Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for March 8, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Monroe, St. Francis counties, Arkansas and tracked 14.9 miles, 1,200 yards wide at its widest, killing 49 and injuring 600. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Brinkley, AR.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Hirosaki, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 1,700 people, destroyed 8,200 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan. It killed 1,700 people, destroyed 8,200 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Billion-dollar disasters
A severe storm disaster that cost $2.1 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 10, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 8, 2006 to March 13, 2006.
Tsunamis
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Cutro, Italy. It killed 234 people.
Billion-dollar disasters
A flooding disaster that cost $3.1 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 5, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 8, 2016 to March 12, 2016.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in City of Saint Louis, Saint Clair, Madison counties, Missouri and tracked 6 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 60. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Mississippi River/East St. Louis/Brooklyn-Venice, IL.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Okcular, Yukari Demirci, Elazig Province, Turkey. It killed 51 people, injured 100 and destroyed 287 houses.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Ouachita, Dallas counties, Arkansas and tracked 36.7 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Chidester/Princeton/Carthage, AR.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Fran reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 920 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Kalunde reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 898 mb, a category 5 storm.
Floods
A strong upper level low pressure system settled over northern Mexico on March 8th, and became stationary through March 12th as it was cut off from the upper level jet stream, with a blocking upper ridge having developed over Florida and the western Atlantic.
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An F3 tornado touched down in City of Saint Louis, Saint Clair, Madison counties, Missouri and tracked 6 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 60. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Mississippi River/East St. Louis/Brooklyn-Venice, IL.
The 1871 St. Louis tornado was an F3 tornado that touched down in St.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Monroe, St. Francis counties, Arkansas and tracked 14.9 miles, 1,200 yards wide at its widest, killing 49 and injuring 600. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Brinkley, AR.
An F3 tornado touched down in Ouachita, Dallas counties, Arkansas and tracked 36.7 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Chidester/Princeton/Carthage, AR.
An F2 tornado touched down in Lonoke, Prairie counties, Arkansas and tracked 25.1 miles, killing 5 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N England/Hazen, AR.
An F2 tornado touched down in Hot Spring, Saline, Pulaski counties, Arkansas and tracked 51.5 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Malvern/Galloway, AR.
An F2 tornado touched down in Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke counties, Arkansas and tracked 60.3 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Sheridan/Slovak, AR.
An F2 tornado touched down in Clark County, Arkansas, killing 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Witherspoon, AR.
An F3 tornado touched down in Brazoria, Galveston counties, Texas and tracked 12.7 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 18.
A cold front initiated severe thunderstorms over much of northern Texas, and southern and central Oklahoma, on this date in 1992. Four minor tornadoes occurred, along with widespread large hail. Softball size hail fell just east of Ratliff City in Carter County. High winds and hail destroyed several buildings in the Ardmore area, and across western north Texas, three-inch diameter hail fell just south of Holliday, in Archer County.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Severe thunderstorm winds did about $4 thousand damage to the roof of a business in Crystal River.
A strong cold front moving through the area generated high winds in the mountainous section of Greenville County downing a number of trees and power lines. Power remained out until the next morning in some areas. A line of thunderstorms developed along the front.
SHERIFF REPORTED 3 MOBILE HOMES DESTROYED, OUT BUILDINGS DAMAGED, TREES DOWNED ALONG RICE AND QUINCY ROADS. DAMAGE PATH WAS SPOTTY.
The Olar tornado had a second touchdown east of Govan near highway 301 and the Little Salkehatchie River taking down several trees.
A tornado touched down in the Musgrave community about 7 miles northeast of Goldsboro. The tornado reached a maximum strength of F2 as it destroyed a chicken house, a brick outbuilding, and a tobacco barn halfway between Eureka and Patetown.
Summary of events for March 8 1999:A band of moderate to heavy rain moved across the area during the morning of March 8 in association with a warm front out in advance of a low pressure center. The rain brought localized nuisance flooding.
Hail report along Hwy. 30 near Grimes Co. line
After several days of record-breaking warmth, the stage was set for an out-of-season severe weather outbreak across southcentral and southeast Wisconsin.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Lawrence County, Indiana and tracked 1.06 miles, 1,408 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
26 tornadoes were recorded on March 8, 2009, in Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio.
