Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for March 4, 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 7.5 earthquake struck Bucharest, Romania. It killed 1,641 people, injured 10,500 and did $2 billion in damage.
Earthquakes
The 1977 Vrancea earthquake occurred on 4 March 1977, at 21:22 local time, and was felt throughout the Balkans. 5, making it the second most powerful earthquake recorded in Romania in the 20th century, after the 10 November 1940 seismic event.
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Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Santa Tomas, San Vicente, El Salvador. It killed 800 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Calloway, Marshall counties, Kentucky and tracked 18.5 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 24.
Winter storms and snow
The 1910 Rogers Pass Avalanche killed 58 men clearing a railroad line just outside of Revelstoke in Rogers Pass through the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia on March 4, 1910. It is Canada's worst avalanche disaster.
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Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Ischia Island, Italy. It killed 121 people and did $200,000 in damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Hokkaido, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 33 people, injured 572, destroyed 2,422 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck SE. Hokkaido Island, Japan, with a maximum water height of 6.54 meters. It killed 33 people, injured 572, destroyed 2,422 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Kalat, Quetta, Mastung, Pakistan. It killed 11 people, injured 40 and did $1 million in damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Madeira Island, Portugal, with a maximum water height of 5 meters. It killed 19 people, left 2 missing and injured 6.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck S Highlands, Papua New Guinea. It killed 11 people.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Kao-Hsiung, Taiwan. It injured 96 and did $1 billion in damage.
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An unrated tornado touched down in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama and tracked 2.2 miles, killing 1 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Tuscaloosa, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Howard County, Indiana and tracked 10 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 9. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Kokomo to E Cassville, IN.
An F2 tornado touched down in Lucas County, Ohio and tracked 3.5 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Toledo, OH.
An F2 tornado touched down in Marion County, Indiana and tracked 2.1 miles, killing 1 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Indianapolis, IN.
An F2 tornado touched down in Pottawatomie, Cleveland, Canadian counties, Oklahoma and tracked 43.4 miles, killing 1 and injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Shawnee, OK.
An F2 tornado touched down in Kaufman County, Texas and tracked 6.2 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Forney, TX.
An F2 tornado touched down in Carroll, Boone counties, Arkansas and tracked 26.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Berryville to Burlington, AR.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lee, Wise, Scott counties, Virginia and tracked 31.2 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 32. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Pennington Gap to Flatwoods, VA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Madison County, Kentucky and tracked 8.9 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F2 tornado touched down in Cook County, Illinois and tracked 7.9 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 115.
An F4 tornado touched down in Calloway, Marshall counties, Kentucky and tracked 18.5 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 24.
An F3 tornado touched down in Columbia, Nevada counties, Arkansas and tracked 9.1 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hardin, Wayne counties, Tennessee and tracked 27.6 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 7.
An F3 tornado touched down in Logan County, Kentucky and tracked 7.2 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5.
An F3 tornado touched down in Bureau County, Illinois and tracked 0.8 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Greene County, North Carolina and tracked 4.9 miles, 60 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hinds County, Mississippi and tracked 11 miles, 350 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5.
National Weather Service damage survey indicated that a high end F0 tornado, that averaged 35 yards in width, initially touched down and uprooted two large pine trees which damaged the roof of a home on Willow Brook Court in a residential community of Hudson.
Tornado was a weak FO, with some evidence of downburst. Damage was near Northeast 38th Street. Two homes with substantial roof damage, and 19 others with damage.
Power lines and large trees were blown down by high winds. A barn was destroyed and other barns and sheds were damaged. The roof of the Cooperative Observer's house was damaged and his farm equipment was moved.
A strong upper level disturbance combined with a strong surface low pressure system moving across West Central Texas produced a significant squall line that moved through the entire San Angelo county warning area.
25 tornadoes were recorded on March 4, 2004, in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas.
