Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for February 15, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Southern Sumatera, Liwa, Lampung, Indonesia. It killed 207 people, injured 2,000, destroyed 6,000 houses and did $170.5 million in damage.
Floods
On 15 February 2022, intense rainfall in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil caused mudslides and flooding that destroyed parts of the city. At least 231 people died in the disaster.
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Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Corsica,belvedere,roquebilliere, France. It killed 150 people.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of February 15, 2015 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from February 15, 2015 to February 17, 2015.
Tornadoes
An EF3 tornado touched down in Brunswick County, North Carolina and tracked 21.9 miles, 275 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 10.
Floods
Light precipitation started to arrive on the evening of February 14th due to an approaching low pressure system, with more substantial rain spreading across the area overnight into the 15th as a warm front approached from the south.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Johnson County, Arkansas and tracked 1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 24.
Winter storms and snow
The first in a series of strong winter storms impacted the eastern Sierra and northeast CA from the 16th to 17th. In this two day period, upwards of 2 to 4 feet of snow fell, and was accompanied by winds upwards of 80-100 mph.
Tornadoes
An EF3 tornado touched down in Escambia, Escambia counties, Florida and tracked 16.45 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3.
Tornadoes
A strong storm system moved across the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys on February 15th and 16th, 2025, bringing heavy rainfall and flooding, severe weather, and winter weather to central Kentucky.
Cold
An arctic outbreak brought frigid air to central Kentucky, which not only resulted in one of the heaviest snowfalls in a decade for the state, but led to several hypothermia fatalities as well.
Floods
Significant flash flooding occurred over west Kentucky, as anomalously high amounts of low-level moisture streamed northward over a warm front that became stationary along the Tennessee border.
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An unrated tornado touched down in Washington County, Alabama, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: St.Stephens, AL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Jefferson County, Alabama and tracked 0.9 miles, killing 1 and injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Mount Pinson, AL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Limestone County, Alabama, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Tanner, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Johnson County, Arkansas and tracked 1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 24.
A massive winter storm moved across central and southern Missouri producing snowfall up to 21 inches in isolated areas. The heaviest snow extended along the extreme southern counties in Missouri up to Cape Girardeau where 9 to 21 inches fell.
A small tornado touched down in a mobile home park, destroying four trailers. One trailer was lifted 75 yards in the air, and landed on top of a telephone pole. Only one trailer was occupied during the storm.
Water on area roads resulted in a car hydroplaning off of US Highway 84.
In what was believed to be the first tornado in Alabama in 2003, a small tornado touched down briefly in the northern half of Marengo County between Linden and Demopolis. No injuries or deaths were reported with the short-lived tornado.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Escambia, Escambia counties, Florida and tracked 16.45 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3.
Severe thunderstorms developed across the Florida Panhandle during the afternoon and evening of February 15th as a strong upper level disturbance moved from the southern Plains to the Tennessee Valley.
Widespread severe weather occurred with a mix of damaging winds, hail and several tornadoes. The focus of the severe weather was across central and southern Mississippi.
Severe thunderstorms developed across southwest and south central Alabama during the afternoon and evening of February 15th as a strong upper level disturbance moved from the southern Plains to the Tennessee Valley.
A strong storm system moving through the Mississippi River Valley aided the development of several lines of thunderstorms during the morning and afternoon hours of the 15th. Numerous reports of severe weather were received with this system, including at least one tornado.
A system originating from the Gulf of Mexico tracked northeast toward the area in an environment that was characterized by low instability and moderate shear.
A system originating from the Gulf of Mexico tracked northeast toward the area in an environment that was characterized by low instability and moderate shear.
Waves of heavy rain produced flooding on February 15th through the 16th. A line of thunderstorms developed along a lifting warm front, providing not only for enhancement in the rainfall totals, which ranged from 1-3 inches, but also attributed to shear that supported the…
An EF3 tornado touched down in Brunswick County, North Carolina and tracked 21.9 miles, 275 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 10.
Strong low pressure and a cold front produced an EF-3 tornado.
A strong cold front moved through the area during the afternoon hours of Feb 15th. The airmass ahead of the front was relatively unstable, and shear was very strong.
A strong cold front moved through the area during the afternoon hours of Feb 15th. The airmass ahead of the front was relatively unstable, and shear was very strong.