A cold front raced through the region during the afternoon of March 8th, producing strong to severe thunderstorms. The storms spawned three tornadoes across central and southeast Illinois, as well as numerous reports of wind damage.
By late morning a warm front stretched approximately from low pressure over northeast Missouri through central Illinois to between Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, Indiana while the cold front trailed from the low into Oklahoma.
Weak instability and moderate shear associated with a northward moving warm front allowed a favorable environment for several small clusters of storms to become severe, mainly producing pockets of damaging winds.
A strong cold front moved through the region triggering showers and thunderstorms. Damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes were reported with the storms.
A strong 500 mb shortwave moved rapidly northeast from the Plains during the day. The shortwave became a closed low over the Great Lakes region by the evening hours.
Strong to severe thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois during the morning and afternoon hours of March 8th. Heavy rain and flooding were also reported.
A strong 500 mb shortwave moved rapidly northeast from the Plains during the day. The shortwave became a closed low over the Great Lakes region by the evening hours.
An early season severe thunderstorm event occurred across Oklahoma and western north Texas on this date in 2010. Although there was some sporadic wind damage across Baylor and Wichita Counties in Texas, two tornadoes occurred over far west-central Oklahoma. These tornadoes tracked on the south side of Hammon, in Roger Mills County, and just north of Butler, in Custer County. One tornado destroyed a mobile home just south of Hammon. Two people inside the home escaped injury-free as they sought shelter in an underground storm cellar.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A strong upper level storm system moved east through New Mexico and into the Texas panhandle during the day on the 8th. Thunderstorms developed over northern Texas and crossed into southern Oklahoma during the morning and early afternoon hours.
A potent storm system combined with abundant moisture over the ArkLaMiss region to bring nearly 24 hours of showers and thunderstorms, beginning during the day March 8th and continuing through the early morning hours of March 9th.
A powerful cold front brought widespread severe thunderstorms to southwest Alabama. These thunderstorms produced many reports of large hail...damaging winds and tornadoes. The thunderstorms also produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding.
Thunderstorms in advance of a strong cold front produced numerous reports of flooding and severe weather on the afternoon of the 8th through the morning of the 9th.
A strong upper level trough moving across the region produced several severe thunderstorms across central Louisiana from the evening hours on March 8 into the early morning hours on March 9.
A potent upper level storm system moved out of the southern Great Basin and into the Southern Plains during the afternoon hours of March 8th.
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Hurricane Fran reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 920 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Gavin reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 925 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Kalunde reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 898 mb, a category 5 storm.
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A vigorous Gulf storm dumped up to 14 inches of rain across the northern half of Coffee County. The earthen levee on the Beaver Dam Creek breached. A six foot wall of water rushed into the city of Elba. Two thousand residents were forced to evacuate.
An intense Gulf storm produced 5 to 12 inches of rain across much of southwest Georgia on March 7-9 which caused widespread flooding.
An intense Gulf storm deposited up to 14 inches of rain across southeast Alabama on March 6-8. Houston, Dale, and Geneva counties were declared federal disaster areas.
A slow moving complex weather system moved through southwest Alabama on March 8, bringing with it copious amounts of rainfall. The Mobile WSR-88D estimated rainfall totals of six to ten inches across the area on March 8 with Brewton recording 9.54 inches.
A slow moving complex weather system moved through southwest Alabama and northwest Florida on March 8, bringing with it copious amounts of rainfall. The Mobile WSR-88D estimated rainfall totals of six to ten inches across the area on March 8.
A powerful storm system moving very slowly from the Ohio Valley to the eastern Great Lakes caused strong winds and heavy rainfall to Massachusetts, resulting in urban street flooding, basement flooding, small stream flooding, and main stem river flooding.
From 4 to 8 inches of rain fell over north and central Georgia from the 5th through the 8th. Flooding occurred mainly in low areas and near rivers and creeks from the the runoff as it moved downstream. Numerous roads were closed and some were damaged.
After a very heavy rain event, several creeks, including Wedowee and Wehadkee Creeks, overflowed their banks. This washed out 15 to 20 roads and bridges across the county.
Heavy rains most of the morning, flooded roads across Orange County and Western Riverside County. The deaths and injuries resulted from a traffic accident during an afternoon downpour.
A powerful low pressure system tracked through eastern New York spreading heavy rain and strong winds across Southern New England. Heavy rain coinciding with spring snowmelt contributed to river flooding, especially along the Connecticut River.
