Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for March 26, in any year, each linked to its full record.
Every event with a place, colored by kind. Tap one to open its record.
By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela. It killed 26,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela. It killed 26,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tornadoes
An F5 tornado touched down in LeFlore County, Oklahoma and tracked 11.9 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 64.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Clay, Putnam, Hendricks counties, Indiana and tracked 38.4 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 19 and injuring 200. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Coatesville, IN.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Grant, Jefferson, Pulaski counties, Arkansas and tracked 45.5 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 18 and injuring 150. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: WSW to N England, AR.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Latimer, LeFlore counties, Oklahoma and tracked 10.7 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 4.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Cherokee County, Georgia and 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Orange, GA.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Woodruff, Jackson counties, Arkansas and tracked 30.9 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Howell to Beedeville, AR.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Giles County, Tennessee and tracked 5.2 miles, 25 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Lynnville, TN.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Simpson County, Mississippi and tracked 18.5 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, injuring 11.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Owens Valley, California, United States. It killed 27 people, injured 56, destroyed 52 houses and did $250,000 in damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Clarke, Monroe counties, Alabama and tracked 21.9 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Gainestown/Jones Mill/W Frsico City to W Excel, AL.
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An F2 tornado touched down in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, killing 3 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: De Siard, LA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Clarke, Monroe counties, Alabama and tracked 21.9 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Gainestown/Jones Mill/W Frsico City to W Excel, AL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Marengo, Hale counties, Alabama and tracked 5.4 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Prairieville, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Nobles, Murray counties, Minnesota and tracked 24.8 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Rushmore/SE Reading/N Worthington/Fulda, MN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Cherokee County, Georgia and 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Orange, GA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Giles County, Tennessee and tracked 5.2 miles, 25 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Lynnville, TN.
An F4 tornado touched down in Clay, Putnam, Hendricks counties, Indiana and tracked 38.4 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 19 and injuring 200. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Coatesville, IN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Pickens County, Alabama and tracked 4.5 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 40. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Aliceville, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Maury, Williamson counties, Tennessee and tracked 14.9 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 9. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Columbia, TN.
An F2 tornado touched down in Madison County, Indiana, killing 1 and injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Fortville, IN.
An F4 tornado touched down in Grant, Jefferson, Pulaski counties, Arkansas and tracked 45.5 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 18 and injuring 150. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: WSW to N England, AR.
An F3 tornado touched down in Woodruff, Jackson counties, Arkansas and tracked 30.9 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Howell to Beedeville, AR.
An F3 tornado touched down in Pontotoc, Lee, Prentiss counties, Mississippi and tracked 40.1 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 33. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Furrs to New Site, MS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma and tracked 35.3 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Haywood to Crowder, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Nevada, Clark counties, Arkansas and tracked 24.9 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Whelen Springs, AR.
An F3 tornado touched down in Prairie County, Arkansas and tracked 14.9 miles, 1,760 yards wide at its widest, injuring 20.
An F3 tornado touched down in Izard County, Arkansas and tracked 5.7 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Coffee, Grundy counties, Tennessee and tracked 19.5 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Titus County, Texas and tracked 0.1 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, injuring 9.
An F3 tornado touched down in Ellis County, Texas and tracked 9.1 miles, 280 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4.
An F3 tornado touched down in Titus County, Texas and tracked 0.2 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in McIntosh County, Oklahoma and tracked 21.4 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Franklin, Titus counties, Texas and tracked 13 miles, 60 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Johnson County, Texas and tracked 1 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Kay County, Oklahoma and tracked 8 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest.
27 tornadoes were recorded on March 26, 1961, in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Arkansas.
An F3 tornado touched down in Gray County, Texas and tracked 1 miles, 220 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 42.
An F5 tornado touched down in LeFlore County, Oklahoma and tracked 11.9 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 64.
An F4 tornado touched down in Latimer, LeFlore counties, Oklahoma and tracked 10.7 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 4.
An F4 tornado touched down in Simpson County, Mississippi and tracked 18.5 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, injuring 11.
An F3 tornado touched down in Newton, Jasper, Lawrence counties, Missouri and tracked 29.1 miles, 40 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 3.
An F3 tornado touched down in Yell County, Arkansas and tracked 16.1 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4.
