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March 18

11 entries from the federal record fall on March 18, across every year it covers.

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1982F4, 88 mile path Moore, TX; Hansford, TX; Ochiltree, TX
  2. 1979F3, 7.9 mile path Washington, OK; Nowata, OK
  3. 1996F3, 24 mile path Elmore, AL; Tallapoosa, AL
  4. 2012EF3, 6.7 mile path Lincoln, NE
  5. 2012EF3, 1.7 mile path Lincoln, NE

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1910M6.0, Offshore Humboldt County, California Humboldt County, CA
  2. 1946M5.2, near Inyokern, CA Kern County, CA
  3. 1997M5.3, near Barstow, California San Bernardino County, CA
  4. 2020M5.7, near Magna, Utah Salt Lake County, UT
  5. 2020M5.2, near Petrolia, CA Humboldt County, CA

Wildfires

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

  1. 2008Burns Ranch Fire, 58,363 acres TX