On March 8th, a mild and very moist surface low that originated in the Gulf of Mexico moved across New England on the 8th.
There were two wet periods during March that accounted for most of the month’s precipitation total. A pair of storm systems on the 7th-8th and 9th-10th brought a statewide average of 1.81 inches of precipitation.
A combination of precipitation and a recent freeze-thaw cycle loosened rocks and boulders in Glenwood Canyon.
Warming temperatures during the first two weeks of March prompted both snow melt and ice break up across many rivers and streams in eastern Nebraska.
A potent storm system combined with abundant moisture over the ArkLaMiss region to bring nearly 24 hours of showers and thunderstorms, beginning during the day March 8th and continuing through the early morning hours of March 9th.
A powerful winter storm moved east across the central Arizona deserts on the 8th of March, and the associated cold front passed over the area during the afternoon hours bringing gusty winds in excess of 50 mph, locally heavy rain and small to moderate hail.
A strong upper level low pressure system settled over northern Mexico on March 8th, and became stationary through March 12th as it was cut off from the upper level jet stream, with a blocking upper ridge having developed over Florida and the western Atlantic.
As high pressure over the East Coast refused to move, a storm system approached the ArkLaMiss from the west and stalled just to the west of the region on March 7th.
A strong upper level low pressure system settled over northern Mexico on March 8th, and became stationary through March 12th as it was cut off from the upper level jet stream, with a blocking upper ridge having developed over Florida and the western Atlantic.
A slow moving upper level low along with plentiful moisture and a strong low level jet produced strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall over portions of South Texas during the late evening of March 8th and early morning hours of March 9th.
Training of heavy thunderstorms produced flash flooding across central Mississippi and the Interstate 20 corridor.
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Sheriff's department reports golf ball-sized hail at Comfort. Shortly afterward, damaging winds knocked down numerous large tree limbs in Boerne.
Powerful winds, gusting to 64 mph, raked parts of eastcentral and southeast Wisconsin, resulting in many cases of toppled trees and powerlines, as well as some structural damage. In addition, snow accumulations of 1 to 5 inches occurred.
Several trees were blown down.
The seasons first spring type weather system moved through the area on the 8th into the early morning hours of the 9th. Intense low pressure moved out of the Rockies into the plains of Nebraska. Eventually, the low moved across Iowa and passed to the northeast.
Strong southwest winds, associated with a low pressure system tracking across Nebraska and Iowa, buffeted northern and western Missouri on the afternoon of March 8.
Although scattered severe thunderstorms produced dime to nickel size hail on the evening of the 8th, the most extensive damage was the result of a long lived supercell.
As the storm system mentioned above lifted out of the southern Plains a line of thunderstorms formed near the strong frontal boundary. Strong divergence aloft combined with increasing instability resulted in rapid development of linear thunderstorms.
Downed power lines severed power to approximately 155-160 residences.
Strong downburst winds damaged 40 cars at a dealership in Topeka. Roof damage was also noted at the dealership salesroom.
Trees reported down.
Strong outflow from thunderstorms nearby caused high winds to reach speeds of 70 mph in places as they spread from west to east over a 5 county area. In Paxico tree limbs were downed and a junior high school extensively damaged.
Two trees were downed on South Union Grove Road.
A line of severe thunderstorms moved through much of North Carolina during the morning and early afternoon hours of March 8th. In general, Eastern North Carolina experienced straight-line wind gusts from 50 to 90 mph.
The Wilmington ASOS measured an 89 mph wind gust. A private hangar at the airport was damaged, and a man in Wilmington was injured.
Low pressure strengthened rapidly off the Delaware coast and tracked southeast of New England, bringing snow and high winds to Rhode Island.
A strong upper level system lifted northeast out of the southwest U.S. during the day. Surface low pressure tracked from central Kansas into southeast Iowa during the afternoon and evening hours.
High winds knocked out power to about 25,000 homes in Grays Harbor county. About 11,000 customers from Everett to Whidbey island also lost power. Several trees fell, most onto roads or power lines, one tree fell on a home in Montesano.
A line of severe thunderstorms that accompanied a cold frontal passage produced wind damage across northern Delaware during the late afternoon of the 8th.
Low pressure crossed the Mid Atlantic March 8th, bringing a strong cold front through the region during the late afternoon and evening. This front triggered several strong to severe thunderstorms that produced large hail and gusty, damaging winds.
