Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for March 27, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Earthquakes
The 893 Dvin earthquake occurred on 28 December 893 at around midnight. It had a magnitude of approximately 6 and a maximum intensity of approximately IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Cosenza,martirano, Nicastro, Calabria, Italy. It killed 9,581 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Tyrrhenian Calabria, Italy. It killed 9,581 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Jefferson, Clark counties, Kentucky and tracked 8.5 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 76 and injuring 200. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Louisville, KY.
Winter storms and snow
Snowstorm of March 27, 2009 was ranked category 4, Crippling, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from March 27, 2009 to March 30, 2009.
Billion-dollar disasters
A severe storm disaster that cost $1.9 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 80, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 27, 1984 to April 7, 1984.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in St. Clair, Calhoun, Cherokee counties, Alabama and tracked 50 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 22 and injuring 150.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in McCracken, Massac, Pope counties, Kentucky and tracked 95.3 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 21 and injuring 200. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: KY to Metropolis, IL to Dixon, KY.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Cape Girardeau, Perry, Jackson counties, Missouri and tracked 30.2 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 80. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NE Shawneetown, MO to N Carbondale, IL.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Marshall, Livingston, Lyon counties, Kentucky and tracked 25.5 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Grand River, KY.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Ohio, Breckinridge, Hardin counties, Kentucky and tracked 59.9 miles, 1,200 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 40. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Hartford to Rineyville, KY.
Earthquakes
The 1964 Alaska earthquake, also known as the Great Alaska earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, occurred at 5:36 PM AKST on Good Friday, March 27, 1964. Across south-central Alaska, ground fissures, collapsing structures, and tsunamis resulting from the earthquake caused about 139 deaths.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Randolph, Terrell counties, Georgia and tracked 25 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 40. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Cutherbert to N Dawson, GA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Butler County, Alabama and tracked 12.1 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Garland to S Georgiana, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lee County, Alabama and tracked 5.2 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Loachapoka, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Barbour County, Alabama and tracked 6.9 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: White Pond/SSW Baker Hill, AL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Perry, Dallas counties, Alabama and tracked 4.9 miles, killing 3 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Liberty Hill, AL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Jones County, Georgia and tracked 5.4 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Macon, GA.
An F2 tornado touched down in Lee, Sumter counties, Georgia and tracked 9.5 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Smithville, GA.
An F2 tornado touched down in Henry County, Alabama, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Abbeville, AL.
An F4 tornado touched down in Jefferson, Clark counties, Kentucky and tracked 8.5 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 76 and injuring 200. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Louisville, KY.
An F4 tornado touched down in McCracken, Massac, Pope counties, Kentucky and tracked 95.3 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 21 and injuring 200. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: KY to Metropolis, IL to Dixon, KY.
An F4 tornado touched down in Cape Girardeau, Perry, Jackson counties, Missouri and tracked 30.2 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 80. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NE Shawneetown, MO to N Carbondale, IL.
An F4 tornado touched down in Marshall, Livingston, Lyon counties, Kentucky and tracked 25.5 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Grand River, KY.
An F4 tornado touched down in Ohio, Breckinridge, Hardin counties, Kentucky and tracked 59.9 miles, 1,200 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 40. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Hartford to Rineyville, KY.
An F4 tornado touched down in Scott, Alexander, Union counties, Missouri and tracked 48 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Thebes, MO to W Stonefort, IL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Sumner, Macon counties, Tennessee and tracked 25.4 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Gallatin/Rogana to NE Eulia, TN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Allen, Barren counties, Kentucky and tracked 14.7 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Scottsville to Tracy, KY.
An F3 tornado touched down in Mississippi, Ballard counties, Missouri and tracked 19.8 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Charleston to S Bird's Point, MO.
An F3 tornado touched down in Shelby County, Kentucky and tracked 5.3 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Eminence/N Pleasureville, KY.
