Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for March 10, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Monroe, Ralls, Marion counties, Missouri and tracked 29.1 miles, killing 14 and injuring 40. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Elizabethtown/S Monroe City/Hassard, MO/N Hannibal, IL.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Limestone, McLennan, Hill counties, Texas and tracked 23.3 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 77.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Grant, Lafayette counties, Wisconsin and tracked 5 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Hazel Green, WI.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Lauderdale County, Mississippi and tracked 20 miles, 1,760 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 57.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Salima, Dedza, Mohinji, Malawi. It killed 9 people, injured 100 and did $28 million in damage.
Floods
Intense flooding and mudslides struck São Paulo (city) and São Paulo (state), Brazil, following heavy rain and killed at least 21. The downpour in São Paulo and the surrounding areas set new records for rainfall levels for the month of March and left cities covered in up to a meter of slowly draining mud and flood water.
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Tornadoes
An EF3 tornado touched down in Kankakee, Jasper counties, Illinois and tracked 35.62 miles, 1,550 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 19.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Hary reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 898 mb, a category 5 storm.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Pingyuan, Yunnan Province, China. It killed 25 people, injured 250, destroyed 1,039 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Macoupin County, Illinois and 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Bunkerhill, IL.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Hale, Greene counties, Alabama and tracked 18 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 7.
Tornadoes
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An F4 tornado touched down in Monroe, Ralls, Marion counties, Missouri and tracked 29.1 miles, killing 14 and injuring 40. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Elizabethtown/S Monroe City/Hassard, MO/N Hannibal, IL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Grant, Lafayette counties, Wisconsin and tracked 5 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Hazel Green, WI.
An F3 tornado touched down in Clinton, Jackson counties, Iowa and tracked 19.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Dewitt/SE Charlotte/Waterford Twp./Deep Creek Twp./Preston, IA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Macoupin County, Illinois and 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Bunkerhill, IL.
An F3 tornado touched down in De Soto Parish, Caddo Parish, Bienville Parish, Louisiana and tracked 50.9 miles, 650 yards wide at its widest.
An F2 tornado touched down in Orleans Parish, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana and tracked 7.5 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 7.
An F4 tornado touched down in Limestone, McLennan, Hill counties, Texas and tracked 23.3 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 77.
An F3 tornado touched down in Burnet County, Texas and tracked 7.8 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, injuring 40.
An F3 tornado touched down in Grayson County, Texas and tracked 6.8 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3.
An F2 tornado touched down in Tom Green County, Texas and tracked 0.3 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 7.
An F3 tornado touched down in Morgan, Johnson, Marion counties, Indiana and tracked 35 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, injuring 22.
An F3 tornado touched down in Randolph County, Indiana and tracked 7.6 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest.
An F2 tornado touched down in Fayette, Madison, Pickaway counties, Ohio and tracked 28 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 10.
An F2 tornado touched down in Huron County, Ohio and tracked 8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 10.
An F2 tornado touched down in Muskingum County, Ohio and tracked 5 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 3.
An F2 tornado touched down in Shelby, Hancock counties, Indiana and tracked 17.8 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lauderdale County, Mississippi and tracked 20 miles, 1,760 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 57.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hale, Greene counties, Alabama and tracked 18 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 7.
Hail caused minor damage in the Redding area. At Old Shasta, hail was reported to be three inches deep following the storm.
An F3 tornado touched down in Burleson County, Texas and tracked 21 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
At least 50 reports of damage to cars and homes.
March 10, 2000 - Event NarrativeEarly morning (400 AM-600 AM) thunderstorms occurred in an southwest to northeast line from near Breckenridge to Graham to south of Bowie, to near Sherman.
A tornado caused considerable damage 9 miles south of Birmingham, in the Vestavia Hills and Hoover communities. The tornado first touched down in the Tal-Heim subdivision near Interstate 65 and Rocky Ridge Road.
The National Weather Service storm survey found tornado and straight line wind damage with maximum winds estimated at 65 to 70 mph. The tornado damage began along 47th street near North Water Park and continued east to the Windmill Village North mobile home park.
A tornado associated with the north end of a bowing convective line segment destroyed two chicken houses, severely damaged several homes, destroyed sheds and outbuildings, snapped and uprooted a number of trees, and blew down power lines and power poles.
A complex of high-based severe thunderstorms, some with supercell characteristics, propagated southeastward over the southern Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 10th. Between 20:15 and 20:20 CST, an intense downburst impacted Estelline in southeastern Hall County.
