Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for June 2, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Earthquakes
The 1859 Erzurum earthquake occurred at 10:30 on 2 June. 1 and a maximum intensity of IX on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 15,000 casualties.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Erzurum, Turkey. It killed 15,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Ningxia, China. It killed 10,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Java, Indonesia. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 238 people, injured 423, destroyed 1,500 houses and did $2.2 million in damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck South of Java, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 13.9 meters. It killed 238 people, injured 423, destroyed 1,500 houses and did $2.2 million in damage.
Tornadoes
68 tornadoes were recorded on June 2, 1990, in Iowa, Arkansas, Minnesota, Florida, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and more, 7 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 9 people.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Gibson, Pike counties, Indiana and tracked 13 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 60.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Lamb, Hale counties, Texas and tracked 39.3 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 76.
Floods
On 2–3 June 2023, heavy rains caused destructive flooding across Haiti. Western areas of the country were particularly hard-hit.
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Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Cass, Audubon, Guthrie counties, Iowa and tracked 13.8 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Adair, IA.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Madison County, Nebraska and tracked 10.8 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: WSW Madison, NE.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Lawrence County, Indiana and tracked 11 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 51.
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An F2 tornado touched down in Hunt County, Texas and tracked 2.9 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Greenville, TX.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hamlin County, South Dakota and tracked 4.9 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Hazel, SD.
An F3 tornado touched down in Rogers County, Oklahoma and tracked 10 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: David/SW Chelsea, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Bracken, Clermont, Brown counties, Kentucky and tracked 14.9 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Bracken County, KY/N Chilo, OH.
An F2 tornado touched down in Greene County, Ohio and tracked 18.4 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Maple Corner/N Paintersville, OH.
An F4 tornado touched down in Cass, Audubon, Guthrie counties, Iowa and tracked 13.8 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Adair, IA.
An F4 tornado touched down in Madison County, Nebraska and tracked 10.8 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: WSW Madison, NE.
An F4 tornado touched down in Monona, Woodbury counties, Iowa and tracked 27.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Rodney to Cushing, IA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Montgomery County, Iowa and tracked 12.3 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Red Oak, IA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Otoe County, Nebraska and tracked 15.1 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Douglas/W Unadilla/SE Weeping Water, NE.
An F3 tornado touched down in Custer County, Nebraska and tracked 2.9 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Merna, NE.
An F4 tornado touched down in Sumner, Kay counties, Kansas and tracked 35 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, injuring 12. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Perth, KS to S Newkirk, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Osage County, Oklahoma and 200 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Fairfax, OK.
An F2 tornado touched down in Delta County, Texas and tracked 5.9 miles, 1,000 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 8.
An F4 tornado touched down in Lamb, Hale counties, Texas and tracked 39.3 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 76.
An F3 tornado touched down in Cayuga, Onondaga counties, New York and tracked 17.5 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Allen, Hancock, Wyandot counties, Ohio and tracked 31.5 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Putnam, Hancock, Wyandot counties, Ohio and tracked 39.6 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Erie, Warren counties, Pennsylvania and tracked 29.3 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
An F4 tornado touched down in Decatur, Wayne counties, Iowa and tracked 31.2 miles, 140 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Montgomery County, Indiana and tracked 18.1 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 16.
On this date back in 1985, large hail and a few weak tornadoes struck parts of western and southwest Oklahoma. Reports included five funnel clouds and three weak tornadoes. Hail up to baseball-size pelted the Thomas area, in Custer County, and the area just west of Gotebo, in Kiowa County.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
68 tornadoes were recorded on June 2, 1990, in Iowa, Arkansas, Minnesota, Florida, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and more, 7 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 9 people.
An F4 tornado touched down in Gibson, Pike counties, Indiana and tracked 13 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 60.
An F4 tornado touched down in Lawrence County, Indiana and tracked 11 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 51.
An F4 tornado touched down in Hamilton, Wayne, Edwards counties, Illinois and tracked 106 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 12.
An F4 tornado touched down in Dearborn, Hamilton, Butler counties, Indiana and tracked 33 miles, 1,350 yards wide at its widest, injuring 37.
