Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for February 18, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of February 18, 1921 was ranked category 5, Extreme, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from February 18, 1921 to February 22, 1921.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Usoy, Barchidiv, Posor, Nisur, Tajikistan. It killed 318 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Floods
9 in) in 24 hours—caused deadly floods and landslides across the state of São Paulo. 65 people were killed, of which 64 were in São Sebastião.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Volcanoes
, Mount St. Helens in Skamania County, Washington, United States, experienced a catastrophic explosive eruption which had a volcanic explosivity index of 5.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Jackson, Madison, Banks counties, Georgia and tracked 10.3 miles, killing 5 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Nickolson, GA.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Van Wert County, Ohio and tracked 2.8 miles, 40 yards wide at its widest, injuring 6.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Peach County, Georgia and tracked 9.7 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 50.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Leake, Neshoba counties, Mississippi and tracked 27.3 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 27.
Tornadoes
An F2 tornado touched down in Bibb, Shelby counties, Alabama and tracked 10.3 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Montevallo, AL.
Tornadoes
An EF3 tornado touched down in Hancock, Glascock, Warren counties, Georgia and tracked 10.4 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 3.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck S of Xinzhu, Taiwan. It killed 11 people.
Tornadoes
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An F2 tornado touched down in Hamilton County, Ohio and 40 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Mill Creek, OH.
An F3 tornado touched down in Jackson, Madison, Banks counties, Georgia and tracked 10.3 miles, killing 5 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Nickolson, GA.
An F2 tornado touched down in Bibb, Shelby counties, Alabama and tracked 10.3 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Montevallo, AL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Jasper, Putnam counties, Georgia and tracked 15 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Hillsboro to S Eatonton, GA.
An F2 tornado touched down in San Augustine County, Texas and 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Steep Creek, TX.
An F2 tornado touched down in Liberty County, Texas and tracked 6.7 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Dayton/Liberty, TX.
An F3 tornado touched down in Peach County, Georgia and tracked 9.7 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 50.
An F3 tornado touched down in Leake, Neshoba counties, Mississippi and tracked 27.3 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 27.
An F4 tornado touched down in Van Wert County, Ohio and tracked 2.8 miles, 40 yards wide at its widest, injuring 6.
A weak tornado was spawned in Saline County about 3.6 miles west-northwest of Benton. The tornado moved east into the Benton area, damaging homes and businesses. There were 66 homes with minor damage, 18 homes with major damage and 10 commercial buildings damaged.
A radio tower was blown down onto a house. A middle school received minor damage. Trees and power lines were blown down.
A line of thunderstorms moved across eastern North Carolina during the early morning hours on February 18th and produced high winds, some hail and three tornadoes.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Hancock, Glascock, Warren counties, Georgia and tracked 10.4 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 3.
A strong cold front accompanied and deep negatively tilted upper trough through the eastern U.S. from the 18th into the 19th.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Wilkes, McDuffie counties, Georgia and tracked 19.74 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest.
A powerful low pressure system and associated cold front pushed through the area, and helped trigger numerous thunderstorms. Some became supercells, that produced long swaths of large hail, areas of damaging winds, and at least one tornado.
Supercells developed of much of Georgia and did considerable damage. There was one fatality in Atlanta's area with several injuries.
A slow moving cold front produced numerous showers and thunderstorms across southwest Louisiana. Some of these storms became severe and produced damaging winds and a tornado. Also, heavy rainfall resulted in some flash flooding across the region.
A warm and unstable airmass developed across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley during the day as an ejecting upper trough moved into the Plains.
Isolated thunderstorms formed along a boundary. The strongest storm produced a tornado.
A low-topped supercell embedded within a line of showers moved across a portion of Broward and Miami-Dade Counties on the afternoon of February 18th, 2024 in association with a cold front moving through the area.
A waterspout originating southwest of Cudjoe Bay made landfall as an EF0 tornado over southern portions of Cudjoe Key. The tornado crossed U.S. Highway 1, and continued northeast as a waterspout until a second landfall as an EF0 tornado over central Big Torch Key.
