Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for March 13, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Erzincan, Turkey. It killed 653 people, injured 2,000 and did $750 million in damage.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck eastern Turkey near the city of Erzincan at 20:18:39 local time on 13 March 1992. 7 on the moment magnitude scale (Mw).
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Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Haskell, Knox counties, Texas and tracked 13.9 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 17 and injuring 25.
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An F5 tornado touched down in Reno, Harvey, McPherson counties, Kansas and tracked 48 miles, 1,320 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 60.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Floyd, Gordon counties, Georgia and tracked 25.1 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 15 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Armuchee to Resaca, GA.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Hardeman, McNairy, Chester counties, Tennessee and tracked 40.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 10 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Middleton to ENE Henderson, TN.
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An F5 tornado touched down in Harvey, McPherson, Marion counties, Kansas and tracked 22 miles, 1,320 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Henderson, Carroll, Benton counties, Tennessee and tracked 39.7 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 45. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Lexington, TN.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Tengchong, Yunnan, China. It killed 170 people.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Sabine Parish, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana and tracked 23.3 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Florien/S Many/S Fisher, LA.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Pickens County, South Carolina and tracked 1.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Six Mile/W Liberty, SC.
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An F3 tornado touched down in DeKalb, Gwinnett counties, Georgia and tracked 12 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Decatur/S Tucker/N Clarkston, GA.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Barbour County, Alabama and tracked 14.8 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Clayton/N Lindsey, AL.
An F4 tornado touched down in Floyd, Gordon counties, Georgia and tracked 25.1 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 15 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Armuchee to Resaca, GA.
An F4 tornado touched down in Hardeman, McNairy, Chester counties, Tennessee and tracked 40.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 10 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Middleton to ENE Henderson, TN.
An F4 tornado touched down in Henderson, Carroll, Benton counties, Tennessee and tracked 39.7 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 45. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Lexington, TN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Sabine Parish, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana and tracked 23.3 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Florien/S Many/S Fisher, LA.
An F3 tornado touched down in DeKalb, Gwinnett counties, Georgia and tracked 12 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Decatur/S Tucker/N Clarkston, GA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Giles, Marshall, Rutherford counties, Tennessee and tracked 51 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Bodenham/Brick Church/Wilson Hill/W Lewisburg/SE Eagleville, TN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Calhoun, Etowah counties, Alabama and tracked 6.8 miles, killing 4 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Gadsen/Hokes Bluff, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Calhoun, Etowah counties, Alabama and tracked 14.8 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Mt. Gideon/Calvins Gap/Duke to E Gadsen, AL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Pontotoc, Lee, Itawamba counties, Mississippi and tracked 35.6 miles, killing 6 and injuring 35. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Algoma/Chesterville/Belden/S Saltillo/E Guntown/Marietta, MS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Giles, Maury counties, Tennessee and tracked 21.7 miles, killing 3 and injuring 12. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Bodenham/Culleoka, TN.
An F2 tornado touched down in Sabine County, Texas and tracked 3.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Brookeland, TX.
An F2 tornado touched down in Union Parish, Union, Louisiana and tracked 10.3 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 47. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Blanchard Springs, AR/Hibank, AR.
An F2 tornado touched down in Lafayette, Marshall, Benton counties, Mississippi and tracked 14.5 miles, killing 1 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Oxford/W Hickory Flat, MS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Lauderdale, Lawrence counties, Alabama and tracked 25.4 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Iron City/E Loretto/E Lawrenceburg, TN.
On March 13–14, 1913, a tornado outbreak affected portions of the south-central United States, killing at least 76 people and injuring 501 others. The deadliest tornado of the outbreak, retroactively rated F4 on the Fujita scale, killed 15 people in Georgia.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Murray County, Oklahoma and tracked 4 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 40. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Sulphur, OK.
An F2 tornado touched down in Latimer County, Oklahoma and tracked 2.2 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 10 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Gowen, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Pickens County, South Carolina and tracked 1.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Six Mile/W Liberty, SC.
An F4 tornado touched down in Haskell, Knox counties, Texas and tracked 13.9 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 17 and injuring 25.
An F3 tornado touched down in Love, Carter, Johnston counties, Oklahoma and tracked 45.3 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 11.
An F3 tornado touched down in Grady County, Oklahoma and tracked 1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 8.
