Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for March 15, 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 Greene, Dunklin, Pemiscot counties, Arkansas and tracked 44.9 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 10 and injuring 60. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Paragould, AR to N Bakersfield, MO.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Tunica, Tate, DeSoto counties, Mississippi and tracked 25.5 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Savage, MS.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Saint Clair County, Illinois and tracked 11.9 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 10 and injuring 12. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Belleville, IL.
Tornadoes
An EF4 tornado touched down in Pike, Tangipahoa Parish, Walthall counties, Louisiana and tracked 67.16 miles, 1,400 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 6.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Jackson, Poinsett counties, Arkansas and tracked 26 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 12.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Canadian, Kingfisher counties, Oklahoma and tracked 30.1 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 18. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Dover, OK.
Billion-dollar disasters
A flooding disaster that cost $7.6 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 4, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 15, 2019 to July 31, 2019.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Van Buren, Cleburne, Independence counties, Arkansas and tracked 41 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 13.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Senhoku, Japan. It killed 94 people, destroyed 640 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Washita, Caddo, Blaine counties, Oklahoma and tracked 18.2 miles, 1,000 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NE Colony to W Bridgeport, OK.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Geneva, Houston, Dale counties, Alabama and tracked 30.2 miles, killing 8 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Hartford/Wicksburg/Headland, AL.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Alcorn County, Mississippi, killing 8 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Rienzi, MS.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Alcorn County, Mississippi, killing 8 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Rienzi, MS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Bibb, Twiggs, Wilkinson counties, Georgia and tracked 71 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Bibb Co./Twiggs Co./Laurens Co./Johnson Co./Jefferson Co./S Bartow, GA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Geneva, Houston, Dale counties, Alabama and tracked 30.2 miles, killing 8 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Hartford/Wicksburg/Headland, AL.
An F4 tornado touched down in Canadian, Kingfisher counties, Oklahoma and tracked 30.1 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 18. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Dover, OK.
An F4 tornado touched down in Washita, Caddo, Blaine counties, Oklahoma and tracked 18.2 miles, 1,000 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NE Colony to W Bridgeport, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Wagoner County, Oklahoma and tracked 7 miles, 75 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Porter, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Washita, Custer counties, Oklahoma and tracked 14.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Corn/ENE Weatherford, OK.
An F4 tornado touched down in Tunica, Tate, DeSoto counties, Mississippi and tracked 25.5 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Savage, MS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Quitman, Panola counties, Mississippi and tracked 29.5 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Lambert/W Sardis to E Como, MS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Marengo, Wilcox, Dallas counties, Alabama and tracked 29.7 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Shiloh/Central Mills/Orrville, AL.
An F4 tornado touched down in Greene, Dunklin, Pemiscot counties, Arkansas and tracked 44.9 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 10 and injuring 60. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Paragould, AR to N Bakersfield, MO.
An F4 tornado touched down in Saint Clair County, Illinois and tracked 11.9 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 10 and injuring 12. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Belleville, IL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington counties, Illinois and tracked 28.2 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 12. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Red Bud/W Marissa to Okawville, IL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Marengo County, Alabama and tracked 6.7 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Demopolis, AL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Dent, Crawford, Washington counties, Missouri and tracked 81.7 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 18. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Salem/Berryman/S Hillsboro, MO.
An F2 tornado touched down in Butler, Wayne, Bollinger counties, Missouri and tracked 69.1 miles, 80 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Marble Hill/E Millersville to Altenburg, MO.
An F2 tornado touched down in Jefferson County, Alabama and tracked 11.6 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Mulga, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Canadian, Kingfisher counties, Oklahoma and tracked 12.8 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Okarche to E Kingfisher, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Jasper County, Texas and tracked 12.8 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Kirbyville, TX.
An F2 tornado touched down in Liberty County, Texas and tracked 0.9 miles, 67 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NE Rayburn, TX.
An F3 tornado touched down in Wilson, Nash, Edgecombe counties, North Carolina and tracked 30.1 miles, 27 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F2 tornado touched down in White County, Tennessee and tracked 0.1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 3.
An F3 tornado touched down in Crawford, Barton, Vernon counties, Kansas and tracked 70 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 8.
An F3 tornado touched down in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma and tracked 6 miles, 60 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 36.