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Hurricane Guillaume reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 922 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Djoungou reached its peak of 135 kt (155 mph) with a central pressure of 938 mb, a category 4 storm.
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Iowa was under a deep snow pack with water equivalents ranging from around an inch over the south third of the state to around 5 inches across the north. A strong warming trend took place as cold air over Iowa was replaces with Chinook air from the Rockies.
Mild temperatures melted snowcover in a short time period allowing for a sudden runoff into streams and rivers which were still intact with thicker than normal ice. The runoff into the streams and rivers was sufficient to break up the ice.
A strong low pressure system that moved to the northeast along the Mid Atlantic coast and then passed southeast of Cape Cod brought heavy rainfall, isolated flash floods, and thunderstorms to mainly central and southern Rhode Island.
The Horse Creek crested at 15.0 feet, three feet above the flood stage of twelve feet, on the 19th. A few homes in the Hidden Acres subdivision received minor to moderate flood damage.
A warm front surged north during the morning of Friday the 18th, dropping a half inch to an inch of rain. Meanwhile, low pressure extended from southern Ohio on down the entire length of the Ohio River during that afternoon.
Rains of 2 to 4 inches fell in about an 18 hour period. A strong frontal zone was in the vicinity, as low pressure moved up the Ohio Valley. Southerly winds pulled low level moisture north from Tennessee and Kentucky .
Numerous creeks overflowed their banks across the county.
A warm front over the lower Ohio Valley produced numerous training thunderstorms over north central Kentucky during the morning and early afternoon. A cold front brought more heavy rain to north central and east central Kentucky during the afternoon and evening.
Widespread heavy rains of between 2.0 and 3.0 inches fell across southwest Pennsylvania on February 18th. This rain fell onto ground that was already nearly saturated from heavy rainfall a few days earlier.
Widespread heavy rains of between 2.0 and around 3.5 inches fell across northern West Virginia and portions of southwest Pennsylvania on February 18th. This rain fell onto ground that was already nearly saturated from heavy rainfall a few days earlier.
Rains of 2.5 to 4 inches hit Carter, Greenup, and Boyd Counties in about an 18 hour period on the 18th. A frontal zone pushed north of northeast Kentucky during the early monring hours.
Showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall came in several rounds causing many roads to be closed due to high water.
Several hours of heavy rain brought widespread flash flooding across most of Fleming county.
Training effects from thunderstorms brought several hours of very heavy rains to the county. A home was severly damaged by a mud and rock slide. A furniture store had extensive damage due to flooding on Triplett Creek.
Excessive and prolonged rain fell across northwest Louisiana resulting in high water on Lake Bistineau. The lake crested at 144.8 feet on the evening of the 22nd and the morning of the 23rd. As a result some dozen homes were damaged by flood waters.
Heavy rainshowers developed along a cold front that moved east across the region. This led to flooded roadways in the valleys, and mud and rock slides in the foothill and mountain areas that had recently burned.
An extended period of very wet weather dumped more than 3 to 6 inches of rain along the coast and inland valleys, more than 6 to 12 inches in the foothills and mountains, and more than 2 inches in the deserts.
A relatively strong area of low pressure moved through the region during the evening of February 18th and into the overnight hours. Widespread convection with some severe storms and areas of heavy rain accompanied this low pressure system.
An area of low pressure over the northwestern Gulf of Mexico allowed an abundance of moisture to move north across the region. A few storms with heavy rains crossed portions of southern Mississippi. The heavy rains caused flooding of several roads across the area.
Strong low pressure moved across southern Louisiana and southern Mississippi during the midday hours. Several long track supercell thunderstorms moved across the area ahead of the low pressure. Numerous reports of severe weather were received.
A potent upper level low pressure system moving into west Texas produced an early morning band of strong to severe thunderstorms across southeast Texas. These thunderstorms produced numerous reports of wind damage as well as flash flooding across portions of the region.
A cold front sank very slowly south into the northern parts of the ArkLaMiss. With abundant moisture in place, storms moved repeatedly over the same locations. This resulted in flash flooding for locations generally along and north of the Highway 82 corridor.
