Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for March 28, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar (Burma), Thailand. It killed 3,815 people, left 116 missing, injured 5,145, destroyed 12,441 houses and did $11 billion in damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck SW, Sumatera, Indonesia. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 1,319 people, injured 340, destroyed 300 houses and did $37.4 million in damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Gediz, Turkey. It killed 1,086 people, injured 1,174, destroyed 8,229 houses and did $55.6 million in damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck Chiapas, Mexico. With the eruption it accompanied, it killed 1,879 people, left 1,755 missing and did $3.3 million in damage.
Tornadoes
31 tornadoes were recorded on March 28, 1920, in Missouri, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Georgia, Alabama, Indiana, Ohio, 8 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 153 people.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Central, Chile. It killed 400 people and did $125 million in damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 4.2 meters. It killed 1,319 people, injured 340, destroyed 300 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 9.2 earthquake struck Alaska, United States. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 139 people and did $400 million in damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck Prince William Sound, AK, United States, with a maximum water height of 51.8 meters. It killed 139 people and did $400 million in damage.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Elmore, Tallapoosa, Chambers counties, Alabama and tracked 50 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 26 and injuring 125. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Red Hill, AL to West Point, GA.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Will, DuPage, Cook counties, Illinois and tracked 51.4 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 20 and injuring 300. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Melrose Park, IL.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Wells, Adams, Allen counties, Indiana and tracked 100.2 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 23 and injuring 54. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Unionville, IN to Rabbs Corner, OH.
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An unrated tornado touched down in Jasper County, South Carolina, killing 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Coosawatchie Plantation, SC.
An F3 tornado touched down in Madison County, Mississippi and tracked 4.9 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Canton, MS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Shelby County, Tennessee and tracked 3.1 miles, 75 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Memphis, TN.
An F2 tornado touched down in Effingham, Jasper counties, Georgia and tracked 15.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Springfield, GA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Wharton County, Texas and 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W El Campo, TX.
An F2 tornado touched down in Lee County, Alabama, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Opelika, AL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Calhoun, Pontotoc, Lee counties, Mississippi and tracked 109.9 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Sarepta/Tupelo, MS/Isabell, AL.
An F4 tornado touched down in Nodaway, Page, Taylor counties, Missouri and tracked 15.5 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Clearmont, MO to SE New Market, IA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Ringgold, Decatur counties, Iowa and tracked 23.8 miles, injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Caledonia/S Kellerton to N Decatur City, IA.
An F2 tornado touched down in Cooke, Love counties, Texas and tracked 29.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Myra, TX/Marietta, OK.
An F4 tornado touched down in Rice County, Kansas and tracked 17.5 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Chase to E Geneseo, KS.
31 tornadoes were recorded on March 28, 1920, in Missouri, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Georgia, Alabama, Indiana, Ohio, 8 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 153 people.
An F4 tornado touched down in Elmore, Tallapoosa, Chambers counties, Alabama and tracked 50 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 26 and injuring 125. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Red Hill, AL to West Point, GA.
An F4 tornado touched down in Will, DuPage, Cook counties, Illinois and tracked 51.4 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 20 and injuring 300. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Melrose Park, IL.
An F4 tornado touched down in Wells, Adams, Allen counties, Indiana and tracked 100.2 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 23 and injuring 54. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Unionville, IN to Rabbs Corner, OH.
An F4 tornado touched down in Jay, Adams, Mercer counties, Indiana and tracked 40.3 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 17 and injuring 70. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: West Liberty, IN to Van Wert, OH.
An F4 tornado touched down in Wayne, Randolph, Darke counties, Indiana and tracked 20.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 40. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Fountain City, IN to Greenville, OH.
An F3 tornado touched down in Troup County, Georgia and tracked 4.4 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 27 and injuring 100. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE LaGrange, GA.
An F4 tornado touched down in Kalamazoo, Barry, Eaton counties, Michigan and tracked 22.2 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Maple Grove, MI.
An F4 tornado touched down in Genesee, Oakland counties, Michigan and tracked 10.3 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 11. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NNE Fenton, MI.
An F4 tornado touched down in Steuben, Branch counties, Indiana and tracked 13.5 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Orlando, IN to Coldwater, MI.
An F3 tornado touched down in Kane, Cook, Lake counties, Illinois and tracked 26.9 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 100. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE La Fox/Elgin, IL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Randolph, Darke counties, Indiana and tracked 14.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Union City, IN/SE Lightsville, OH.
