Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for June 22, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Tornadoes
An F5 tornado touched down in Otter Tail County, Minnesota and tracked 20 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 57 and injuring 200. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Fergus Falls, MN.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Ab Garm-Abhar-Avaj-Shirin Su, Iran. It killed 261 people, injured 1,300 and did $300 million in damage.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Grant, Lafayette, Stephenson counties, Wisconsin and tracked 80 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 78. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Belmont, WI to IL.
Billion-dollar disasters
A flooding disaster that cost $1.3 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 23, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 22, 2016 to June 24, 2016.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Saint Francois County, Missouri and tracked 15.1 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 14.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Washington County, Missouri and tracked 20.2 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 22.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood counties, Minnesota and tracked 55.3 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Tracy, MN.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Central, Mexico. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 75 people, injured 100, destroyed 400 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Central Mexico, with a maximum water height of 10 meters. It killed 75 people, injured 100, destroyed 400 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Floods
The 2010 Northeastern Brazil rains caused widespread flooding in the second half of June 2010. The flooding mainly hit Alagoas and Pernambuco, where entire villages were carried away, killing dozens and causing hundreds to disappear.
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Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Johnson, Otoe, Fremont counties, Nebraska and tracked 51 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Talmage, NE to IA.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Virginia reached its peak of 150 kt (175 mph) with a central pressure of 900 mb, a category 5 storm.
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An unrated tornado touched down in Mason County, Kentucky, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Mason Co., KY.
An F3 tornado touched down in Buffalo, Sherman counties, Nebraska and tracked 15 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Pleasanton/Sweetwater/S Loup City, NE.
An F3 tornado touched down in Chickasaw, Bremer counties, Iowa and tracked 14.8 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Nashua, IA.
An F2 tornado touched down in Aurora County, South Dakota and tracked 4.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Plankinton, SD.
An F3 tornado touched down in Rogers County, Oklahoma, killing 1 and injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Claremore, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Barber County, Kansas, injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Medicine Lodge, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Barber County, Kansas, injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Medicine Lodge, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Stafford County, Kansas and tracked 13.4 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W St. Johns, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Cottonwood County, Minnesota and tracked 10.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Windom/N Bingham Lake to NW Mountain Lake.
An F3 tornado touched down in Barry, Lawrence counties, Missouri and tracked 13.2 miles, 125 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Monett to Aurora, MO.
An F2 tornado touched down in Clark, Hamlin counties, South Dakota and tracked 7.4 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Willow Lake/E Vienna, SD.
An F5 tornado touched down in Otter Tail County, Minnesota and tracked 20 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 57 and injuring 200. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Fergus Falls, MN.
The 1919 Fergus Falls tornado was a large and destructive tornado that struck Fergus Falls, Minnesota on Sunday, June 22, 1919. It killed 57 people and is the second deadliest tornado in Minnesota's history.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood counties, Minnesota and tracked 55.3 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Tracy, MN.
An F1 tornado touched down in McClain County, Oklahoma and tracked 2.7 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Rosedale, OK.
An F4 tornado touched down in Grant, Lafayette, Stephenson counties, Wisconsin and tracked 80 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 78. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Belmont, WI to IL.
An F4 tornado touched down in Johnson, Otoe, Fremont counties, Nebraska and tracked 51 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Talmage, NE to IA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Vigo County, Indiana and tracked 0.1 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
An F4 tornado touched down in Fremont County, Iowa and tracked 11.9 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Fremont County, Iowa and tracked 8 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest.
An F4 tornado touched down in Saint Francois County, Missouri and tracked 15.1 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 14.
An F4 tornado touched down in Washington County, Missouri and tracked 20.2 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 22.
An F3 tornado touched down in Perry County, Missouri and tracked 18.1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 6.
An F2 tornado touched down in Furnas County, Nebraska and tracked 4.1 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Rapides Parish, Louisiana and tracked 0.1 miles, 17 yards wide at its widest.