An F4 tornado touched down in Jackson County, Indiana and tracked 18 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 9.
An F4 tornado touched down in Jasper County, Illinois and tracked 12.5 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 6.
An F4 tornado touched down in Wayne, Clay, Richland counties, Illinois and tracked 23 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in Floyd, Clark counties, Indiana and tracked 12 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 7.
An F3 tornado touched down in Oldham, Henry counties, Kentucky and tracked 10 miles, 73 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5.
An F3 tornado touched down in Clark, Trimble, Jefferson counties, Indiana and tracked 17 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5.
An F3 tornado touched down in Daviess, Martin counties, Indiana and tracked 7 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Washington, Jackson, Scott counties, Indiana and tracked 41 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest.
An F2 tornado touched down in Putnam, Hendricks counties, Indiana and tracked 3.5 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 6.
An F3 tornado touched down in Parmer County, Texas and tracked 10 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, injuring 12.
A very active night of severe weather across the region. Large hail and numerous tornadoes affected the region.
Hail to golf ball-size damaged several cars in Cimarron.
An F4 tornado touched down in Somerset, Garrett, Allegany counties, Pennsylvania and tracked 36.5 miles, 1,200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5.
An F3 tornado touched down in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania and tracked 26 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 15.
37 tornadoes were recorded on June 2, 1998, in Tennessee, South Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland and more, 1 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 2 people.
For the second time in three days, significant severe weather including tornadoes affected northeastern Pennsylvania. The primary focusing mechanisms were a strong mid level shortwave and surface cold front that approached the region during the evening of the 2nd.
An F1 tornado touched down 5 miles northwest of Carnegie in Allegheny County and moved east-southeast across the southern and eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh into Westmoreland County.
The rotating supercell that formed in southeast Ohio cut a path southeast, up the Kanawha River Valley. The most damage was from large hail hitting the urban areas, especially the Kanawha City section of Charleston.
The combination of an upper-level disturbance, increasing atmospheric shear, and ample instability set the stage for a major severe weather episode across the north half of Maryland during the late afternoon and evening.
An F2 tornado passed southeast through southern Fayette County PA, the northeast tip of Preston County WV, and into northwest Garrett County MD. The total length of the tornado as it passed across these three counties was 12 miles.
An F2 tornado passed southeast through southern Fayette County PA, the northeast tip of Preston County WV, and into northwest Garrett County MD. The total length of the tornado as it passed across these three counties was 12 miles.
The combination of an upper-level disturbance, increasing atmospheric shear, and ample instability set the stage for a major severe weather episode across portions of eastern West Virginia during the late afternoon and evening.
An F2 tornado passed southeast through southern Fayette County PA, the northeast tip of Preston County WV, and into northwest Garrett County MD. The total length of the tornado as it passed across these three counties was 12 miles.
A tornado struck Wyoming county and did substantial damage to numerous structures and completely destroyed several others. Much of the damage done to this rural area included snapped and downed trees and wires.
For the second time in three days, a significant severe weather event including tornadoes affected central New York.
An F2 tornado passed through the town of Finzel in extreme northeast Garrett County. Several buildings were destroyed, including a small house and cinder-block garage.
Widespread tree and power line damage occurred as the tornado first touched down in Shippingport, where four houses were damaged and one trailer was destroyed.
The second tornado of the evening, and the third to strike Somerset County in 3 days, this F3 was by far the longest and strongest of the trio. The storm created a path of damage 33 or more miles long, from Fayette County southeast across southern Somerset County into Maryland.
Strong winds from thunderstorms blew over several trees and fences in the community.
VORTEX reported a brief tornado touchdown in open country. No NWS survey was conducted.
Emergency management reported numerous trees and wires down throughout the southern portion of Steuben county, especially in Hornell and Canisteo. Many trees and limbs caused significant damage to houses and other buildings when they fell.
Lines of severe thunderstorms swept southeast across the region. They produced one F1 tornado, one funnel cloud, and high winds that downed many trees and power lines and caused at least 11 injuries, 8 of which were in New York City.Based on a storm survey performed by NWS…
A strong F2 tornado with wind estimates between 135 and 155 miles per hour ripped through downtown London during the evening hours. The Carnaby Square shopping center was hard hit.
