Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for June 9, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Worcester County, Massachusetts and tracked 34.9 miles, 900 yards wide at its widest, killing 94 and injuring 1,228.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Pottawattamie County, Iowa and tracked 15.1 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Macedonia to Wheelers Grove, IA.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Norman, Clay, Becker counties, Minnesota and tracked 24.7 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Rockwell, MN to N of Audubon, MN.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Mitchell, Cloud counties, Kansas and tracked 22 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Solomon Rapids to E Beloit, KS.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Kabul, Afghanistan. It killed 100 people.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Dixon, Union, Sioux counties, Nebraska and tracked 34.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Elk Point, NE to SD to N Akron, IA.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Calhoun County, Iowa and tracked 9.9 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
Floods
A slow-moving upper level low pressure system was over east Texas on the 9th, over northeast Texas on the 10th, and over Arkansas on the 11th. Thunderstorms associated with this low produced severe weather and heavy rain at times.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Cotrone, Italy. It killed 52 people.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Canadian, Cleveland counties, Oklahoma and tracked 19.1 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Union City to W Moore, OK.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Sherman County, Texas and tracked 5.9 miles, 1,320 yards wide at its widest.
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An F2 tornado touched down in Columbia, Richmond counties, Georgia and tracked 20.2 miles, killing 4 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Harlem/Berzelia/Augusta, GA.
An F4 tornado touched down in Pottawattamie County, Iowa and tracked 15.1 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Macedonia to Wheelers Grove, IA.
An F4 tornado touched down in Mitchell, Cloud counties, Kansas and tracked 22 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Solomon Rapids to E Beloit, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Ottawa, Saline counties, Kansas and tracked 25 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Minneapolis/Solomon, KS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Oneida, Lewis counties, New York and tracked 30 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Florence/Port Leyden/Turin, NY.
An F4 tornado touched down in Norman, Clay, Becker counties, Minnesota and tracked 24.7 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Rockwell, MN to N of Audubon, MN.
An F2 tornado touched down in Cherokee County, Kansas and 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Hallowell, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Becker County, Minnesota and tracked 7.9 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Audubon/Detroit Lakes, MN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lyon County, Minnesota and tracked 11.4 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Russell to E Garvin, MN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Canadian, Cleveland counties, Oklahoma and tracked 19.1 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Union City to W Moore, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Carroll, Boone counties, Arkansas and tracked 16.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Green Forest/S Alpena to E Batavia, AR.
An F3 tornado touched down in Pottawatomie, Seminole counties, Oklahoma and tracked 9.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Maud, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Donley County, Texas and tracked 3.6 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Clarendon, TX.
An F2 tornado touched down in Lamb County, Texas and tracked 3 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 11. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Spade, TX.
An F2 tornado touched down in Swisher County, Texas and tracked 8.4 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 12. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Kress, TX.
An F3 tornado touched down in Dawes County, Nebraska and tracked 5.1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NE Hemingford, NE.
An F4 tornado touched down in Dixon, Union, Sioux counties, Nebraska and tracked 34.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Elk Point, NE to SD to N Akron, IA.
An F4 tornado touched down in Worcester County, Massachusetts and tracked 34.9 miles, 900 yards wide at its widest, killing 94 and injuring 1,228.
An F3 tornado touched down in Worcester, Norfolk, Bristol counties, Massachusetts and tracked 28 miles, 667 yards wide at its widest, injuring 17.
An F3 tornado touched down in Rockingham County, New Hampshire and tracked 1.5 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5.
On Tuesday, June 9, 1953, a rare, violent and deadly tornado struck the city of Worcester, Massachusetts, and surrounding areas. S.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Calhoun County, Iowa and tracked 9.9 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Faulk County, South Dakota and tracked 1 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Estill, Lee counties, Kentucky and tracked 2.6 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 63.
An F3 tornado touched down in Anne Arundel County, Maryland and tracked 0.1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest.
An F2 tornado touched down in Cook County, Illinois and tracked 2.5 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 30.
