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February 15

10 entries from the federal record fall on February 15, across every year it covers.

Tornadoes

Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.

  1. 2021EF3, 21.9 mile path, 3 killed Brunswick, NC
  2. 1954F3, 1 mile path Johnson, AR
  3. 2016EF3, 16.4 mile path Escambia, FL; Escambia, AL

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2026Avalanche, 36 deaths Alpine; El Dorado; Lassen; Modoc
  2. 2014Avalanche, 6 deaths Chaffee; Lake; Saguache
  3. 2015Cold/Wind Chill, 6 deaths Bullitt; Fayette; Jefferson; Logan
  4. 2025Flash Flood, 6 deaths, $130,000 Adair; Allen; Anderson; Casey
  5. 2025Winter Storm, 6 deaths Flathead; Granite; Lake; Lincoln
  6. 2001Blizzard, 4 deaths Deer Lodge; Flathead; Granite; Lake

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).

  1. 1927M5.0, near Davenport, California Santa Cruz County, CA