A few trees and powerlines were blown down.
Tulia police department reported golfball size hail.
A few strong to severe thunderstorms developed causing a swath of large hail and damaging winds along the Highway 13 corridor. A tornado also tracked from Schell City to north of El Dorado Springs.
Supercell thunderstorms developed across the Big Country during the afternoon. These storms produced very large hail, including softball size hail in Roby. The softball size hail resulted in major damage in Roby. Also, there were numerous reports of golfball size hail.
During the late afternoon on June 2, 2010, thunderstorms developed over central Texas and the Sierra Madre of Mexico. A very unstable air mass was present over South Texas (CAPE values from 4500 to 5500 J/kg).
As a cold front moved southeast across the upper Ohio Valley, scattered severe thunderstorms developed across eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia.
A frontal boundary extended from west central into north central North Dakota while a surface low was noted over north central South Dakota. Instability and shear increased through mid-day with strong storms developing by mid-afternoon.
For the vast majority of South Central Nebraska, this Friday simply featured varying amounts of much-needed rain from scattered-to-widespread showers and weak thunderstorms streaming across the area from south-southeast to north-northwest.
A large closed upper-low was located over the northern Great Plains with a shortwave trough to the south within the sub-tropical jet stream. These features helped bring rich moisture and instability into the region.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Terrell County, Texas and tracked 0.91 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, injuring 12.
Troughing across the western CONUS with leading shortwave impulses continued to aid in developing severe thunderstorms around the higher terrain of west Texas.
Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours as an inverted surface trough, extending from low pressure in western South Dakota, and a warm front, extending from far south central North Dakota into the James River Valley, moved through.
A supercell thunderstorm developed over southwest Perkins County and tracked southeast across northeast Meade County and into southern Ziebach County, before weakening further to the east. The storm produced very large hail to near baseball size and gusty winds.
An upper low moved across the desert southwest June 1st into June 2nd helping to pull up higher moisture from former Tropical Storm Alvin in the eastern Pacific.
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Hurricane Carla reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 995 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Abby crossed the coast near Guane, Pinar del Rio, Cuba as a tropical storm, 45 kt, central pressure 997 mb. Hurricane Abby made landfall in Cuba, Florida, and North Carolina in June 1968. The first tropical cyclone, first named storm, and first hurricane on the season, Abby developed over the northwestern Caribbean Sea on June 1, as a result of the interaction between a mid-tropospheric trough and a cold front.
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Hurricane Phet reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 929 mb, a category 4 storm.
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Widespread flash flooding then flooding with crop, road and bridge damage. All county roads were closed from 1900 MST 6/2/97 until 0500 MST 6/3/97. Minor to heavy silt damage was recorded on 40% of county roads.
A powerful cold front moved across eastern New York late on June 2. The air mass was very unstable ahead of the cold front. A very strong jet stream aloft moved ahead of the surface cold front.
A cluster of robust, intense severe thunderstorms developed during the morning horurs of June 2nd.
Strong to severe slow moving storms and merging storms resulted in severe damaging winds and flash flooding across portions of Central North Carolina. Frequent to excessive lightning resulted in property damage across the area to homes and businesses.
This was part of historic flooding in North Dakota with statewide costs estimated around 1.5 billion dollars. Flooding was the result of significant winter snows and significant spring rains, not only in North Dakota but in Montana as well.
A stationary frontal boundary across North Georgia associated with a slow moving upper-level low over the southeastern U.S.
After exceptionally heavy snow during the winter, warming temperatures led to significant snowmelt runoff in the Eastern Sierra and the Owens Valley. The episode continued into July. The total estimated damage from the episode was reported in this month.
After a very snowy winter across the upper Midwest and numerous rounds of heavy rain across the Missouri and Mississippi River basins through the spring and early summer months, the rivers rose to record levels.
The Pin Oak Levee in Winfield, MO was breached during the afternoon hours of June 2nd, flooding eastern portions of Winfield east of Highway 79.
