June 19

32 entries from the federal record fall on June 19, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1968Brenda, tropical storm near Seminole County, FL
  2. 1972Agnes, category 1 near Bay County, FL
  3. 1982Unnamed storm, subtropical storm near Carteret County, NC
  4. 1996Arthur, tropical storm near Brunswick County, NC

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1951F4, 52.6 mile path, 1 killed McLeod, MN; Wright, MN; Hennepin, MN
  2. 1981F3, 7.7 mile path, 1 killed Douglas, KS
  3. 1954F3, 0.1 mile path Lincoln, SD
  4. 1964F3, 11.5 mile path Page, IA
  5. 1964F3, 10.6 mile path Page, IA; Taylor, IA
  6. 1972F3, 4.9 mile path Brevard, FL
  7. 1972F3, 3.8 mile path Brevard, FL
  8. 1993F3, 9 mile path Delaware, IA
  9. 1993F3, 14 mile path Dubuque, IA; Jo Daviess, IL; Grant, WI
  10. 1979F1, 0.1 mile path, 1 killed Roberts, SD

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2024Excessive Heat, 18 deaths Maricopa; Pinal
  2. 2016Excessive Heat, 17 deaths Clark
  3. 2026Heat, 9 deaths Pima; Pinal
  4. 2025Thunderstorm Wind, 8 deaths Alpine; El Dorado; Mono; Nevada
  5. 2007Flash Flood, 4 deaths, $30.3 million Broome; Cayuga; Chenango; Cortland
  6. 2000Flash Flood, $106 million Cass; Ransom; Richland; Steele

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1955M5.2, near Gabbs, Nevada Mineral County, NV
  2. 1955M5.0, near Schurz, Nevada Mineral County, NV
  3. 1986M6.8, near Old Harbor, Alaska Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Wildfires

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

  1. 2015Tanana Area Fires, 176,773 acres AK
  2. 2015Rock Fire, 142,933 acres AK
  3. 1988Storm Creek Fire, 115,951 acres MT, WY
  4. 1985Amax 1 Fire, 92,426 acres NV
  5. 2013Stuart Creek #2 Fire, 87,915 acres AK
  6. 2015Dulbi River Fire, 84,940 acres AK
  7. 2021Rafael Fire, 75,698 acres AZ
  8. 2024Midnight Fire, 68,851 acres AK
  9. 2021Munson Creek Fire, 54,072 acres AK