Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for March 1, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Billion-dollar disasters
A drought disaster that cost $9.3 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 140, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 1, 2000 to November 30, 2000.
Billion-dollar disasters
A drought disaster that cost $17 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 95, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 1, 2011 to August 31, 2011.
Billion-dollar disasters
A drought disaster that cost $14 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 53, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 1, 2013 to November 30, 2013.
Billion-dollar disasters
A drought disaster that cost $8.7 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 35, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 1, 2003 to November 30, 2003.
Tornadoes
56 tornadoes were recorded on March 1, 1997, in Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Texas, 7 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 27 people.
Other weather
The 2010 Ugandan landslide occurred in the Bududa District in eastern Uganda on 1 March 2010. The landslide was triggered by heavy rain between 12 pm and 7 pm that day.
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Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Saline County, Arkansas and tracked 14 miles, 1,407 yards wide at its widest, killing 10 and injuring 40.
Tornadoes
An EF4 tornado touched down in Coffee County, Alabama and tracked 10.33 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 50.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Clark County, Arkansas and tracked 27 miles, 1,053 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 100.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Pulaski County, Arkansas and tracked 11 miles, 1,407 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 180.
Billion-dollar disasters
A flooding disaster that cost $2.7 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 11, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 1, 2010 to March 31, 2010.
Winter storms and snow
Northern Mississippi Valley Blizzard of 1985 was ranked category 4, Crippling, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from March 1, 1985 to March 5, 1985.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Sedgwick, Harvey counties, Kansas and tracked 20.2 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Halstead/Newton, KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Henderson County, Texas and tracked 7.1 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Murchison to Opelika, TX.
An F3 tornado touched down in Mahoning County, Ohio and tracked 2.5 miles, 40 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 6.
An F3 tornado touched down in Broward County, Florida and tracked 7.8 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 33.
On Saturday, March 1, 1980, a pair of destructive tornadoes struck South Florida, extensively damaging to apartment complexes, businesses, school buildings, and homes. The first of the twisters touched down in Oakland Park and tracked northeast for almost 12 mi (19 km), moving offshore at Pompano Beach.
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The 1983 South Central Los Angeles tornado was a significant F2 tornado that occurred on the morning of March 1, 1983, in South Central Los Angeles. m.
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56 tornadoes were recorded on March 1, 1997, in Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Texas, 7 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 27 people.
An F4 tornado touched down in Saline County, Arkansas and tracked 14 miles, 1,407 yards wide at its widest, killing 10 and injuring 40.
An F4 tornado touched down in Clark County, Arkansas and tracked 27 miles, 1,053 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 100.
An F4 tornado touched down in Pulaski County, Arkansas and tracked 11 miles, 1,407 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 180.
An F4 tornado touched down in Dyer County, Tennessee and tracked 15 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 15.
The tornado moved out of Nevada County and into Clark County approximately 6.5 miles south of Okolona at 220 pm CST. The tornado continued moving northeastward, causing considerable tree damage and downing a number of power lines.
An F4 tornado touched down in Hot Spring County, Arkansas and tracked 24 miles, 527 yards wide at its widest, injuring 11.
The thunderstorm that produced the tornado across Clark and Hot Spring County earlier spawned another tornado in Saline County. The tornado touched down 5 miles southeast of Benton and traveled northeastward, damaging a number of homes and downing numerous trees and power lines.
The Saline County tornado moved into Pulaski County about 2.5 miles southeast of Mabelvale at 341 pm CST. The tornado tracked northeastward and damaged or destroyed a number of homes and businesses in the area of Arch Street Pike and Dixon Road in the south part of Little Rock.
An F4 tornado touched down in Mississippi County, Arkansas and tracked 20 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F4 tornado touched down in Gibson County, Tennessee and tracked 10 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Greene County, Arkansas and tracked 15 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 5.
An F2 tornado touched down in Jackson County, Arkansas and tracked 8.5 miles, 1,053 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 30.
An F3 tornado touched down in Union County, Mississippi and tracked 30 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 16.
The White County tornado moved into Jackson County 3 miles south of Denmark at 325 pm CST. As the tornado crossed Highway 167, 2 people were killed when a tree fell on them while they were taking shelter from the tornado in a ditch.
An F3 tornado touched down in White County, Arkansas and tracked 13 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5.
