Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for April 16, in any year, each linked to its full record.
Every event with a place, colored by kind. Tap one to open its record.
By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Manabi, Esmeraldas, Near West Coast, Ecuador. It killed 663 people, left 9 missing, injured 6,274, destroyed 6,998 houses and did $3.3 billion in damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Off Coast, Ecuador, with a maximum water height of 0.6 meters. It killed 663 people, left 9 missing, injured 6,274, destroyed 6,998 houses and did $3.3 billion in damage.
Earthquakes
8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The very large thrust earthquake was centered approximately 27 km (17 mi) from the towns of Muisne and Pedernales in a sparsely populated part of the country, and 170 km (110 mi) from the capital Quito, where it was felt strongly.
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Tornadoes
An F5 tornado touched down in Wayne, Lawrence, Giles counties, Tennessee and tracked 69.4 miles, 1,760 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 36.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Franklin, Hart, Elbert counties, Georgia and tracked 40.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 25 and injuring 120. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Royston, GA to SC.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Drew County, Arkansas and tracked 21.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 27 and injuring 62. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Center Point, AR.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 1,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, with a maximum water height of 6 meters. It killed 1,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Abbeville, Greenwood, Newberry counties, South Carolina and tracked 49.9 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 16 and injuring 200. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Greenwood, SC.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana and tracked 4.9 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Haynesville, LA.
Earthquakes
7 at 15:14 pm IRDT (UTC+4:30) on 16 April. The shock struck a mountainous area between the cities of Saravan and Khash in Sistan and Balochistan province, Iran, close to the border with Pakistan, with a duration of about 25 seconds.
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Tornadoes
An EF3 tornado touched down in Bertie, Hertford counties, North Carolina and tracked 17.88 miles, 1,300 yards wide at its widest, killing 12 and injuring 58.
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An unrated tornado touched down in Vigo County, Indiana and tracked 1.7 miles, killing 1 and injuring 18. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Terre Haute, IN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Colleton County, South Carolina and tracked 18.7 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 11 and injuring 60. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Walterboro, SC.
An F2 tornado touched down in Henry County, Alabama, killing 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Otho, AL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Lee County, Alabama and 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Lee Co., AL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Berkeley County, South Carolina, killing 1 and injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Oakley, SC.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lafayette County, Missouri and tracked 3 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Concordia, MO.
An F3 tornado touched down in Jack, Clay counties, Texas and tracked 15.7 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Vashti/Bellevue, TX.
An F3 tornado touched down in Franklin, Colbert counties, Alabama and tracked 17.4 miles, killing 5 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Russellville/Littleville/Spring Valley to NW Leighton, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Greene, Tuscaloosa counties, Alabama and tracked 21.8 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 40. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Ralph/N Northport, AL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Lamar County, Alabama and tracked 15.2 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Sulligent/Crews, MS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Giles County, Tennessee and tracked 8.3 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 14. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Lynnville, TN.
An F2 tornado touched down in Kemper County, Mississippi and tracked 5.3 miles, killing 1 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Rio, MS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Marshall, Bedford counties, Tennessee and tracked 14 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 11. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Cornersville/SE Lewisburg/SE Palmetto, TN.
An F2 tornado touched down in Colbert, Lauderdale counties, Alabama and tracked 12.4 miles, killing 1 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Tuscumbia, AL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Dallas County, Alabama and tracked 8.7 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Sardis/Tyler, AL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Amite County, Mississippi and tracked 4.5 miles, killing 1 and injuring 9. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Liberty, MS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Giles, Lincoln counties, Tennessee and tracked 6.6 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Elkon/SW Dellrose, TN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Washington, Jefferson, Marion counties, Illinois and tracked 45.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 22. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Oakdale/Irvington to S Marion Co., IL.
An F4 tornado touched down in Drew County, Arkansas and tracked 21.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 27 and injuring 62. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Center Point, AR.
An F4 tornado touched down in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana and tracked 4.9 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Haynesville, LA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Henderson County, Texas and tracked 8 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Athens, TX.
An F2 tornado touched down in Jefferson County, Arkansas and 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 23. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Wabbaseka, AR.
An F2 tornado touched down in Navarro County, Texas and 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Richland, TX.
An F2 tornado touched down in Bowie County, Texas and tracked 5.1 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 48. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Texarkana, TX.