An F1 tornado touched down in Briscoe County, Texas and tracked 10 miles, 80 yards wide at its widest, killing 3.
An F3 tornado touched down in Worcester County, Massachusetts and tracked 7.1 miles, 167 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3.
29 tornadoes were recorded on June 22, 1993, in Nebraska, Florida, Colorado, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, South Carolina and more.
The severe thunderstorm which produced golf-ball sized hail in Chemung and Schuyler counties in New York spawned a tornado as it crossed southeast Bradford County Pennsylvania. Initial damage occurred in Tuscarora Township, where a home received extensive damage.
An F3 tornado touched down in Wichita County, Kansas and tracked 4 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest.
A large tornado (F3) destroyed a farmstead. The house was nearly flattened by the tornado, and a tractor and grain combine/harvester were rolled several hundred feet. Tornado moved from East to West.
Thunderstorms erupted during the evening in south-central Nebraska. One storm near Aurora produced very large hail. One stone measured by an NWS Storm Survey team was determined to be the largest sized stone to fall in the United States.
An F2 tornado touched down in Thayer County, Nebraska and tracked 3 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 7.
A torrent of rain was unleashed on the eastern half of Jewell county on June 22. Over 9 inches of rain fell at Lovewell Reservoir. Flash flooding was reported near the campground just downstream on the White Rock Creek.
Thunderstorms developed over Republic county the evening of the 22nd and persisted into the early morning hours of the 23rd. Numerous reports of large hail and damaging winds along with several tornadoes (discussed separately) were the result.
Very brief touchdown near the intersection of Harrison Willshire Rd. and state route 81. Several storage sheds, silos, grain elevators, and trees sustained damage.
Ten people were injured, one seriously, from a lightning bolt that struck the outdoor pavillion they were standing under. All ten people survived.
A rather complex weather situation unfolded during the day on the 22nd. The situation was complicated by the convection that occurred during the previous night.
The 2007 Elie tornado was a small, but extremely powerful and erratic tornado that occurred in Manitoba, Canada, during the evening hours of Friday, June 22, 2007. The powerful F5 tornado that struck the town of Elie is known for its unusual path, behaviour, its rope to cone structure, and how unique it is compared to other F5/EF5 tornadoes.
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During June 22-23, 2007, a localized but potent tornado outbreak affected the Canadian province of Manitoba, particularly the southern part of the province. Despite the small scale of this outbreak, it featured various significant (F2+) tornadoes, including the Elie, Manitoba F5 tornado on June 22, for which the outbreak is most well-known.
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A very unstable airmass was in place over Iowa during the late afternoon and evening of the 22nd. Surface temperatures warmed into the upper 80s to low 90s over much of the state with dew point temperatures rising into the mid 70s to low 80s.
A deep occluded closed low across the Upper Midwest brought a cold front and wind shift along the Ohio River during the early evening hours on June 22nd.
A severe thunderstorm tracked eastward from Wyoming across southern Fall River County. The storm produced enormous hail near Edgemont and a tornado between Edgemont and Ardmore. The tornado damaged buildings on a ranch north of Ardmore and blew down power poles and trees.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Grundy, Will counties, Illinois and tracked 16.26 miles, 1,320 yards wide at its widest, injuring 7.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Marion, Lucas, Monroe counties, Iowa and tracked 11.12 miles, 575 yards wide at its widest.
During the evening of June 22, twelve tornadoes occurred across northern Illinois, including ten in the WFO Chicago forecast area.
An early morning squall line moved across northeast Iowa on June 22nd. This squall line produced winds of 60 to 70 mph and at least one tornado. The tornado destroyed one farm house near Maynard (Fayette County) causing injuries to both occupants of the house.
A NWS storm survey confirmed that an EF-1 tornado struck Portland in Ionia county between 1:30 pm and 1:36 pm. It had peak winds of 110 mph with a path length a little over 4 miles. The path width was 50 to 100 yards.
27 tornadoes were recorded on June 22, 2015, in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Florida, Kansas, Illinois.
