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July 15

32 entries from the federal record fall on July 15, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1866Unnamed storm, category 2 near Calhoun County, TX
  2. 1912Unnamed storm, tropical storm near McIntosh County, GA
  3. 1931Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Terrebonne Parish, LA
  4. 2003Claudette, category 1 near Matagorda County, TX

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1950F4, 10 mile path Burt, NE
  2. 1980F3, 1 mile path, 1 killed Eau Claire, WI
  3. 1956F3, 7.1 mile path Lincoln, KS
  4. 1963F3, 0.1 mile path Beaver, OK
  5. 1988F3, 2.8 mile path Pottawattamie, IA
  6. 1980F2, 0.2 mile path, 1 killed Chippewa, WI
  7. 1980F2, 0.1 mile path, 1 killed St. Croix, WI; Dunn, WI
  8. 1955F1, 1.5 mile path, 1 killed Murray, OK

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2020Heat, 24 deaths Maricopa
  2. 2017Excessive Heat, 14 deaths Clark
  3. 2002Heat, 11 deaths Cook
  4. 2017Flash Flood, 10 deaths Gila; Yavapai
  5. 2025Heat, 10 deaths Graham; Greenlee; Pima
  6. 2006Heat, 9 deaths Cook
  7. 2019Excessive Heat, 9 deaths Gila; Maricopa; Pinal; Yuma
  8. 2023Flash Flood, 7 deaths Bucks
  9. 2010Excessive Heat, 6 deaths Clark
  10. 2026Heat, 4 deaths Pima; Pinal

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1936M6.0, near Garrett, Washington Walla Walla County, WA
  2. 1940M5.6, near Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii Hawaii County, HI
  3. 2005M5.3, near Pa‘auilo, Hawaii Hawaii County, HI
  4. 2023M7.2, Sand Point, Alaska Aleutians East Borough, AK

Wildfires

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

  1. 2005Clover Fire, 198,974 acres ID
  2. 2017Snowstorm Fire, 153,432 acres NV
  3. 2005Esmeralda Fire, 101,044 acres NV
  4. 2017Lolo Peak Fire, 62,337 acres ID, MT
  5. 2018Taylor Creek Fire, 57,460 acres OR
  6. 2005Wilson Complex (Rawhide), 50,832 acres NV