Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for March 9, in any year, each linked to its full record.
Every event with a place, colored by kind. Tap one to open its record.
By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck SW. Sumatra, Indonesia. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 950 people, destroyed 96 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck SW. Sumatra, Indonesia. It killed 950 people, destroyed 96 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Russia. It killed 410 people.
Winter storms and snow
The Midwest Snowstorm of 1951 was ranked category 4, Crippling, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from March 9, 1951 to March 17, 1951.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Alonisos, Skopelos, Greece. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 38 people, injured 253 and did $8 million in damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Aegean Sea, Greece. It killed 38 people, injured 253 and did $8 million in damage.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Randolph County, Georgia and tracked 9 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Cuthbert to Nochway, GA.
Volcanoes
Toya, Japan erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. It killed 50 people and injured 53.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Dagestan, Russia. It killed 40 people.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Van Zandt, Rains counties, Texas and tracked 15.6 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Wills Point to W Emory, TX.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in St. Francis, Cross counties, Arkansas and tracked 21.8 miles, killing 4 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Palestine/W Forrest City to E Wynne, AR.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Sharkey, Washington, Humphreys counties, Mississippi and tracked 20 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Van Zandt, Rains counties, Texas and tracked 15.6 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Wills Point to W Emory, TX.
An F3 tornado touched down in St. Francis, Cross counties, Arkansas and tracked 21.8 miles, killing 4 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Palestine/W Forrest City to E Wynne, AR.
An F2 tornado touched down in Greene County, Arkansas and tracked 15.2 miles, killing 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Paragould, AR.
An F2 tornado touched down in Mississippi, Lauderdale counties, Arkansas and tracked 15.3 miles, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Carson/Osceola/Luxora, AR.
An F2 tornado touched down in Bowie, Little River counties, Texas and tracked 30.1 miles, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: College Hill, TX/S Ashdown, AR.
An F3 tornado touched down in Randolph County, Georgia and tracked 9 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Cuthbert to Nochway, GA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lauderdale County, Alabama and tracked 5.2 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in Franklin County, Alabama and tracked 10.4 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F4 tornado touched down in Sharkey, Washington, Humphreys counties, Mississippi and tracked 20 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
Several trees were blown down.
One house sustained minor damage and a number of trees were downed in Demopolis. Power lines down in the Linden area caused power outages for about two hours.
An area of thunderstorms, some reaching severe levels, developed over southwest Louisiana shortly before dawn and moved east over south Louisiana during the remainder of the morning. A few tornadoes were also reported with the severe thunderstorms. At St.
A category F2 tornado touched down briefly in the western part of Kissimmee producing minor damage to about 40 mobile homes. Most of the damage was to carports and awnings.
A tornado (F0) touched down in rural semi-wooded swampland, seven miles southeast of Lake Wales in Southwest Polk County.
Tornado touched down near NW 8th Ave and I-95. The tornado moved east nearly along Hallandale Beach Blvd lifting near the Diplomat Golf Course. A railroad crossing signal, power poles and lines and several trees were downed.
At 310 est tornado touched down near gordon dr/21st ave and broke a half dozen trees in Port Royal. The tornado skipped across Naples Bay before destroying 10 pool cages in Royal Harbor.
Ground survey indicated that a tornado initially touched down eleven miles east southeast of Wauchula along Steve Roberts Road, two miles west of County Road 671, in rural, semi-wooded swamp and grassland of eastern Hardee county.
A line of severe thunderstorms moved through Berks County Pennsylvania the evening of March 9th and knocked down tree limbs and power lines from Spring Township northeast through Kutztown.
A tree fell on a mobile home. A roof over a softball dugout at Hoxie school was damaged. Several power lines and street signs were blown down.
Several vacant buildings were knocked down when high winds moved through Clarksdale.
A strong tornado was spawned in Woodruff County about 4 miles southwest of Morton. The tornado tracked quickly through Morton before exiting into Cross County. The tornado damaged 18 homes in Woodruff County. A large metal building housing a welding shop was destroyed.