Two rounds of severe thunderstorms impacted southeast Michigan. First round occurred during the afternoon hours, with the stronger second round occurring around and just after Midnight, spawning four tornadoes.
An early morning squall line moved across southwest Wisconsin on June 22nd. This squall line produced winds of 60 to 70 mph and two small tornadoes. The first tornado damaged trees along its path north of Wauzeka (Crawford County).
In the afternoon storms fired up ahead of and along a cold front that was entering Iowa from the northwest. Numerous storms had severe hail, produced damaging winds, and two tornadoes.
A mesoscale convective system developed across Illinois and worked east then southeast across the region during the early morning hours of June 23rd.
The evening of Wednesday, June 22 brought a favorable setup for tornadoes across northern Illinois. There were approximately 3 supercells which brought numerous tornadoes to the NWS Chicago CWA.
A supercell tracked east along the far northern part of north Alabama near the state line during the early afternoon. This cell produced wall clouds, a couple of funnel clouds, localized wind damage and at least one report of penny sized hail.
Exceptionally severe weather continues over southern Colorado with the continued deluge of moist air coming from the Pacific and remnant moisture from previous moisture from widespread heavy rainfall.
Severe thunderstorms developed across western Wisconsin and moved eastward across southern Wisconsin through the afternoon and evening hours on June 22nd due to passing low pressure and its approaching cold front.
A mesoscale convective system (MCS) dropped southward across Central NY from eastern Ontario, moving into an environment with plenty of moisture and instability during the early morning hours.
An EF1 tornado touched down in Oneida County, New York and tracked 2.43 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 3.
A low pressure system lifted a warm front through the area as it travelled out of the Central Plains and into the Ohio Valley the night of June 21st into the morning of the 22nd.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a category 1 hurricane, 70 kt (80 mph).
An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a category 1 hurricane, 80 kt (90 mph), central pressure 980 mb.
Hurricane Virginia reached its peak of 150 kt (175 mph) with a central pressure of 900 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Cosme crossed the coast near Ayutla de los Libres, Guerrero, Mexico as a category 1 hurricane, 70 kt (80 mph), central pressure 980 mb. Hurricane Cosme was an unusually large tropical cyclone that made landfall in south-western Mexico in June 1989. The third tropical storm and second hurricane of the 1989 Pacific hurricane season, Cosme formed on June 19 from a tropical wave.
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Hurricane Mekkhala reached its peak of 124 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 937 mb, a category 4 storm.
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Three to 4 inches of rain caused stream flooding. A 24 year oldwoman drowned in Bens Run. She fell into the creek while tryingto cross a wooden bridge between her home and Route 986. The approach to the bridge had been washed away and she did notrealize that in the dark.
Heavy rains from 3 to 6 inches from the 19th through the 23rd, resulted in 19,000 acres of land being flooded. Agricultural damage was estimated at 3.6 million.
An area of thunderstorms moved southeast across central Kentucky producing widespread wind damage and spotty large hail.
Thunderstorms with torrential downpours caused flash flooding and flooding of creeks in Berks County. The worst damage occurred in Reading where a dam broke and a couple of streets had their asphalt peeled away.
During the afternoon of the 22nd, numerous showers and thunderstorms developed just east of the Appalachian Mountains. The storms trained to the North-Northeast along the mountain ridges before moving very slowly east through midnight.
Heavy rain flooded 40 homes with 6-12 inches of water in the residential areas of Punta Gorda. Also, 10,000 feet of a sea wall worth $2 million collapsed in Punta Gorda Isles and roads erosion closed two areas along County Road 74 near Westminster Road and Grove Blvd.
It was a rainy day across western north Texas on June 22, 2004, as an inch and a half of rain fell over Wichita Falls. By the end of the day, 1.54 inches of rain was measured at Sheppard Air Force Base, breaking the record rainfall for this date, which was previously set back in 1975.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A series of severe thunderstorms pounded central Indiana on 23 June 2006, continuing a period of active weather for the area. Widespread wind damage and large hail occurred, with isolated areas of flash flooding caused by extremely heavy rain.