An F3 tornado touched down in Randolph, Perry, Washington counties, Illinois and tracked 40.1 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Sparta/Pollander/Little Prairie/Nasvhille, IL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Randolph, Jackson, Perry counties, Illinois and tracked 31.4 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Rockwood/Shiloh Hill/Campbell Hill/Sunfield, IL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Posey, Gibson counties, Indiana and tracked 25.2 miles, injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S New Harmony/SE Owensville/S Princeton, IN.
An F2 tornado touched down in Daviess, Hancock counties, Kentucky and tracked 10.2 miles, killing 2 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Knottsville/N Patesville, KY.
An F2 tornado touched down in Lincoln County, Tennessee and tracked 4.8 miles, killing 1 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Fayetteville, TN.
An F2 tornado touched down in White County, Illinois and tracked 5.6 miles, killing 1 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Carmi/Crossville, IL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Saint Clair County, Illinois and tracked 7 miles, killing 1 and injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Falling Spring/Harmony Station/Centreville/Cahokia, IL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lac qui Parle, Big Stone counties, Minnesota and tracked 10.4 miles, injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Louisburg, MN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Warren, Knox counties, Illinois and tracked 22.5 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Smithshire/NW Galesburg/Coldbrook/Henderson, IL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Adair County, Missouri and 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Willmathsville/NE Kirksville, MO.
An F2 tornado touched down in Philadelphia, Burlington counties, Pennsylvania and tracked 14.7 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Philadelphia, PA/Burlington, NJ.
An F4 tornado touched down in Taylor County, Texas and tracked 1.4 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Tye, TX.
An F3 tornado touched down in Crenshaw, Pike counties, Alabama and tracked 24.5 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Petrey/E Saco, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Bibb, Chilton, Coosa counties, Alabama and tracked 30.1 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Lawley to Marble Valley, AL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Red River County, Texas and tracked 2.2 miles, killing 2 and injuring 12. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Boxelder, TX.
An F2 tornado touched down in Haralson County, Georgia and tracked 9.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Buchanan, GA.
An F2 tornado touched down in Cleburne County, Alabama and tracked 7.1 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Abel/Chulafinnee, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Taylor County, Wisconsin and tracked 2.1 miles, injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Medford, WI.
An F2 tornado touched down in Humphreys County, Mississippi and tracked 0.1 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in Nacogdoches County, Texas and tracked 13.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 4.
An F3 tornado touched down in George County, Mississippi and tracked 13.9 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Steuben, Williams counties, Indiana and tracked 21 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 24.
An F3 tornado touched down in Calhoun County, Michigan and tracked 2 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 18.
An F3 tornado touched down in Will, Cook counties, Illinois and tracked 15 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 7.
An F3 tornado touched down in Ogemaw, Iosco, Alcona counties, Michigan and tracked 35 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Ogemaw, Iosco, Alcona counties, Michigan and tracked 21 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hillsdale County, Michigan and tracked 5 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest.
An F2 tornado touched down in Green, Dane, Rock counties, Wisconsin and tracked 32 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5.
29 tornadoes were recorded on March 27, 1991, in Kansas, California, Iowa, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and more. They killed 2 people.
An F4 tornado touched down in St. Clair, Calhoun, Cherokee counties, Alabama and tracked 50 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 22 and injuring 150.
A tornado began about one mile south-southwest of Ragland in St. Clair County at 1055 CST and traveled northeast at between 45 and 55 miles an hour crossing the Alabama/Georgia border about five miles northeast of Rock Run in Cherokee County.
An F4 tornado touched down in Bartow, Floyd, Cherokee counties, Georgia and tracked 49 miles, 1,760 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 20.
29 tornadoes were recorded on March 27, 1994, in Texas, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, 2 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 40 people.
An F3 tornado touched down in Bartow, Gordon, Cherokee counties, Georgia and tracked 40 miles, 2,613 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 70.