An F2 tornado touched down in Cleveland County, Arkansas and tracked 9.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Rison/Calmer, AR.
An F2 tornado touched down in Miller County, Arkansas, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Miller/Lafayette County, AR.
An F4 tornado touched down in Franklin, Hart, Elbert counties, Georgia and tracked 40.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 25 and injuring 120. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Royston, GA to SC.
An F4 tornado touched down in Abbeville, Greenwood, Newberry counties, South Carolina and tracked 49.9 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 16 and injuring 200. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Greenwood, SC.
An F3 tornado touched down in Grundy, Black Hawk, Buchanan counties, Iowa and tracked 29.8 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5.
An F3 tornado touched down in Harrison, Benton counties, Missouri and tracked 27 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4.
An F3 tornado touched down in Franklin County, Kansas and tracked 9.2 miles, 77 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania and tracked 0.1 miles, 110 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Van Buren County, Iowa and tracked 19.4 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 16.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lafayette, Green counties, Wisconsin and tracked 27.8 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest.
An interesting oddity occurred near Wichita Falls on April 16, 1977. A weak tornado not only developed from a weak shower, as no lightning or thunder was noticed, but the tornado then proceeded to move toward the west, though most tornadoes move toward the east. The tornado was accompanied by a loud roar as it moved through largely uninhabited areas just west of Wichita Falls.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Three large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
A house had its siding damaged, its carport roof ripped off and several trees knocked down by thunderstorm winds.
A tree was blown down across Highway 52.
A tornado was on the ground between Berlin Center and North Jackson. The storm destroyed a barn, uprooted 20 trees, destroyed a mobile home and knocked out the end of a cement block building at the Church Camp ground.
A short-lived, but intense, mesocyclone developed along a squall line ahead of a cold front at about 0045 EST and moved into western Chester County.
,,,,,,,,Thunderstorm Winds (G52) Gunn City,16,0924CST,0,0,0,0,500K,200K,Hail (1.75) Very large hail caused significant damage along a four-mile-wide path across the county from Cleveland to Harrisonville to Gunn City.
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An F5 tornado touched down in Wayne, Lawrence, Giles counties, Tennessee and tracked 69.4 miles, 1,760 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 36.
An F4 tornado touched down in Mississippi County, Arkansas and tracked 5 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 12.
42 tornadoes were recorded on April 16, 1998, in Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, 2 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 12 people.
An F3 tornado touched down in Logan, Allen, Barren counties, Kentucky and tracked 48 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 9.
An F3 tornado touched down in Dyer County, Tennessee and tracked 4 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 3.
An F3 tornado touched down in Davidson, Wilson, Trousdale counties, Tennessee and tracked 42.1 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 60.
This Nashville tornado on April 16, 1998 took a very similar path to another F3 tornado that occurred on March 14, 1933, which killed 11 people in Nashville. The tornado touched down at 330 PM one mile west of Charlotte Pike and I-440.
The tornado killed 3 people in Wayne county. 2 females, their ages 75 and 57, were killed in a modular home on Lay Creek Rd. Another female, age 69, was killed on Chalk Creek Road in a wooden frame home. The tornado left nothing but the foundation. A lumber yard was destroyed.
A series of three tornadoes cut a long path of destruction across south central Kentucky during the late afternoon and early evening of April 16. Three people were killed, two in Barren county and one in Metcalfe, as the tornadoes moved through.
An F3 tornado touched down in Dickson County, Tennessee and tracked 2 miles, 1,300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5.
An F3 tornado touched down in Pickett County, Tennessee and tracked 8.6 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4.
An F3 tornado touched down in Robertson County, Tennessee and tracked 7.2 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Adair County, Kentucky and tracked 20 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest.
An F2 tornado touched down in Metcalfe County, Kentucky and tracked 8 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
Three trailers and an outbuilding were destroyed. One trailer was moved off of its foundation. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
A carport was torn from a house and blown onto a nearby highway.
40 homes and 22 mobile homes were destroyed from this tornado. 95% of the trees were destroyed in the path of the tornado. 45 utility poles were blown down. 100 barns were destroyed, 2 green houses were heavily damaged, and there was damage to fences and pasture land.