An F3 tornado touched down in Labette, Cherokee counties, Kansas and tracked 30 miles, 167 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 6.
An F3 tornado touched down in Montgomery County, Kansas and tracked 6 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Benton County, Missouri and tracked 14 miles, 700 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Crawford, Jasper counties, Kansas and tracked 9 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado hit the city of Ada on March 15, 1982, killing one person and injuring 36 at a mobile home park. Sixty-eight trailers were damaged or destroyed, with damages totaling $2 million.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hidalgo County, Texas and tracked 6.1 miles, 900 yards wide at its widest, injuring 10.
An F4 tornado touched down in Jackson, Poinsett counties, Arkansas and tracked 26 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 12.
An F4 tornado touched down in Van Buren, Cleburne, Independence counties, Arkansas and tracked 41 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 13.
Texas Department of Public Safety reports a tornado damaged one home, destroyed one carport and three barns, knocked down numerous trees, and caused power outages over a wide area.
A tornado touched down in the southeast portion of Houma and moved in a northwest direction to just north of downtown. The tornado moved through both residential and commercial areas of Houma.
A waterspout struck a fishing boat approximately 3 miles offshore in the coastal waters of Terrebonne Parish, causing the vessel to be flipped in the air, tossing the three occupants in the water. Two of the men subsequently perished.
An F2 tornado touched down in Washington, Jackson counties, Florida and tracked 10 miles, 350 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 21.
An F2 tornado touched down in the Sunny Hills subdivision near Gin Lake in southeast Washington County, and raced northeast into southwest Jackson County. The tornado struck the Country Oaks, Buckhorn Creek, and Highview Acres communities.
The F2 tornado raced northeast from just southeast of Climax in Decatur County to just southeast of Whigham in Grady County, then dissipated. Nine persons were injured, one critically.
An F2 tornado touched down on Fewell Road in the Bell Dixon Community and tracked northeast into western Grady County. Debris was scattered over a wide area. Four persons were injured, one critically. Five homes sustained roof and window damage.
The F2 tornado that touched down near Wausau in southeast Washington County, raced northeast across the Washington-Jackson County line and hit the Round Lake community just south of Alford before it dissipated. Fifteen homes were severely damaged and two homes were destroyed.
An F2 tornado touched down just south of Kinard on the west side of SW J.A. Daniels Road. It damaged two sheds and two barns. It tracked northeast and crossed State Road 73, two-tenths of a mile south of Mark Barbee Lane, and uprooted numerous trees.
A couple of rural homes had roof and structural damage.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Polk, Floyd, Bartow counties, Georgia and tracked 16.93 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 2.
The pattern that began to evolve on March 14th continued and intensified on March 15th. A stationary front remained draped across north Georgia from near Atlanta to Athens. South of this front, the air mass was becoming increasingly warm, moist and unstable.
47 tornadoes were recorded on March 15, 2008, in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina. They killed 2 people.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Newberry, Richland counties, South Carolina and tracked 27.51 miles, 1,320 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Orangeburg County, South Carolina and tracked 10.11 miles, 1,320 yards wide at its widest.
A large and intense area of low pressure lifted northward through the central Appalachians, dragging a strong cold front toward southern South Carolina and southeast Georgia.
A large and intense area of low pressure lifted northward through the central Appalachians, dragging a strong cold front toward southern South Carolina and southeast Georgia.
A surface warm front lifted northward across the area just a few hours prior to the onset of a severe weather outbreak while a cold front approached from the northwest. A meso-low developed across northeast Georgia and enhanced the shear through the low-levels of the atmosphere.
Several supercell thunderstorms affected the southern part of Upstate South Carolina during the afternoon and early evening hours. Very large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes accompanied the storms.
Seven supercells tracked across our South Carolina County Warning Area and produced many long-lived tornadoes that did significant damage. Over 85 homes were destroyed, around 400 had moderate damage, and estimates for the total devastation were around 40 million dollars.
A surface warm front lifted northward across the area just a few hours prior to the onset of a severe weather outbreak while a cold front approached from the northwest. A meso-low developed across northeast Georgia and enhanced the shear through the low-levels of the atmosphere.
Three supercells tracked across portions of the GA CSRA and produce multiple long-lived tornadoes that produced significant damage.