Strong to damaging wind gusts affected eastern Pennsylvania during the evening and overnight on the 8th after a line of severe thunderstorms passed through eastern sections of the state.
A line of severe thunderstorms that accompanied a cold frontal passage produced wind damage across southwest and northern New Jersey during the late afternoon and early evening of the 8th.
A line of severe thunderstorms that accompanied a cold frontal passage produced wind damage across Eastern Pennsylvania during the late afternoon and early evening of the 8th.
A rapidly strengthening area of low pressure tracked just to the northwest of the region early in the morning, dragging a strong cold front through southern South Carolina and southeast Georgia.
Strong to damaging wind gusts affected New Jersey mainly during the evening of the 8th after a line of severe thunderstorms passed through southwest and northern New Jersey.
Damaging winds and large hail were observed over portions of the Missouri Ozarks during the morning hours of 8 March. A roof on an elementary school in Fair Grove was completely destroyed.
Severe thunderstorms impacted portions of Bourbon County during the morning hours of 8 March. Wind damage occurred near the Fort Scott area while small hail was also observed.
After the passage of a strong cold front, gradient winds gusted as high as 50 to 60 mph across central Illinois during the afternoon and evening of March 8th. Numerous reports of wind damage were received from across the area.
During the morning hours of the 8th, a strong cold front moved through the South Plains and Rolling Plains of West Texas. This front initially brought severe wind gusts along with minor wind damage.
A slow-moving cold front passed through Arkansas on the 8th, bringing showers and thunderstorms to most of the state. Locally heavy rain, small hail, and gusty winds occurred.
Widespread non thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph caused hundreds of thousands of people to lose power on March 8th. At one point slightly over one million people were without power in Michigan.
A non thunderstorm event took place over the state on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, as high winds brought wind gusts in excess of 60 mph! The high winds took out power lines and trees, along with numerous reports of structural damage to buildings.
Unusually deep low pressure moved from northwest Ontario across Hudson Bay. The low brought strong winds to the entire region with sustained winds up to 49 mph and wind gusts as high as 81 mph.
Strong damaging winds occurred due to a very deep low pressure area that affected the Upper Mississippi River Valley and Great Lakes region.
Thunderstorms formed near and behind a slow moving cold front as an upper trough worked its way through the Plains. Storms produced a combination of large hail and very intense damaging winds up to 85-90 mph.
A round of severe weather impacted a portion of the south and southeast areas with swaths of wind damage, some significant, as a supercell storm tracked across the area late during the evening of the 8th.
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Snowstorm of March 8, 1960 was ranked category 3, Major, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Southeast. It lasted from March 8, 1960 to March 10, 1960.
Snowstorm of March 8, 1962 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from March 8, 1962 to March 14, 1962.
An avalanche kills a man while snowmobiling.
A storm over the Southern Plains moved northeast bringing rain to the area which switched over to snow in the evening on March 8th. The snowfall persisted overnight with a mixture of freezing rain and snow in our southeastern counties.
A skier triggered a soft-slab avalanche in Ophir Gulch while traversing beyond the boundary of the Aspen Mountain Ski Area at the 10,000 foot level. The avalanche path was 500 feet wide and carried the victim down 380 vertical feet.
Snow and sleet combined to make slick road conditions which caused a 2 vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 75 18 miles south of Topeka which injured 5 people, 2 of them critically.
A major winter storm swept into the central U.S. during the early morning hours of the 8th. For a March storm, this storm could have certainly been much worse however.
A spring storm system developed during the afternoon of the 8th. A strong frontal boundary extended from low pressure in southwest Kansas, northeast across southeast Iowa, into southern Wisconsin.
Freezing rain was followed by 4 to 7 inches of snow. Power lines and poles were down in parts of northwest Iowa, most notably in the Spirit Lake area, where over 2 thousand customers lost power. The freezing rain also slowed or halted travel and contributed to many accidents.
Low pressure strengthened rapidly off the Delaware coast and tracked southeast of New England, bringing heavy snow to much of interior Massachusetts where snowfall totals of 4 to 8 inches were widely observed.
A complex area of low pressure over the Great Lakes on Monday, March 7th moved into northern Maine on Tuesday, March 8th. Snow spread across the area early on March 8th and was heavy at times before ending later on the night of March 8th and early March 9th.