A strong storm system moved across the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys on February 15th and 16th, 2025, bringing heavy rainfall and flooding, severe weather, and winter weather to central Kentucky.
An upper-level trough crossed the Four Corners region and dipped into northern Mexico on February 14, 2025. In response, deep southwesterly flow set up over the Lower Mississippi Valley and advected Gulf moisture poleward.
An impactful severe weather event occurred during the late evening of the 15th into the early morning of the 16th. A squall line of severe thunderstorms pushed east across north Alabama, producing widespread wind damage and 8 tornadoes (1 EF-2, 6 EF-1 and 1 EF-0).
A line of severe thunderstorms ahead of an approaching cold front entered northwest Central Alabama around 11 PM on February 15. Over the next five hours, Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were issued for all 39 counties in Central Alabama as the line moved eastward across the area.
An upper-level trough crossed the Four Corners region and dipped into northern Mexico on February 14, 2025. A warm front quickly accelerated northward into the Mid-South during the morning of February 15, 2025, as surface low pressure traversed the Southern Plains.
Ingredients came together for severe storms to develop along a cold front moving through. Mid jet dynamics driven by the 850mb strengthening and built south through a scenario which is normally seen with a surface low moving through Oklahoma into Arkansas.
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A strong Gulf of Mexico low pressure system moved onshore the Mississippi coast during the late afternoon and evening producing strong winds, heavy rain and high tides. The combination of wind and high tides caused considerable damage along the Mississippi coast.
The 2008–09 South Pacific cyclone season was a below average tropical cyclone season, which featured six named tropical cyclones compared to an average of about nine. Ahead of the season officially starting on November 1, 2008, the Island Climate Update tropical cyclone outlook predicted that the season, would feature an average risk of tropical cyclones impacting the South Pacific between 160°E and 120°W.
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After a prolonged warm and dry spell a strong low pressure trough made its way out of the Gulf of Alaska and into California.
Intense Tropical Cyclone Emnati was a tropical cyclone that affected Madagascar, only two weeks after Cyclone Batsirai. The sixth tropical disturbance, the second tropical cyclone, and the second intense tropical cyclone of the 2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Emnati formed from a zone of disturbed weather that was first noted on 15 February 2022.
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The Manatee River at Myakka Head along State Road 64 crested at 13.7 feet on the 17th, over six and a half feet above the flood stage of seven feet. Crop damaged occurred, mainly tomatoes, from the floodwaters.
February 15-16 Episode NarrativeA large area of rain, with embedded thunderstorms, moved across Texas. This rain was the result of a slow moving storm system that affected the region. The rain was widespread and heavy at times.
Rains from Friday afternoon, the 14th, into Sunday the 16th were on the order of 3.5 to 4.9 inches, with the maximum over Wayne and Lincoln Counties. Small streams flooded onto roads Saturday evening, the 15th, into early Sunday, the 16th.
Flooding on the Elk River caused many roads to flood due to heavy rains. Two children were killed when a Nissan 300 ZX sedan, which was driven by the aunt, was swept off a bridge going over the Elk River on Veto Rd.
Three day rain totals, beginning on the 14th, totaled 4 to 6 inches. Louisa had 5.5 inches of rain, while Ashland measured 4.9 inches. Other cooperative measurements included 4.7 inches at Charley, 4.5 inches at Grayson Lake, and 4.1 inches at the Greenup Lock and Dam.
Two day rain totals of 3 to 4.5 inches accumulated from the 14th into the 16th. Grundy had 4.3 inches, Hurley had 3.7 inches, and Clintwood measured 3.3 inches. Small streams flooded or washed out roads late on the 15th into the 16th. Mud slides occurred on steep slopes.
Minor flooding occurred on the Clinch River on the 15th through the 16th. At Richlands, the river crested at 11.6 feet on the 16th. About 35 people had to be evacuated from there homes.
The period from the 15th into the 22nd of the month marked a period of unsettled weather for Interior Central California. Rain occurred during this time period with some locally heavy rain showers or thundershowers.
An approaching Eastern Pacific storm produced strong wind and heavy rain behind the warm front as it moved through the San Francisco Bay Area. Over 61,000 Bay Area customers lost power between 3 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Flooding was the result of a minor early melt dislodging a stop log on a dam upstream of Belcourt along Ox Creek. Contributing to this flooding through Belcourt was the inappropriate disposal of heavy snow from the season into the creek bed.