The tornado in Independence County moved back into Jackson County about 4 miles southwest of Jacksonport at 342 pm CST. The tornado moved northeastward into Jacksonport where there was a considerable loss of trees and damage to homes and businesses.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hempstead, Nevada counties, Arkansas and tracked 18 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in Craighead County, Arkansas and tracked 5 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lawrence County, Arkansas and tracked 5 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in Calhoun County, Mississippi and tracked 5 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lafayette County, Mississippi and tracked 5 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Pontotoc County, Mississippi and tracked 10 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Cross County, Arkansas and tracked 3 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F3 tornado touched down in Poinsett County, Arkansas and tracked 1 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest.
An F2 tornado touched down in Jackson County, Arkansas and tracked 23 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 30.
A tornado developed in Mississippi county Arkansas near the town of Lennie. Three mobile homes were damaged or destroyed and a cotton trailer was over turned. The tornado touched down again in Dyer county in Tennessee.
The tornado moved into extreme northwest Craighead county from Jackson county. While in Craighead county, the tornado damaged a house injuring 2 persons inside the structure. The tornado then moved into the southeast corner of Lawrence county.
An F1 tornado touched down in Pontotoc County, Mississippi and tracked 15 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 4.
A tornado touched down in the western part of Calhoun county and tracked northeast into Pontotoc county. The most significant damage occured in the Randolph area of Pontotoc county. One man was killed when his mobile home was destroyed.
Another tornado developed just south of the College Station storm, near the Sweet Home area. The tornado traveled northeastward, damaging several buildings. Some trees and power lines were also blown down.
Another tornado formed just south of the main tornado track near Shannon Hills. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 2 miles. Several homes sustained damage. A number of trees were also blown down, as well as several high voltage electrical towers.
The Clark County tornado moved into Hot Spring County 4.5 miles south of Friendship at 247 pm CST. The tornado damaged or destroyed a number of homes and other buildings in Donaldson as it moved northeastward. The tornado passed just to the south and east of Malvern.
An F1 tornado touched down approximately 1 mile south of Oak Grove and traveled northeastward. Much of the damage was mostly done to trees. However, a wood pallet plant and a chicken house were destroyed. A couple of homes also sustained roof damage.
A second tornado developed in Calhoun county near Banner. This tornado also tracked northeast through extreme southeast Lafayette county, through the northwest part of Pontotoc county and through the middle of Union county.
Damage path began 1.8 miles north of Hope, AR moved northeast along hwy 174, crossed I-30 at exit 36 (Emmet, AR.
The Jackson County tornado moved into Independence County 7 miles south of Oil Trough at 331 pm CST. As the tornado tracked northeastward, it damaged several homes and downed a number of trees and power lines.
A tornado developed in Crockett County near the town of Alamo. A long porch from a brick house was ripped off. The tornado continued northeast into Gibson county. Several business were damaged and a storage shed was destroyed as the tornado moved through the county.
Another tornado developed about 3.5 miles west-southwest of Velvet Ridge and moved northeastward. Before moving into Jackson County, the tornado destroyed a mobile home. 3 people inside the mobile home ran for cover and were not injured.
The Lonoke County tornado moved into White County 5 miles southeast of El Paso at 239 pm CST. The tornado continued to track northeastward. Several utility towers were destroyed, as well as a frame house and some trailers.
The same thunderstorm that produced the tornadoes in Arkadelphia and in Little Rock spawned another tornado in Lonoke County. The tornado touched down about 2 miles north of Furlow near the intersection of Highways 89 and 236.
The Pope County tornado moved into Conway County about 2 miles west-southwest of Jerusalem at 338 pm CST and traveled northeastward. The tornado affected the northern and western parts of Jerusalem.
The tornado started in Wayne county, clipped the northwest corner of Lawrence county and dissipated in Lewis county.
The tornado moved into the northwest corner of Cross county from Woodruff county. Sixty-seven homes and businesses were damaged including an elementary school in the town of Hickory Ridge. A Southwestern Bell main switching station was destroyed.
A tornado touched down about 1.5 miles west of Patterson and moved northeastward. The tornado crossed Highway 64 about a mile northwest of Patterson where some trees were snapped off and a roadside park sustained damage.
A tornado touched down near the town of Ramer and moved northeast toward the town of Selmer. Forty-eight homes and two businesses were damaged or destroyed. One farm which housed emus was damaged and nine emus were killed. Several trees were uprooted or shredded.
