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July 11

20 entries from the federal record fall on July 11, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1872Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Harrison County, MS
  2. 1901Unnamed storm, category 1 near Currituck County, NC
  3. 1954Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Brunswick County, NC
  4. 1979Bob, tropical storm near Terrebonne Parish, LA

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1976F3, 11.8 mile path, 1 killed Westmoreland, PA
  2. 1958F3, 4.7 mile path Coles, IL
  3. 1974F3, 0.1 mile path Williams, ND
  4. 1987F3, 71 mile path Dickinson, MI; Menominee, MI; Delta, MI
  5. 2008EF3, 8 mile path Kandiyohi, MN
  6. 1976F2, 28.7 mile path, 1 killed Jefferson, PA

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2023Excessive Heat, 240 deaths Gila; La Paz; Maricopa; Pinal
  2. 2025Heat, 12 deaths Cochise; Pima; Santa Cruz
  3. 2018Heat, 8 deaths Clark
  4. 2007Thunderstorm Wind, 5 deaths Burke; Columbia; Richmond

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1942M5.0, near Tonopah, Nevada Nye County, NV
  2. 1992M5.7, near California City, California Kern County, CA

Wildfires

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

  1. 2009Titna River Fire, 157,330 acres AK
  2. 1988Mink Fire, 135,337 acres WY
  3. 2024Cow Valley Fire, 134,547 acres OR
  4. 2017Long Valley Fire, 80,503 acres CA, NV