After a very snowy winter across the upper Midwest and numerous rounds of heavy rain across the Missouri and Mississippi River basins through the spring and early summer months, the rivers rose to record levels.
Southeast Minnesota was hit with two rounds of severe storms during the afternoon and evening of June 2nd. The first round developed in the late afternoon and produced large hail that reached 2 inches in diameter in and around Winona and Pickwick (Winona County).
On 2–3 June 2023, heavy rains caused destructive flooding across Haiti. Western areas of the country were particularly hard-hit.
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A very moist, easterly surface flow was in place across the Billings area. An area of moderate to heavy rain, with an occasional embedded thunderstorm, positioned itself over western Yellowstone County during the evening hours of the 2nd.
Near-record heat and a strong short-wave trough digging southeastward across Quebec led to the development of afternoon thunderstorms, mainly along the higher terrain in central MA and northeast CT. A few of these storms produced isolated wind damage and some large hail.
From June 2-4, 2026, a series of disturbances tracking across the region within broad zonal flow set off several rounds of thunderstorms to the region.
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Hail as large as 4 inches in diameter pummeled the western third of Gaines county, destoying an estimated 80,000 to 90,000 acres of crops that included cotton, peanuts, and chile peppers.
Severe thunderstorms moved in from Upstate South Carolina during the early morning hours becoming more widespread across portions of western North Carolina. Large and damaging hail occurred in many locations, and a number of places were affected by two or three different storms.
Severe thunderstorms swept across the entire region during the late afternoon and evening hours. The storms produced hailstones up to 1.5". Although the stones were not excessively large, what was unusual for the area was the number and areal coverage of the reported hail.
Short-lived funnel spotted within line of convective activity by trained spotter.
Trees down on wires.
Lines of severe thunderstorms swept southeast across the region. They produced high winds that downed many trees and power lines and caused 1 death and 1 injury.
An outflow boundary from earlier thunderstorms over the Texas Hill country moved south into the Rio Grande Plains early in the evening.
A line of thunderstorms formed along a cold front in central Texas and moved quickly southward. As the storms moved through Hays County, they produced a downburst that struck the town of San Marcos and spread southeastward into Caldwell County.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour uprooted trees and downed power lines.
On June 2, 2004, a severe weather outbreak occurred across western north Texas and the eastern two-thirds of Oklahoma. Across Oklahoma, it was mainly a wind event, with 60 mph or stronger winds measured at Norman, Enid, and Stillwater, where some structural damage was reported. In Texas, thunderstorms produced strong winds that caused major structural damage at the Vernon airport, along with baseball-size hail near Scotland, in Archer County.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Hail was reported covering the ground.
Trees were downed across town.
Two men were struck by lightning on a golf course after taking cover under trees. One of the men died from his injuries two days later.
A MCS containing strong to severe thunderstorms slid across the Central Plains overnight and into the early morning hours.
A mid level short wave impulse ejecting northeast across the Northern High Plains, combined with an eastward advecting cold front and favorable instability parameters to create an environment supportive for severe thunderstorms.
A strong upper level disturbance generated a severe bow echo across portions of northeast Arkansas during the late evening hours of June 2nd.
Severe storms rolled across western Wisconsin during the late afternoon and evening of June 2nd. Some of these storms produced very large hail ranging in size from 1 inch up to 2.5 inches in diameter.
The combination of record setting heat and humidity, along with a cold front moving across the region, brought large hail up to lime size and wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph across portions of central into east-central Wisconsin.
Thunderstorms developed in the western Nebraska Panhandle in advance of an approaching cold front, during the mid afternoon hours of June 2nd.
An incoming trough, upslope flow, and a somewhat weak dryline resulted in the development of scattered thunderstorms across Southeast New Mexico and West Texas. A few of these storms became severe, producing damaging winds and large hail.
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The first heat wave of the summer season claimed two lives within Philadelphia. A 50-year-old male was found unresponsive outdoors on June 2nd at the intersection of 8th and Walnut Streets and pronounced dead later that day.
Unseasonably strong high pressure developed across the desert southwest at the start of June, which caused high temperatures to approach 110 degrees on Sunday, the second of June.