Heavy thunderstorm rains caused numerous county roads across the county to be flooded. Some rainfall numbers from around the county from early in the day into the nightime period included 4.14 inches at Hominy, 4.32 inches at Pawhuska and 4.14 inches at Barnsdall.
Strong low pressure system moved northeast from Middle Tennessee into Southeast Kentucky with line of thunderstorms developing just ahead of front. Instability was low so convection was low topped. Most of the wind damage in this event was straight line in character.
A strong cold front moving through the area resulted in severe thunderstorms producing wind damage and an isolated tornado.
Central North Carolina endured a one-two punch of severe weather as a well developed upper low and negatively tilted upper trough moved across the region. The first round of severe storms began in the afternoon as discrete storms developed well ahead of an organized squall line.
A line of severe storms moved across western North Carolina during the late afternoon hours producing widespread wind damage and large hail.
An intense upper level disturbance and associated surface cold front helped produce locally heavy rain and isolated severe weather, including two tornadoes, across central Alabama.
A cold front stalled across southern Mississippi by the early morning hours on March 4th.
A deep upper trough moving east through the Plains was accompanied by a Pacific cold front, along which a line of strong to severe thunderstorms developed early in the morning of March 4.
37 tornadoes were recorded on March 4, 2025, in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida.
A very mature squall line developed along and ahead of an advancing cold front across the Ark-La-Tex region during the mid to late morning into early afternoon on March 4th.
A very mature squall line developed along and ahead of an advancing cold front across the Ark-La-Tex region during the late morning through the afternoon hours on March 4th.
Severe thunderstorms produced a couple tornadoes across southeastern Mississippi late in the day of March 4th.
The first of 2 surface lows moved into the Red River Valley which drew a stalled frontal boundary over the northern Gulf northward as a warm front in the morning hours. Doing so brought fast warming trend along with a definite moisture increase.
Strong to severe thunderstorms developed into eastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 4th, as a strong storm system translated from the Southern Rockies into the Southern Plains.
A strong low pressure system moved across the plains during early March. The associated cold front and upper disturbance triggered severe weather over Louisiana during Mardi Gras.
A strong area of low pressure moved across the plains during early March. Severe weather affected portions of southeast Texas as the associated upper disturbance and cold front moved through.
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A strong storm system moved into the CWA on Sun Mar 4 producing strong SE winds. The strongest winds were around midday just ahead of the cold front that swept through the area. The winds produced heavy seas that caused some street flooding and beach erosion in Monterey county.
Hurricane Haleh reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 941 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Kevin reached its peak of 135 kt (155 mph) with a central pressure of 920 mb, a category 4 storm.
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A winter storm started out on the evening of Saturday, March 4 with heavy wet snow at the higher elevations and heavy rain and flooding at the lower elevations. Sustained 40 knot winds overnight caused heavy surf and several boats to lose their anchorage.
The Sabine River had a major flood in early March, cresting five to six feet above flood stage betwen the 9th and 11th. Significant erosion occurred on the river bank, and many homes and camps immediately on the river had water enter them.
The Red River near Alexandria was above flood stage for over three weeks, cresting at 35.52 feet on the 13th. Areas unprotected by the levee system had as much as ten feet of water in them, primarily in the Pineville area and Bayou Rigolette areas.
The Sabine River had a major flood in early March, cresting five to six feet above flood stage betwen the 9th and 11th. Significant erosion occurred on the river bank, and many homes and camps immediately on the river had water enter them.
Up to 14 inches of rain fell since the first of the month, which caused widespread flooding of roads, homes and poor drainage areas. Many families were forced to evacuate to motels, while others were isolated by floodwaters. Several water wells and septic tanks were flooded.
Torrential rainfall produced a brief crest above food stage on the North Canadian River in eastern Oklahoma County during the morning hours of March 4. The river crested at 18.7 feet (1.7 above flood stage) at 9:00 am CST at the Britton Road river gage site near Jones, OK.
On March 4-5, a front progressed slightly northward and an upper level system triggered a round of thunderstorms mainly during the afternoon and evening of March 4.
