April 14

21 entries from the federal record fall on April 14, across every year it covers.

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1996F4, 44 mile path, 7 killed Stone, AR; Izard, AR
  2. 2012EF4, 50.3 mile path Rice, KS; Ellsworth, KS; McPherson, KS
  3. 2012EF3, 34 mile path, 6 killed Ellis, OK; Woodward, OK
  4. 2011EF3, 17 mile path, 2 killed Atoka, OK
  5. 1999F3, 25.5 mile path, 1 killed Covington, MS; Jones, MS; Jasper, MS
  6. 1960F3, 13.6 mile path Crawford, AR
  7. 1960F3, 2 mile path Johnson, AR
  8. 1965F3, 1 mile path Montague, TX
  9. 1968F3, 3.3 mile path Bartholomew, IN
  10. 1994F3, 14 mile path Adair, IA
  11. 2012EF3, 48 mile path Kiowa, KS; Edwards, KS; Stafford, KS
  12. 2012EF3, 18.1 mile path Sumner, KS
  13. 2012EF3, 39.7 mile path Stafford, KS; Rice, KS
  14. 2012EF3, 13.2 mile path Sedgwick, KS
  15. 2017EF3, 3.5 mile path Castro, TX

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2011Thunderstorm Wind, 4 deaths, $2.5 million Calhoun; Cleveland; Conway; Dallas
  2. 2015High Wind, 4 deaths, $2.7 million Beaver; Box Elder; Cache; Davis

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1934M5.2, near Thatcher, Utah Box Elder County, UT
  2. 1980M5.2, near Amboy, Washington Skamania County, WA
  3. 2025M5.2, near Julian, CA San Diego County, CA

Wildfires

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

  1. 2011Frying Pan Ranch Fire, 106,264 acres NM, TX