An F3 tornado touched down in Calhoun County, Alabama and tracked 8.5 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Cedar Springs/West Point, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Barry County, Michigan and tracked 8.7 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Orangeville/ENE Hastings, MI.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lake, Porter counties, Indiana and tracked 7.9 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Leroy/W Palmer/Beatrice, IN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Eaton, Clinton, Gratiot counties, Michigan and tracked 50.6 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Mulliken/NE Eureka, MI.
An F2 tornado touched down in Sandusky, Ottawa counties, Ohio and tracked 6.6 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Genoa, OH.
An F3 tornado touched down in Saint Joseph, Elkhart, Cass counties, Indiana and tracked 21.2 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Mishawaka/NW Elkhart, IN/NW Union, MI.
An F2 tornado touched down in Pike County, Georgia and tracked 1.4 miles, killing 1 and injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Milner, Pike, GA.
An F2 tornado touched down in Oceana County, Michigan and tracked 9.9 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Weare, Oceana, MI.
An F2 tornado touched down in Walworth County, Wisconsin and tracked 6.2 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Elkhorn, W East Troy, WI.
An F4 tornado touched down in Cleveland, Pottawatomie, Lincoln counties, Oklahoma and tracked 52.6 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 8 and injuring 80. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Shawnee, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Wilbarger, Tillman counties, Texas and tracked 10.6 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Vernon, TX.
An F2 tornado touched down in Essex County, Virginia, killing 1 and injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Loretto, VA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Miller County, Arkansas and tracked 9.4 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 17. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Texarkana to Mandeville, AR.
An F3 tornado touched down in Nevada, Clark counties, Arkansas and tracked 14.6 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 65. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Boughton to Gurdon, AR.
An F3 tornado touched down in Van Zandt County, Texas and tracked 15.1 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: E Wills Point, TX.
An F3 tornado touched down in Colorado County, Texas and tracked 9.3 miles, 1,760 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Union County, Arkansas and tracked 10.4 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest.
An F4 tornado touched down in Bradley County, Arkansas and tracked 5.4 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 51.
An F3 tornado touched down in Sharkey County, Mississippi and tracked 24.5 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest.
An F4 tornado touched down in Lenoir, Greene, Pitt counties, North Carolina and tracked 28 miles, 1,223 yards wide at its widest, killing 16 and injuring 153.
29 tornadoes were recorded on March 28, 1984, in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, 7 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 57 people.
An F4 tornado touched down in Marlboro, Scotland counties, South Carolina and tracked 17 miles, 2,113 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 100.
An F4 tornado touched down in Marlboro, Scotland, Robeson counties, South Carolina and tracked 40 miles, 2,600 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 395.
An F4 tornado touched down in Fairfield County, South Carolina and tracked 21 miles, 1,000 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 49.
An F4 tornado touched down in Sampson, Duplin, Wayne counties, North Carolina and tracked 21 miles, 1,407 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 149.
An F3 tornado touched down in Cumberland, Bladen, Sampson counties, North Carolina and tracked 40 miles, 1,407 yards wide at its widest, killing 12 and injuring 101.
An F3 tornado touched down in Bertie County, North Carolina and tracked 6 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 19.
An F4 tornado touched down in Lancaster, Kershaw counties, South Carolina and tracked 4 miles, 530 yards wide at its widest, injuring 36.
An F4 tornado touched down in Chesterfield County, South Carolina and tracked 7 miles, 700 yards wide at its widest, injuring 24.
An F3 tornado touched down in Gates County, North Carolina and tracked 14 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 10.
An F3 tornado touched down in Wayne, Lenoir counties, North Carolina and tracked 9 miles, 527 yards wide at its widest, injuring 81.
An F3 tornado touched down in Newberry, Fairfield counties, South Carolina and tracked 19 miles, 870 yards wide at its widest, injuring 10.
An F2 tornado touched down in Newberry County, South Carolina and tracked 23 miles, 1,000 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 38.
An F2 tornado touched down in Chowan, Perquimans counties, North Carolina and tracked 6 miles, 177 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1.
During the afternoon, evening, & night hours of Wednesday, March 28, 1984, a deadly and damaging tornado outbreak moved through Georgia and the Carolinas, producing strong downbursts and 24 confirmed tornadoes, of which several were intense–violent. One supercell, moving near the center of a low-pressure area, tracked from eastern Alabama to the North Carolina coastline before heading offshore, producing 13 of the outbreak's 24 tornadoes and becoming responsible for 49 of 57 tornadic fatalities.