5 homes were damaged and a barn was destroyed. Path length and width of tornado are approximations.
An F2 tornado destroyed two homes and damaged several others. A few barns were also destroyed. Many trees and power lines also down. Several residents sighted the tornado that coincided with the doppler radar indicated mesocyclone position.
The Conway County tornado moved into Van Buren County about 8 miles southwest of Scotland at 348 pm CST. The tornado traveled about 2 miles through the Ozark National Forest before lifting.
A tornado developed in Mississippi county Arkansas near the town of Lennie. Three mobile homes were damaged or destroyed and a cotton trailer was over turned. The tornado touched down again in Dyer county in Tennessee.
An EF4 tornado touched down in Coffee County, Alabama and tracked 10.33 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 9 and injuring 50.
43 tornadoes were recorded on March 1, 2007, in Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Illinois, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and more, 2 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 20 people.
Severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a warm front over the Florida Panhandle and moved northeast across southeast Alabama and into extreme southwest Georgia during the afternoon hours of March 1.
An EF4 tornado touched down in Wilcox County, Alabama and tracked 6.08 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2.
A major, negatively tilted and closed upper trough rotated through the mid-south and southeast U.S. on March 1st. A 150kt jet was located over the region at 250mb with a strong 50kt low-level jet from central Alabama into central Tennessee.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Webster, Sumter counties, Georgia and tracked 40.14 miles, 1,790 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 11.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Baker, Mitchell, Dougherty counties, Georgia and tracked 30.53 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 3.
Severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of March 1 ahead of advancing warm front across southwest Georgia, producing several reports of wind damage.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Ozark, Howell counties, Missouri and tracked 15 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Crawford, Bibb counties, Georgia and tracked 9.72 miles, 448 yards wide at its widest, injuring 9.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Macon County, Georgia and tracked 3.06 miles, 1,790 yards wide at its widest.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Taylor County, Georgia and tracked 7.69 miles, 448 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 4.
Isolated thunderstorms developed ahead of a strong spring cold front. One of these thunderstorms produced a significant tornado in Wilcox County.
Several severe thunderstorms impacted southern Missouri during the morning hours of March 1st. A classic supercell moved from northern Arkansas and into Ozark and Howell counties.
A powerful spring storm system brought an outbreak of tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail to Central Alabama.
The most damaging severe weather outbreak in Middle Tennessee since the December 23, 2015 Tornado Outbreak struck during the morning hours on March 1, 2017.
The combination of a moist and unseasonably warm air mass and an approaching low pressure system and cold front brought multiple rounds of severe weather to central Kentucky during the early morning hours on March 1. In the end, there were 4 tornadoes across central Kentucky.
39 tornadoes were recorded on March 1, 2017, in Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, Georgia.
The combination of a moist and unseasonably warm air mass and an approaching low pressure system and cold front brought multiple rounds of severe weather to southern Indiana during the early morning hours on March 1.
A squall line of severe thunderstorms produced widespread damaging winds from 70 to 80 mph across southwest Kentucky, mainly along and south of a Paducah to Princeton to Madisonville line. An isolated tornado was embedded within the damaging wind area.
An unseasonably warm and moist air mass was in place across the region during the morning hours of March 1st. Showers and thunderstorms developed across the Ohio Valley during the early morning hours as a strong low pressure system lifted northeast into the Great Lakes region.
A strong storm system brought a line of thunderstorms with several tornadoes on March 1, 2017.
A low pressure system brought very warm and unstable air for late February and early March to central Indiana. The result was severe thunderstorms and 7 tornadoes from the 28th of February to March 1st.
This event featured all modes of severe weather in our forecast area, including 13 tornadoes, numerous reports of straight-line wind damage, and even large hail. The 13 tornadoes consisted of 1 EF3, 2 EF2s, 6 EF1s, and 4 EF0s.
Strong low-level shear and marginal instability ahead of a strong cold front sweeping through the region combined to produce a few strong to severe thunderstorms, and an tornado, across parts of north Georgia.
March certainly roared in like a lion across the state with back to back severe weather events on March 1st and 2nd into the 3rd. Storms on these days led to a few tornadoes as well as hail as large as 3 inches in diameter.
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Hurricane Ian reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 955 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Harriet:heather reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 930 mb, a category 4 storm.