An F3 tornado touched down in Taylor, Crawford, Bibb counties, Georgia and tracked 49.5 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 75.
An F3 tornado touched down in Russell, Chattahoochee counties, Alabama and tracked 7 miles, 1,480 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 20.
An F1 tornado touched down in Taylor, Crawford, Peach counties, Georgia and tracked 34.4 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5.
An F2 tornado touched down in Saluda County, South Carolina and tracked 9.9 miles, 133 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 10.
An F3 tornado touched down in Warren County, Tennessee and tracked 9.3 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest.
An F5 tornado touched down in Reno, Harvey, McPherson counties, Kansas and tracked 48 miles, 1,320 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 60.
An F5 tornado touched down in Harvey, McPherson, Marion counties, Kansas and tracked 22 miles, 1,320 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
An F4 tornado touched down in Webster, Nuckolls, Clay counties, Nebraska and tracked 131 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, injuring 8.
59 tornadoes were recorded on March 13, 1990, in Kansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, Illinois, Nebraska, Texas, Missouri, 4 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 2 people.
An F4 tornado touched down in Linn, Delaware, Jones counties, Iowa and tracked 19 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Rock Island, Scott, Whiteside counties, Iowa and tracked 15.5 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Jefferson, Stephens, Carter counties, Oklahoma and tracked 22 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Story County, Iowa and tracked 9 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Kearney, Buffalo, Hall counties, Nebraska and tracked 32 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Grant County, Oklahoma and tracked 19 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hall, Howard, Merrick counties, Nebraska and tracked 27 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Grant, Sumner counties, Oklahoma and tracked 22 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in McPherson, Harvey, Reno counties, Kansas and tracked 18 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Thayer, Fillmore counties, Nebraska and tracked 25 miles, 180 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Thayer County, Nebraska and tracked 13 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest.
Tornado season started early in 1990. Sixty tornadoes occurred across the central and southern plains states on March 14th that year. Ten of the tornadoes were in Oklahoma, along with widespread large hail and high winds. One tornado touched down near Bradley, then struck the Noble area, just south of Norman. The stadiums press box at Noble High School was destroyed, as was the scoreboard. A second tornado overturned a five-ton crane near Ratliff City, in Carter County.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A thunderstorm gust to 74 mph was recorded.
High winds damaged homes, a boat dock, and blew down trees in the Lake Kiowa area.
An F1 tornado moved diagonally across the city of Columbus and Muscogee County before ending about one mile into Harris County.
A small tornado hit the Johnson Bayou area, destroying one mobile home. The 3 minor injuries occurred to a man and his two daughters in the home. Nearby, a communications tower fell on a business, destroying the roof.
An F1 tornado and strong downburst winds touched down in the heart of Daytona Beach just west of the Halifax River Lagoon. At least 100 homes and dozens of vehicles were damaged, many due to fallen trees.
One mobile home and one church were destroyed. Two vehicles damaged. Tornado ranged from F0-F2 and skipped along the path. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
A swath of quarter sized hail from just east of Rayville to the Warden Community.
An F3 tornado touched down in Montgomery, Lincoln, Pike counties, Missouri and tracked 44.5 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 6.
An F3 tornado touched down in Montgomery, Warren counties, Missouri and tracked 6 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
A supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado that tracked from northeast Montgomery County, across northern Lincoln County, crossed into southeast Pike County, and then crossed the Mississippi River into Calhoun County, IL during the early morning hours of Monday, March 13, 2006.
The supercell thunderstorm that produced tornadoes in Osage, Callaway, and Montgomery counties produced another tornado in Montgomery County that formed in Jonesburg about Midnight CST March 13, 2006. Damage was first found on Highway Y where a home suffered roof damage.
A tornado initially formed at approximately 12:30 am CST along County Road 337 about 2 miles northeast of Guthrie. Light tree damaged occurred in this area.
Severe thunderstorms produced very large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes during the afternoon and evening.
An area of low pressure over the Gulf of Mexico, lifted northeast across Florida dragging a cold front through the area.
An intense upper level storm system ignited a line of strong to severe thunderstorms, which marched across North and Central Texas during the early morning hours of March 13.
An upper level low over southern California moved east and developed into an upper trough over Arizona and New Mexico. An upper level jet stream moved over West Texas and produced more lift in the atmosphere.