Low pressure moved across the southern Appalachians producing 2 to 4 inches of rain which resulted in flash flooding.
Thunderstorms with heavy rains resulted in flash flooding in Mercer county.
An area of low pressure moving over West Virginia pushed a strong cold front through the region during the early morning hours of March 5th. This front triggered several strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds as well as heavy rain.
Low pressure moving across the Appalachians created 1 to 3 inches of rain which resulted in flash flooding.
Snow melt combined with heavy rain across eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania produced widespread flooding of streams and closing of roads.
A fast moving cold front coupled with an upper level low brought some heavy rains and a few severe thunderstorms to parts of north central and east central Kentucky.
Snow melt combined with heavy rain across eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania produced widespread flooding of streams and closing of roads.
Widespread rain developed ahead of a low pressure system pushing east along a slow moving cold front. The rain fell on snow covered ground, resulting in areas of flooding.
A warm front lifted north through West Virginia on the 3rd with a half inch to an inch of rain over the central mountain counties. Less rain fell elsewhere. Late afternoon and evening temperatures rose into the 50s and lower 60s over the lowlands.
The 2015 Tanzania flood occurred on 4 March 2015 in Shinyanga Region, Tanzania. The flood occurred during Tanzania's rainy season the, months of March, April, and May, during which rainfall ranges from about 150 to 250 mm.
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A warm front lifted north through the area on the 3rd. Rain amounts were mostly around 2 to 4 tenths of an inch. Late afternoon and evening temperatures rose into the 40s and 50s. Winds and dew points also increased.
A warm front lifted north through southeast Ohio on the 3rd with a quarter to a half inch of rain. Late afternoon and evening temperatures rose into the 40s and 50s. Winds and dew points also increased. This combination helped accelerate the melting of the leftover snow pack.
A wet period began early on the 4th as a complex series of disturbances lifted northeast through the Ohio Valley pushing a slow-moving cold front across the area.
A warm front lifted north through northeast Kentucky on the 3rd with a quarter to a half inch of rain. Late afternoon and evening temperatures rose into the 50s. Winds and dew points also increased. This combination helped accelerate the melting of the leftover snow pack.
During a cold night with ongoing flooding from previous rains, a man died after driving his car around barricades and entering flood waters. The National Weather Service had messaged the flooding conditions for over a week prior to this event.
WSW flow aloft prevailed as two shortwaves moved through the elongated, positively tilted longwave trough. At the surface, a mostly stationary frontal boundary strengthened.
During the day on March 4, enhanced moisture over the state produced a swath of heavy rainfall over portions of south and central Georgia. An area of 3 to 6 inches of rain fell over an area stretching from Stewart County eastward to Toombs County.
Heavy rains earlier in the week caused the Kentucky River to rise into moderate flood stage.
A series of atmospheric river systems impacted Interior Northern California through the month of March and produced substantial flooding and wind damage.
Anomalous snowfall across the high terrain of Arizona as well as lower elevation rainfall led to greater than normal runoff into the Salt and Verde watersheds.
A line of severe storms pushed across the region and produced damaging wind gusts that downed trees and power lines, and damaged several structures. Ahead of the storms, strong gradient winds also produced damage to a similar degree.
During March 3 to March 7, 2026, large surface high pressure from the southeastern United States into the Atlantic focused a broad fetch of Gulf moisture northward into the Midwest.
A slow-moving front and a handful of upper level disturbances brought multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms to North and Central Texas March 4 through 7, resulting in hail and flash flooding in some cases.
Between the evening of March 3 and the late hours of March 4, 2026, a significant hydrologic event unfolded across central Indiana as a stalled frontal boundary interacted with a highly anomalous moisture profile.
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Strong downburst winds damaged three mobile homes and two cars. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
A 43 year old construction worker was blown off a scaffold in Jersey City when west winds gusted from 40 to 50 mph. Strong and gusty west winds developed behind a strong cold front.
