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July 22

26 entries from the federal record fall on July 22, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

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

  1. 1970Becky, tropical storm near Gulf County, FL

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1967F2, 16.4 mile path, 1 killed Stearns, MN; Sherburne, MN
  2. 1970F2, 2 mile path, 1 killed Emanuel, GA

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2018Excessive Heat, 40 deaths Maricopa
  2. 2016Excessive Heat, 26 deaths Clark
  3. 2018Excessive Heat, 25 deaths Gila; La Paz; Maricopa; Pinal
  4. 2017Heat, 10 deaths Bexar
  5. 2002Heat, 7 deaths Anne Arundel; Baltimore; Calvert; Carroll
  6. 2011Excessive Heat, 4 deaths Allegany; Anne Arundel; Baltimore; Calvert

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1923M6.2, near San Bernardino, California San Bernardino County, CA
  2. 1933M6.8, near Nikolski, Alaska Aleutians West Census Area, AK
  3. 1937M7.1, Central Alaska Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
  4. 1952M5.4, near Bodfish, CA Kern County, CA
  5. 1952M5.1, near Arvin, CA Kern County, CA
  6. 1986M5.0, near Mesa, California Mono County, CA

Wildfires

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

  1. 1988North Fork Fire, 563,089 acres ID, MT, WY
  2. 2016Soberanes Fire, 131,881 acres CA
  3. 2019Sheep Fire, 107,207 acres ID
  4. 20240501 Crazy Creek Fire, 90,134 acres OR
  5. 2020Caldwell Fire, 81,842 acres CA
  6. 1997Garfield Creek Fire, 77,430 acres AK
  7. 2000Manter Fire, 76,118 acres CA
  8. 2006Happy Valley Fire, 72,025 acres OR
  9. 2008Panther Fire, 71,402 acres CA
  10. 2024Telephone Fire, 52,860 acres OR
  11. 2024Big Horn Fire, 51,042 acres WA