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June 28

34 entries from the federal record fall on June 28, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1909Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Miami-Dade County, FL
  2. 1929Unnamed storm, category 1 near Matagorda County, TX
  3. 2021Danny, tropical storm near Georgetown County, SC

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1979F4, 14.9 mile path, 3 killed Pocahontas, IA; Calhoun, IA
  2. 1975F4, 5.4 mile path Clay, MN
  3. 1979F3, 15.9 mile path, 2 killed Kossuth, IA
  4. 1957F3, 5.4 mile path, 1 killed Noxubee, MS
  5. 1960F3, 14.2 mile path Union, KY; Henderson, KY
  6. 1975F3, 2.3 mile path Clay, MN
  7. 1990F3, 9 mile path Franklin, IA; Hardin, IA
  8. 2018EF3, 3.6 mile path Harding, SD
  9. 2025EF3, 9.7 mile path Deuel, SD

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2013Wildfire, 19 deaths Yavapai
  2. 2022Heat, 9 deaths Maricopa

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1935M5.6, near Volcano, Hawaii Hawaii County, HI
  2. 1991M5.8, Sierra Madre, California Los Angeles County, CA
  3. 1992M7.3, Landers, California San Bernardino County, CA
  4. 1992M5.8, near Yucca Valley, California San Bernardino County, CA
  5. 1992M5.7, near Joshua Tree, California San Bernardino County, CA
  6. 1992M5.0, near Yucca Valley, California San Bernardino County, CA
  7. 1992M5.0, near Yucca Valley, California San Bernardino County, CA
  8. 1992M5.5, near Yucca Valley, CA San Bernardino County, CA
  9. 1992M5.4, near Yucca Valley, CA San Bernardino County, CA
  10. 1992M5.5, near Big Bear Lake, California San Bernardino County, CA
  11. 1992M6.3, Big Bear, California San Bernardino County, CA
  12. 1992M5.3, near Big Bear Lake, California San Bernardino County, CA
  13. 2004M6.8, near Craig, Alaska Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK
  14. 2014M5.3, near Franklin, Arizona Greenlee County, AZ

Wildfires

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

  1. 2004Bonanza Creek Fire, 241,704 acres AK
  2. 2005Delamar Fire, 172,427 acres NV
  3. 2011Donaldson Fire, 103,242 acres NM
  4. 2005Camp Creek Fire, 94,262 acres AK
  5. 2005Smith Creek Fire, 78,172 acres AK
  6. 2007Fool Creek Fire, 53,902 acres MT