June 7 in Weather History

252 events on record, 1255 to 2026

Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for June 7, in any year, each linked to its full record.

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The most significant

By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.

Tsunamis

1692June 7, 1692 Tsunami at Port Royal, Jamaica

A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck Port Royal, Jamaica, with a maximum water height of 1.8 meters. It killed 3,000 people.

When
June 7, 1692
Magnitude
7.7
Water height
1.8 m
Deaths
3,000
Where
Port Royal, Jamaica

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Volcanoes

1892June 7, 1892 Eruption of Awu

Awu, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 1,532 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. The eruption caused a tsunami.

When
June 7, 1892
VEI
3
Deaths
1,532
Where
Awu, Indonesia

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Tornadoes

1947F4 tornado, Trumbull, Mercer counties, Ohio

An F4 tornado touched down in Trumbull, Mercer counties, Ohio and tracked 40.2 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 340. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Warren, OH to Sharon, PA.

Rating
F4
Deaths
6
Injuries
340
Path
40.2 mi
Width
300 yd

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Earthquakes

2026June 7, 2026 Earthquake in S, Indonesia, Mindanao, Philippines

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck S, Indonesia, Mindanao, Philippines. It killed 107 people, left 7 missing, injured 1,320, destroyed 19,195 houses and did $25.5 million in damage. It caused a tsunami.

When
June 7, 2026
Magnitude
7.8
Deaths
107
Damage
$25 million
Where
S, Indonesia, Mindanao, Philippines

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Tsunamis

2026June 7, 2026 Tsunami at Mindanao Island, Philippines

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Mindanao Island, Philippines, with a maximum water height of 2.5 meters. It killed 107 people, left 7 missing, injured 1,320, destroyed 19,195 houses and did $25.5 million in damage.

When
June 7, 2026
Magnitude
7.8
Water height
2.5 m
Deaths
107
Damage
$25 million
Where
Mindanao Island, Philippines

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Volcanoes

1917June 7, 1917 Eruption of San Salvador

San Salvador, El Salvador erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 325 people. The eruption was accompanied by an earthquake.

When
June 7, 1917
VEI
3
Deaths
325
Where
San Salvador, El Salvador

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By kind

Tornadoes

123 on June 7, oldest first.

1908F3 tornado, Vernon, Juneau counties, Wisconsin

An F3 tornado touched down in Vernon, Juneau counties, Wisconsin and tracked 16.8 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Hillsboro to SE Mauston, WI.

Rating
F3
Deaths
2
Injuries
3
Path
16.8 mi
Width
50 yd

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1908F3 tornado, Floyd County, Iowa

An F3 tornado touched down in Floyd County, Iowa and tracked 11.1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Charles City, IA.

Rating
F3
Deaths
1
Injuries
10
Path
11.1 mi
Width
100 yd

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1936F3 tornado, Nez Perce County, Idaho

An F3 tornado touched down in Nez Perce County, Idaho and tracked 0.8 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Ruebens, ID.

Rating
F3
Deaths
2
Path
0.8 mi
Width
100 yd

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1941F2 tornado, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

An F2 tornado touched down in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana and tracked 0.9 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW DeQuincy, LA.

Rating
F2
Deaths
3
Injuries
8
Path
0.9 mi
Width
200 yd

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1946F3 tornado, Roosevelt County, Montana

An F3 tornado touched down in Roosevelt County, Montana and tracked 15.1 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Froid, MT.

Rating
F3
Deaths
1
Injuries
1
Path
15.1 mi
Width
200 yd

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1947F4 tornado, Trumbull, Mercer counties, Ohio

An F4 tornado touched down in Trumbull, Mercer counties, Ohio and tracked 40.2 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 340. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Warren, OH to Sharon, PA.

Rating
F4
Deaths
6
Injuries
340
Path
40.2 mi
Width
300 yd

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1948F4 tornado, Clark County, Indiana

An F4 tornado touched down in Clark County, Indiana and tracked 6.8 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Henryville, IN.

