Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for March 24, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Sichuan Province, China. It killed 4,800 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tornadoes
An EF4 tornado touched down in Issaquena, Sharkey, Humphreys counties, Mississippi and tracked 59.23 miles, 1,320 yards wide at its widest, killing 17 and injuring 165.
Billion-dollar disasters
A severe storm disaster that cost $3.0 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 23, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 24, 2023 to March 26, 2023.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Carter, Murray counties, Oklahoma and tracked 16.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Davis, OK.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Fayette, Clark counties, Kentucky and tracked 14.8 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 28. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Winchester, KY.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Tachilek, Thailand, Myanmar. It killed 104 people, injured 123 and did $3.6 million in damage.
Tornadoes
In the afternoon and evening of the 24th, clusters of strong to severe storms were stretched from southwest to northeast across southeastern Arkansas as robust instability and very strong wind shear served to produce a volatile severe weather environment.
Billion-dollar disasters
A severe storm disaster that cost $2.0 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 6, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 24, 2021 to March 25, 2021.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in East Carroll Parish, Issaquena, Washington, Louisiana and tracked 55.6 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 69. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: West Carroll Parish, LA to S Indianola, MS.
Tornadoes
On March 24, 2023, a severe weather and tornado outbreak began across portions of the lower Mississippi River Valley in the United States. A slow-moving trough moved eastward across the United States and interacted with a moist and unstable airmass originating from the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in widespread heavy rainfall, severe thunderstorms, and significant tornadoes over a four-day period.
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Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Fulton County, Georgia and tracked 14.8 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 152.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Maury, Marshall, Bedford counties, Tennessee and tracked 18.1 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Lewisburg/Rich Creek, TN.
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An F2 tornado touched down in Barbour County, Alabama and tracked 5.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Clayton/White Oak, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Kalamazoo County, Michigan and tracked 10 miles, killing 1 and injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Vicksburg/Indian Lake/Pavilion to N Scott, MI.
An F3 tornado touched down in Elkhart, Cass counties, Indiana and tracked 7.1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Edwardsburg/Eagle Lake/Adamsville, MI.
An F2 tornado touched down in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana and tracked 5.5 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 12. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Crowley, LA.
An F2 tornado touched down in Searcy, Van Buren counties, Arkansas and tracked 11.5 miles, killing 3 and injuring 13. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Leslie, AR.
An F2 tornado touched down in Jackson, Williamson, Franklin counties, Illinois and tracked 25 miles, killing 3 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Makanda/W West Frankfort, IL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Whiteside County, Illinois and tracked 4.6 miles. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Erie, IL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Johnson County, Arkansas, killing 1 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Lone Pine, AR.
An F4 tornado touched down in Carter, Murray counties, Oklahoma and tracked 16.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Davis, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Garvin, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie counties, Oklahoma and tracked 17.7 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 28. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Stratford, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Montague, Cooke counties, Texas and tracked 9.9 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Saint Jo/Illinois Bend, TX.
An F3 tornado touched down in Maury, Marshall, Bedford counties, Tennessee and tracked 18.1 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Lewisburg/Rich Creek, TN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Madison County, Kentucky, injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Kirksville, KY.
An F4 tornado touched down in Fayette, Clark counties, Kentucky and tracked 14.8 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 28. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Winchester, KY.
An F2 tornado touched down in Dale County, Alabama and 20 yards wide at its widest, killing 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Ozark, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in East Carroll Parish, Issaquena, Washington, Louisiana and tracked 55.6 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 69. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: West Carroll Parish, LA to S Indianola, MS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Benton County, Arkansas and tracked 20.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4.
An F3 tornado touched down in Barry County, Missouri and tracked 1 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in Wood County, Texas and tracked 0.5 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 8.
An F3 tornado touched down in Halifax County, Virginia and tracked 0.1 miles, 20 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 4.
An F3 tornado touched down in Fulton County, Georgia and tracked 14.8 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 152.
