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June 23

36 entries from the federal record fall on June 23, across every year it covers.

Tornadoes

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

  1. 2003F4, 13 mile path, 1 killed Cedar, NE
  2. 1952F4, 24.1 mile path Cherokee, IA
  3. 1969F4, 8.7 mile path Sedgwick, KS
  4. 2002F4, 9 mile path Brown, SD
  5. 1952F3, 18.2 mile path, 2 killed Polk, WI
  6. 1967F3, 35.6 mile path, 1 killed Kearny, KS; Finney, KS
  7. 2004F3, 7.6 mile path, 1 killed Green Lake, WI; Fond du Lac, WI
  8. 2002F3, 10 mile path Brown, SD
  9. 2004F3, 33.3 mile path Green Lake, WI; Fond du Lac, WI; Dodge, WI
  10. 2023EF3, 13.1 mile path Prowers, CO
  11. 1951F2, 0.1 mile path, 1 killed Stevens, KS
  12. 1951F1, 0.1 mile path, 1 killed Morton, KS
  13. 1974F1, 1 mile path, 1 killed Pima, AZ

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2016Flash Flood, 16 deaths, $41.0 million Greenbrier; Summers
  2. 2024Heat, 16 deaths Maricopa
  3. 2026Excessive Heat, 14 deaths Cochise; Graham; Pima; Santa Cruz
  4. 2016Flood, 7 deaths, $121 million Barbour; Braxton; Calhoun; Clay
  5. 2025Heat, 7 deaths Clark; Nye
  6. 2012Wildfire, 5 deaths Box Elder; Carbon; Duchesne; Emery
  7. 2012Strong Wind, 4 deaths Benton; Columbia; Franklin; Klickitat
  8. 2019Excessive Heat, 4 deaths Hidalgo
  9. 1998Heat, 3 deaths Iron; Reynolds; St. Charles; St. Francois
  10. 2003Heat, 3 deaths Bucks; Chester; Delaware; Montgomery

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1959M5.5, near Schurz, Nevada Mineral County, NV
  2. 1959M5.4, near Yerington, Nevada Lyon County, NV
  3. 2003M6.9, near Attu Station, Alaska Aleutians West Census Area, AK
  4. 2011M7.3, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Aleutians West Census Area, AK
  5. 2014M7.9, Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Aleutians West Census Area, AK

Wildfires

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

  1. 2015Holtnakatna Fire, 180,199 acres AK
  2. 2004Camp Creek Fire, 173,342 acres AK
  3. 2019Hurst Creek Fire, 139,315 acres AK
  4. 2015Blind River Fire, 84,180 acres AK
  5. 2005Westside Complex, 58,824 acres UT
  6. 2015North Aniak Fire, 57,369 acres AK
  7. 2015Lloyd Fire, 56,533 acres AK
  8. 2019Page Mountain Fire, 52,249 acres AK