Rating
F4
Deaths
1
Injuries
20
Path
6.8 mi
Width
100 yd

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195334 tornadoes across 7 states

34 tornadoes were recorded on June 7, 1953, in Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Montana, Minnesota, 1 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 11 people.

Tornadoes
34
States
7
Deaths
11
Violent
1

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198441 tornadoes across 9 states

41 tornadoes were recorded on June 7, 1984, in Louisiana, Iowa, North Dakota, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin and more, 2 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 13 people.

Tornadoes
41
States
9
Deaths
13
Violent
2

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199340 tornadoes across 6 states

40 tornadoes were recorded on June 7, 1993, in Florida, South Dakota, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, 2 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above).

Tornadoes
40
States
6
Violent
2

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1995Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, June 7, 1995

Golf ball- to ping-pong ball-size hail fell at Hammond. Half an inch to three-quarters inch hail and 54 mph winds occurred at Gary Airport. Tree limbs and power lines were downed throughout the northern part of the county.

Injuries
13
Damage
$253,000
Strongest
F1
Events
23

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2001Tornado and Flash Flood in Colorado, June 7, 2001

A slow moving very severe thunderstorm brought very heavy rain, causing flooding, and hail around baseball size to the Ft. Lyon area for nearly an hour. Highway 50 was under water for over an hour near Ft. Lyon. Many residences experienced basement flooding.

Damage
$9.0 million
Strongest
F0
Events
13

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2006Tornado and Hail in Indiana, June 7, 2006

A few severe thunderstorms, including one powerful supercell, moved mainly southern portions of central Indiana on 7 June 2006. The supercell produced a tornado in eastern Jackson county. This tornado took an unusual path from north to south.

Injuries
4
Damage
$410,000
Strongest
F1
Events
5

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2007Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, June 7, 2007

An unseasonably strong upper level storm system and deep surface low pressure (with central pressure as low as 979 mb) interacted with a cold front that moved from west to east across the area during the late afternoon and evening.

Injuries
5
Damage
$61 million
Strongest
EF3
Events
27

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2008Tornadoes in Illinois, June 7, 2008

A single supercell thunderstorm developed over western Illinois and moved northeast reaching Lake Michigan near the Illinois Indiana state line several hours later. This single thunderstorm produced eight different tornadoes as it moved east across Illinois.

Injuries
6
Damage
$12 million
Strongest
EF2
Events
10

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2009Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, June 7, 2009

Severe thunderstorms in Denver and the surrounding metropolitan area produced five tornadoes, large hail and damaging thunderstorm winds. The strongest of the tornadoes touched down near Southlands Mall, in southeast Aurora. Two men were injured, one seriously.

Injuries
2
Damage
$162 million
Strongest
EF1
Events
20

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2012Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Colorado, June 7, 2012

Severe thunderstorms brought damaging wind and hail, heavy rain, along several tornadoes, one of which was rated an EF-2. The storms produced hail from 1.5 to 2.75 inches in diameter. In addition to the large hail, heavy rainfall from 1 to 2 inches also accompanied the storms.

Injuries
1
Damage
$161 million
Strongest
EF2
Events
44

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2021Tornado and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, June 7 to 12, 2021

An upper low pressure system drifted north over Southeast Oklahoma and Western Arkansas during the early morning hours of June 7th, with an upper level disturbance beneath the attendant trough enhancing an area of showers and thunderstorms over Southwest Arkansas.

Deaths
1
Damage
$2,000
Strongest
61 kt wind
Events
5

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2021Tornado in Colorado, June 7, 2021

A landspout developed in southwest Weld County, 2 miles southwest of Firestone. The tornado traveled north-northeast, and ended 3 miles northwest of Platteville. The tornado reached an intensity of EF-2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, with estimated wind speeds of 99 mph.

