Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for June 29, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Billion-dollar disasters
A severe storm disaster that cost $4.0 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 28, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 29, 2012 to July 2, 2012.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Weld County, Colorado and tracked 14.7 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Johnstown, CO.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Hettinger, Grant counties, North Dakota and tracked 68 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 4.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Bellunese, Italy. It killed 55 people.
Tornadoes
During the afternoon hours of June 28, 1865, a violent and deadly tornado devastated areas in Vernon County, Wisconsin, primarily the city of Viroqua. The tornado tracked at least 23 miles (37 km) through Vernon County, where it caused US$200,000 (1865) in damage killed at least 17 people and injured at least 100 more.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Santa Barbara, California, United States. It killed 13 people and did $8 million in damage.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Kit reached its peak of 150 kt (175 mph) with a central pressure of 920 mb, a category 5 storm.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Dawson County, Montana and tracked 15.9 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Will County, Illinois and tracked 5.4 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Peoria County, Illinois and tracked 4.9 miles, 40 yards wide at its widest.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Russia. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 12 people.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck S. Kuril Islands, Russia, with a maximum water height of 12 meters. It killed 12 people.
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On June 29, 1764, an extremely violent IF5 tornado struck the town of Woldegk, Holy Roman Empire The tornado received the unique T11 rating on the TORRO scale along with an F5 rating on the Fujita scale and had winds estimated to be at least 480 kilometres per hour (300 mph). The tornado traveled 30 kilometres (19 mi) and reached a maximum width of 900 metres (980 yd).
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During the afternoon hours of June 28, 1865, a violent and deadly tornado devastated areas in Vernon County, Wisconsin, primarily the city of Viroqua. The tornado tracked at least 23 miles (37 km) through Vernon County, where it caused US$200,000 (1865) in damage killed at least 17 people and injured at least 100 more.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Douglas County, Minnesota, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Holmes City, MN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Wright, Sherburne, Anoka counties, Minnesota and tracked 4.8 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Elk River/Burns, MN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hennepin County, Minnesota and 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Cold Spring/SW Fort Snelling, MN.
The 1904 Moscow tornado was only one of three disastrous tornadoes that occurred in central Russia in recorded history. The tornado started as a thunderstorm in Tula region.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Weld County, Colorado and tracked 14.7 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Johnstown, CO.
An F2 tornado touched down in Davidson County, Tennessee and tracked 7.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Nashville, TN.
An F4 tornado touched down in Dawson County, Montana and tracked 15.9 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Laurel County, Kentucky and tracked 0.5 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F4 tornado touched down in Hettinger, Grant counties, North Dakota and tracked 68 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 4.
An F4 tornado touched down in Peoria County, Illinois and tracked 4.9 miles, 40 yards wide at its widest.
An F4 tornado touched down in Will County, Illinois and tracked 5.4 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lawrence, Crook counties, Wyoming and tracked 3 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest.
Numerous trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
A complex weather situation was set up over the central U.S. as a mesoscale convective system passed to the south of Iowa during the overnight hours and early morning of the 29th. Initially, the surface warm front was located to the south of this system.
A large bow echo system developed over eastern Iowa and moved rapidly to the southeast into Illinois. It moved into Central Illinois's County Warning Area (CWA) around 4 pm in Knox County and exited the CWA (Lawrence County) around 830 pm.
27 tornadoes were recorded on June 29, 1998, in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas, Indiana, Ohio.
A vicious severe thunderstorm roared south across a part of south-central Nebraska during the late afternoon and evening. The damage path extended from Gothenburg to Beaver City and Stamford.
A ferocious severe thunderstorm moved south from Nebraska and battered a section of north-central Kansas with high winds and hail. Phillips and Rooks counties took the brunt of this mid-evening storm as losses in these two counties alone totaled in the millions.
Brief touchdown over open country.
Minor damage to some farm equipment and structures in and around Bird City.
Severe thunderstorms hit Mitchell County a couple of times on the night of June 29. The first round pounded the Simpson area with 80 mph winds. Large trees were toppled throughout town.
4.5 inches of rain fell in an hour. Water rose above several county roads.
Prolonged heavy rains and excessive runoff caused a basement to flood.
Unstable southwest flow aloft set the stage for thunderstorm development. Some of these storms turned severe, occurring mainly in Phillips and Valley counties.
