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June 18

38 entries from the federal record fall on June 18, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1893Unnamed storm, category 1 near Nantucket County, MA
  2. 1959Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Seminole County, FL
  3. 1967Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Horry County, SC

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1974F4, 15.3 mile path, 2 killed Polk, IA
  2. 1975F4, 15.2 mile path Custer, NE; Logan, NE
  3. 2014EF4, 11.5 mile path Jerauld, SD; Beadle, SD
  4. 2001F3, 34 mile path, 2 killed Burnett, WI; Washburn, WI
  5. 1970F3, 1.9 mile path, 1 killed Lebanon, PA
  6. 1975F3, 28.4 mile path, 1 killed Custer, NE; Lincoln, NE; Logan, NE
  7. 2023EF3, 6.5 mile path, 1 killed Jasper, MS
  8. 1954F3, 10.6 mile path Bon Homme, SD
  9. 1954F3, 0.1 mile path Yankton, SD
  10. 1954F3, 12.8 mile path Yankton, SD; Turner, SD
  11. 1956F3, 10.6 mile path Mercer, ND
  12. 1961F3, 2.5 mile path Galveston, TX
  13. 1962F3, 0.1 mile path Henry, IN
  14. 1964F3, 6.2 mile path Pope, MN
  15. 1968F3, 0.5 mile path Rush, KS
  16. 1973F3, 2.5 mile path Osage, OK
  17. 1973F3, 16.8 mile path Caddo, OK
  18. 1973F3, 3.3 mile path Tillman, OK
  19. 1975F3, 15 mile path Frontier, NE
  20. 1975F3, 21.9 mile path Frontier, NE; Lincoln, NE
  21. 1975F3, 9.4 mile path Dawson, NE; Custer, NE
  22. 1994F3, 6 mile path Hancock, IA
  23. 1973F2, 2 mile path, 2 killed Woodbury, IA
  24. 1970F1, 2.3 mile path, 1 killed Herkimer, NY

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2025Excessive Heat, 8 deaths Clark
  2. 2025Excessive Heat, 8 deaths Pima; Santa Cruz
  3. 2010Heat, 6 deaths Carroll; Chester; Crockett; Decatur
  4. 2013Heat, 4 deaths Bonneville; Fremont; Jefferson; Madison
  5. 2016Excessive Heat, 4 deaths Cochise; Graham; Greenlee; Pima
  6. 2014Hail, 3 deaths, $302,000 Bailey; Cochran; Lamb

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1937M5.2, near Eagleville, California Modoc County, CA

Wildfires

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

  1. 2002Rodeo Fire, 461,451 acres AZ
  2. 2004Taylor Highway Complex (Billy Creek), 460,335 acres AK
  3. 2019Black River Fire, 103,354 acres AK
  4. 2009Stevens Creek 1 Fire, 81,227 acres AK