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July 21

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

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1909Unnamed storm, category 3 near Galveston County, TX
  2. 1916Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Nassau County, NY
  3. 2008Cristobal, tropical storm near Currituck County, NC

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1987F4, 24.3 mile path Teton, WY
  2. 1961F3, 23.9 mile path Warren, IN
  3. 1962F3, 25.2 mile path Polk, NE
  4. 1983F3, 0.2 mile path Ocean, NJ
  5. 1987F3, 1 mile path Griggs, ND
  6. 1993F3, 12 mile path Washington, CO
  7. 2003F3, 2.5 mile path Potter, PA
  8. 1983F2, 1 mile path, 2 killed Kent, DE
  9. 1983F2, 13.6 mile path, 1 killed Allegan, MI

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2011Excessive Heat, 25 deaths Berks; Bucks; Carbon; Chester
  2. 2011Excessive Heat, 20 deaths Bronx; Kings; Nassau; New York
  3. 1999Heat, 13 deaths Cook; DuPage; Kane; Kendall
  4. 2019Heat, 13 deaths Maricopa
  5. 2001Heat, 10 deaths Cook
  6. 2026Excessive Heat, 10 deaths Pima; Santa Cruz
  7. 2003Flash Flood, 4 deaths, $199 million Ashtabula; Geauga; Mahoning; Medina
  8. 2006Heat, 4 deaths Orange; Riverside; San Bernardino; San Diego
  9. 2020Heat, 4 deaths Pima; Pinal; Santa Cruz
  10. 2001Heat, 3 deaths Audrain; Boone; Callaway; Cole
  11. 2006Heat, 3 deaths Marin; Napa; Sonoma

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1952M7.5, Kern County, California Kern County, CA
  2. 1952M5.8, near Grapevine, CA Kern County, CA
  3. 1952M5.4, near Grapevine, CA Kern County, CA
  4. 1952M5.2, near Grapevine, CA Kern County, CA
  5. 1952M5.2, near Grapevine, CA Kern County, CA
  6. 1952M5.2, near Tehachapi, CA Kern County, CA
  7. 1952M5.2, near Arvin, CA Kern County, CA
  8. 1959M5.6, near Fredonia, Arizona Coconino County, AZ
  9. 1983M5.4, near Coalinga, California Fresno County, CA
  10. 1986M6.4, Chalfant Valley, California Mono County, CA
  11. 1986M5.7, near Mesa, California Mono County, CA
  12. 1986M5.6, near Dyer, Nevada Mono County, CA
  13. 2020M7.8, Perryville, Alaska Aleutians East Borough, AK

Wildfires

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

  1. 2007Murphy Complex, 567,212 acres ID, NV
  2. 2002Mcnally Fire, 146,478 acres CA
  3. 2002Long Creek Fire, 73,238 acres AK
  4. 2023Newell Road Fire, 61,843 acres WA