An F2 tornado touched down in Mitchell, Cloud counties, Kansas and tracked 42.5 miles, 1,320 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 10.
An F4 tornado touched down in Sherman County, Texas and tracked 5.9 miles, 1,320 yards wide at its widest.
An F4 tornado touched down in Hansford County, Texas and tracked 15.9 miles, 1,760 yards wide at its widest.
An F1 tornado touched down in Hutchinson County, Texas and tracked 0.1 miles, 17 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska and tracked 3.5 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest.
An F1 tornado touched down in Chester County, Pennsylvania and tracked 1.5 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
Several trees and power lines were knocked down.
The tornado touched down in Tunica County and moved into DeSoto County. Some trees and power poles were knocked down.
Severe thunderstorms moved across northern Oklahoma during the afternoon of the 8th and continued through early morning on the 9th. Lightning, large hail, damaging winds, flash flooding, and three tornados were reported.
31 tornadoes were recorded on June 9, 1995, in Oklahoma, Virginia, Texas.
Severe thunderstorms pounded portions of south-central Nebraska with heavy rain and hail during the evening hours. An average of 4 to 6 inches of rain fell across southern York county forcing water over U.S. Highway 81 in McCool Junction.
Trees were blown down and a window was blown out.
An F3 tornado touched down in Holt County, Nebraska and tracked 23 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest.
Thunderstorms ripped south-central Nebraska with tornadoes, damaging winds and hail. A rain-wrapped tornado was sighted in western Valley county shortly after 7:30 pm by several storm chasers. The tornado blasted 2 farmsteads, one of which was abandoned.
The tornado touched down briefly in an open field.
Severe thunderstorms producing very large hail caused extensive damage across southern sections of the Denver metropolitan area. Parts of Aurora, Lakewood, Littleton and South Denver incurred much of the damage.
On the afternoon and early evening of June 9, 2004, several brief and weak tornadoes developed across central Oklahoma. The tornadic supercells developed in an environment which was nearly tropical, associated with heavy rainfall and very little lightning. The tornadoes touched down across central and north-central Lincoln County, as well as in southeast Oklahoma County near Stanley Draper Lake. No significant damage was reported.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A tropical airmass over the area produced widespread showers and a few thunderstorms.
An F3 tornado touched down in Trego County, Kansas and tracked 6 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hale, Floyd counties, Texas and tracked 15 miles, 900 yards wide at its widest.
The National Weather Service in Lubbock, TX conducted a damage survey in Petersburg, TX in Hale county. The tornado was a long-lived occurrence across southeast Hale county and traveled into southwestern Floyd county.
37 tornadoes were recorded on June 9, 2005, in Louisiana, Kansas, Texas, Wisconsin, Oklahoma.
A supercell thunderstorm produced a series of tornadoes in Rooks County, Kansas. The first tornado did minor damage north of Palco. The second and third tornadoes were actually on the ground at the same time for awhile.
This was a landspout that did not hit anything.
Severe thunderstorms moved from the central Texas panhandle to the eastern Texas panhandle during the evening hours producing large and damaging hail...damaging winds...and a few weak tornadoes.
CoCoRaHS observer report.
Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms affected primarily portions of south-central and southeast Kansas during the evening hours on the 9th, as a strong cold front approached from the northwest ahead of an upper level disturbance.
During the day of June 9th, temperatures over eastern North Dakota and the northwest quarter of Minnesota topped out in the upper 70s along the Canadian border to lower 90s along the North Dakota/South Dakota border.
During the day of June 9th, temperatures over eastern North Dakota and the northwest quarter of Minnesota topped out in the upper 70s along the Canadian border to lower 90s along the North Dakota/South Dakota border.
Another complex of storms moved south from Oklahoma into North Texas, producing widespread wind damage from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex southward through a good portion of the region during the afternoon of Sunday June 9.