Unseasonably strong ridge of high pressure resulted in a period of early-season hot temperatures across Northwest Oregon.
Hot temperatures around 100 degrees were experienced on June 2 on the Tohono O'odham Nation. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for two males found in the desert.
One person died in Death Valley of heat-related causes.
One person died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
Four people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
Temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were 2 to 5 degrees above normal with Minor to Moderate HeatRisk.
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The morning low temperature in Oklahoma City on June 2, 1917, was a chilly 46 degrees. That temperature is the coldest temperature ever recorded in the city during the month of June.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
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3 WNW Vigo Park recorded 7.1 inches, Texas’s hail: diameter, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The Bonanza Fire started on June 2, 1984, in California, and burned 12,101 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on June 2, 1988, in California, and burned 2,258 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on June 2, 1988, in California, and burned 1,585 acres.
The Solada Fire started on June 2, 1990, in New Mexico, and burned 3,418 acres.
The Discovery Fire was discovered on June 2, 1993, in Alaska, and burned 23,501 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Fire 332229 was discovered on June 2, 1993, in Alaska, and burned 11,250 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Mud Mtn Fire was discovered on June 2, 1995, in Arizona, and burned 3,759 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
Apparent fire works touched off one of the most expensive fires to affect the state. On June 2nd, a small fire began. It "blew up" on Sunday at around 1030 pm as brisk north winds developed (very unusual for this time of year).
The Miller’s Reach Fire, also known as the Big Lake Fire, was a wildfire that began on June 2, 1996 in an area around Miller’s Reach Road near Houston, Alaska, approximately 33 miles (53 km) north of Anchorage, Alaska. The fire burned over 37,000 acres (15,000 ha), destroyed at least 344 structures, and caused more than $10 million in damage to structures and property.
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The Millers Reach 2 Fire was discovered on June 2, 1996, in Alaska, and burned 37,336 acres; the cause was recorded as fireworks.
The CR-50 Fire was discovered on June 2, 1997, in New Mexico, and burned 5,760 acres.
The Oak Fire was discovered on June 2, 1998, in Florida, and burned 20,100 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Hermosa Fire started on June 2, 1999, in New Mexico, and burned 6,466 acres.
The CITYHALL2 Fire was discovered on June 2, 2000, in Arizona, and burned 5,200 acres; the cause was recorded as smoking.
The Double Tk Fire was discovered on June 2, 2000, in Otero County, New Mexico, and burned 4,800 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The SQUAWKCRK2 Fire was discovered on June 2, 2001, in Florida, and burned 4,134 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Iron Mountain fire started in the early afternoon of June 2nd when a barbeque grill was overturned by high winds. The fire quickly spread, and consumed nearly 4,500 acres of pinon, juniper grass, Ponderosa pine and Gambel oak.
The Cerro Pelon Fire was discovered on June 2, 2002, in New Mexico, and burned 8,260 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Iron Mountain Fire was discovered on June 2, 2002, in Fremont County, Colorado, and burned 4,439 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Pinyon Canyon Complex was discovered on June 2, 2002, in Las Animas County, Colorado, and burned 3,090 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Meadow Fire started on June 2, 2002, in New Mexico, and burned 1,586 acres.
The Dof 301 Fire was discovered on June 2, 2004, in Florida, and burned 1,700 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Continental Fire was discovered on June 2, 2005, in Catron County, New Mexico, and burned 5,122 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Heat Fire was discovered on June 2, 2006, in Broward County, Florida, and burned 49,500 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Skates Fire was discovered on June 2, 2006, in Grant County, New Mexico, and burned 12,582 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bonita Fire was discovered on June 2, 2006, in Arizona, and burned 1,818 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Indian Creek Fire was discovered on June 2, 2007, in Ada County, Idaho, and burned 2,695 acres; the cause was recorded as firearms and explosives use.
