Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for March 11, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck Honshu, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 18,423 people, injured 6,167, destroyed 123,661 houses and did $220 billion in damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck Honshu Island, Japan, with a maximum water height of 39.26 meters. It killed 18,423 people, injured 6,167, destroyed 123,661 houses and did $220 billion in damage.
Earthquakes
1 undersea megathrust earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean, 72 km (45 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region of Japan. It lasted approximately six minutes and caused a tsunami.
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Tornadoes
An F5 tornado touched down in Chester, Madison counties, Tennessee and tracked 13 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 20 and injuring 70. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Pinson, TN.
Billion-dollar disasters
A winter storm disaster that cost $12 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 270, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 11, 1993 to March 14, 1993.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Henry, Wayne counties, Indiana and tracked 20.5 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 24 and injuring 110. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: New Castle, IN.
Earthquakes
The 1584 Aigle earthquake occurred on 11 March at 23:00–23:30 local time in Switzerland. 4 and maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).
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Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Carroll, Boone, Taney counties, Arkansas and tracked 29.9 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 10 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: AR to Melva, MO.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Long Beach, California, United States. It killed 120 people and did $41 million in damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami with a source recorded as meteorological struck S. California, United States, with a maximum water height of 0.1 meters. It killed 120 people and did $41 million in damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Geneva-Yvoire, Switzerland. It killed 100 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck Switzerland, with a maximum water height of 18 meters. It killed 100 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
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An F2 tornado touched down in Marshall County, Alabama and tracked 10.3 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Guntersville, AL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi and tracked 8.9 miles, killing 2 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Starkville, MS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Lauderdale County, Mississippi and tracked 11.7 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Meridian, MS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Harris County, Texas and tracked 0.9 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Houston, TX.
An F2 tornado touched down in Bowie County, Texas, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: New Boston, TX.
An F4 tornado touched down in Henry, Wayne counties, Indiana and tracked 20.5 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 24 and injuring 110. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: New Castle, IN.
An F4 tornado touched down in Montgomery County, Ohio and tracked 9 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Dodson to S Trotwood, OH.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hamilton County, Ohio and tracked 3.5 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 32. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Cincinnati, OH.
An F3 tornado touched down in Madison, Fayette counties, Ohio and tracked 7 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Bookwalter/Wesley Chapel, OH.
An F4 tornado touched down in Carroll, Boone, Taney counties, Arkansas and tracked 29.9 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 10 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: AR to Melva, MO.
An F2 tornado touched down in Vernon County, Missouri and tracked 1.5 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Nevada, MO.
An F2 tornado touched down in Caddo Parish, Bossier Parish, Louisiana and tracked 14.7 miles, killing 3 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Shreveport, LA.
An F2 tornado touched down in Sunflower County, Mississippi, killing 2 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Doddsville, MS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Bienville Parish, Louisiana and 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 18. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Homer, LA.
An F5 tornado touched down in Chester, Madison counties, Tennessee and tracked 13 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 20 and injuring 70. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Pinson, TN.
An F2 tornado touched down in Bolivar County, Mississippi and 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 11. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Bolivar County, MS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Robertson County, Tennessee and tracked 7.8 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Adams/Cedar Hill, TN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Boone County, Indiana and tracked 3 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
An F4 tornado touched down in Attala, Choctaw, Oktibbeha counties, Mississippi and tracked 45.2 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 7.
An F4 tornado touched down in Cullman County, Alabama and tracked 28 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 6.
An F3 tornado touched down in Kaufman County, Texas and tracked 2 miles, 33 yards wide at its widest.
An F2 tornado touched down in Limestone, Madison counties, Alabama and tracked 47.2 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 3.
An F2 tornado touched down in Cocke County, Tennessee and tracked 6.2 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana and tracked 1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest.
Holmes County EMA reported five large trees down. One was blown into a residence causing minor damage.
An F3 tornado touched down in Sainte Genevieve, Perry counties, Missouri and tracked 53.5 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 12.
An F3 tornado touched down in Monroe, Jefferson counties, Missouri and tracked 5.1 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
The tornado entered Perry County from Ste. Genevieve County near Highway NN and just west of the community of Giboney. The tornado moved northeast, crossing Interstate 55 only about one-half mile from the Ste. Genevieve County line.
The tornado entered Perry County, IL from Randolph County about 1.5 miles south of Highway 154. The Perry County segment of the tornado was rated at its maximum intensity and width shortly after crossing the county line.