Thunderstorms developed along a cold front that moved through the region. These storms formed in an unstable airmass with high CAPE and steep mid-level lapse rates leading to large hail and widespread damaging wind gusts many of which were estimated to be over 70 mph.
At the surface, a cold front extended southwestward across eastern Lake Erie, northeast OH, and southwest OH, during the early afternoon of the 9th and drifted eastward to near the corner of northeast OH along the border of northwest PA by mid-evening.
A major tornado outbreak and associated derecho struck the Central and Midwestern United States from June 9–11, 2026, causing significant damage in its wake. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) first issued an enhanced risk of severe weather on June 9 for the regions of North and South Dakota as well as Nebraska, though only a few tornadoes occurred; an EF3 tornado touched down in Canada that day.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a tropical storm, 45 kt, central pressure 1000 mb.
Hurricane Alma crossed the coast near Crawfordville, FL as a category 1 hurricane, 75 kt (85 mph), central pressure 977 mb. Hurricane Alma was a rare June major hurricane in the 1966 Atlantic hurricane season. S.
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Strong southerly swells generated from south of the equator migrated up into the southern California coastal waters to produce large surf at the beaches, resulting in some minor coastal flooding for low-lying areas.
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Summary of events of June 9, 1997:Severe thunderstorms developed and moved across the southern half of Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening of the 9th.
Significant flooding occurred along the Nishnabotna river in southwest Iowa with major flooding of the town of Hamburg. Hundreds of thousands of acres of crops were under water. Crop losses were around 31 million dollars.
Summary of events of June 9, 1998:Severe thunderstorms moved from west Texas into north Texas during the afternoon of the 9th, producing large hail and damaging thunderstorm winds. The largest hail (up to the size of baseballs) was reported north of Electra in Wichita County.
The first two weeks of June saw a continuation of the pattern that persisted through much of May with heavy rains across most of the Des Moines HSA during the period.
Heavy rain during the afternoon hours over parts of northwest Puerto Rico, upstream of Rio Grande de Anasco, produce a sudden rise in the stage near Anasco. Two fishermen at the mouth of the river were swept away. One could reach the shore and the other one drowned.
Heavy rainfall on the 8th and 9th caused widespread flooding over Norman county. Unofficial reports of up to 12 inches of rain were received. This caused the Wild Rice River at Twin Valley to rise to a level of 17.4 feet on the 9th.
From the 1st through the 9th, flash flooding damaged 1,000 homes around the county, doing 1.7 million dollars damage to roads and bridges, and an additional 760,00 dollars to clean up the damage. Damage to homes is estimated at 5 million dollars.
Clusters of thunderstorms with heavy rains generated WSR-88D Doppler Radar rainfall estimates of 5 to 6 inches within 4 to 6 hours in Cambria (Columbia Co.), resulting in flash flooding.
A slow-moving surface boundary, nearly parallel with the mid-level flow affected southern Wisconsin during the period of June 7th through June 9th.
Severe storms produced heavy rainfall and caused flash flooding as they moved across central Indiana during the afternoon hours and through the overnight time period.
A slow-moving upper level low pressure system was over east Texas on the 9th, over northeast Texas on the 10th, and over Arkansas on the 11th. Thunderstorms associated with this low produced severe weather and heavy rain at times.
Heavy rain allowed for some creeks to rise out of their banks.
A warm-core low pressure system slowly moved along the Interstate 35 corridor and provided a focus for deep-tropical convection to develop across the southeastern portions of North Texas.
A deep upper level trough was nearly stationary across south central Texas with thunderstorms developing to the north and east of the trough during the morning hours of June 9th.
The 2016 Accra floods were heavy rainfalls in Accra, the capital of Ghana in June 2016. The flood began on June 9, 2016.
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Iowa remained entrenched in the relative ring of fire weather pattern. Morning convection lingered across southern Minnesota and northern Iowa through the morning, before generally subsiding.
A complex of severe thunderstorms moved across northeast Iowa during the late afternoon and early evening of June 9th. These severe storms produced up to 75 mph wind gusts in and near Rockford (Floyd County) with extensive damage in town.