A cluster of supercellular storms caused 3 tornadoes, and downburst wind damage over south central WI during the late evening.
A powerful upper level system was moving into south central Canada. The upper level winds were increasing as a closed upper low settled into that area. Warm air advection continued across Iowa through the night of the 29th into the morning of the 30th.
The early morning hours of Friday, June 29th, remained warm and muggy. Just after midnight, temperatures were still in the 70s with dew points around 70. A line of thunderstorms moved into the Devils Lake area around 2 am CDT.
A tornadic thunderstorm tracked eastward into the northern Black Hills from Wyoming. An EF-1 tornado began in Wyoming and moved across west central Lawrence County into Spearfish Canyon before dissipating.
A cluster of thunderstorms that initiated during the night of June 28th across the Central Plains entered west-central Illinois by the late morning of June 29th.
On June 29th, 2026, severe weather fueled by record humidity and high temperatures impacted the Duluth County Warning Area, leading to 27 total warnings across northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a category 2 hurricane, 85 kt (100 mph), central pressure 972 mb.
Hurricane Kit reached its peak of 150 kt (175 mph) with a central pressure of 920 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Douglas reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph), a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Boris crossed the coast near Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico as a category 1 hurricane, 80 kt (90 mph), central pressure 980 mb. The 1996 Pacific hurricane season was below-normal in terms of tropical cyclone activity due to an ongoing La Niña, which also suppressed activity in the previous season. There were a total of nine storms named by the National Hurricane Center (NHC), of which five became hurricanes.
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Hurricane Mindulle reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 916 mb, a category 4 storm.
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On this date back in 1962, flooding in Wichita Falls resulted in a quarter-million-dollar loss in city equipment, man hours, and other city property. The official rainfall total at Sheppard Air Force Base was only 1.64 inches, but other reported rainfall totals included 2.60 inches in downtown Wichita Falls, and over 5 inches at Charlie, in northern Clay County. An estimated 300 cars were stranded temporarily on highway 287 near Jolly, when sections of the highway were flooded by over two feet of water.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Slow moving showers and thunderstorms developed repeatedly across Chatham County and Effingham County during the day. Twenty-four hour rainfall amounts ranged from about 7 inches to over 13 inches.
An anomalously strong ridge centered across the Southeast brought record heat to the Upper Ohio Valley with the area in a zonal flow on the northern edge of the ridge. A weak frontal boundary extended from northern Indiana into western Pennsylvania.
A strong low level winds transported a very moist and unstable airmass over a surface boundary located from Northeast Oklahoma to Northern Louisana. Thunderstorms developed over Central Arkansas during the late evening hours of June 28th.
A strong cold front pushed into a very warm unstable air mass as a significant upper level storm system tracked into the northern Great Lakes on June 29-30, 2014. A major severe weather and flash flood event unfolded across the area.
An upper level low pressure was to the west of the region which aided in atmospheric lift over Southeast New Mexico. Convergence was also over the area which allowed for more lift. An abundance of moisture was in place.
Severe thunderstorms produced large hail, from penny to tennis ball size across parts of Jefferson, Adams, Arapahoe, Denver and Washington counties. The hail along with heavy rain caused flooding and flash flooding problems.
During the afternoon of June 29th, showers and thunderstorms developed across the western Maine Mountains and foothills.
A burst of record level monsoonal moisture flowed into NM coupled with a backdoor frontal boundary moving through eastern NM. This yielded scattered to numerous afternoon thunderstorms developing over the high terrain of central and western NM on June 29th.
Thunderstorms occurred during the early morning hours across central Missouri, producing localized flash flooding.
Scattered thunderstorms moved through the region in association with an upper level disturbance.
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Thunderstorms with very strong winds moved through the Oklahoma panhandle. Measured winds at KGNC radio station of 81 MPH blew their radio tower onto a car. Windows were broken in Eva and several trees were blown over and numerous limbs broken.
Thunderstorms rages across the area producing high winds and three-quarter inch hail. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. Heavy rains...up to three and a half inches...resulted in flash flooding in Lafayette.
Barn and garages destroyed. Telephone poles down. Barn destroyed by fire. Estimated windspeed. Damage estimate for entire county.