An F3 tornado touched down in Woodruff County, Arkansas and tracked 9.6 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
In the afternoon hours of March 26, 1976, a violent F5 tornado devastated the town of Spiro, in LeFlore County, Oklahoma. 9 mile-long path, it killed 2 people and injured 64 others.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Crawford County, Kansas and tracked 7 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4.
An F4 tornado touched down in Reno County, Kansas and tracked 13 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5.
An F3 tornado touched down in Cowley County, Kansas and tracked 15 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 6.
An F3 tornado touched down in Pratt, Reno counties, Kansas and tracked 26 miles, 220 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Grant, Sumner, Kay counties, Oklahoma and tracked 67 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest.
On March 26, 1991, severe thunderstorms across much of north-central and northwest Oklahoma produced a total of five tornadoes. Four of the tornadoes were weak, but the fifth was much stronger. That tornado traversed a 67-mile-long path from just northeast of Nash, in Grant County, northeastward into southern Kansas.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A brief touchdown was reported by a tornado chase team.
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines.
Severe thunderstorm winds destroyed several roofs and collapsed a metal building in Burnet.
Softball size hail fell in Lavaca likely damaging cars, roofs and windows.
During the afternoon and early evening of the 26th severe thunderstorms formed over central and eastern Oklahoma. In addition to very large hail, numerous tornadoes were spawned, 2 of which occurred in the Norman Forecast area.
A small tornado formed very quickly southwest of Centralia and caused damage for about a 1/4 mile. One home lost 1/2 of its roof, a large deck on another home was destroyed, windows were broken, outbuildings destroyed, and trees and powerlines downed.
This supercell thunderstorm moved out of northern Marion county, then across southeast Jefferson Davis county before moving into central Covington county.
A supercell thunderstorm tracked from just north of Jonesville to the Foules Community, then into Tensas parish. The storm produced large amounts of quarter to golf ball sized hail along its path. The largest hail was hen egg size and occurred in the Sandy Lake Community.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Simpson, Smith counties, Mississippi and tracked 17.42 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, injuring 25.
Two supercell thunderstorms formed over Montague County and moved east through Cooke and Grayson County. These storms produced hail up to the size of baseballs and produced 2 tornadoes.
A cold front pushing through the area brought a line of thunderstorms that caused high winds and two tornadoes.
A line of slow moving thunderstorms moved across southwest Alabama and produced a tornado and wind damage along with very heavy rain that caused flash flooding.
A stalled boundary sagged southward into North Central Alabama on Saturday, March 26, and became a focus for convection ahead of an approaching storm system.
A quasi-stationary frontal boundary extended from north Texas to north Georgia early on the 26th. The front took two to three days to move from north Georgia southward to the Gulf Coast. The upper flow was highly zonal, but embedded with numerous vigorous short waves.
Two outbreaks of large hail-producing supercell thunderstorms occurred over the weekend of March 26-27, 2011.
A stationary frontal boundary in combination with modest instability, resulted in the development of scattered strong to severe thunderstorms across southeast Georgia.
With a cold front, warm front, and dryline in the vicinity, storms formed across central and south central Oklahoma on the evening of the 26th. Hail was the primary hazard, but also wind and a tornado.
An upper level low pressure system produced showers with embedded thunderstorms during the afternoon and early evening hours.
Low pressure moved northeast across northern NY during the afternoon of March 26th. This was the same system responsible for the tornado outbreak across AL/MS/GA the previous day.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Troup, Meriwether counties, Georgia and tracked 21.54 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5.
A prolonged, active weather pattern persisted across Georgia through late March, culminating in a series of disturbances that impacted the region March 25th through March 28th.
A multi-day severe weather event produced all modes of severe weather across Central Alabama. An upper low parked over the Midwest States and an upper ridge over the Florida Peninsula produced a deep layer of moisture and shear over Alabama.
A stalled front over northern portions of the area combined with favorable wind shear and instability led to the development of severe thunderstorms. Two tornadoes developed along with several reports of large hail.
At the surface, a cold front moved from the southern Great Lakes region to the Upper and Middle Ohio Valley during the early afternoon through late evening hours of the 26th as a low moved east-northeastward from southern Quebec to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
A cold front moved through the Great Lakes region, producing strong thunderstorms. Some storms produced damaging wind.