SUPERTYPHOON MITAGOn the morning of the 25th Scatterometer data had shown a weak circulation south of Pohnpei near 4N 158E. Near midnight on the morning of February 27 the circulation moved west to a location near 285 miles east-southeast of Chuuk.
Hurricane Japhet reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 927 mb, a category 4 storm.
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Persistent heavy rainfall occurred for nearly 36 hours on the 1st and 2nd. Up to 12 inches of rain fell across parts of Northern Kentucky bringing the Licking river at Falmouth out of it's banks.
Excessive rainfall during the first few days of March along with rivers that were already high caused prolonged flooding along the Mississippi and Tennessee rivers as well as their tributaries. Along the Mississippi, the river reached levels that had not been seen since 1937.
Numerous strong thunderstorms training along a stalled out warm front triggered a record 24 hour rainfall for the county. The combination of flooding and/or flash flooding from the record rainfall resulted in an estimated 50,000 homes effected by flooding.
Estimated rainfall of 6 to 12 inches across the county in less than 36 hours caused area creeks and streams to rise out of their banks. Numerous roads were closed due to high water. Several rescue operations occurred.
Estimated rainfall of 10 to 15 inches across the county in less than 36 hours caused many area creeks and streams to rise out of their banks. Numerous roads were flooded across the entire county.
Record flooding occurred all along the Licking River basin as 24 hour rainfall amounts beginning early March 1 totaled from 6 to 10 inches. Stoner Creek at Paris crested at a record 30.0 feet (flood stage is 18 feet) at 5 am est on March 2.
One of the worst flash floods in Christian County history damaged or destroyed 596 homes. A total of 15 dams received some degree of damage. At the height of the flood, travel was virtually halted countywide, including Interstate 24.
Record rainfall amounts from late evening Friday February 28 to the morning of Sunday March 2 lead to major flooding along the Salt River basin including the Rolling Fork.
Estimated rainfall as high as 12 inches in less than 36 hours over the southeastern part of the county caused many creeks and streams to overflow their banks. The waters rose into several homes causing evacuations to occur.
Historic flooding occurred along the Green River as a result of widespread rainfall between 5 and 10 inches across central and western Kentucky. Virtually the entire town of Rumsey was evacuated before it was inundated by the Green River.
1 to 2 inches of rain fell on top of 24 hour totals from 6 to 10 inches resulting in widespread flash flooding with many roads water covered and closed and homes damaged. A 13 year old boy was killed as he drowned trying to clean out his culvert.
Estimated rainfall from 5 to over 12 inches across the county in less than 36 hours caused area creeks and streams to rise out of their banks. Numerous roads were covered by water causing several vehicles to stall in the water. Some people had to be rescued from their vehicles.
Estimated rainfall of 6 to 12 inches across the county in less than 36 hours caused numerous creeks and streams to rise out of their banks. Many roads across the county were covered and some were even washed out. Several evacuations occurred across the county.
A vehicle on Interstate 55 just south of Sikeston went out of control and into the St. Johns Bayou drainage ditch. A man pulled his wife to safety from the vehicle, then he fell back into the flooded ditch. His body was swept away and not recovered for over 24 hours.
A 41-year-old male drowned in Cypress Creek near Central City around 5 P.M. The man was attempting to ride in a rubber inner-tube on a swollen portion of the creek. Witnesses report the current forced him under a concrete bridge. The body was located a few days later.
A death occurred when an 18-year-old girl lost control of her vehicle and went off a levee which bound backwater from the Mississippi River. This death occurred around 4:30 A.M. about 9 miles east of Portageville, Missouri.
Estimated rainfall of 6 to 8 inches across the county in less than 36 hours caused area creeks and streams to overflow their banks. Several roads were closed across the entire county. One death occurred when the car stalled in high water and the driver of the car drowned.
Over 2 inches of rain fell on top of 4 to 8 inch totals in 24 hours causing widespread flash flooding with many roads water covered and closed. A 16 month old boy drowned as the car he was in filled with water as it stalled under a viaduct.
Over 2 inches of rain fell on top of 4 to 8 inch 24 hour totals resulting in widespread flash flooding with many roads water covered and closed. A 33 year old woman drowned as her minivan was swept into the Barren River.
4 to 9 inches of rain fell in less than 24 hours causing widespread flooding and/or flash flooding resulting in numerous water covered and closed roads, evacuations and rescues. Most of these counties were declared disaster areas and given federal assistance.