Several supercell thunderstorms affected the mountains and foothills of extreme northeast Georgia during the afternoon and early evening hours. Very large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes accompanied the storms.
A relatively weak and broad upper trough was progressing slowly from the mid-south into the southeast U.S. from March 15th through the 16th.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Washtenaw County, Michigan and tracked 7.57 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest.
An amplified, upper level weather pattern allowed for an unseasonably warm and humid air mass to infiltrate the southern Great Lakes region. Highly anomalous for the month of March, surface dew points climbed into the lower 60 degree range across much of Southeastern Michigan.
A strong area of low pressure and associated warm front tracked northeast from Missouri into northern Illinois late in the day. Numerous severe thunderstorms developed over the region, bringing large hail, damaging winds, and several tornadoes to the area.
An area of low pressure deepened considerably as it tracked from northeast Missouri into southern Wisconsin on March 15th.
A strong area of low pressure and associated warm front tracked northeast from Missouri into northern Illinois late in the day. Numerous severe thunderstorms developed over the region, bringing large hail and several tornadoes to the area.
An active southern jet stream set-up across the southern United States during the middle of March. Several short-wave troughs became negatively tilted as each one traversed across Texas and towards Alabama.
On the afternoon of March 15, 2021 a weak tornado formed near 199th and HWY 69 in rural Johnson County. The storm moved through a neighborhood and caused some damage to the residences.
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms dropped southeast through north Alabama during the early morning hours of the 15th. Several trees were knocked down due to the high winds, especially in Morgan County. One brief EF-0 tornado also occurred in DeKalb County.
A cold front moved through the region and caused a line of storms to push across the area and bring some isolated severe storms.
An EF4 tornado touched down in Pike, Tangipahoa Parish, Walthall counties, Louisiana and tracked 67.16 miles, 1,400 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 6.
50 tornadoes were recorded on March 15, 2025, in Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, 1 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 11 people.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Autauga, Dallas, Chilton counties, Alabama and tracked 24.33 miles, 1,000 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 2.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Walthall, Marion counties, Mississippi and tracked 26.05 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2.
A potent weather system impacted the local area, producing a rare EF-4 tornado. Only a few tornadoes that strong have developed in the local forecast area. Just as impressive. an EF-3 tornado tracked barely a mile to the east of the EF-4 and only 45 minutes later.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Tallapoosa County, Alabama and tracked 20.45 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest.
A significant severe weather event unfolded across Central Alabama on March 15, with 15 tornadoes, several instances of straight-line wind damage, and isolated flooding.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Marion, Jefferson Davis, Covington counties, Mississippi and tracked 18.19 miles, 1,160 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Talladega County, Alabama and tracked 3.63 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1.
During the early afternoon hours of March 15, 2025, a large, violent, and deadly EF4 tornado devastated areas in and around the Mississippi communities of Tylertown, Salem, Society Hill, and Carson, causing severe damage in multiple areas. 08 km) long.
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A potent low pressure system generated a line of strong to severe thunderstorms that moved across central Indiana. Storms ahead of the line also become severe. Widespread wind damage along with a few tornadoes occurred. Tens of thousands of people were without power.
A significant severe weather episode unfolded across southwest Indiana in the early morning hours of the 15th, as a line of severe storms produced a tornado, damaging winds, and large hail.
A potent storm system brought multiple rounds of thunderstorms and severe weather to Middle Tennessee on March 15, 2025. The main risk for severe weather was associated with a line of thunderstorms that tracks east across Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and evening hours.
On the morning of March 13th, a west to east oriented cold front was pushing south near the Ohio River, but it stalled before pushing back north. This left southern Indiana in the warm sector with warm moist air moving in from the south.
An upper low over the Central Plains moved into the Upper Mississippi Valley during the evening hours of Friday, March 14, 2025. Increasing moisture advection ahead of an approaching cold front lifted dewpoints into the low to mid 60s.
A robust wave moving across the southeast generated a large and unstable warm sector underneath moderate shear. A few thunderstorms were able to develop in the evening hours of the 15th as the cold front approached and dynamics improved.
A potent weather system impacted the local area, producing a rare EF-4 tornado. Only a few tornadoes that strong have developed in the local forecast area. That tornado started its path in northern Tangipahoa Parish and continued on its 60+ mile long path.
44 tornadoes were recorded on March 15, 2026, in Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama.