Heavy rainfall (1.5 to 2.5 inches) and snowmelt led to the formation of a significant ice jam on the East Branch of the Ausable River at Au Sable Forks, NY during the late morning to early afternoon hours of 18 February, 2022.
9 in) in 24 hours—caused deadly floods and landslides across the state of São Paulo. 65 people were killed, of which 64 were in São Sebastião.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A third, powerful, winter storm brought significant impacts to Southwestern California. Rainfall totals ranged between 2 and 12 inches with the highest totals across southern Santa Barbara county and western Ventura county.
After a prolonged cold period that allowed for rapid river ice growth, a period of unusual warm temperatures helped to melt and rot the ice. During the melt process, some ice jams were observed along the Allegheny River and other tributaries along the Beaver and Ohio Rivers.
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Intense thunderstorms with strong winds and heavy rains, hit the Santa Barbara area. Many trees were uprooted and power lines downed.
Strong thunderstorm winds destroyed a garage and broke two power line poles south of Tryon. Several tree limbs were blown down in and around the town.
A complex storm system over the Great Lakes region on Wednesday (February 18) with a secondary system off the New Jersey coast moved south of New England by Thursday (February 19).
A low pressure system which moved through the Ohio Valley on January 18, produced damaging winds across parts of Bennington County. The winds downed trees and power lines and damaged several homes. At Bennington, the branches of a huge maple tree fell onto a house.
High winds at Walker Lake blew over a pickup truck pulling a 30 foot travel trailer on Highway 95.
High winds in Dayton and Stagecoach caused damage to large signs, knocked down trees and blew roofs off of structures. A historic barn built in the 1860's collapsed under the fierce windstorm. Highest wind speed recorded in the immediate area was 69 mph at Stagecoach.
A short-lived but very intense thunderstorm microburst caused about a half million dollars damage in the center of Cairo. The affected area, which was 5 city blocks wide and about a mile long, was primarily residential. A total of 52 buildings were damaged or destroyed.
A mobile home was destroyed and a roof was blown off of another house. Two other homes were severly damaged. Several trees and power lines were blown down.
Late in the evening of the 18th, a severe thunderstorm entered Walton County, which produced baseball sized hail and damaging winds near Darlington. During the predawn hours of the 19th, a severe thunderstorm produced damaging winds in Madison County.
A boundary across east Tennessee triggered scattered severe thunderstorms during the afternoon hours. Most of the storm reports were for damaging thunderstorm winds, but hail as large as quarters was also reported.
A strong cold front moved across upstate New York and northeast Pennsylvania |on the afternoon of the 18th, bringing high winds to the region. The strongest winds |occurred across the Finger Lakes and the Mohawk Valley in central New York.
Strong west to northwest winds affected the Eastern Shore from the evening of the 18th into the evening of the 19th. Peak wind gusts averaged around 50 mph. The winds tore down weak trees, tree limbs and wires and caused isolated power outages.
A strong cold front moved across upstate New York and northeast Pennsylvania |on the afternoon of the 18th, bringing high winds to the region. Numerous trees and wires were blown down with wind gusts between 40 and 50kts.
Strong to high west to northwest winds affected New Jersey from the evening of the 18th into the evening of the 19th. Peak wind gusts averaged around 55 mph. The winds tore down trees, tree limbs and wires and caused power outages.
Strong to high west to northwest winds affected Eastern Pennsylvania from the evening of the 18th through the evening of the 19th. Peak wind gusts averaged around 55 mph. The winds tore down trees, tree limbs and wires and caused power outages.
A strong cold front, associated with a powerful storm across Canada, moved across Vermont during the night of February 18th into the early morning hours of February 19th.
A strong low pressure system and its associated cold front tracked across the area resulting in high winds across portions of the region.
A tight pressure gradient around strong low pressure over James Bay, 3-hourly pressure rises of 2 to 4 mb, and daytime mixing up to 925 mb winds of 35 to 45 knots produced strong gusty winds that affected parts of South Central and Southeast Wisconsin with sustained winds of 26…
A strong cold front, associated with a powerful storm across Canada, moved across northern New York during the night of February 18th.