An F3 tornado touched down in Dawson, Lumpkin, White counties, Georgia and tracked 44 miles, 2,613 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 45.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lumpkin, White counties, Georgia and tracked 23 miles, 1,320 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 15.
An F3 tornado touched down in Habersham, Rabun, Oconee counties, Georgia and tracked 28 miles, 1,760 yards wide at its widest, injuring 37.
An F3 tornado touched down in Polk, Floyd counties, Georgia and tracked 21 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, injuring 30.
An F3 tornado touched down in DeKalb County, Alabama and tracked 23 miles, 700 yards wide at its widest, injuring 20.
An F3 tornado touched down in Gaston, York, Mecklenburg counties, South Carolina and tracked 18.5 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
This tornado crossed the Georgia/South Carolina line near Tallulah Falls at 1515 EST, hit the Long Creek Community at 1519 EST and then moved across much of the northern part of the county, including the area south of Mountain Rest and the Stumphouse Mountain area.
Hail first began falling in extreme northwestern Bexar County near 1230 CST, increasing to golf ball-size by 2450 CST. At 2456 CST, winds gusted to 56 knots at the San Antonio International Airport.
Heavy rain and damaging winds preceded a small and short-lived tornado that knocked down trees and blew over power lines northeast of Concan. The path of the severe winds continued northeastward, knocking over trees in Garner Park.
An F2 tornado touched down in Miami-Dade County, Florida and tracked 6 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 14.
The tornado initially touched down in East Hialeah, near NE 2nd Street and E 4th Avenue causing F0 damage to foliage. The tornado strengthened to F1 intensity as it moved east across E 9th Avenue.
A tornado touched down near the southeast corner of the Presidential Golf Course and traveled northeast before lifting in Hallandale Beach.
A tornado touched down in the Poinciana Village Subdivision. Several house roofs sustained damage to shingles and wood. Trees were also blown down.
An F3 tornado touched down in Edwards, Pawnee counties, Kansas and tracked 10 miles, 1,300 yards wide at its widest.
On March 26, 2004, a widespread severe weather outbreak occurred across western and central Oklahoma. Baseball-size hail was reported on highway 183 near Clinton, and a few tornadoes occurred near Sharon, in Woodward County, where a car was blown off of the road and some livestock was killed. Several structures across the affected areas were damaged from severe hail and strong winds. When the event ended just before 10 PM, the Norman Forecast Office had issued a total of 66 severe weather warnings.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Brief contact several times. Condensation was 1/2 to the ground.
A highly visible tornado was observed in open country. No damage was reported.
An upper level storm system moved across the region during the late morning...afternoon and evening hours of 03/27. Strong winds aloft allowed supercell thunderstorms to develop...some of which produced tornadoes...strong and damaging wind gusts as well as large hail.
An upper level storm system moved across the region during the late morning...afternoon and evening hours of 03/27. Strong winds aloft allowed supercell thunderstorms to develop...some of which produced tornadoes...strong and damaging wind gusts as well as large hail.
Severe thunderstorms containing large hail impacted numerous locations across the Missouri Ozarks Region.
Severe thunderstorms occurred across a large part of Eastern Oklahoma on the evening of March 27th.
Ahead of an approaching cold front, severe thunderstorms developed across the western half of middle Tennessee.
For the third consecutive day a powerful storm system brought a round of severe thunderstorms containing damaging straight line winds and two tornadoes which occurred Friday afternoon and night. These storms were associated with a strong upper system moving across the region.
A deep and intensifying upper trough was moving from the southwest U.S. into the southeast U.S. from March 27th through the 29th. Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms preceded the final passage of the upper low on the 29th.
Scattered thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching dry line and cold front ushered into the area by a strong upper level low pressure system moving across the Texas/Oklahoma border.
Low topped tornadic supercells developed along a stationary front located across the coastal plain region of North Carolina. The storms intensified as a shortwave trough moved northeast across the area, producing EF-1 damage in Cumberland County.