Training of heavy to moderate thunderstorms produced widespread flooding along a line from Navasota to Huntsville.
Heavy rain spread over Northwest California from February 15th into the 16th causing more landslides and minor flooding across the region.
With a weakening front over the islands and an upper low northwest of Kauai, heavy showers and thunderstorms developed over the state. Drenching rain led to periods of flash flooding over several isles, and gusty winds downed trees and power lines.
Several rounds of heavy rain sent the Ohio River above flood stage. February monthly precipitation was 4 to 7 inches above normal, with monthly totals of 8 to 10 inches common. This was greater than 200 percent of normal.
On 15 February 2022, intense rainfall in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil caused mudslides and flooding that destroyed parts of the city. At least 231 people died in the disaster.
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Light precipitation started to arrive on the evening of February 14th due to an approaching low pressure system, with more substantial rain spreading across the area overnight into the 15th as a warm front approached from the south.
Significant flash flooding occurred over west Kentucky, as anomalously high amounts of low-level moisture streamed northward over a warm front that became stationary along the Tennessee border.
A deep upper level trough was observed exiting the southern Rockies during the morning of February 15th, with southwesterly windflow ahead of the trough allowing for a fetch of deep moisture from the western Gulf of America.
Light precipitation entered into southeast Virginia on the evening of February 14th, with more substantial rain spreading across the area overnight into the 15th as a warm front approached from the south.
A major severe weather and flooding event unfolded across Middle Tennessee on February 15-16, 2025. As well above average moisture spread into the area, this helped set the stage for very heavy rainfall across Middle Tennessee.
A deep upper level trough was observed exiting the southern Rockies during the morning of February 15th, with southwesterly windflow ahead of the trough allowing for a fetch of deep moisture from the western Gulf of America.
By mid-February, higher moisture content from a lingering front and locally induced afternoon shower and thunderstorm activity produced periods of heavy rainfall across Puerto Rico.
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A day care center was unroofed and power lines were blown down by strong wind.
A cluster of thunderstorms moving east-northeast about 55 mph produced quarter-size hail just north of Vivian and 5 miles north of Plain Dealing between 1152 CST and 1225 CST. Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees 3 miles east of Plain Dealing around 1225 CST.
Roof blown off of a large building.
Surface winds associated with a tight pressure gradient blew at 20 to 30 mph with higher gusts over north Georgia and particularly in the Murray and Fannin county areas. The winds did considerable damage to a few buildings and trailers.
A slow moving cold front and upper level low pressure system triggered numerous thunderstorms late in the day on the 15th and in the early morning hours of the 16th. Hail between nickel and golfball-size was a common occurrence.
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 northwest winds to occur in Eastern Pennsylvania on the 15th through the early afternoon.
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 in New Jersey from the late evening of the 14th…
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 high damaging northwest winds to occur in Delaware during the pre-dawn hours on the 15th.
A strong upper level trough and cold pushed through the region during the evening of February 15th. Ahead of it, a squall line progressed across the area with reports of damaging wind gusts, mainly in the form of trees and power lines blowing down.
Cold air remained in place across northern Georgia north of a stationary front over central Georgia early in the morning on Monday, February 15th. A developing surface low over the lower Mississippi Valley swept northeast during the day spreading moisture north over the state.
Severe thunderstorms moved across southeast Mississippi and produced strong winds and large hail.
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed along a southeast moving cold front across Northwest Louisiana during the morning and afternoon hours of Monday, February 15th.
A strong upper level trough followed a southern path and interacted with a nearly stationary front near the Arkansas Border to produce strong to severe storms from the late evening of the 15th to the early morning of the 16th.
Strong to severe thunderstorms developed into northwestern Arkansas during the evening of the 15th, along and north of a warm front that stretched across southeastern Oklahoma and west central Arkansas.
Strong to severe thunderstorms developed into eastern Oklahoma during the evening of the 15th, along and north of a warm front that stretched across southeastern Oklahoma and west central Arkansas.
An active weather pattern set the stage for severe weather in mid February. A large upper trough was situated over the Rockies and associated surface lows moved through and just north of the area.
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Snowstorm of February 15, 1946 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from February 15, 1946 to February 21, 1946.
Snowstorm of February 15, 1978 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from February 15, 1978 to February 19, 1978.
Snowstorm of February 15, 1990 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from February 15, 1990 to February 24, 1990.
