Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for June 8, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Tornadoes
An F5 tornado touched down in Genesee, Lapeer counties, Michigan and tracked 18.9 miles, 833 yards wide at its widest, killing 116 and injuring 844.
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An F5 tornado touched down in Shawnee County, Kansas and tracked 21.1 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 16 and injuring 450.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Henry, Wood, Sandusky counties, Ohio and tracked 118 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 17 and injuring 379.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Creek, Tulsa, Osage counties, Oklahoma and tracked 29 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 14 and injuring 150.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Lyon, Osage, Shawnee counties, Kansas and tracked 37.5 miles, 1,760 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 177.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Sedgwick, Harvey, Butler counties, Kansas and tracked 42.2 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Maize to W Burns, KS.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Monroe County, Michigan and tracked 5.4 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 18.
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Heavy rainfall during the 2023 East Asian rainy season resulted in severe flooding and landslides across South Korea, primarily affecting residents in the provinces of North Chungcheong and North Gyeongsang. At least 47 people were killed and three are still missing as of 22 July 2023.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Baca, Cimarron, Texas counties, Colorado and tracked 45.2 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Campo CO to Eva, OK.
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An unrated tornado touched down in Miami County, Kansas, killing 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Stanton, KS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Logan County, Ohio and tracked 6.7 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 54. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Quincy/De Graff, OH.
An F3 tornado touched down in Osage, Chautauqua, Montgomery counties, Oklahoma and tracked 12.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Niotaze, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Wilkin County, Minnesota and tracked 10 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Doran/Everdell/N Foxhome, MN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Wilkin County, Minnesota and tracked 6.3 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Campbell, MN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Cass County, North Dakota and tracked 9.7 miles, killing 1 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Grandin/N Gardner, ND.
An F2 tornado touched down in Wilkin County, Minnesota and tracked 6.7 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NE Campbell, MN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Chaves County, New Mexico and tracked 1.8 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Roswell, NM.
An F4 tornado touched down in Baca, Cimarron, Texas counties, Colorado and tracked 45.2 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Campo CO to Eva, OK.
An F2 tornado touched down in Washington County, Oklahoma, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Dewey, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Niobrara County, Wyoming and tracked 20.3 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Hat Creek to SE Lusk, WY.
An F3 tornado touched down in Stevens, Seward, Haskell counties, Kansas and tracked 8.3 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Moscow, KS.
An F4 tornado touched down in Sedgwick, Harvey, Butler counties, Kansas and tracked 42.2 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Maize to W Burns, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Sherman counties, Colorado and tracked 62.5 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Firstview, CO/Cheyenne Wells, CO/S Kanorado, KS to Ruleton, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Gove County, Kansas and tracked 30.2 miles, injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Gove to Quinter, KS.
An F4 tornado touched down in Logan County, Colorado and tracked 20.5 miles, 1,000 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Sterling, CO.
An F2 tornado touched down in Thayer County, Nebraska and tracked 9.8 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Hebron/Belvidere, NE.
An F4 tornado touched down in Rice, McPherson counties, Kansas and tracked 17.1 miles, 700 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5.
An F3 tornado touched down in Washita County, Oklahoma and tracked 10.9 miles, 173 yards wide at its widest.
During the later evening hours of June 8, 1951, an intense and destructive F3 tornado travelled through mid-west Oklahoma affecting the towns of Corn and Colony, Oklahoma. The tornado would become the first tornado caught on motion pictures in the United States.
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An F5 tornado touched down in Genesee, Lapeer counties, Michigan and tracked 18.9 miles, 833 yards wide at its widest, killing 116 and injuring 844.
An F4 tornado touched down in Henry, Wood, Sandusky counties, Ohio and tracked 118 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 17 and injuring 379.
An F4 tornado touched down in Monroe County, Michigan and tracked 5.4 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 18.
An F4 tornado touched down in Lapeer, Saint Clair counties, Michigan and tracked 33.8 miles, 833 yards wide at its widest, injuring 23.
