Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for February 14, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Winter storms and snow
The President's Day Blizzard of 2003 (II) was ranked category 4, Crippling, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from February 14, 2003 to February 18, 2003.
Billion-dollar disasters
A winter storm disaster that cost $4.0 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 30, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from February 14, 2015 to February 20, 2015.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck Trujillo, Piura, Santa, Peru. It killed 350 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Billion-dollar disasters
A severe storm disaster that cost $1.5 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 13, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from February 14, 1986 to February 16, 1986.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Borgo Val Di Taro, Italy. It killed 60 people and did $170,000 in damage.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Jones, Jasper counties, Mississippi and tracked 14.7 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Soso/N Service/N Laurel to Moss, MS.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Smith County, Texas and tracked 4.5 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Tyler, TX.
Volcanoes
Dama Ali, Ethiopia erupted. It killed 50 people. The eruption was accompanied by an earthquake.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Fushun, Sichuan Province, China. It killed 26 people and injured 12.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of February 14, 2015 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from February 14, 2015 to February 16, 2015.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Balakot, Batgram, Mansehra, Pakistan. It killed 24 people, injured 40, destroyed 1,420 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Southern Italy. It killed 12 people and did $500,000 in damage.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Jones, Jasper counties, Mississippi and tracked 14.7 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Soso/N Service/N Laurel to Moss, MS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Smith County, Texas and tracked 4.5 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Tyler, TX.
An F2 tornado touched down in Telfair County, Georgia and tracked 6 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: McRae/Helena, GA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Conway, Pope, Van Buren counties, Arkansas and tracked 33 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5.
Storm spotter videotaped a very brief touchdown of a funnel from a wall cloud in rural Merced County. No damage occurred.
An F2 tornado touched down in Tift, Colquitt counties, Georgia and tracked 6 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
In the Riverside vicinity, one mobile home and two attached garages were destroyed. Near Pingree a set of grain silos were caved in. A cinder block building collapsed and a barn was destroyed near Groveland. In East Moreland 8 RVs were flipped and several damaged.
Near Taylorsville a mobile home and garage were destroyed, 3 houses sustained minor roof damage and a cinder block building collapsed. Along the tornado's track, 4 center pivot and 5 wheel irrigation lines were damaged.
This tornado's track started in Bingham county where it destroyed a garage in Shelley. The Shelley High School sustained roof damage.
A large metal farm building was damaged 6W of Pocatello airport: siding pushed in and roof partially removed. Nearby, a cinder block and a steel framed potato storage buildings collapsed. A large grain silo sustained severe damage.
A few homes were damaged along with several trees and a main line electrical pole downed in Chubbuck. Several wheel irrigation systems were twisted and damaged.
Several morning tornadoes developed as a storm system moved eastward across the state.
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the evening of February 14, 2026, ahead of a cold front and moved eastward across southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi overnight, maintaining organization as a QLCS with embedded circulations.
A strong shortwave moved across Louisiana creating a line of thunderstorms that produced severe weather across the area. A total of 13 tornadoes occurred along this line of storms.
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the evening of February 14, 2026, ahead of a cold front and moved eastward across southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi overnight, maintaining organization as a QLCS with embedded circulations.
A QLCS evolved within a strongly sheared environment to produce multiple tornadoes across south central Mississippi. The most prominent feature was the northern bookend vortex of the line. The line also produced wind damage.
An upper level trough ejected east-northeast from the Desert Southwest into Northwest Texas and Western Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening of February 14th, which resulted in the increase of very warm, humid air north across the region from the Gulf.
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Hurricane Harry reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 925 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Nancy reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 916 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Olaf, a Category 5, had sustained maximum winds of "160 mph and gusts to 190 mph. Waves up to 40 feet high hit some islands." Olaf made landfall over Manu'a Islands, causing severe damages to homes, crops, and highways on February 16th.
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Locally heavy rain with some thundershorm activity on the 14th and residual showers on the 15th provided continued runoff on the Southern San Joaquin Valley floor in and around Lamont. The runoff head arrived in Lamont at 1130 PST on 2/15/98.
Excessive and prolonged heavy rains fell across the upper Sabine River Basin. The Sabine River from Hawkins, Gladewater, and through Longview in Texas, crested at the highest stages since the May floods of 1990.
Four day rainfall totals of two to eight inches fell across east Tennessee, with the highest amounts occurring across the Cumberland Plateau and adjacent valleys areas.
