June 26

33 entries from the federal record fall on June 26, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1854Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Cameron County, TX
  2. 1902Unnamed storm, category 1 near Cameron County, TX
  3. 1923Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Plaquemines Parish, LA
  4. 1986Bonnie, category 1 near Galveston County, TX
  5. 1989Allison, tropical storm near Fort Bend County, TX

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1976F4, 5.1 mile path Pottawattamie, IA
  2. 1955F3, 2 mile path Goshen, WY
  3. 1965F3, 35.6 mile path Bon Homme, SD; Hutchinson, SD
  4. 1969F3, 15.3 mile path Outagamie, WI; Shawano, WI; Brown, WI
  5. 1969F3, 6.4 mile path Grand Traverse, MI
  6. 1969F3, 10.1 mile path Platte, MO; Clay, MO
  7. 1970F3, 3.8 mile path Kinney, TX
  8. 1986F3, 8 mile path Bottineau, ND
  9. 1994F3, 38 mile path Wayne, TN; Lawrence, TN; Lauderdale, AL
  10. 1994F3, 3 mile path Limestone, AL
  11. 2018EF3, 9.2 mile path Greenwood, KS
  12. 1959F2, 9.2 mile path, 1 killed Big Horn, WY
  13. 2004F1, 0.8 mile path, 1 killed Milam, TX

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2024Heat, 44 deaths La Paz; Maricopa
  2. 1998Flash Flood, 3 deaths, $2.5 million Anoka; Benton; Chippewa; Dakota
  3. 2002Lightning, 3 deaths, $40,000 Marion

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1968M5.1, near Shelter Cove, California Humboldt County, CA
  2. 1995M5.0, near Valencia, California Los Angeles County, CA

Wildfires

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

  1. 2004Taylor Highway Complex (Porcupine), 267,550 acres AK
  2. 2011Las Conchas Fire, 150,816 acres NM
  3. 1999Uvgoon Creek 2 Fire, 87,891 acres AK
  4. 2020Canal Fire, 74,857 acres UT
  5. 1988Fyu W 90 Fire, 69,048 acres AK
  6. 2017Island Fire, 62,884 acres CA
  7. 2015Rungun Creek Fire, 62,522 acres AK
  8. 2016Dulbi Flats Fire, 54,711 acres AK
  9. 2004Grayling Fork Fire, 51,550 acres AK
  10. 2016Hogatza River Fire, 51,106 acres AK