A squall line developed across the Coastal Bend in South Texas and moved southeast off the coast. Severe straight line wind damage was observed across a large swath from Bee and San Patricio Counties into Nueces County.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Cleburne County, Arkansas and tracked 3.43 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 3.
A low pressure system passed by just to the north of Arkansas on the 10th, with a trailing cold front pushing south across the state. This cold front met up with sufficient Gulf moisture and instability to trigger thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening.
Low pressure was centered over northeast Kansas, with a cold front trailing south-southeast across the eastern Plains. Ahead of this front, a south-southeast low level jet around 50 knots brought warmer and more moist air into the Mid Mississippi Valley.
A vigorous storm system, with strong low level moisture and solid instability, combined to produce scattered severe storms during the morning hours of March 11th. Hail along with a couple tornadoes occurred from this activity.
A strong cold front slowly passed through the area on the 10th. Plenty of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean were drawn into the region ahead of the front. A warm and moist southerly flow ahead of the front caused limited instability to develop.
Showers and thunderstorms moved across the ArkLaMiss region during the evening of March 10th into the early morning hours of March 11th. These came ahead of a cold front and intensifying low pressure system.
A wet system brought periods of heavy rain with flooding. There was 1 to 2 feet of snow accumulated above 6,500 feet, locally higher on some peaks.
Thunderstorms along and ahead of a cold front produced a EF-2 tornado in Seminole County, as well as wind damage in Okeechobee and St Lucie Counties.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Kankakee, Jasper counties, Illinois and tracked 35.62 miles, 1,550 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 19.
A powerful supercell thunderstorm tracked an EF-3 tornado across northern Newton and northwestern Jasper counties and another EF-1 tornado through northern Jasper County during the evening of March 10th.
Scattered severe thunderstorms produced numerous tornadoes and large to giant hail as they moved across northern Illinois during the late afternoon and evening of March 10th.
A large tornado outbreak took place from March 10–12, 2026 within the Midwestern United States, Southern Plains, and Southeastern United States. The Storm Prediction Center forecasted a tornado-driven moderate risk for severe weather on March 10, covering portions of central and eastern Illinois and northwestern portions of Indiana with a risk for very large hail, damaging winds, and strong to intense tornadoes.
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As a closed upper low across the Baja Peninsula transitioned to an open wave and moved to the northeast, widespread convection developed from western-north Texas into much of Oklahoma during the evening of the 10th.
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms extended from Southeast Oklahoma down across Central Texas late in the evening on March 10th, with the most organized threat area over Northeast Texas into Southeast Oklahoma and Southwest Arkansas.
Numerous severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon on Tuesday producing hail that ranged in size from penny (0.88) to baseball (2.75) in diameter. There was a total of 10 reports with hail over 2.00 inches in diameter.
A warm front lifted northward through central Illinois on March 10th, allowing temperatures to soar into the upper 70s and lower 80s.
On the evening of March 10th, a discrete supercell moved from Illinois into northwest Indiana. It produced an EF-2 tornado in Starke County with maximum winds of 115 mph, prompting a rare Tornado Emergency for the area near Knox, IN.
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Hurricane Kirsty reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 920 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Hary reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 898 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Kamba reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 937 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Habana reached its peak of 135 kt (155 mph) with a central pressure of 928 mb, a category 4 storm.
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Up to eight inches of rain fell near London overnight and morning of the 10th. Highway 377 was closed to due to water five feet deep on low water crossings. The water receded very slowly during the morning hours.
Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, and Jackson counties were declared federal disaster areas. Nearly 6 inches of rain from March 8-9 caused urban/small stream flooding in Bayou George and much of the north and northwest Bay County.
Significant flash flooding occurred mainly in the southern and eastern parts of Jefferson County. Doppler radar estimated that four to seven inches of rain fell across the area with the majority falling during the late evening hours.
Several bouts of heavy precipitation brought significant flooding to the East Fork White River in south central Indiana.
Several systems moved across the area, bringing with them not only some severe weather in spots, but areas of flooding as well. Rainfall amounts through this period averaged between two and four inches in many locations.
Heavy rain fell between the 7th and 11th bringing 3 or more inches of rainfall to a good portion of southeast lower Michigan with the River Raisin basin getting hit the worst with 4 to 5 inches in that period.
Several systems moved across the area, bringing with them not only some severe weather in spots, but areas of flooding as well. Rainfall amounts through this period averaged between two and four inches in many locations with some areas seeing upwards of six inches.