Two men tried to wade across the rain-swollen Tijuana River near the Hollister Street bridge before dawn. One man was swept away and drowned.
Heavy rain inundated much of eastern Kentucky on February 14th through February 16th. Anywhere from 3 to 7 inches of rain fell over this 3 day period. This rain initially produced flash flooding for many counties of eastern Kentucky.
Four day rainfall totals of two to six inches were reported across southwest Virginia, with the highest amounts occurring in Wise and Lee counties.
Numerous cars were flooded and totaled by flood waters, and businesses were damaged along SW Boulevard. A small area of thunderstorms over downtown Kansas City, produced from one to two inches of rain in less than a hour.
A significant, low elevation snowstorm struck San Diego County when an inside slider over southern Nevada quickly and suddenly transitioned into an outside slider over the Southern California bight.
A sub-tropical plume moved over Arizona ahead of a Pacific cold front. This brought a 12 to 18 hour period of moderate to heavy precipitation, with rising snow levels. Rainfall amounts were highly dependent on orographics.
A potent atmospheric river brought heavy rain and flooding to much of the Mojave Desert.
A broken line of thunderstorms associated with an upper trough and Pacific cold front pushed through North and Central Texas on February 14. Storms were mostly below severe thresholds, but a few became strong enough to produce wind damage and isolated instances of flash flooding.
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A powerful cold front brought strong winds to Northern Utah. A 38-year-old woman was killed near her home in Brigham City.
A line of severe thunderstorms swept across the Snake River Valley of Eastern Idaho on the afternoon of Feb 14. The widespread effect and destruction wrought by these storms were unprecedented in Idaho; so was the tornadic outbreak as the line spawned five tornados.
High winds associated with vigorous, fast-moving cold front. Widespread power outages in Lincoln and Teton Counties. Property damage sustained in Kemmerer where an apartment building was unroofed and cars were damaged.
Trees and power lines down.
Trees and power lines down.
As the nor'easter intensified as it headed into the New England coastal waters and the Gulf of Maine, strong northwest winds enveloped New Jersey during the late afternoon and the evening of the 14th.
Northwest winds behind a departing winter storm off the Virginia coast gusted over 60 mph and brought trees down across portions of southwest Virginia.
Strong west winds followed a cold frontal passage during the afternoon and evening of the 14th in New Jersey. Peak wind gusts averaged close to 50 mph and tore down weak tree limbs and wires.
A very strong Arctic cold front plunged southward through the region during the afternoon and evening of the 14th. Very strong northwest winds of 25 to 40 mph with gusts of 50 to 62 mph were noted across much of the forecast area behind the front.
Strong winds developed immediately ahead of and in the wake of a cold front across the western half of Upstate South Carolina during the late afternoon. The strong winds continued through the evening before dying down.
The increasing pressure difference (gradient) between a rapidly intensifying low pressure system offshore and an arctic high pressure system moving east from the Great Lakes caused strong to high damaging northwest winds to occur on the Eastern Shore from the evening of the 14th…
High winds developed across portions of south central and southeast Wyoming. Frequent gusts of 60 to 80 mph were observed.
Storm Franklin, known in Germany as Storm Antonia, was an extratropical cyclone which caused immense damage throughout Western Europe. The most intense storm of the 2021–22 European windstorm season, Franklin was first noted by the United Kingdom's Met Office on 12:00 UTC on February 19.
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A strong storm rapidly ejected into the central High Plains early on the 14th. This caused dry and intense sinking westerly flow around the south side of the system to sweep across the southern High Plains during the morning.
A deep, broad trough across the southwestern US with associated shortwaves rounding this larger disturbance brought a long-duration wind event to the region. Strong to high winds were felt across almost the entire region behind a potent Pacific cold front.
A line of severe thunderstorms push through Southeast Texas on Valentines day, producing damaging winds and some hail.
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Snowstorm of February 14, 1903 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Ohio Valley. It lasted from February 14, 1903 to February 18, 1903.
Snowstorm of February 14, 1938 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from February 14, 1938 to February 18, 1938.
Snowstorm of February 14, 1969 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from February 14, 1969 to February 18, 1969.
Snowstorm of February 14, 1993 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from February 14, 1993 to February 18, 1993.
An area of low pressure moved northeast along the Atlantic Coast Friday (2/14/97) and passed across Southern New England Friday evening. The heaviest snow fell along and east of the Green Mountains of Vermont where 3 to 6 inches accumulated.
