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July 8

21 entries from the federal record fall on July 8, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 2024Beryl, category 1 near Matagorda County, TX

Tornadoes

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

  1. 2020EF4, 8.9 mile path, 1 killed Grant, MN; Otter Tail, MN
  2. 2009EF3, 2.3 mile path Stark, ND
  3. 2014EF2, 2.5 mile path, 4 killed Madison, NY
  4. 2024EF2, 52.9 mile path, 2 killed Red River, LA; Bossier, LA
  5. 1955F2, 31.2 mile path, 1 killed Custer, NE; Sherman, NE; Howard, NE

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2022Excessive Heat, 55 deaths La Paz; Maricopa; Pinal; Yuma
  2. 2024Excessive Heat, 32 deaths Cochise; Graham; Greenlee; Pima
  3. 2001Flash Flood, 1 deaths, $200 million Boone; Doddridge; Fayette; Harrison

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1954M5.3, near Fallon Station, Nevada Churchill County, NV
  2. 1986M6.0, North Palm Springs, California Riverside County, CA
  3. 2006M6.6, near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West Census Area, AK
  4. 2021M6.0, Antelope Valley, CA Mono County, CA
  5. 2021M5.0, near Markleeville, CA Mono County, CA

Wildfires

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

  1. 2012Long Draw Fire, 557,211 acres OR
  2. 2012Miller Homestead Fire, 163,342 acres OR
  3. 2004Big Yetna Fire, 94,963 acres AK
  4. 1999Clover Fire, 72,585 acres NV
  5. 2021Trail Creek Fire, 62,475 acres ID, MT
  6. 2020Meadow Valley Fire, 59,266 acres NV
  7. 2021Cedar Creek Fire, 58,650 acres WA