Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for April 25, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Kathmandu, India, China, Bangladesh, Nepal. It killed 8,957 people, left 3 missing, injured 24,000, destroyed 498,852 houses and did $6 billion in damage.
Billion-dollar disasters
A severe storm disaster that cost $14 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 321, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from April 25, 2011 to April 28, 2011.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Emanuel, Candler, Bulloch counties, Georgia and tracked 54.3 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 40 and injuring 300. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Norristown to W Olive, GA.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in McClain, Cleveland counties, Oklahoma and tracked 14.7 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 31 and injuring 100. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Moore, OK.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of April 25, 1984 was ranked category 5, Extreme, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from April 25, 1984 to April 28, 1984.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Noxubee County, Mississippi and tracked 10.2 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 22 and injuring 72. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Macon, MS.
Tornadoes
The 2011 Super Outbreak was the largest and costliest tornado outbreak ever recorded, taking place in the Southern, Midwestern, and Northeastern United States from April 25 to 28, 2011, leaving catastrophic destruction in its wake. Over 175 tornadoes struck Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, which were the most severely damaged states.
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Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens counties, Georgia and tracked 29.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 130. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Chester to Laurens, GA.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Cloud, Washington counties, Kansas and tracked 15.1 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Clifton/Morganville, KS.
Billion-dollar disasters
A flooding disaster that cost $2.2 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 20, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from April 25, 2017 to May 7, 2017.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Shelby County, Tennessee and tracked 15.4 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 28. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Millington, TN.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Logan, Payne counties, Oklahoma and tracked 23.2 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Langston/Cimarron, OK.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Noxubee County, Mississippi and tracked 10.2 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 22 and injuring 72. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Macon, MS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Jackson County, Alabama and 75 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Paint Rock, AL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Bell County, Texas and 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Killeen, TX.
An F4 tornado touched down in McClain, Cleveland counties, Oklahoma and tracked 14.7 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 31 and injuring 100. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Moore, OK.
An F4 tornado touched down in Logan, Payne counties, Oklahoma and tracked 23.2 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Langston/Cimarron, OK.
An F4 tornado touched down in Montague, Cooke, Love counties, Texas and tracked 15 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 11. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Bonita, TX to OK.
An F2 tornado touched down in Grady, McClain counties, Oklahoma and tracked 11.8 miles, killing 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Alex/W Purcell, OK.
The first known official tornado outbreak in central Oklahoma came on April 25, 1893. On that day, at least five strong or violent tornadoes struck central Oklahoma. One twister moved through northern Cleveland County, destroying 30 homes. This tornado was more than one-mile wide at times.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
An F4 tornado touched down in Cloud, Washington counties, Kansas and tracked 15.1 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Clifton/Morganville, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in McPherson County, Kansas and tracked 14.6 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Elyria to McPherson, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Harris, Meriwether counties, Georgia and tracked 14.9 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 10 and injuring 40. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Pine Mountain/Harris to S Greenville, GA.
An F2 tornado touched down in Spalding, Henry counties, Georgia and tracked 16.6 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 100. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Griffin/S McDonough, GA.
An F2 tornado touched down in Muscogee County, Georgia and tracked 2.3 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 12. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Columbus, GA.
An F4 tornado touched down in Kay County, Oklahoma and tracked 24.8 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Ponca City, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Chautauqua County, Kansas and tracked 16.4 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Hewins/Lowe/Rodgers to N Sedan, KS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Creek County, Oklahoma and 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Slick, OK.
An F4 tornado touched down in Emanuel, Candler, Bulloch counties, Georgia and tracked 54.3 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 40 and injuring 300. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Norristown to W Olive, GA.
An F4 tornado touched down in Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens counties, Georgia and tracked 29.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 130. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Chester to Laurens, GA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Anderson, Greenville counties, South Carolina and tracked 13.7 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 60. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Lebanon/N Anderson to Pelzer, SC.
An F3 tornado touched down in Treutlen, Emanuel counties, Georgia and tracked 15 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Covena/S Swainsboro/McLeod, GA.
An F2 tornado touched down in Tattnall County, Georgia, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Cobbtown to Metter, GA.
An F1 tornado touched down in Medina County, Ohio, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Medina County, OH.
