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July 14

33 entries from the federal record fall on July 14, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1916Unnamed storm, category 3 near Chatham County, GA

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1958F3, 14.8 mile path Adams, IA; Taylor, IA
  2. 1974F3, 1 mile path Genesee, MI
  3. 1988F3, 7.2 mile path Orange, NY
  4. 2004F3, 7.5 mile path Lebanon, PA
  5. 2021EF3, 10.8 mile path Calhoun, IA
  6. 1970F2, 3.8 mile path, 1 killed Lincoln, SD

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2023Excessive Heat, 90 deaths Cochise; Graham; Greenlee; Pima
  2. 2022Heat, 64 deaths Maricopa
  3. 2010High Surf, 8 deaths, $40,000 Marin; Sonoma
  4. 2019Rip Current, 7 deaths Bay; Walton
  5. 2023Excessive Heat, 6 deaths Clark; Lincoln
  6. 2025Excessive Heat, 6 deaths Clark
  7. 1997Heat, 5 deaths Cook
  8. 2000Heat, 5 deaths Caddo
  9. 2011Excessive Heat, 5 deaths Allen; Barton; Butler; Chase
  10. 1996Flash Flood, 4 deaths Chaves
  11. 2026High Wind, 4 deaths San Francisco
  12. 1998Heat, 3 deaths Cook
  13. 2000Heat, 3 deaths Chariton; Jackson; Platte
  14. 2006Heat, 3 deaths Franklin; Jefferson; St. Charles; St. Louis
  15. 2017Lightning, 3 deaths, $1.0 million Accomack; Isle of Wight; Lancaster; Southampton

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1918M6.5, near Big Lagoon, California Humboldt County, CA
  2. 1939M5.5, near Fern Forest, Hawaii Hawaii County, HI

Wildfires

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

  1. 2021Dixie Fire, 979,722 acres CA
  2. 2014Saddle Draw Fire, 283,891 acres OR
  3. 1993332557 Fire, 214,170 acres AK
  4. 2025Cram Fire, 96,498 acres OR
  5. 2014Buzzard Fire, 88,633 acres OR
  6. 2000Jackson Fire, 80,666 acres OR
  7. 2017Meyers Fire, 68,734 acres MT
  8. 2000Burgdorf Junction Fire, 67,244 acres ID
  9. 2017Nowitna Fire, 53,691 acres AK