March 23
7 entries from the federal record fall on March 23, across every year it covers.
Tornadoes
Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.
- 1969F3, 0.5 mile path Jefferson, TX
- 1975F3, 17.2 mile path Lee, MS; Prentiss, MS
- 2011EF3, 5.8 mile path Blount, TN
- 2007EF2, 12.4 mile path, 2 killed Roosevelt, NM; Curry, NM
- 2012EF2, 2.6 mile path, 1 killed Jefferson, IL
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).
- 1980M6.9, near Nikolski, Alaska Aleutians West Census Area, AK
Wildfires
Fires of 50,000 acres or more that began on this date.
- 2016Anderson Creek Fire, 374,226 acres KS, OK