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June 22

43 entries from the federal record fall on June 22, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1867Unnamed storm, category 1 near Charleston County, SC
  2. 1921Unnamed storm, category 1 near Refugio County, TX
  3. 2017Cindy, tropical storm near Cameron Parish, LA

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1969F4, 15.1 mile path, 4 killed St. Francois, MO
  2. 1969F4, 20.2 mile path, 2 killed Washington, MO
  3. 1964F4, 11.9 mile path Fremont, IA
  4. 1960F3, 0.1 mile path Vigo, IN
  5. 1964F3, 8 mile path Fremont, IA
  6. 1969F3, 18.1 mile path Perry, MO
  7. 1971F3, 0.1 mile path Rapides, LA
  8. 1981F3, 7.1 mile path Worcester, MA
  9. 1999F3, 4 mile path Wichita, KS
  10. 2015EF3, 11.1 mile path Marion, IA; Lucas, IA; Monroe, IA
  11. 2015EF3, 16.3 mile path Grundy, IL; Will, IL
  12. 1969F2, 4.1 mile path, 1 killed Furnas, NE
  13. 2003F2, 3 mile path, 1 killed Thayer, NE
  14. 1975F1, 10 mile path, 3 killed Briscoe, TX
  15. 2025EF1, 2.4 mile path, 3 killed Oneida, NY

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2024Excessive Heat, 16 deaths Cochise; Graham; Pima; Pinal
  2. 2009Excessive Heat, 5 deaths Cook; Grundy; Will
  3. 2022Heat, 5 deaths Pima; Pinal

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1909M5.9, West of Downieville, California Sierra County, CA
  2. 1915M6.0, The 1915 Imperial Valley, California Earthquakes (First Major Event) Imperial County, CA
  3. 1915M5.9, The 1915 Imperial Valley, California Earthquakes (Second Major Event) Imperial County, CA
  4. 2019M5.6, near Petrolia, CA Humboldt County, CA

Wildfires

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

  1. 2005Southern Nevada Complex (Duzak), 327,383 acres NV, UT
  2. 2015Tobatokh Fire, 220,037 acres AK
  3. 2015Isahultila Fire, 192,663 acres AK
  4. 2019Hess Creek Fire, 181,319 acres AK
  5. 2005Southern Nevada Complex (Meadow Valley), 150,067 acres NV
  6. 2015Big Mud River 1 Fire, 140,914 acres AK
  7. 1998Unnamed Fire, 121,114 acres FL
  8. 1989Unnamed Fire, 90,053 acres FL
  9. 2004Taylor Highway Complex (Wall Street), 89,212 acres AK
  10. 2022Camp Creek Fire, 81,825 acres AK
  11. 2019Little Crazy Mountain Fire, 78,237 acres AK
  12. 2015Bering Creek Fire, 76,234 acres AK
  13. 2022Clear Fire, 72,988 acres AK
  14. 2015Kuka Creek 4 Fire, 70,202 acres AK
  15. 2005Hackberry Complex, 69,947 acres CA
  16. 2013Beaver Log Lakes Fire, 62,194 acres AK
  17. 2019Hadweenzic River Fire, 57,428 acres AK
  18. 2015Hardpac Creek Fire, 51,808 acres AK