An F3 tornado touched down in Washtenaw County, Michigan and tracked 11.3 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5.
An F2 tornado touched down in Iosco County, Michigan and tracked 16.6 miles, 833 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 13.
An F3 tornado touched down in Livingston, Oakland counties, Michigan and tracked 9.1 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 11.
An F3 tornado touched down in Alcona County, Michigan and tracked 1.8 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest.
During the evening hours of Monday, June 8, 1953, a large and extremely violent tornado struck the north side of Flint, Michigan and the northern suburb of Beecher, causing catastrophic damage and hundreds of casualties. m.
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An F5 tornado touched down in Shawnee County, Kansas and tracked 21.1 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 16 and injuring 450.
An F4 tornado touched down in Leavenworth County, Kansas and tracked 19.9 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in Riley County, Kansas and tracked 13.8 miles, 660 yards wide at its widest, injuring 50.
An F4 tornado touched down in Webster County, Iowa and tracked 2 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F4 tornado touched down in Creek, Tulsa, Osage counties, Oklahoma and tracked 29 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 14 and injuring 150.
An F4 tornado touched down in Lyon, Osage, Shawnee counties, Kansas and tracked 37.5 miles, 1,760 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 177.
36 tornadoes were recorded on June 8, 1974, in Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois, Missouri, 2 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 22 people.
An F3 tornado touched down in Tulsa, Rogers, Craig counties, Oklahoma and tracked 63.6 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 80.
An F3 tornado touched down in Tulsa, Wagoner, Rogers counties, Oklahoma and tracked 48.9 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 42.
An F3 tornado touched down in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and tracked 8.9 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, injuring 14.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lincoln County, Oklahoma and tracked 6.8 miles, 1,300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 8.
An F3 tornado touched down in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and tracked 10.2 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and tracked 9 miles, 127 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lincoln County, Oklahoma and tracked 2.5 miles, 350 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Seminole, Okfuskee counties, Oklahoma and tracked 29.9 miles, 1,300 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Delaware County, Oklahoma and tracked 2.7 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest.
A strong tornado struck the communities of Drumright and Olive on June 8, 1974, killing 13 people. The tornado developed just southwest of Drumright, then moved across the town, killing 12 people and damaging or destroying more than 100 homes. The storm killed another person when it reached Olive. Approximately 20 tornadoes struck central and eastern Oklahoma that day, including one that touched down near the National Weather Service Forecast Office, which at that time, was located at Will Rogers World Airport. This particular tornado injured 14 people, and damaged up to 700 homes as it passed across southwest parts of Oklahoma City.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Columbia, Green Lake counties, Wisconsin and tracked 29 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Price, Oneida counties, Wisconsin and tracked 68 miles, 2,640 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 42.
An F1 tornado touched down in Menominee County, Michigan and tracked 2.5 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
An F2 tornado touched down in Franklin County, Florida and tracked 3 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 4.
An F2 tornado touched down in Iberville Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana and tracked 10 miles, 77 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 30.
26 tornadoes were recorded on June 8, 1989, in Louisiana, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Georgia. They killed 5 people.
An F3 tornado touched down in Kay County, Oklahoma and tracked 11.5 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest.
58 tornadoes were recorded on June 8, 1993, in Missouri, Oklahoma, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois and more.
Thunderstorm winds estimated between 60 and 65 mph blew down trees and antennas. Outbuildings and mobile homes were flipped over. One garage and the vehicle inside were damaged. Shingles were lost from some roofs.
Thunderstorm winds damaged garage roof.
An F4 tornado touched down in Gray County, Texas and tracked 3 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 7.
An F4 tornado touched down in Gray, Wheeler counties, Texas and tracked 29 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest.
An F4 tornado touched down in Wheeler, Hemphill counties, Texas and tracked 15 miles, 2,200 yards wide at its widest.
31 tornadoes were recorded on June 8, 1995, in Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Idaho, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Arkansas, 3 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above).