An F3 tornado touched down in Jackson County, Alabama and tracked 4 miles, 60 yards wide at its widest.
A house fire in the Rockford area was attributed to lightning.
A tornado briefly touched down in Byhalia knocking some trees down.
The tornado touched down 4 1/2 miles south of Oxford where it damaged several homes and outbuildings. A mobile home was also flipped over. The tornado remained on the ground for approximately 11 miles before lifting 1 1/2 miles north-northeast of Wiseman.
Strong thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a frontal boundary across portions of north central Louisiana during the late night hours of March 24th. The storms developed in a strongly sheared environment both in the lower and mid levels of the atmosphere.
A few instances of wind damage and an isolated tornado was spawned in advance of a low pressure system tracking across central and eastern Kentucky during the early evening hours of Sunday March 24th.
Clusters of strong to severe storms produced large hail and minor wind damage across southern Missouri. Training of storms with heavy rainfall over the same locations led to minor flooding.
A frontal boundary stalled over southern Missouri and northern Arkansas on the 24th, and thunderstorms developed during the evening hours as a storm system tracked along this front.
A well defined bow echo and mesoscale convective vortex moved across southwest and south central Alabama, producing numerous areas of wind damage and one embedded, brief tornado. Heavy rain also produced flooding in many locations.
A strong cold front moved into area with deepening low pressure tracking across northwestern Indiana. Strong low level flow with surface winds southwest to even southerly in area of damage.
A strong cold front moved into area with deepening low pressure tracking across northwestern Indiana. Strong low level flow with surface winds southwest to even southerly in area of damage.
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms with a few tornadoes moved through the state on the evening of March 24th and early morning of the 25th.
A closed upper level low pressure system drifted east across Northcentral Texas and Central Oklahoma during the afternoon of March 24th.
A closed upper level low pressure system drifted east across Northcentral Texas and Central Oklahoma during the afternoon of March 24th.
A line of thunderstorms produced strong winds, large hail and a tornado across Southeast Texas.
Multiple storms developed along and ahead of a cold front in central and southern Missouri during the late afternoon hours. Effective bulk wind shear was around 40 to 50 knots. Although the low-level wind flow was relatively weak, it was sufficient for a significant tornado.
As a strong cold front moved through the region, severe storms developed mainly along and south of Interstate 70. There were numerous reports of large hail, as well as some wind damage and 3 tornadoes.
A cold front moved across the Mid-South during the day on March 24, 2020. The cold front intercepted a moist and unstable airmass resulting in the development of thunderstorms across Northeast Arkansas and the Missouri Bootheel.
Multiple supercell clusters developed in northern Mississippi and western Tennessee during the late afternoon hours, which moved east across southern middle Tennessee during the mid evening hours. One of these storms produced an EF-1 tornado in Franklin County.
Storms developed along a dryline during the afternoon hours on March 24th. These storms advanced east into North and Central Texas, producing hail and a couple of EF-Unknown tornadoes. Large hail up to the size of 3 was reported in Tarrant and Denton counties.
A significant tornado outbreak sequence took place from March 24–28, 2021 in the Southern United States, just one week after another outbreak affected similar regions. There were 43 tornadoes confirmed across 11 states, with the bulk of activity primarily on March 25, which resulted in the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) issuing its second high-risk outlook for the month of March, as well as the second high-risk outlook for 2021.
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It was was repeat performance on March 25th. Just like the 17th, there was another high risk of severe storms, with a tornado outbreak expected just to the east of Arkansas.
An EF4 tornado touched down in Issaquena, Sharkey, Humphreys counties, Mississippi and tracked 59.23 miles, 1,320 yards wide at its widest, killing 17 and injuring 165.
In the afternoon and evening of the 24th, clusters of strong to severe storms were stretched from southwest to northeast across southeastern Arkansas as robust instability and very strong wind shear served to produce a volatile severe weather environment.