A storm dumped heavy snow throughout much of Utah. Brian Head had 34" and Kanosh had 17" (valleys) for the highest storm snowfall totals.
A 19 year old snowboarder died in an avalanche on Mt Baker, while a 25 year old is assumed dead. The body was still buried in deep snow.
Snowstorm of February 14, 2000 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from February 14, 2000 to February 17, 2000.
Low pressure moved across the Ohio Valley and Pennsylvania spreading a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain across the area.
A low pressure area developed over the Oklahoma panhandle early on Feburary 13. This storm tracked northeast, reaching the Ohio Valley early on Feburary 14, then across Pennsylvania and off the coast of Long Island by late in the day.
A storm system moved from the Great Lakes region early Wednesday, February 14th into the Gulf of Maine late Wednesday night (2/14/01) and early Thursday (2/15/01). Light snow accumulated to between 3 and 6 inches...with some sleet and freezing rain mixed in at times.
The President's Day Blizzard of 2003 (II) was ranked category 4, Crippling, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from February 14, 2003 to February 18, 2003.
A complex storm system produced copious amounts of wintery precipitation across Maryland west of the Chesapeake Bay between the evening of the 14th and midday on the 18th.
A complex storm system produced copious amounts of wintery precipitation across the northern third of Virginia between the evening of the 14th and midday on the 18th.
A complex storm system produced copious amounts of wintery precipitation across the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia between the evening of the 14th and midday on the 18th.
A 1 to 2 foot snow fall occurred after several waves or intervals of snow. Even heavier snow fell across portions of the eastern panhandle of the state. It was the deepest snow storm since January 1996 for the north central lowlands.
The seasons first major winter storm moved into Iowa during the day on the 14th. Low pressure moved into the southwest U.S., then across the Rockies. By the morning of the 14th, the low pushed into southwest Kansas into the Oklahoma Panhandle area.
On this day in 2004, a record-breaking snow storm hit southern Oklahoma and northern Texas. Wichita Falls set a daily record for snowfall with a total of 5.5 inches. By the time the storm ended, a total of 8 inches accumulated in southeast Oklahoma near Durant.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
An avalanche at Pass Creek in Rainy Pass along the Alaska Range swept a snow machine and the driver of the machine into a terrain trap burying him and resulting in his death. The Avalanche occurred while he was breaking trail through the pass for the Iditarod Sled Dog Race.
Low pressure developed across the lower Mississippi river valley on the morning of the 13th and moved into the central Appalachians by the early morning hours of the 14th.
Light to moderate snowfall impacted the South Plains region of west Texas on Valentine's Day. The snow began during the pre-dawn hours of the 14th, and persisted intermittently through much of the evening hours.
Low pressure developed across the lower Mississippi river valley on the morning of the 13th and moved into the central Appalachians by the early morning hours of the 14th.
A quick moving storm brought strong winds and blizzard or near-blizzard conditions to a large part of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa on Feb. 14th and 15th.
A strong upper level low moved southeast across Missouri, then east across Kentucky. The heaviest snowfall rates were associated with a deformation zone on the north side of the upper low.
A strong upper level low moved southeast across Missouri, then east across Kentucky. The heaviest snowfall rates were associated with a deformation zone on the north side of the upper low.
A quick moving storm brought light snow and strong winds with near-blizzard conditions to western Iowa on Feb. 14th and 15th. As low pressure aloft dropped southeast across eastern Nebraska early on the 14th, light to moderate snow developed over the region.
A fast-moving storm system brought a period of light snow to central Illinois on February 14th. Total accumulations of 2 to 4 inches were observed across much of the area. As the snow began to fall, a snowplow driver was killed in a traffic accident near Toulon in Stark County.
Snowstorm of February 14, 2015 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from February 14, 2015 to February 16, 2015.
An arctic cold front crossed the area and produced snow squalls. Whiteout conditions with wind gusting to between 40 and 60 mph created extremely hazardous driving conditions. Numerous accidents and road closures were noted across the region.
A strong clipper crossed the Great Lakes and brought snow and blowing snow to the region and some of the coldest air of the season. The snowfall amounts were enhanced downwind of Lake Ontario and upslope east of Lake Erie where snowfall amounts around a foot were recorded.
Snow and strong winds created near blizzard conditions at times on February 14th along and behind a strong arctic front. Snow amounts generally ranged between 1 and 3 inches.
Winds gusting 40 to 50 mph combined with light snow resulted in white out conditions along a portion of Interstate 55 near Gardner, IL. Between 17 and 22 cars were involved in a pile-up.