A stationary boundary was located from GSB to POB southward through the Piedmont of South Carolina at mid-afternoon. A short-wave across the Georgia-South Carolina border was lifting northward across the area during the afternoon. Instability was marginal.
The third day in a row of severe weather impacted southwest Louisiana. Numerous multicell and supercell thunderstorms moving across the area spawned one confirmed tornado and widespread large hail.
A line of severe thunderstorms produced numerous reports of damaging winds and a few weak tornadoes across the Panhandle during the morning of the 27th.
A slow moving cold front approached eastern North Carolina from the northwest during the afternoon of March 27th 2009.
A strong upper-level storm system tracked through Upper Midwest during the day of March 27th, trailing a sharp cold front southward through Missouri and eastern Kansas.
Thunderstorms increased in coverage and intensity during the afternoon hours ahead of an advancing cold front over southern Illinois and southeast Missouri. Large hail accompanied a couple of the storms due to unseasonably cold air aloft.
A strong area of low pressure tracked across the lower Ohio Valley during the afternoon and evening hours on March 27. Combined with warm and unstable air, scattered severe storms developed across central Kentucky.
Numerous showers and thunderstorms, many of which were strong to severe and included a few supercells, moved across Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and evening hours on Monday, March 27.
A potent upper level disturbance generated numerous severe thunderstorms across the Midsouth from roughly noon through the early evening hours of March 27th. All severe weather threats were observed.
Severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon within an increasingly moist and unstable air mass across the region.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Panola County, Texas and tracked 15.84 miles, 1,600 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 3.
A longwave trough shifted east out of the Rockies and into the Central and Southern Plains during the day on March 27th, with the southwest flow ahead of the trough ejecting a series of upper level disturbances northeast across Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and Northwest…
A warm front lifted north across the Mid-South during the morning hours of March 27th. Numerous thunderstorms resulted in heavy rain near the Tennessee/Mississippi line and some flash flooding along with an isolated damaging wind report.
A warm front lifted north across the Mid-South during the morning hours of March 27th. Numerous thunderstorms resulted in heavy rain near the Tennessee/Mississippi line and some flash flooding along with an isolated damaging wind report.
A few isolated thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of March 27th, but a line of strong to severe thunderstorms moving across the northern half of Mississippi brought more intense severe weather later that evening into the early morning hours of the 28th.
A warm front lifted north across the Mid-South during the morning hours of March 27th. Numerous thunderstorms resulted in heavy rain near the Tennessee/Mississippi line and some flash flooding along with an isolated damaging wind report.
A longwave trough shifted east out of the Rockies and into the Central and Southern Plains during the day on March 27th, with the southwest flow ahead of the trough ejecting a series of upper level disturbances northeast across Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and Northwest…
Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms pummeled the Lower Rio Grande Valley, especially during the afternoon and overnight hours of March 27th into early on March 28th, resulting in historic seasonal rainfall and widespread flash and areal flooding across the RGV.
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Hurricane Debbie reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 937 mb, a category 4 storm.
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[See antecedent conditions written in brackets under Ramsey county]. For eastern Walsh county, river flood warnings were issued for the Park River at Grafton and the Forest River at Minto. Grafton crested right around its major (16 feet) flood stage on the 30th.
[See antecedent conditions written in brackets under Ramsey county]. For Grand Forks county, a river flood warning was issued for the Turtle River at Manvel. Manvel peaked around 18.5 feet on the 31st, not as high as the record event which occurred in April 1950.
[See antecedent conditions written in brackets under Ramsey county]. For Pembina county, river flood warnings were issued for the Pembina River at Neche and the Red River at Drayton and Pembina. Of these, Neche crested over moderate (19 feet) flood stage around March 30th.