Snowstorm of March 8, 2013 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from March 8, 2013 to March 13, 2013.
A plume of moisture moved over central Idaho and western Montana causing heavy precipitation. Periods of moderate to heavy snow combined with slushy conditions to cause ice and very slick conditions on the morning of the 9th.
A strong cold front moving through the region generated lake effect snow and blowing snow on the 8th for portions of northwest Upper Michigan.
An upper level disturbance kicked off a round of snow squalls during the afternoon of the 8th. In general, these were quick moving squalls that produced brief visibility less than one mile and a quick coating of snow.
An area of low pressure moved across the Upper Ohio Valley early on March 7th. The low quickly shifted off the East Coast and the slowly drifted east on the 8th.
An area of low pressure moved across the Upper Ohio Valley early on March 7th. The low quickly shifted off the East Coast and the slowly drifted east on the 8th.
Another in a series of winter storms impacted the region early to mid March, resulting in widespread snow accumulation primarily throughout Utah's high terrain. High winds were observed in many locations.
Wind and snow-covered roads were factors in a two vehicle crash that occurred around 5:30pm on the 8th on Route 8 in Paris, NY. A driver lost control of their vehicle on snow-covered roads, crossing the center line and collided with an oncoming SUV.
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Surface high pressure over the Gulf of Mexico caused southeasterly winds in South Central Texas which brought warm, moist air to the region. High temperatures were well above normal in the middle 80s.
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Record cold was at least partially responsible for the deaths of two mountain residents. A homeless man died in Hendersonville and an elderly man in Transylvania county wandered from his home and died from hypothermia.
Record cold severely damaged the Upstate peach crop.
The body of a 59-year-old man was found under an Interstate overpass Friday morning. The man was lightly dressed so the cold weather was suspected at the cause of death.
Record breaking cold temperatures from the 8th through the 12th severely damaged the peach and berry crops, especially east of the mountains.
Record breaking low temperatures from the 8th through the 12th severely damaged the peach, nectarine and berry crops and damaged the apple crop.
A fairly compact ridge of high pressure brought clear skies and brisk west/northwest winds to portions of northwest and west central Minnesota. High temperatures on the 8th were only in the single digits above and below zero.
A fairly compact ridge of high pressure brought clear skies and brisk west/northwest winds to eastern North Dakota. High temperatures on the 8th were only in the single digits above and below zero.
Fatality due to cold exposure.
A 97-year old Aberdeen woman died from exposure to the cold when she went outside her apartment patio and the door locked behind her. The woman was believed to be outside for 8 to 10 hours. The overnight low was 2 degrees above zero.
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Snowshoe recorded 62 inches, West Virginia’s all-time maximum snow depth, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The Unnamed Fire started on March 8, 1989, in Kansas, and burned 1,250 acres.
The Fort Fire started on March 8, 1990, in New Mexico, and burned 1,213 acres.
The Augustine Fire was discovered on March 8, 1992, in New Mexico, and burned 8,900 acres.
The Salt Fire was discovered on March 8, 1993, in New Mexico, and burned 1,280 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Eastmarsh Fire was discovered on March 8, 1994, in South Carolina, and burned 1,245 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 8, 1997, in Florida, and burned 2,145 acres.
The Churches Island 2 Fire was discovered on March 8, 1999, in North Carolina, and burned 681 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
High winds gusting to around 40 mph on March 8th combined with low humidity and dry brush to create extremely hazardous fire conditions in central and south central Missouri. The ongoing drought over the region contributed to the overall dry surface conditions.
The Longleaf Vista Fire was discovered on March 8, 2000, in Louisiana, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 8, 2000, in Kentucky, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Horn Fire was discovered on March 8, 2004, in Baker County, Florida, and burned 593 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 8, 2005, in Alabama, and burned 1,109 acres.
The Fire was discovered on March 8, 2006, in Butler County, Kansas, and burned 10,700 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 8, 2006, in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, and burned 1,178 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 8, 2006, in Gray County, Texas, and burned 500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Bird Island Basin Fire started on March 8, 2007, in Texas, and burned 1,221 acres.