An upper level low pressure trough centered over Texas combined with abundant tropical moisture produced periods of scattered showers and thunderstorms over the western Counties of Deep South Texas on June 22.|The heavier showers and thunderstorms produced localized flash…
The 2010 Northeastern Brazil rains caused widespread flooding in the second half of June 2010. The flooding mainly hit Alagoas and Pernambuco, where entire villages were carried away, killing dozens and causing hundreds to disappear.
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During the afternoon and evening hours on June 21st a combination of old thunderstorm activity that moved in from upstream of Indiana, along with new development behind the previous activity occurred as a result of upper level atmospheric support and ample surface heating.
The series of strong thunderstorm continued to plague the state during the 3rd week of June. A large MCS rolled across the state, with the heaviest rain falling across the northern sections of the state.
Thunderstorms moving across the area produced heavy rainfall, which resulted in poor visibility and led to a fatal motor vehicle accident.
Runoff from very heavy rain resulted in a rapid four foot rise along the Souris River near Sherwood. A mandatory evacuation was ordered for Mouse River Park located in McKinney Township. One hundred homes, 150 camping sites, and several businesses and buildings were impacted.
Several rounds of thunderstorms with very heavy rain rolled across southeast Minnesota during the late afternoon and evening of June 22nd. The heavy rain produced widespread flash flooding across much of Houston County into the eastern sections of Fillmore County.
For the second night in a row, thunderstorms with very heavy rain rolled across northeast Iowa producing widespread flash flooding during the evening of June 22nd.
An upper level low pressure system worked its way slowly east across Texas the weekend of June 21-22. A combination of abundant moisture and the slow movement of the system generated localized areas of heavy rain and flash flooding.
Warm, moist tropical air during the day on Thursday helped to spark severe storms that began to develop during the late afternoon hours. These storms continued through the evening before the severe threat switched over to a flooding threat during the overnight hours.
Showers and thunderstorms brought damaging winds and flooding. The rain intensified and was widespread south and east of Little Rock (Pulaski County) during the wee hours of the 23rd. This is when Cindy crossed the region.
Showers and thunderstorms developed along a warm front across northern Pennsylvania in the afternoon and evening of the 22nd. With a tropical air mass in place, rainfall became very efficient especially over southern Armstrong and central Indiana counties in Pennsylvania.
Multiple rounds of thunderstorms moved across eastern Oklahoma from the afternoon of June 22nd through the early morning hours of the 24th, as a cold front approached the area from the west. The strongest storms produced damaging wind and large hail up to quarter size.
Thunderstorms brought heavy intense rainfall over the Tucson Metro area. Rainfall totals ranged from 1 to 2.5 inches from Pima County Alert Gauges.
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A severe thunderstorm moved from near Gilford southeast into southeast Fergus County. The hail damage was three miles wide and over 26 miles long.
Severe thunderstorms moved southeastward through the southern portion of the Greater Boston area and parts of Plymouth and Bristol Counties, resulting in one death and three injuries.
Large hail devastated crops in most of Lincoln County. An estimated 180 thousand acres of crops were affected, with 80 thousand acres totally destroyed.
Severe thunderstorms caused high winds that knocked down trees in Stamford. High winds also caused a 24 foot sailboat to capsize about 2 to 3 miles south of Darien in Long Island Sound. A 78 year old man died after he was thrown from the boat.
Large hail devastated crops with an estimated 63 thousand acres totally or partially wiped out, mostly in the northwestern quarter of Pipestone County.
Large hail devastated about 40 thousand acres of crops in western Lyon County. The area just south of Minneota was the most affected.
Sheriff reported trees down. One man was killed when a tree fell on his vehicle.
Numerous trees and power lines down. An elderly woman was killed when a tree fell on her vehicle at the intersection of County Roads 349 and 306. Reported by the Coffee County EMA.
The public reported golfball size hail.