An F1 tornado touched down in Bradley County, Tennessee and tracked 11.5 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
The woman was killed when she was making her way into the basement in her home to take shelter from the approaching tornado. High winds caused the house to shift on its foundation, crushing her. Two homes were completely destroyed.
In the early evening of April 16, 1998, a strong and long tracked tornado touched down in Lawrence County, Tennessee causing 12 injuries and causing $4 million in damage. The tornado, despite being the first documented F5 tornado in Tennessee, went largely unnoticed.
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A warm front moved north into southern Michigan on the morning of the 16th, as an area of low pressure moved northeast into the southwest corner of the state.
EMA official reported a tornado touchdowns at 12th and Charlotte and 6th and Union. Damage was mainly blown out windows and downed trees and power lines.
In the Piney Woods area there was significant damage. Three mobile homes were completely destroyed and at least four had damage. One house sustained major damage and several had minor damage. Numerous trees and power lines were down along the entire path.
The path of the tornado was intermittent. It first touched down in extreme southeast Wayne County, and then moved northeast across McCreary County. The tornado downed numerous trees in both Wayne and McCreary Counties.
An F3 tornado touched down in Tarrant County, Texas and tracked 2.1 miles, 80 yards wide at its widest.
Non-specific wind damage was reported by a radio station in Hillsboro.
Numerous trees and power poles were blown down. A barn collapsed northeast of Riverton and another barn was damaged two miles northwest of Springfield. In addition, 1 inch diameter hail was reported in Sherman.
A severe weather outbreak occurred over west Texas during the afternoon and evening hours of the 16th and resulted in significant public impacts.
A mid to upper level closed low was located over southwest Utah the day of the event. Near the surface, a quasi dryline was located from a line near the mountains of west Texas to the eastern NM/TX border.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Bertie, Hertford counties, North Carolina and tracked 17.88 miles, 1,300 yards wide at its widest, killing 12 and injuring 58.
A strong storm system that had a history of producing deadly tornadoes across Oklahoma and the deep south on the 14th and 15th weakened as it crossed the southern Appalachians during the early morning hours of the 16th.
57 tornadoes were recorded on April 16, 2011, in Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Maryland, Pennsylvania. They killed 26 people.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Moore, Lee, Chatham counties, North Carolina and tracked 65.23 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 103.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Hoke, Cumberland, Harnett counties, North Carolina and tracked 52.86 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 176.
Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds, large hail, and several tornadoes across portions of northeast North Carolina.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Surry, York, James City counties, Virginia and tracked 26.47 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 24.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Bladen, Cumberland, Sampson counties, North Carolina and tracked 29.88 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 13.
Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds, large hail, and numerous tornadoes across portions of central and eastern Virginia.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Wayne, Greene, Lenoir counties, North Carolina and tracked 20.42 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 30.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Onslow County, North Carolina and tracked 3.76 miles, 450 yards wide at its widest, injuring 30.
A powerful storm system that had moved across the deep south during previous days, swept across the eastern Carolinas during the afternoon and evening hours. Instability and shear values were highly supportive of super-cell thunderstorms.
One of the largest tornado outbreaks ever observed across eastern North Carolina occurred during the afternoon and evening of April 16th 2011. Several powerful super-cell thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Bladen County, North Carolina and tracked 13.13 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
During the Afternoon hours of April 16, 2011, a deadly and long-tracked high end EF3 would severely impact the communities of Sanford, Eastern portions of Raleigh, and many other towns in Moore County, Lee County, and Wake County. Along 67 mile, path it would destroy and damage around 2,270 homes were destroyed and 67 were completely destroyed by consistent windspeed's of 110 miles per hour (180 km/h) and 140 miles per hour (230 km/h), but windspeed's peaked at 160 miles per hour (260 km/h).
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Strong low pressure over the Midwest remained cutoff from jet stream on the 16th. The warm front associated with this system passed through during the morning. Warm and moist southerly winds behind the front provided moderate amounts of instability.
A powerful storm system that had moved across the deep south during previous days, swept across the eastern Carolinas during the afternoon and evening hours. Instability and shear values were highly supportive of super-cell thunderstorms.
Supercell thunderstorms produced very large hail and 2 tornadoes in the east Midlands and Pee Dee region of SCs. No injuries or deaths occurred and only trees were taken down by the tornadoes.
A strong closed upper level low pressure moved across the Ohio valley, producing a variety of extreme weather across northwest North Carolina. In advance of the system, strong southeast winds produced wind damage across the higher elevations.