Damage
$531,000
Strongest
EF2
Events
1

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2022Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 7, 2022

While nearly all of South Central Nebraska experienced thunderstorms on this Tuesday evening, the majority of severe storms (significantly severe in places) concentrated within two distinct, northwest-southeast swaths mainly no more than 10-20 miles across...both associated with…

Damage
$99 million
Strongest
EF0
Events
55

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2024Tornado and Flash Flood in Nebraska, June 7, 2024

Thunderstorms developed over the central Sandhills in the vicinity of a stalled out frontal boundary. This activity quickly became severe with large hail up to golf ball size, severe thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 MPH and a tornado was reported over western Custer County.

Damage
$155,000
Strongest
EF2
Events
18

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Hurricanes and tropical storms

2 on June 7, oldest first.

Floods

11 on June 7, oldest first.

2008Flash Flooding and Flooding in Iowa, June 7 to 12, 2008

A warm front extended east to west across the Upper Mississippi Valley on June 7, which provided the focus for thunderstorms producing excessive rainfall. In fact, these storms exhibited very high rainfall rates, which led to 1 to 2 inch rainfall amounts in an hour.

Injuries
3
Damage
$75 million
Events
19

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2008Flash Flooding and Flooding in Minnesota, June 7 to 10, 2008

A warm front extended east to west across the Upper Mississippi Valley on June 7, which provided the focus for thunderstorms producing excessive rainfall. In fact, these storms exhibited very high rainfall rates, which led to 1 to 2 inch rainfall amounts in an hour or so.

Damage
$25 million
Events
11

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2014Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 7 to 8, 2014

An outbreak of severe storms affected many locations on the Caprock late this day and through the overnight hours resulting in numerous instances of hail damage, destructive winds and flooding.

Damage
$124 million
Strongest
2.75 in hail
Events
24

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2014Flood in Missouri, June 7, 2014

An upper level trough axis extended from central Iowa through central Missouri with low pressure at the surface in central Missouri on June 7, 2014. This spread a large area of showers and embedded thunderstorms into extreme northeast Missouri during the afternoon.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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Severe storms

10 on June 7, oldest first.

2007Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 7, 2007

A cluster of severe thunderstorms was triggered during the afternoon of June 7, as a cold front moved in from the west. Law enforcement officials, storm spotters and the public reported wind gusts between 60 and 70 mph, along with hail up to the size of baseballs.

Damage
$987,000
Strongest
3.5 in hail
Events
24

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2013Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 7, 2013

During the afternoon of June 7th, an isolated severe storm developed in eastern Geneva county and moved into Houston county. This storm produced numerous instances of wind damage, some significant, as it moved across western and central Houston county.

Deaths
1
Damage
$111,000
Strongest
75 kt wind
Events
17

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2024Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 7, 2024

Between 5-11 p.m. CDT on this Friday afternoon-evening, four intense and at least semi-discrete supercell storms charged east-southeast through parts of South Central Nebraska, each yielding concentrated swaths of large hail and/or damaging winds...destroying young crops and…

Damage
$26 million
Strongest
2.75 in hail
Events
44

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2025Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 7, 2025

A large complex of strong to severe thunderstorms originating in the southern Plains pushed all the way through the mid South and Tennessee Valley on the 7th. The storms resulted in over 150 reports of wind damage in north Alabama.

Damage
$589,000
Strongest
56 kt wind
Events
152

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2025Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 7, 2025

A line of thunderstorms moving quickly along a cold-front tapped into significant low level shear and instability to cause widespread and significant wind damage across swaths of north Georgia. Winds of nearly 90mph were observed even as the line weakened.

Injuries
1
Damage
$417,000
Strongest
78 kt wind
Events
107

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Heat and drought

10 on June 7, oldest first.

1999Heat in Virginia, June 7 to 9, 1999

High pressure centered over the Southeast U.S. caused air to downslope over the Appalachian Mountains, sending afternoon temperatures into the upper 90s to lower 100s. The heat, in combination with very humid air, resulted in afternoon heat indices between 100 and 100 degrees.

Injuries
12
Events
23

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2008Excessive Heat in Pennsylvania, June 7 to 10, 2008

The most oppressive heat wave of the meteorological summer affected Eastern Pennsylvania from June 7th through the 10th. There were about twenty heat related deaths, eighteen within Philadelphia. There were also a couple of drownings within rivers.

