a strong southwesterly low level jet feeding into these storms interacted with adequate instability still in place for these storms to re-intensify…
Scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and early evening along and ahead of an outflow-enhanced cold front. Storms developed within a strongly unstable but weakly sheared airmass.
Potential Tropical Cyclone Claudette moved west of the Alabama coastal waters on the evening of June 18th, 2021. Claudette was declared a Tropical Storm and made landfall in southeast Louisiana during the early morning hours of June 19th.
A northwest upper level flow regime was in place. This setup commonly supports summertime severe thunderstorms.
A significant tornado outbreak and long-lived derecho affected large portions of the northern United States and southern Canada from June 19–22, 2025, producing widespread destructive winds, numerous tornadoes, large hail, and flash flooding. The multi-day severe weather event impacted the Great Plains, Upper Midwest, and parts of the Northeastern United States, while also producing multiple tornadoes in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
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Hurricane Erick crossed the coast near Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico as a category 3 hurricane, 110 kt (125 mph), central pressure 954 mb. It killed 1 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count.
Hurricane Erick reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 944 mb, a category 4 storm.
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Flooding and mudslides were reported in Freedom. Some houses were evacuated. The ground gave way under one house in Center Township. Flooding was reported at Crow's Run in New Sewickley Township and along Elkhorn Run in Monaca.
A 24 year-old man fell into the Little Sewickley Creek, flooded by recent heavy rains, while riding a bicycle. He drowned in the turbulent water.
Rainfall of 5 to 15 inches during a 30 hour period caused widespread lowland, crop, urban, and river flooding. Rivers and streams including the Big Sioux, Little Sioux, West Fork Little Sioux, and Floyd Rivers were over flood stage for 2 to 6 days.
Six inch diameter tree branches were blown down.
After 6 to 8 inches of rain fell across the Dilworth area, many basements filled with water.
High pressure moved off the east coast ahead of an approaching cold front, allowing southwest winds to bring a flow of hot and humid air across the region.
Severe thunderstorms moved southeast across the central and southern Texas Panhandle during the afternoon and early evening hours producing damaging winds and large hail.
During the overnight and early morning hours of Monday, June 20th, numerous strong to severe thunderstorms wreaked havoc on portions of eastern KY. Between 2 and 5 am EDT, numerous trees were blown across Laurel, Bell, Knox, and Whitley counties.
A stationary front over central Wisconsin early June 19th moved north into the coastal counties of northwest Wisconsin late in the day, on the 19th. Air to the south of the front was remarkably warm and humid.
In the days leading up to June 19, 2013, parts of southern and central Alberta, Canada experienced heavy rainfall that triggered catastrophic flooding described by the provincial government as the worst in Alberta's history. Areas along the Bow, Elbow, Highwood, Red Deer, Sheep, Little Bow, and South Saskatchewan rivers and their tributaries were particularly affected.
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Several rounds of late night thunderstorms dropped large hail, strong winds, and heavy rain across mainly southeast North Dakota.
On June 19, 2014, torrential rains caused severe flash flooding across northeastern Bulgaria leaving dozens of villages without electricity and submerging large parts of several cities in the region. At least 16 people were reported killed – 13 in the Asparuhovo district of Varna, one in Dobrich and two in the village of Tsani Ganchevo in Shumen Province.
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A thin convergence band of thunderstorms developed between McAllen and Edinburg around 4 PM, and built southeast along and just east of U.S.
Two rounds of severe weather developed across central South Dakota during the afternoon and late evening hours. The first round of thunderstorms developed during the early afternoon hours of June 19th and quickly produced hail up to two inches in diameter.
A broad tropical wave originating in the western Caribbean Sea moved across the Yucatan peninsula on June 15th and 16th, 2018. The slow moving but persistent system approached the Texas coast on Sunday, June 17th before finally arriving on June 18th.
Heavy rainfall and strong winds impacted much of Central Alabama June 19-20 as the Tropical Depression Claudette moved across the area.
A band of very heavy rainfall developed well north of the track of Tropical Depression Claudette that moved across central Alabama. This rain band occurred during the late afternoon through the evening of the 19th into the very early morning hours of the 20th.
A burst of monsoon moisture surged into eastern NM the morning of June 19th and surged through the gaps of the central mountain chain bringing high wind gusts of up to 58 miles per hour to parts of the Albuquerque metro that afternoon and evening.
A trough pattern moved into the area on the 18th and 19th. On the 19th, a cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms produced widespread lightning (over 2500 strikes), heavy rainfall of 1 to over 2 inches and several reports of flash flooding in western NV from Stagecoach to…
Late on the night of June 18, coverage of showers and thunderstorms expanded in association with a cold front and a slow-moving shortwave trough. This system then pushed south through North Texas early the morning of June 19.