A potent low pressure system and cold front impacted a large part of the eastern United States on March 15 into the early morning hours of March 16, 2026.
A negatively tilted upper-level trough began to deepen as it moved from the northern Rockies into the Middle Mississippi Valley on Sunday afternoon, driving a potent cold front eastward.
A negatively tilted upper-level trough began to deepen as it moved from the northern Rockies into the Middle Mississippi Valley on Sunday afternoon, driving a potent cold front eastward.
During the late evening and overnight hours March 15th into March 16th, a strong upper level trough and associated cold front moved across the Ohio Valley. Ahead of the cold front, temperatures were in the 70s with dew point temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s.
A deepening surface low pressure system was centered over Illinois and an attendant cold front extended south-southwestward sweeping from west to east across Arkansas during the afternoon and evening hours of March 15, 2026.
A line of thunderstorms moved across southern Missouri during the afternoon and evening of March 15th. Several tornadoes occurred within this line of storms.
A negatively tilted upper-level trough began to deepen as it moved from the northern Rockies into the Middle Mississippi Valley on Sunday afternoon, driving a potent cold front eastward.
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Hurricane Tomas reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 937 mb, a category 4 storm.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle was a powerful, unusual and long-lived tropical cyclone that made multiple landfalls in Australia, specifically in the Kimberley region, Far North Queensland, and the Top End, in March 2026. The twenty-first tropical low, tenth tropical cyclone, and sixth severe tropical cyclone of the 2025–26 Australian region cyclone season, Narelle formed from a tropical disturbance south of the Solomon Islands on 15 March.
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Rainfall amounts, in inches, in the 24 hour period ending at 4 am on the 18th were, in the southern Olympics, Wynoochee Dam 6.77, at Wishkah Headworks 6.02.
Along the coast 5 day rainfall totals from the 15th to the 19th ranged from 6.18 inches at Hoquiam to 12.03 inches at Forks. Montesano had 9 inches in the 24 hr period ending at 8 am on the 19th.
The Harris county 911 center reported several trees and power lines down.
The first 10 days of March were essentially dry and cool across the Des Moines HSA.
Accumulating snowfall across the Upper Midwest and Northern Plains was extensive during the 2009/2010 winter with snowfall water equivalent amounts across the Minnesota River Valley as high as six inches.
A deep and expansive snow pack across the area began to melt bringing many areas of flooding to central and northeast South Dakota from mid through late March. The flooding continued into April. Many roads along with countless acres of crop and pastureland were flooded.
A mid and upper level disturbance dropped southeast during the morning. Well south of any organized surface front, the air was moisture laden.
This event began during the predawn hours of March 15th, with the first report of large hail occurring just after 5 am in Knox county. Hail between pea and golf ball size and flashing flooding continued to occur until after 9 pm on the 15th.
A stationary closed off low pressure system over the southern Plains developed several rounds of severe storms which produced large hail and heavy rainfall.
Numerous thunderstorms erupted during the afternoon and continued into the evening hours as an upper level disturbance interacted with a very unstable air mass. The weather pattern and atmospheric environment was more similar to early Summer.
A Pacific storm system moving through the region resulted in heavy rain across the Northern Panhandle region. The warm and moist air mass likely resulted in some mid elevation snowmelt combining with the heavy rain to result in numerous flooding and debris flow reports.
A Pacific storm system moving through the region resulted in heavy rain across northeast Washington. Flooding and debris flows were reported across the Okanogan Highlands and Northeast Mountain regions with snowmelt contributing to the soggy conditions across the area.
A strong spring storm system produced a swath of 1.5 to 3 inches of rain over much of central Wisconsin from the evening of March 15th into the morning of the 16th.
March was a very wet month over the Idaho Panhandle. A series of moist Pacific storm systems brought periodic heavy rain to the region in addition to warmer temperatures which quickly melted low elevation snow pack.
Periodic heavy rain and mountain snow melt caused the St. Joe River the flood. Extensive flooding of fields, roads, outbuildings and yards of residences and businesses in the river bottom lands occurred. A few residences and businesses experienced first floor flooding as well.
Periodic heavy rain and mountain snow melt caused the Coeur D'Alene River to flood. The town of Cataldo experienced extensive flooding of roads, fields, yards and outbuildings in the river bottom lands.