On March 24, 2023, a severe weather and tornado outbreak began across portions of the lower Mississippi River Valley in the United States. A slow-moving trough moved eastward across the United States and interacted with a moist and unstable airmass originating from the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in widespread heavy rainfall, severe thunderstorms, and significant tornadoes over a four-day period.
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An EF3 tornado touched down in Chickasaw, Monroe, Itawamba counties, Mississippi and tracked 36.56 miles, 1,600 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 55.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Carroll, Montgomery counties, Mississippi and tracked 29.43 miles, 1,550 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 5.
The first significant event to produce widespread severe weather across the Mid-South for 2023 occurred on March 24, during the afternoon and evening hours. This severe weather episode occurred mainly over portions of the Lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys.
A severe line of thunderstorms rolled through north Alabama during the late evening hours of the 24th into the early morning hours of the 25th, producing 7 tornadoes.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Lawrence, Morgan counties, Alabama and tracked 13.53 miles, 175 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
On the night of March 24, 2023, a large, extremely fast-moving, and intense EF3 tornado tracked across Chickasaw, Monroe, and Itawamba Counties in Mississippi, most notably striking the city of Amory. It was one of four EF3+ tornadoes in a large tornado outbreak in late March, including the 2023 Rolling Fork tornado.
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On the evening of Friday, March 24, 2023, a large, violent, and long-tracked multi-vortex wedge tornado struck the Mississippi towns of Rolling Fork, Silver City, and Midnight. The tornado, known most simply as the Rolling Fork tornado or informally the Rolling Fork-Silver City Tornado by the National Weather Service (NWS), killed 17 people and injured at least 165 others.
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In the evening hours of March 24, 2023, a large, long-tracked high end EF3 tornado severely impacted the Mississippi communities of Black Hawk and Winona by causing severe structural and vegetation damage. It killed 3 people and injured 5 others, destroying and damaging over 70 houses in Carroll County and neighborhoods in Winona and Black Hawk.
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An upper level disturbance kicked off a round of nocturnal thunderstorms during the overnight hours of Thursday March 23 into Friday March 24. Storms were focused along both a dryline as it entered from the west, and a cold front as it entered from the northwest.
The first significant event to produce widespread severe weather across the Mid-South for 2023 occurred on March 24, during the afternoon and evening hours. This severe weather episode occurred mainly over portions of the Lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys.
A severe line of thunderstorms rolled through north Alabama and southern middle Tennessee during the late evening hours of the 24th into the early morning hours of the 25th.
Lingering surface moisture collected along a dryline which eventually lead to the formation of some general thunderstorms in a North/South line from Panhandle to Borger to Guymon.
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Hurricane Floyd reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 927 mb, a category 4 storm.
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Locally heavy rain from a band of thunderstorms that became quasi-stationary in the previous 12-18 hours brought flooding again to the Merced City and some outlying Merced County areas.
Gusty wind with a thunderstorm measured at 42 MPH at Lemoore Naval Air Station brought down 32 power poles in north Kings County. the power company indicated 20,000 customers were affected by the downed lines for up to 12 hours.
A line of thunderstorms impacted portions of the Missouri Ozarks during the morning of 24 March. A few of these storms became marginally severe producing large hail and damaging winds. Heavy rain caused flash flooding to occur in several areas.
The second wet period of the month occurred during the third week. The second major storm system dropped an average of 1.04 inches of rain over Iowa from the 22nd to the 24th.
The last major storm of the month arrived on March 24th. This storm brought gusts to 45 mph to the west side of the San Joaquin Valley, and gusts to 65 mph in the Kern County mountains and deserts.
A closed upper level low crossed the Appalachians from the Tennessee Valley. Meanwhile, a dry slot formed ahead of this feature allowing for increased instability over the mountains and foothills and promoting the development of discrete supercell storms.
The 2015 Northern Chile floods were a series of mudflows that affected much of northern Chile, product of flash floods from different rivers due to unseasonal heavy rains in the area, causing severe damage in several towns of the Antofagasta, Atacama and Coquimbo regions. Flooding in Chile and Peru resulted from an unusual cold front which moved across the Andes, bringing heavy rainfall to the region.
