United States

Natural disasters in Columbus, United States

Right now

No events recorded here in the last 24 hours.

The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 60 minutes ago. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

16, recorded here, since 12 March 2026

1 in the last 30 days. Most recent: 20 October 2026 (12 days ago).

The 15th strongest of the 16 recorded here since 12 March 2026.

By month

  • February 20242 detections
  • March 20247 detections
  • April 20243 detections
  • May 20244 detections
  • June 202415 detections
  • August 20242 detections
  • September 20243 detections
  • October 202425 detections
  • November 20249 detections
  • December 20248 detections
  • January 20254 detections
  • February 20258 detections
  • March 202524 detections
  • April 202512 detections
  • May 20255 detections
  • June 20259 detections
  • July 20254 detections
  • August 20253 detections
  • September 20251 detections
  • October 202511 detections
  • November 20256 detections
  • December 20252 detections
  • January 20268 detections
  • February 20261 detections
  • March 20261
  • June 20268
  • July 20264
  • August 20261
  • September 20261
  • October 20261

June 2026 is the most active month of the 6 in our series here, with 8 events.

The months before live collection count satellite fire detections imported from the NASA FIRMS archive, one for each cell of about 110 m on each day, not fires: they cannot be compared with the months after.

Hazards recorded here

Recent events

WildfiresLow

Possible fire 41 km from Leland

20 October 202617:10 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Severe Wind, NC

6 September 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 37 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

10 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 34 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Flash Flood Warning

25 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 34 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Flash Flood Warning

25 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 34 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 33 km from Leland

8 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 40 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 33 km from Leland

2 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 27 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Severe Wind, NC

29 June 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 37 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

28 June 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 43 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

28 June 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 43 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

28 June 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 43 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

24 June 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 34 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

24 June 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 34 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

23 June 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 34 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

23 June 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 34 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherCritical

Tornado Warning

12 March 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 67 · version not recorded

Towns with the most events here

Other areas

Series begins 8 March 2026 for live collection; the monthly chart also counts backfilled detections from 10 February 2024. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

Administrative boundaries: geoBoundaries (geoboundaries.org), Public Domain. geoboundaries.org