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July 6

36 entries from the federal record fall on July 6, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 2005Cindy, category 1 near Lafourche Parish, LA
  2. 2021Elsa, category 1 near Lee County, FL
  3. 2025Chantal, tropical storm near Charleston County, SC

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1977F3, 17.2 mile path Renville, ND; Bottineau, ND

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2021Excessive Heat, 49 deaths La Paz; Maricopa; Yuma
  2. 2023Excessive Heat, 26 deaths Gila; Maricopa; Pinal
  3. 2017Excessive Heat, 20 deaths Clark
  4. 2000Heat, 19 deaths Austin; Brazoria; Brazos; Burleson
  5. 2026Excessive Heat, 16 deaths Cochise; Graham; Pima; Pinal
  6. 2018Excessive Heat, 9 deaths Clark
  7. 2021Heat, 7 deaths Pima; Pinal
  8. 2025Flash Flood, 6 deaths, $38.1 million Alamance; Chatham; Durham; Hoke
  9. 1998Heat, 5 deaths Cherokee; Choctaw; Creek; Haskell
  10. 2002Heat, 5 deaths Jackson
  11. 2016Heat, 4 deaths Clark
  12. 2019Heat, 4 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. 1912M7.2, Mount McKinley (Denali) area, Alaska Denali Borough, AK
  2. 1954M6.2, Rainbow Mountain, Nevada Churchill County, NV
  3. 1954M5.5, near Fallon Station, Nevada Churchill County, NV
  4. 1954M5.7, near Fallon Station, Nevada Churchill County, NV
  5. 1954M5.2, near Fallon Station, Nevada Churchill County, NV
  6. 1954M5.9, near Fallon Station, Nevada Churchill County, NV
  7. 2017M5.8, near Lincoln, Montana Lewis and Clark County, MT
  8. 2017M5.0, near Lincoln, Montana Powell County, MT

Wildfires

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

  1. 2004Dall City Fire, 530,540 acres AK
  2. 2021Bootleg Fire, 413,425 acres OR
  3. 2007Milford Flat Fire, 348,702 acres UT
  4. 2007East Zone Complex (Raines), 318,567 acres ID
  5. 2007Egley Complex (Egley), 139,679 acres OR
  6. 2004Evansville Fire, 137,888 acres AK
  7. 2004Clawanmenka Lake Fire, 108,242 acres AK
  8. 2007Black Pine 2 Fire, 69,896 acres ID, UT
  9. 2007Highway 93 Complex (West Basin), 63,158 acres ID, NV
  10. 1985Crows Nest Fire, 62,760 acres ID
  11. 2007Tungsten Fire, 58,329 acres NV
  12. 2016Hog Fire, 57,576 acres AK