The tornado nearly paralleled U.S. Route 60 in a commercial district just north of downtown Dexter. At the beginning of the damage path, a Wal-Mart store and a car dealership were struck. The Wal-Mart sustained significant damage to its roof and auto shop bay doors.
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.
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.
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.
Severe thunderstorms producing numerous reports large hail along with scattered wind damage and a couple of tornadoes impacted Missouri Ozarks and southeastern Kansas Thursday, March 9, 2017.
Another significant severe weather event struck Middle Tennessee just one week after the severe weather outbreak on March 1.
An outbreak of severe thunderstorms occurred over the Tennessee border counties. Thunderstorms rapidly developed across western Kentucky ahead of a line of thunderstorms over the Missouri Bootheel region.
A cluster of severe thunderstorms over south central Missouri organized into a bowing line of storms as it tracked eastward during the evening.
A very unstable atmosphere provided for multiple rounds of thunderstorms of which several were severe throughout the 9th and early morning of the 10th of March.
A strong storm system brought severe weather to the region on the 9th. Severe thunderstorms produced wind damage and a few tornadoes.
A potent storm system in the Plains drove a cold front across the Midsouth that produced severe thunderstorms capable of large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes. Out ahead of the storms non-thunderstorm winds from a strong gradient also produced some damage.
A large upper level trough moved out of the Intermountain West and into the Southern Plains during the early morning hours of March 9th, taking on a negative tilt as it lifted east northeast across much of Central and Eastern Texas into Northern Louisiana and Southwest Arkansas.
A cold front crossed the area during the early morning hours of March 9th. Sufficient instability and wind shear resulted in a few tornadoes and wind damage across the Florida panhandle.
High moisture content and the entire area in the warm sector ahead of an approaching pre-frontal squall line produced strong to severe storms and a couple of tornadoes.
A line of thunderstorms moved through the tri-state area ahead of a cold front. Severe weather and flash flooding accompanied this line, mainly across southeast Alabama and southwest Georgia, although a few trees were also blown down in northwest Florida.
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Cyclone Leonta was a tropical cyclone that caused severe damage in North Queensland on 9 March 1903. It lasted for around twelve hours, and was the most damaging cyclone ever to hit Townsville at that time, surpassing Cyclone Sigma of 1896, with approximately 14 lives lost.
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Cyclone Nathan was a powerful tropical cyclone that had an erratic track across Australia. The cyclone formed from a tropical low near the Queensland coast that itself formed as a result of Cyclone Pam's outer rainbands.
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The Mississippi River when above flood stage around the 9th of March and crested between the 21st and 26th. Considerable damage occurred on the Mississippi side of the river. The following is a summary of property damage for each county.
Flash flooding of Ten Mile Creek caused the death of a 57-year-old man. The man drowned when the flat bed truck he was driving was swept off the road as he was attempting to cross the creek. The incident occurred on a private gravel road off Highway B.
A 46-year-old female drowned while attempting to cross floodwaters on Kentucky 138. The victim was swept away after she got out of her car, which was partially moved off the road. Her body was found three-tenths of a mile from her car.
Several bouts of heavy precipitation brought flooding to the White River in central and southwest Indiana. Crests were as high as nearly 12 feet above flood stage. Damage amounts are estimated.
Numerous thunderstorms developed just to the north of an advancing warm front located along the Kansas/Oklahoma border across portions of South Central Kansas. A few discrete supercells developed, which lead to wind gusts to 60 mph and hail up to dime size.
Iowa enjoyed a welcomed period of dry weather from February 21 through March 5. Unfortunately, temperatures remained too low to allow substantial melting of the considerable Iowa snowpack during this dry spell.
A line of thunderstorms moved through the state of Alabama on the morning of March 9th. Along with heavy rainfall that caused flash flooding in areas, these storms produced strong winds causing tree and structure damage.
A powerful cold front brought widespread severe thunderstorms to southeast Mississippi. These thunderstorms produced many reports of large hail...damaging winds and tornadoes. The thunderstorms also produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding.