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An active week prevailed to finish out March. On the 24th, a squall line moved across the tri-state area bringing mainly damaging wind gusts, although large hail was also reported in Enterprise, AL.
Prefrontal showers and isolated thunderstorms moved across southeast Georgia and northeast Florida Thursday morning as a cold front was to the west of the area. Waves of upper level energy moved ahead of and along the front, continuing waves of showers and storms.
A nearly stationary front draped itself from central Texas northeast through the Ohio River Valley and produced multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms, some with very heavy rainfall.
Heavy rain occurred along a stationary boundary that was in place in eastern Ohio on the 24th. Widespread rain amounts of 1 to 2 inches were reported. The most concentrated area of heavy rain was in Noble County, where up to 2.3 inches fell.
On March 24th, a trough moved over the American Samoa to produce slow moving showers and thunderstorms for the Tutuila, Aunu u, and Manu a islands. Back building thunderstorms occurred late in the morning and early afternoon hours over Tutuila Island.
A moist and unstable weather pattern affected Puerto Rico from March 24 through March 28, 2026, as a mid- to upper-level trough interacted with abundant tropical moisture and favorable upper-level dynamics.
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Golfball sized hail damaged two vehicles in Higginson.
A thunderstorm formed in the late evening just west of Dilley and moved northeastward near 35 mph. It produced golf ball-sized hail as it reached Pearsall near 2125 CST. Little damage was indicated.
Golfball size hail covered the ground.
Severe thunderstorms moved eastward across a large part of central and southeastern Oklahoma, producing large hail, strong winds, and one tornado. A brief tornado (an F0) was reported in Carter County 5 miles north of Lone Grove.
High winds damaged 3 metal sheds. A person fell while running to shelter and was slightly injuried.
Thunderstorm winds blew the canopy off a gas station. 37 homes sustained roof damage and a number of trees were also blown down.
Two boat docks at Lake Taneycomo were damaged by thunderstorm winds. 20 boats were destroyed.
Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines. A furniture store was also damaged by the strong winds.
Downburst winds estimated at 60 to 65 mph produced damage in and around the Morrill area.
Large hail produced widespread damage to cars including more than 600 at automobile dealerships. The hail combined with strong winds to damage a total of 17 windows at two sets of apartments.
Severe thunderstorms moved across northeast Oklahoma during the late evening of March 24th and early morning of March 25th.
Several supercell thunderstorms developed during the evening of the 24th, along and just behind a strong cold front that moved through the area.
A large area of thunderstorms lifted north across Iowa during the day on the 24th. The storms were north of a warm frontal boundary in an area of strong warm air advection. The atmosphere was tropical in the sense that the sounding was nearly saturated through the column.
A dry line set up over the Texas panhandle during the afternoon of the 23rd, with an outflow boundary located over the northern Texas panhandle. Also, an upper level storm system approached the southern plains.
A strong cold front moved through the Midsouth during the late afternoon hours of March 24th, 2009 and continued moving south through the early morning hours of March 25th, 2009. A squall line developed along the front producing damaging winds.
Strong to severe storms moved across north central Illinois during the late evening hours of March 24th into the early morning hours of March 25th.
The difference in pressure between low pressure to the northeast of Arkansas and high pressure to the southwest of the state caused very windy conditions from the morning of the 24th into the evening hours.
Thunderstorms developed a pre-frontal squall line and developed two prominent bow echoes. The bow echoes raced east at 55-60 mph from the central Florida interior and persisted to the Brevard County coast.
Severe thunderstorms developed over far northwestern Arkansas ahead of a cold front that moved into the region during the evening hours. The strongest storms that formed produced large hail up to two inches in diameter.