[See antecedent conditions written in brackets under Ramsey county]. In the western portion of Walsh county, flooding was also widespread. Homme Dam northwest of Park River was stressed by inflows. The total damage estimate for all of Walsh county was $2.4 million.
[See antecedent conditions written in brackets under Ramsey county]. For Cavalier county, basement flooding was reported in the city of Langdon. Low-lying areas around the city were also flooded. The Langdon water supply was also threatened, so a boil order was put in place.
[See antecedent conditions written in brackets under Ramsey county]. In Steele county, many roads were closed. This prompted the Steele County Sheriff to advise no travel on secondary roads. Two county roads had culverts washed out.
The Stewart County Emergency Management Director reported that a thunderstorm microburst tore the roof off the county's Health Department building and damaged an outdoor storage bin at the Emergency Management Director's facility.
A slow southward moving cold front stalled out just south of the I69 corridor. South of this front, well above normal temperatures and an unseasonably moist airmass resulted in a moderately unstable atmosphere.
Several lines of severe thunderstorms raked southeast Alabama on the 28th and produced reports of large hail, wind damage and flash flooding.
An intense low pressure system and associated cold front brought high winds, scattered strong to severe thunderstorms, and locally heavy rain to central Alabama.
Several rounds of mid and high elevation rainfall impacted Central Washington March 25th through March 27th. Two-day rainfall amounts ranged from one to one and a half inches.
Upper level trough across the western Atlantic combined with a very weak steering flow at the surface and daytime heating produced numerous showers with thunderstorms across the Cordillera Central.
A strong upper disturbance propagated through the southern Great Plains into the lower Mississippi Valley between Thursday and late Friday. This system brought a couple rounds of storms during this time as it combined with increasing deep moisture and strong upper level winds.
Post-frontal storms/showers formed and trained across mainly south central Oklahoma on the morning of the 27th.
A disturbance aloft moved toward the islands and brought a bout of heavy showers and thunderstorms, especially over the western portion of the Aloha State.
An historic flash flooding event affected the central third of Middle Tennessee from the early morning hours on March 27 through the day into the early morning hours on March 28.
Thunderstorms with large hail spread northward across East Tennessee during the early morning hours of March 27, reaching southwest Virginia by late morning. These storms were associated with a warm front, which later stalled across northeast Tennessee.
A strong winter storm brought moderate to heavy rain with with flooding of roadways, streams and creeks, with mudslides also reported. There was continued river flooding along the already elevated Sacramento, San Joaquin, Cosumnes, Mokelumne, and Tuolumne rivers.
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Several trees were snapped off.
Gale force winds developed by early afternoon on March 27 and continued through the night. A research vessel doing soil samples off the coast of Beaufort capsized during the night of 3/27 or early morning on 3/28. All five passengers on board drowned.
A 46 year old man was killed when a wind gust blew his motorcycle into a median wall on Interstate 71, near W. 150th St.
As thunderstorms moved through Schuyler county, they destroyed several barns and grain bins in Camden. A Camden couple sustained injuries after being struck by a tree limb while they were standing in their yard watching the storm pass.
A line of severe thunderstorms moved through Tazewell county. A 60 mph wind gust was recorded in Delavan and numerous trees & tree limbs were reported blown down in Green Valley, South Pekin, and Tremont.
Two men were canoeing on Jordanelle Reservoir when thunderstorm outflow winds estimated at 45mph (39kts) capsized the canoe. The men were thrown into the 34 degree water about 25 feet from shore, but they were pushed out further by the wind as they hung onto the canoe.
8 persons injured when a 30 by 60 foot hospitality tent was blown over at The Villages retirement communities Nancy Lopez Golf Course. One person suffered serious facial injuries requiring transfer to a hospital in Orlando. Two dozen persons were trapped beneath the tent.
Brief high winds associated with the passage of a cold front uprooted a large tree, tore off shingles, and blew down a large metal television antenna about 6 miles north of Kaylor.