Supercell thunderstorms developed over Central Iowa and rapidly intensified into a long squall line which raced southeast over Eastern Iowa into Central Illinois.
Trees downed by thunderstorm winds on County Road 468 south of McMillan.
Winds were kicking up waves averaging 3 to 5 feet on western Lake Erie when a local ferry, enroute from Port Clinton to Put-In-Bay on South Bass Island, was struck by a 10 foot wave. The wave crashed through a window in the main passenger cabin.
Hail covered ground to a depth of one inch.
Trees were also downed.
Trees were blown down.
A very dynamic synoptic situation was in place over the central U.S. during the day on the 29th. Warm and moist air was in place over Iowa with high temperatures for the day reaching the upper 80s to low 90s across the area.
A non-severe thunderstorm produced scattered wind damage at the Huntsville International airport.
Severe thunderstorms developed along a stalled frontal boundary across the Ohio Valley with widespread wind damage across eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, and Garrett county Maryland.
An isolated severe storm affected the North Carolina Piedmont during the evening hours.
An approaching cold front helped trigger a few severe thunderstorms across central and southern New Jersey during the afternoon and evening of the 29th.
Afternoon thunderstorms on the 29th produced several reports of wind damage in Gadsden and Leon counties.
An unusually strong upper trough continued to deepen from the Ohio Valley into the southeast U.S. An associated cold front was moving into north Georgia. Warm, moist, unstable air remained across Georgia.
On the second day of a developing heat wave, under a sunny sky, afternoon temperatures reached record levels. The lowlands saw thermometers reach into the upper 90s and above 100 degrees. For example, both Huntington and Charleston had 103 degrees.
A derecho of historic proportion rolled through the region and caused widespread, significant damage. Numerous power outages occurred. Some customers were without power for 12 days which coincided with a prolonged period of excessive heat.
A strong upper-level disturbance passed through the region in a northwest flow aloft. Extremely hot and humid conditions caused high amounts of instability. The upper-level disturbance triggered a line of thunderstorms that moved through the area.
A well-organized cluster of thunderstorms with a history of producing widespread damaging winds advanced into a hot, unstable airmass over the Mid Atlantic.
On the second day of a developing heat wave, under a sunny sky, afternoon temperatures reached the upper 90s to above 100 degrees across most of southeast Ohio. For example, Waterloo in Lawrence County reached 104 degrees that Friday afternoon. Marietta had 100 degrees.
A very hot and potentially unstable airmass interacted with northwesterly flow aloft to produce a derecho across northern Illinois. This derecho then moved rapidly east southeast across the Ohio Valley producing widespread straight line wind damage.
A Derecho developed over northern Indiana during the early afternoon hours of June 29th. This line of storms intensified as it moved across Central Ohio later in the afternoon. Extensive damage was reported in Hancock, Wyandot, Marion, Morrow and Knox Counties.
A strong upper-level disturbance passed through the region in a northwest flow aloft. Extremely hot and humid conditions caused high amounts of instability. The upper-level disturbance triggered a line of thunderstorms that moved through the area.
A derecho produced a widespread path of damaging winds across much of central and eastern Virginia.
On June 29th, a heat wave entered its second day across the lower Ohio Valley with near all time record highs for the month of June recorded at Lexington, Louisville and Bowling Green.
On the second day of a developing heat wave, under a sunny sky, afternoon temperatures reached above 100 degrees across most of northeast Kentucky. For example, Warnock in Greenup County had 104 degrees. Both Grayson and Ashland reached 103 degrees that Friday afternoon.
A shallow quasi-stationary frontal boundary was located from Iowa and Nebraska into portions of northern Indiana.
A derecho of historic proportion rolled through the region and caused widespread, significant damage. Numerous power outages occurred. Some customers were without power for 12 days which coincided with a prolonged period of excessive heat.
During the afternoon hours of June 29th, a thunderstorm complex over northern Illinois and Indiana began to organize north of a stationary boundary. The storms became more organized as they tracked through central Ohio.
A strong cold front pushed into a very warm unstable air mass as a significant upper level storm system tracked into the northern Great Lakes on June 29-30, 2014. A major severe weather and flash flood event unfolded across the area.