A cut off upper low over West Texas and a stalled frontal boundary over Southeast Texas produced multiple days of very heavy rainfall over the region. Widespread flash flooding occurred across the area with totals ranging from 5 to 20 inches.
A classic heavy rain pattern set up over the Mid-South during the period of March 9th, 2016 to March 13th, 2016. A cold front stretched from Nebraska to Texas on the morning of March 8th.
A cut off upper low over West Texas pulled in deep moisture from the Pacific and gulf over a stalled frontal boundary that stretched from Southeast Texas across Central Louisiana. This produced large amounts of rainfall that lead to flash flooding.
After a heavy rain event the day before, persistent additional rainfall on March 9th caused for many areas in the eastern half of Arkansas to flood. Many roads were impassible, some washed out, and even some houses damaged.
The month of March was a very wet period for eastern Washington. The Pullman COOP station reported a monthly total of 5.25 inches of precipitation, 2.75 inches above average for the month. The Spokane airport reported 4.11 inches which was 2.50 inches above average.
An upper level trough moved over Texas and interacted with a very moist boundary layer to produce isolated thunderstorms. Some of these storms produced locally heavy rain that led to flash flooding.
Several months of heavy snow across the Northern Plains set the stage for a significant and catastrophic flooding event when temperatures warmed and heavy rain fell across Nebraska and the Dakotas.
Early reports starting on the 9th are in this entry, with several later reports starting on the 13th in Part II. Additionally the combination of heavy snowpack and heavy rainfall absorbed into the snow partially collapsed a horse barn roof in rural Adair County near Greenfield.
An AR event brought high winds and snow transitioning to rain, resulting in some snowmelt and extensive flooding in the area of Eureka, NV. An estimated $7 Million in damages occurred with the flooding.
Sub-tropical jet stream aided in advecting sub-tropical moisture plume from over the Central Pacific into the California Coast starting March 9th through the 11th.
A large upper trough off the Pacific Northwest coast pulled up a deep moisture fetch from the Pacific Ocean which spread inland into central California on March 9 and 10.
A slow moving cold front produced training thunderstorms across parts of the region, some of which produced flash flooding in Grayson County. One severe storm also occurred in the Waco area of Central Texas.
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Thunderstorm winds blew out five windows on the upper floors of Tampa's Municipal building in downtown Tampa. Thunderstorm winds also severely damaged five large stainless steel juice tanks and caused minor damage to another two at Hookers Point.
A thunderstorm produced a pair of microbursts 5 miles east of Salemburg in Sampson county. On Bearskin Road, a double-wide trailer was rolled over and off the foundation. The trailer was completely destroyed.
Thunderstorm winds in the Bourg and Dularge areas damaged twelve homes, wrecked a recreational vehicle, caused a car to be crushed by a falling tree, flipped a refrigerator truck, toppled several boats, destroyed several backyard sheds, and knocked down numerous trees.
A strong and very fast moving cold front raced east across northern Ohio during the late afternoon and early evening hours. Damaging winds occurred along and behind this front. A 41 year old male was struck and killed by a falling tree in Lorain (Lorain County).
Strong low pressure moved across the upper midwest on Saturday, March 9th. Winds were sustained between 40 and 50 mph during most the afternoon and evening hours, with wind gusts to 60 mph.
A widespread area of high winds blew down trees, power poles, and various other smaller structures and signs. At one time, approximately 100,000 people were without power.
As a severe thunderstorm moved northeast across Knox County, it blew down several trees and power lines. Also, 2.4 miles south southeast of Rio on IL Route 150 at 2500 N, the thunderstorm winds caused a woman to lose control of her car.
Intense low pressure located northeast of Iowa, combined with high pressure building into the area produced a very strong pressure gradient across the state. The low pressure deepened to below 990 mb as it approached Lake Superior during the afternoon.
Low pressure over Wisconsin deepened as it moved across Lake Superior and into northern Ontario. Strong winds accompanied and followed the passage of a cold front. The damaging winds affected the entire area, downing trees and power lines and causing some structural damage.