Low pressure off the Delmarva peninsula intensified rapidly as it moved northeastward. Its path just southeast of Nantucket brought heavy snow to all of southern New England and blizzard conditions and coastal flooding to coastal areas.
An area of low pressure passed to the north of Lake Erie on February 14th spreading snow across the region. The snow began before daybreak and then transitioned to lake effect as the low moved off to the northeast.
An upper level system brought snow to central Indiana during the day on February 14. Many locations received 1 to 3 inches of snow, but a few areas had 4 to 5 inches. The snow caused many automobile accidents on area roads, including a couple of pile-ups on interstates.
A winter storm system brought a wide range of precipitation amounts and snowfall amounts to western Kentucky on Valentine's Day. The Pennyrile region of western Kentucky received the most snow, averaging from 3 to 6 inches.
A band of snow moved into central Kentucky during the afternoon and evening hours Sunday, February 14. Totals ranged from 4 to locally 7 inches across parts of central and south central Kentucky.
A strong winter storm took a favorable track for heavy snow and a wintry mix, moving from the southeast U.S. into New England. This resulted in widespread heavy snow across southwest Virginia.
An upper level disturbance approached the Ohio Valley, spreading moisture out of the Gulf of Mexico through the Tennessee Valley and into eastern Kentucky. Coincidentally, a surface low pressure system moved across the lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys.
Temperatures were in the single digits to below zero at dawn on the 14th. Strong warm advection, north of a warm front in Tennessee, caused snow to develop across southern counties toward sunset. Temperatures in the lowlands were mostly in the lower 20s during the snow.
An area of light freezing rain moved across Rhode Island during the morning rush hour, causing numerous traffic accidents and a few road closures due to icing.
An area of light freezing rain moved across Connecticut during the morning rush hour, causing numerous traffic accidents and a few road closures due to icing.
Strong southerly return flow, gusting up to 55 mph, produced considerable blowing and drifting of previously fallen snow.
A very narrow band of lake effect snow developed over Lake Erie and moved into extreme Northeast Ohio during the late morning and early afternoon hours on the 14th.
A backcountry snowboarder and a snowmobiler were killed by avalanches in separate incidents on Valentine's Day. In the first incident occurred near Loveland Pass. |The avalanche ran on an east facing slope east of Mount Trelease at an elevation over 12,000 feet.
A significant winter storm with heavy mixed precipitation impacted central Kentucky from late on Valentine's Day through the early morning hours of February 16, 2021. The majority of the precipitation occurred on February 15, 2021.
An Arctic airmass spread across Middle Tennessee from Thursday February 11 through Sunday February 14, 2021, bringing very cold temperatures in the teens and 20s along with lengthy periods of freezing drizzle.
A strong storm system in the upper levels of the atmosphere moved east-northeast across the lower and mid Mississippi Valley on President's Day. A round of light snow the night before President's Day produced an inch or two in many locations.
Widespread snow arrived to central Indiana during the overnight hours from February 14th into the 15th. Snow would be heaviest during the afternoon and evening hours on the 15th with gradual improvement during the morning hours.
An extended period of unseasonably cold weather gripped central and southwest Missouri between February 7 and February 18. The coldest temperatures and wind chills occurred from February 14 through February 16.
A significant winter/ice storm struck eastern Kentucky from February 14th to 16th 2021. Ice accumulations from freezing rain ranged from 0.25 inches to as much as 0.75 inches by the the time the storm had ended. Sleet accumulations of 0.3 to as much as 2 inches also occurred.
Another round of winter precipitation moved across the region on February 14th. A cold airmass was settling into the region and precipitation fell from the morning through the afternoon. As this precipitation fell, it encountered the cold airmass, with only minor melting.
Prior to the arrival of system number one, Winter Storm Warnings were in effect for the whole state on the 14th.
An impressively cold airmass was in place as an upper trough crossed the region, bringing heavy snow to much of the area. Widespread 4-6 totals were reported, with isolated amounts approaching 10.
A compact system crossing from west to east generated an approximately 100 mile wide band of snow across central and northeast South Dakota.
Snowstorm of February 14, 2025 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from February 14, 2025 to February 17, 2025.
A low-level jet entrance region across western Pennsylvania, with moist westerly flow along the Alleghenies providing sufficient lift, allowed for snow showers to occur across northern and western portions of Pennsylvania during the early morning hours of February 14, 2025.
