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June 5

31 entries from the federal record fall on June 5, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1995Allison, tropical storm near Franklin County, FL
  2. 2001Allison, tropical storm near Brazoria County, TX

Tornadoes

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

  1. 2010EF4, 8.8 mile path, 7 killed Wood, OH; Ottawa, OH
  2. 1950F3, 23.9 mile path Washington, TX
  3. 1953F3, 9.8 mile path Dundy, NE
  4. 1953F3, 16.9 mile path Garvin, OK; Murray, OK
  5. 1956F3, 0.1 mile path McLean, ND
  6. 1962F3, 9.5 mile path Bon Homme, SD
  7. 1965F3, 1 mile path Kenedy, TX
  8. 1971F3, 4.7 mile path Hutchinson, TX
  9. 1977F3, 69.5 mile path Fond du Lac, WI; Dodge, WI; Washington, WI
  10. 1980F3, 26.9 mile path Vernon, WI
  11. 1980F3, 10.7 mile path Jefferson, WI; Waukesha, WI
  12. 1981F3, 4.3 mile path Rapides, LA
  13. 2010EF3, 8.6 mile path Livingston, IL
  14. 2010EF3, 7.8 mile path Kankakee, IL
  15. 2010EF3, 7.5 mile path Cass, IN; Miami, IN
  16. 2010EF2, 6 mile path, 1 killed Livingston, IL
  17. 1984F1, 1 mile path, 1 killed Tom Green, TX
  18. 2024EF1, 5.8 mile path, 1 killed Wayne, MI

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2001Tropical Storm, 22 deaths, $5.1 billion Brazoria; Chambers; Fort Bend; Galveston
  2. 2024Excessive Heat, 19 deaths Clark
  3. 2012Rip Current, 4 deaths Walton

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1960M6.0, near the coast of Northern California Humboldt County, CA
  2. 1977M5.3, near Fern Forest, Hawaii Hawaii County, HI
  3. 2021M5.2, near Calipatria, CA Imperial County, CA

Wildfires

Fires of 50,000 acres or more that began on this date.

  1. 2022Tatlawiksuk Fire, 262,238 acres AK
  2. 2022Hog Butte Fire, 206,009 acres AK
  3. 2019Old Grouch Top Fire, 173,850 acres AK
  4. 2002Sischu Fire, 127,466 acres AK
  5. 2011Prairie Fire, 67,902 acres FL