A quick moving squall line pushed southeast through the Florida Peninsula during the late evening hours of the 24th into the early morning of the 25th. Downburst wind gusts from this squall line destroyed one mobile home and caused minor damage to 38 others in Pasco County.
An upper level trough and a cold front ignited scattered to numerous thunderstorms on the evening of Sunday March 24, primarily along and east of the Interstate 35 corridor. Large and destructive hail was the primary severe weather occurrence.
Severe thunderstorms developed over east central and southeastern Oklahoma during the early evening hours of the 24th as a cold front moved slowly into the area.
The combination of a progressive upper low over the plains and a low level jet max nosing into the area brought strong to severe thunderstorms to the Ozarks.
Severe thunderstorms developed over southeastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas during the early evening hours of the 24th as a cold front moved slowly into the area.
An isolated severe thunderstorm produced damaging wind gusts in northwest Georgia.
As a strong upper-level storm system moved into the Great Plains and warm, moist southerly flow increased across the southeast United States, an early spring severe weather threat was setting up over the area.
A cold front moved across southeast Texas and into Louisiana. Storms had developed along the boundary with one becoming severe before moving into Louisiana. Other storms also strengthened as the boundary pushed across Acadiana.
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Snowstorm of March 24, 1983 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from March 24, 1983 to March 29, 1983.
An intense spring storm system brought near blizzard conditions to the area. Snow was widespread across the area with accumulations of 2 to 5 inches common. Strong gusty winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts into the 50s blew and drifted snow impeding travel across the area.
Snow accumulating 3 to 8 inches was accompanied by winds over 50 mph at times, producing widespread whiteout conditions. Numerous vehicles slid into ditches and many people were stranded in vehicles.
Two men hiking near Mt. Washington were buried by an avalanche and suffocated.
Low pressure moved northeast across Iowa during the evening of the 24th and over Wisconsin during the early morning of the 25th. The low then crossed Northern Lake Michigan and reached Sault Ste. Marie around 11 am EST on the 25th.
3 to 6 inches of snow combined with winds gusting over 50 mph to produce widespread whiteout conditions. The drifting...slippery conditions...and low visibility contributed to people stranded in vehicles and several accidents.
Snow, preceeded by freezing rain, accumulated 3 to 6 inches and was accompanied by winds over 60 mph. Several accidents occurred, mostly due to the slippery conditions near the start of the storm. Many people in vehicles were stranded.
Heavy snow developed to the north of a stationary front strecthing across far southern Ohio. Snow accumulations ranged from 6 to 8 inches. Some freezing rain also mixed with the snow south and east of a line from Marion to Mansfield to just north of Youngstown.
Heavy snow developed to the north of a stationary front stretching across southern Ohio and West Virginia. Snow accumulations ranged from 6 to 8 inches with a maximum of 8.3 inches at Erie International Airport.
Icy roads during the 18-26th episode resulted in numerous crashes on Utah roads. One fatality occurred 23 miles south of Nephiwhen a 76 year old male died when he lost control of his vehicle on I-15. There was one additional injury.
Two climbers were caught in an avalanche on the south side of Quandary Peak. One man survived with only minor injuries while his friend was buried and killed. Quandry Peak is located at the south end of the Tenmile Range, the summit is about 6.5 miles SSW of Breckenridge.
Heavy Snow during the 18-26th episode proved dangerous for back country skiiers. An avalanche on March 24th near Kessler Peak in the Cottonwoods caught 3 skiiers, all of whom survived but sustained injuries and were rescued. A second avalanche near Mt.
An intensifying storm moved north along the east coast on March 23rd and 24th. Light mixed precipitation moved into northeast Pennsylvania the morning of the 23rd before changing over to snow early in the afternoon.
During the overnight hours light rain changed to snow for the far southwest portion of Kit Carson County and the far northwest portion of Cheyenne County. Thundersnow was reported during the event, which lasted until the early afternoon then changed to rain.
During mainly a 28-hour period centered between 3 a.m. CDT on Monday the 25th and 7 a.m.