Deaths
22
Injuries
33
Events
10

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2013Heat in California, June 7 to 9, 2013

Strong high pressure built across the region, which resulted in very hot temperatures on Friday and Saturday (June 7-8) with warm overnight temperatures. Max temperatures in the valley ranged from approximately 100-112 degrees.

Injuries
15
Events
4

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2015Heat in Oregon, June 7 to 9, 2015

An unseasonably strong upper level ridge of high pressure resulted in hot temperatures early in June where high temperatures were around 20 degrees higher than the seasonal normals.

Deaths
1
Injuries
1
Events
1

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2015Heat in Washington, June 7 to 9, 2015

An unseasonably strong upper level ridge of high pressure resulted in hot temperatures early in June where high temperatures were around 20 degrees higher than the seasonal normals.

Deaths
1
Injuries
1
Events
1

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2017Heat in Texas, June 7, 2017

High temperatures in the upper 80s sent heat index values into the lower 90s. Two young |children died after being left in a vehicle for approximately 15 hours mainly during the overnight hours.

Deaths
2
Events
1

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Wildfires

39 on June 7, oldest first.

1996Tetlin Fire

The Tetlin Fire was discovered on June 7, 1996, in Alaska, and burned 6,710 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.

When
June 7, 1996
Acres
6,710

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1996Boyd Fire

The Boyd Fire was discovered on June 7, 1996, in Nevada, and burned 5,275 acres; the cause was recorded as railroad operations and maintenance.

When
June 7, 1996
Acres
5,275

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1996Desertpeak Fire

The Desertpeak Fire was discovered on June 7, 1996, in Nevada, and burned 4,500 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 1996
Acres
4,500

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1996Sheep Complex

The Sheep Complex was discovered on June 7, 1996, in Nevada, and burned 3,642 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 1996
Acres
3,642

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1996Silver State Fire

The Silver State Fire was discovered on June 7, 1996, in Nevada, and burned 3,484 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 1996
Acres
3,484

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1996ALLENTOWN5 Fire

The ALLENTOWN5 Fire was discovered on June 7, 1996, in Arizona, and burned 3,393 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 1996
Acres
3,392.5

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1997Simels Fire

The Simels Fire was discovered on June 7, 1997, in Alaska, and burned 365,871 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 1997
Acres
365,871

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2002Hensel Fire

The Hensel Fire was discovered on June 7, 2002, in Wyoming, and burned 14,855 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 2002
Acres
14,855

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2002Un Chena Fire

The Un Chena Fire was discovered on June 7, 2002, in Alaska, and burned 4,476 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 2002
Acres
4,476

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2003Lizard Fire

The Lizard Fire was discovered on June 7, 2003, in Coconino County, Arizona, and burned 5,270 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 2003
Acres
5,270

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2006Parks Hwy Fire

The Parks Hwy Fire was discovered on June 7, 2006, in Alaska, and burned 118,520 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.

When
June 7, 2006
Acres
118,520.1

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2010Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire was discovered on June 7, 2010, in Maui County, Hawaii, and burned 6,200 acres.

When
June 7, 2010
Acres
6,200

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2011Shell Complex

The Shell Complex was discovered on June 7, 2011, in Las Animas County, Colorado, and burned 13,312 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 2011
Acres
13,312

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2011Callie Marie Fire

The Callie Marie Fire was discovered on June 7, 2011, in Colorado, and burned 9,089 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 2011
Acres
9,089

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2012Nekakte Fire

The Nekakte Fire was discovered on June 7, 2012, in Alaska, and burned 6,298 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 2012
Acres
6,297.9

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2013Silver Fire

The Silver Fire was discovered on June 7, 2013, in Grant County, New Mexico, and burned 234,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 2013
Acres
234,000

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2013Fourmile Fire

The Fourmile Fire was discovered on June 7, 2013, in Arizona, and burned 14,255 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 2013
Acres
14,255

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2013Desmarais Fire

The Desmarais Fire was discovered on June 7, 2013, in Yakima County, Washington, and burned 10,130 acres.