Strong southeast wind flow ripped through Interior California with various degrees of damage reported on the San Joaquin Valley floor to small structures and agriculture in addition to the damage in the Kern Mountains from strong wind around Frazier Park, Lebec, and Fort Tejon.
Utility company representatives reported that thunderstorm winds downed numerous large trees, branches and power lines from Sarasota east to the Interstate 75 corridor in Sarasota county.
Mobile home was blown off its anchoring onto highway.
A strong cold front and a deep, negatively-tilted closed upper low swept through the southeast U.S. on the 4th. A pre-frontal complex of thunderstorms moved across the area during the morning hours with widespread rain and embedded thunder, but without any severe.
A strong cold front moving through the area brought severe thunderstorms with damaging winds.
Scattered severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds and some large hail across portions of central and eastern Virginia.
A cold front moving across Kentucky during the afternoon hours of March 4th caused the development of severe thunderstorms across the area. Numerous reports of downed trees and power lines were received. Several mobile homes were blown over and destroyed as well.
Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms formed along a cold front which pushed through northeastern Alabama during the morning hours on March 4th.
Low pressure moved up the Ohio Valley and passed over Pennsylvania March 3 into early on March 4, 2023. In the wake of this system, gusty west to northwest winds impacted the area.
A deep surface low pressure, which dropped down to near 988mb, passed just south of the Nebraska/Kansas state line the morning of the 4th. This system, paired with a corridor of strong northerly 50-65 mph just above the surface, drove widespread gusty north-northwesterly winds.
A potent storm system tracked across the eastern United States, steering a very strong low-level jet over Middle Tennessee on March 4, 2025. These very strong upper-level winds were able to mix down to the surface which resulted in damaging winds across the area.
A line of Strong Thunderstorms making its way out of Alabama continued to pose a damaging wind threat across Western GA from the TN border to the southern edge of the CWA. Consistent and widespread wind damage was reported, potentially due to the slow nature of the line.
A strengthening and deepening mid-latitude cyclone moved into and across the forecast area.
A closed low moving into the Midwest helped intensify a very strong low level jet that brought high end mountain wave winds to the East Tennessee mountains and foothills, with strong non-thunderstorm wind gusts that were sub-warning criteria across much of the Tennessee Valley.
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Snowstorm of March 4, 1900 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from March 4, 1900 to March 7, 1900.
The 1910 Rogers Pass Avalanche killed 58 men clearing a railroad line just outside of Revelstoke in Rogers Pass through the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia on March 4, 1910. It is Canada's worst avalanche disaster.
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Snowstorm of March 4, 1931 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Ohio Valley. It lasted from March 4, 1931 to March 12, 1931.
Snowstorm of March 4, 1959 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from March 4, 1959 to March 7, 1959.
A winter storm that started as sleet and freezing rain, and later changed to snow across western north Texas and southeast Oklahoma, occurred on March 4th and 5th, 1989. Near blizzard conditions occurred the morning of the 5th, when strong winds blew and drifted the already deep snow. The axis of heaviest snow extended from Healdton, in south-central Oklahoma, to Pauls Valley and Chandler. Sixteen inches of snow fell in Pauls Valley, and drifts of three to six feet were common. Over western north Texas, a band of snow 9 to 11 inches deep stretched from Coleman to Wichita Falls. The 9.7-inch snowfall on the 5th at Wichita Falls set their record for greatest snowfall for any one day in the month of March. This all occurred after the high temperature at Wichita Falls reached 83 just two days earlier.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Deep low pressure moved from West Virginia north across New York to Quebec, Canada. Heavy rain changed to heavy snow as cold air circulated into the region. Snow fell at the rate of two to three inches per hour.
A complex low pressure system that plagued the Northeast brought significant snowfall to western and central New York. The snow in western New York came in two phases from Sunday night to early Monday morning (4th-5th) and again Monday night to Tuesday morning (5th-6th).
Low pressure moving up from the Tennessee Valley spread snow into central Pennsylvania early on the morning of March 4th.