A very strong cold front moved across southeast Michigan during the late afternoon hours of the 9th. A line of showers developed along the cold front. Very strong winds and brief heavy rain were associated with these showers.
A deepening area of low pressure moving eastward across the northern Great Lakes swept a strong cold front across western Pennsylvania during the late afternoon/early evening hours of the 9th.
A very strong area of low pressure produced numerous reports of wind gusts over 60 m.p.h. across southern lower Michigan, with sustained winds of 30 to 40 m.p.h. High wind damage across the area ranged from downed trees and power lines to property damage.
A deepening area of low pressure moving eastward across the northern Great Lakes swept a strong cold front across east central Ohio during the late afternoon hours of the 9th.
A strong arctic front extended from Central Wisconsin into Northwest Missouri early Friday morning. Temperatures across the state of Iowa at 6 A.M. Friday ranged from the middle 20s in the far northwest to the middle and upper 50s in the far southeast.
A strong and very fast moving cold front raced east across northwestern Pennsylvania during the early evening hours. Damaging winds occurred along and behind this front.
A strong cold front approached central Pennsylvania during the afternoon of March 9, 2002. Southwest winds increased during the afternoon across the region. By evening, a line of showers accompanying the cold front entered the western edge of the CTP forecast area.
A deepening area of low pressure moving eastward across the northern Great Lakes swept a strong cold front across northern West Virginia during the late afternoon/early evening hours of the 9th.
The pressure gradient between deep low pressure over Ontario, and high pressure off the southeast coast, produced a strong southerly flow across eastern New York on the evening of March 9.
An intense squall line moved across Lowndes County and caused extensive damage across the northern half of the county. The most extensive damage occurred across two swaths. The first swath was from Columbus AFB to the Caledonia Community.
The squall line which caused the damage across eastern Attala County intensified and tracked across a large portion of central Winston County.
Strong wind gusts 43 knots (50 mph) occurred just ahead of an approaching squall line. These winds were responsible for downing a tree which fell on a house. This fallen tree resulted in one fatality to the woman that owned the home.
As a line of severe storms pushed through the Mississippi Delta, a small segment of the line caused extensive damage in Indianola and then across areas to the northeast. This "bow echo" segment was extremely intense with winds estimated around 80 kts (92 mph).
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour damaged the roof of a school. Debris from the roof blew into a room where students were sheltering from the storm and injured 10 of the students.
Four people were treated at a local hospital for minor injuries when their mobile home was destroyed near Portageville. Another trailer was overturned near Catron. The occupants of that trailer were not treated for injuries.
A series of upper level disturbances moved along a surface warm frontal boundary. This produced lines of severe thunderstorms that crossed Central Kentucky. Trees and power lines were downed over much of the area, in addition to reports of structural damage.
A squall line pushed across Leake County and caused considerable damage as it moved through. In Carthage, the High School Band Hall sustained significant roof damage. Just northeast of Carthage, several homes had the tin pealed off the roof along with shingles pealed off others.
An intense squall line moved across Warren county shortly after Noon on March 9th. This line downed a few trees around Vicksburg as it moved by. The heaviest damaged occurred to the Scottish Inn off East Clay Street where part of the roof was blown off.
The squall line moved across Oktibbeha County and caused damage in and around Starkville. The County Courthouse sustained roof damage and many roofs around town had shingles pealed back. Dozens of trees were blown down, some crushed cars and several others took down power lines.
A potent squall line of thunderstorms moved across Ashley county and caused widespread damage, especially across southern and eastern sections of the county. As the squall line moved through, a small segment of the line pushed out ahead of the line.
A line of thunderstorms moved across Bolivar County around noon on March 9th and produced substantial damage from Benoit to just west of Cleveland to around Mound Bayou. The most significant damage occurred in a segment of the squall line called a "bow echo".
Amateur radio operator estimated wind gusts of 55 to 60 mph at the intersection of U.S. Highway 64 and State Route 114.
In the Sikeston area, a semi-trailer was overturned on U.S. Highway 60. A steeple was blown off a church onto a roadway. Numerous trees and power lines were down. A large tree toppled onto a car and a house.