Severe thunderstorms developed during the evening of June 29th ahead of a cold front. As these storms moved across northeast Iowa they produced large hail and damaging winds. Two pole sheds were destroyed near Boyd (Chickasaw County) where baseball sized hail also fell.
A squall line developed over central Pennsylvania during the afternoon of June 29, 2019. This line progressed southeastward across the area, producing wind damage until it exited the Lower Susquehanna Valley by late afternoon.
Pre-dawn thunderstorms on the 29th brought more large hail, to southwestern counties, with golf ball sized hailstones (1.75) reported in both Youngstown (Vigo County) and south of Vincennes.
A solitary late-night thunderstorm turned out to be one of the most prolific hail producers of the season in south central Nebraska. The storm erupted in Lincoln County and then rolled east-southeast across Dawson County.
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A minimal heat wave produced air temperatures of 95 degrees and dewpoints in the lower to mid 70s, and heat indices of 105 to 110 for one day. The lowest air temperature in Milwaukee on the 29th was 74. A large crowd attended the Summerfest event on Milwaukee's lakefront.
A string of several days in the upper 90s to near 100 degrees resulted in the death of an elderly couple when their home's air conditioning failed. The date and time of death was estimated.
A 68 year old female in Atmore was found dead in a closed up house with no air conditioner. It is unknown what time she died. Relatives found her body on a couch. The house was extremely hot. Autopsy reports indicated that one of the causes of her death was hypothermia.
Excessive heat and drought conditions affected western and central Oklahoma as well as western portions of north Texas from May through early October with the most intense heat and severe drought conditions occurring from mid-June through early September across central and…
A 5 month old boy died after being left in a car for more than 5 hours. Temperatures inside the car reached 140 degrees.
A 73 year old woman was found dead in her home. The coroner listed heat as a contributing cause of death.
A 73 year old woman died of hyperthermia in her home in Robertson. The home had no air conditioning, there were no fans and all windows were closed. The woman's pet dog was also found dead.
A southwest flow around Bermuda high over the western Atlantic pumped in hot and humid conditions on the 29th. Max temperatures were in the 90s along with dewpoints in the upper 60s and lower 70s.
An oppressively hot and humid airmass that spent several days building west of the Appalachians finally made it east of the mountains, bringing very hot conditions to upstate South Carolina.
An unseasonably hot and humid day produced high temperatures in the mid to upper 90s in Eastern Pennsylvania (except in the Poconos).
High pressure to the south pumped hot and humid air northward across the area.
Very hot temperatures were experienced in parts of southeast Arizona on June 29th and 30th with several new record high temperatures established. Three heat-related fatalities occurred on the Tohono O'odham Nation.
Strong high pressure near the end of June allowed for temperatures to climb above normal with temperatures in the Phoenix area climbing to around 110 degrees. The heat resulted in 3 direct fatalities according to the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.
A Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) developed over Illinois and Indiana early on June 29, 2023, and traveled southward into Middle Tennessee by late morning and early afternoon.
One person died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
Temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were 6 to 9 degrees above normal, causing Moderate to Major HeatRisk. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that heat was a contributing factor in the cause of death for two individuals in Tucson were heat caused.
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Monticello recorded 109°F, Florida’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Litchville recorded 8.1 inches, North Dakota’s all-time greatest 24-hour precipitation, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Lake Havasu City recorded 128°F, Arizona’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Laughlin recorded 125°F, Nevada’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Columbia Univ of South Carolina recorded 113°F, South Carolina’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Moody Farms Agrimet recorded 119°F, Oregon’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Pelton Dam recorded 119°F, Oregon’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Hanford recorded 120°F, Washington’s all-time maximum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The Eureka Ck Fire started on June 29, 1986, in Alaska, and burned 45,315 acres.
The Fire 832604 started on June 29, 1988, in Alaska, and burned 294,002 acres.
The Fyu Ne 85 Fire started on June 29, 1990, in Alaska, and burned 438,445 acres.
The Cross Fire started on June 29, 1991, in Alaska, and burned 20,599 acres.
The Tal Ne 37 Fire started on June 29, 1991, in Alaska, and burned 18,663 acres.
The Pass Fire was discovered on June 29, 1994, in New Mexico, and burned 12,544 acres.
The Hat Fire was discovered on June 29, 1994, in New Mexico, and burned 9,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Unnamed Fire started on June 29, 1994, in Texas, and burned 8,273 acres.