Two Supercell Thunderstorm tracked across northern Pecos County, both dumping very large hail. All reports by Imperial VFD.
In the afternoon hours of June 8, 1995, a violent but short-lived F4 rated tornado tore through the city limits of Pampa, Texas. It was one of three F4 tornadoes that formed during a tornado outbreak that occurred in the Texas and Oklahoma panhandle, being extensively documented by storm chasers observing the tornado.
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The 1995 Texas Panhandle tornado outbreak, alternatively known as the tornado outbreak of June 8, 1995, was a severe and localized outbreak that struck the Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma, on June 8, 1995. It is most well known for the tornado that hit Pampa, along with the Allison F4, the Kellerville F4, and the Hoover F2.
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The Oklahoma Highway Patrol and VORTEX storm chasers reported the hail. Most of the damage occurred to vehicles caught on the road with a few buildings receiving roof damaged as well.
Twenty to thirty percent of wheat crop was damaged.
Hail up to one inch in diameter was reported by a spotter at the intersection of Interstate 435 and U.S. Route 71. The hail broke out a window on the spotter's car.
Street flooding occurred on the south side of Sweetwater while Highway 70 just north of the town was flooded. About two to four inches of rain fell but some nearby locations received much more.
Two cars side-swiped on Highway 18. One patrol car sustained broken windshield. Part of the wheat crop also sustained damage.
25 tornadoes were recorded on June 8, 1998, in Nevada, Kansas, Idaho, Oklahoma, Arkansas.
Summary of events of June 8, 1998:Severe thunderstorms developed and moved across much of Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening of the 8th, producing hail as large as softballs, wind gusts to 70 mph, and 3 tornadoes.
Summary of events for the evening of June 8 and the early morning of June 9 1998:A classic southern plains severe weather event shaped up on the afternoon and evening of June 8 as a number of isolated severe thunderstorms developed over central Oklahoma to the east of a dryline.
A strong upper level disturbance moved north-northeast into Iowa during the afternoon hours. A very unstable airmass was in place over the state with lifted indices near -10 degrees C. Surface dew points were in the low 70s as high temperatures soared into the upper 80s and 90s.
A strong upper level low moved across southern Michigan during the early evening of the 8th. This system triggered numerous thunderstorms across the region, some of which produced damaging winds and large hail. Three tornadoes also occurred during the evening.
Tornado formed just outside city limits and caused damage to shopping center roof, several homes, and overturned a pump house as it entered Wharton. A mobile home was flipped over, damage occurred to several out houses, and vehicles.
NWS storm survey teams determined that one EF1 tornado struck Osceola county. Another EF1 tornado struck Eaton county and continued into extreme western Ingham county before dissipating. Extensive damage was documented in association with both tornadoes.
An EF1 tornado touched down in Eaton County, Michigan and tracked 9.74 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
Thunderstorms rapidly developed along a surface frontal boundary from central Illinois into southern Missouri. Extreme instability and favorable wind shear ahead of the activity promoted organized and isolated supercell storms.
A strong cold front moved through the region, triggering showers and thunderstorms. Numerous reports of large hail, a tornado and some wind damage occurred with these storms.
Forcing along an advancing cold front moving into a warm, moist unstable air mass over the region produced severe thunderstorms with a tornado, damaging winds and large hail over south-central and southeast Wisconsin during the evening hours of June 8th.
A very warm and unstable airmass produced a few severe thunderstorms over Baraga and Marquette counties on the evening of the 8th. Some of these storms produced golf ball sized hail in the Marquette area, and a tornado occurred southwest of Big Bay at Eagle Mine.
An upper level weather disturbance and its associated cold front moved across northern Colorado during the late morning and afternoon; spawning several tornadoes, damaging wind, large hail, very heavy rainfall. Nine tornadoes touched down across northeast Colorado.
A moist upslope flow developing north of a stationary front resulted in widespread showers and thunderstorms developing across western North Carolina during the evening of the 8th into the overnight and early morning hours of the ninth.