Strong low pressure over the Midwest remained cutoff from the jet stream on the 16th. The warm front associated with this system passed through during the morning. Warm and moist southerly winds behind the front provided moderate amounts of instability.
A nearly stationary cold front along with plentiful moisture, an unstable airmass and a strong upper level disturbance set the stage for the development of 4 tornadoes, heavy rainfall, and flooding across the Coastal Bend during the morning hours of April 16th.
A very moist and unstable environment developed ahead of an approaching cold front. As this front entered the area during the evening hours, it triggered severe thunderstorms that produced tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds.
31 tornadoes were recorded on April 16, 2024, in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa.
At midnight on the 16th, non-severe thunderstorms were ongoing across portions of northeast Nebraska and western Iowa.
Eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and far northeast Missouri sat in the warm sector of an intense Spring storm system that brought widespread severe thunderstorms to the area during the afternoon and evening hours on April 16th.
A powerful upper level low pressure system moved out across the Plains during the evening of April 15th and the early morning hours of Tuesday April 16th. Storms developed ahead of an advancing cold front across Oklahoma into the Flint Hills of Kansas after midnight.
A stationary frontal boundary was draped across northern NY east across central VT and New England during the afternoon of April 16th. A weak area of low pressure was traversing this frontal boundary as well.
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Hurricane Paul reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 933 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Kujira reached its peak of 135 kt (155 mph) with a central pressure of 904 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Errol reached its peak of 138 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 919 mb, a category 5 storm.
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Low pressure moving through western New England caused flooding to parts of the state. Stream and rivers were already high from normal spring runoff and the ground was saturated. Copious heavy rains and mountain snowmelt sent streams and rivers over their banks.
As a low pressure system over the midwest on Monday April 15th, moved northeast, its' associated warm and cold fronts moved across the area during the evening of Tuesday, April 16th.With abundant moisture and unstable air in place, heavy rain and southeast winds gusting over 34…
The cresting Red River caused numerous problems to the Hickson and Fargo areas. Numerous homes along the river were flooded, as the river rose to a new record for the century on the 18th, at 39.55 feet.
The Red River crested at a new high for the century in Fargo on April 18th. 150 homes in the Oakport Township north of Moorhead were flooded. The river came up through the storm sewers in Moorhead and blew off several manhole covers.
A warm front remained across southwestern Ohio through the overnight hours providing the focus for thunderstorms which produced 2-4 inches of rain in 6-8 hours.
Severe thunderstorms on the evening of April 16 produced wind damage, hail, and tornadoes. At Windy in Wayne County, a barn was damaged by thunderstorm winds, and a spotter south of Brodhead in Rockcastle County estimated wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph.
Severe thunderstorms developed during the evening across eastern portions of the Texas Permian Basin. These thunderstorms developed along and north of a southward advancing cold front. Radar indicated that these severe thunderstorms did have significant mid-level mesocyclones.
An area of low pressure over the southeastern United States on the morning of Sunday, April 15th, rapidly intensified as it slowly moved north to near New York City by the morning of Monday, April 16th.
Overview: An area of low pressure intensified rapidly as it moved slowly from the southeastern United States on the morning of Sunday, April 15th to near New York City by the morning of Monday, April 16th.
An upper level area of low pressure sent a series of short wave troughs across South Central Texas which produced severe thunderstorms.
A strong and closed low pressure system over the Ohio Valley remained nearly stationary through the 16th, bringing copious moisture northward up the eastern seaboard.
The strong southeast wind up the Delaware Bay and River combined with the already high astronomical tides associated with the full moon and fresh water runoff from heavy rain to produce severe tidal flooding along the Delaware River and tidal sections of its tributaries during…
Showers and thunderstorms moved north during the overnight hours, ahead of an approaching cold front.
The strong southeast onshore flow on the 16th combined with the already high astronomical tides associated with the full moon to produce minor to moderate tidal flooding along the New Jersey oceanic coast and moderate to severe flooding in Delaware Bay in Cape May and Cumberland…
Water from snow-melt in the upper Midwest moved south through the Mississippi River basin causing major flooding along the Mississippi River. The snowfall was well above normal for the 2010-11 winter in much of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Water from snow-melt in the upper Midwest moved south through the Mississippi River basin causing major flooding along the Mississippi River. The snowfall was well above normal for the 2010-11 winter in much of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Numerous slow moving thunderstorms moved across southern Choctaw County during the late evening of April 16th into the early morning hours of April 17th.