A very potent upper level system produced widespread hazards from heavy snow across the front range/Rockies to severe weather across the Southern High Plains. The vigorous closed upper low was approached the Four Corners region from the west.
Warm air advection in associated with a warm front as a short wave trough approached help to initiate a few severe thunderstorms. One storm along the surface boundary was able to become surface based long enough to produce a tornado, despite relatively cool surface air.
A significant early spring tornado outbreak occurred throughout the Midwestern and Northeastern United States, with the most significant impacts occurring in Indiana and Ohio. More than two dozen tornadoes occurred, eight of them strong to intense.
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Supercell thunderstorms formed along a warm front on the evening of March 13th. The supercells produced numerous reports of large hail some as large as baseballs and softballs. The supercells also produced at least 2 strong tornadoes.
From March 14 to 16, 2025, a widespread and deadly tornado outbreak, the largest on record for the month of March, affected much of the Midwestern into the Eastern United States, with additional severe weather and impacts on the East Coast. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) first issued a moderate risk for severe weather for parts of the Midwest and Southeast on March 14 as a large upper-level trough moved east over the Rockies.
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A moist and unstable airmass with steep mid-level lapse rates ahead of a cold front resulted in scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. Large hail occurred across southeast Alabama, and sporadic wind damage occurred across the Florida panhandle.
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The 1889 Apia cyclone was a tropical cyclone in the South Pacific Ocean, which swept across Apia, Samoa on March 15, 1889, during the Samoan crisis. The effect on shipping in the harbour was devastating, largely because of what has been described as "an error of judgement that will forever remain a paradox in human psychology".
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Hurricane Litanne reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 925 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Erica reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 910 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Pam reached its peak of 150 kt (175 mph) with a central pressure of 911 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Idai reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 948 mb, a category 4 storm.
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Heavy rainfall amounts of 4 to 7 inches fell in an eight hour period causing a flash flood that resulted in the damage or destruction of five bridges in West Feliciana and East Feliciana Parishes.
Flash flooding initially occurred over northern and eastern parts of Kauai along Kuhio Highway, as heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms forced the Hanalei River over its banks near the Hanalei Bridge.A much more serious event occurred hours later, at about 0545 HST on the…
Thunderstorms developed over most of South Central Texas as an upper level low moved slowly across North Texas.
A stacked low pressure system (surface low and upper level low on top of each other) moved southeast of Nantucket, spreading rain across Southern New England. This resulted in widespread rainfall totals of three to six inches.
After a cold and snowy February, a switch to a warmer pattern began during the second week of the month. This started the runoff from a deep snow pack over the West Virginia mountainous counties.
A Nor'easter developed off the Delmarva peninsula which produced an extended period of heavy rainfall across the area as it tracked very slowly to the northeast. This caused widespread flooding across portions of northeast New Jersey.
Four days of rain, heaviest on the 13th, culminated in major flooding in the Passaic and Raritan Basins and flooding throughout New Jersey. Four day storm totals averaged around 2.5 to 6 inches with the highest amounts in the Raritan and Passaic Basins.
A stacked low pressure system (surface low and upper level low on top of each other) moved southeast of Nantucket, spreading rain across Southern New England. This resulted in widespread rainfall totals of three to six inches.
A Nor'easter developed off the Delmarva peninsula which produced an extended period of heavy rainfall across the area as it tracked very slowly to the northeast. This caused widespread flooding across portions of New London County.
The pounding surf and moderate to locally severe coastal flooding took its toll on the New Jersey coast. The tidal flooding in Monmouth County brought back memories of the December 1992 nor easter. Wave heights reached 7 to 9 feet.
A complex low pressure system situated over the Ohio Valley combined with another low forming off the southeast coast to bring abundant moisture into the area. A band of thunderstorms developed and tracked northeast into Southern West Virginia during the evening of March 12th.
A complex low pressure system situated over the Ohio Valley combined with another low forming off the southeast coast to bring abundant moisture into the area. A band of thunderstorms developed during the evening of March 12th and tracked northeast into Southwest VA.
A series of storm systems from the Gulf of Alaska brought gusty winds and periods of heavy rain across the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas from March 13 through March 16, 2012.
Minor flooding occurred along the Lower Wabash River and the Big Muddy River, and moderate flooding occurred on the Little Wabash River. A heavy rainfall event on March 3 was followed by a winter storm on March 4 into early March 5.