Following a period of unseasonably mild temperatures in early February, a pattern change introduced mixed precipitation to the Northern Rockies on February 14th and 15th.
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Periods of precipitation during the middle and late portions of the month helped to alleviate drought conditions across portions southern and southeastern Oklahoma.
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A 59 year old man died in Evanston from cold exposure. Low temperatures on the morning of February 14th were in the single digits.
Canadian high pressure brought a very cold airmass into central Illinois on February 14th. While temperatures hovered in the teens, strong northwesterly winds of 15 to 25mph produced wind-chill readings from 0 to -5F.
Another arctic front swept through during the afternoon of the 14th. Temperatures dropped from the upper 20s and 30s into the teens in a few hours. In the wake of the front, wind gusts of 35 to 55 mph were common well into the night. Some power outages occurred.
An arctic airmass combined with gusty winds resulted in frigid temperatures and extremely dangerous wind chills across central Pennsylvania.
A 73 year-old woman was found dead in her unheated home. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner determined the probable cause of death as hypothermia.
A historic outbreak of arctic air resulted in record breaking cold temperatures during an extreme cold spell that lasted almost two weeks for some locations across the combined Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles.
Cold wind chill temperatures of at least from -10 to -15 degrees impacted a large part of West Central Texas from the early afternoon of the February 14th until the late morning on February 15.
Extreme and record breaking cold peaked across Oklahoma and Texas during the 14th-16th, with wind chills of -20 to as low as -30 degrees reported in much of the area.
On the heels of the first significant winter storm to affect all of the Southern Plains and much of the Lower Mississippi Valley, where widespread snow ranged from 3-10 inches across East Texas on February 14th-15th, temperatures plunged to historic values by the morning of the…
On the heels of the first significant winter storm to affect all of the Southern Plains and much of the Lower Mississippi Valley, where widespread snow ranged from 2-8 inches across North Louisiana on February 14th-15th, temperatures plunged to near historic values by the…
On February 5, a cold air mass settled into the center part of the country, which caused temperatures to go below freezing. They would not return to the freezing/melting point until several weeks later. The worst of the cold snap occurred between February 14 through February 16.
Very bitter arctic air with ambient temperatures dropping to near zero or below zero and north winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts to near 30 mph on February 14, continued into the morning of February 15.
A three day stretch of cold weather resulted in several record cold temperatures were set. Wind chill temperatures between -30F and -40F were observed across most of the area.
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The Unnamed Fire started on February 14, 1986, in Florida, and burned 1,601 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on February 14, 1992, in Florida, and burned 1,678 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on February 14, 1992, in Florida, and burned 1,307 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on February 14, 1994, in Kansas, and burned 1,953 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on February 14, 1994, in Kansas, and burned 1,104 acres.
The Turnpike Mvd Fire started on February 14, 1996, in Oklahoma, and burned 5,911 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on February 14, 1996, in Atoka County, Oklahoma, and burned 2,505 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on February 14, 1996, in Mobile County, Alabama, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on February 14, 1996, in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,000 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on February 14, 2002, in Nebraska, and burned 1,477 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on February 14, 2005, in Lake County, Florida, and burned 1,249 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The combination of dried vegetation from drought conditions along with high wind speeds and low relative humidity values led to conditions that were conducive to wildland fires.
A wildfire burned 100 acres near Corsicana and destroyed three uninhabited mobile homes.
The Fire 30177 was discovered on February 14, 2006, in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,100 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Meadow Fire was discovered on February 14, 2008, in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, and burned 3,876 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Seth Ranch Fire was discovered on February 14, 2009, in Palo Pinto County, Texas, and burned 1,137 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The South Fisher County Fire was discovered on February 14, 2011, in Fisher County, Texas, and burned 2,650 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The West Turcotte Ranch Fire was discovered on February 14, 2011, in Kenedy County, Texas, and burned 2,500 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Duquesne Fire was discovered on February 14, 2011, in Arizona, and burned 1,995 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Thorofare Fire was discovered on February 14, 2011, in Dorchester County, Maryland, and burned 590 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Watts Fire was reported on February 14, 2016, in Houston County, Texas, and burned 1,156 acres.
The Valentine Complex was reported on February 14, 2016, in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, and burned 1,083 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The T Island Fire was reported on February 14, 2017, in Pender County, North Carolina, and burned 1,513 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Wf Valentines 2020 Fire was reported on February 14, 2020, in Jefferson County, Texas, and burned 2,500 acres.