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An F1 tornado touched down in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and tracked 0.8 miles, 33 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1.
Grapefruit-size hail fell on the southern part of Oklahoma City during the late afternoon of March 28, 1988. The hail, along with winds gusting to 70 mph, destroyed 1,500 new cars at the General Motors plant. Total damage around the city came to about $35 million. Other severe thunderstorms that day produced three weak tornadoes and baseball-size hail over other parts of central and southern Oklahoma. Hail damage in Stephens County exceeded $18 million.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A series of thunderstorms developed around Hutchinson and Wichita, and intermittently dropped hail between 0.75 inch and 2.00 inches as they drifted east and weakened.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hart County, Kentucky and tracked 9 miles, 1,200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 14.
An F3 tornado touched down in Adair County, Kentucky and tracked 15 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, injuring 7.
An F3 tornado touched down in Larue County, Kentucky and tracked 2 miles, 1,200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F2 tornado touched down in Metcalfe County, Kentucky and tracked 10 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 6.
A 40 year old man was killed as an F3 tornado with winds estimated at 175 mph touched down near Bonnieville in Hart county and moved northeast 9 miles to the town of Magnolia in Larue county before lifting.
An F2 tornado touched down 1 mile west of Summer Shade just inside the Metcalfe-Barren county boarder at the intersection of Highway 90 and the Milam-Clark road killing a 28 year old woman and injuring her husband and two children.
A strong F3 tornado touched down in the Cane Valley area destroying 15 mobile homes, 14 homes, a business, a church and 12 barns. Also, 26 homes, 2 businesses and 2 churches were heavily damaged. 51 homes were destroyed and 50 damaged across northern Adair county.
An F1 tornado swept a 7 mile path from Rineyville to Colesburg damaging 5 homes, 2 mobile homes and 1 apartment complex. In addition, 8 barns were destroyed and 2 horses were killed.
An F0 tornado touched down just inside the western part of the county line along Highway 55 and then moved northeast across Middletown and to the Half Acre community about 1 mile south of the Cumberland Parkway.
A trailer was overturned and destroyed. 3 people were trapped inside and 2 of them sustained minor injuries. Several homes were damaged in the Goose Creek area near Alpine. A few barns were damaged near Livingston and another barn was damaged near Alpine.
Small, weak tornado touched down at the Turtle Creek Apartments on the far south side of Indianapolis. Several apartment building roofs were damaged. Adjacent carport roofs were also extensively damaged. No deaths or injuries. Damage estimated at $750,000.
An F1 tornado touched down just east of Blocher in Scott county and traveled around 10 miles to Madison. The tornado apparently skipped across mostly open country across central Jefferson county knocking down numerous trees.
An F1 tornado destroyed a large part of a farm near Riffe and also damaged a few houses and destroyed several barns on a 10 mile path to Gilpin. Many trees and power lines were also down. Damage to the farm alone was at $150,100.
A second tornado formed on the southern flank of the supercell that produced the tornado from Bonnieville to Magnolia. This second tornado formed as the first one dissipated.
The tornado started in the Savage Gulf State Natural area and went about 6 miles. It damaged 5 structures...including a grocery store in the Savage Gulf State Natural Area. The Tennessee Nitrate Technologies were completely destroyed near the junction of RT 111 and RT 8.
A tornado touched down 1 mile southwest of Mattoon and travelled to the northeast. It damaged 4 homes in the initial touchdown area and then crossed a set of railroad tracks turning over 4 empty 30-ton coal cars.
A line of fast-moving showers with embedded thunderstorms raced across far southeast Michigan during the late morning and early afternoon hours.
An F3 tornado touched down in Tarrant County, Texas and tracked 4 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 80.
An F3 tornado touched down in Tarrant, Dallas counties, Texas and tracked 8 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest.
Tarrant County Thunderstorm Narrative The first tornado damage was reported near Castleberry High School, about four miles west of downtown Fort Worth (618 PM). Additional roof and tree damage occurred in Monticello neighborhood of River Oaks.
During the evening hours of March 28, 2000, an intense F3 tornado struck Downtown Fort Worth, Texas, causing significant damage to numerous buildings and skyscrapers as well as two deaths. The tornado was part of a larger severe weather outbreak that caused widespread storms across Texas and Oklahoma in late-March, spurred primarily by the moist and unstable atmospheric environment over the South Central United States as a result of an eastward-moving upper-level low and shortwave trough.
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A small and short-lived tornado struck just northwest of Leon Valley. It was preceded by winds estimated at 40 to 50 mph, along with heavy rain and large hail. Widespread damage was reported to cars in the Leon Valley due to the very large hail.