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Hurricane Meli reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph), a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Itsang:itseng:oscar reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 927 mb, a category 4 storm.
Between the 26th and 31st of March, Typhoon Maysak moved across Chuuk and Yap|States in Micronesia. It killed four people in Chuuk Lagoon, and flattened much of Ulithi Atoll in Yap State.
Hurricane Joaninha reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 940 mb, a category 4 storm.
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Isolated intense thunderstorms deposited up to five inches of rain within a two-hour period over downtown Albany, just west of the Flint River. The flood waters backed up the city's storm water system for residents of West Second Avenue and Eugemar Drive.
Another 1.0 to 1.5 inches of rain over relatively saturated ground produced widespread small stream flooding across western Pennsylvania on the 26th.
Warm temperatures late in the month produced a significant, rapid snow melt causing many rivers to rise to near flood stage.
Three to four inches of rain fell across Central Missouri causing flash flooding. Boone County was the hardest hit. At least 50 roads across the county were flooded during the event. Initial damage estimates indicate it will take up to $500,000 to repair roads across the county.
An upper level low pressure system moved across central and southern Texas this day and helped spawn severe thunderstorms across Zapata and Jim Hogg counties. The storms produced large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding of streets and arroyos.
A negatively tilted upper-level trough lifting through the Inland NW on the evening of March 25th through the morning hours of the 26th tapped into subtropical moisture resulting in moderate to heavy convective rainfall for central portions of the Idaho Panhandle.
A compact closed low passed just to the northwest of the area. Accompanying this system, a strong and well-mixed low-level jet advanced just to the east of Lake Erie.
Multiple waves of showers and thunderstorms moved over northeast Georgia in association with a warm front throughout the 25th into the 26th.
On Sunday, March 26th 2023 the juxtaposition of high instability and strong mid and upper level shear was confined to central and southern Mississippi.
A stalled surface front combined with upper level energy, copious atmospheric moisture, moderate instability, and moderate to strong shear, to produce showers and thunderstorms, some of which produced large hail and wind damage, along with locally heavy rain and flooding.
Steep mid-level lapse rates with sufficient instability ahead of a cold front sparked numerous thunderstorms across the area with severe weather. Most of the reports were in the form of large hail, and wind damage was confined to the Valdosta area.
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A severe thunderstorm with up to baseball-size hail damaged hundreds of homes and automobiles across extreme southern Greene County.
Hail up to dime size piled 1.5 inches deep.
Synoptic-scale wind produced considerable blowing dust which apparently contributed to several automobile accidents. Two businesses in El Paso also suffered significant roof damage.
A cold front triggered severe thunderstorms on the afternoon of March 26. Numerous reports of large hail were received from northwest Missouri into the Kansas City metro area, and farther east into central Missouri.
Numerous trees down.
Large hail fell across the central part of Santa Rosa county. The large hail fell from near Milton to near Allentown. The largest confirmed hail was the size of baseballs. Larger hail was reported but no confirmation of these reports were ever received.
Straight-line winds destroyed one home and damaged several others including some businesses in the Hayes subdivision and Pine Island. Five structures suffered major roof damage, with minor damage to 25 homes. Three families were displaced.
Very large hail fell across parts of southeastern and eastern Pike County. The hail was associated witha left moving supercell. The hail was golf ball size to just larger than a baseball and covered the ground in many locations.
Golfball to egg size hail damaged several vehicles and mobile homes. Reported by the Coffee County EMA.
The second day in a row of widespread severe weather affected southwest Louisiana, with numerous reports of large hail and damaging winds. The damage in St. Mary Parish from these severe thunderstorms was considered worse than the damage from Hurricane Gustav in September 2008.
Scattered thunderstorms affected portions of South Texas Thursday March 26th 2009. A few of the storms became severe and produced damaging winds, large hail, and frequent lightning.
Several severe thunderstorms occurred across eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon hours of the 26th.
A line of severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds in Houston and Coffee counties on the 26th.
A strong low pressure system moving across the Four Corners region produced strong southwest winds over portions of northern Arizona. The strong winds created areas of reduced visibility in blowing dust and sand and caused road closures.
Severe thunderstorms developed during the evening hours and produced some hail across much of the central and northern Texas Panhandle. There were a few reports of non-thunderstorm damaging wind gusts due to decaying showers. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.
Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms lifted northeast across eastern North Carolina well ahead of a cold front during the late morning of March 26th, 2015. One of the storms produced damaging winds across parts of Greene and Pitt Counties.
An upper level weather disturbance combined with a very unstable airmass to produce two severe thunderstorms during the early evening. Damaging hail and winds affected the Poinciana area in Osceola County and the second storm affected Tavares with large hail and damaging winds.
An upper level trough, dryline and Pacific cold front all combined to produce a round of severe thunderstorms, with large hail being the primary severe weather element to affect the region.
A strong cold front moved across Massachusetts during the evening hours, causing isolated wind damage.
Strengthening low pressure tracked across the Great Lakes and into the northeast CONUS on March 26th. With the surface low track and low-level jet positioning both favorable, strong wind gusts were able to develop in the deep mixing behind a cold front.
A potent surface low moved northeastward along a stationary front from northeast Indiana to far-southern Quebec during the wee hours through early afternoon of March 26th.
Strengthening low pressure tracked across the Great Lakes and into the northeast CONUS on March 26th. With the surface low track and low-level jet positioning both favorable, strong wind gusts were able to develop in the deep mixing behind a cold front.
Supercell thunderstorms developed across the area during the afternoon as strong instability developed south of a frontal boundary and ahead of an upper short wave. Severe hail fell in numerous Parishes, some as large as 1.75 inches, or approximately golf ball size.
A front stalled across the region while a strong upper level disturbance traversed the area. Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of the 26th with some becoming severe.
On March 26, 2026, a potent cold front tracked across central Indiana, interacting with a warm and unstable airmass to trigger severe storms.
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Snowstorm of March 26, 1985 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from March 26, 1985 to April 2, 1985.
A small but fast moving storm brought heavy snow to southeast Massachusetts, as it moved off the coast south of Long Island. Snowfall totals of 5 to 10 inches were widely reported from the southern suburbs of Boston to Cape Cod. As much as 10.6 inches of snow fell in Fairhaven.
Northwest winds across Lake Erie caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the afternoon of the 26th. The heaviest snow fell during the late evening hours.
Northwest winds across Lake Erie caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the afternoon of the 26th. The heaviest snow fell late in the evening on the 26th and early in the morning on the 27th.
A small but fast moving storm brought heavy snow to Newport County, as it moved off the coast south of Long Island. Snowfall totals of 5 to 7 inches were widely reported.
Low pressure moved northeast across Ohio causing freezing rain to develop in advance of a warm front stretching east from the low. The freezing rain first began during the early morning hours south of a line from Marion to Akron.
A low pressure area deepened as it tracked just to the lee of the Appalachians in both Pennsylvania and New York on March 26. This storm had a copious supply of moisture associated with it.
A late season storm system moved northeast from the Tennessee Valley on the morning of Tuesday, March 26th and passed across New England during the night of March 26th and early Wednesday morning, March 27th.
A late season storm system moved northeast from the Tennessee Valley on the morning of Tuesday, March 26th and passed across New England during the night of March 26th and early Wednesday morning, March 27th.
A storm from the Pacific Northwest slowly advanced toward New Mexico on the 25th, reached the Four Corners Region late on the 26th and inched across the state on the 27th. A strong cold front also backed down the eastern plains with strong and gusty winds.
A vigorous low pressure system in the upper atmosphere moved just south of the Texas Panhandle and produced blizzard conditions across all but the extreme southeast Texas Panhandle.
A vigorous low pressure system in the upper atmosphere moved just south of the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles and produced widespread heavy snow...strong and gusty winds...and low visibilities.
A group of experienced backcountry skiers was exploring a slope in Sanpete County when they triggered an avalanche, catching an carrying 3 people, and eventually killing one.
A large ocean storm intensified very quickly off the east coast of the United States. This storm brought extremely strong winds (gusting to over 80 mph) and heavy snow to the Cape and Islands.
A winter storm brought snowfall to Utah on March 26. While accumulations were generally minor, the snow created slick conditions on Interstate 15, which led to several accidents near Beaver, Utah, including one fatality.
Accumulating snowfall on roadways played a factor in a 23 vehicle crash on Interstate 80 that resulted in one fatality.