An F4 tornado touched down in Shelby County, Tennessee and tracked 15.4 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 28. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Millington, TN.
An F4 tornado touched down in Fillmore, Saline, Seward counties, Nebraska and tracked 89.8 miles, 333 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 8.
An F3 tornado touched down in Clay, Fillmore counties, Nebraska and tracked 34.7 miles, 220 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Craighead County, Arkansas and tracked 0.5 miles, 313 yards wide at its widest.
An F4 tornado touched down in Shelby, Rush, Fayette counties, Indiana and tracked 63.1 miles, 550 yards wide at its widest, injuring 7.
An F2 tornado touched down in Clinton, Highland counties, Ohio and tracked 25 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 4.
An F3 tornado touched down in Karnes County, Texas and tracked 0.1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3.
An F2 tornado touched down in Kaufman County, Texas and tracked 0.1 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
An F1 tornado touched down in Tipton County, Tennessee and tracked 7.4 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1.
An F2 tornado touched down in Simpson, Smith, Jasper counties, Mississippi and tracked 46.1 miles, 900 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 8.
An F3 tornado touched down in Webster Parish, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana and tracked 23 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Mobile County, Alabama and tracked 1.5 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hot Spring County, Arkansas and tracked 9 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in De Soto Parish, Louisiana and tracked 7 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in De Soto Parish, Louisiana and tracked 7 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Howard County, Nebraska and tracked 8 miles, 40 yards wide at its widest, injuring 18.
An F4 tornado touched down in Parker County, Texas and tracked 10 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Ness, Trego, Ellis counties, Kansas and tracked 37 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest.
An F4 tornado touched down in Dallas County, Texas and tracked 6 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 48.
During the evening and early nighttime hours two severe thunderstorms moved across Arlington producing golf ball- to softball-size hail, mainly across Arlington south of Interstate 20 and east of Highway 287.
28 tornadoes were recorded on April 25, 1994, in California, Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Iowa, Minnesota, Texas, 1 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 3 people.
The Tornado outbreak of April 25–27, 1994 was a widespread tornado outbreak that affected much of the Central and Southern Plains of the United States as well as the Midwest and the Deep South from Colorado to New York from April 25 to April 27, 1994. The entire outbreak killed six people across two states from two different F4 tornadoes near Dallas, Texas and West Lafayette, Indiana.
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Thunderstorm winds gusted to 64 mph at Grand Island. The roof of a convenience store on the east side of town received considerable damage.
Thunderstorms developed in the warm and unstable air over Iowa. They developed north and northeast of Des Moines and tracked northeast across northeast Iowa. One of them dropped three-quarter-inch diameter hail at Conrad.
Thunderstorms developed in southwest Oklahoma during the morning hours on the 25th and spread east and northeast during the day. The storms produced one tornado, hail up to golf ball-size and damaging winds.
A tractor-semitrailer was blown over and numerous branches were down.
A series of tornados touch down in Bingham County causing damage to mobile homes, highway signs, and recreational equipment.
On this day, several steady state, rotating thunderstorms, referred to as supercells, cut swaths of damage through Alabama. The first storm affected 12 counties dropping hail from penny to softball size. Numerous homes and automobiles were damaged by the large hail.
Quarter size hail covering the ground.
A complex of strong to severe thunderstorms developed over central and south central Texas as an upper level disturbance approached from the west on the morning of Wednesday, the 25th.
A strong line of storms as well as several discrete supercells affected north Texas. Hail as large as softballs was reported as well as a brief tornado touchdown.
A slow moving frontal boundary in conjunction with rich low-level moisture and various upper level disturbances resulted in numerous rounds of heavy showers and thunderstorms from the afternoon of the 25th into the evening hours of the 27th across portions of central,…
The warm front from the previous night lifted north of the state as low pressure pushed northeast out of Kansas across northwest Iowa. The atmosphere became quite unstable. Lifted indices fell to -6 to -8, with CAPE values in the 1000 to 2000 J/kg range.
Thunderstorms developed ahead of a dry line, and then ahead of a cold front by late afternoon. Very large hail up to baseball size was reported at several locations.
A strong upper level storm system, produced severe weather across east central Kansas, in the late afternoon and evening hours of April 25, 2009. One tornado was reported in Leavenworth county, and there were several reports of hail and high winds.