Hill/Ellis/Navarro/Henderson Thunderstorm NarrativeThis storm developed near Blum in northeast Hill county about 1815 CST, moving east and producing a brief tornado near Itasca.
Dallas County Thunderstorm NarrativeThe parent storm that produced the Arlington-Grand Prairie tornado moved east into Dallas county about 1915C.
66 tornadoes were recorded on March 28, 2007, in Illinois, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado. They killed 5 people.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Prowers, Kiowa counties, Colorado and tracked 28 miles, 900 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 9.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Hemphill County, Texas and tracked 7.77 miles, 1,408 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Donley County, Texas and tracked 3.35 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Gray County, Texas and tracked 3 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Gray County, Texas and tracked 7.99 miles, 1,760 yards wide at its widest.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Hodgeman, Ness counties, Kansas and tracked 29.09 miles, 1,320 yards wide at its widest.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Beaver County, Oklahoma and tracked 16 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 2.
A few severe thunderstorms occurred over extreme southeast Colorado... producing damaging winds and large hail. One supercell generated large hail...damaging winds...and two tornadoes.
Severe thunderstorms during the evening hours produced numerous tornadoes and large hail across the southern...central and eastern Texas panhandle. Heavy rains caused flash flooding in the eastern Texas panhandle during the late night and early morning hours.
Severe thunderstorms during the early evening hours produced deadly tornadoes...damaging winds and hail across the central and eastern Oklahoma panhandle. Heavy rains caused flash flooding in the eastern Oklahoma panhandle during the late night and early morning hours.
A major Spring storm system affecting the Central High Plains produced 16 tornadoes and flash flooding, in addition to severe hail and wind. This was the most tornadoes reported in a single day in the Goodland County Warning Area.
An intense upper level low pressure system approached Western Nebraska on March 28th. Supercells developed quickly along a dryline extending from western Cherry County southward through western Chase County.
Major tornado outbreak and severe weather swept across parts of western Kansas. Fortunately, there were no injuries or fatalities despite major destruction.
A major Spring storm system affecting the Central High Plains produced 16 tornadoes and flash flooding, in addition to severe hail and wind. This was the most tornadoes reported in a single day in the Goodland County Warning Area.
A second supercell thunderstorm initiated along the dryline over eastern Hale and western Floyd County. This storm produced large hail and a family of tornadoes as it tracked northeastward.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Union, Henderson counties, Kentucky and tracked 12.35 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
A strong low pressure center moved northeast from Oklahoma into south central Missouri by late afternoon, with a warm front extending east from the low across western Kentucky. The warm front served as a focusing mechanism for some of the ingredients needed for tornadogenesis.
A series of upper level impulses moved over a stationary frontal boundary across north Florida and southeast Georgia producing severe weather and flooding. This event continued into April 2009.
A mesoscale convective vortex moved to the northeast and across the area during the evening. Deep moisture and higher dewpoints were aligned ahead of a pre-frontal trough and surface low pressure in eastern South Carolina.
Convection developed ahead of an amplified upper trough across the Tennessee Valley|while a strong southerly mid and upper level jet provided strong shear across the region.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Guilford County, North Carolina and tracked 3.46 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest.
Several supercell thunderstorms moved through the CSRA and Midlands and spawned several tornadoes. Many homes were damaged in Lexington county with several others in Edgefield county. Numerous trees were also taken down.
Strong wind shear and moderate instability developed over the region ahead of a cold front. Several severe storms affected the western Carolinas during the afternoon and evening hours.
The main thunderstorm of the night was a massive supercell that sat nearly stationary over northeastern Greenwood county for nearly three hours. A significant number of hail reports were noted in and around the town of Madison.
A Pacific front moved through interior Northern California March 28-30th which brought rain and heavy snow to the area. Increased shear and CAPE developed in the Sacramento Valley on the 29th.
A cold front pushed through the area during the 28th producing a round of severe weather across Central and South Louisiana. Hail, high winds and a tornado was reported during the event.
A line of thunderstorms developed late in the day on the 28th and moved through much of north Texas during the early morning hours of the 29th. While hail and damaging wind gusts were the primary severe weather events, several QLCS tornadoes were observed as well.
A deep upper low was over New Mexico with strong lift and instability over southeast New Mexico and West Texas. There was a dryline and cold front that moved across the area, and there was a lot of wind shear in the atmosphere.
Rich Gulf moisture over the South Plains early this morning and a vigorous upper low culminated in severe thunderstorm development by late morning across the South Plains.