The flood wave from rainfall on the 9th and 10th in North Louisiana pushed across Central Louisiana flooding areas between the Red River Levees.
A very localized flash flood emergency occurred when an isolated thunderstorm produced 4 to 7 inches of rainfall in about 2 hours over the eastern and central portions of Springfield.
A return to heavy mountain snows in late February and early March added significantly to the snow pack especially in the Upper Snake River Highlands and snow melt and heavy rains occurred sporadically from the middle of the month onward.
A 971mb bomb cyclone moved out of the central Rockies on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 and helped to create widespread, moderate to major, and in many cases historic, flooding across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.
Historical flooding occurred in north central Nebraska as rivers, creeks and other streams rose due to the combination of snow, rain, and rapid snow melt on top of frozen ground.
Excessive rainfall, blizzard conditions, and high winds occurred on this Tuesday night, Wednesday and Thursday, and they were followed by extensive and significant flooding that lasted for days afterward.
Rainfall of one to three inches on frozen ground and into a snow pack with between 2 and 5 inches of liquid water equivalent resulted in considerable overland flooding.
Rainfall of one to three inches on frozen ground and into a snow pack with between 1 and 3 inches of liquid water equivalent resulted in considerable areal flooding and flooding of small streams.
Reports from the 13h through the 19th in this entry. A relatively deep and widespread snowpack existed across the region during early to mid March.
Rainfall of one to three inches on frozen ground and into a snow pack with between 1 and 3 inches of liquid water equivalent resulted in considerable areal flooding and flooding of small streams.
A historic flooding event unfolded as heavy rainfall drenched the area on March 13-14, 2019. With frozen and impervious ground, full and rapid runoff was maximized.
Rainfall of one to three inches on frozen ground and into a snow pack with between 3 and 6 inches of liquid water equivalent resulted in considerable overland flooding.
During the period from about March 10th through the 15th, daytime temperatures warmed well into the 40s with some locations reaching the 50s. These warm temperatures caused a rapid melt of the existing snowpack that averaged between 12 and 18 inches.
The combination of rainfall and a melting snowpack, caused some flooding to occur across Clayton County. An ice jam on the Turkey River caused flooding to occur in the Millville area with water going over U.S. Highway 52.
A historic flooding event unfolded as heavy rainfall drenched the area on March 13-14, 2019. With frozen and impervious ground, full and rapid runoff was maximized.
Mild temperatures and some rainfall led to snow melt and excessive runoff on a frozen ground. Numerous rivers flooded including flooding in atypical areas due to ice jams. Evacuations were needed in some communities.
Several months of heavy snow across the Northern Plains set the stage for a significant and catastrophic flooding event when temperatures warmed and heavy rain fell across Nebraska and the Dakotas.
Another winter storm brought gusty winds and accumulating snow to much of Utah in the middle of March. Precipitation combined with snowmelt also resulted in flooding, mostly in southern Utah, including noted fatalities in a popular slot canyon.
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Hail and wind damage was extensive across parts of western north Texas, beginning just before midnight on March 13, 1982. Several million dollars in damage occurred from Electra to Burkburnett. Golf ball-size hail fell for 15 minutes in Electra, completely covering the ground.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A line of showers and a few thunderstorms moved across extreme northern Virginia between 10 PM and 11 PM on the 13th. These storms produced winds in excess of 55 MPH and pea sized hail. In Frederick County, a wind gust of 53 MPH was recorded at the Winchester Airport.
Half dollar sized hail fell along a path from 7 miles SE of Starkville, then northeast to Artesia in Lowndes county.
A very deep low pressure system moved northeast across northern Lake Michigan early on the evening of the 13th. Damaging winds sustained from 30 to 40 MPH with frequent gusts over 50 MPH began during the late afternoon of the 13th and continued until 0300 EST on the 14th.
A semi was blown over on US 30, one miles north of Delphos by gradient winds caused in the wake of a strong cold front. The driver was ejected from the cab was subsequently died.
High winds occurred across the area as deep low pressure settled just south and strong high pressure remained to the north.
Strong to high winds downed thousands of trees and tree limbs, hundreds of telephone poles and caused a record breaking outage for Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G). Over half a million utility customers throughout the state lost power.
High winds occurred across the area as deep low pressure settled just south and strong high pressure remained to the north.