Strong winds and heavy snow lead to blizzard conditions when an arctic cold front moved into western Montana early on 02/15/01. Whiteout conditions were reported early in the morning near the continental divide and continued throughout the day, closing several highways at times.
Periods of freezing rain fell across much of southern and southwest Oklahoma from late evening of the 14th through mid-morning of the 16th in 2002, with many areas receiving one to two tenths of an inch of ice. As a result, a 30-car pileup occurred near the intersection of Interstate 40 and Interstate 44 in Oklahoma County, resulting in 2 fatalities. Numerous other accidents resulted in 3 additional fatalities across the area before the freezing rain ended.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Light to occasionally moderate freezing rain began on the evening of the 15th, and continued through the evening of the 16th. Reports of ice accumulations of an inch were common along and north of Interstate 64, from Frankfort to Winchester.
A backcountry skier died in an avalanche east of Salt Lake City between Millcreek and Little Cottonwood Canyon. He was with a group of 5 skiers who were not injured in the slide. The slide measured 300 feet across and was dropped 1500 vertical feet.
Freezing rain began late in the afternoon of the 15th. The freezing rain changed to sleet late in the evening, and alternated between sleet and light freezing rain through most of the 16th.
A winter storm moved along a frontal boundary from the southern Plains and into the Great Lakes region.
Winds turned northwesterly behind the departing Valentine's Day snowstorm on the 15th and 16th. These winds brought arctic air southward over the warmer waters of Lake Ontario.
Widespread showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of a strong upper level storm system that moved over Oklahoma. A cold front moved through the previous day, resulting in temperatures falling to near or just above freezing over much of the state.
Rain changed to snow after midnight on the 15th bringing a 2 to 4 hour period of light to moderate snowfall. Snowfall amounts ranged from a few tenths of an inch up to 2 inches. Some accidents were reported due to icy conditions.
A potent area of low pressure moved across the Bluegrass state on February 15th and 16th. The result was widespread accumulating snowfall across the whole of eastern Kentucky.
An upper level disturbance produced scattered show showers across the area, during the afternoon of February 14th.
An area of low pressure moved across southern Ohio on February 15th. Snow associated with this low spread into northern Ohio during the middle and later portion of the afternoon. Periods of moderate snow then continued into the early evening hours of the 16th.
Heavy snow created dangerous avalanche conditions across the eastern Sawatch Range. An avalanche occurred near Colorado 82 on Independence Pass.
Low pressure moved off the DelMarVa peninsula and moved northeastward passing southeast of southern New England. This brought strong winds and heavy snow to the southern portions of the region.
Strengthening surface low pressure south of the region, advancing eastward from Kentucky to the North Carolina coast, coupled with an upper air disturbance moving overhead produced accumulating snow across portions of eastern Pennsylvania during the day on the 15th.
Snowstorm of February 15, 2015 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from February 15, 2015 to February 17, 2015.
After a mild and quiet start to the month and much of the year, a quick change in seasons was provided by Arctic high pressure in the Ohio Valley.
An area of low pressure moved from the Gulf Coast up the west side of the Appalachians and across western Pennsylvania on February 15th and 16th bringing the first heavy synoptic snow of the season to northeastern Ohio.
An area of low pressure moved from the Gulf Coast up the west side of the Appalachians and across western Pennsylvania on February 15th and 16th bringing the first heavy synoptic snow of the season to western Pennsylvania.
Low pressure moved north across central Pennsylvania and central New York. It was on the only major synoptic event of the winter. This brought all snow to western New York.
A coastal low across the Carolinas on the morning of February 16th raced northward across the Champlain Valley of VT/NY during the day.
A complex series of surface low pressures and a strong upper atmospheric disturbance developed a potent ocean storm well off the Gulf of Maine.
While this event included some noteworthy lake snow accumulations the impacts were minimized by the extended time frame of the event and the location of the heaviest snows away from highly populated areas.
Light to moderate snow began falling across the region in the mid to late morning hours on Friday February 15, 2019. By the early afternoon heavy snow had been falling for a couple hours and area roads became impassible.
A winter storm brought 3 to 5 inches of snow to portions of central Missouri, while freezing rain brought ice accumulations of one to two tenths of an inch along the Highway 60 corridor.