Strong to high west to northwest winds affected Delaware from the evening of the 18th through the evening of the 19th. Peak wind gusts averaged 50 to 60 mph. The winds tore down trees, tree limbs and wires and caused power outages.
Strong low pressure moved across southern Louisiana and southern Mississippi during the midday hours. Several long track supercell thunderstorms moved across the area ahead of the low pressure. Numerous reports of severe weather were received.
A strong cold front moved across the area and produced high winds which caused some damage across southwest Alabama.
The approach of a cold front triggered numerous thunderstorms in Arkansas during the afternoon and early evening hours of the 18th. A number of severe storms occurred, producing damaging winds and large hail.
On this date back in 2016, very warm temperatures, southwest winds of 30 to 40 mph, and very dry air fueled a large wildfire just northwest of Buffalo, in far northwest Oklahoma. The fire started just west of Buffalo near Doby Springs and spread quickly northeast. The wildfire burned approximately 17,280 acres in Oklahoma before moving into Kansas.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A prolonged period of widespread high winds developed across southeast Wyoming. There were frequent gusts of 70 to 80 mph observed.
A deep, cold low pressure system and associated cold front brought high winds to portions of the Mojave Desert.
A deep, cold low pressure system and associated cold front brought high winds to portions of the Mojave Desert and Owens Valley.
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February 1905 in Wichita Falls marks one of the snowiest months ever for that city. The month began with a snowfall of 3 inches on the 1st. It was followed a week later with 8 inches on the 7th, then as much as 9 inches on the 18th. All three of these snow totals still stand as record daily snowfalls for Wichita Falls area, and the 9 inches on the 18th still stands as the all-time calendar day snowfall for the entire month of February.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Snowstorm of February 18, 1921 was ranked category 5, Extreme, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from February 18, 1921 to February 22, 1921.
Snowstorm of February 18, 1964 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from February 18, 1964 to February 21, 1964.
An upper level disturbance brought a blast of snow from the Palmer Divide north of Colorado Springs to the southeast mountains and foothills.
With cold air in place, as a warm front approached from the south and a weak low pressure system moved northeast along the coast, light snow developed from around 6:40 am at Westchester County Airport to 10:45 am at Westhampton Beach (in Suffolk County).
Low pressure developed over the Great Plains states and moved east across the Ohio Valley spreading a wintery mix of precipitation into Pennsylvania on Friday, the 18th.
An area of low pressure developed over the Texas Panhandle on Feburary 17. The low deepened and tapped into Gulf of Mexico moisture as it tracked northeast through the Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio valleys early on Feburary 18.
A storm system moved from the Ohio Valley Friday afternoon, February 18th and moved to the southern New England coast Saturday morning before reorganizing and moving out to sea. The heaviest snow fell over the eastern half of the state.
Low pressure moved across Central Ohio spreading mixed precipitation across the region. The precipitation started as rain but changed to freezing rain as temperatures fell into the 20s. Ice accumulation greater than one quarter inch downed many trees and branches.
An area of low pressure off the mid Atlantic coast early Monday afternoon (2/17/03), moved northeast and passed south of Cape Cod early Tuesday morning (2/18/03) before it moved out to sea.
Moderate winds, with snow and blowing snow produced Winter Weather Advisory conditions over exposed portions of the zone, beyond the immediate area of weather reporting stations.
Freezing rain began falling during the morning hours of the 18th and light icing occurred for several hours across a portion of the Mississippi Delta region.
Snowstorm of February 18, 2013 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from February 18, 2013 to February 21, 2013.
An Arctic front dropping in behind an exiting low pressure area brought some scattered light snow showers, very strong winds of 30 to 50 mph, along with widespread blowing snow.
A major winter storm impacted portions of west and north central Upper Michigan 2/18-2/20. Blizzard conditions developed across the Keweenaw Peninsula and Alger County from 2/19-2/20.
Periods of moderate to heavy snow continued for the seventh straight day across the East Slopes of the Washington Cascades. A persistent westerly jet continued to feed subtropical moisture along just over the Cascades Crest.