The Bee Fire was discovered on June 29, 1996, in California, and burned 9,620 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Sinker Butte Fire was discovered on June 29, 1996, in Idaho, and burned 9,164 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Juniper Fire was discovered on June 29, 1996, in Washington, and burned 8,480 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Ramsey Fire was discovered on June 29, 2000, in Lyon County, Nevada, and burned 7,597 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
A wild fire, started by sparks from the undercarriage of a Jeep hitting a large rock, consumed 75 acres of brush on the west side of Interstate 15, and 5 acres along the east side of the freeway between North and Lake Streets in Lake Elsinore.
The Laplante Fire was discovered on June 29, 2002, in South Dakota, and burned 14,224 acres; the cause was recorded as fireworks.
The Grizzly Gulch Fire was discovered on June 29, 2002, in South Dakota, and burned 11,589 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Cornucopia Creek Fire was discovered on June 29, 2003, in Alaska, and burned 52,917 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Solstice Complex (Boulder Creek) Fire was discovered on June 29, 2004, in Alaska, and burned 63,057 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Taylor Highway Complex (Anomaly) Fire was discovered on June 29, 2004, in Alaska, and burned 19,667 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Sand Tank Complex (Sand Tank) Fire was discovered on June 29, 2005, in Maricopa County, Arizona, and burned 17,131 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Neola North Fire ignited during a period of hot and very dry conditions resulting in explosive fire growth. The blaze began in Duchesne County and quickly spread into Uintah County.
Massive Fire began June 29th near Neola, Utah and quicky spread due to extremely dry fuels and favorable weather conditions. Three civilian fatalities resulted from this fire. Over 40,000 acres had burned by July 4th.
The Neola North Fire was discovered on June 29, 2007, in Utah, and burned 43,830 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Coal Plant Fire was discovered on June 29, 2008, in Oregon, and burned 78,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Black Butte Fire was discovered on June 29, 2010, in Owyhee County, Idaho, and burned 16,126 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Sailor Creek Fire was discovered on June 29, 2010, in Owyhee County, Idaho, and burned 9,837 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Oil Creek Fire was discovered on June 29, 2012, in Weston County, Wyoming, and burned 61,416 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Wolf Den Fire was discovered on June 29, 2012, in Uintah County, Utah, and burned 20,049 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The White Draw Fire was discovered on June 29, 2012, in Fall River County, South Dakota, and burned 9,000 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Canyon Fire was discovered on June 29, 2012, in Coconino County, Arizona, and burned 8,716 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The North Porcupine Fire was discovered on June 29, 2013, in Alaska, and burned 23,356 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Wolverine Fire was reported on June 29, 2015, in Chelan County, Washington, and burned 72,123 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Lawson Fire was reported on June 29, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 31,090 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Corner Creek 0297 Pr Fire was reported on June 29, 2015, in Grant County, Oregon, and burned 29,660 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Sischu Fire was reported on June 29, 2015, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 8,236 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Fuller Fire was reported on June 29, 2016, in Coconino County, Arizona, and burned 14,541 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Rat Creek Fire was reported on June 29, 2017, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 12,510 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Divide Fire was reported on June 29, 2018, in Moffat County, Colorado, and burned 19,955 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Waverly Fire was reported on June 29, 2018, in San Joaquin County, California, and burned 11,789 acres.
The Bearnose Hill Fire was reported on June 29, 2019, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 130,960 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Rainbow 2 Fire was reported on June 29, 2019, in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska, and burned 18,453 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Goose Fire was reported on June 29, 2022, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 11,035 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
S. state of California in 2023.
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No significant weather event occurred for the North Idaho Panhandle. A few small wildfires were started. One fire was intentionally set by an individual that ambushed first responders. He fatally shot two.
A series of wildfires burned throughout the state of California during 2025. By the end of the year, a total of 8,036 fires had burned 525,223 acres (212,550 ha) across the state.
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The Aspen Acres Fire is a large, ongoing, and destructive wildfire in Custer, Pueblo, and Huerfano counties in southern Colorado, approximately 20 miles southwest of Pueblo. As of August 21, 2026, it has burned 102,004 acres (41,280 ha) and is 77% contained.