Snow fell over the forecast area most of the day and evening of the 26th. The heaviest snow fell in a band from southern Cass County through the rest of Cass County, northern Crow Wing County, Itasca County, and into central and northern St. Louis County.
A couple inches of snow fell across portions of northwest Wisconsin through the day of the 26th into the morning hours of the 27th. In the early morning hours of the 27th, a logging truck and vehicle accident occurred in Saxon. Three people were involved with the crash.
Another winter storm brought accumulating snow, primarily to northern Utah, though limited warning criteria amounts were reported. Additionally, a second avalanche fatality for the month is noted.
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Hot temperatures from the mid 80s to mid 90s were experienced in the lower elevations of southeast Arizona on March 26.
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He was found where alpinist Monique Richard, 41 of Canada, described last seeing her climbing partner Arvid Lathi, 58 of Norway, in the area of the Gibraltar Ledges route.|They began their climb on Saturday morning, March 26.
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The Unnamed Fire started on March 26, 1986, in Colorado, and burned 25,753 acres.
The Hanes 1 Fire started on March 26, 1988, in Missouri, and burned 3,137 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 26, 1988, in Kansas, and burned 2,973 acres.
The High Hill 2 Fire started on March 26, 1988, in Missouri, and burned 1,533 acres.
The Eighteen Fire started on March 26, 1988, in Missouri, and burned 1,223 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 26, 1990, in Minnesota, and burned 1,092 acres.
The Prairie Fire started on March 26, 1991, in Texas, and burned 1,888 acres.
The Hisel Fire started on March 26, 1991, in New Mexico, and burned 1,784 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 26, 1991, in North Carolina, and burned 1,401 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 26, 1996, in Texas, and burned 5,380 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 26, 1996, in Texas, and burned 3,857 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 26, 1996, in Texas, and burned 3,753 acres.
The Canadian Fire was discovered on March 26, 1997, in Texas, and burned 9,572 acres.
The Dirty Heat Fire was discovered on March 26, 1997, in Cache County, Utah, and burned 1,500 acres.
The Mesa Fire was discovered on March 26, 1998, in New Mexico, and burned 2,421 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Big Crow Fire was discovered on March 26, 1999, in South Dakota, and burned 2,475 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Solen Fire was discovered on March 26, 1999, in North Dakota, and burned 2,160 acres; the cause was recorded as smoking.
The Yellow Bear Fire was discovered on March 26, 1999, in South Dakota, and burned 2,000 acres.
The Edna Buck Road Fire was discovered on March 26, 2008, in New Hanover County, North Carolina, and burned 1,154 acres.
The Dove Creek Cattle Co Fire was discovered on March 26, 2009, in Tom Green County, Texas, and burned 2,300 acres; the cause was recorded as smoking.
Intermittent severe wind gusts were measured by the Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet across the western South Plains of west Texas during the afternoon and evening hours of the 26th.
A wildfire began around 1254 CST about eight miles east of Elmwood in Beaver County in the eastern Oklahoma Panhandle. The wildfire consumed an estimated four hundred acres and destroyed one residence. No injuries were reported. The wildfire was brought under control by 2030 CST.
The Martin Ranch Fire was discovered on March 26, 2010, in New Mexico, and burned 4,139 acres.
The Cain Fire was discovered on March 26, 2010, in Quay County, New Mexico, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Maynard Creek Fire was discovered on March 26, 2011, in Sutton County, Texas, and burned 2,439 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
Strong southwest winds ahead of an approaching cold front produced high to extreme fire danger across the Front Range Foothills and Palmer Divide.
The Lower North Fork Fire was discovered on March 26, 2012, in Jefferson County, Colorado, and burned 4,142 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The 9th and Frontier Fire was discovered on March 26, 2012, in Clay County, Kansas, and burned 1,600 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The County Line Fire was discovered on March 26, 2012, in South Dakota, and burned 1,268 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Puerto Negro Fire was discovered on March 26, 2013, in Vieques Municipio County, Puerto Rico, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
Warm, dry weather continued until March 25th. In fact, on the 24th, a record high maximum temperature of 85 degrees was reached in Fresno, which broke the previous record high of 83 degrees set back in 1930. On the 25th, a developing low approached the coast.