Total flooding related to El Nino, More than 2800 homes and more than 175 businesses destroyed.
The heavy rain, which in turn caused flooding and mudslides, over the winter season has caused 18.5 million damage to Washington State roads. The two hardest hit counties were Mason with 10.2 and King with 5.5 million in damage.
Hail of up to one inch in diameter caused minor roof damage to homes.
A winter storm impacted Southern Arizona on the first day of March. A strong low pressure system off the California coast opened up and dropped through the base of the trough over the southwest U.S.
A strong cold front moved across the West Virginia during the afternoon and evening of March 1.
The large mainstem rivers remained well above flood stage following several rounds of heavy rain in late February. February monthly precipitation was 4 to 7 inches above normal, with monthly totals of 8 to 10 inches common.
Showers and isolated thunderstorms developed during the afternoon ahead of a cold front that was moving through the Ohio Valley.
Moderate to major river flooding subsided in March. The rainy weather pattern that dominated January and February became less active in March. The winter of 2018-19 ended up being the fourth wettest winter on record at Paducah, where records go back to 1937.
After one powerful storm struck Southern California in late February, a second storm arrived at the end of February and into early March.
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A dry cold front pushed through the Las Vegas valley with winds gusting to over 50 mph. A Las Vegas man was killed when strong winds blew his motorcycle into a center concrete median. The motorcycle then struck a light pole throwing the man from his bike killing him instantly.
A large wildfire greatly affected Lincoln and Stephens Counties on March 1, 2006. Strong winds, coupled with very dry air and record temperatures in the 90s, allowed wildfires to spread quickly, especially around the towns of Duncan and Chandler. Many residents were evacuated and property damage reached $15 million with $250,000 in crop damage. In its wake, several firefighters were injured and unfortunately one firefighter died from extensive burns.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A cold front backed by a deep surface low resulted in strong winds across Northwest Oregon. Thunderstorms along the front produced damaging winds. Strong winds ahead of the front blew down a weak tree onto a moving vehicle, and resulted in one fatality.
A deep area of low pressure passed off the coast.
Ahead of showers and storms, gusty gradient winds downed trees. In one case, a tree fell onto a vehicle resulting in a fatality.
A strong pressure gradient produced high winds across much of East Tennessee through the day on March 3rd. During the afternoon, a line of showers and thunderstorms crossed the area, associated with a cold front.
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Wellington was a small unincorporated railroad community in the northwest United States, on the Great Northern Railway in northeastern King County, Washington.
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Northern Mississippi Valley Blizzard of 1985 was ranked category 4, Crippling, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from March 1, 1985 to March 5, 1985.
Slick roads caused by freezing rain resulted in two fatal accidents just minutes apart.
A winter storm commenced on this day in 2002 as an arctic cold front plunged into Oklahoma and north Texas. Precipitation started shortly after the front came through, beginning as freezing rain and sleet, before tapering off to snow across northern and central Oklahoma.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
March roared in like a lion, as an intense low pressure system tracked from Oklahoma to central Iowa, and then into the western Great Lakes.
A major winter storm developed over the central U.S. as a strong upper level system move in on the southern jet stream. The system came through as a bowling ball type event as the upper low first became negatively tilted, then closed off over Iowa.
A winter storm occurred across the Eastern Shore from the late afternoon of the 1st into the late afternoon of the 2nd. About eight to twelve inches of snow fell across the region and caused a death in Queen Anne's County.
Bands of heavy snow moved across Central North Carolina blanketing the region with 2 to 8 inches of snow. Areas in the piedmont experienced the most snow fall with the Triad reporting up to 8 inches.
A coastal low pressure system along the Outer Banks of North Carolina Sunday evening, March 1, tracked northeast, to east of Long Island by Monday afternoon, March 2. At the same time, arctic high pressure, from the upper midwest to James Bay, was gradually building east.
A strong upper level low pressure system moved through Arkansas during the night of February 28th, 2009. The upper level low produced bands of snow across the Missouri Bootheel during the evening hours which continued into the early morning hours of March 1st, 2009.
A vigorous closed upper-level low, with very cold temperatures aloft, continued to intensify as it moved rapidly southeast from the Midwest into the southeast U.S. from the evening of February 28th into the afternoon of March 1st.