A winter storm spread freezing drizzle and snow across the area beginning around mid morning of the 4th and ending around late afternoon. Roads became very slick and hazardous and resulted in numerous accidents. At least 8 people were treated for injuries from the accidents.
A winter storm brought widespread snowfall to northern Arizona during the late afternoon and overnight. Most locations received only a few inches of new snow and some locations received considerably heavier amounts.
During the early morning hours of March 4th, low pressure was located over the lower Mississippi Valley. Precipitation began spreading into the area during the early morning hours of the 4th. Most locations across the area had surface temperatures at or just below freezing.
Strong low pressure tracked from Arkansas into central Ohio, bringing a swath of precipitation to all of northern Indiana. A band of heavy snow, with amounts ranging from six to ten inches, extended from Cass county Indiana northeast through Whitley and Allen counties.
A powerful winter storm moved from the lower Mississippi River Valley on the morning of March 4th, into the Ohio River Valley during the night and then across New England on the 5th.
Low pressure over the lower Mississippi Valley early on March 4th moved northeast to central Pennsylvania during the early morning hours of March 5th. Precipitation associated with this storm spread into northwestern Pennsylvania during the early morning hours of the 4th.
Low pressure developed over the lower Mississippi valley and lifted to the Ohio valley. The storm brought a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain to the region.
A surge of relatively warm air aloft and an upper level front brought a few inches of powdery snow to portions of southern Wisconsin during the morning rush hour. Numerous slide-offs and accidents occurred mainly along the Interstate 94 corridor.
A potent winter storm produced several rounds of winter weather on the 4th and 5th of March. Up to 4 inches of snow were reported in some areas of north Texas, along with a batch of sleet and freezing rain before the snow.
A major winter storm dumped 6 to 18 inches of snow across western Kentucky. The Kentucky governor declared a state of emergency for the second time in less than a month. Snowfall amounts were lowest in the Henderson and Owensboro areas, where 6 to 8 inches was reported.
Following the snowfall of the first three days of March, a snowboarder was caught and killed in an avalanche in Hells Canyon, just outside Snowbasin Resort.
After a mild start to the day, a strong cold front brought frigid air to the region by mid-morning on the 4th.
After springlike conditions were seen across Arkansas on March 3rd, a strong cold front surged southeast across the state on the 4th. Abundant moisture remained in place as the colder air arrived, generating widespread wintry precipitation across the state.
Another major late winter storm affected the state of Kentucky from late in the day on Tuesday March 3rd through the morning of Thursday March 5th, 2015.
Winter weather over western and central North Dakota on March 4th was worst over the higher terrain of western Stutsman County, around Medina.
In mid-March 2021, a record-breaking blizzard, unofficially named Winter Storm Xylia by the Weather Channel and media outlets, occurred in the Rocky Mountains and a significant snowstorm in the Upper Midwest. It brought Cheyenne, Wyoming their largest two-day snowfall on record, and Denver, Colorado their second-largest March snowfall on record.
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Steep pressure gradients accompany active winter weather with non thunderstorm related peak winds and wind gusts, causing damage and road closures as well as accumulation of precipitation.
An intense low pressure system brought strong winds and blizzard conditions to much of Iowa from late on March 4th into March 5th. Once rain transitioned to snowfall overnight, wind gusts of up to 68 mph created whiteout conditions in many areas.
A powerful mid-level cutoff low tracking across the central Plains brought heavy snowfall and strong winds to much of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. On the evening of March 4th, the low pressure system moved across Kansas into northern Missouri, where it stalled.
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A cold late-season air mass settled over South Florida, causing temperatures to drop to near or slightly below freezing on the morning of March 4th across the Lake Okechobee and interior areas of southern Florida.
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Mount Mitchell recorded 50 inches, North Carolina’s all-time maximum snow depth, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
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The 41 SOUTH1 Fire started on March 4, 1987, in Florida, and burned 2,203 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 4, 1991, in Kansas, and burned 1,227 acres.