A line of thunderstorms moved through the region during the evening of March 28. These storms brought tornadoes as well as straight line winds to portions of northeast Louisiana in association with a cold front passing through the region.
During the early evening hours on March 28th, isolated severe thunderstorms developed across northern Mexico and Deep South Texas.
A line of thunderstorms moved through the region during the evening of March 28. These storms brought tornadoes as well as large hail and straight line winds to portions of central Mississippi in association with a cold front passing through the region.
A cold front shifted south and became stationary across portions of Deep East Texas and the southern and eastern sections of Northcentral Louisiana during the afternoon hours of March 28th.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Craighead County, Arkansas and tracked 12.53 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, injuring 22.
A low pressure system moved across the midwest with a trailing cold front stretched south into Arkansas. As the cold front tracked eastward storms developed across central and eastern Arkansas during the late afternoon of March 28, 2020.
Severe thunderstorms rumbled across Middle Tennessee from the afternoon hours of March 28 into the early morning hours of March 29, 2020.
In the afternoon of March 28, 2020, a large and intense tornado moved through Craighead County, Arkansas, United States, striking the eastern portions of Jonesboro. 20 km), injured 22 people and damaged an estimated 300 buildings.
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Numerous thunderstorms formed ahead of a cold front during the late afternoon, then continued into the evening. Some supercells and bowing line segments were embedded within the large area of convection through the evening hours.
Thunderstorms developed along a warm front across portions of northeast Iowa during the late afternoon of March 28th. These storms spawned two tornadoes that touched down in Fayette County.
Numerous thunderstorms formed ahead of a cold front during the late afternoon. Some supercells and bowing line segments were embedded within the large area of convection through the evening hours. A couple of tornadoes occurred in northwest Kentucky.
The airmass across central Illinois became highly unstable and sheared during the afternoon of March 28th as a warm front lifted toward southern Wisconsin.
Six tornadoes occurred across central Iowa during the afternoon. The tornadoes remained in rural areas with some damage to farm buildings and trees. No injuries or deaths were reported.
It was still very mild on the 28th, and there was at least some potential of tornadoes (although tornadoes were most likely from Iowa to Illinois and Indiana). Precipitation behaved for the bulk of the day (not much happening).
Thunderstorms developed along a warm front over southwest Wisconsin during the early evening of March 28th. These storms spawned a tornado near Potosi (Grant County) that was on the ground for just over 6 miles before dissipating west of Ellenboro (Grant County).
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Hurricane Tess reached its peak of 130 kt (150 mph) with a central pressure of 945 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Glenda reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 933 mb, a category 4 storm.
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Three members of a Boy Scout troop perished after their sport utility vehicle was swept out from under them. The scouts tried to cross a running wash near Sunflower. Occasionally heavy rain showers persisted in the area throughout the afternoon and early evening.
Active thunderstorms in the Central San Joaquin Valley caused widespread crop damage to almonds, grapes, stone fruit, and lettuce. While not reaching severe size (3/4"), the hail stacked on the ground up to a couple of inches at sizes just less than 3/4" in diameter.
Unseasonably warm weather resulted in dramatic snowmelt with rapid rises on rivers the last few days of March. In addition, showers and thunderstorms with heavy downpours moved across the area on the 30th aggravating the flooding.
Unseasonably warm weather resulted in dramatic snowmelt with rapid rises on rivers the last few days of March. In addition, showers and thunderstorms with heavy downpours moved across the area on the 30th enhancing the runoff into the rivers.
Two people drowned trying to cross a low water crossing in a car on Trinity Boulevard and Walker Branch, near the Bell Helicopter Plant in Hurst.
Several roads were washed out due to flood waters, including FM 456, FM 460, and FM 937 near Groesbeck. Parts of a railroad crossing were also washed away near FM 456. Also, CR 463 near Mexia was barricaded, as was FM 462 and CR 243, due to flood waters.
Thunderstorms moved across the Florida panhandle producing flooding along with wind damage and large hail.
A Nor'easter centered off the Delmarva coast produced an extended period of heavy rainfall across the area as it tracked very slowly to the northeast. This caused widespread flooding across portions of Southern Connecticut. Major flooding occurred in New London County.
A stagnant longwave pattern featuring a broad trough off the Pacific Northwest Coast and upper-level ridge over the Central US resulted in a parade of moist storm systems tracking through the Inland Northwest from March 28th through the 31st.
A pair of upper air disturbances produced strong to severe thunderstorms ahead of a cold front moving into southern Mississippi and southeast Louisiana.
