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June 3

26 entries from the federal record fall on June 3, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

Storms at their strongest near the U.S. on this date.

  1. 1963Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Dare County, NC
  2. 1982Alberto, category 1 near Monroe County, FL

Tornadoes

Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.

  1. 1980F4, 1.1 mile path, 3 killed Hall, NE
  2. 1980F4, 11.8 mile path Allegheny, PA; Westmoreland, PA; Armstrong, PA
  3. 1950F3, 2 mile path, 2 killed Attala, MS
  4. 1980F3, 6.4 mile path, 1 killed Hall, NE
  5. 1980F3, 2.3 mile path, 1 killed Hall, NE
  6. 2008EF3, 9.7 mile path, 1 killed Shelby, IN; Rush, IN
  7. 1961F3, 25.1 mile path Lamb, TX
  8. 1965F3, 8.8 mile path Collingsworth, TX
  9. 1973F3, 12.9 mile path Summit, OH; Portage, OH
  10. 1973F3, 0.1 mile path Cherokee, TX
  11. 1980F3, 29.8 mile path Monongalia, WV; Preston, WV; Garrett, MD
  12. 1999F3, 10 mile path Norton, KS
  13. 1999F3, 14 mile path Valley, NE
  14. 2014EF3, 6.3 mile path Nemaha, KS

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2024Excessive Heat, 15 deaths Gila; La Paz; Maricopa; Pinal
  2. 2016Excessive Heat, 10 deaths Clark
  3. 2017Heat, 6 deaths Clark
  4. 1999Heat, 4 deaths Cook
  5. 2011Heat, 4 deaths Shelby; Tipton
  6. 2020Thunderstorm Wind, 4 deaths Berks; Bucks; Chester; Delaware

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).

  1. 1935M5.0, near Fieldbrook, California Humboldt County, CA
  2. 1968M5.0, near Plush, Oregon Lake County, OR
  3. 2020M5.5, near Searles Valley, CA San Bernardino County, CA
  4. 2026M5.1, near Petrolia, CA Humboldt County, CA