A severe thunderstorm tracked northeast from Tennessee, passing across the southeast corner of Calloway County, where it produced extensive wind damage and large hail. The storm then weakened over Kentucky Lake, but still produced dime size hail over western Trigg County.
Gradient winds behind the cold front produced damaging wind gusts in the city of Birmingham. Three large buildings were heavily damaged on 28th Street North. A few of the buildings had walls that collapsed.
A supercell thunderstorm moved across Montgomery County and affected the Montgomery metropolitan area. Numerous reports of funnel clouds were received but no tornadoes were confirmed in the county.
An upper level low pressure system passed across Arkansas on the 27th, producing isolated severe thunderstorms over the central and southern parts of the state.
A line of thunderstorms moved across southwest Alabama and produced numerous reports of wind damage and hail.
A line of severe thunderstorms moved east into extreme southwest Georgia on the morning of the 27th and produced wind damage in Seminole County.
An area of low pressure aloft moved across Arkansas on the 27th, triggering thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening. Numerous storms produced hail. Much of the hail ranged from 1/4 to 3/4 inch in diameter, but some was quite a bit larger.
A frontal boundary in combination with modest instability and strong deep layer shear, resulted in scattered strong to severe thunderstorm development across southern South Carolina and southeast Georgia.
A strong system from the Gulf Of Alaska brought strong gusty winds and heavy rain to the area.
A squall line ahead of advancing strong cold front moved across South Florida during the late afternoon and early evening. In addition to causing minor structural damage, approximately 5,000 customers lost power in Broward County and 3,000 in Miami-Dade County.
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed early this afternoon as temperatures warmed into the 70s ahead of an approaching cool front. These produced isolated reports of large hail across Floyd County.
As a cold front moved toward the region, storms developed in a very unstable airmass. These storms brought large hail and damaging winds to the ArkLaMiss region through the afternoon and evening hours.
A lingering stationary boundary along the I-70 corridor was the focus for renewed thunderstorm activity during the late evening hours of March 27th. Another round of severe storms with large hail occurred.
Strong to severe thunderstorms developed over central Oklahoma during the early afternoon of the 27th, to the north of a surface boundary, as a weak upper level disturbance approached the area from the southwest. These storms developed into eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon.
Several rounds of storms affected the region from the morning of the 27th to the afternoon of the 28th.
During the late evening hours of March 28th, a line of thunderstorms was moving through Indiana as a cold front neared the area. Ahead of this line, a strong thunderstorm formed and moved to the east.
Thunderstorms formed along and south of a warm front in Virginia. These tall early season storms were able to take advantage of low freezing levels and dropped large hail. Largest hail sizes of up to 2 inches in diameter were reported in southwest Virginia.
Thunderstorms initially over middle and eastern Tennesse during the morning moved to the east of the Appalachians during the the afternoon, where they intercepted an east/west-oriented quasi-stationary front over central and eastern North Carolina.
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Heavy snow fell in southwest and northern Utah during this time causing numerous traffic accidents. Alta had 57" and 10" of snow fell in Salt Lake Avenues District (valleys) for the highest storm totals.
Snowstorm of March 27, 2007 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from March 27, 2007 to March 31, 2007.
On March 27th, a large sink hole developed on State Street in Madison (Dane County) due to a large water main break. This was the 117th water main break in the city of Madison for March, 2007. Usually there is only about 6 to 12 in some of the rougher winter months.
Snowstorm of March 27, 2009 was ranked category 4, Crippling, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from March 27, 2009 to March 30, 2009.
A late season winter storm of record breaking proportions struck central, south-central and southeast Kansas March 27-28, 2009. Heavy snow with blizzard conditions affected much of central and south-central Kansas, with accumulations exceeding 18 inches for some locations.
A strong, late-season winter storm moved through parts of Oklahoma, producing record setting snowfall over western and northwest Oklahoma.