A storm chaser measured a 78 mile an hour wind gust.
One house had part of its roof taken off. The carport was also damaged. Some trees were blown down.
A squall line pushed through central Mississippi and caused significant damage to the eastern portion of Attala county. This line produced 60 mph winds in Kosciusko and 80 mph near the community of Zama.
A wind gust to nearly 70 mph blew an 18 wheel tractor trailer over at the intersection of US Highway 61 and State Highway 438 around Arcola.
Gusty winds toppled a large tree, which fell on a vehicle at the corner of East Bvd and Asheville Place in Charlotte. The impact killed the 53-year-old woman driving the vehicle.
A line of thunderstorms moved through northern and central Texas on the 9th of the month. The storms began as discrete cells in the early afternoon, before becoming a squall line by sunset. In the city of Hamilton, Texas, a microburst caused damage to several buildings.
A deep low pressure system moved along the Northern Oregon coast and produced strong winds across the region. The winds took down trees and power lines that obstructed traffic and resulted in one fatality.
High wind occurred for several hours on the coast and over the north interior. Power out to about 50000 customers. Hood Canal bridge closed for 2 hours. Ferry service suspended.
Isolated thunderstorms developed across portions of Mississippi during the afternoon of March 9th.
A very unstable atmosphere provided for multiple rounds of thunderstorms of which several were severe throughout the 9th and early morning of the 10th of March.
A weak mid-level impulse moved through the Lower Mississippi Valley on March 9th. As the system approached the local area, mid-level temperatures cooled, increasing atmospheric instability.
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The Midwest Snowstorm of 1951 was ranked category 4, Crippling, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from March 9, 1951 to March 17, 1951.
Large temperature contrasts across Oklahoma are not too unusual in the early spring. This can result in part of the state experiencing severe winter weather, while the rest of the state has to deal with hail and high winds from severe thunderstorms. This was the case on March 8th and 9th, 1994, as central and northern parts of Oklahoma were covered with heavy snow, while southern Oklahoma had severe thunderstorms. Snow accumulations of 6 to 10 inches were common across the northern half of the state.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A strengthening low pressure center tracked northeast across the Ohio Valley on Monday, March 9th, and brought heavy snow and blizzard conditions to west central, southwest, central, and most of south central Lower Michigan.
Snowstorm of March 9, 2000 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Ohio Valley. It lasted from March 9, 2000 to March 12, 2000.
A winter storm tracking from the Great Lakes to just south of New England brought heavy snow to much of interior Massachusetts. The highest snowfall totals were found in the higher elevations of central and northeast Massachusetts, where around one foot of snow fell.
A winter storm tracking from the Great Lakes to just south of New England brought heavy snow to much of northern Connecticut. The highest snowfall totals were found in the higher elevations of Hartford County, where around one foot of snow fell.
A winter storm tracking from the Great Lakes to just south of New England brought heavy snow to much of southwest New Hampshire. The highest snowfall totals were found in the higher terrain, where around one foot of snow fell.
A winter storm tracking from the Great Lakes to just south of New England brought heavy snow to northern Providence County. The highest snowfall totals were found in the higher elevations, where 6 to 8 inches of snow fell.
As a deep low pressure moved into the northern Great Lakes, it produced west winds of 30 to 40 mph, with gusts around 50 mph. Even though only an inch or less of new snow had fallen, the very strong winds produced whiteout conditions, with visibility 1/4 mile or less.
A SERIES OF COLD WINTERY STORM SYSTEMS MOVED ACROSS UTAH DURING THE PERIOD. AN AVALANCHE ON THE 11TH CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A SNOWBOARDER CAUGHT IN THE SLIDE IN TAYLOR CANYON ON MOUNT OGDEN.
A powerful winter storm moved into the central Plains during the weekend of March 9-10th. The system initially brought warm weather and scattered showers and thunderstorms on the evening of the 8th into the morning of the 9th.