Unseasonably warm temperatures, very strong southerly wind gusts, and low humidity combined with dormant, dry fine fuels to promote conditions that supported the rapid spread of wildfire across eastern Oklahoma during mid February.
The Greasy Creek Fire was reported on February 14, 2022, in Hughes County, Oklahoma, and burned 7,680 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Road Fire was reported on February 14, 2022, in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, and burned 4,080 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The 5 Finger Fire was reported on February 14, 2022, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,250 acres.
A cold upper trough dropped southward from the Pacific Northwest into the Great Basin on February 14. This system was moisture deficient with precipitation amounts in the Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi mountains generally a tenth of an inch or less of liquid precipitation.
The 2024 Port Hills fire was a wildfire in Christchurch, New Zealand. The fire started at around 2:15 pm NZDT on 14 February 2024 on Worsleys Road.
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A magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck Trujillo, Piura, Santa, Peru. It killed 350 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Trujillo, Peru.
An earthquake struck Borgo Val Di Taro, Italy. It killed 60 people and did $170,000 in damage.
An earthquake struck Ternate Island, Maluku, Indonesia. It destroyed 500 houses. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Central, Chile. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Fushun, Sichuan Province, China. It killed 26 people and injured 12.
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Gulf of Alaska, Alaska, United States. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Aitania-Vathia (Crete), Greece. It killed some people (about 51 to 100).
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Luzon, Philippines. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Central, Chile.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Panao,chaclla,quero,ayllamarca,la Linda, Peru. It killed 12 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Jailan,bokran,hosseinabad,sharifabad, Iran. It killed 1 person.
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Southern Italy. It killed 12 people and did $500,000 in damage.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Balakot, Batgram, Mansehra, Pakistan. It killed 24 people, injured 40, destroyed 1,420 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan on February 14, 2004. Extensive damage occurred and 24 people lost their lives.
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A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Wushi, Xinjiang Province, China. It destroyed 6,000 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Guadeloupe. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Sikkim, India. It killed 2 people and injured 2.
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Gisenyi, Rwanda. It killed 1 person, injured 109 and did $100 million in damage.
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The 2018 Oaxaca earthquake occurred on February 16, 2018, at 17:39 local time in the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains in Oaxaca state in Southern Mexico. 2 on the moment magnitude scale and a maximum felt intensity of VII on the Mercalli intensity scale.
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The 2023 Gorj earthquakes occurred on 13–14 February 2023, with the mainshock striking on 14 February at 15:16 local time, and were felt throughout the western Balkans. 7 M_L, making it the most powerful earthquake historically recorded in the Gorj County region.
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Dama Ali, Ethiopia erupted. It killed 50 people. The eruption was accompanied by an earthquake.
Mauna Loa, United States erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 0. The eruption caused a tsunami and was accompanied by an earthquake.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Aegean Sea, Greece.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia. It destroyed 500 houses.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Central Chile.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck Prince William Sound, AK, United States.
A tsunami with a source recorded as questionable earthquake struck Northwest Australia, with a maximum water height of 0.9 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck South China Sea, Philippines.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Columbia River Valley, WA, United States.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Dominica Passage, Guadeloupe.
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A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began February 14, 1938, reached Kp 6- and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 39; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 57 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began February 14, 1941, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 26; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began February 14, 1946, reached Kp 6 and lasted 24 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 33; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 55 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began February 14, 1958, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 23; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began February 14, 1959, reached Kp 6- and lasted 24 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 37; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 57 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began February 14, 1983, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 28; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began February 14, 1984, reached Kp 6- and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 43; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 57 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began February 14, 1990, reached Kp 6+ and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 30; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 53 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began February 14, 1994, reached Kp 6 and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 38; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 55 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began February 14, 2000, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 33; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began February 14, 2011, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 13; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
2 on February 14, oldest first.
A severe storm disaster that cost $1.5 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 13, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from February 14, 1986 to February 16, 1986.
A winter storm disaster that cost $4.0 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 30, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from February 14, 2015 to February 20, 2015.
2 on February 14, oldest first.
A tropical disturbance, which eventually developed into Tropical Depression 02W was near Yap on the 14th. Showers associated with convergence into the tropical depression brought heavy rain across Guam.
Although light north winds prevailed near-shore when a lone mariner departed Port Canaveral during the early morning hours, northeast winds likely became 12-16 knots just offshore, with peak winds near 20 knots, resulting in choppy 4-5 foot seas.
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.