When
June 7, 2013
Acres
10,130

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2014Alligator Fire

The Alligator Fire was reported on June 7, 2014, in Broward County, Florida, and burned 28,500 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 2014
Acres
28,500

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2014Two Bulls Fire

The Two Bulls Fire was reported on June 7, 2014, in Deschutes County, Oregon, and burned 6,908 acres.

When
June 7, 2014
Acres
6,908

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2014Two Bulls Fire

The Two Bulls Fire was reported on June 7, 2014, in Deschutes County, Oregon, and burned 6,906 acres.

When
June 7, 2014
Acres
6,906

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2014Two Bulls Fire

The Two Bulls Fire was reported on June 7, 2014, in Deschutes County, Oregon, and burned 6,833 acres.

When
June 7, 2014
Acres
6,833

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2014Rough Haul Fire

The Rough Haul Fire was reported on June 7, 2014, in Tooele County, Utah, and burned 5,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
June 7, 2014
Acres
5,000

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2017Frye Fire

The Frye Fire was reported on June 7, 2017, in Graham County, Arizona, and burned 48,443 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 2017
Acres
48,443

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2017Lizard Fire

The Lizard Fire was reported on June 7, 2017, in Cochise County, Arizona, and burned 15,230 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 2017
Acres
15,230

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2017Teacher Fire

The Teacher Fire was reported on June 7, 2017, in Catron County, New Mexico, and burned 3,555 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 2017
Acres
3,555

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2017Bowie Fire

The Bowie Fire was reported on June 7, 2017, in Cochise County, Arizona, and burned 3,015 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
June 7, 2017
Acres
3,015

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2018Mooseheart Fire

The Mooseheart Fire was reported on June 7, 2018, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 54,931 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 2018
Acres
54,930.9

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2018Judd Fire

The Judd Fire was reported on June 7, 2018, in Cochise County, Arizona, and burned 4,214 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 2018
Acres
4,214

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2019Mountain Fire

The Mountain Fire was reported on June 7, 2019, in Maricopa County, Arizona, and burned 7,470 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
June 7, 2019
Acres
7,470

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2020Deer Canyon Fire

The Deer Canyon Fire was reported on June 7, 2020, in Las Animas County, Colorado, and burned 3,872 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 2020
Acres
3,872

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2021Slate Fire

The Slate Fire was reported on June 7, 2021, in Coconino County, Arizona, and burned 11,435 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 2021
Acres
11,435

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2022Submarine Creek Fire

The Submarine Creek Fire was reported on June 7, 2022, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 36,073 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 2022
Acres
36,073.4

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2022Sawpit Creek Fire

The Sawpit Creek Fire was reported on June 7, 2022, in Bethel County, Alaska, and burned 26,243 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 2022
Acres
26,243.2

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2022Pauls Creek Fire

The Pauls Creek Fire was reported on June 7, 2022, in Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, and burned 17,948 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 2022
Acres
17,948

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2024Antone Fire

The Antone Fire was reported on June 7, 2024, in Catron County, New Mexico, and burned 12,397 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
June 7, 2024
Acres
12,397

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Earthquakes

31 on June 7, oldest first.

16921692 Jamaica earthquake

The 1692 Jamaica earthquake struck Port Royal, Jamaica, on 7 June. A stopped pocket watch found in the harbour during a 1959 excavation indicated that it occurred around 11:43 AM local time.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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17551755 Kashan earthquake

The 1755 Kashan earthquake was a destructive historical earthquake that affected Kashan in central Iran on June 7, 1755. The event predates instrumental seismology, and its magnitude, intensity, and death toll remain uncertain.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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19171917 San Salvador earthquake

The 1917 San Salvador earthquake occurred on June 7 at 18:55 local time near the Salvadoran capital. 3 mi), and occurred along a shallow crustal fault near San Salvador.