The fourth tornado from the Southeast Missouri supercell formed in extreme southwest Ste. Genevieve County and went on to be the longest and strongest of the four tornadoes. The tornado formed about 9:20 pm CST just east of Route WW and one mile north of Holmes Road.
Hail up to baseball size covered the ground.
The tornado began at a place called Middleton in rural southwest Wayne County. A calf was injured after being picked up and thrown against a barn. A few mobile homes were overturned. Swirl marks were still visible in a field four days after the tornado.
A tornadic supercell thunderstorm moved across southeast Missouri and southwest Illinois producing 4 tornadoes. The first tornado formed at about 7:55 pm CST about 1.5 miles south of Centerville just east of Highway 21 near Route O.
The second Jefferson County tornado first formed about 9:42 pm CST about 8.5 miles south southeast of Festus, near Interstate 55 where it sheared off the tops of several trees. The tornado then hit a small subdivision on the east side of the highway destroying three homes.
The fourth tornado from the Southeast Missouri supercell crossed into Randolph County Illinois about 9:47 pm CST moving across the southern portion of Kaskaskia Island. Debris originating from near St. Marys, Missouri was found in some fields on the island.
The second Jefferson County, MO tornado crossed the Mississippi River into Monroe County Illinois at about 9:47 pm CST and moved north northeast for about 2 miles. Several trees were and outbuildings were damaged just to the southwest and northwest of Fults.
A warm front lifted north through the area and combined with a strong low-level jet and a strong upper-level jet in place over the state. The warm and moist environment in place allowed for numerous showers and thunderstorms to develop.
A weak frontal boundary entered Louisiana on the 11th and slowly moved into deep south central Louisiana during the early morning hours of the 12th.
Showers and thunderstorms developed in association with a frontal system. Some of these storms produced damaging wind gusts and flash flooding. A tornado also occurred as a result of this weather system.
A cold front moved into the region during the morning with showers and thunderstorms. One tornado occurred along with a seperate severe thunderstorm.
A record breaking late winter storm system moved through New Mexico on March 12-14, 2019. A deep tap of subtropical moisture surged north into the state ahead of this system on March 12th as a surface low deepened over northeastern New Mexico.
An organized line of storms was able to tap into a favorable environmental shear profile to produce several swaths of significant wind damage, as well as a few tornadoes across south central Mississippi.
57 tornadoes were recorded on March 11, 2026, in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama.
A powerful cold front spawned a narrow corridor of bowing line segments and line-embedded supercells, resulting in damaging straight-line wind gusts and tornadic damage.
Environmental conditions favorable for a QLCS (Quasi-Linear Convective System) tornado event developed across southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi during the afternoon and evening hours of March 11th.
During the early morning of March 11th, a QLCS pushed through portions of southern Illinois. The QLCS caused thunderstorm wind damage as it passed and produced 4 tornadoes.
A low pressure system moved through the Great Lakes region, prompting showers and thunderstorms. Some storms produced damaging winds and heavy rainfall, leading to instances of flooding.
Environmental conditions favorable for a QLCS (Quasi-Linear Convective System) tornado event developed across southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi during the afternoon and evening hours of March 11th.
A strong cold front swept through on March 11th, causing temperatures to plummet from the 60s into the 30s. A squall line (QLCS) developed ahead of the front, bringing damaging winds and embedded tornadoes to Wells and Jay counties in eastern Indiana.
A strong cold front moved across the area with a line of showers and thunderstorms. The storms produced several tornadoes and gusty winds across southwest Alabama.
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms extended from Southeast Oklahoma down across Central Texas late in the evening on March 10th and into the early morning on March 11th, with the most organized threat area over Northeast Texas into Southeast Oklahoma and Southwest…
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Tropical Storm Bavi (03W) moved across Micronesia between March 11th and March|16th. The storm did cause some damages across the region and may have sunk an 83-foot fishing vessel.
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A rapid warming of temperatures, after an extended cold, snowy period, caused ice jams and flooding problems across north central Montana. Many small streams went out of their banks, washing out numerous roads.
Over eight inches of rain fell in a few hours, resulting in severe flooding across Abbeville. More than 50 homes and businesses reported water enter them in Abbeville, Erath, and Kaplan. The water rose as much as two feet in 33 of these homes.