A slow moving storm system caused a prolonged period of rainfall across a large part of Central Alabama.
Heavy rainfall between 1 and 2 inches over northwest Pennsylvania and 2 to 4 inches across central and eastern Pennsylvania combined with snowmelt in the northern mountains to produce significant flooding. The worst flooding occurred over the eastern half of the Commonwealth.
For the second time within a week heavy rain fell across Eastern Pennsylvania. An additional 1.5 to 5 inches of precipitation fell and caused more widespread river, stream and poor drainage flooding including the Delaware, Lehigh and Schuylkill Rivers.
For the second time within a week heavy rain fell across New Jersey, especially the northern half. An additional 2 to 5 inches of precipitation fell and caused continued flooding in the Passaic Basin and renewed flooding on the Delaware and Raritan Rivers.
A low pressure system moved northeast from the Ohio Valley to the Great Lakes and strengthened. Heavy rain moved into northeast Pennsylvania late in the evening on the 10th, and continued into the overnight hours on the 11th.
Another major rain event occurred from late on the 9th into the evening hours of the 10th. Rain amounts of 1 to 2 inches were common. Including this episode, the accumulative affects of 5 significant rain events since February 21st, caused the Ohio River to flood.
Another major rain event occurred from late on the 9th into the evening hours of the 10th. Rain amounts of 1 to 2 inches were common.
A deepening low pressure system, originating from the southern plains, moved towards the western Great Lakes on Wednesday March 9th.
Several days of dry weather allowed rivers and streams to recede before slow-moving low pressure over the Ohio valley lifted north within a broad upper level trough that was pushing into a building subtropical ridge off the southeast U.S. coast.
Intense flooding and mudslides struck São Paulo (city) and São Paulo (state), Brazil, following heavy rain and killed at least 21. The downpour in São Paulo and the surrounding areas set new records for rainfall levels for the month of March and left cities covered in up to a meter of slowly draining mud and flood water.
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Heavy rain from the 9th and 10th pushed Toledo Bend Reservoir to a record high level. This forced the spillway gates to fully open.
Multiple days of heavy rain fell across the Sabine River Valley causing massive flooding in the basin. Across the Toledo Bend Reservoir rainfall amounts averaged 15 to 20 inches.
A closed upper low moved across the southern United States.
Heavy rain from the 9th and 10th pushed the Neches River into flood. Flooding closed many roads and flooded some homes.
A closed upper low over Texas sent multiple disturbances through the area resulting in heavy rainfall and widespread flooding across southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi. Major flooding occurred on several rivers, with a few records broken.
Heavy rain fell over the upper reaches of the Calcasieu River during the 9th and 10th sending a flood wave down stream. This flooded portions of Rapides and Allen Parishes.
An atmospheric river moved into the California bight on March 10th, bringing heavy rainfall and mountain snow to Southern California.
A multifaceted storm brought strong winds and heavy rain to the coast, and heavy snow to the mountains on March 10th.
An upper-level low-pressure center progressed eastward through the Plains on the afternoon and evening of March 10, leading to the development of thunderstorms. These storms were able to initiate along a dryline across the Big Country.
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A large bow echo, accompanied by downburst wind of 70 to 100 miles per hour moved along Interstate 20/59 through the city of Tuscaloosa and ended near the city of Cottondale. The storm damage path was about 10 miles long and 4 miles wide.
Several trees were blown down.
Extensive damage was done to portions of Fort Polk. Most of the damage was done to roofs and sidings on housing units.
Golfball sized hail caused damage to automobiles and homes.
A thunderstorm associated with a bow echo produced wind estimated at 80 to 100 miles an hour as it raced through western Jefferson County. The Oak Grove High School sustained significant damage.
Large, very dense hail, propelled by winds estimated at 30 to 40 mph caused widespread damage to vehicles from northeast of Giddings to near Dime Box.
A strong low pressure system moved through Nebraska overnight with high winds affecting the area behind the passing cold front. Northwesterly winds of 35-45 mph with gusts to 60 mph caused low visibility due to blowing dust in isolated areas.
Sustained winds of 40 to 45 mph with gusts above 60 mph persisted from mid morning until late afternoon. The winds caused widespread tree damage with branches and smaller tree debris broken off. Several power lines were knocked down by the wind or by wind blown debris.
Sustained winds of 40 to 45 mph with gusts around 60 mph persisted from late morning until late afternoon. The winds caused widespread tree damage with branches and smaller tree debris broken off.