The Rest Area Fire was discovered on March 4, 1994, in New Mexico, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Xt Fire was discovered on March 4, 1994, in New Mexico, and burned 1,500 acres.
The Card Sound Fire was discovered on March 4, 1996, in Florida, and burned 3,040 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The West Marsh Fire was discovered on March 4, 1996, in Nevada, and burned 1,540 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 4, 1997, in Glades County, Florida, and burned 1,430 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unit 4 Fire was discovered on March 4, 1998, in Louisiana, and burned 2,500 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Burnt Mesa Oso and U38 Fire started on March 4, 1999, in New Mexico, and burned 1,363 acres.
The Burnt Mesa Fire started on March 4, 1999, in Arizona, and burned 1,174 acres.
The Benton Fire was discovered on March 4, 2000, in Florida, and burned 6,179 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 4, 2000, in Georgia, and burned 2,200 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 4, 2000, in Florida, and burned 1,226 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 4, 2005, in Alabama, and burned 1,197 acres.
The Quarry Fire was discovered on March 4, 2006, in Bedford County, Virginia, and burned 1,140 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The West Complex was discovered on March 4, 2008, in Jack County, Texas, and burned 1,700 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
A small wildfire near Azle burned nearly half an acre but destroyed two structures, a car, and a boat. Strong winds and dry conditions helped fuel the fire which required two fire departments to regain control.
The Picacho Fire was discovered on March 4, 2009, in Chaves County, New Mexico, and burned 16,141 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Lookout Fire was discovered on March 4, 2010, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,475 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Carson D Fire was discovered on March 4, 2011, in Texas, and burned 2,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 4, 2011, in Ward County, Texas, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Hill Fire was discovered on March 4, 2012, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,350 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Redoak Peak Fire was discovered on March 4, 2012, in Latimer County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Ferguson Ranch Fire was reported on March 4, 2016, in Cowley County, Kansas, and burned 25,650 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Wolf Fire was reported on March 4, 2017, in Pennington County, South Dakota, and burned 2,510 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Cattle Drive Fire was reported on March 4, 2017, in Larimer County, Colorado, and burned 2,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Atoka WMA Fire was reported on March 4, 2017, in Atoka County, Oklahoma, and burned 2,147 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Hilltop Fire was reported on March 4, 2017, in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,400 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Donaho Fire was reported on March 4, 2017, in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,223 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Jupiter Hills Fire was reported on March 4, 2017, in Reno County, Kansas, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Kyle Fire was reported on March 4, 2017, in Jackson County, South Dakota, and burned 1,151 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Rabbit 22 Fire was reported on March 4, 2018, in Prowers County, Colorado, and burned 8,891 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Windmill Fire was reported on March 4, 2021, in Murray County, Oklahoma, and burned 6,000 acres.
The Boar Creek Fire was reported on March 4, 2021, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,708 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The 4 Delta 21 Fire was reported on March 4, 2021, in Jackson County, Kansas, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
On 3 March 2022 a major forest fire started in Uljin, South Korea, which threatened a liquified natural gas plant and the Hanul Nuclear Power Plant. It burned over 20,923 hectares of land, and by the end of its first day 3,995 people been evacuated.
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A car accident near the Brooks County Rest Area ignited a wildfire in Brooks County the afternoon of March 4th. Strong, gusty southerly winds combined with cured ground fuels from several freeze events in January and February allowed for rapid wildfire growth.
The Chipola Complex was reported on March 4, 2022, in Bay County, Florida, and burned 34,203 acres.
The San Luis Fire was reported on March 4, 2022, in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, and burned 2,958 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The OK state Assist Fire was reported on March 4, 2022, in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,700 acres.