The Chattooga County 911 Center reported that at least six trees were blown down scattered about the county, but especially the southern sections. At least one tree was down on a road and another tree was down on a power service line next to a private residence.
Surface high pressure remained in place across southern Florida with west to southwest winds aloft. Afternoon sea breezes developed each day and thunderstorms formed along sea breeze and outflow boundaries.
Steep mid level lapse rates provided enough instability for showers and thunderstorms to develop across interior Massachusetts. Some of these thunderstorms became severe, producing damaging wind gusts.
A weak surface trough acted as a trigger to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms that developed across central and northern New Jersey during the second half of the afternoon on the 22nd. There was one storm related death in Ocean County.
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed along a sea breeze front and also ahead of an approaching cold front, producing pockets of very heavy rain and some wind damage across parts of New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, and Delaware during the afternoon and evening of…
On this Saturday evening and early Sunday morning, strong to severe thunderstorms tracked into western portions of South Central Nebraska for the second consecutive night.
An MCS rolled through northern Iowa in the AM hours bringing with it numerous reports of high/damaging winds and some hail. The damaging winds brought down large tree limbs, power lines, large trees and damaged chicken and hog facilities.
While the majority of South Central Nebraska enjoyed a seasonably-warm and tranquil Tuesday evening, it was a different story within a few far northeastern/east-central counties, where a pair of somewhat high-based supercells advanced south-southeastward, leaving behind swaths…
An isolated supercell developed behind a southward sagging frontal boundary. With around 1000 J/kg MLCAPE and 40-45 knots of effective shear, a brief supercellular structure evolved.
A strongly unstable airmass in a moderately sheared environment squeezed between two fronts resulted in several clusters of destructive thunderstorms.
Two rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms took place during the afternoon and evening hours on the 22nd. A remnant mesoscale convective vortex, or MCV, crossed across Arkansas, Tennessee, and portions of Alabama and Georgia.
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The hottest temperature ever recorded in June in Oklahoma City was 107 degrees, which occurred on June 22, 1936.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A 31 year old man died of heat stroke.
A 61 year old man died of heat related causes.
Temperatures exceeded 90 degrees for at least 7 consecutive days. High humidity resulted in excessive heat indicies approaching 110 degrees. Heat was blamed for the death of a 47-year-old Daviess County man who was mowing the lawn during the late afternoon.
Temperatures exceeded 90 degrees for at least 7 consecutive days. Oppressive humidity produced heat indicies as high as 110 degrees. The prolonged heat and humidity resulted in the death of an elderly man in Johnston City, near Marion.
A three year old boy in Mobile was left inside a van at a day care center all day. He was not discovered until the late afternoon and had been dead for a few hours. He died of heat stroke.
Two hikers, overcome by heat, were rescued at the 3000 foot elevation level. One was taken to the hospital and treated for dehydration. Another hiker, who also failed to take any provisions along, failed to return.
A long-duration, early-season. heat wave affected Milwaukee and Racine counties, resulting in a directly-related death, and an indirectly-related death. This heat wave didn't meet official heat-wave criteria, but the duration and timing was sufficient to adversely affect humans.
An extended warm spell developed over Interior Central California for the period from 22nd through the end of the month. The 24th and 25th were especially warm with maximum temperatures in the Central and South San Joaquin Valley at or above 105F for much of the area.
A hot day in Philadelphia caused the first heat related death of 2006. A 67-year-old woman died on South 20th Street. The high temperature at Philadelphia International Airport was 91 degrees.
Temperatures climbed to near 90 on June 22nd and into the middle 90s on June 23rd, 24th and 25th with afternoon heat indices in the upper 90s. Overnight low temperatures ranged from the lower to middle 70s.
A building dome of high pressure aloft was responsible for near record high temperatures. Combined with high humidity, the heat index soared to between 105 and 110 on the afternoon of the 22nd. In many places, the heat index peaked near 105 on the afternoon of the 23rd.
A strong upper level ridge anchored across the central U.S. allowed for hot air to build into the region, and along with surface dewpoints in the upper 60s and lower 70s, made for muggy conditions.