A thunderstorm developed along a surface boundary during the evening. The thunderstorm developed supercell characteristics soon after moving into Darlington County and spawned several tornadoes over its lifetime.
The 2011 Super Outbreak was the largest and costliest tornado outbreak ever recorded, taking place in the Southern, Midwestern, and Northeastern United States from April 25 to 28, 2011, leaving catastrophic destruction in its wake. Over 175 tornadoes struck Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, which were the most severely damaged states.
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A stationary front remained draped across Southern Missouri into Western Kentucky from April 24th, 2011 into April 25th, 2011. A very warm and unstable atmosphere was in place across the Mid-South ahead of the front.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Garland, Saline counties, Arkansas and tracked 16.78 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 20.
46 tornadoes were recorded on April 25, 2011, in Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee. They killed 5 people.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Pulaski, Faulkner counties, Arkansas and tracked 51.32 miles, 2,900 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 16.
A stationary front remained draped across Southern Missouri into Western Kentucky from April 24th, 2011 into April 25th, 2011. A very warm and unstable atmosphere was in place across the Mid-South ahead of the front.
A slow moving warm front pushed northward across central New York late in the afternoon on April 25th.
A pronounced mid-level shortwave trough and associated 70 to 80 knot mid-level jet progressed northeastward from the southern Plains across Arkansas and Missouri. An associated surface low developed northeastward from southwest Missouri toward northwest Illinois.
Numerous severe thunderstorms developed along a dryline as an upper level disturbance approached north Texas. The atmosphere was very unstable and perfectly primed for supercell thunderstorms.
A stationary frontal boundary remained anchored across north Texas into eastern Oklahoma during the morning hours and throughout the day of April 25th.
A surface low pressure center developed northeastward from south central Oklahoma to southwest Missouri. A gradual increase in the warm sector southerly low level jet occurred as the surface low deepened.
Severe thunderstorms erupted along the dry line with the help of a shortwave aloft and produced large hail, strong damaging winds and tornadoes.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Beaufort County, North Carolina and tracked 20.99 miles, 350 yards wide at its widest, injuring 16.
A cold front approached eastern North Carolina during the afternoon of April 25th 2014. Warm southerly winds ahead of the front produced good instability over the region and numerous showers and thunderstorms crossed during the afternoon and evening.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank counties, North Carolina and tracked 35.48 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1.
An area of low pressure and an attendant cold front crossed the Mid-Atlantic Region on April 25, producing severe wind gusts and four tornadoes, including two long tracked EF-2 tornadoes over northeast North Carolina during the evening.
An area of low pressure approached the Ohio Valley from the northwest on April 25th. Ahead of it, a strong warm front sharpened across southern Indiana and central Kentucky.
Severe storms hit the Missouri Ozarks.
Severe thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a cold front that moved into eastern Oklahoma during the evening of the 25th.
Severe thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a cold front that moved into eastern Oklahoma during the evening of the 25th.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana and tracked 11.15 miles, 1,000 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 2.
S. state of Louisiana.
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A broken line of storms impacted areas mainly over the western half of the forecast area during the late evening of April 24th into the morning hours of the 25th. Scattered wind damage occurred along with a couple tornadoes.
A broken line of storms impacted areas mainly over the western half of the forecast area during the late evening of April 24th into the morning hours of the 25th. Scattered wind damage occurred along with a couple tornadoes.
Multiple supercell thunderstorms trained along a warm front across northern portions of upstate South Carolina during the evening hours. Widespread large hail was reported across the area, and one significant tornado developed on the outskirts of the city of Greenville.
An upper level trough, surface low pressure center, stationary front, and a Pacific cold front all aided in the development of thunderstorms on Wednesday April 26 across much of the region. Several storms became severe with mainly large hail.
A strong spring storm system moved through the area with ample instability and shear for severe weather. Numerous reports of severe weather were received across the tri-state area.
A strong spring storm system moved through the area with ample instability and shear for severe weather. Numerous reports of severe weather were received across the tri-state area.
On the morning of April 26th, a potent negatively-tilted shortwave trough ejected out into the central Plains. Upper air analysis shows a jet streak on the downstream side of this trough with substantial divergence aloft over Nebraska.