An avalanche in the area of Togwotee Pass claimed the life of a 26-year-old Iowa man when he was swept into a tree. The slide triggered around 1530MST when another snowmobiler circled around the man's stuck sled. Rescuers tried for over 30 minutes to revive the victim.
Snow in New Castle County and a wintry mix in Kent and Sussex Counties during the morning of the 18th caused slippery and hazardous traveling conditions on untreated roadways.
Snow in Eastern Pennsylvania occurred during the first half of the day on the 18th caused slippery and hazardous traveling conditions on untreated roadways. Snowfall averaged 1.5 to 3.5 inches. Snow overspread eastern Pennsylvania from 130 a.m. EST through 330 a.m.
One person was killed in a two vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 63 north of Racine (Mower County). Southeast winds of 20 to 25 mph created drifting snow that covered the highway and created slippery conditions.
The passage of a potent Pacific cold front in concert with a favorable jet stream position, strong mid-level winds, and a tightening pressure gradient led to widespread high wind east of the Continental Divide.
An upper-level trough dug southward across the Pacific Northwest during February 18th and 19th. Numerous hail showers developed along the coast, and snowfall occurred across the interior mountains.
An upper level low pressure system approaching from the Great Basin combined with deepening surface low pressure over eastern New Mexico on the 18th.
Snowstorm of February 18, 2019 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from February 18, 2019 to February 21, 2019.
A very cold low pressure system brought unusually heavy snow to low elevations in the Mojave Desert.
A group of 6 snowboarders built a jump on a bank near Togwotee Pass. The first person to go off the jump triggered a slab avalanche that buried him 9 feet deep in the snow. The man was wearing a transceiver and was eventually excavated.
Strong surface high pressure centered from the Midwest into New England helped to supply low level cold air into the area, as a prolonged Classic Cold Air Damming regime was in place throughout the duration of the event.
Strong surface high pressure centered from the Midwest into New England helped to supply low level cold air into the area, as a prolonged Classic Cold Air Damming regime was in place throughout the duration of the event.
Strong surface high pressure centered from the Midwest into New England helped to supply low level cold air into the area, as a prolonged Classic Cold Air Damming regime was in place throughout the duration of the event.
A strong cold front pushed across the Northland during the midday and early afternoon hours of the 18th.
A strong storm system resulted in a long duration snow event which was the heaviest across the Little Belt Mountains and Rocky Mountain Front. Area valleys and portions of the plains experienced blustery winds and a few inches of snow.
Snowstorm of February 18, 2025 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from February 18, 2025 to February 20, 2025.
A strong winter storm moved into Arkansas from the plains overtop a cold airmass already in place.
A strong and moist trough pushed inland during the middle portion of February, leading to several days of impactful weather.
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84 year old woman found dead in home, due to hypothermia/cold exposure. Overnight low tempterature 14F.
Arctic air moved across the midwest during the early morning hours of Saturday, February 18th. In addition to the very cold air, wind chills dropped to -30 to -35 at many locations.
In less than a week, a second arctic front swept through West Virginia during the early afternoon hours of the 18th. Snow showers formed ahead of the front.
Dangerous wind chills to 20 below zero and accumulating lake effect snow showers affected far north-central Indiana behind an arctic cold front February 18th into February 19th.
In less than a week, a second arctic front swept through northeast Kentucky during the late morning hours of the 18th. Snow showers formed ahead of the front.
In less than a week, a second arctic front swept through southeast Ohio during the late morning hours of the 18th. Snow showers formed ahead of the front, with a few bands lingering during the afternoon in its wake.
A pronounced intrusion of arctic air arrived across the Southern Plains behind a cold front on the 18th, resulting in a prolonged period of dangerous cold/wind chills that persisted through the 21st.
An arctic front dropped temperatures into the single digits and teens, along with sub-zero to single digit wind chills, across North and Central Texas the week of February 18.
Extremely cold temperatures and wind chills impacted portions of NW Missouri and NE Kansas Feb 18 into Feb 20.
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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).
Ceasars Head recorded 29 inches, South Carolina’s all-time maximum snow depth, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Summit recorded 147 inches, Montana’s all-time maximum snow depth, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Old Forge recorded -52°F, New York’s all-time minimum temperature, 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 18, 1994, in Kiowa County, Kansas, and burned 7,000 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on February 18, 1994, in Morris County, Kansas, and burned 5,000 acres.