High winds occurred across the area as deep low pressure settled just south and strong high pressure remained to the north.
The combination of the heavy rain and strong winds downed weak trees, tree limbs and wires throughout Eastern Pennsylvania and affected Bucks County the hardest. The strongest wind gusts mainly occurred during the afternoon of the 13th.
A sudden wind increase associated with a passing cold front swept through east-central Florida early on March 13. The winds steepened waves, swamped a fishing boat, and resulting in a fatality.
About 250,000 people lost power. A 42 year old man died when his car was hit by a tree in Seattle's Seward Park. Several homes were damaged. Scaffolding at the UW was reduced to a pile of rubble by the winds.
On this day in 2019, an intense storm system moved out of the southern Rocky Mountains into the Central Plains, resulting in an extensive area of very strong winds. Damaging wind gusts occurred over eastern New Mexico and southeast Colorado, eastward across the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles, into western Oklahoma and western Kansas. Across Oklahoma, all but far eastern parts of the state saw wind gusts over 50 mph. Wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph were recorded from Woodward and Gage, down to Clinton and Weatherford. The highest recorded wind gusts during the event were seen in the Texas Panhandle, with the top spot being Fritch, Texas, where a wind gust of 84 mph was measured at the West Texas Mesonet.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Following heavy rains of one to two inches the prior day, an already strong surface cyclone strengthened even further in far southeast Colorado and western Kansas. This rapid intensification created a long-lived and widespread high wind event from Far West Texas north to Kansas.
A deep upper level cutoff low was moving through the New Mexico/Colorado region with a a surface low moving from the eastern plains of Colorado into western Kansas.
A deep low pressure system tracked east through the Great Lakes, combining with a low level jet over the Ohio Valley that shifted east in the afternoon.
An intense low-pressure system tracking through the northern Great Lakes brought damaging winds of 50 to 71 mph to much of southeast Michigan.
An area of low pressure from Green Bay to Lake Huron, meausring 988mb, produced widespread wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph. This resulted in property damage and numerous reports of blown-over semi-trucks.
On March 13, 2026, a potent late-winter occluded storm system tracked across the Great Lakes while slowly filling, from early morning at 985 mb in northeastern Wisconsin, to late day at 989 mb over the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
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Snowstorm of March 13, 1943 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from March 13, 1943 to March 17, 1943.
A strong storm system in the desert southwest moved into southern Colorado late on the night of the 13th and during the early morning of the 14th.
Low pressure tracked from the central Plains northeast across southeast lower Michigan late on the 13th through the 14th. The storm brought widespread precipitation to southeast Michigan from late on the 13th through midday on the 14th.
A winter storm produced an area of 3 to as much as 16 inches of snow over a portion of southwest and south central Missouri.
Unstable snowpack resulted in avalanches in some of the mountains of western Colorado.
A low pressure system developed over the mid Atlantic region Friday night, March 12th, then moved very gradually northward to the Delmarva region over the weekend. A very strong low level jet developed to the north of the low and tapped abundant moisture.
A Miller-B East Coast winter storm affected the mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States over this two day period, producing heavy snow for the interior and snow to sleet to rain closer to the coast.
Low pressure over the Great Lakes combined with low pressure lifting north along the Atlantic coast to bring significant snowfall to the entire region. Snow began across the region during the late evening into the early overnight hours of the 13th-14th.
An area of low pressure over Missouri at daybreak on March 13th moved east across the Tennessee Valley and to the East Coast by early on the 14th. The low rapidly intensified as it moved northeast up the East Coast by daybreak on the 15th.
Low pressure along the Carolina coast March 12 moved up the coast and passed offshore of Southern New England on March 13, moving off through the Maritimes on March 14.
Another Nor'easter swept across eastern New England on March 13th and remained nearly stationary across eastern Quebec/Nova Scotia on the 14th-15th.
An intense low pressure system developed over southern Colorado on March 13th, producing blizzard conditions at times over El Paso county(focused from later in the morning on March 13th into the afternoon of March 13th).
A very strong winter storm moved across the region, bringing heavy snow and blizzard conditions to much of western and south central South Dakota. Snow developed during the morning hours, with rain and snow changing to snow southeast of the Black Hills by the early afternoon.
A well deepening Colorado Low underwent bombogenesis producing widespread heavy snow and blizzard conditions across all of southeastern Wyoming.