Where
El Salvador
Country
El Salvador
Magnitude
6.7

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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19311931 Dogger Bank earthquake

The Dogger Bank earthquake of 1931 is the strongest earthquake recorded in the United Kingdom since measurements began. 1 on the Richter scale, and it caused a shaking intensity of VI (Strong) to VII on the Mercalli intensity scale.

Where
Belgium
Countries
Belgium, France, United Kingdom

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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19821982 Ometepec earthquake

The 1982 Ometepec earthquake that struck Mexico's southwestern coast near Ometepec (Guerrero) on 7 June was a doublet earthquake that ruptured in two steps. The first happened at 06:52 UTC, the second five hours later at 10:59 UTC.

Where
Mexico
Country
Mexico

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Volcanoes

4 on June 7, oldest first.

1892June 7, 1892 Eruption of Awu

Awu, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 1,532 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. The eruption caused a tsunami.

When
June 7, 1892
VEI
3
Deaths
1,532
Where
Awu, Indonesia

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Tsunamis

6 on June 7, oldest first.

1692June 7, 1692 Tsunami at Port Royal, Jamaica

A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck Port Royal, Jamaica, with a maximum water height of 1.8 meters. It killed 3,000 people.

When
June 7, 1692
Magnitude
7.7
Water height
1.8 m
Deaths
3,000
Where
Port Royal, Jamaica

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1911June 7, 1911 Tsunami at Mexico

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Mexico. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.

When
June 7, 1911
Magnitude
7.6
Deaths
Many (about 101 to 1,000)
Where
Mexico

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2026June 7, 2026 Tsunami at Mindanao Island, Philippines

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Mindanao Island, Philippines, with a maximum water height of 2.5 meters. It killed 107 people, left 7 missing, injured 1,320, destroyed 19,195 houses and did $25.5 million in damage.

When
June 7, 2026
Magnitude
7.8
Water height
2.5 m
Deaths
107
Damage
$25 million
Where
Mindanao Island, Philippines

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Space weather and aurora

2 on June 7, oldest first.

Billion-dollar disasters

1 on June 7, oldest first.

Other weather

13 on June 7, oldest first.

2001Lightning Strikes in Mississippi, June 7, 2001

A lightning strike killed a 25 year old women in Gulfport shortly after lightning injured a 53 year old man in the nearby community of Pass Christian. Lightning also started a fire at a business in Oceans Springs which resulted in $60,000 damage.

Deaths
1
Injuries
1
Damage
$60,000
Events
3

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2001Rip Current in Florida, June 7, 2001

A Chicago man became the fifth person to drown over two days along the northwest Florida beaches plagued by rough surf and rip currents. Witnesses said the twenty-five year old male went into the water and was immediately pulled away from the shore.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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2004High Surf in California, June 7, 2004

Between 8 am and 7 pm a boat was sunk after being struck by a series of waves. The nearest buoy (46027) reported wave heights of 6.9 to 8.5 feet at 11 seconds. One female survivor swam to a near by off shore rock and spent the night.

Deaths
3
Events
1

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2016Rip Current in Alabama, June 7, 2016

Tropical Storm Colin produced long period swell, rough surf, and numerous rip currents along the Alabama beaches from late Sunday, June 5th, through Tuesday night, June 7th. A rip current fatality occurred on Tuesday, June 7th in Baldwin County.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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2016Rip Current in Florida, June 7, 2016

Tropical Storm Colin produced long period swell, rough surf, and numerous rip currents along the western Florida Panhandle Beaches from late Sunday, June 5th, through Tuesday night, June 7th. A rip current fatality occurred on Tuesday, June 7th in Okaloosa County.

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2024Rip Current in Ohio, June 7, 2024

An eleven-year-old boy drowned in a rip current at Conneaut Township Park Beach during the afternoon of the 7th. The incident occurred when northwesterly onshore winds were around 20 knots and waves were as large as 3 to 6 feet along the Ashtabula County shore.

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