Several bouts of heavy precipitation brought significant flooding to the Wabash River in central Indiana. Crests were as high as 5.2 feet above flood stage. Damage amounts are estimated.
The Blue River at Fredericksburg crested at 24.76 feet around 430 AM EST on March 12. Flood stage at Fredricksburg is 20 feet. Moderate flooding occurs at this level. Highway 150 is closed, and some flood waters enter businesses in the town of Fredricksburg.
Thunderstorms formed along a cold front over much of South Central Texas and in advance of an upper level low moving eastward across New Mexico.
The Kyzyl-Agash Dam failure, occurred in a dam located outside the village of Kyzyl-Agash, Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan. On 11 March 2010, the dam burst, flooding the village.
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A prolonged period flooding occurred along the Missouri River due to snow melt which was aggravated by several periods of rain.
A low pressure system moved northeast from the Ohio Valley to the Great Lakes and strengthened. Heavy rain moved into upstate New York late in the evening on the 10th, and continued into the overnight hours on the 11th.
A soaking rain fell on the 9th-10th and resulted in minor flooding along the Allegheny River in Olean and Salamanca. Some flooding of low-lying agricultural land occurred as well as some minor flooding of roads along the river near Olean.
Two-day rainfall totals of between 0.90 inch and 1.35 inches fell over southern Wisconsin on March 10th through March 11th.
From mid-January through early March of 2015, frigid and much below normal temperatures set the stage for ice jam development along rivers and creeks in the Lake Erie drainage basin.
Steady rain began during the morning on the 10th. The rain was associated with a warm front. The rain increased during the late afternoon and evening hours over north central counties. Rainfall totals were beginning to exceed an inch.
Minor to moderate flooding occurred along the Lower Wabash River and its tributaries. A heavy rainfall event on March 3 was followed by a winter storm on March 4 into early March 5. Two more heavy rainfall events occurred in quick succession.
A series of strong winter storms moved across northern California Friday through Monday. Storms just a few days earlier had area small creeks and streams running high.
Slow moving thunderstorms produced heavy rain and flooding across southeast Mississippi.
Higher than average snowfall through the winter created a wet snowpack across much of Iowa which was still present into early March. A large storm system impacted the region through the middle of March which brought heavy rain and warm temperatures to the state.
Heavy rainfall affected the region from the late morning of the 12th to the evening of the 14th as a cold front stalled over northern Arkansas, moved back to the north as a warm front, and then moved east of the region again as a cold front during the 3 day period.
Moving into the middle portion of March, the combination of ongoing snowmelt along with an atmospheric river resulted in flooding through the popular Buckskin Gulch trail. This flood resulted in numerous rescues, as well as fatalities.
Following the departure of the warm and moist storm which produced widespread flooding across the area on March 9 and 10, another moist system moved through central California on March 11 and 12.
On the morning of March 11, 2026, an unseasonably warm and moist airmass with strong deep-layer shear produced a severe weather outbreak.
A low pressure system moved through the Ohio Valley region, pulling a cold front through the area. Showers and thunderstorms developed out in front of and along the front. Some storms produced instances of damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall, leading to isolated flooding.
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The county sheriff's office reported wind gusts to 60 mph.
A severe thunderstorm produced a microburst that snapped six consecutive telephone poles at their base between County Road 39 and Head of Pond Road along Montauk Highway in Water Mill of Southampton. One pole fell onto a moving car causing minor injuries to 4 people.
A funnel cloud reported by the Decatur County EMA.
Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a house and a garage. The wind also blew the cover off a hot tub and the hood off of a car. Several trees were also uprooted.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees.
Hail up to golfball size covered the ground.
An upper level storm system moved from the southwest US into the southern plains during the afternoon of the 10th, and continued east during the early morning hours of the 11th.
An intensifying area of low pressure in the Central Plains on March 10th, tracked across the Northern Great Lakes and into Hudson Bay on March 11th.
An intensifying area of low pressure in the Central Plains on March 10th, tracked across the Northern Great Lakes and into Hudson Bay on March 11th.
A Vigorous storm system combined with cold temperatures aloft and steep lapse rates to produce scattered severe storms during the early morning hours of March 12th. This event consisted of mostly hail producing storms across the eastern half of Mississippi.
A fast-moving, upper-level trough moved through southern California on the 11th, bringing mainly light to moderate rain and snow showers through early morning on the 12th.
