15 June


US Weather events

US Weather events

1662 363 yrs ago
A fast was held at Salem MA with prayers for rain, and the Lord gave a speedy answer. (David Ludlum)
1879 146 yrs ago
McKinney ND received 7.7 inches of rain in 24 hours, a state record. (The Weather Channel)
1896 129 yrs ago
The temperature at Fort Mojave, CA, soared to 127 degrees, the hottest reading of record for June for the U.S. The low that day was 97 degrees. Morning lows of 100 degrees were reported on the 12th, 14th and 16th of the month. (The Weather Channel)
1953 72 yrs ago
Dust devils are usually rather benign weather phenomena, however, two boys were injured by one near Prescott AZ. One of the boys suffered a black eye, and the other boy had two vertabrae fractured by wind-blown debris. (The Weather Channel)
1957 68 yrs ago
East Saint Louis was deluged with 16.54 inches of rain in 24 hours, a record for the state of Illinois. (The Weather Channel)
1987 38 yrs ago
Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather in the northwestern U.S. A tornado damaged five homes and destroyed a barn near Salmon ID. It lifted a metal shed 100 feet into the air, and deposited it 100 yards away. Hail an inch and a half in diameter caused ten million dollars damage to automobiles at Nampa ID. (The National Weather Channel)
1988 37 yrs ago
Severe thunderstorms in the Central High Plains Region spawned five tornadoes around Denver, CO, in just one hour. A strong (F-3)
1989 36 yrs ago
Thunderstorms produced severe weather over the Southern and Middle Atlantic Coast States. The thunderstorms spawned eight tornadoes, including strong (F-3)
Data source: http://www.weatherforyou.com/


World records

World records


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F5 tornadoes

F5 tornadoes

1881 144 yrs ago
Renville County, Minnesota 2005 fatalities
1881 Minnesota tornado outbreak - According to Grazulis, this tornado was "probably" an F5. Severe damage occurred in Renville County where five farms were completely swept away.
Rated F5/EF5, or mentioned as a possible F5/EF5 by tornado expert Thomas P. Grazulis
1892 133 yrs ago
Faribault–Freeborn–Steele County, Minnesota 2013 fatalities
1892 Southern Minnesota tornado – Entire farms were obliterated, and house timbers were embedded into the ground 3 mi (4.8 km) away from the foundations.
Rated F5/EF5, or mentioned as a possible F5/EF5 by tornado expert Thomas P. Grazulis


Deadly earthquakes

Deadly earthquakes

Jun 15, 1911 02:26 PM UTC 114 yrs ago
Japan (map) , 90 km deep Magnitude: 8.1
Secondary effectstsunami
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Utsu catalog)12

Jun 15, 1948 11:44 AM UTC 77 yrs ago
Japan (map) , 0 km deep Magnitude: 6.9 UK
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Utsu catalog)2

Jun 15, 1982 11:24 PM UTC 43 yrs ago
China (map) , 10.3 km deep Magnitude: 5.6
Deaths resulting from earthquake shaking10
Total fatalities resulting from earthquake shaking and secondary effects10
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Utsu catalog)11
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Emergency Events Database)10

Jun 15, 1991 12:59 AM UTC 34 yrs ago
Georgia (map) , 6 km deep Magnitude: 6.2
Secondary effectslandslide
Deaths resulting from earthquake shaking8
Total fatalities resulting from earthquake shaking and secondary effects8
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Utsu catalog)8
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Emergency Events Database)8

Jun 15, 1991 11:15 AM UTC 34 yrs ago
Philippines (map) , 46.4 km deep Magnitude: 5.6
Deaths resulting from earthquake shaking0
Total fatalities resulting from earthquake shaking and secondary effects137

Jun 15, 1995 12:15 AM UTC 30 yrs ago
Greece (map) , 14 km deep Magnitude: 6.2
Deaths resulting from earthquake shaking26
Total fatalities resulting from earthquake shaking and secondary effects26
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Utsu catalog)26
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Emergency Events Database)26

Jun 15, 1999 08:42 PM UTC 26 yrs ago
Mexico (map) , 63 km deep Magnitude: 6.9
Secondary effectslandslide
Deaths resulting from earthquake shaking16
Total fatalities resulting from earthquake shaking and secondary effects20
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Utsu catalog)17
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Emergency Events Database)15





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