A Springdale woman was found dead in her attic. An autopsy by the state medical examiner cited the death as environmental hyperthermia with methamphetamine use.
Hot temperatures were experienced in parts of southeast Arizona on June 22nd and 23rd. Two heat-related fatalities occurred--one on the Tohono O'odham Nation and another in western Santa Cruz County.
The 2018 Britain and Ireland heatwave was a period of unusually hot weather that took place in June, July and August. It caused widespread drought, hosepipe bans, crop failures, and a number of wildfires.
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Hot temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal were experienced in the western two thirds of Pima County on June 22 and 23.
A 70-year old man died of heat-related causes on June 22.
Hot temperatures typically 3 to 8 degrees above normal were experienced across southeast Arizona June 22-27.
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York 3SSW Pump Stn recorded 13.5 inches, Pennsylvania’s all-time greatest 24-hour precipitation, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Aurora recorded 1.34 pounds, Nebraska’s hail: weight, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Aurora recorded 18.75 inches, Nebraska’s hail: circumference, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Aurora recorded 7 inches, Nebraska’s hail: diameter, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The Big Rock Fire started on June 22, 1985, in Oregon, and burned 20,086 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on June 22, 1989, in Florida, and burned 90,053 acres.
The Vee Sw 24 Fire started on June 22, 1991, in Alaska, and burned 20,518 acres.
The Jump Fire was discovered on June 22, 1996, in Arizona, and burned 17,688 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Rattle Complex (Rattle) Fire was discovered on June 22, 2002, in Grand County, Utah, and burned 88,421 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Big Mud Fire was discovered on June 22, 2003, in Alaska, and burned 39,186 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Taylor Highway Complex (Wall Street) Fire was discovered on June 22, 2004, in Alaska, and burned 89,279 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Eagle Complex (King Creek) Fire was discovered on June 22, 2004, in Alaska, and burned 40,599 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Southern Nevada Complex (Duzak) Fire was discovered on June 22, 2005, in Lincoln County, Nevada, and burned 238,058 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Southern Nevada Complex (Meadow Valley) Fire was discovered on June 22, 2005, in Lincoln County, Nevada, and burned 149,131 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hackberry Complex was discovered on June 22, 2005, in California, and burned 63,436 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Goodsprings Fire was discovered on June 22, 2005, in Clark County, Nevada, and burned 33,569 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Perkins Complex was discovered on June 22, 2005, in Mohave County, Arizona, and burned 22,477 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Gass Fire was discovered on June 22, 2005, in Nevada, and burned 22,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
June 22 Severe Thunderstorm Event Summary: A large complex of severe thunderstorms erupted over the central South Plains of west Texas during the afternoon and evening hours of the 22nd. The storms produced severe winds that damaged structures and downed power lines.
The Yellow Fire was discovered on June 22, 2008, in Trinity County, California, and burned 32,250 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Beaver Log Lakes Fire was discovered on June 22, 2013, in Alaska, and burned 64,416 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Moving River Fire was discovered on June 22, 2013, in Alaska, and burned 34,176 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Big Creek Two Fire was reported on June 22, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 312,918 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Holtnakatna Fire was reported on June 22, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 223,154 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Blind River Fire was reported on June 22, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 60,807 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The North Aniak Fire was reported on June 22, 2015, in Bethel County, Alaska, and burned 55,704 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Tobatokh Fire was reported on June 22, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 54,036 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Holonada Fire was reported on June 22, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 48,176 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Kuka Creek 4 Fire was reported on June 22, 2015, in Bethel County, Alaska, and burned 41,628 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hamlin Creek Fire was reported on June 22, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 34,851 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Aggie Creek Fire was reported on June 22, 2015, in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska, and burned 31,705 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Lower Reindeer Peak Fire was reported on June 22, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 29,048 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Illinois Mine Fire was reported on June 22, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 25,688 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Koyuk Fire was reported on June 22, 2015, in Nome County, Alaska, and burned 23,272 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Yukon Creek Fire was reported on June 22, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 21,493 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Munsatli Fire was reported on June 22, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 20,943 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Gentian Fire was reported on June 22, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 19,920 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Gechiak Lake Fire was reported on June 22, 2015, in Dillingham County, Alaska, and burned 18,795 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Tractor Trail 2 Fire was reported on June 22, 2019, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 96,784 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hurst Creek Fire was reported on June 22, 2019, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 85,261 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hadweenzic River Fire was reported on June 22, 2019, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 60,633 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Page Mountain Fire was reported on June 22, 2019, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 51,455 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Victoria Mountain Fire was reported on June 22, 2019, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 20,923 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Deep Fire was reported on June 22, 2024, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 24,882 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Cottonwood Fire was reported on June 22, 2026, in Beaver County, Utah, and burned 97,464 acres.