Heavy rainfall occurred over the eastern and central portions of the Ozarks from the afternoon of the 8th to the morning of the 9th as the remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal moved northward from the northern Gulf Coast into Central Missouri.
A slow moving storm system over the central United States produced another few rounds of thunderstorms with severe weather and flooding rains. Significant flooding occurred over portions of central and northern Mississippi, with many homes and roads flooded across the region.
A slow moving low pressure system featured afternoon showers and thunderstorms over the span of a few days.
A slow moving thunderstorm moved over the Lewiston Idaho area and caused flash flooding. The KLWS ASOS recorded 0.68 inches of rain from 1250LST to 1356LST. Strong winds also knocked down several trees in Latah County.
A high influx of moisture ahead of an approaching upper low over the bootheel of NM allowed numerous showers and thunderstorms to develop over central and eastern NM on June 9th.
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Thunderstorm winds downed numerous tree limbs.
An area of thunderstorms ripped through Chester and York Counties. Power lines and large limbs down in and north of Chester. Roof was torn off warehouse in Lancaster. Lady was trapped in car when a falling tree brought down power lines on top of the car.
An upper level low pressure system moved east from eastern New Mexico across West Texas during the early afternoon as widely scattered severe thunderstorms developed over the western portions of the South Plains.
Summary of events of June 9, 1998:Severe thunderstorms moved across southern Oklahoma during the evening of the 9th, lasting into the very early morning hours of the 10th.
Strong winds hit the Philip area. A large grain bin was moved about 15 feet off its foundation and buckled. Part of the elementary school's roof was torn off. On the north side of town, three grain bins were rolled down a hill.
Wind-driven golfball size hail destroyed thousands of acres of cotton.
Severe thunderstorms brought damaging winds and large hail to parts of western and north central Massachusetts. Penny sized hail was reported in Greenfield, where thunderstorm winds also downed trees and large limbs.
A large cluster of thunderstorms, known as a mesoscale convective system (MCS), developed near a cold front and swept across much of Arkansas during the afternoon and evening of the 9th.
Low pressure was located over the northern Great Lakes. A trough of low pressure passed over the area. That, in combination with a warm and humid airmass over the area, caused showers and thunderstorms to develop.
A strong cold front triggered numerous severe thunderstorms across central and eastern Pennsylvania. The storms produced widespread wind damage and several reports of hail.
Thunderstorms developed across South Louisiana during the afternoon of the 9th with a couple of storms pulsing to severe limits.
Initial thunderstorms developed along a surface trough over northwest North Dakota and moved eastward through northern North Dakota during the afternoon of June 9, producing the first round of severe winds and hail.
An unstable atmosphere and a stalled front from central through eastern Montana allowed strong to severe thunderstorms to persist through evening and late night hours.
Rich moist air was moving across the Florida peninsula as the area was sandwiched between the Atlantic high pressure to the south and a low pressure system over the eastern half of the U.S.
It's quite rare that widespread/severe NON-thunderstorm winds take center stage over thunderstorms during June in South Central Nebraska, but that's exactly what happened on this Tuesday as an anomalously strong low pressure system (by June standards) churned through the Central…
A very hot and humid air mass remained in place over the mid-Atlantic on June 9, following several days of unusually hot and humid conditions for the season.
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Teenager died from excessive heat (playing basketball).
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 lower southern Maryland on June 9.
An elderly couple in Central Falls, RI was found dead in their apartment where temperatures had reached 102 degrees.
Strong high pressure over the Desert Southwest allowed for temperatures to reach Excessive Heat Warning conditions toward the middle part of the month. The heat resulted in 8 direct fatalities according to the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.
Building high pressure pushed temperatures close to records over much of the Mojave Desert. Twelve people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes during and shortly after the heat wave.
Very hot temperatures 7 to 10 degrees above normal were experienced in the lower elevations of Pima, Santa Cruz, Graham, Greenlee and southeast Pinal counties June 9-12, with high temperatures equaling or exceeding established records in several locations.