The Vilas Fire was reported on March 26, 2020, in Liberty County, Florida, and burned 7,498 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The 2021 Lolldaiga conservancy wildfire was a man made disaster caused by soldiers of the British Army who set fire to a nature reserve in central Kenya during a military training exercise.
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The Northline Fire was reported on March 26, 2022, in Cameron County, Louisiana, and burned 5,465 acres.
The Presumido Peak Fire was reported on March 26, 2022, in Pima County, Arizona, and burned 2,591 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Cochahee Fire was reported on March 26, 2022, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,467 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The N Maxwell RD Fire was reported on March 26, 2025, in Cherry County, Nebraska, and burned 8,800 acres.
The South Tiger Fire was reported on March 26, 2025, in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,909 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Rattlesnake Branch Fire was reported on March 26, 2025, in Haywood County, North Carolina, and burned 1,858 acres.
Fire started during the late evening hours of March 26th approximately 2 miles north of Ashby. Strong northerly winds pushed the fire quickly to the south and south-southwest across western portions of Grant County.
Hot temperatures, very low humidity, gusty southwesterly winds and dry fuels combined to create conditions favorable for fire starts and spread across Oklahoma on the 26th.
Fire initiated shortly after 1 AM MDT on March 26th, approximately 5 miles south of Hyannis. Aided by strong northerly winds, the fire raced south consuming approximately 14,082 acres of rangeland.
The Ashby Fire was reported on March 26, 2026, in Grant County, Nebraska, and burned 36,004 acres.
The Minor Fire was reported on March 26, 2026, in Grant County, Nebraska, and burned 14,082 acres.
The Joy Fire was reported on March 26, 2026, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 5,591 acres.
The Carroll - The Big Hungry Fire was reported on March 26, 2026, in Carroll County, Mississippi, and burned 4,030 acres.
The Box Fire was reported on March 26, 2026, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 2,486 acres.
The Big Toe Fire was reported on March 26, 2026, in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,208 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
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An earthquake struck Croatia, Balkans NW.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Idrija,skofja Loka, Slovenia, Balkans NW. It killed 15 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Weishan, Yunnan, China. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000).
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela. It killed 26,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Owens Valley, California, United States. It killed 27 people, injured 56, destroyed 52 houses and did $250,000 in damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Guerrero, Mexico.
An earthquake struck Filicudi Island, Italy.
An earthquake struck Northern Italy.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China. It killed 1 person.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Hebei Province, China.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Santiago, Philippines. It killed 1 person and injured 2.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Bovir Ahmadi VA Kohkiluyeh, Iran.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Kyushu, Kagoshima, Japan.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Ryukyu Islands, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Chaibasa, India. It injured 5.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China. It injured 1 and did $31 million in damage.
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Etna, Italy erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 1 person.
Tinakula, Solomon Islands erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption caused a tsunami.
Krakatau, Indonesia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption caused a tsunami.
Asosan, Japan erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 1 person.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck North Adriatic, Italy. It killed 15 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela. It killed 26,000 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as volcano struck Tinakula, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands.
A tsunami with a source recorded as volcano struck Krakatau, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 4 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.05 meters.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 26, 1944, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 30 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 61; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 48 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began March 26, 1959, reached Kp 8+ and lasted 84 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 178; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 43 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began March 26, 1976, reached Kp 8 and lasted 24 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 145; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 45 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 26, 1978, reached Kp 7- and lasted 36 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 71; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 26, 1988, reached Kp 7 and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 49; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A severe storm disaster that cost $1.5 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 26, 1991 to March 29, 1991.
A severe storm disaster that cost $3.5 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 26, 2017 to March 28, 2017.
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Lightning struck and killed two men working in a dairy field. Reported by the Brooks County SO.
Lightning started a fire that destroyed the third floor of a home.
Lightning sparked a fire which destroyed a warehouse on Highway 19 just south of Pelham.
A fishing vessel White Swan III based on South Beach, Oregon sank in the north end of Heceta Banks fishing area, about 35 miles west of Florence, Oregon. Coast Guard Sector North Bend dispatched a helicopter which found the vessel, but due to heavy fog had to return to base.
On March 26 2023, a landslide was caused by the heavy rainfall in Alausí, Ecuador. At least 11 people were killed, 23 were injured, and 67 were missing.
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