A cold front, which had helped produce the severe weather during the evening of June 7th into the early morning hours of the 8th, finally pushed into the Red River Valley region during the afternoon of the 8th.
Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours ahead of a low pressure system moving through the region. Many of the storms became severe, leading to damaging wind and a few tornadoes.
A cold front spawned numerous thunderstorms resulting in scattered instances of damaging wind, some large hail, and a tornado.
Northeast Kansas continued to endure one of its worst stretches of severe storms in recent memory with another high impact wind and flood event. A cluster of storms developed in north central Kansas and evolved into a bow echo.
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Hurricane Alma crossed the coast near Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba as a category 2 hurricane, 85 kt (100 mph). Hurricane Alma was a rare June major hurricane in the 1966 Atlantic hurricane season. S.
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Hurricane Blanca crossed the coast near Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico as a tropical storm, 45 kt, central pressure 990 mb. Hurricane Blanca was the earliest recorded tropical cyclone in the calendar year to make landfall on the Baja California Peninsula. Forming as the second named storm, hurricane, and major hurricane of the annual hurricane season, the system first developed into a tropical depression on May 31.
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Hurricane Aletta reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 943 mb, a category 4 storm.
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As a result of general 3 to 4 inch rainfall in less than 4 hours, and isolated totals near 5 inches, widespread flash flooding developed along the Blanco River across southern Blanco and Southern Hays Counties from Blanco to Wimberly.
Rainfall of generally 2 to 3 inches fell over the four counties, with isolated totals to near 5 inches. Widespread flash flooding was reported. Some 90 residents of a mobile home park in Austin were evacuated as Walnut Creek flooded the area.
Remnants of Tropical Storm Allison moved across southeast Louisiana during the night of June 10/11th. The circulation system strengthened and produced torrential rainfall in many locations of extreme southeast Louisiana.
At 2000 CST: 2 miles east of Elbing, Meadowlark Road flooded between 130th and 150th Roads. At 2129 CST: 2 miles east of Elbing, 150th Street flooded.
A slow-moving surface boundary, nearly parallel with the mid-level flow affected southern Wisconsin during the period of June 7th through June 9th.
Due to very heavy rain that fell across east-central and southeast Illinois from 6/6 through 6/8, both the Embarras and Wabash rivers overflowed their banks, breaching several levees.
Showers and thunderstorms moved across eastern Iowa during the evening hours of June 8 producing widespread wind damage with winds between 60 and 90 mph, a few penny to nickel-sized hail stones, and very heavy rain resulting in flash flooding and river flooding.
Airmass thunderstorms produced a few areas of large hail and damaging winds over the North Carolina Mountains during the late afternoon and evening hours. There was also an isolated instance of flash flooding.
An upper level area of low pressure combined with deep boundary layer moisture to produce a slow moving mesoscale convective system. This MCS produced excessive rainfall from Atascosa to Comal counties.
Another round of severe weather and heavy rain took place during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 9th, lasting into the early morning of the 10th. A strong shortwave lifted northeast across the area.
Thunderstorms developed over northern Illinois during the late evening of June 8th and continued into the morning hours of June 9th. Many areas sustained wind damage and heavy rain caused flooding in some areas.
A stationary front combined with a series of potent disturbances caused a round of severe thunderstorms across the region. This widespread event occurred during the day of June 9th with the strongest storms mainly producing thunderstorm wind damage.
Scattered thunderstorms developed ahead of an upper level disturbance in a moist and unstable air mass. Some of the storms produce torrential rainfall with amounts as high as 4 to 5 inches.
A stubborn upper low remained stalled across the area on June 10, 2021. This feature continued to interact with a very moist air mass across the region to produce very heavy rainfall amounts across mainly North Mississippi.
Heavy rainfall during the 2023 East Asian rainy season resulted in severe flooding and landslides across South Korea, primarily affecting residents in the provinces of North Chungcheong and North Gyeongsang. At least 47 people were killed and three are still missing as of 22 July 2023.