A passing southwestern shortwave disturbance into a very moist and unstable southeastern Texas environment initialized numerous severe thunderstorms.
Another in a series of slow moving storms parked across North and Central Texas on the 17th, leading to heavy rain and localized flooding. The most significant flooding occurred in Palo Pinto, Jack, Johnson and Milam counties.
On 16 April 2024, heavy rains caused floods in the United Arab Emirates, affected cities of mainly Dubai and Sharjah, the northern Emirates, and various areas of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. According to the National Center for Meteorology, this was the country's heaviest rainfall recorded in 75 years.
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In April 2024, heavy rains caused floods in China, mainly affecting Guangdong Province.
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Multiple elevated thunderstorms moved across the Ozarks during the afternoon. Some of the storms were moving as slow as 10 miles an hour.
A series of heavy precipitation events resulted in record setting and historic flooding on several rivers across northeast Wisconsin from the middle to late part of April.
An amplifying mid- to upper-level trough, combined with above-normal moisture, maintained an unstable, wet pattern.
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High winds damaged some outbuildings near a farm.
Passage of a severe thunderstorm with large hail over a wide area brought substantial damage to area agricultural in rural areas ESE of Fresno. Damage was sustained by area peach, nectarine, almond orchards, and grapes.
A large classic supercell thunderstorm moved from northern Logan county through central parts of Warren, Barren and Metcalfe counties and then into western Adair county.
DES reported an 8 mile path of destruction resulted from severe thunderstorm winds. 16 structures received major damage, while 35 received minor damage. Losses were estimated at 5 million dollars.
Thunderstorm winds possibly as high as 100 MPH levelled three barns and demolished a mobile home. A metal farm building was blown from its foundation. Several homes were damaged. This phenomenon, known as a downburst, was between one half and three quarters of a mile wide.
Pre-frontal wind caused some power line problems in the Southern San Joaquin Valley although warning criteria were not reached. Over 2000 customers lost power in the South Valley due to the wind.
Numerous reports of hail on the west side of Houston. 0.75 inch to 1.5 inch hail along I-10 between Hunters Creek Village and the West Loop.
Wind gusts between 60 and 65 mph were common from Sherman County to Gove County. Due to dry conditions and recently plowed fields, the strong winds produced areas of blowing dust, which limited visibilities to near zero.
A powerful low pressure pushed a dryline and cold front across south-central Nebraska during the late afternoon and early evening hours. Thunderstorms erupted along the initial boundary in Polk and York counties.
A very warm and unstable airmass was in place over Iowa. The moisture was in limited supply with this event. A cold front approached the state from the northwest. This front moved into the state during the late afternoon and evening of the 16th.
After abating somewhat in the early morning hours, there was a resurgence in damaging winds across the Blue Ridge Mountains and surrounding areas during the daylight hours.
After an intense, but relatively brief high wind event affected the mountains and foothills on the evening of the 15th, another widespread damaging high wind event developed during the day of the 16th. However, this particular event included much of the piedmont.
After an intense, but relatively brief high wind event affected the mountains and foothills on the evening of the 15th, another widespread damaging high wind event developed during the day of the 16th. However, this particular event included much of the piedmont.
Strong winds funneled into southeastern Michigan when the area found itself located between two weather systems, a strong high pressure system to the west and a powerful Nor'easter to the east.
A powerful Nor'easter moved north along the Eastern seaboard on the 15th to the western tip of Long Island, NY on the morning of the 16th.
In the wake of the departing nor easter, the combination of strong winds, snow on tree limbs and heavy rain loosening the ground caused many tree limbs, trees and wires to be knocked down on the 16th.
After an intense, but relatively brief high wind event affected the mountains and foothills on the evening of the 15th, another widespread damaging high wind event developed during the day of the 16th.
Severe thunderstorms were scattered across eastern Ohio, the northern West Virginia panhandle, and southwest Pennsylvania ahead of a cold front.
Severe thunderstorms were scattered across eastern Ohio, the northern West Virginia panhandle, and southwest Pennsylvania ahead of a cold front.