After a week of heavy, wind blown snow across the Central Colorado Rockies where up to four feet of snow had fallen, back country recreationists unintentionally triggered a hard slab avalanche while riding motorized snow-bikes.
A bitterly cold arctic airmass moved over the region on February 8th, 2020 and colder air just kept flowing into the region over the next several days. In addition, storm systems passed through and blanketed much of the region with at least half a foot of snow. As skies began to clear and winds diminish, a very cold few days was forecast for the 14th and 15th. On the 15th that year, the overall statewide average temperature (all the highs and lows averaged together) fell down to -0.4 degrees Fahrenheit to beat the December 22nd, 1989 average of 1.9 degrees as the coldest day in state history. Even if you combine the 14th and 15th from 2020, you still get the second lowest two-day average temperature of 3.1 degrees Fahrenheit, just shy of the all-time coldest two-day average of 2.7 degrees set on December 22nd and 23rd in 1989.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A strong winter storm moved across northern Illinois on February 15th and 16th, producing a widespread area of 4 to 8 inches of snow.
While several rounds of winter weather occurred leading up to February 15, 2021, the first major winter precipitation event occurred on this day.
Widespread freezing rain, moderate to heavy at times, moved into southern middle Tennessee between after 6 am LST. A period of heavy freezing rain occurred during the late morning and midday hours when several tenths of an inch of ice and liquid equivalent were measured.
While several rounds of winter weather occurred leading up to February 15, 2021, the first major winter precipitation event occurred on this day.
A second ice storm impacted the Tri-State region of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia within a span of a week.
While several rounds of winter weather occurred leading up to February 15, 2021, the first major winter precipitation event occurred on this day.
A fast moving, yet significant winter storm moved through the area on the morning of February 15th. As the system moved through, a warm nose of air moving northward resulted in a second round of mixed precipitation in just a few short days after the previous storm.
Multiple waves of subtropical moisture brought periods of moderate to heavy precipitation, primarily as snowfall across the Northern Rockies.
The first in a series of strong winter storms impacted the eastern Sierra and northeast CA from the 16th to 17th. In this two day period, upwards of 2 to 4 feet of snow fell, and was accompanied by winds upwards of 80-100 mph.
A strong winter storm from Sunday, February 15th into Friday, February 19th brought heavy snow, rain, and gusty winds.
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38 year old woman found dead in home in Chicago Ridge, IL. Death due to cold exposure. Low temperature was 6F.
An arctic outbreak brought frigid air to central Kentucky, which not only resulted in one of the heaviest snowfalls in a decade for the state, but led to several hypothermia fatalities as well.
The combination of strong to high winds and an approaching arctic air mass produced wind chill factors of 10 to 15 degrees below zero during the first half of the day on the 15th in New Jersey. One person in Ocean County died from hypothermia.
The combination of strong to high winds and an approaching arctic air mass produced wind chill factors as low as around 25 degrees below zero in the Poconos and around 15 to 20 degrees below zero elsewhere in Eastern Pennsylvania during the morning of the 15th.
The near arrival of the center of the arctic air mass brought some of the lowest wind chills and temperatures of the winter season to Eastern Pennsylvania.
The near arrival of the center of the arctic air mass brought some of the lowest wind chills and temperatures of the winter season to New Jersey. While winds by the morning of the 16th were not as strong as they were on the morning of the 15th, air temperatures were lower.
Cold morning temperatures near normal across Southeastern Arizona. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that hypothermia was the primary factor in the cause of death of an individual in Sierra Vista.
As temperatures dropped to around 29 degrees Fahrenheit in the pre-dawn hours of the 15th, a man lost his life due to hypothermia.
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Rayne recorded 24 inches, Louisiana’s all-time maximum snow depth, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Parshall recorded -60°F, North Dakota’s all-time minimum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Coldbrook recorded -35°F, Massachusetts’s all-time minimum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
Lakeville 1NNE recorded 41 inches, Pennsylvania’s all-time maximum 24-hour snowfall, over February 15, 1958 to February 16, 1958, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Meadowlands 1NNW recorded 88 inches, Minnesota’s all-time maximum snow depth, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
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The Unnamed Fire was discovered on February 15, 1992, in Collier County, Florida, and burned 1,300 acres; the cause was recorded as railroad operations and maintenance.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on February 15, 1996, in Attala County, Mississippi, and burned 5,208 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire started on February 15, 1996, in Kansas, and burned 1,337 acres.