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Two rounds of thunderstorms affected the Missouri Ozarks beginning on the evening of June 8th and continued through the morning of June 9th. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds occurred with both rounds.
Snowmelt runoff in the upper Arkansas (above Pueblo) and high flow releases from Pueblo Reservoir resulted in minor flooding at numerous forecast points along the Arkansas River.
Multiple supercell thunderstorms developed along a broad, diffuse baroclinic boundary across Northeast Texas throughout the day on June 8th.
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Numerous large trees were blown over damaging homes and parked vehicles in Barry. Winds as high as 70 mph were also reported in Pittsfield knocking down numerous trees across town. Reported by local newspapers.
Several trees downed.
Thunderstorms during the evening hours on the 8th in southwest and south-central Virginia produced damaging lightning and wind. Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a church in Danville.
Warm air and gulf moisture surging north ahead of a surface low pressure area over the Northern Plains helped fuel thunderstorms which developed late on June 8th and the early morning of the 9th.
A strong mesoscale convective system developed over the High Plains during the previous night. The system initially drifted northeast, however as the night progressed it began to turn southeast.
Mother and unborn child killed by lightning strike just outside of Marine Squadron 1 Transport Building.
A strong cold front moved through the area during the afternoon and early evening hours of the 8th. Numerous severe thunderstorms developed ahead and along this cold front.
Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along the sea breeze fronts and outflow boundaries.
A derecho swept through southeast Michigan on Sunday afternoon June 8th. This brought widespread wind damage and localized large hail to the region. Enhanced wind damage, due to winds as high as 85 mph, affected Shiaweesee, Livingston, Genesee, Oakland, Lapeer, Macomb and St.
Numerous severe thunderstorms developed as a weak upper level trough interacted with a hot and humid airmass across the region. Strong downburst winds were characteristic of many of the storms.
Showers and thunderstorms redeveloped across parts of eastern Iowa during the late afternoon and night of June 8, as a cold front moved across the Mississippi River Valley Region. Some of the thunderstorms were severe, producing large hail and gusty winds.
On the 8th, it was unstable again in northern and western sections of the state. Scattered thunderstorms popped up quickly in the afternoon. One storm produced golf ball size hail at Flippin (Marion County).
A microburst caused wind damage to a pole barn, trees, and vehicles in Hardee County.
Upslope flow resulted in the development of splitting storms in the Davis Mountains. The right movers tracked into Pecos and Brewster counties, and at least one of these storms produced damaging winds.
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A major late season winter storm affected much of the Rocky Mountain Front from June 8th to June 10th. The snow began to fall at higher elevations on Friday evening, with rain at the lower elevations.
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Temperatures in the 90s proved fatal to a young boy who was left outside in his parents' vehicle for 17 hours.
A strong ridge of high pressure set up across the eastern United States for several days in early to mid June. High temperatures reached into the mid to upper 90s across northern Virginia on June 8.
Unseasonably hot weather occurred on June 8th and 9th across Eastern Pennsylvania. Except for the higher terrain in the Poconos, high temperatures reached the mid to upper 90s both days with afternoon heat indices of between 100F and 105F.
During the very hot and very dry days of early June 2011, a weak cold front and dry line entered western portions of Oklahoma. On June 8th, 2011, severe thunderstorms developed in the very hot environment which resulted in widespread damaging wind gusts and even some large hail. The strongest and most persistent winds were seen just north and west of Altus, where winds measured 77 mph. The same front and additional outflow boundaries helped produced thunderstorms the following day across northwest Oklahoma, again, producing damaging wind gusts.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Two people died of heat related causes in the Las Vegas Valley.
A heatwave due to a strong upper ridge formed across the region, with excessive heat warning conditions developing by the end of the period. Nine fatalities due to the heat (5 direct, 4 indirect), were reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.
Rapid degradation in drought status occurred in June as temperatures averaged 5 to 6 degrees above normal and precipitation varied between 25 and 50 percent of normal.
Temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were 2 to 6 degrees above normal with Minor to Moderate HeatRisk.
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The Dck S 32 Fire started on June 8, 1991, in Alaska, and burned 4,465 acres.
The Fire 132225 started on June 8, 1991, in Alaska, and burned 3,512 acres.
The Fire 132239 started on June 8, 1991, in Alaska, and burned 3,044 acres.
The Gnatcatche Fire was discovered on June 8, 1993, in Georgia, and burned 5,711 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Dck Sw 50 Fire was discovered on June 8, 1994, in Alaska, and burned 12,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Btt S 49 Fire was discovered on June 8, 1994, in Alaska, and burned 8,240 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Marcus Fire was discovered on June 8, 1994, in Texas, and burned 6,250 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Btt Ne 26 Fire was discovered on June 8, 1994, in Alaska, and burned 6,219 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Lookout Fire was discovered on June 8, 1996, in New Mexico, and burned 17,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The San Pedro Fire was discovered on June 8, 1996, in New Mexico, and burned 5,975 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Kokhila Hills Fire was discovered on June 8, 1997, in Alaska, and burned 36,400 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Timpie Fire was discovered on June 8, 2001, in Tooele County, Utah, and burned 4,229 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Blackjack Fire was discovered on June 8, 2001, in Georgia, and burned 3,011 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Geskakmina Lake Fire was discovered on June 8, 2002, in Alaska, and burned 257,549 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hayman Fire was discovered on June 8, 2002, in Colorado, and burned 137,760 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Big Mud Fire was discovered on June 8, 2002, in Alaska, and burned 39,862 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Coal Seam Fire was discovered on June 8, 2002, in Garfield County, Colorado, and burned 12,209 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on June 8, 2003, in Sierra County, New Mexico, and burned 13,523 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Three Forks Fire was discovered on June 8, 2004, in Apache County, Arizona, and burned 7,905 acres; the cause was recorded as smoking.
The Bobby Fire was discovered on June 8, 2005, in Maricopa County, Arizona, and burned 4,801 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Warm Fire was discovered on June 8, 2006, in Coconino County, Arizona, and burned 58,630 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Black Mountain Complex was discovered on June 8, 2006, in Mohave County, Arizona, and burned 12,638 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Secret Fire started on June 8, 2006, in Arizona, and burned 4,541 acres.
The Linville Complex (Dobson Knob) Fire was discovered on June 8, 2007, in Burke County, North Carolina, and burned 5,015 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Basin Complex (Indians) Fire was discovered on June 8, 2008, in Monterey County, California, and burned 81,378 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Dos Amigos Fire was discovered on June 8, 2011, in Coke County, Texas, and burned 19,391 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Sante Fe Fire was discovered on June 8, 2011, in Bradford County, Florida, and burned 5,679 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Rn Currie Canyon Fire was reported on June 8, 2016, in Sherman County, Oregon, and burned 6,300 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Tenderfoot Fire was reported on June 8, 2016, in Yavapai County, Arizona, and burned 4,087 acres.
The South Fork Salcha Fire was reported on June 8, 2017, in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska, and burned 8,345 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Burro Fire was reported on June 8, 2018, in Montezuma County, Colorado, and burned 4,593 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Woodbury Fire was reported on June 8, 2019, in Pinal County, Arizona, and burned 123,875 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Mangum Fire was a wildfire in Kaibab National Forest in Arizona in the United States. The fire, which started on June 8, 2020 approximately 16 miles north of the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, burned a total of 71,450 acres (28,915 ha).
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The Mangum Fire was reported on June 8, 2020, in Coconino County, Arizona, and burned 71,450 acres.
The Bear Fire was reported on June 8, 2021, in Carbon County, Utah, and burned 12,174 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Iowithla River Fire was reported on June 8, 2022, in Dillingham County, Alaska, and burned 43,409 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Clear Lake Fire was reported on June 8, 2023, in Leon County, Florida, and burned 5,620 acres.