Winds gusting to 55 knots (64 mph) for about nine hours caused minor property damage over a section of south-central Nebraska. The strongest winds were along and north of Interstate 80.
Sustained winds of 40 mph with gusts around 55 mph persisted from late morning until late afternoon. The winds caused tree damage with a few branches and smaller tree debris broken off. There was minor damage to buildings, mostly to shingles and gutters.
A fast moving weather pattern was in place over Iowa. A series of strong short waves continued to move through the state. Each of the short waves formed an "Alberta Clipper" type low along the baroclinic ribbon as it they raced southeast.
An area of strong low pressure over Central Indiana at midnight on March 10th moved northeast across Lower Michigan and into southeastern Ontario by daybreak. A strong cold front trailing this low swept east across northern Ohio during the predawn hours of the 10th.
Associated with the severe thunderstorms was locally heavy rain. Lemoore, in Kings County, received 0.48" of rain in about an hour that lead to extensive street flooding.
A strong and negatively tilted storm system moved across southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri during the late afternoon and evening. This system produced several strong to severe storms that moved towards the northeast.
A cold front passed through the region. Along and east of the crest of the Blue Ridge, thunderstorms developed along the front. A few of these storms increased to severe levels and produced damaging winds.
Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds across portions of central and eastern Virginia.
Windy conditions affected most of western Washington, but little high wind occurred.
There was brief high wind on Camano Island.
A strong short wave and associated cold front produced a line of strong to severe thunderstorms that swept across north Georgia during the early morning hours.
A warm front lifted north into Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas during the daytime hours on March 10th, spreading, warmer, humid, and unstable air north across the region.
Thunderstorms developed across portions of eastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas during the afternoon of the 10th along and near a warm front that stretched across the area.
Showers and thunderstorms moved across the ArkLaMiss region during the evening of March 10th into the early morning hours of March 11th. These came ahead of a cold front and intensifying low pressure system.
A strong area of low pressure moved through the central Great Lakes before reaching western Quebec. Ahead of the low, a strong 70 knot SSE low level jet crossed the area.
Strong wind gusts (45-55 mph) following a cold frontal passage on March 10, 2024 produced isolated reports of trees down across central Pennsylvania, including a tree that fell onto a home in Cumberland County and caused a fatality.
A deepening area of low pressure departed off the New England coast, while high pressure moved eastward from the Plains. This pressure gradient caused gusty northwest winds that began during the day on March 10 and persisted into the early morning hours of March 11.
Strong to severe thunderstorms developed into eastern Oklahoma during the late evening hours of the 10th and early morning hours of the 11th, ahead of a dry line to the west and a cold front to the north, as an upper level disturbance moved into the area.
A line of thunderstorms moved along the US Highway 54 corridor during the late evening of March 10th. Damaging winds occurred along this line of storms with damage to trees and structures.
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Snowstorm of March 10, 1929 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from March 10, 1929 to March 15, 1929.
Snowstorm of March 10, 1940 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from March 10, 1940 to March 15, 1940.
The 8.1-inch snowfall in Oklahoma City on March 10, 1948, was the eighth greatest 24-hour snowfall total for the city.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A strong Nor'easter with winds of 50 to 60 mph caused damage at Flagler Beach - Lost about 100 feer of the 840-foot pier. Winds damaged numerous roofs, car ports, downed trees and power lines.
A strong Nor'easter with winds of 50 to 60 mph caused damage at Atlantic Beach - Between one-third and one-half of the sand added during last summer's beach rnourishment project was washed away.
A strong Nor'easter with winds of 50 to 60 mph caused damage at Amelia Island - (Beach Erosion) Lost six to 12 feet of beach at Amelia Island Plantation resort and on the Island's South end.
A strong Nor'easter with winds of 50 to 60 mph caused damage at St. Augustine - Bridge of the Lions over the Matanzas River was closed for a few hours as winds gusted to 56 mph. St. Augustine Beach - About half of the beach renourishment project south of City Hall was wiped out.
During the night of the 10th and 11th, a late season winter storm produced a narrow swath of 6 to 8 inch snowfalls across extreme southeast Kansas. Possessing a high water content, the heavy snow caused widespread damage to trees, power lines and about 30 power poles.
Two snowmobilers were killed in an avalanche in the Uinta Mountains of Summit County near the town of Oakley. They were "high-marking" in an area of Upper Chalk Creek known as "the chutes".