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.
Thunderstorms developed ahead of a strong cold front and produced high winds which caused damage across the western Florida panhandle. Heavy rain also caused flooding.
An area of storms formed across Oklahoma and western north Texas in the vicinity of several fronts/boundaries overnight on the 28th into early 29th. Besides severe weather and a tornado, slow moving storms and extensive shower coverage also led to flash flooding.
An advancing warm front promoted heavy rain and thunderstorms during the afternoon of March 28th.
On March 28th, a strong low pressure system brought 3 rounds of severe thunderstorms to central Indiana. The first round brought widespread 1 to 1.75 inch hail to much of the area with the second event bringing additional large hail and flash flooding.
A warm front over central Ohio on the morning of Saturday March 28, 2020 was the focus for several rounds of elevated thunderstorms through the early afternoon hours.
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Strong winds with gusts over 50 miles per hour downed trees and power lines, some landing on vehicles and houses. One tree fell on a house in Ashland (Ashland County); one on a house in Willoughby (Lake); and the roof was blown off a mobile home near Smithville Western Rd.
A fast moving squall line crossed the area during the afternoon hours. Winds, gusting over 70 mph, downed numerous trees and wires. Power outages were reported throughout the area. In Alabama, Genesee county, a camping trailer was overturned by the squall.
A strong crosswind was believed to have caused a 45 year old Naponee woman to lose control of her vehicle, which then rolled down an embankment and struck a utility pole west of Bloomington. The driver was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene.
Showers moved across Sandusky County during the evening hours. Although no lightning or thunder was reported, the showers were intense enough to cause significant damage in the county. Winds were estimated to be well in excess of 50 mph.
A downburst from a severe thunderstorm on the 28th caused extensive damage to a warehouse, and downed numerous trees and power lines in Marianna.
Strong wind shear and moderate instability developed over the region ahead of a cold front. Several severe storms affected Upstate South Carolina during the late afternoon and evening hours.
A full-latitude trough was deepening across the eastern U.S., while also taking on an increasingly negative tilt. A strong cold front accompanied the upper trough. Considerable shear and dynamics were noted with the system.
A strong shortwave trough and a cold front combined to produce a complex of severe thunderstorms across mainly the southern and eastern counties of the Fort Worth CWA. Hail was the main threat with these storms.
A frontal boundary pulled up stationary across portions of Southwest Arkansas into Southeast Oklahoma during the daytime hours. A very unstable airmass developed south of the boundary with CAPE values approaching 4000 J/KG and Lifted Indices near -10.
A frontal boundary pulled up stationary across portions of Southwest Arkansas into Southeast Oklahoma during the daytime hours. A very unstable airmass developed south of the boundary with CAPE values approaching 4000 J/KG and Lifted Indices near -10.
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.
Strong Winds occurred behind deepening low pressure.
As a low pressure system slowly moved across the Midwest on March 28th, thunderstorms developed along a cold front as it moved into warm, moist air across the South.
Strong winds, high waves and cold water on Lake Winnebago, located just north of the city of Fond du Lac, contributed to a canoe capsizing, leading to two direct deaths. Neither victim was wearing a personal flotation device.
Brief clearing occurred ahead of a strong cold front, spawning a line of thunderstorms that producing wind gusts of around 50 to up to 70 mph as it tracked across northern Maryland and extreme northwestern Virginia during the mid to late afternoon hours.
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Snowstorm of March 28, 1905 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from March 28, 1905 to April 5, 1905.
Snowstorm of March 28, 1926 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from March 28, 1926 to April 1, 1926.
Snowstorm of March 28, 1942 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from March 28, 1942 to March 31, 1942.
A deep, upper-level low pressure trough produced unusually cold, late season winter storm conditions throughout southwest California. Strong winds developed behind the surface cold front on the twenty- eighth, and continued in the mountains into the twenty-ninth.
A slow-moving low pressure system produced widespread heavy snow and gusty wind crippling much of central Wyoming. Strong southerly pre-frontal wind gusts of around 60 mph were common ahead of the storm.
Strong low pressure tracked northeast from southeast Missouri to southeast Lower Michigan during the night of March 28th into the morning of March 29th. Maximum snowfall totals of 6 to 8 inches were recorded over Racine, Kenosha, and far southern Milwaukee counties.
Strong low pressure tracked northeast from southeast Missouri to southeast Lower Michigan during the night of March 28th into the morning of March 29th. Maximum snowfall totals of 4 inches were recorded over Fond Du Lac, Iowa and northern Lafayette counties.