An upper level ridge formed over northern Mexico into south Texas by June 9th. The upper level ridge built over south Texas for the next week. Above normal temperatures and high humidity provided dangerous heat conditions across south Texas from the 9th to 14th.
A ridge of high pressure over the Desert Southwest resulted in excessive heat conditions during the middle part of June.
High pressure building overhead pushed temperatures to dangerously hot levels in the Mojave Desert. Fourteen people died in southern Nevada of heat-related causes.
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The Wapoo Fire started on June 9, 1984, in Alaska, and burned 37,055 acres.
The Ponoche 2 Fire started on June 9, 1985, in California, and burned 7,510 acres.
The Chinati Mountain Fire started on June 9, 1990, in Texas, and burned 22,719 acres.
The Fire 132242 started on June 9, 1991, in Alaska, and burned 14,335 acres.
The Rattlesnak Fire was discovered on June 9, 1992, in Washington, and burned 17,628 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Linch Fire was discovered on June 9, 1993, in New Mexico, and burned 27,181 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Fire 432225 was discovered on June 9, 1994, in Alaska, and burned 14,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Gal Sw 94 Fire was discovered on June 9, 1994, in Alaska, and burned 5,650 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Little Gabbro Fire was discovered on June 9, 1995, in Minnesota, and burned 3,048 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Langstroth Fire was discovered on June 9, 1996, in New Mexico, and burned 6,500 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Ulibarri Fire was discovered on June 9, 1996, in New Mexico, and burned 4,000 acres.
The Burgette Fire was discovered on June 9, 1996, in New Mexico, and burned 3,000 acres.
The Dall River Fire was discovered on June 9, 2000, in Alaska, and burned 12,864 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Wild Fire was discovered on June 9, 2000, in Alaska, and burned 4,635 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The largest wildfire in Colorado this century began on the evening of June 8th in Park county and spreads into Teller county early on the morning of the 9th. The wildfire was not fully contained until July 2nd. The Hayman Fire was allegedly started by a U.S.
The Missionary Ridge Fire was discovered on June 9, 2002, in Colorado, and burned 73,121 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Cache Fire was discovered on June 9, 2004, in Alaska, and burned 4,864 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Davis 3 Fire was discovered on June 9, 2006, in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, and burned 4,350 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Rocky Fire was discovered on June 9, 2006, in Lincoln County, Nevada, and burned 4,031 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bridger Fire was discovered on June 9, 2008, in Las Animas County, Colorado, and burned 45,814 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The South 1 Fire was discovered on June 9, 2008, in Virginia, and burned 4,884 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Holyland Fire was discovered on June 9, 2008, in Palm Beach County, Florida, and burned 3,100 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Swamp Creek Fire was discovered on June 9, 2009, in Alaska, and burned 6,545 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Cutoff Fire was discovered on June 9, 2010, in Texas, and burned 10,362 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The WIR1 Fire was discovered on June 9, 2011, in Eddy County, New Mexico, and burned 8,920 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The High Park Fire was discovered on June 9, 2012, in Larimer County, Colorado, and burned 87,275 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Guernsey State Park Fire was discovered on June 9, 2012, in Platte County, Wyoming, and burned 2,810 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Chisana River 2 Fire was reported on June 9, 2015, in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska, and burned 39,640 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Straw Fire was reported on June 9, 2017, in Catron County, New Mexico, and burned 9,360 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Gravel Fire was reported on June 9, 2017, in Catron County, New Mexico, and burned 2,880 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Porter Fire was reported on June 9, 2018, in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, and burned 5,036 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Unalakleet River Fire was reported on June 9, 2018, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 3,410 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Apple Fire was reported on June 9, 2018, in Tehama County, California, and burned 2,956 acres.
The Marr Fire was reported on June 9, 2019, in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska, and burned 23,040 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
A vigorous upper-level low pressure center moved east from southern Colorado across south central Kansas through the late afternoon on Tuesday, June 9, 2020.