Strong to severe thunderstorms developed over eastern Kansas during the early morning hours of the 11th, to the north of a frontal boundary, as an upper level disturbance approached the area from the west.
A line of thunderstorms tracked east through Middle Tennessee during the afternoon of March 11, 2026. Damaging winds was the primary threat with this line, particularly across southern Middle Tennessee.
During the late morning through early afternoon of the 11th, an occluded surface low drifted eastward from near Green Bay to northwestern Lower MI.
A high wind event occured over Eastern Washington overnight on March 11 to 12. A strong low level jet mixed down to the lower levels. It brought periods of high winds sustained in the 30 to 40 mph range and gusts up to 70 mph for portions of the region.
During the very early morning of March 11th, a QLCS pushed through northeastern Missouri and caused wind damage to several structures as it passed.
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Snowstorm of March 11, 1924 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from March 11, 1924 to March 14, 1924.
Three people were injured when the pickup truckin which they were riding went off Interstate 80 and rolled into the ditch. The truck was heading east, about a mile east of Potter when the driver lost control on the ice.
Heavy snowfall of 6 to 10 inches, accompanied by blowing and drifting, occurred in parts of central and southeast Illinois from the morning into the early evening of March 11, 2000. Several weather related traffic accidents resulted in nine serious injuries and one fatality.
Low pressure moved up the Ohio Valley spreading snow and some freezing precipitation across the region. The heaviest snow fell near Lake Erie with light freezing rain and snow further south.
The last winter storm of the season hit southeast Minnesota with heavy snow, forcing schools and businesses to close. Snow accumulations of 6 to 10 inches were common, with a volunteer weather observer reporting 11 inches in Spring Valley (Fillmore County).
An arctic cold front moved across northeastern Ohio on March 11th. Precipitation associated with the front changed to snow during the late evening hours. Intense bands of lake effect snow affected Geauga County during the morning hours of the 12th.
A sudden, brief snow shower coated Highway 101 just north of the Golden Gate Bridge with ice and slushy snow. A chain reaction accident occurred, involving 28 vehicles creating a monstrous pileup - killing 2 people and injuring more than a dozen.
A significant severe winter weather event occurred across much of west and all of central North Dakota March 11th through early March 12th.
A group of seven snowmobilers was riding north of Cooke City when an 18 year old from Minnesota was caught in an avalanche on a steep, northwest facing slope on Crown Butte outside Cooke City.
Snowstorm of March 11, 2018 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from March 11, 2018 to March 15, 2018.
A winter storm produced a band of 4-10 inches of snowfall across central Kentucky during the evening hours March 11 through the morning hours March 12.
A strong cold front crossed Pennsylvania during the early morning hours of March 12, 2022. A few rain showers accompanied the front across the area, and then a wave of low pressure developed along the front as it slowly pulled east of central Pennsylvania.
A strong cold front moved through Arkansas during the day light hours on Friday. In the wake of the front, very cold air surged into the state just ahead of incoming precipitation from the Central Plains.
A cold front dropping down from the north collided with a low pressure system moving in from the Gulf of Mexico during the early morning hours of March 12th. Very cold temperatures took hold over the area with heavy snow initially developing after midnight.
An upper level trough axis and surface cold front moved from the Plains through the Ohio Valley on March 11-12, 2022.
A late season snow event affected all of Middle Tennessee from the evening hours on March 11 into the morning hours on March 12. Snow totals ranged from 1 to 7 inches across the area, with the highest amounts on the Cumberland Plateau.
A slow moving area of low pressure brought a long duration snowfall to much of the Northland starting the 11th and continuing into the 12th.
An impressive, long-duration atmospheric river brought copious snowfall and high winds to western Montana. Some high-elevation areas received a few feet of snow. Impacts from this storm included power outages and impacts to travel.
A complex, multi-day weather system moved across the region bringing rounds of wind, snow, and when combined, blizzard conditions. Strong winds aloft brought a round of high winds to the region beginning late on the 11th through the 12th.
An intense and prolonged atmospheric river (AR) impacted the Northern Rockies, directed primarily at North-Central Idaho. This event was characterized by a deep moisture plume and an unseasonably warm air mass, which transitioned mountain snow to a heavy rain-on-snow event.
