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March 17

16 entries from the federal record fall on March 17, across every year it covers.

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1965F3, 41.3 mile path, 2 killed Jones, NC; Craven, NC; Pamlico, NC
  2. 1985F3, 3 mile path, 2 killed Sarasota, FL
  3. 1963F3, 2.7 mile path Bibb, AL
  4. 1965F3, 14.7 mile path Union, MS; Prentiss, MS
  5. 1965F3, 8.5 mile path Monroe, MS
  6. 1965F3, 29.8 mile path Colbert, AL; Lauderdale, AL; Limestone, AL
  7. 1970F3, 1 mile path St. Mary, LA
  8. 1957F2, 0.1 mile path, 1 killed Galveston, TX
  9. 1987F1, 0.2 mile path, 1 killed Anderson, TX

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2000Avalanche, 6 deaths Eagle; Garfield; Pitkin
  2. 1999Ice Storm, 5 deaths Aleutians West Census Area; Bristol Bay Borough
  3. 2022Dense Fog, 5 deaths Butler; Mississippi; New Madrid; Scott

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1946M5.0, near Mina, Nevada Mineral County, NV
  2. 1966M5.2, near North Logan, Utah Cache County, UT
  3. 2003M7.1, Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Aleutians West Census Area, AK

Wildfires

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

  1. 2016Rd 80 Fire, 63,093 acres KS