This page documents all tornadoes confirmed by various weather forecast offices of the National Weather Service in the United States in June and July 2024. On average, there are 213 confirmed tornadoes in June and 119 confirmed tornadoes in July.[1]
In June, tornadoes are commonly focused across the Midwest and the central and northern Great Plains, and occasionally the Northeast, all due to their proximity to the late spring/early summer jet stream which continues to retreat farther north. Additionally, activity can sometimes increase in the Florida Peninsula as a result of early-season tropical activity.[2] In July, the northern states nearer the Canadian border are most favored for tornadoes, including the Upper Midwest, the Great Lakes and the Northeastern states, due to the positioning of the summertime jet stream. Summer thunderstorms and tropical activity can also result in (mostly weak) tornado activity in the Florida Peninsula.[3]
In a significant reversal from April and May, June featured below average activity with 150 tornadoes. While most days featured tornadoes, they were generally isolated in nature and no major outbreaks occurred during the month with damaging winds and large hail being much more common. July started off somewhat slow before an unusually large outbreak spawned by the landfall of Hurricane Beryl struck the south central states, Ohio River Valley, and Upstate New York between July 8–10. During the middle of month, several days of intense severe weather along with tornadic activity impacted the Midwest, Great Lakes, and Northeast, including a derecho that struck Eastern Iowa and Northern Illinois on July 15. As a result, July surpassed its average count on that day. The second half of July was much less active with far fewer tornadoes. Despite this, the month still finished much above average with 209 tornadoes, which ranked it as the third most active July on record, behind only 1992 and 1993.[4]
Event in Florida was associated with the June 2024 South Florida floods.
Events were associated with Tropical Storm Alberto.
See also: Hurricane Beryl tornado outbreak
Severe weather sequence of July 13–16, 2024 DAT