Record setting snow accumulations were seen on this day in 2009 across parts of northwest Oklahoma as a late season snow storm hit. A powerful cold front swept through the area dropping temperatures in the 20s and 30s, with winds gusting over 40 mph. Snowfall rates were impressive, with areas across northwest Oklahoma receiving 2 inches of accumulating snow per hour. The snow ended on the 28th with a record 26 inches of snow in Woodward and Freedom, with a foot of snow more common. Roads were impassable and businesses were shut down as roofs collapsed from the weight of the snow.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A dangerous blizzard struck portions of the U.S. Southern Plains on the 27th. The storm resulted in numerous road closures and other serious public impacts as between 25 and 30 inches of wind blown snow blanketed portions of the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles, southwestern…
A 20 year old snow boarder was killed in an avalanche near Stevens Pass.
Mid to late March continues with more winter weather and moderate snow accumulations as well as non thunderstorm oriented high winds.
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On March 27, 1971, the temperature climbed to 100 degrees at Wichita Falls. This set the records for earliest occurrence in the year of 100 degrees, and the warmest day ever in March.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
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Rincon recorded 40°F, Puerto Rico’s all-time minimum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
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The Unnamed Fire started on March 27, 1988, in Colorado, and burned 2,245 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 27, 1988, in Kansas, and burned 1,541 acres.
The Midlow Fire started on March 27, 1988, in New Mexico, and burned 1,499 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 27, 1989, in Florida, and burned 2,690 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 27, 1989, in Nebraska, and burned 1,545 acres.
The Edwards Fire was discovered on March 27, 1992, in Wyoming, and burned 1,477 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 27, 1993, in Kansas, and burned 2,509 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 27, 1994, in Jasper County, South Carolina, and burned 571 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 27, 1997, in Kansas, and burned 2,051 acres.
The Poincett Fire was discovered on March 27, 2001, in Brevard County, Florida, and burned 1,300 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 27, 2002, in Chase County, Kansas, and burned 30,000 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 27, 2006, in Mississippi, and burned 1,485 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Sterling Rd Fire was discovered on March 27, 2006, in Kansas, and burned 1,100 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Hoxie Fire started on March 27, 2008, in New Mexico, and burned 1,036 acres.
The Flaca Fire was discovered on March 27, 2009, in Kleberg County, Texas, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Cooksey Fire was discovered on March 27, 2011, in Culberson County, Texas, and burned 1,050 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Handy Fire started on March 27, 2012, in Missouri, and burned 12,814 acres.
The Mccurtain 3722 Fire was discovered on March 27, 2013, in Haskell County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
An extended period of dry weather led to a wildfire near Fort Myers that grew to 20 acres before being put out. The fire damaged homes and cars and also killed 2 pets.
The Firebreak 56 (23) Fire was reported on March 27, 2018, in Gulf County, Florida, and burned 8,080 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Crittenberg Complex was reported on March 27, 2022, in Coryell County, Texas, and burned 33,175 acres.
The Liberty Ranch Fire was reported on March 27, 2022, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 8,750 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Redeagle Fire was reported on March 27, 2022, in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, and burned 2,439 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The West Buffalo Fire was reported on March 27, 2022, in Latimer County, Oklahoma, and burned 2,112 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Sardis Church Fire was reported on March 27, 2022, in Latimer County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,833 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The West Nueces Fire was reported on March 27, 2022, in Kinney County, Texas, and burned 1,750 acres.
The North Goad Fire was reported on March 27, 2023, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 2,682 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The 32nd Fire was reported on March 27, 2025, in McKenzie County, North Dakota, and burned 2,250 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Spider Fire was reported on March 27, 2025, in Navajo County, Arizona, and burned 1,702 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Happy Hill Road Fire was reported on March 27, 2025, in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,152 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
A strong backdoor front moved south and west across eastern New Mexico late March 26th into early March 27th resulting in strong north winds at several locations.