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March 11, 1948, was a nippy day across the Southern Plains. Both Oklahoma City and Wichita Falls set new record lows for the month of March, with 1 degree at Oklahoma City and 6 degrees at Wichita Falls. The high of only 16 degrees at Oklahoma City was also the coldest daily maximum temperature ever recorded in March.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Damage to strawberry and peach crops caused by several nights with low temperatures in the lower 20s. Some farmers reported 50 to 64 percent of their peach crop was killed.
A series of cold fronts ushered in only the second arctic air mass of the winter of 1997/98. The unseasonably cold air, arriving on the heels of a mild and wet February, caused minor damage to fruit crops in north central and northwestern Virginia.
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Berlin recorded 65 inches, North Dakota’s all-time maximum snow depth, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
Tamarack recorded 451 inches, California’s all-time maximum snow depth, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The Unnamed Fire started on March 11, 1989, in Kansas, and burned 1,128 acres.
The Toms Fire started on March 11, 1990, in Florida, and burned 4,719 acres.
The Miller Fire started on March 11, 1990, in Florida, and burned 1,837 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 11, 1991, in Nebraska, and burned 1,283 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 11, 1992, in Atoka County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,130 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 11, 1993, in Latimer County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,450 acres.
The River Fire was discovered on March 11, 1993, in Arizona, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 11, 1994, in Kansas, and burned 1,760 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 11, 1996, in Louisiana, and burned 1,114 acres.
The Antelope Fire was discovered on March 11, 1999, in Catron County, New Mexico, and burned 1,185 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 11, 2000, in Burke County, Georgia, and burned 586 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The North Tx - 1 Fire was discovered on March 11, 2005, in Montague County, Texas, and burned 1,300 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Wolf Mtn Fire was discovered on March 11, 2005, in Ripley County, Missouri, and burned 7.3 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Hudson Fire was discovered on March 11, 2006, in Quay County, New Mexico, and burned 8,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
An extended period of dry, gusty weather allowed a forest fire to spread rapidly in the Grassy Ridge community of Swain County during the afternoon and evening. The fire burned 9 homes in the area. More than 200 fire fighters were required to extinguish the blaze.
The Windy Ridge Fire was intentially set during the early stages of a red flag event at the mouth of Fremont Canyon, often the windiest spot within the SGX CWA during Santa Ana wind events.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 11, 2007, in San Bernardino County, California, and burned 3,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Fire was discovered on March 11, 2007, in Orange County, California, and burned 2,036 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Brawley Hollow Fire was discovered on March 11, 2007, in Reynolds County, Missouri, and burned 1,595 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Sierra Fire was discovered on March 11, 2007, in Riverside County, California, and burned 1,044 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Powder Horn II Fire was discovered on March 11, 2009, in Texas, and burned 3,000 acres.
The Flat Rock Fire was discovered on March 11, 2009, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,280 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
Several wildfires broke out on March 11th under critical fire weather conditions. In Hood County, a small wildfire burned 2 homes. The Big Trickle Ranch Fire burned over 4000 acres in Bosque and Somervell County.
The Enmin Fire was discovered on March 11, 2011, in Jack County, Texas, and burned 7,555 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Bristow 48 Fire was discovered on March 11, 2011, in Oklahoma, and burned 6,152 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Pena Fire was discovered on March 11, 2011, in Arizona, and burned 6,050 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Big Trickle Ranch Fire was discovered on March 11, 2011, in Bosque County, Texas, and burned 4,044 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Sand Creek Fire was discovered on March 11, 2011, in Oklahoma, and burned 3,300 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Kentucky Rain Fire was discovered on March 11, 2011, in Oklahoma, and burned 2,707 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Wildcat Springs Fire was discovered on March 11, 2011, in Oklahoma, and burned 2,472 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 11, 2011, in Oklahoma, and burned 2,175 acres.
The Blanco Fire was discovered on March 11, 2011, in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,700 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Bristow 191st Fire was discovered on March 11, 2011, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,673 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Middle Mountain Fire was discovered on March 11, 2011, in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,600 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Fire 20121 was discovered on March 11, 2011, in Latimer County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,225 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
A major dust storm south of Toppenish on U.S. Highway 97 led to a 20-car pileup, two minor injuries and the closure of a section of the road Sunday afternoon. Nearby weather stations showed winds gusting to between 35 and 45 mph.
Afternoon temperatures reached into the 70 to 75 degree range along the lower Elk River Valley. Southwest winds were blowing at 10 to 15 mph. The relative humidity was around 25 percent. A 67 year old man near Clendenin was burning some debris near his home.