A strong low pressure system moved across the northern Great Lakes region on April 16th, resulting in numerous wind gusts in the 45 to 55 mph range across lower Michigan.
A large complex of strong to severe thunderstorms moved out of Central Texas and into Northeast Texas during the early evening hours of April 16th. These storms encountered a moderately unstable airmass with strong deep layer shear.
Scattered thunderstorms developed across Southern Missouri during the early to mid afternoon hours on April 16th.
A line of thunderstorms moved east through Middle Tennessee during the evening of April 16, 2026. Damaging winds were the primary threat with this line of thunderstorms, particularly along a powerful gust front that was produced.
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Kenneth Hayes, 44, of Healy, Alaska was killed by an avalanche Friday afternoon. His body was recovered at about 10:30 am Saturday in the debris.
Two backcountry skiers were buried by a large avalanche shed from the north face of Nez Perce Peak the night of Saturday, April 16 as the skiers were sheltering in their tents for the night.
A nearly stationary intense band of snow set up from southwest through northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin as low pressure tracked just to the south.
Heavy snow on the roads along with visibility reduction contributed to a fatal accident 20 miles west of Watertown on U.S. Highway 212. The driver was eastbound on the wrong side of the road (westbound lane) when he approached a westbound snowplow.
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Unseasonably warm conditions prevailed across north and central Georgia for several consecutive days as a summerlike ridge of high pressure, centered in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and a Bermuda surface high pressure system dominated the southeastern United States.
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Record breaking cold temperatures destroyed a large percentage of the fruit crop in Mesa County. Minimum temperatures in the Grand Valley dropped down into the upper teens to mid 20s.
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The Unnamed Fire started on April 16, 1987, in Minnesota, and burned 3,050 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on April 16, 1988, in Minnesota, and burned 14,444 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on April 16, 1988, in Minnesota, and burned 7,578 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on April 16, 1988, in Florida, and burned 4,740 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on April 16, 1988, in Minnesota, and burned 3,440 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on April 16, 1988, in Minnesota, and burned 2,768 acres.
The Rambo Fire started on April 16, 1989, in New Mexico, and burned 2,438 acres.
The Big Rooster Fire started on April 16, 1989, in Missouri, and burned 1,312 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on April 16, 1989, in Florida, and burned 1,251 acres.
The Sophia Fire started on April 16, 1990, in New Mexico, and burned 2,445 acres.
The Chicagolake Fire was discovered on April 16, 1994, in North Dakota, and burned 4,690 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on April 16, 1994, in Nebraska, and burned 1,280 acres.
The Ginger Fire was discovered on April 16, 1995, in New Mexico, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire started on April 16, 1995, in Michigan, and burned 1,846 acres.
The Yellowrail Fire was discovered on April 16, 1996, in Texas, and burned 1,407 acres.
The Moser Bay Fire was discovered on April 16, 1997, in Alaska, and burned 14,100 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on April 16, 1999, in Kentucky, and burned 1,600 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Manvel Fire was discovered on April 16, 2002, in North Dakota, and burned 5,500 acres.
The Little Peavine Mtn Fire was discovered on April 16, 2005, in Cumberland County, Tennessee, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The ROSCOMMON4 Fire was discovered on April 16, 2005, in Roscommon County, Michigan, and burned 1,557 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Brown Wf Fire was discovered on April 16, 2006, in North Dakota, and burned 1,303 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Big Turnaround Complex was discovered on April 16, 2007, in Georgia, and burned 191,474 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Sweat Farm Road Fire was discovered on April 16, 2007, in Georgia, and burned 68,361 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on April 16, 2007, in Broward County, Florida, and burned 39,000 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Kneeknocker Swamp Fire was discovered on April 16, 2007, in Brantley County, Georgia, and burned 1,778 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Star Fire was discovered on April 16, 2007, in North Dakota, and burned 1,400 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Too Big Fire was discovered on April 16, 2007, in North Dakota, and burned 1,288 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on April 16, 2008, in Campbell County, Tennessee, and burned 1,501 acres; the cause was recorded as railroad operations and maintenance.
Ongoing extreme to exceptional drought conditions across southeast Texas contributed to several large wildfires.