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On this day in 2002, several supercell thunderstorms developed during the evening hours, along and just behind a strong cold front. Very large hail and damaging wind gusts accompanied the storms, with some hail the size of baseballs. The hardest hit areas were central parts of Oklahoma, especially the towns of Tuttle and Shawnee.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
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The Unnamed Fire started on March 24, 1991, in South Carolina, and burned 3,968 acres.
The Mills Bay Fire started on March 24, 1991, in South Carolina, and burned 1,701 acres.
The Ojo Fire started on March 24, 1993, in New Mexico, and burned 14,876 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 24, 1993, in Texas, and burned 3,644 acres.
The Double X Fire was discovered on March 24, 1993, in New Mexico, and burned 1,650 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 24, 1996, in Broward County, Florida, and burned 15,000 acres; the cause was recorded as railroad operations and maintenance.
The VELMA#2 Fire was discovered on March 24, 1996, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,800 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Rinker Fire was discovered on March 24, 1997, in New Mexico, and burned 5,200 acres.
The Don Ferguson Fire was discovered on March 24, 2000, in South Dakota, and burned 4,000 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Cow Pen Fire was discovered on March 24, 2000, in Perry County, Mississippi, and burned 1,620 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Buck Creek Fire was discovered on March 24, 2001, in Oklahoma, and burned 2,300 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Boston So Fire was discovered on March 24, 2001, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,754 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
Winds of 45 to 55 mph whipped an accidential fire into a fast moving wildfire that consumed 12,000 acres and 20 homes before crews and air tank attacks gained control in much lighter winds.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 24, 2003, in Kansas, and burned 5,104 acres.
The Drummon Fire was discovered on March 24, 2005, in Oklahoma, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
Very strong winds combined with low humidities fueled multiple wildfires across northeast Montana this afternoon. Two of these fires grew out of control for several hours and destroyed a combined 5000 acres.
The Chouteau Co Complex was discovered on March 24, 2008, in Chouteau County, Montana, and burned 5,519 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Easter Fire was discovered on March 24, 2008, in McCone County, Montana, and burned 5,064 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Fire 10143 was discovered on March 24, 2008, in Atoka County, Oklahoma, and burned 2,245 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Big Smoke Fire was discovered on March 24, 2008, in Martin County, Texas, and burned 1,553 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Grand Complex was discovered on March 24, 2008, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
A weak back door cold front pushed through the region, resulting in erratic winds causing a prescribed burn to develop into a wildfire.
Warm temperatures in combination with low relative humidity values and breezy conditions, resulted in conditions favorable for wildfire starts in southeast Georgia.
Warm temperatures in combination with low relative humidity values and breezy conditions, resulted in conditions favorable for wildfire starts in southern South Carolina.
A wildfire started near the Appling-Wayne county line on March 24th. A period of dry and warm conditions promoted fire growth.
The Sessom Community Fire was discovered on March 24, 2011, in Bacon County, Georgia, and burned 22,246 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Jackie Fire was discovered on March 24, 2011, in Lea County, New Mexico, and burned 21,510 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Karval Fire was discovered on March 24, 2011, in Lincoln County, Colorado, and burned 12,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Miller Ranch Fire was discovered on March 24, 2011, in Borden County, Texas, and burned 10,000 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Elim Church Rd. Fire was discovered on March 24, 2011, in Long County, Georgia, and burned 4,035 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The FY2011-CAMDEN-050 Fire was discovered on March 24, 2011, in Camden County, Georgia, and burned 2,500 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Burning Tree Fire was discovered on March 24, 2011, in Douglas County, Colorado, and burned 1,600 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Two Potato Fire was discovered on March 24, 2011, in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,526 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The West Prong Fire was reported on March 24, 2015, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 4,019 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Hargrove Fire was reported on March 24, 2017, in Creek County, Oklahoma, and burned 3,475 acres.
An extended period of dry weather allowed for numerous wildfires to develop in and around Manatee County, burning 13 vehicles.