Westerly winds behind a strong cold front caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the early morning hours. Up to 10 inches of snow fell across inland sections of Erie County with 4 to 6 inches of snow near Lake Erie.
A snowmobiler was killed (indirect) by an avalanche near Bonners Ferry. He was "highmarking" on a 50 degree slope.
A major winter storm affected all of Northern Arizona from Friday (03/10) though most of the day on Sunday (3/12). Heavy snowfall and rare low elevation snowfall occurred over almost all of Northern Arizona. Snow levels dropped to as low as 2000 feet south of the Mogollon Rim.
A very large, cold low pressure system and associated 160 kt jet brought strong wind and heavy low-elevation snow to the mountains of Southern California. Communities in the San Diego mountains were particularly hard hit by the near record snowfall.
One skier was killed and another injured when an avalanche broke on the west slope of the Teton Mountains and ran for 1,500 feet. The slide occurred in Darby Canyon.
An area of low pressure over western Pennsylvania during the afternoon of March 10th moved north to near Buffalo during the evening hours. The low then lingered over southeastern Ontario through the early afternoon hours of the 11th while slowly weakening.
An area of low pressure over western Pennsylvania during the afternoon of March 10th moved north to near Buffalo during the evening hours. The low then lingered over southeastern Ontario through the early afternoon hours of the 11th while slowly weakening.
One person was killed in a car accident after the driver lost control on snow and ice covered roads near Viroqua (Vernon County) on the morning of the March 11th. Almost a foot of heavy wet snow fell on parts of western Wisconsin from a winter storm on March 10th and 11th.
A strong upper level storm system lifted northeast out of the southwest U.S. during the 9th and 10th. A strong surge of moisture took place ahead of the low with widespread rain and thunderstorms across the Des Moines CWA.
A period of snowfall fell across the higher elevations of southwest Montana. An avalanche takes the life of a skier near Philipsburg.
During the morning of March 10, an approaching weak mid-level wave brought a brief pulse of warm advection.
An area of low pressure tracked through the Central Plains, and brought heavy snow across portions of central and northeastern South Dakota from the morning of the 10th through the early morning of the 11th. Snowfall amounts of 3 to 8 inches accumulated.
Abnormally warm temperatures were present across the region leading up to this event with highs in the mid 50s. The warm air near the surface set the stage for a wintry mix followed by heavy wet snow by the evening hours.
A storm system brought widespread light to moderate snowfall across the Missouri Ozarks. A band of snow began over portions of west central and central Missouri during the evening hours of March 10th.
Surface low pressure moved from near the Montana and Wyoming border into North Dakota during the night of March 10.
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The governor declared a drought after a fall and winter of much below normal precipitation. As of March 15th, Olympia was -15.84 inches below normal since Oct 1st. The White, Green and Puyallup rivers, together, are at 25 percent of normal.
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Unseasonably cold air overspread much of Arkansas in the first half of March. A man, who was restricted to a wheelchair, ventured outside in the very cold weather. He overturned in his wheelchair and was unable to get back up into it.
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Rainier Paradise RS recorded 367 inches, Washington’s all-time maximum snow depth, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
Kankakee recorded 1.228 pounds, Illinois’s hail: weight, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Kankakee recorded 6.603 inches, Illinois’s hail: diameter, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Kankakee recorded 38.697 cubic inches, Illinois’s hail: volume, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The Magnum Fire started on March 10, 1988, in New Mexico, and burned 6,487 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 10, 1989, in Kansas, and burned 12,264 acres.
The Burgette Fire started on March 10, 1989, in New Mexico, and burned 10,568 acres.
The Burgette Fire started on March 10, 1989, in New Mexico, and burned 4,934 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 10, 1989, in Kansas, and burned 1,651 acres.
The Dof 188 Fire started on March 10, 1990, in Florida, and burned 5,091 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 10, 1991, in Texas, and burned 5,271 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 10, 1991, in Kansas, and burned 3,323 acres.
The Heron Bayo Fire was discovered on March 10, 1993, in Mississippi, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 10, 1996, in Latimer County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,513 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 10, 1997, in South Carolina, and burned 3,150 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Coyote Fire was discovered on March 10, 1999, in Catron County, New Mexico, and burned 2,585 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Slaughterbeach Fire was discovered on March 10, 2002, in Delaware, and burned 1,250 acres.
The Lower Wild Fire started on March 10, 2004, in Arkansas, and burned 10,027 acres.
A wildfire destroyed two mobile homes, a tractor trailer, fire trucks, and storage buildings.