A cold front moved through the combined Panhandles. This combined with increased wind shear, instability and moisture to bring severe storms to the southern portions of the Texas Panhandle.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Wise County, Texas and tracked 1.7 miles, 650 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
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Hurricane Kenneth reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 934 mb, a category 4 storm.
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Unusual day in the Texas Panhandle where storm system dumped anywhere from 4 to 8 inches of snow during the morning and afternoon and also flooding occurred in the south central Texas Panhandle.
A strong easterly fetch off the Gulf produced coastal flooding along the upper Texas coast from April 25th-27th. The most extensive flooding/damage occurred from High Island to Jamaica Beach along the Gulf and the western shore of Galveston Bay.
Slow moving thunderstorms across the Big Country produced very heavy rains of up to 12 inches and isolated hail reports of one inch. Albany was hit especially hard as a flash flood swept through the town.
Snowmelt and icemelt caused water to rise on the Tanana River and Piledriver Slough, and resulting in minor flooding of various properties beginning the night of the 25th.
A strong low pressure developed over eastern Colorado and moved southeast into northern Oklahoma by the 24th. Deep moisture was pulled north ahead of the low with surface dew points in the low 70s reaching northern Oklahoma.
Thunderstorms with heavy rain were triggered by an upper level disturbance moving across Iowa toward northern Illinois. Excessive rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches occurred during the late night of April 24 into the early morning of April 25, which caused flash flooding.
Periods of showers and thunderstorms resulted in widespread heavy rainfall on the 25th with a frontal boundary extending through northwestern Arkansas and an upper level disturbance approaching the region.
A slow moving warm front pushed northward across northeast Pennsylvania late in the afternoon on April 25th.
Widespread moderate rain fell over much of North Mississippi during the late evening hours of April 24th, 2015 into the early morning hours of April 25th. An isolated heavier band fell across Panola and Lafayette Counties resulting in flash flooding.
The Pepsi fruit juice flood was a flood of 94,000 barrels of fruit and vegetable juices into the streets of Lebedyan, Russia, and the Don River, caused by the collapse of a PepsiCo warehouse.
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Thunderstorm winds downed a number of trees.
Sixty mph winds blew an empty tractor semi-trailer off the road causing it to overturn.
High winds sustained from 20 to 40 mph with gusts to 70 mph were found over Eastern Nebraska from early the 25th until early the 26th. Winds gusting to 51 mph toppled a 65 foot tree, killing a 13 year old Omaha boy as he played outside.
A very intense low pressure system moved to the north of Iowa. It actually passed over northern Minnesota and was near 980 mb central pressure. From the low a cold front extended south.
Damaging gradient winds downed trees and powerlines across the region. Toppled powerlines resulted in numerous power outages while fallen trees blocked roads and damaged homes. Several injuries occurred when vehicles ran into trees across roadways and one death occurred.
Supercell 3 formed over extreme southern Greene County just east of Forkland. The storm started off by producing a weak tornado that moved through by Greene County Steam Plant and crossed the Black Warrior River ending just inside Hale County.
The Polk county 911 center relayed reports of a funnel cloud. NWS Doppler radar did detect a mesoscale circulation in the vicinity.
Supercell 2 developed on the heels of Supercell 1 but offset slightly south. Some locations reported hail twice in a 30 minute period.
Severe thunderstorms developed over the eastern Texas panhandle during the mid to late afternoon hours and then developed over the central and western Texas panhandle during the early evening hours.
Over 250 vehicles were damaged by large hail at three car dealerships in Dyersburg. The hail also caused damage to the metal siding of one of the dealerships.
This system generated early morning thunderstorms across Northern Louisiana, some of these were severe, which then spread a decaying outflow boundary north-eastward across the Mississippi Delta and into North-Central Mississippi before dissipating.
A stalled frontal boundary draped from northeast to southwest across the state served as the focus for convective development the afternoon of the 25th. Large hail, with stones to the size of half dollars the largest reported.
A strong cold front pushed into Southeast Michigan during the afternoon hours, producing several severe thunderstorms, generally confined to the M-59 Corridor, where tree damage and power outages was most prevelant.
A severe thunderstorm traveled along Interstate 80 for about 40 miles through eastern Sweetwater County. The storm produced large hail, damaging wind, and a funnel cloud.