Floods in Turkey occur frequently, affecting various regions, particularly those with riverine areas and prolonged heavy rainfall. According to the Turkish Disaster Database, between 1960 and 2014, Turkey experienced 1,076 flood events, resulting in 795 fatalities and economic damages estimated at approximately $800 million.
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Another atmospheric river pounded the Desert Southwest, bringing flooding and strong to severe thunderstorms to northwest Arizona.
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A squall line blasted rapidly across Upstate South Carolina after developing in the mountains of North Carolina and Northeast Georgia. The first damage reports came from Oconee and Pickens counties where trees and power lines were blown down.
Wind of 40 to 60 mph for much of the morning and early afternoon blew several cars off the road. In Ford county, the wind blew a motor home into the path of a semi. The result was one fatality.
Northwest winds between 35 and 45 mph with gusts near 60 mph developed across western Oklahoma from mid-morning through the afternoon of the 15th. Winds were in response to intense low pressure near the Kansas/Oklahoma border.
As had been the case for a few days, the Southeast states remained on the northern periphery of weak upper level ridging on the 15th.
A warm front lifted north across northern Ohio during the early morning hours of March 15th. Showers and thunderstorms developed along this front. A few of the stronger thunderstorms became severe. A second wave of storms occurred during the afternoon.
Potent upper level low over New England resulted in strong winds aloft. Decent mixing brought winds between 40 and 50 mph to the surface, mainly at the higher elevations along and west of the Blue Ridge.
A surface low produced strong gusty winds across Northwest Oregon as it moved north offshore the Central and Northern Oregon coasts before making landfall in Southwest Washington.
Strong winds were channeled through the narrow terrain features along Interstate-77, northbound, near mile marker two. The resultant localized much stronger gusts blew three semi-tractor trailer trucks on their side. There were no injuries.
A cold front slowly approaches South Texas from the north, leaving the region in the favorable warm sector with mid-level disturbances aiding in convection. A supercell capable of producing large hail over McMullen and Live Oak Counties occurred during the morning of the 15th.
Several rounds of severe thunderstorms produced numerous reports of large hail and wind damage.
A significant severe weather episode unfolded across west Kentucky in the early morning hours of the 15th, as a line of storms lifted northeast from the Purchase Area through northwest Kentucky.
A powerful low pressure set forth a weekend of strong to severe thunderstorms in West Virginia on March 15th and 16th.
A deep surface low moved through the Midwest resulting in instances of thunderstorm wind damage.
Storm Samuel, also known as Medicane Samuel, Cyclone Samuel, or known as Storm Jolina in Germany, was a rare March Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone (medicane) that impacted the Central Mediterranean in March 2026. The storm was first identified as a cold-core extratropical cyclone and, on 15 March, was named Samuel by National Meteorological Service of Andorra.
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Strong north winds affected North and Central Texas the day of March 15 following the passage of a cold front. Wind gusts at times exceeded 55 mph. Unfortunately a fatality occurred on an area lake due to the strong winds.
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms ahead of a potent cold front pushed through Central Alabama from late March 15 into the early morning of March 16. Scattered instances of wind damage were observed across many counties in Central Alabama as the line moved through.
On the afternoon of March 15, 2026, a strong and deepening upper-level trough strengthened an already potent 990 mb surface low as it crossed the northwestern Midwest into the southern Great Lakes.
A negatively tilted upper-level trough began to deepen as it moved from the northern Rockies into the Middle Mississippi Valley on Sunday afternoon, driving a potent cold front eastward.
Strong low pressure (991 millibars) moving across the Upper Midwest lifted a warm front northward into the Altamaha River in southeast Georgia. Deeper moisture surged northward into northern Florida in the wake of the warm frontal passage.
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Snowstorm of March 15, 1900 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from March 15, 1900 to March 16, 1900.
A late winter storm took aim on Iowa on the 15th. Initially, a large amount of very warm air was drawn north into the state, sending temperatures into the 50s over the southern third of the state. This caused a considerable amount of snow melt during the day on the 14th.
Two out-of-bounds skiers triggered a soft-slab avalanche east of the Telluride Ski Area at an elevation of 11,800 feet. The slide traveled 2200 vertical feet, killing one person and seriously injuring another.
A late winter storm moved into Iowa, leaving behind it one of the heaviest snowfalls on record in some areas, and a record March snowfall in several locations.
