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June 6

36 entries from the federal record fall on June 6, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1968Abby, tropical storm near Seminole County, FL
  2. 2013Andrea, tropical storm near Pinellas County, FL

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1956F4, 2 mile path Buffalo, NE
  2. 1999F4, 8 mile path Pembina, ND
  3. 1974F3, 3.8 mile path, 4 killed St. Francis, AR
  4. 1951F3, 44.8 mile path Grant, KS; Haskell, KS; Seward, KS
  5. 1951F3, 10.4 mile path Carson, TX
  6. 1958F3, 1 mile path Hunt, TX
  7. 1963F3, 24.4 mile path Bennett, SD
  8. 1967F3, 40.1 mile path Dundy, NE; Hayes, NE
  9. 1971F3, 2 mile path Morris, KS
  10. 1974F3, 11.7 mile path Johnson, AR
  11. 1979F3, 7.1 mile path Young, TX
  12. 1989F3, 12 mile path Seward, KS
  13. 1989F3, 30 mile path Crosby, TX; Dickens, TX
  14. 1990F3, 7 mile path Elbert, CO
  15. 1990F3, 7 mile path Lincoln, CO
  16. 1993F3, 60 mile path Phelps, NE; Dawson, NE; Buffalo, NE
  17. 1993F3, 50 mile path Buffalo, NE; Hall, NE; Howard, NE
  18. 1993F3, 10 mile path Dawson, NE; Lancaster, NE
  19. 2008EF3, 7.3 mile path Hubbard, MN
  20. 2018EF3, 11.3 mile path Albany, WY

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2022Excessive Heat, 36 deaths Gila; La Paz; Maricopa; Pinal
  2. 2025Heat, 6 deaths Clark
  3. 2016Rip Current, 5 deaths, $5,000 Bay; Dixie; Franklin; Leon
  4. 2020Strong Wind, 5 deaths Gunnison; Hinsdale; Montrose; Ouray
  5. 2008Flash Flood, 3 deaths, $193 million Bartholomew; Brown; Clay; Decatur

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1918M5.0, near San Jacinto, California Riverside County, CA
  2. 1932M6.5, Eureka, California Humboldt County, CA
  3. 1962M5.2, near Talmage, California Mendocino County, CA

Wildfires

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

  1. 2019Swan Lake Fire, 164,759 acres AK
  2. 2020Bighorn Fire, 126,035 acres AZ
  3. 2022Aghaluk Mountain Fire, 115,788 acres AK
  4. 2022Stony River Fire, 80,954 acres AK
  5. 19933322292 Fire, 60,748 acres AK
  6. 2022Fourth Of July Creek Fire, 52,222 acres AK