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March 7

10 entries from the federal record fall on March 7, across every year it covers.

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1961F3, 25.9 mile path Fayette, AL; Walker, AL
  2. 1961F3, 19.3 mile path Cullman, AL; Morgan, AL; Marshall, AL
  3. 2008EF2, 1.5 mile path, 1 killed Columbia, FL

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2014Avalanche, 3 deaths Duchesne; Summit; Wasatch
  2. 2016Heavy Rain, 3 deaths, $1.5 million Anderson; Bell; Collin; Cooke

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1955M5.4, near Leilani Estates, Hawaii Hawaii County, HI
  2. 1992M5.3, near Shelter Cove, California Humboldt County, CA

Wildfires

Fires of 50,000 acres or more that began on this date.

  1. 2017Oks - Starbuck Fire, 656,868 acres KS, OK
  2. 2017Lefors East Fire, 68,690 acres TX
  3. 2017Oks - 283 Fire, 68,511 acres OK