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March 27
[edit]1890: A deadly tornado outbreak killed more than 100 people across the central United States, including at least 76 deaths in Louisville, Kentucky.
1977: Two airplanes collided in heavy fog on a runway at Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, resulting in the deaths of 583 passengers. Known as the Tenerife disaster, it was the deadliest weather-related air disaster in world history.
2004: Cyclone Fay moved onshore on the Pilbara coast of Western Australia, bringing record rainfall to the normally dry region—some places reported more than 700 millimetres (28 in) of rain in just 2 days.
2009: The dam holding back Situ Gintung, a lake near Jakarta, Indonesia, failed due to heavy rains in the early morning. At least 100 people died in the ensuing flood.