The Drumb Fire was reported on March 24, 2018, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 3,951 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Walker Fire was reported on March 24, 2018, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,922 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Bascome Fire was reported on March 24, 2018, in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,894 acres.
The Hayfield South Fire was reported on March 24, 2022, in Kenedy County, Texas, and burned 11,182 acres.
The Last Resort Fire was reported on March 24, 2023, in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, and burned 5,280 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Table Rock Complex was reported on March 24, 2025, in Greenville County, South Carolina, and burned 15,973 acres.
The Red Hill Fire was reported on March 24, 2025, in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,673 acres.
The Salt Creek Fire was reported on March 24, 2025, in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,657 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Walnut Fire was reported on March 24, 2025, in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,558 acres.
The Hutchinson Fire was reported on March 24, 2026, in Hutchinson County, Texas, and burned 2,937 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Ware Fire was reported on March 24, 2026, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 2,271 acres.
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A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Qujing, Yunnan Province, China. It killed 3 people and destroyed 200 houses.
An earthquake struck Santa Catalina, Peru. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Camarines, Nueva Caceres, SE Luzon, Philippines.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Teyhan, Iran. It killed 11 people.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Serbia, Balkans NW. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Sichuan Province, China. It killed 4,800 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Sicily, Italy. It killed 15 people.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Karkhaneh, Iran. It destroyed 5,000 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Russia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Russia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Honshu Island, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Hiroshima, Okayama, Honshu, Kagama, Japan. It killed 2 people, injured 161 and did $500 million in damage.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Bayan Ul Hot, Uliastai, Nei Mongol, China. It injured 100, destroyed 38,000 houses and did $74 million in damage.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Tachilek, Thailand, Myanmar. It killed 104 people, injured 123 and did $3.6 million in damage.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Tonga Islands.
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A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Balearic Islands, Spain.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Messina Straits, Italy. It killed 1 person.
A tsunami with a source recorded as questionable earthquake struck Samoa.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck S. Kuril Islands, Russia, with a maximum water height of 0.65 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck S. Kuril Islands, Russia, with a maximum water height of 0.2 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Honshu Island, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.16 meters.
A tsunami struck Dodecanese Islands, Greece, with a maximum water height of 4 meters.
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A G5 (extreme) geomagnetic storm began March 24, 1991, reached Kp 9- and lasted 66 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 161; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 42 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 24, 1993, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 58; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 48 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began March 24, 2024, reached Kp 8+ and lasted 18 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 68; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 43 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A severe storm disaster that cost $1.8 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 24, 1992 to March 25, 1992.
A severe storm disaster that cost $1.4 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 24, 2005 to March 27, 2005.
A severe storm disaster that cost $2.0 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 6, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 24, 2021 to March 25, 2021.
A severe storm disaster that cost $3.0 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 23, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 24, 2023 to March 26, 2023.
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42 Year old man attempted to rescue children and was caught in a rip current. Taken to Flagler Hospital and died on 03/25/02.
A dozen people were caught in a rip current at Sunset Avenue Beach. The people were rescued but eight of them were transported to the hospital.
High winds and a spring tidal cycle combined to generate very rough surf at area beaches.
Moderate to locally fresh trades and small northerly swell created choppy seas up to 6 feet and occasionally higher across the Atlantic waters. This resulted in life-threatening rip currents along the northern coast of Puerto Rico during the weekend of March 24-26.
A strong rip current resulted in the drowning of a 74-year-old male in Indialantic.
Gathered from this site’s archives: the tornado record (NOAA SPC, and Grazulis before 1950), IBTrACS and the National Hurricane Center, NOAA NCEI’s Storm Events Database, Regional Snowfall Index, billion-dollar disasters list, State Climate Extremes Committee and hazard databases, USGS, NIFC, GFZ Potsdam’s Kp index (CC BY 4.0), the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, and Wikidata (CC0), with article leads from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, each credited where it appears. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.