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The Aspen Acres Fire was reported on June 29, 2026, in Custer County, Colorado, and burned 102,004 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Lambdin Fire was reported on June 29, 2026, in Walla Walla County, Washington, and burned 12,776 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
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An earthquake struck Jorullo, Mexico. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Russia. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 12 people.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck SW. Honshu Island, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed many people (about 101 to 1,000).
An earthquake struck Bellunese, Italy. It killed 55 people.
An earthquake struck Turkey. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Near Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Gulf of Fonseca, Nicaragua. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Northern Italy.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Santa Barbara, California, United States. It killed 13 people and did $8 million in damage.
8 and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX (Violent). It resulted in 13 deaths and destroyed the historic center of the city, with damage estimated at $8 million.
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A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
An earthquake struck Northern Italy.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck S Coast, Honshu, Japan. It injured 7. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Nevada Test Site, Nevada-California Border, United States.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Xinjiang Province, China. It injured 52 and did $68 million in damage.
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Kie Besi, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tokachidake, Japan erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 5 people and injured 11.
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A tsunami struck Marseilles, France, with a maximum water height of 1.5 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck S. Kuril Islands, Russia, with a maximum water height of 12 meters. It killed 12 people.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck SW. Honshu Island, Japan. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000).
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Pigeon Bay (Banks Peninsula), New Zealand, with a maximum water height of 3 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Gulf of Fonseca, Nicaragua.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck S. Mexico.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Honshu Island, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.56 meters. It injured 7.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Todos Los Santos Lake, Chile, with a maximum water height of 0.8 meters.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began June 29, 1946, reached Kp 7- and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 46; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began June 29, 1950, reached Kp 7- and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 39; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began June 29, 1952, reached Kp 8 and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 78; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 45 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began June 29, 1960, reached Kp 7 and lasted 27 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 55; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began June 29, 1978, reached Kp 8- and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 32; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 47 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began June 29, 1992, reached Kp 7- and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 38; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A severe storm disaster that cost $4.0 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 28, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 29, 2012 to July 2, 2012.
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Three people working on a farm were headed for the shelter of their truck when a lightning bolt struck. The two survivors were knocked unconscious but recovered. Their friend and co-worker was apparently killed instantly by the strike.
Lightning struck and killed a 25 year-old male standing in a field along the 18000 block of Lester Dairy Road near the intersection of U.S. Highway 41 and State Road 54.
A boy was mortally injured by a lightning strike to the hip while taking cover under a tree during the height of a lightning storm. He and a cousin, who was unhurt, had been engaged in construction work on the Boca West Golf Course. The boy died a week after being struck.
A man was struck on a bicycle trying to escape an approaching storm. He had been fishing in the Tampa Bypass Canal near Interstate 75 and Fowler Avenue.
After five men went out into the waters off Piti in three kayaks, heavy surf overturned the kayaks. Two bodies were later recovered, and the other three are presumed drowned.
A 24-vehicle pile-up occurred on the Cajon Pass when dense fog reduced visibilities from zero to five feet. 10 motorists were injured.
Strong southerly winds developed ahead of an approaching cold front which trailed a low pressure system tracking through Central New England. Rough surf and strong rip currents developed along the Atlantic Ocean Facing beaches as a result.
A well-organized cluster of thunderstorms with a history of producing widespread damaging winds advanced into a hot, unstable airmass over the Mid Atlantic.
A 14-year-old boy drowned after getting caught in a rip current while swimming with his friends off of Ocean City. (Cape May County). It occurred shortly before 7 p.m. EDT on the 29th.
Afternoon sea breeze thunderstorms developing across southwest Florida produced numerous lightning strikes throughout the area - one of which hit a woman who was 9 months pregnant.
A strong upper level disturbance triggered severe thunderstorms across the coastal waters.
A boat sank after striking the south jetty of the Suislaw River on 06/29/2020. The Coast Guard received the distress call at 29/0150 PDT. Three people were on board, two died and one was rescued.
A cold front trying to move through the region began to stall as it reached south Louisiana. This boundary became the focus for numerous showers and thunderstorms. One of those storms over New Orleans metro was producing frequent lightning.
A man was struck by lightning while boating on the Intracoastal Waterway on the Pender County coast.
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.