The Thomasranc Fire was discovered on February 15, 1996, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,240 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Thomas Ran Fire was discovered on February 15, 1996, in Oklahoma, and burned 730 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Curry Rd 3 Fire was discovered on February 15, 2000, in Curry County, New Mexico, and burned 7,000 acres; the cause was recorded as smoking.
The White Lightening Fire was discovered on February 15, 2000, in Forrest County, Mississippi, and burned 525 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Stagecoach Complex was discovered on February 15, 2001, in Polk County, Florida, and burned 10,119 acres; the cause was recorded as railroad operations and maintenance.
The Flicka Fire was discovered on February 15, 2001, in Osceola County, Florida, and burned 3,900 acres; the cause was recorded as railroad operations and maintenance.
The Ranch Command Fire was discovered on February 15, 2001, in Okeechobee County, Florida, and burned 1,960 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
Near zero visibility due to blowing dust, also described as a temporary blackout, contributed to two traffic pileups on a stretch of Interstate 8 west of Casa Grande.
The Anderson Fire was discovered on February 15, 2006, in Lea County, New Mexico, and burned 4,224 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Irish Creek Fire was discovered on February 15, 2011, in Maryland, and burned 2,910 acres.
The Pigeon Roost Fire was discovered on February 15, 2011, in Martin County, Kentucky, and burned 865 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Sargent Ranch Fire was discovered on February 15, 2013, in Texas, and burned 1,757 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The North Tower Fire was reported on February 15, 2015, in Grant County, Louisiana, and burned 1,315 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Kahikinui Fire was reported on February 15, 2016, in Maui County, Hawaii, and burned 5,300 acres.
The 5 Mile Fire was reported on February 15, 2016, in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,162 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
Dry conditions and breezy winds allowed a wildfire to spread through southeastern Polk County, destroying numerous homes and outbuildings.
The Three Forks #8 Fire was reported on February 15, 2017, in Brevard County, Florida, and burned 7,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The CR630 E Fire was reported on February 15, 2017, in Polk County, Florida, and burned 5,550 acres.
The Breach Fire was reported on February 15, 2017, in Gove County, Kansas, and burned 1,900 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
A wildfire burned at least one structure and forced evacuations in the Mark Twain National Forest.
The Rozell Fire was reported on February 15, 2018, in Taney County, Missouri, and burned 2,101 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Four Mile Creek Fire was reported on February 15, 2022, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 3,456 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Ok 146 Fire was reported on February 15, 2022, in Perry County, Alabama, and burned 1,223 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Coal Bluff Rd Fire was reported on February 15, 2022, in Rankin County, Mississippi, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Diamond Creek Complex was reported on February 15, 2022, in Morris County, Kansas, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Levy Fire was reported on February 15, 2026, in Osceola County, Florida, and burned 1,300 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
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An earthquake struck Croatia, Balkans NW.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Ningxia, China. It killed some people (about 51 to 100).
An earthquake struck Corsica,belvedere,roquebilliere, France. It killed 150 people.
An earthquake struck Sainte Maure, France. It killed few people (about 1 to 50).
An earthquake struck N Santander,pamplona, Colombia.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Northern, California, United States. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Thuan Hai Province, Vietnam. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Lima, Peru. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Turkey. It injured 20 and destroyed 525 houses.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Southern Sumatera, Liwa, Lampung, Indonesia. It killed 207 people, injured 2,000, destroyed 6,000 houses and did $170.5 million in damage.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Masbate, Dimasalang, Philippines. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Dimasalang, Luzon, Philippines.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Khaspur, India.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Baalbec, Lebanon-Syria. It injured 10.
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Chelyabinsk (Meteor Explosion), Russia. It injured 1,000 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
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A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck N. California, United States, with a maximum water height of 0.6 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Central Peru, with a maximum water height of 0.7 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck Samar Sea, Philippines, with a maximum water height of 1 meters.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began February 15, 1978, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 49; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 48 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began February 15, 1980, reached Kp 7 and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 40; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began February 15, 1990, reached Kp 7- and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 50; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A swimmer was caught in a rip current off Torrey Pines State Beach and drowned.
A man attempting to rescue his stepchilden from a rip current at Ft. Pierce Inlet succeeded, but then became caught in the rip current himself and disappeared in the surf. His body was found by police two days later. An autopsy confirmed the man died from drowning.
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