A second major snowstorm and blizzard within a weeks time brought heavy snow and strong winds to portions of Southern Montana and Northern Wyoming. This storm impacted areas that were hit hard by the March 23-24 storm.
Snow squalls developed during the day on March 28, 2022 as unseasonably cold air aloft moved over central Pennsylvania. Surface temperatures were anomalously cold as well, with many locations across central Pennsylvania experiencing record cold high temperatures.
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Pratt recorded 30 inches, Kansas’s all-time maximum 24-hour snowfall, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The Unnamed Fire started on March 28, 1987, in Arizona, and burned 4,467 acres.
The Nossker Fire was discovered on March 28, 1996, in New Mexico, and burned 1,500 acres.
The Bandytown Fire was discovered on March 28, 1998, in Boone County, West Virginia, and burned 470 acres; the cause was recorded as fireworks.
The Devonian Fire was discovered on March 28, 2000, in Chaves County, New Mexico, and burned 1,161 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The HULAH2 Fire was discovered on March 28, 2002, in Oklahoma, and burned 8,000 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Bell Slop Fire was discovered on March 28, 2002, in North Carolina, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Sandcreek Fire was discovered on March 28, 2002, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,240 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 28, 2005, in Arkansas, and burned 4,899 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 28, 2005, in Arkansas, and burned 2,532 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 28, 2005, in Arkansas, and burned 2,214 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 28, 2005, in Florida, and burned 2,002 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 28, 2005, in Arkansas, and burned 1,886 acres.
The Charlie Obrien Fire was discovered on March 28, 2006, in Creek County, Oklahoma, and burned 6,730 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The San Carlos Fire was discovered on March 28, 2009, in Kenedy County, Texas, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Fire 803282 was discovered on March 28, 2009, in Victoria County, Texas, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
A strong upper level disturbance and associated cold front moved rapidly across the Northern Rockies on Saturday March 28th. The system produced widespread severe wind, with peak wind gusts ranging from 60 to 70 mph, along with critical fire weather conditions.
The Sheep Draw Fire was reported on March 28, 2015, in Harding County, South Dakota, and burned 13,949 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Slough Fire was reported on March 28, 2015, in Rosebud County, Montana, and burned 4,500 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Pinecrest Fire was reported on March 28, 2015, in Stillwater County, Montana, and burned 4,000 acres.
The CA Road Fire was reported on March 28, 2015, in Yellowstone County, Montana, and burned 2,043 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Fort Fire was reported on March 28, 2015, in Todd County, South Dakota, and burned 1,745 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Sunset Fire was reported on March 28, 2015, in Musselshell County, Montana, and burned 1,700 acres.
The Context Fire was reported on March 28, 2018, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and burned 1,047 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The AIRPORT/Context Rd. ( 13 ) Fire was reported on March 28, 2018, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and burned 1,037 acres.
A passing cold front produced strong winds in eastern Washington on March 28th. Winds reached gusts of 50-65 mph. These powerful winds produced blowing dust in the dry Columbia Basin and damage due to downed trees in much of far eastern Washington.
The Greenhouse Fire was reported on March 28, 2021, in Glacier County, Montana, and burned 14,006 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Candy Creek Fire was reported on March 28, 2021, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 9,228 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Blue Mountain Fire was reported on March 28, 2021, in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, and burned 3,110 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The North River Fire was reported on March 28, 2021, in Duchesne County, Utah, and burned 1,751 acres.
The Birch Creek Fire was reported on March 28, 2022, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 4,728 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Interceptor Fire was reported on March 28, 2022, in Hendry County, Florida, and burned 3,950 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Village Fire was reported on March 28, 2022, in Otero County, New Mexico, and burned 1,926 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Doe Fire was reported on March 28, 2022, in Throckmorton County, Texas, and burned 1,583 acres.
The Nunn Fire was reported on March 28, 2022, in Jeff Davis County, Texas, and burned 1,121 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Webster Ranch Fire was reported on March 28, 2022, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,030 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Right Gate Fire was reported on March 28, 2023, in Polk County, Florida, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Birch Fire was reported on March 28, 2024, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 3,465 acres.
The Pear Tree Fire was reported on March 28, 2024, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,041 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The NEVAR-FY25-WF-Dads Lake Fire was reported on March 28, 2025, in Cherry County, Nebraska, and burned 14,198 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Bronson Fire was reported on March 28, 2026, in Woodbury County, Iowa, and burned 3,500 acres.