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Of all the dangerous aspects of thunderstorms, lightning kills many people each year in the United States. Golf courses are a common site of lightning related injuries and deaths. This was the case on June 19, 1994, when lightning struck and killed two golfers, and injured another, at a golf course just north of Union City, in Canadian County.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A severe thunderstorm struck Northeast Philadelphia Airport causing damage to a few areas at the airport. The roof of the main terminal building was damaged. The roof of a covered walkway leading west from the main terminal building was also damaged.
The public reported dime to quarter size hail.
Trees uprooted
A cold front swept across the region triggering strong, damaging thunderstorms. The thunderstorms produced large hail in some locations and strong winds downed trees and power lines throughout the region.
Southward-moving severe thunderstorms developed in the early afternoon and produced hail and wind damage in their path.
A warm front stretching from north central Iowa to northwest Illinois sparked some showers and thunderstorms during the morning of June 19. Some of the storms were severe producing winds over 58 mph and large hail.
A warm front lifted into southeast Nebraska during evening of June 19th. This helped kick off isolated severe thunderstorms that brought damaging winds to extreme southeast Nebraska during the late evening hours.
An upper-level short wave was moving through the Ohio and Tennessee Valley around a broad upper ridge centered across Texas. A cold front was moving slowly south through the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic region.
Two rounds of severe storms rolled across the northern third of Yuma county during the evening hours, resulting in widespread wind damage.
In terms of widespread, high-impact severe weather, the 24-hour period commencing on Sunday evening the 19th was likely the worst of the 2011 severe weather season for much of South Central Nebraska.
A complex of thunderstorms that developed early Tuesday morning across South Dakota, moved quickly eastward across southern Minnesota, with numerous reports of large hail, severe wind gusts, and torrential rainfall.
A frontal boundary triggered thunderstorms during the afternoon for a second day in a row across southwest Virgina. Trees and powerlines were downed by the storm. One 56 year man in Abingdon was killed when a tree fell while his was walking.
As a strong shortwave trough dove into the region late in the evening of June 19th and into the early morning hours of June 20th, a line of severe storms tore across the Highway 82 corridor.
Thunderstorms moved off the higher terrain of southeast Colorado and northeast New Mexico on this date back in 2020 and moved into the Oklahoma Panhandle, producing damaging winds. The Mesonet observation site near Boise City recorded a wind gust of 98 MPH as storms rolled through. Needless to say, scattered wind damage was also reported in and around Kenton and Boise City.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
The passage of a weak shortwave earlier in the day left a subtle boundary across northern Indiana. This resulted in a few multicell clusters producing sporadic damaging winds.
A strong upper level low pressure impacted the area from June 19th through the 21st which brought significant winds for late June. This was combined with very low humidity which lead to several days of fire weather concerns.
A severe weather outbreak occurred during the mid to late afternoon hours of Thursday, June 19th, 2025, as a strong cold front supported by a seasonably strong upper-level jet intersected a hot, humid, and unstable airmass.
A severe weather outbreak occurred during the mid to late afternoon hours of Thursday, June 19th, 2025, as a strong cold front supported by a seasonably strong upper-level jet intersected a hot, humid, and unstable airmass.
An upper trough approached the Mid-Atlantic region from the west on June 19th. Strong solar heating and rich low level moisture combined for robust instability across the area.
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A shrimper was sorting his catch on a dock when he collapsed. He was rushed to a Houma hospital where died a short time later from heat exhaustion.
An Alorton man was found dead in his home. The County Coroner ruled the cause of death as heat exhaustion. The temperature inside the house was well over 100 degrees. High temperatures on the 17th and 18th were in the lower to middle 90s with the Heat Index around 100.
An elderly woman was found dead sitting in a patio chair on her back porch at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma Monday morning at 0600 CST. However, the exact time of her death was not reported. The woman was found to have died due to the heat.
A 29 year old Griggsville, IL resident died of heat stroke while working at a construction site in Valley City on June 19. High temperatures in the area were in the middle 90s with the Heat Index from 100 - 105.
A large ridge of high pressure built over the region producing hot weather over several days. Daytime high temperatures reached the middle to upper 90s during this period.
Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s combined with high relative humidity resulted in a period of excessive heat across eastern Oklahoma. Afternoon heat indices reached 105 to 110 degrees and morning low temperatures only fell into the middle to upper 70s.
Daytime temperatures climbed into the mid to upper 90s across northeastern Oklahoma for several days. This heat combined with the humidity resulted in afternoon heat indices in the 100 to 105 degree range. A construction worker succumbed to the heat.