A strong winter storm dumped 8 to 16 inches of new snow with locally higher amounts exceeding 2 feet over the West Elk Mountains on top of an already unstable snowpack. As two people cleared snow from a low-angled roof south of Crested Butte, the snow avalanched.
Light to moderate snow fell across western Wisconsin from March 9th into the 10th with accumulations generally in the 3 to 4 inch range. The weight of this snow on top of the copious amounts that fell in February was too much for some buildings to withstand.
High pressure over the Interior brought a dome of cold air south of the Alaska Range, while a low pressure system in the northern Gulf brought several waves of moisture onshore. These two factors combined to deposit 14 inches of snow in Hatcher Pass.
Developing low pressure tracking across the Ohio River Valley, spread a swath of moderate to heavy wet snow across southern WI. Lake enhancement brought the highest snow totals to the counties adjacent to Lake MI.
Yet another atmospheric river brought heavy rain and snow to the Sierra Nevada and the Owens Valley on the 9th and 10th. Flooding persisted for several days after.
A strong late winter Pacific storm brought heavy snow, heavy rain and strong winds which closed roads across southeastern Idaho. Reports of flooding and wind damage also occurred.
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A Kawkawlin man passed out while walking home from a local tavern. A steady, cold rain was falling, and the man died from hypothermia. Alcohol was likely a contributing factor.
A 74-year old man wandered out of a retirement home in Westland and died of Hypothermia.
A 48 year old man was found frozen to death outside a home in Chicago on March 9th. The low temperature at Chicago Ohare Airport on the morning of March 9th was 6 degrees and the high temperature was only 13 degrees later that afternoon.
59 Year old man found dead due to exposure in a tent on vacant land. Overnight low temperature was 27F.
One person died at Valley of Fire State Park of cold-related causes.
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Aibonito recorded 40°F, Puerto Rico’s all-time minimum temperature, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
Rainier Paradise RS recorded 367 inches, Washington’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 Kimbley Fire started on March 9, 1988, in New Mexico, and burned 1,313 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 9, 1991, in Kansas, and burned 1,762 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 9, 1991, in Kansas, and burned 1,302 acres.
The About Time Fire was discovered on March 9, 1996, in Arkansas, and burned 706 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Vaughn Fire was discovered on March 9, 2000, in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, and burned 5,100 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 9, 2000, in Tennessee, and burned 1,536 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 9, 2000, in Kentucky, and burned 820 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Joe Jr Fire was discovered on March 9, 2001, in Glades County, Florida, and burned 8,500 acres; the cause was recorded as railroad operations and maintenance.
The Associated Press, through an article in the Gwinnett Daily Post, reported that a wildfire, initially started as a small grass fire, quickly spread out of control during sustained west to northwest winds of 25 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph combined with inordinately dry…
The Mad Cat Fire was discovered on March 9, 2004, in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The White Rock Fire was discovered on March 9, 2006, in Red River County, Texas, and burned 4,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Sandy Fox Fire was discovered on March 9, 2006, in Mississippi, and burned 3,000 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Browns Creek Range Fire was discovered on March 9, 2006, in Coryell County, Texas, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 9, 2006, in Bell County, Texas, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Browns Creek Range Fire was discovered on March 9, 2006, in Coryell County, Texas, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Rocky Face Fire was discovered on March 9, 2006, in Bell County, Kentucky, and burned 1,105 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Atascosa Complex was discovered on March 9, 2006, in Atascosa County, Texas, and burned 1,085 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Kisatchie Bayou Fire was discovered on March 9, 2006, in Louisiana, and burned 694 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 9, 2007, in Bartholomew County, Indiana, and burned 1,549 acres.
The Log Cabin Fire was discovered on March 9, 2009, in Harper County, Oklahoma, and burned 2,950 acres.
The Bent Gate Fire was discovered on March 9, 2009, in Brevard County, Florida, and burned 2,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Telamay Hollow Fire was discovered on March 9, 2009, in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Clear Lake Fire was reported on March 9, 2018, in Leon County, Florida, and burned 5,622 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Duncan Fire was reported on March 9, 2018, in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, and burned 2,400 acres.