A broad and increasingly diffluent upper trough was digging into the south central U.S. with broad southwest flow increasing across the southeast U.S. on the back side of a subtropical ridge located across the western Atlantic.
Scattered severe thunderstorms developed well ahead of a cold front in an unstable airmass.
A line of severe thunderstorms tracked across the region on April 25th. Numerous reports of downed trees and power lines were received. This damage was scattered across a wide area with many counties affected.
Severe storms developed across central and southern portions of Southeast Texas as a strong upper level disturbance moved across the area.
A short wave moving out of the central plains into the Tennessee Valley combined with strong instability and moderate shear in the lower and middle levels of the atmosphere to produce widespread severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and large hail across central Georgia.
A well defined bow echo produced extensive high winds and damage across portions of southwest and south central Alabama.
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Snowstorm of April 25, 1984 was ranked category 5, Extreme, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from April 25, 1984 to April 28, 1984.
A stalled cold front over south central Alaska dumped from 14 to 22 inches of snow over the region. This event was the third heaviest one day snowfall for Anchorage.
8 moment magnitude earthquake struck Nepal and surrounding countries. Tremors from the quake triggered an avalanche from Pumori into Base Camp on Mount Everest.
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An unusually early heat wave affected southeastern Pennsylvania from April 25th through the 27th with high temperatures in the lower 90s each day. High temperatures also reached into the lower 90s on the 26th and 27th in the Lehigh Valley.
Hot temperatures were experienced in parts of southeast Arizona on April 25th with a temperature of 97 degrees recorded at Organ Pipe National Monument. One heat-related fatality occurred in western Pima County.
One man died in Las Vegas of heat related causes.
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April 2013 will down as one of the coldest Aprils in recent memory. At Wichita Falls, Texas, four low temperatures records were broken, one of them being the latest spring freeze on record, the 24th. Record lows were set on the 19th and the 23rd through the 25th, with the coldest being the 24th with 29 degrees. Oklahoma City also broke four low temperature records, with the lowest being on the 11th at 29 degrees.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
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The Unnamed Fire started on April 25, 1985, in North Carolina, and burned 5,809 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on April 25, 1987, in Minnesota, and burned 1,115 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on April 25, 1989, in Nebraska, and burned 6,679 acres.
The Smoot Fire was discovered on April 25, 1994, in California, and burned 3,000 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
Prolonged dry weather, combined with several breezy days in March and April, set the stage for scattered wildfires across portions of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.
Several forest fires were ignited across the northern and central Shenandoah Valley near the end of April, a result of continued dry and breezy weather.
The Dome Fire was discovered on April 25, 1996, in New Mexico, and burned 16,575 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The North Memphis Fire was discovered on April 25, 1996, in Texas, and burned 13,166 acres.
The Gatton Fire was discovered on April 25, 1996, in Kansas, and burned 6,000 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Marcial Fire was discovered on April 25, 1996, in New Mexico, and burned 2,362 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on April 25, 1998, in Roseau County, Minnesota, and burned 5,140 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The RL336 Fire was discovered on April 25, 1998, in Minnesota, and burned 1,122 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on April 25, 1998, in Beltrami County, Minnesota, and burned 827 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The RL424 Fire was discovered on April 25, 1999, in Minnesota, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
Named the Pleasure Fire, it started from a vehicle fire along Highway 371. Hot and dry conditions helped the adjacent brush catch fire. Record high temperatures persisted for the next 3 days across Southern california, allowing the fire to quickly consume 2,334 acres.
The Rottonberg Fire was discovered on April 25, 2004, in Broward County, Florida, and burned 8,000 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Pleasure Fire was discovered on April 25, 2004, in California, and burned 2,300 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on April 25, 2004, in Kittson County, Minnesota, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Big Branch Fire was discovered on April 25, 2009, in Pike County, Kentucky, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Deaton Cole Fire was discovered on April 25, 2011, in Val Verde County, Texas, and burned 175,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Martin 2 Fire was discovered on April 25, 2011, in Lea County, New Mexico, and burned 24,781 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Fuller Fire was discovered on April 25, 2011, in Scurry County, Texas, and burned 5,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Spade Ranch Fire was discovered on April 25, 2011, in Terry County, Texas, and burned 4,000 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Tbar Ranch Fire was discovered on April 25, 2011, in Lynn County, Texas, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Hutto Fire was discovered on April 25, 2011, in Glades County, Florida, and burned 1,118 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
A slow-moving storm system passed through Utah beginning April 25. The primary threat from this storm was gusty winds in the southern half of the state.