The Oldham Boys Ranch Fire was discovered on March 10, 2006, in Oldham County, Texas, and burned 13,000 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Maravillas Creek Fire was discovered on March 10, 2006, in Brewster County, Texas, and burned 2,745 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 10, 2006, in Andrews County, Texas, and burned 1,800 acres; the cause was recorded as smoking.
The Adams Fire was discovered on March 10, 2006, in Texas County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,600 acres.
The SE41025 Fire was discovered on March 10, 2006, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 10, 2007, in Andrews County, Texas, and burned 4,500 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Juniper Springs Fire was discovered on March 10, 2009, in Marion County, Florida, and burned 10,022 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 10, 2011, in Texas, and burned 2,652 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 10, 2011, in Kansas, and burned 2,464 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 10, 2011, in Oklahoma, and burned 2,145 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 10, 2011, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,957 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 10, 2011, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,669 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 10, 2011, in Texas, and burned 1,410 acres.
The Six Pack Fire was discovered on March 10, 2012, in Nebraska, and burned 2,464 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Howell Fire was reported on March 10, 2017, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 3,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Howell Fire was reported on March 10, 2017, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,900 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
A volunteer firefighter was badly burned fighting a large grass fire on Tobias Rd. near Cordes Rd. in Ellinger on March 10th. He died on March 23rd from his injuries at a hospital in San Antonio.
The Stateline Fire was reported on March 10, 2018, in Baca County, Colorado, and burned 10,330 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Trust Fire was reported on March 10, 2018, in Kenedy County, Texas, and burned 3,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Clover Fire was reported on March 10, 2021, in Marion County, Kansas, and burned 3,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Otter Road Fire was reported on March 10, 2024, in Rosebud County, Montana, and burned 2,281 acres.
The Route 13 Fire was reported on March 10, 2025, in Ziebach County, South Dakota, and burned 33,928 acres.
The Hwy 49 Fire was reported on March 10, 2025, in Grant County, North Dakota, and burned 3,960 acres.
The FD2503100008 Fire was reported on March 10, 2025, in Morton County, North Dakota, and burned 3,960 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Acorn Fire was reported on March 10, 2025, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 3,070 acres.
The Andrix Fire was reported on March 10, 2025, in Baca County, Colorado, and burned 1,934 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Yellow Fire was reported on March 10, 2026, in Moore County, Texas, and burned 14,374 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
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An earthquake struck Istanbul, Turkey.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Chile. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Mexico City,oaxaca. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck S. Mexico. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Preveza, Greece. It killed 2 people and destroyed 150 houses.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Salima, Dedza, Mohinji, Malawi. It killed 9 people, injured 100 and did $28 million in damage.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Rabaul, New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It killed 1 person.
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A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Erzurum, Kars, Turkey.
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Mirpur District, Pakistan. It killed 1 person and injured 22.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Pingyuan, Yunnan Province, China. It killed 25 people, injured 250, destroyed 1,039 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
4 magnitude earthquake that occurred on 10 March 2011 at 12:58 CST, with its epicenter in Yingjiang County, Yunnan, People's Republic of China, near the Burmese border. A total of 26 people died and 313 were injured with 133 in serious condition.
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A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Antioquia, Santander, Colombia. It destroyed 180 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Sukabumi, Bogor, Java, Indonesia. It injured 4.
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Vesuvius, Italy erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 1 person and injured 1.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Northern Chile.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck S. Mexico.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 10, 1957, reached Kp 7 and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 73; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 10, 1961, reached Kp 7 and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 46; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 10, 1975, reached Kp 7 and lasted 33 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 80; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 10, 1979, reached Kp 7 and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 55; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 10, 1998, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 24 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 53; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 48 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
5 on March 10, oldest first.
A woman drowned in Pinones beach when strong waves pulled her out to the sea.
An experienced kayaker battered by buffeting winds and high waves was thrown from his kayak and drowned on Lake Michigan (directly-related fatality), just northeast of the Port Washington marina.
Widespread dense fog, with visibilities reduced to as low as 20 feet, created hazardous driving conditions during the morning hours of March 11th. The fog was partially blamed for a 22 car accident that killed 2 people on I-65 in White County.
Rough surf and rip currents resulted in the drowning of an 18-year-old male in Indialantic.
Seas were slowly building across the Atlantic waters on Sunday, March 10th, from swells generated by a distant surface low. Although this would lead to a high risk of rip currents on Monday, a moderate risk prevailed through Sunday.
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.