The Tram Road/Grassy Road Fire was reported on March 9, 2020, in Pender County, North Carolina, and burned 2,800 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Big Creek Fire was reported on March 9, 2021, in Delaware County, Oklahoma, and burned 2,029 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The High Grounds Fire was reported on March 9, 2021, in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,112 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Gouldstown Road Fire was reported on March 9, 2021, in Fentress County, Tennessee, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The 158th ST Fire was reported on March 9, 2025, in Burleigh County, North Dakota, and burned 1,500 acres.
The Cabin Creek Fire was reported on March 9, 2026, in Gray County, Texas, and burned 6,949 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Porcupine Creek Fire was reported on March 9, 2026, in Campbell County, Wyoming, and burned 2,490 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
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An earthquake struck Turkey. It killed some people (about 51 to 100).
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Islands of Cythera and Crete, Greece. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
The 1630 Crete earthquake reportedly occurred at around 09:00 on 9 March 1630 in the Kythira Strait, off the coast of Crete. Until the mid-1990s, the earthquake had traditionally been referred to as the 1629 Crete earthquake, which had been documented to have occurred at about 10:00 on Saturday 27 February 1629.
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An earthquake struck Sicily, Melazzo, Italy.
An earthquake struck Russia. It killed 410 people.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Dagestan, Russia. It killed 40 people.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck SW. Sumatra, Indonesia. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 950 people, destroyed 96 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Guadalajara, Mexico City. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Antioquia, Yarumal, Colombia.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Cankiri, Turkey. It killed 4 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Southern Indian Ocean.
The 1929 Arthur's Pass earthquake occurred at 10:50 pm NZMT on 9 March. The sparsely settled region around Arthur's Pass of the Southern Alps shook for four minutes.
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A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Near E Coast Honshu, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Xinjiang Province, China. It killed 3 people.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Hokkaido, Japan. It injured 17 and destroyed 113 houses. It caused a tsunami.
6 and a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). It occurred south of the Andreanof Islands group, which is part of the Aleutian Islands arc.
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A magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck Alaska, United States. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 2 people, injured 1 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Alonisos, Skopelos, Greece. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 38 people, injured 253 and did $8 million in damage.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Wollongong, Sydney, Australia. It did $530,000 in damage.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Fiji Islands.
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Klerksdorp, Stilfontein, South Africa. It killed 2 people and injured 58.
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Gujarat, India.
This is a list of foreshocks and aftershocks of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. 0.
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A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck E Coast, Honshu, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Vanuatu Islands. It caused a tsunami.
2 on March 9, oldest first.
Toya, Japan erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. It killed 50 people and injured 53.
Mayon, Philippines erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 15 people.
12 on March 9, oldest first.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Crete, Greece. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck SW. Sumatra, Indonesia. It killed 950 people, destroyed 96 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Central Mexico.
A tsunami struck Chikil (Oblivnoy) Island, Azerbaijan.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck S. California, United States.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.4 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck SE. Hokkaido Island, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.3 meters. It injured 17 and destroyed 113 houses.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck Andreanof Islands, AK, United States, with a maximum water height of 32 meters. It killed 2 people, injured 1 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Aegean Sea, Greece. It killed 38 people, injured 253 and did $8 million in damage.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Honshu Island, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.6 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Off Sanriku, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.06 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Off East Coast of Vanuatu, with a maximum water height of 0.05 meters.
1 on March 9, oldest first.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began March 9, 2012, reached Kp 8 and lasted 15 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 87; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 45 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
3 on March 9, oldest first.
Lightning struck a home causing a fire to ignite. One male, age 83 was killed as a result of the house fire. House sustained considerable damage.
Dense fog developed across north central Illinois the morning of the 10th and continued through the day at some locations.
A broad surface high pressure over the Central Atlantic, extending into the Caribbean, promoted strong winds across the region. As a result, wind-driven seas between 5 and 7 feet were observed across the Atlantic nearshore waters of the islands.
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.