The Old 66 Fire was reported on March 27, 2026, in Quay County, New Mexico, and burned 3,668 acres.
The Hall Thompson Lane Fire was reported on March 27, 2026, in Shelby County, Alabama, and burned 2,500 acres.
The Carroll Co State Assist Fire was reported on March 27, 2026, in Carroll County, Mississippi, and burned 1,500 acres.
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The 893 Dvin earthquake occurred on 28 December 893 at around midnight. It had a magnitude of approximately 6 and a maximum intensity of approximately IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale.
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A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Cosenza,martirano, Nicastro, Calabria, Italy. It killed 9,581 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A series of mainshocks struck Calabria on March 27–28 and June 9, 1638. 1.
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An earthquake struck Callao, Peru. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Oaxaca,mexico City.
An earthquake struck Arica, Chile. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Guerrero, Mexico.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Tolmezzo, Italy. It injured 40.
9 on the Moment magnitude scale (Mw). Over the next month, there were another five weaker earthquakes in the area.
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The 1964 Alaska earthquake, also known as the Great Alaska earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, occurred at 5:36 PM AKST on Good Friday, March 27, 1964. Across south-central Alaska, ground fissures, collapsing structures, and tsunamis resulting from the earthquake caused about 139 deaths.
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A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Hejian, Dacheng, Hebei Province, China. It destroyed 53,886 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck W, Canakkale, Eceabat, Gelibolu, Lapseki, Turkey.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Karkar, Papua New Guinea. It injured 11.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Nantou County, Taipei, Taiwan. It killed 1 person, injured 86 and did $1.1 million in damage.
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A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Esmeraldas, Ecuador. It killed 1 person, injured 2, destroyed 779 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
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Vesuvius, Italy erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 27 people.
Hakoneyama, Japan erupted. It killed 1 person.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Tyrrhenian Calabria, Italy. It killed 9,581 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck S. Peru, with a maximum water height of 2 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Northern Chile.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 27, 1945, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 18 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 53; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 48 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G5 (extreme) geomagnetic storm began March 27, 1946, reached Kp 9- and lasted 39 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 213; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 42 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 27, 1957, reached Kp 7 and lasted 18 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 58; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 27, 1989, reached Kp 7 and lasted 129 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 71; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A severe storm disaster that cost $1.9 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 80, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 27, 1984 to April 7, 1984.
A severe storm disaster that cost $3.1 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 27, 2020 to March 28, 2020.
A severe storm disaster that cost $1.6 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 8, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 27, 2021 to March 28, 2021.
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A youth visiting the beach with a group from Ashland, Oregon was swept of a rock at Preston Island by a large wave. Currents then carried the youth about 100 yards offshore where deputies lost visual contact.
A nineteen year old male from the local area drowned after being swept into the gulf by a strong rip current. He was swimming with two other youths when they were pulled seaward. Two of the youths were able to get out of the rip current and swim to shore.
Breezy on shore winds and an 11 second swell produced a high rip current threat across east central Florida beaches.
A late season Pacific storm brought strong winds and large waves to the Oregon near shore waters, producing hazardous conditions in the coastal zone.
Numerous thunderstorms and lightnings damaged several phone lines, cables and internet on Tutuila, including the WSO NOAA Weather Radio transmitter and the MicroArt Radiosonde computer and equipments.
A vintage 1946 Stinson 108 airplane took off from a private airfield near County Road 142 and County Road 129 in Dickens County around 04:30 CST on the 27th.
Strong southerly flow over several days led to the development heavy surf and rip currents at area beaches. Two rip current fatalities occurred in Escambia County FL. On March 27th, a 71 year old from Minnesota died. On March 28th, a 62 year old male from Pensacola, FL died.
A low-pressure system located approximately 900 miles north of Puerto Rico generated significant northerly swells during the week of March 27th. These swells caused high surf and life-threatening rip currents along the Atlantic coastline of the islands.
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