Seasonably hot temperatures caused a heat related fatality in Tucson.
Temperatures in Las Vegas reached Excessive Heat Warning criteria on five non-consecutive days between June 19th through June 30th, and were just below criteria for the remainder of the period.
Temperatures in Las Vegas reached Excessive Heat Warning criteria from the 19th through the 21st, and remained just below those levels through the 29th. There were nine direct and eight indirect fatalities between June 20th and 29th.
Very strong high pressure aloft developed across the desert southwest during the latter portion of June 2017, and this led to widespread and prolonged excessive heat across the lower deserts of southeast California as well as southern Arizona.
The first Heat Advisory of the summer was issued for the Wednesday through Friday (June 19-21) time frame for a good portion of North and Central Texas. Seasonably hot conditions continued into the weekend. Unfortunately 2 heat-related fatalities occurred, both young children.
A retrograding strong ridge of high pressure resulted in temperatures climbing well above normal across the Phoenix area, while a trough was situated to the west along the West Coast.
One person died in Mesquite of heat-related causes.
Temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were near normal with Minor to Moderate HeatRisk. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that heat was a factor in the cause of death for 8 individuals, with 1 having heat as the primary factor and 7 as a secondary factor in their deaths.
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The Amax 1 Fire started on June 19, 1985, in Nevada, and burned 92,426 acres.
The Dry Valley Fire started on June 19, 1985, in Nevada, and burned 15,756 acres.
The Storm Creek Fire started on June 19, 1988, in Montana, and burned 115,951 acres.
The Deadman Island Fire was discovered on June 19, 1996, in Alaska, and burned 33,490 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Big Ol Monster Fire was discovered on June 19, 1999, in Alaska, and burned 23,202 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Million Fire started in a rolled up section of illegally dumped sod. It is not known for sure whether the sod spontaneously combusted or was set on fire by a human. The fire spread rapidly with dry conditions and high winds.
The Bear Fire was discovered on June 19, 2006, in Catron County, New Mexico, and burned 55,307 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Perkins Fire was discovered on June 19, 2006, in Santa Barbara County, California, and burned 14,988 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Caribou Hills Fire was discovered on June 19, 2007, in Alaska, and burned 56,254 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Juniper Road Fire was discovered on June 19, 2011, in Pender County, North Carolina, and burned 31,140 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Stuart Creek #2 Fire was discovered on June 19, 2013, in Alaska, and burned 87,154 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Papoose Fire was discovered on June 19, 2013, in Hinsdale County, Colorado, and burned 49,628 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Tanana Area Fires Fire was reported on June 19, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 498,043 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Rock Fire was reported on June 19, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 142,637 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Blazo Fire was reported on June 19, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 121,339 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Sea Fire was reported on June 19, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 111,194 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Spicer Creek Fire was reported on June 19, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 98,247 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Three Day Fire was reported on June 19, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 97,303 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The West Fork Fire was reported on June 19, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 59,533 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Dulbi River Fire was reported on June 19, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 54,503 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Why Lake Fire was reported on June 19, 2015, in Bethel County, Alaska, and burned 42,767 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The McCormick Fire was reported on June 19, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 21,867 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Washington Fire was reported on June 19, 2015, in Alpine County, California, and burned 17,790 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Grouch Fire was reported on June 19, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 13,790 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Border Fire started June 19th, in the middle of a intense heatwave. The fire burned several thousand acres and multiple structures before it was contained.
The Beaver Creek Fire was reported on June 19, 2016, in Jackson County, Colorado, and burned 38,380 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Poker Brown Fire was reported on June 19, 2017, in Pershing County, Nevada, and burned 15,540 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Pine Lodge Fire was reported on June 19, 2019, in Lincoln County, New Mexico, and burned 15,044 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Paddle Fire was reported on June 19, 2022, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 31,144 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Midnight Fire was reported on June 19, 2024, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 50,550 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Van Hatten Fire was reported on June 19, 2024, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 22,944 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Forsyth wildfire in Washington County affected residences in the Pine Valley Mountains.
The Bear Creek Fire was reported on June 19, 2025, in Denali County, Alaska, and burned 31,590 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Saint George Creek Fire was reported on June 19, 2025, in Denali County, Alaska, and burned 29,210 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Twelvemile Lake Fire was reported on June 19, 2025, in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska, and burned 24,146 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bonnifield Creek Fire was reported on June 19, 2025, in Denali County, Alaska, and burned 17,337 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Ricks Creek Fire was reported on June 19, 2025, in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska, and burned 16,848 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Ninetyeight Fire was reported on June 19, 2025, in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska, and burned 16,191 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Forsyth Fire was reported on June 19, 2025, in Washington County, Utah, and burned 15,662 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Red Fire was reported on June 19, 2025, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 14,526 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Moran Fire was reported on June 19, 2025, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 13,820 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Iron Fire was reported on June 19, 2026, in Juab County, Utah, and burned 41,842 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Pocket Fire was reported on June 19, 2026, in Yavapai County, Arizona, and burned 27,393 acres.