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A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Wenxian, Gansu Province, China. It killed 8 people and injured 9.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck New Zealand. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Central, Mexico. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 75 people, injured 100, destroyed 400 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Accra, Ghana. It killed 22 people, injured 130, destroyed 1,500 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Tonga Trench. It killed 1 person, injured 5 and did $1.2 million in damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Central, Peru. It killed 10 people and did $5 million in damage.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Bovir Ahmadi VA Kohkiluyeh, Iran. It killed 24 people and injured 49.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Ab Garm-Abhar-Avaj-Shirin Su, Iran. It killed 261 people, injured 1,300 and did $300 million in damage.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Tauli, India.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Lombok Island, Indonesia. It injured 50, destroyed 5,370 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Escuintla, Suchitepequez, Guatemala. It injured 4.
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Asamayama, Japan erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 1. It killed 15 people.
Nabro, Eritrea erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. It killed 31 people.
Popocatepetl, Mexico erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 1 person.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Cape Saint George, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck New Zealand.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Central Mexico, with a maximum water height of 10 meters. It killed 75 people, injured 100, destroyed 400 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Gold Coast, Ghana. It killed 22 people, injured 130, destroyed 1,500 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck NW. Irian Jaya, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 1.8 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Tonga Trench, with a maximum water height of 0.4 meters. It killed 1 person, injured 5 and did $1.2 million in damage.
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A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began June 22, 2015, reached Kp 8+ and lasted 24 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 73; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 43 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A flooding disaster that cost $1.3 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 23, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 22, 2016 to June 24, 2016.
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A 53 year old woman drowned in a rip current while trying to rescue a small child.
An Illinois man was drowned in a rip current on a Nags Head beach. The man was pulled from the water by lifeguards, and pronounced dead later in the afternoon at an area hospital.
High pressure over the region was reponsible for tranquil surf conditions, but permanent rip currents in the vicinity of a jetty may have been the cause for the drowning of a 12 year old girl.
A man vacationing with his family at Topsail Beach got caught in a rip current and drowned.
An upper level disturbance moved across the region during the 22nd...accompanied by an area of rain moving along the Downeast coast. Locally gusty winds...up to 30 mph...briefly occurred along the leading edge of the area of rain over the waters near Schoodic Point.
A prolonged strong onshore wind resulted in numerous strong rip current along the beaches of northwest Florida on Saturday, June 22nd, as well as a few days prior. There was one rip current fatality in Okaloosa County Florida.
A 48 year old male died after trying to rescue another distressed swimmer from rip currents in the Gulf of Mexico on June 22nd in the area of the Russel-Fields Pier (City Pier) in Panama City Beach.
Multiple swimmers were in the water on a double red flag day behind Long Beach Resort in Panama City Beach. Four swimmers in particular were in distress, and lifeguards went out to rescue them.
In the community of Pico Rivera, a lightning strike killed a woman who was walking her dogs.
The combination of strong winds and increased swell led to increased rip currents along Gulf Coast beaches. On June 22nd, a 47 year old man from Georgia died after rescuing his son at Gulf State Park. On June 23rd, a man died trying to rescue his son from a rip current.
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.