One (1) fatality occurred following the storm: On May 16, 2005 and elderly man slipped on ice in Kress, TX in Swisher County.5 to 6 inches of snow reported in Pep (Hockley Co.); 6 to 7 inches of snow reported in Plainview (Hale); 5 to 6 inches of snow reported in Aiken (Floyd);…
Low pressure moved up the Ohio River Valley during the morning hours of the 15th. Overrunning precipitation associated with this low spread across northern Ohio during the predawn hours of the 15th.
A 300 yard avalanche which was 6 to 7 feet caused the death of a man at Pebble Creek Ski Resort on March 15th. He was skiing at an out-of-bounds run near the north boundary of the ski area when he was trapped under snow without a beacon to aid ski patrol.
A late season winter storm moved across the region on March 15th. This storm dumped sleet and snow on portions of southeast Minnesota with accumulations ranging from 4 to 10 inches. Roads became snow covered and slippery and numerous schools canceled classes for the day.
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Unseasonably warm temperatures prevailed across north and central for several days as a summer like ridge of high pressure aloft and a Bermuda like surface high pressure system dominated the southeastern United States.
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A woman in Hendersonville succombed partly from the cold weather when she was locked outside a home overnight.
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Lee's Ranch recorded 96 inches, New Mexico’s all-time maximum snow depth, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Frostburg 2 recorded 54 inches, Maryland’s all-time maximum snow depth, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
Mount Leconte recorded 63 inches, Tennessee’s all-time maximum snow depth, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
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The Hay Fire started on March 15, 1986, in New Mexico, and burned 1,672 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 15, 1987, in Minnesota, and burned 1,961 acres.
The Kenna Fire started on March 15, 1989, in New Mexico, and burned 2,360 acres.
The Vaughn Fire was discovered on March 15, 1993, in New Mexico, and burned 1,700 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 15, 1994, in Washington County, Alabama, and burned 1,280 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 15, 1996, in Florida, and burned 1,763 acres.
The Cain Fire was discovered on March 15, 1997, in New Mexico, and burned 2,500 acres.
The Diamond Fire was discovered on March 15, 2000, in Mora County, New Mexico, and burned 13,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Golf Fire was discovered on March 15, 2000, in Quay County, New Mexico, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 15, 2004, in Oklahoma, and burned 27,116 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 15, 2004, in Oklahoma, and burned 12,184 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 15, 2004, in Oklahoma, and burned 5,752 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 15, 2004, in Oklahoma, and burned 4,365 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 15, 2004, in Oklahoma, and burned 2,585 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 15, 2004, in Oklahoma, and burned 2,250 acres.
The Hodgeman West Fire was discovered on March 15, 2006, in Hodgeman County, Kansas, and burned 6,400 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 15, 2006, in Texas, and burned 6,105 acres.
The Chambers Fire was discovered on March 15, 2006, in Oklahoma, and burned 5,498 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 15, 2006, in Hodgeman County, Kansas, and burned 4,480 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Moore Fire was discovered on March 15, 2006, in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,500 acres.
The Silverweed Fire was discovered on March 15, 2007, in Chaves County, New Mexico, and burned 1,923 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Pipeline Fire was discovered on March 15, 2008, in Chaves County, New Mexico, and burned 2,062 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Eagle Draw Fire was discovered on March 15, 2011, in Eddy County, New Mexico, and burned 4,017 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Galena Fire was discovered on March 15, 2013, in Larimer County, Colorado, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
Dry and warm conditions, along with gusty southwest winds, help fuel several fires near Lincoln.
The North Cane Fire was reported on March 15, 2017, in Orange County, Florida, and burned 7,300 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The County Line Fire was reported on March 15, 2018, in Hartley County, Texas, and burned 15,682 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Biggy Fire was reported on March 15, 2018, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 10,816 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Trentman Fire was reported on March 15, 2018, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 4,300 acres.
The Gravel Pit Fire was reported on March 15, 2018, in Potter County, Texas, and burned 2,976 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Begs Fire was reported on March 15, 2018, in Cochran County, Texas, and burned 2,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Deerte Fire was reported on March 15, 2018, in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, and burned 2,050 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Maple Fire was reported on March 15, 2018, in Canadian County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,676 acres.