The Ranch Fire was reported on March 11, 2017, in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, and burned 2,466 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Mile 31 Fire was reported on March 11, 2023, in Broward County, Florida, and burned 135,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Nadel Fire was reported on March 11, 2025, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 2,398 acres.
A rare strong and damaging downslope wind event started in the early morning hours of March 12th and continued through March 13th. Intense mountain wave activity was also a contributing factor to widespread wind gusts between 80 to 110 MPH across southeast Wyoming.
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A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey. It caused a tsunami.
The 1584 Aigle earthquake occurred on 11 March at 23:00–23:30 local time in Switzerland. 4 and maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).
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A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Geneva-Yvoire, Switzerland. It killed 100 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Nicolosi, Italy.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck N. Sanriku, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 8 earthquake struck Chamonix Valley, France. It killed 4 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Odawara, Japan. It killed 79 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Virgin Islands, US Territories. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Qinghai Province, China. It killed few people (about 1 to 50).
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Long Beach, California, United States. It killed 120 people and did $41 million in damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Ryukyu Islands, Japan. It killed some people (about 51 to 100).
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Sicily, Italy. It killed 2 people.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Sumbawa Island Region, Indonesia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Zhangbei County, NE, China. It injured 3 and destroyed 200 houses.
0 Mw that struck Chile's O'Higgins Region on 11 March 2010 about 16 minutes apart. 3 mi) northwest of the city of Pichilemu.
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A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Rancagua, Chile. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck Honshu, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 18,423 people, injured 6,167, destroyed 123,661 houses and did $220 billion in damage.
1 undersea megathrust earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean, 72 km (45 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region of Japan. It lasted approximately six minutes and caused a tsunami.
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A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Near E Coast Honshu, Japan.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Off East Coast Honshu, Japan.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck S, Xinjian Province, China. It destroyed 864 houses.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Bonin Islands, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
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Etna, Italy erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000). The eruption was accompanied by an earthquake.
Myojinsho, Japan erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption caused a tsunami.
Vsevidof, United States erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption was accompanied by an earthquake.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Marmara Sea, Turkey.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck Switzerland, with a maximum water height of 18 meters. It killed 100 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck N. Sanriku, Japan.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Virgin Islands, US Territories.
A tsunami with a source recorded as meteorological struck S. California, United States, with a maximum water height of 0.1 meters. It killed 120 people and did $41 million in damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as volcano struck Myojinsho Submarine Volcano, Japan, with a maximum water height of 6 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6 earthquake struck Andreanof Islands, AK, United States, with a maximum water height of 0.03 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Sumbawa Island, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 0.1 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Central Chile, with a maximum water height of 0.14 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck Honshu Island, Japan, with a maximum water height of 39.26 meters. It killed 18,423 people, injured 6,167, destroyed 123,661 houses and did $220 billion in damage.
The aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami included both a humanitarian crisis and massive economic impacts. The tsunami created over 300,000 refugees in the Tōhoku region of Japan, and resulted in shortages of food, water, shelter, medicine and fuel for survivors.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Bonin Islands, Japan.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 11, 1993, reached Kp 7- and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 50; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
1 on March 11, oldest first.
A winter storm disaster that cost $12 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 270, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 11, 1993 to March 14, 1993.
6 on March 11, oldest first.
Two men drowned on the Cueva del Indio Beach in Arecibo while fishing. They were swept out to sea by a strong tide surge.
On March 10, a 9.1 earthquake off the west coast of Japan caused a tsunami that traveled across the Pacific Ocean in roughly ten hours. The first waves arrived on the coast of northern California around 9:30 a.m. on March 11 and continued for over three days.
At 10:46 pm on March 10, 2011, a magnitude 8.9 earthquake struck near the coast of Honshu, Japan. The earthquake generated a tsunami significantly affecting California on March 11, 2011.
A major undersea earthquake off Japan caused a Pacific-wide tsunami that affected the Hawaiian Islands. The west side of the Big Island received the most effects, where three hotels had extensive damage.
A catastrophic earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale occurred just off the coast of Japan on 03/11/2011. This earthquake generated a Pacific-wide tsunami. This tsunami struck the US west coast late in the morning on 03/11/2011.
A magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck Japan on March 10th, sending a tsunami toward the west coast of the U.S. The tsunami arrived in Southern California in the form of a series of tidal surges, the first observed around 9 am March 11th.
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