The Luce Fire was discovered on February 18, 1994, in New Mexico, and burned 4,000 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on February 18, 1994, in Kansas, and burned 2,790 acres.
The Track Fire was discovered on February 18, 1994, in New Mexico, and burned 2,120 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on February 18, 1994, in Kansas, and burned 1,389 acres.
The Cody Fire was discovered on February 18, 1996, in Oklahoma, and burned 4,000 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire started on February 18, 1996, in Colorado, and burned 2,253 acres.
The Bahia Fire was discovered on February 18, 2001, in Brevard County, Florida, and burned 3,200 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Carter Co 1 Fire was discovered on February 18, 2004, in Carter County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire started on February 18, 2009, in North Carolina, and burned 1,320 acres.
The Miller Fire was discovered on February 18, 2009, in Coleman County, Texas, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire started on February 18, 2011, in Florida, and burned 2,346 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on February 18, 2011, in Florida, and burned 1,633 acres.
The Vivian Cemetery Fire was discovered on February 18, 2013, in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,260 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
Warm, dry, and very windy conditions, combined with dormant vegetation resulted in the rapid spread of wildfire on February 18th. Wildfires burned over 20,000 acres of land in Okfuskee County, which destroyed several outbuildings.
The Pharoah Fire was reported on February 18, 2016, in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, and burned 21,840 acres.
The Buffalo Fire was reported on February 18, 2016, in Harper County, Oklahoma, and burned 18,000 acres.
The Sand Creek Fire was reported on February 18, 2016, in Hughes County, Oklahoma, and burned 5,238 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Green Cabin Fire was reported on February 18, 2016, in Latimer County, Oklahoma, and burned 5,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Shoe Mountain Fire was reported on February 18, 2016, in Sebastian County, Arkansas, and burned 4,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Shoe Mountain Fire was reported on February 18, 2016, in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, and burned 4,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Bass Fire was reported on February 18, 2016, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 3,740 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Pawnee Cove Fire was reported on February 18, 2016, in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, and burned 3,500 acres.
The Nuyaka Fire was reported on February 18, 2016, in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, and burned 3,300 acres.
The Pumkin Center Fire was reported on February 18, 2016, in Lincoln County, Colorado, and burned 2,282 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Primary Fire was reported on February 18, 2016, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 2,079 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Co Rd 128 Fire was reported on February 18, 2016, in Weld County, Colorado, and burned 1,773 acres.
The Hemple Fire was reported on February 18, 2016, in Stafford County, Kansas, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Road Fire was reported on February 18, 2016, in Linn County, Kansas, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Red Horse Fire was reported on February 18, 2018, in Woods County, Oklahoma, and burned 2,549 acres.
The Pleasant Fire was reported on February 18, 2018, in Inyo County, California, and burned 2,070 acres.
The Dutchman Fire was reported on February 18, 2026, in Comanche County, Kansas, and burned 1,191 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
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A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Off Coast, Iran.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Kola Peninsula, NW Russia.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck S of Xinzhu, Taiwan. It killed 11 people.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Usoy, Barchidiv, Posor, Nisur, Tajikistan. It killed 318 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Greece-Albania. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Quetta, Pakistan. It killed 12 people.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Gafour,oum-Zid,el Akhouat, Tunisia.
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Azores. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
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Sheveluch, Russia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 5.
, Mount St. Helens in Skamania County, Washington, United States, experienced a catastrophic explosive eruption which had a volcanic explosivity index of 5.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6 earthquake struck Ionian Sea, Greece. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Ochrida Lake, Albania.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began February 18, 1999, reached Kp 7- and lasted 36 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 80; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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In the late afternoon of Monday 18 February, a male Russian tourist, 60 years old, was drowned off of Obyan Beach on southern Saipan after he ventured outside the reef while snorkeling and was carried out in strong rip currents.
High pressure over the west coast brought stable conditions and areas of dense fog over the San Joaquin Valley on February 19-20, 2015.
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