The Kincaid Fire was discovered on June 2, 2008, in Chaves County, New Mexico, and burned 3,194 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on June 2, 2008, in Mitchell County, Texas, and burned 1,800 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Yukon Slough Fire was discovered on June 2, 2010, in Alaska, and burned 2,666 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bar-Lite Fire was discovered on June 2, 2010, in Presidio County, Texas, and burned 2,246 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Tejano Canyon Fire was discovered on June 2, 2011, in Jeff Davis County, Texas, and burned 12,311 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Wells Fire was discovered on June 2, 2011, in Otero County, New Mexico, and burned 4,254 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hollywood Fire was discovered on June 2, 2011, in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Full Moon Fire was discovered on June 2, 2012, in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, and burned 2,500 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Gordon Butte Fire was discovered on June 2, 2013, in Sherman County, Oregon, and burned 4,084 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Guadalupe Fire was reported on June 2, 2015, in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, and burned 5,974 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Spring Fire was reported on June 2, 2015, in Pima County, Arizona, and burned 1,913 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Stony Fire was reported on June 2, 2016, in Monterey County, California, and burned 3,000 acres.
The Aropuk Lake Fire was reported on June 2, 2016, in Bethel County, Alaska, and burned 2,203 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Light Sage Fire was reported on June 2, 2017, in Tooele County, Utah, and burned 11,000 acres.
The Buffalo Fire was reported on June 2, 2018, in Yakima County, Washington, and burned 1,780 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
Beginning in March 2023, and with increased intensity starting in June, Canada was affected by a record-setting series of wildfires. All 13 provinces and territories were affected, with large fires in Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec.
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A brush fire in Broward County impacted a small wooded area near Pompano Beach. The wildfire began and was contained on June 2nd. A majority of Southern Florida was in a severe drought in early June.
The Adams Fire was reported on June 2, 2024, in Maricopa County, Arizona, and burned 5,029 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
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An earthquake struck Kairouan, Tunis, Tunisia. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Ningxia, China. It killed 10,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
An earthquake struck San Marcos, El Salvador. It did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
An earthquake struck Greece.
An earthquake struck Kazirun, Shahpur, Iran. It killed very many people (over 1,000) and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
The 1859 Erzurum earthquake occurred at 10:30 on 2 June. 1 and a maximum intensity of IX on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 15,000 casualties.
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A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Erzurum, Turkey. It killed 15,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck Southwest, Alaska, United States.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Aki, Japan. It killed 11 people and destroyed 59 houses.
An earthquake struck Iceland. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Off Northwest Coast, Indonesia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Western, Australia. It injured 1 and did $1.5 million in damage.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Java, Indonesia. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 238 people, injured 423, destroyed 1,500 houses and did $2.2 million in damage.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Ning'Er, Yunnan Province, China. It killed 3 people, injured 329 and did $310 million in damage.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Tongoa, Vanuatu Islands. It injured 4.
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A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Jenai, Taiwan. It killed 4 people, injured 21 and did $1.1 million in damage.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Fethiye, Turkey. It killed 1 person.
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A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Azores, Portugal.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck Peloponnesus, Greece.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck South of Java, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 13.9 meters. It killed 238 people, injured 423, destroyed 1,500 houses and did $2.2 million in damage.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began June 2, 1978, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 21 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 82; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 48 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A 15-year-old male drowned in a rip current at an unguarded stretch of beach in the 5700 block of Collins Avenue on Miami Beach. Winds were from the east at 20 mph.
Dense fog dropped visibilities to 20 feet in the Cajon Summit on Interstate 15 during the morning commute. Ten separate crashes occurred involving 30 vehicles.
A man was directly struck and killed by lightning while standing on Fort Lauderdale beach. Seven other people standing nearby were affected, one seriously. When the lightning struck, the thunderstorm was located over the mainland, several miles away.
A 45 year old man leaning against a tree was seriously injured when the tree was struck by lightning. He later died of his injuries.
A 53-year old man was struck and killed by lightning while on a lawnmower cutting grass in Thornbury at 3:20 PM EDT.
A lightning strike on Friday afternoon derailed the Rockinham County 911 Center and caused $500,000 worth of damage. The strike damaged phones, computers, switchboards and other circuits.
A man was caught up in a rip current and drowned in Ocean City.
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.