The Taylor Creek Fire was reported on June 9, 2020, in Bethel County, Alaska, and burned 15,200 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Yandy Fire was reported on June 9, 2020, in Carson County, Texas, and burned 2,960 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Pack Creek Fire was reported on June 9, 2021, in San Juan County, Utah, and burned 8,952 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Apoon Pass Fire was reported on June 9, 2022, in Kusilvak County, Alaska, and burned 89,910 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Midnight Fire was reported on June 9, 2022, in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, and burned 4,896 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Forsyth Fire was a wildfire that burned 30 miles (48 km) north of St. George, Utah.
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The South Fork Fire was reported on June 9, 2026, in Sioux County, Nebraska, and burned 39,696 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Bear Fire was reported on June 9, 2026, in Catron County, New Mexico, and burned 7,769 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
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A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Osaka Bay, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed many people (about 101 to 1,000).
An earthquake struck Cotrone, Italy. It killed 52 people.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Sendai, Sanriku, Japan. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Lar, Iran. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Manila, Philippines.
An earthquake struck Beynes,mezel, France.
An earthquake struck Guadeloupe. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck San Jose, Costa Rica.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck S Sumatera, Indonesia.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Kabul, Afghanistan. It killed 100 people.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Zangezur, Armenia.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Northwestern Mexico. It killed 1 person and injured 100.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Noshiro, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck N, Rioja, Moyobamba, Iquitos, Peru. It killed 1 person and destroyed 14 houses.
A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck Arequipa, Felt IN N and S America, Bolivia-Peru. It killed 5 people.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Gonnoi, Larisa, Greece.
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Western, Saudi Arabia.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Sichuan Province, China. It injured 4.
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Yellowstone, United States erupted. It killed 1 person.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Osaka Bay, Japan. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000).
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Guadeloupe.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Longport, NJ, United States.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Noshiro, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.6 meters.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began June 9, 1989, reached Kp 7 and lasted 24 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 78; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A severe storm disaster that cost $1.9 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 9, 2009 to June 12, 2009.
A severe storm disaster that cost $3.0 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from June 9, 2017 to June 11, 2017.
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For four days in 1955, April-like temperatures persisted in Wichita Falls. Morning low temperatures each day from June 9th through 12th fell into the lower to mid-50s, as much as 20 degrees below average. These temperatures of 56, 51, 52, and 55 degrees respectively, remain records for their dates.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Elderly couple swimming near 1600 block of Collins Ave. Lifeguards rescued female about 150 yards offshore. Male was found drowned 30 yards offshore.
Two teenagers on horseback encountered a thunderstorm as they were traveling from Pine Ridge to Manderson. One rider told authorities he was knocked unconscious after seeing a bright flash of light.
A sixty six year old male from the local area jumped in the gulf to rescue a kid who was having trouble in the rough water. The youngster was brought ashore and was okay. The male drowned in the rough surf. Yellow flags were flying along the beach at the time of the drowning.
A 45-year-old man was struck and killed by lightning at the Inniscrone Golf Course in London Grove Township. He was participating in a charity golf outing. Another member of that foursome was knocked off his feet by the lightning strike.
A 14 year old boy was killed by a lightning strike.
A 15-year-old boy drowned after getting caught in a rip current near a jetty in Bradley Beach in Monmouth County during the late afternoon on the 9th. Two other people were also caught in the same rip current.
Stronger winds associated with passing scattered thunderstorms combined with strong outgoing astronomical tides produced a series of deadly rip currents along the Gulf-side beaches of Alabama on Sunday June 9th and Monday June 10th.
A 63 year old male from northern Alabama (Athens, AL) died after getting caught in a rip current on the Ft Morgan peninsula on Wednesday morning. Bystanders were able to pull the vacationer out of the water, but numerous CPR and revival attempts were unsuccessful.
Breaking waves around 3 feet with a medium period swell resulted in some rip currents at the New Jersey beaches.
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