The Boman Fire was reported on March 28, 2026, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,810 acres.
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An earthquake struck Massa,carrara, Italy. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000).
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Tyrrhenian Calabria, Italy. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Guerrero, Acapulco, Mexico. It killed few people (about 1 to 50) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck San Marcos, Oaxaca, Mexico. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 11 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Crete, Greece.
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 26 people, injured 25 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Heleddi, Turkey. It destroyed 60 houses.
An earthquake struck Loi-Manesi-Messini (Messinia), Greece. It killed some people (about 51 to 100).
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Fujian Province, China. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000).
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Nicaragua, El Salvador.
An earthquake struck Sucre, Bolivia. It killed 3 people and did $14 million in damage.
An earthquake struck Southern Italy.
A magnitude 9.2 earthquake struck Alaska, United States. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 139 people and did $400 million in damage.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Central, Chile. It killed 400 people and did $125 million in damage.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Alasehir, Sarigol, Kiraz, Turkey. It killed 53 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Gediz, Turkey. It killed 1,086 people, injured 1,174, destroyed 8,229 houses and did $55.6 million in damage.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Pocatello Valley, Idaho, United States. It injured 1 and did $1 million in damage.
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck Chiapas, Mexico. With the eruption it accompanied, it killed 1,879 people, left 1,755 missing and did $3.3 million in damage.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Coast, Lunahuana, Lima, Huancayo, Peru. It killed 3 people and did $5 million in damage.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Cotopaxi, Pastaza, Tungurahua, Ambato, Ecuador. It killed 27 people, injured 100 and did $7 million in damage.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal, India. It killed 100 people, injured 394, destroyed 21,100 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Volcano Islands, Japan.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Askale, Turkey. It injured 12 and destroyed 50 houses.
A magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck SW, Sumatera, Indonesia. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 1,319 people, injured 340, destroyed 300 houses and did $37.4 million in damage.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Tapaktuan, N. Sumatra, Indonesia.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar (Burma), Thailand. It killed 3,815 people, left 116 missing, injured 5,145, destroyed 12,441 houses and did $11 billion in damage.
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A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Bay of Naples, Italy.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Tyrrhenian Calabria, Italy. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck S. Mexico, with a maximum water height of 3 meters. It killed few people (about 1 to 50) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck San Marcos, Mexico, with a maximum water height of 4 meters. It killed 11 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, with a maximum water height of 4 meters. It killed 26 people, injured 25 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami struck Graham Island, British Columbia, Canada, with a maximum water height of 5.5 meters. It killed 1 person.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake and landslide struck Prince William Sound, AK, United States, with a maximum water height of 51.8 meters. It killed 139 people and did $400 million in damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as meteorological struck Mar del Plata, Argentina, with a maximum water height of 0.81 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 4.2 meters. It killed 1,319 people, injured 340, destroyed 300 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 28, 1932, reached Kp 7- and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 38; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 28, 1939, 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 28, 1947, reached Kp 7- and lasted 24 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 75; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 28, 1966, reached Kp 7 and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 42; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 28, 1979, reached Kp 7- and lasted 42 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 68; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 28, 1984, reached Kp 7+ and lasted 21 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 60; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 48 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A severe storm disaster that cost $1.3 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 28, 2000 to March 29, 2000.
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Two girls, ages nine and twelve, were swept out to sea by a rip current at Boca Grande Pass.
Dense fog covered Highway 18 between Lake Arrowhead and Running Springs. A Fire Truck and a dump truck collied in the nezr zero visibility.
A 69-year-old British tourist drowned as a rip current pulled him away from his friends. They were in chest-deep water in high surf as winds gusted to 25 mph.
Showers and thunderstorms during the early morning hours of March 28, 2007|produced numerous lightning strikes over portions of West Tennessee. One lightning strike caused a structure fire.
A large wave capsized a boat in Shell Island Pass near Panama City Beach.
Winds up to 20kntos and seas up to 6 feet affected the regional waters, with occasional higher seas. Small craft operators were urged to exercise caution across most of the local waters.
At least three accidents occurred in dense fog across Jackson County during the early morning of March 28th. There was one fatality on Interstate 94 when the driver of a U-Haul rear-ended a semi trailer. One of the other accidents was a car getting hit by a train.
A 65-year-old male was swimming with his son in Crash Boat Beach in Aguadilla when he was swept by a rip current. A male drowned at La Pared beach in Luquillo.
One fatality and one injury occurred due to rip currents. Beach flags were double red for the entire day.
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.