A rapidly intensifying storm system or bomb cyclone brought hurricane strength winds to the northeast plains of Colorado, along with moderate to heavy snowfall. Peak wind gusts ranged from 60 to 80 mph.
An arctic front moving in from Canada collided with moisture from a trough off the Pacific Coast from the afternoon of March 13th into the morning of March 14th.
Snowstorm of March 13, 2021 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from March 13, 2021 to March 17, 2021.
Historic winter storm crippled much of southeast Wyoming with heavy wet snow followed by strong winds and blizzard conditions. Cheyenne received 22.7 inches of snowfall in 24 hours (storm total 30.8 inches) with 4 to 6 foot drifts developing all over.
Flooding and debris flow as well as generally unsettled weather continues.
The first of two back to back winter storms moved in on March 13th and left on March 14th. This was marked by an intense band of snow that was short lived, but dropped quite a bit of snow.
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Two people died in Las Vegas of cold related causes.
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Spooners Station recorded 271 inches, Nevada’s all-time maximum snow depth, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
Walnut Grove recorded 20 inches, Alabama’s all-time maximum 24-hour snowfall, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Chatsworth 2 recorded 18 inches, Georgia’s all-time maximum snow depth, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Mt. Mitchell recorded 36 inches, North Carolina’s all-time maximum 24-hour snowfall, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Lamar recorded 970.4 hPa, Colorado’s lowest mean sea level pressure, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The Unnamed Fire started on March 13, 1989, in Colorado, and burned 4,500 acres.
The Foote Fire started on March 13, 1989, in New Mexico, and burned 2,776 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 13, 1992, in Kansas, and burned 11,131 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 13, 1996, in Jefferson County, Mississippi, and burned 4,109 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 13, 1996, in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,155 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 13, 1996, in Florida, and burned 1,116 acres.
The Garita Fire was discovered on March 13, 1997, in New Mexico, and burned 8,000 acres.
The Flat Rock Fire was discovered on March 13, 2001, in Arkansas, and burned 1,470 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
Strong winds over 50 mph caused visibilities to drop to near zero on Interstate 15 near Yermo. These low visibilities caused two seven-car pile-ups, injuring several people. The interstate was closed for an hour due to the low visibilities and damaged vehicles.
The West Unit Fire started on March 13, 2002, in Kansas, and burned 11,206 acres.
The Tiger Mountain Fire was discovered on March 13, 2005, in Oklahoma, and burned 650 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Savanna Lake Complex was discovered on March 13, 2005, in Maryland, and burned 370 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The No Mans Land Fire was discovered on March 13, 2006, in Montgomery County, Arkansas, and burned 8,294 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 13, 2006, in Kansas, and burned 2,010 acres.
The Palace Fire was discovered on March 13, 2007, in Yavapai County, Arizona, and burned 989 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Koehring Slop Wildfire Fire was discovered on March 13, 2007, in North Carolina, and burned 886 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Big Fire was discovered on March 13, 2008, in Lea County, New Mexico, and burned 1,300 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Fire 1003131 was discovered on March 13, 2010, in Lamb County, Texas, and burned 2,300 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Mountain Armadillo Fire was discovered on March 13, 2011, in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, and burned 2,700 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Ga Shrimp Fire was discovered on March 13, 2011, in McIntosh County, Georgia, and burned 963 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Outhouse Fire was discovered on March 13, 2012, in Blaine County, Montana, and burned 4,805 acres; the cause was recorded as railroad operations and maintenance.
A small brush fire spread into the Windsor Green complex in Carolina Forest, damaging numerous homes with injuries.
The North Cut Fire was reported on March 13, 2015, in Quay County, New Mexico, and burned 5,000 acres.
The Waldron Fire was reported on March 13, 2015, in Harper County, Kansas, and burned 3,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Bugbee Fire was reported on March 13, 2019, in Hutchinson County, Texas, and burned 2,700 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Boone 283 Fire was reported on March 13, 2019, in Roberts County, Texas, and burned 2,284 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The 4 Point Fire was reported on March 13, 2020, in Wayne County, Mississippi, and burned 1,858 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The 62 Fire was reported on March 13, 2022, in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, and burned 10,637 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Cimarron Fire was reported on March 13, 2022, in Major County, Oklahoma, and burned 2,103 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Buddy Fire was reported on March 13, 2022, in Blanco County, Texas, and burned 1,469 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Pin Strip Fire was reported on March 13, 2022, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,438 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Wagon Wheel Fire was reported on March 13, 2022, in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,216 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The High Wire Fire was reported on March 13, 2024, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,046 acres.