The Flag Fire was reported on April 25, 2021, in Mohave County, Arizona, and burned 1,267 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
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An earthquake struck Styria, Slovenia, Balkans NW. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Qianan, Laoting, Hebei Province, China. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Popayan, Colombia. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Chile.
A magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck Yezo, Kushiro, Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 45 people and destroyed 75 houses.
An earthquake struck Montserrat. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000).
An earthquake struck Bandar Abbas,qeshm,hengam, Iran.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Philippines.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Greece. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Leon,chinandega, Nicaragua.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Fethiye (Lycia, Asia Minor), Turkey. It killed 18 people, injured 92, destroyed 3,000 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Koycegiz, Mugla, Turkey.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Correncon,chateau-Bernard,le Gua,rencurel, France.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Mindoro, Luzon, Manila, Philippines.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck N, Tarutung-Lake Toba,, Sumatera, Indonesia. It killed 2 people, injured 22, destroyed 300 houses and did $1 million in damage.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Manila, Cubi Point, Philippines.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Mexico City, Acapulco. It killed 3 people.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Ferndale, Petrolia, Humboldt County, California, United States. It injured 98 and did $75 million in damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Tbilisi, Georgia. It killed 5 people, injured 52 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Kathmandu, India, China, Bangladesh, Nepal. It killed 8,957 people, left 3 missing, injured 24,000, destroyed 498,852 houses and did $6 billion in damage.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Esmeraldas, Ecuador. It injured 49. It caused a tsunami.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck SE. Hokkaido Island, Japan, with a maximum water height of 4.5 meters. It killed 45 people and destroyed 75 houses.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Grecian Archipelago, Crete, Greece.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Cape Mendocino, N. California, United States, with a maximum water height of 1.8 meters. It injured 98 and did $66 million in damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Ecuador, with a maximum water height of 0.42 meters. It injured 49.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began April 25, 1937, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 72; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 48 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began April 25, 1940, reached Kp 8 and lasted 27 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 70; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 45 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began April 25, 1979, reached Kp 8 and lasted 24 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 126; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 45 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began April 25, 1984, reached Kp 8- and lasted 39 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 103; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 47 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began April 25, 1989, reached Kp 7- and lasted 78 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 76; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
4 on April 25, oldest first.
A severe storm disaster that cost $2.1 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 3, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from April 25, 1994 to April 27, 1994.
A severe storm disaster that cost $14 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 321, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from April 25, 2011 to April 28, 2011.
A flooding disaster that cost $2.2 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 20, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from April 25, 2017 to May 7, 2017.
A severe storm disaster that cost $1.4 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from April 25, 2023 to April 27, 2023.
6 on April 25, oldest first.
A 51-year old Canadian visitor drowned in a rip current at an unguarded section of Fort Lauderdale beach near the 4200 block of El Mar Drive.
Strong high pressure over the western Atlantic produced a strong easterly wind flow the weekend of April 25 and 26. This led to the development of strong and dangerous rip currents along the southeast Florida Atlantic beaches.
Lightning struck a house in the Glenridge area, igniting a fire that completely destroyed the home.
A small craft advisory was in effect due to sea heights of over 6 feet in the northern outer Atlantic waters of our forecast area.
A well defined bow echo produced high winds across Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound.
Low pressure lifted northeast inland from the coast on April 25th 2018. This low produced a period of strong east to southeast winds along the coast leading to very rough surf. A four year old boy was pulled into the ocean by high surf or a rogue wave during the afternoon.
Gathered from this site’s archives: the tornado record (NOAA SPC, and Grazulis before 1950), IBTrACS and the National Hurricane Center, NOAA NCEI’s Storm Events Database, Regional Snowfall Index, billion-dollar disasters list, State Climate Extremes Committee and hazard databases, USGS, NIFC, GFZ Potsdam’s Kp index (CC BY 4.0), the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, and Wikidata (CC0), with article leads from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, each credited where it appears. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.