The Easy To Handle Fire was discovered on March 8, 2007, in Oklahoma, and burned 900 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 8, 2008, in Erath County, Texas, and burned 6,000 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 8, 2008, in Tom Green County, Texas, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Rocky Top Fire was discovered on March 8, 2009, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,095 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Bullard Fire was discovered on March 8, 2011, in Scurry County, Texas, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Big High Top Fire was discovered on March 8, 2013, in Oklahoma, and burned 2,100 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Slick Rock Hollow Fire was discovered on March 8, 2013, in Arkansas, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Hornet Complex was reported on March 8, 2016, in Santa Rosa County, Florida, and burned 7,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Stateline Fire was reported on March 8, 2018, in Union County, New Mexico, and burned 28,105 acres.
The Anhinga Fire was reported on March 8, 2018, in Collier County, Florida, and burned 3,119 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Orchard Fire was reported on March 8, 2018, in Pueblo County, Colorado, and burned 1,537 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Chimney Fire was reported on March 8, 2018, in Humboldt County, Nevada, and burned 1,137 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Deja Vu Fire was reported on March 8, 2020, in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,482 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Big Rocks Fire was reported on March 8, 2021, in Lincoln County, Nevada, and burned 4,434 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Melder 1 Fire was reported on March 8, 2021, in Rapides County, Louisiana, and burned 2,600 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Watts Ranch Fire was reported on March 8, 2021, in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,700 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Ohsp Fire was reported on March 8, 2021, in Osage County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,667 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Moyer Ranch Fire was reported on March 8, 2021, in Geary County, Kansas, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The West Glade Fire was reported on March 8, 2021, in Taney County, Missouri, and burned 1,070 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Runaway Fire was reported on March 8, 2021, in Delaware County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,024 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Fishing Bay Fire was reported on March 8, 2025, in Dorchester County, Maryland, and burned 1,700 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Guinea Island Fire was reported on March 8, 2025, in Dorchester County, Maryland, and burned 1,673 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
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A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Ankang, Fangxian, Shaanxi Province, China.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Mahmatan, Van, Turkey. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Hirosaki, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 1,700 people, destroyed 8,200 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Mexico City,oaxaca.
A magnitude 8 earthquake struck Xinjiang Province, China. It killed very many people (over 1,000).
An earthquake struck Cutro, Italy.
An earthquake struck Chile. It killed few people (about 1 to 50).
An earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Batan Island,san Domingo, Philippines.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Nehbandan, Iran. It killed 4 people.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Greece.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Koro,mudu,suvasavu, Fiji Islands.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Stephanovikion-Velestnon (Magnesia), Greece. It killed 2 people.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Sumatera,sinurat,talu, Indonesia.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Morotai, Tanawangu, Molucca Passage, Indonesia. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Okcular, Yukari Demirci, Elazig Province, Turkey. It killed 51 people, injured 100 and destroyed 287 houses.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Xinjiang, China. It injured 36,641 and did $84 million in damage.
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Kosjeric, Serbia, Balkans NW.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Epirus, Greece.
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Karkar, Papua New Guinea erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 2 people.
Klyuchevskoy, Russia erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 1 person.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan. It killed 1,700 people, destroyed 8,200 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Cutro, Italy. It killed 234 people.
A tsunami struck Tonga, with a maximum water height of 11 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as meteorological struck Cassino Beach, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It killed 1 person.
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A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began March 8, 1947, reached Kp 8- and lasted 30 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 91; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 47 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 8, 1953, reached Kp 7- and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 39; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began March 8, 1993, reached Kp 7- and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 64; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A severe storm disaster that cost $2.1 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 10, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 8, 2006 to March 13, 2006.
A flooding disaster that cost $3.1 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 5, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 8, 2016 to March 12, 2016.
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Lightning sparked a huge explosion at a Northern Michigan Oil Company. The explosion happened at KCS Oil Company in Blair Township. More than 70 fire fighters from seven fire departments rushed to the scene.
Despite mild weather conditions, strong ocean seas and heavy surf combined to create hazardous conditions on Gleneden Beach, just north of Depoe Bay. Two boys, ages 11 and 16, were swept out to sea by a strong rip current.
A cold front moved southward across the local waters and generated moderate northerly swells and locally strong northerly winds that affected the Atlantic waters and the Caribbean passages, resulting in rough and hazardous sea conditions.
Strong winds resulted in hazardous seas across the Atlantic waters. Therefore, the risk of rip currents was high for many beaches across Puerto Rico.
A long-period northwesterly swell spread across the Atlantic from early Saturday morning through Sunday.
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