Unseasonably warm temperatures, high wind, and low relative humidity combined with dormant fuels to promote conditions that supported the rapid spread of wildfire across portions of eastern Oklahoma in mid to late March.
A broad western United States trough and an intense surface low pressure over the central Great Plains resulted in westerly high winds and blowing dust over a large portion of Southeast New Mexico and West Texas.
An unseasonably and record deep upper trough for mid-March moved through the intermountain West late on March 13th closing off into a deep upper low on March 14th.
The South Meridian Fire was reported on March 13, 2025, in El Paso County, Colorado, and burned 2,540 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Blue Stem Fire was reported on March 13, 2025, in Franklin County, Mississippi, and burned 2,031 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The South Tripp Fire was reported on March 13, 2025, in Tripp County, South Dakota, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Morrill Fire was reported on March 13, 2026, in Garden County, Nebraska, and burned 642,029 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Yearling Pasture Fire was reported on March 13, 2026, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 5,039 acres.
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A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Tengchong, Yunnan, China. It killed 170 people.
An earthquake struck Switzerland. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Coiapo, Chile.
An earthquake struck Limache, Almendral, Chile.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Yokohama, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Coquimbo, LA Serena, Chile. It killed 2 people and injured 25. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Guatemala. It killed 4 people and injured 50.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Erzincan, Turkey. It killed 653 people, injured 2,000 and did $750 million in damage.
An earthquake struck eastern Turkey near the city of Erzincan at 20:18:39 local time on 13 March 1992. 7 on the moment magnitude scale (Mw).
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A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Saravan, Iran.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Southwestern, Japan. It injured 18.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Tharrawaddy, Myanmar. It killed 2 people and injured 36.
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Ritter Island, Papua New Guinea erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed very many people (over 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. The eruption caused a tsunami.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Albanian Coasts.
A tsunami with a source recorded as volcano and landslide struck Ritter Island, Papua New Guinea, with a maximum water height of 15 meters. It killed very many people (over 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Off Boso Peninsula, Japan.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Central Chile. It killed 2 people and injured 25.
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A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began March 13, 1948, reached Kp 8+ and lasted 63 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 140; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 43 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 13, 1951, reached Kp 7- and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 51; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 13, 1966, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 18 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 64; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 48 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
The March 1989 geomagnetic storm occurred as part of severe to extreme solar storms during early to middle March 1989, the most notable being a geomagnetic storm that struck Earth on March 13. This geomagnetic storm caused a nine-hour outage of Hydro-Québec's electricity transmission system.
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A G5 (extreme) geomagnetic storm began March 13, 1989, reached Kp 9 and lasted 60 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 246; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 40 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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Dense fog about 7:30 AM CST resulted in a chain-reaction accident involving four semi trailer rigs and 26 other vehicles. A nineteen year old Illinois man was hit by a car and was seriously injured when his car slid off the roadway, stopping on the shoulder.
A combination of smoke and fog produced a 12 vehicle accident on the Florida Turnpike resulting in five fatalities.
A strong low north of the Aloha State generated surf of 15 to 25 feet along the north-facing shores, and 8 to 15 feet along the east-facing shores, of all islands except Lanai. The especially high surf kept lifeguards busy helping people in distress.
During the week of March 8th through the 14th, onshore flow along the Atlantic coast resulted in strong rip currents at the beaches. Beach attendance was heavy each day due to spring break with many rescues and a couple of drownings.
Six people visiting from out of state were swimming at New Smyrna Beach and got caught in a rip current. All made it back to shore on their own or were rescued. One of the swimmers was pulled to shore unresponsive and later died at a nearby hospital.
On the evening of March 13th a sailing vessel encountered heavy weather while sailing off the Monterey Coast. The skipper was washed overboard and later passed away as a result.
A mix of northerly and easterly swells led to hazardous conditions in the surf zone of Guam.
Large northerly swells affected the Atlantic coastline of Puerto Rico during the week of March 13th. This produced large breaking waves higher than 10 feet and life-threatening rip currents along the north and east-facing beaches of the islands.
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