The Pioneer Fire started on June 8 by unknown human cause.
The McDonald Fire was reported on June 8, 2024, in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska, and burned 153,729 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Pioneer Fire was reported on June 8, 2024, in Chelan County, Washington, and burned 38,730 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Owl Fire was reported on June 8, 2024, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 15,964 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Top Fire was reported on June 8, 2024, in Gila County, Arizona, and burned 3,375 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
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A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Caucasus, Russia. It killed few people (about 1 to 50).
An earthquake struck Patrai, Greece. It killed some people (about 51 to 100) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Vernensk, Kazakhstan.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Chile. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck San Salvador, El Salvador. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Central, Chile. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Santiago DE Puriscal, Costa Rica.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Kamchatka, Russia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Achaia, Ileia, Greece. It killed 2 people, injured 240, destroyed 1,156 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Dabancheng, Xinjiang Province, China. It injured 8.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Cundinamarca, Colombia. It injured 31 and destroyed 296 houses.
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Savaii, Samoa erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption caused a tsunami.
Tengger Caldera, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 2 people and injured 5.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Corinthos-Patras Gulf, Greece. It killed some people (about 51 to 100) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as volcano struck Matavanu Volcano, Samoa.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.5 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Central Chile.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Kamchatka, Russia, with a maximum water height of 0.1 meters.
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A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began June 8, 1991, reached Kp 8- and lasted 126 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 120; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 47 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began June 8, 2000, reached Kp 7 and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 64; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A severe storm disaster that cost $1.2 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 8, 2004 to June 9, 2004.
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On this afternoon back in 1918, Oklahomans who were in the right place at the right time were treated to a rare spectacle, a total eclipse of the sun. The narrow path of totality extended roughly from near Alva, to Enid, to Henryetta, to Poteau, with Oklahoma City and Tulsa being near the south and north edges of the path. Totality lasted about a minute in Oklahoma. Oklahomans who do not want to travel very far to see one, will have to wait until April 8, 2024, when is the next time totality will pass over southeast Oklahoma.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Two boys who were swimming in a community pool, died when lightning struck nearby, shocking them unconscious and causing them to drown.
At least 28 people were rescued from rough surf off the Walton County beaches. Six persons drowned. Reported by the Walton County EMA.
A thirty one year old female from Indiana jumped into the gulf to rescue her son who was having trouble swimming in the rough surf. Both of them were pulled out of the rough water and transported to a local hospital. She was pronounced dead and her son was treated and released.
A fifty seven year old Missouri man was swimming in rough surf near James Lee Park when he started having trouble staying afloat. He was pulled out of the water but later died at a local hospital. Red flags were flying at the time of the drowning.
Lightning struck a tree and branched off to hit a man and a woman. The man was killed and the woman had a slight injury.
A man died of a lightning strike on Bowstring Lake on the evening of June 8th. He may have been on his dock when struck. His body was found in the lake the following day.
Severe thunderstorms moved across northern Ohio on June 8th. Lightning from one of the thunderstorms killed a man in Mahoning County.
Thunderstorms developed along the east coast sea breeze during the afternoon hours, resulting in numerous lightning strikes across the area.
An upper level trough of low pressure moved across Central Florida causing numerous thunderstorms to develop over South Florida including Lake Okeechobee during the afternoon.
The Panama City News Herald reported a rip current fatality occurred at Panama City Beach around 7 pm June 8th as well as three rescues that required hospitalization around 5 pm June 9th.
A moist and unstable atmosphere led to scattered afternoon thunderstorms across the interior of South Florida.
Breezy onshore winds behind a cold front produced conditions favorable for rip currents along the coast. One man drowned when he was unable to escape the rip current.
A man died after beings wept out by waves on June 8th at Monastery Beach. He went into the water to save his son from the waves, the boy was rescued but the man did not survive.
A rip current caused a fatality at Holden Beach.
A 47 year old male from Georgia drowned in a rip current near the 3800 block of Cape San Blas Road.
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.