The Wesley Fire was reported on March 15, 2018, in Hughes County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The D Fire was reported on March 15, 2020, in Perry County, Mississippi, and burned 1,259 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
An abnormally strong and dry weather system dug into southern California during mid March and produced a strong westerly gradient wind. In the afternoon of the 15th wind gusts were observed up to 40-50 mph at multiple weather stations across Imperial county.
Gusty north winds and very dry conditions behind a front caused a wildfire to spread southwest of Sinton during the afternoon of the 15th. Two firefighters and two local residents were injured in the grass fire.
A cold front moved through South Central Texas on the 15th and brought a dry airmass to the region. Breezy winds behind the front combined with the dry air to produce critical fire weather for several days.
The Christine Fire was reported on March 15, 2022, in Atascosa County, Texas, and burned 2,900 acres.
The Alred Fire was reported on March 15, 2024, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 6,975 acres.
The Crabapple Fire was reported on March 15, 2025, in Gillespie County, Texas, and burned 9,858 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The passage of an intense cold front, associated with a deepening midlatitude cyclone across the central CONUS, fostered a non-convective wind and wildfire episode across Oklahoma and western-north Texas during the morning into early evening of the 15th.
The passage of an intense cold front, associated with a deepening midlatitude cyclone across the central CONUS, fostered a non-convective wind and wildfire episode across Oklahoma and western-north Texas during the morning into early evening of the 15th.
The Cottonwood Fire was reported on March 15, 2026, in Lincoln County, Nebraska, and burned 129,253 acres.
The Salt Fork Fire was reported on March 15, 2026, in Jackson County, Oklahoma, and burned 3,327 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Neon Beige Fire was reported on March 15, 2026, in Oldham County, Texas, and burned 1,688 acres.
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An earthquake struck Marmara Sea, Turkey. It killed some people (about 51 to 100) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico.
A magnitude 8 earthquake struck Concepcion, Chillan, Chile. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 40 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Hachinohe, Sanriku, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Kajuadi Island, Indonesia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Senhoku, Japan. It killed 94 people, destroyed 640 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Podgora, Croatia, Balkans NW. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Sakhalin Island, Russia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Dhebewadi, Maharashtra, India.
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Kirishimayama, Japan erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 1 person and injured 1.
Etna, Italy erupted. It injured 10.
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The 1657 Concepción earthquake occurred on March 15 at 20:00 local time off the coast of Concepción, Biobío Region in the Spanish Empire. The earthquake caused severe damage along the coast, and generated a large tsunami in the Bay of Concepción.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8 earthquake struck Central Chile. It killed 40 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Sanriku, Hachionhe, Japan. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Lake Maggiore, Italy. It killed 16 people and destroyed 7 houses.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Flores Sea, Indonesia.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Tatar Strait, Russia.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 15, 1945, reached Kp 7- and lasted 24 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 57; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 15, 1947, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 74; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 48 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 15, 1960, reached Kp 7- and lasted 24 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 52; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A flooding disaster that cost $7.6 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 4, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 15, 2019 to July 31, 2019.
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Two men participating in a race to benefit United Celebral Palsy were lost at sea after they left the Richardson Bay Marina in San Francisco Bay around 9am aboard a 32 foot boat named Daisy on Saturday March 15th.
A 27-year old man became the first drowning victim in Pensacola Beach waters since September 2005. The out-of-town resident was not breathing and had no pulse when lifeguards pulled him ashore behind the Emerald Isle condominiums at about 330 pm.
A cluster of thunderstorms moved southwest to northeast across Port Aransas and Mustang Island between 1:30 PM and 3:00 PM, producing roughly 5-10 cloud to ground lightning strikes per 5 minutes.
A dynamic storm system impacted the west Texas South Plains on the 15th. A round of thunderstorms initially developed over the central South Plains during the morning hours. These storms produced heavy rainfall and damaging lightning in the Lubbock vicinity (Lubbock County).
Strong southerly onshore winds produce dangerous rip currents at the beaches along northwest Florida.
Large north northeast swells affected the Atlantic coastline, producing dangerous surf conditions along north facing coastlines of Puerto Rico and the northern U.S. Virgin Islands.
A series of large northerly swells impacted the Atlantic coastline of the islands during mid-March. These swells produced large breaking waves, life-threatening rip currents, and minor coastal flooding.
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