The Twin Oryx Fire was reported on March 4, 2025, in La Salle County, Texas, and burned 2,156 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Sevier - East Parkway Fire was reported on March 4, 2025, in Sevier County, Tennessee, and burned 1,087 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The East Tower Fire was reported on March 4, 2026, in Dare County, North Carolina, and burned 1,410 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
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An earthquake struck Girifalco, Italy. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck S Luzon Island, Mindoro Island, Philippines. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Santa Tomas, San Vicente, El Salvador. It killed 800 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
An earthquake struck Ischia Island, Italy. It killed 121 people and did $200,000 in damage.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Puntarenas, Costa Rica. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Hindu-Kush, West Punjab, Afghanistan.
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Hokkaido, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 33 people, injured 572, destroyed 2,422 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Bucharest, Romania. It killed 1,641 people, injured 10,500 and did $2 billion in damage.
The 1977 Vrancea earthquake occurred on 4 March 1977, at 21:22 local time, and was felt throughout the Balkans. 5, making it the second most powerful earthquake recorded in Romania in the 20th century, after the 10 November 1940 seismic event.
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A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Athens-Corinth-Khalis, Greece. It killed 1 person and injured 9. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Kalat, Quetta, Mastung, Pakistan. It killed 11 people, injured 40 and did $1 million in damage.
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Lordegan Ardal Area, Iran. It killed 6 people, injured 50 and destroyed 300 houses.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Kerman, Southern, Iran. It killed 1 person.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Kao-Hsiung, Taiwan. It injured 96 and did $1 billion in damage.
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A magnitude 6 earthquake struck S Highlands, Papua New Guinea. It killed 11 people.
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Breckenridge, Enid, Oklahoma, United States.
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Sse of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck S Of, Raoul, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Gisborne, New Zealand. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Bursa, Turkey. It killed 1 person.
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Ragalna, Catania, Italy.
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A tsunami struck Baltic Sea.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6 earthquake struck W. Luzon Island, Philippines.
A tsunami struck San Felix Island, Chile, with a maximum water height of 35 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Costa Rica.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Madeira Island, Portugal, with a maximum water height of 5 meters. It killed 19 people, left 2 missing and injured 6.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck SE. Hokkaido Island, Japan, with a maximum water height of 6.54 meters. It killed 33 people, injured 572, destroyed 2,422 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Gulf of Corinth, Greece, with a maximum water height of 1.3 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck S of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, with a maximum water height of 1 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck S of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, with a maximum water height of 0.31 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Gisborne, New Zealand, with a maximum water height of 0.28 meters.
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A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began March 4, 1934, reached Kp 6 and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 32; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 55 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began March 4, 1939, reached Kp 5 and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 28; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began March 4, 1941, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 39 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 40; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began March 4, 1944, reached Kp 6- and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 26; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 57 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began March 4, 1946, reached Kp 5+ and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 25; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 58 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began March 4, 1964, reached Kp 6 and lasted 24 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 52; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 55 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began March 4, 1965, reached Kp 6 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 21; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 55 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began March 4, 1979, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 27; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began March 4, 1983, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 26; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began March 4, 1995, reached Kp 6+ and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 26; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 53 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began March 4, 1999, reached Kp 5 and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 30; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A 25 ton, 38 foot tug boat, enroute from Oceanside to Point Loma the afternoon of 03/04/99 was found capsized 200 feet off Point Loma the morning of 3/05/99, shortly after it had been reported overdue. The crew consisted of a 51 year old male.
Rough surf, that was caused by the weekend low pressure system, caused the drowning death of a lone surfer on Monday March 4th. The 28-year-old male surfer was surfing by himself off of the Lorraine Avenue Beach in Spring Lake. He disappeared about 4 p.m.
A 43-year-old man was apparently overcome by rip currents at Swimming Hole Beach on Rota and drowned. His body was found just outside the reef.
A brief three hour period of dense fog occurred across portions of Mitchell, Floyd and Chickasaw counties during the morning of March 4th. The fog brought visibilities down to near zero from around 5:30 a.m. until approximately 8:00 a.m., before improving.
Swell from Tropical Storm Faxai caused one drowning death on Guam.
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.