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An earthquake struck Badolato, Italy. It killed 300 people.
An earthquake struck Manila, Philippines. It killed 19 people.
An earthquake struck Ugo, Japan. It killed 394 people, destroyed 2,760 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Gansu Province, China. It killed 73,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
An earthquake struck Thesprotikon, Greece. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Rann of Kutch, India. With the tsunami it caused, it killed few people (about 1 to 50).
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Mexico City. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Southern Italy.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Java-S. Java Sea, Indonesia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China. It killed 2 people and injured 20.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Gresik, Java, Indonesia. It killed 16 people, injured 50 and destroyed 50 houses.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China. It destroyed 10 houses.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck San Martin,moyobamba,yantalo,rioja,lamas, Peru. It killed 15 people, injured 120 and did $100,000 in damage.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Northern, Chile. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck San Salvador, Guatemala, El Salvador. It killed 43 people and did $5 million in damage.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck San Jose, Calapan, Mindoro, Philippines. It killed 2 people and injured 2.
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Savaii, Samoa erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption caused a tsunami.
Myojinsho, Japan erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 0. The eruption caused a tsunami.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Rann of Kutch, India. It killed few people (about 1 to 50).
A tsunami with a source recorded as volcano struck Matavanu Volcano, Samoa.
A tsunami with a source recorded as volcano struck Myojinsho Submarine Volcano, Japan.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6 earthquake struck South of Java, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 1.5 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Northern Chile.
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A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began June 19, 1946, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 35; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began June 19, 1951, reached Kp 6 and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 37; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 55 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began June 19, 1957, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 26; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began June 19, 1973, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 21 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 38; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began June 19, 1982, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 24; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began June 19, 1995, reached Kp 6- and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 29; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 57 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A severe storm disaster that cost $1.7 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 19, 1992 to June 20, 1992.
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A 47 year old male construction worker was struck and killed by lightning while getting out of his truck along U.S. Highway 17 and Joshua Creek Bridge.
Lightning struck and killed a construction worker on a roof in downtown Baltimore. The worker died from cardiac arrest.
A boy was struck by lightning while celebrating the last day of school with four friends in a shed by Beachdale Pond. He was changing a CD in a disc player when lightning struck an electrical socket or skipped off the nearby pond.
34 year old male drowned at Tigertail Beach on Marco Island. His 3 year old son was rescued between Tigertail Beach and Sand Dolllar Beach. Actual time of event unknown.
Craven County Emergency Management reported a lightning fatality which occurred on Adams Creek in the Harlowe area of southeastern Craven County.
A 17-year-old male was lost in strong currents while using a boogie board off Sugar Dock near Garapan. His body was washed ashore the afternoon of 21 June. His 16-year old companion was rescued as he clung to a buoy outside the reef line.
A rip current occurred near Packery Channel.
Southerly winds created two to four foot waves along the lake-shore areas of St. Joseph and Benton Harbor. A 26 year old male jumped off the south pier at Silver Beach into Lake Michigan.
Weak flow and deep moisture produced late morning thunderstorms over Pinellas county. A lightning bolt from one of these storms struck and killed a man in Largo.
A 15 year old male and a 60 year old male drowned, likely due to rip currents, in the Panama City Beach area.
Rip currents along the western Florida Panhandle resulted in one death and several injuries.
Despite offshore winds, residual southerly swells in the wake of a cold frontal passage resulted in 1 to 3 ft surf and moderate rip current activity along the Atlantic ocean beachfront on Tuesday June 19th.
Strong rip currents cost the lives of three people.
A young teenage swimmer at North Beach along the Racine lakefront was found unconscious about 200 yards from shore. The swimmer was flown to a local hospital but succumbed to injuries sustained from drowning two days later.
A young woman succumbed to drowning injuries shortly after being pulled from the water at Zoo Beach along the Racine Wisconsin lakefront. Northeast onshore winds of 10 to 15 mph caused waves of 1 to 3 feet.
A person drowned in Jobos Beach in Isabela.
Moderate to fresh trade winds caused choppy seas and life-threatening rip currents across the northern beaches of Puerto Rico on June 19th.
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