The Bryson Complex was discovered on April 16, 2011, in Young County, Texas, and burned 7,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Pipeline Fire was discovered on April 16, 2011, in Texas, and burned 7,091 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Dads Corner Fire was discovered on April 16, 2011, in Archer County, Texas, and burned 6,100 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Smith Fire was discovered on April 16, 2011, in Jack County, Texas, and burned 2,339 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Cr 104 Fire was discovered on April 16, 2011, in Eastland County, Texas, and burned 1,980 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Double V Fire was discovered on April 16, 2011, in De Baca County, New Mexico, and burned 1,900 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
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The Rocky Mtn Fire 2016 Fire was reported on April 16, 2016, in Rockingham County, Virginia, and burned 10,326 acres.
The Lead Place Fire was reported on April 16, 2017, in Sumter County, Florida, and burned 1,775 acres.
The Mashunkashey Fire was reported on April 16, 2018, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,644 acres.
The Mulvane Ranch Fire was reported on April 16, 2018, in Johnson County, Kansas, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Kwethluk Fire was reported on April 16, 2022, in Bethel County, Alaska, and burned 10,303 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Partridge Two Fire was reported on April 16, 2025, in Morrison County, Minnesota, and burned 2,066 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
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A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Zakynthos, Greece.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Antigua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda. It killed some people (about 51 to 100) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 1,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Hunan Province, China. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck San Juan, St Thomas, Puerto Rico, US Territories.
An earthquake struck Sao Miguel (San Miguel), Azores. It killed 9 people.
On 16 April 1854, an earthquake hit San Salvador, the capital city of El Salvador. 6 on the Richter scale.
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A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico.
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Fiji Islands.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Mansourah, Algeria. It killed some people (about 51 to 100).
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Java Sea, Indonesia.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Tasikmalaja, Java, Indonesia.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Bali, Indonesia.
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Tirana, Albania.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Nangarhar, Afghanistan. It killed 19 people, injured 51 and destroyed 200 houses.
1 Mw occurring several hours later. The maximum Mercalli intensity was VI (Strong).
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7 at 15:14 pm IRDT (UTC+4:30) on 16 April. The shock struck a mountainous area between the cities of Saravan and Khash in Sistan and Balochistan province, Iran, close to the border with Pakistan, with a duration of about 25 seconds.
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A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Mashkal, Iran, Pakistan. It killed 40 people, injured 300 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Manabi, Esmeraldas, Near West Coast, Ecuador. It killed 663 people, left 9 missing, injured 6,274, destroyed 6,998 houses and did $3.3 billion in damage. It caused a tsunami.
8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The very large thrust earthquake was centered approximately 27 km (17 mi) from the towns of Muisne and Pedernales in a sparsely populated part of the country, and 170 km (110 mi) from the capital Quito, where it was felt strongly.
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Ruang, Indonesia erupted. It destroyed 3,200 houses and did $15.5 million in damage.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Antigua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda. It killed some people (about 51 to 100) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, with a maximum water height of 6 meters. It killed 1,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Hunan Province, China, with a maximum water height of 2 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Livorno, Italy.
A tsunami with a source recorded as meteorological struck N. to S. California, United States, with a maximum water height of 1.8 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Puget Sound, WA, United States, with a maximum water height of 2.4 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Off Coast, Ecuador, with a maximum water height of 0.6 meters. It killed 663 people, left 9 missing, injured 6,274, destroyed 6,998 houses and did $3.3 billion in damage.
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A G5 (extreme) geomagnetic storm began April 16, 1938, reached Kp 9 and lasted 21 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 136; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 40 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began April 16, 1994, reached Kp 8+ and lasted 18 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 100; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 43 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began April 16, 1999, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 47; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 48 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A flooding disaster that cost $1.5 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 4, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from April 16, 2013 to April 19, 2013.
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A 15 year old boy was struck by lightning during a brief thunderstorm.
A high risk of rip currents was in place due to strong onshore flow and high surf near 6-7 ft.
A moderate surf produced a rip current strong enough to cause a drowning in Galveston.
Two people(uncle/niece) drowned due to rip currents at the beach located behind the Marriott Hotel in the area of Condado in San Juan.
A lightning strike killed a boat captain and injured a passenger on the Indian River.
The body of a middle-aged man was recovered from Lake Michigan at Openlands Lakeshore Preserve in Highland Park on the evening of the 17th. Officials believe the man had been deceased for around a day when his body was recovered.
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