Several days of snow and wind created dangerous avalanche conditions due to the formation of wind slabs on the downwind slopes of ridges around Lake Tahoe. A skier in the backcountry near Alpine Meadows triggered an avalanche.
An avalanche was triggered in the area near 12 Mile Canyon, in Sevier County, Utah. The avalanche caught and killed one snowmobiler.
A 40-year-old man was ascending a chute on the north face of Prospectors Mountain in Grand Teton National Park when an avalanche occurred above him. The slide, which triggered around 1030MST, carried the victim about 1,000 vertical feet from the Apocalypse Couloir.
A band of heavy snow, produced around one inch in less than 30 minutes, contributed to a chain of accidents in the northbound lanes of Interstate 25, between Logan Street and University Boulevard.
An intense storm system brought flooding rains to central Kentucky, followed quickly by exceptionally heavy snow. This amount of rain, followed by such heavy snow, is practically unprecedented.
A strong upper level disturbance brought moderate to sometimes heavy snow to portions of southern and central WI, mainly north of Madison and Milwaukee. Several inches of snow accumulated on roads and caused vehicle slide-offs and accidents.
Snowstorm of March 1, 2018 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northeast. It lasted from March 1, 2018 to March 3, 2018.
Mountain snow continued into early March, with storm totals up to around 5 feet. There were also periods of heavy rain in the Central Valley and foothills.
A strong upper level low over the northeast Pacific on February 28th moved southeast, reaching southern Oregon/northern California on the 1st of March. This system brought high winds and snowfall to the Sierra Nevada and western Nevada through the 3rd.
A rapidly intensifying low pressure developed along the Middle Atlantic during the early morning hours on March 2, 2018. The low moved slowly off the coast and became nearly stationary near the 40 N/70 W benchmark.
Heavy snow loading collapsed a detached garage in Preston as well as collapsing a roof at the Blue Moon Bar and Grill on South East 1st Street in Lava Hot Springs.
On Friday, March 9th, at approximately 3:00pm a snowmobiler unintentionally triggered a hard slab avalanche while riding up an open, east-facing, wind-loaded slope. The avalanche started at 6,700 feet just below Gunsight Peak, in the headwaters of McCormick Creek.
A deep trough brought widespread hail showers and snow to Northwest California. Heavy snow of several feet was measured in the mountains while the hail showers resulted in numerous traffic accidents along the coast.
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Scattered showers and thundestorms added some moisture to soils across South Central Texas, mainly northeast of a line from Kerrville to San Antonio to Karnes City. Drought conditions continued through March over the southwestern portion of this area.
The month of March had some much needed rainfall, falling mostly on only two days, the 18th and 19th. This put Dallas/Fort Worth 1.34 inches above normal for the month.
Drought conditions were alleviated somewhat due to several rain events and some snowfall during the month. However, conditions still continued in the severe (D2) category across the majority of the area.
Despite a wet summer and early fall of 2008, precipitation was scarce over the west Texas South Plains region from late October 2008 through March 2009. Severe (D2) drought developed over the Rolling Plains during late January and persisted through March.
Lingering exceptional drought (D4) persisted over the central and western South Plains with severe (D2) to extreme (D3) elsewhere. Hall county was the only county in moderate (D1) drought conditions.
The month of March did not see nearly as much improvement as seen during February, but scattered precipitation events allowed for a slight improvement for the Texas Panhandle.
The slight relief brought by a late February blizzard got very little help during the month of March.
Drought conditions during the month of March were largely unchanged although a slight worsening did occur in the U.S Drought Monitor. Swisher County joined Hall, Briscoe, Cottle, and Motley Counties with drought levels below D2 (Severe).
Drought conditions continued to worsen through March prolonging exceptional drought conditions. Very little rainfall occurred with an increase in wind and wildfire activity.
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Lake Park recorded 52 inches, Iowa’s all-time maximum snow depth, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it (a tie with an earlier value).
Lead recorded 73 inches, South Dakota’s all-time maximum snow depth, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The Unnamed Fire started on March 1, 1988, in Colorado, and burned 1,352 acres.
The Double Fire started on March 1, 1989, in New Mexico, and burned 1,334 acres.
The Jonestract Fire was discovered on March 1, 1995, in Oklahoma, and burned 2,085 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 1, 2000, in Roseau County, Minnesota, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 1, 2000, in Texas, and burned 1,674 acres.
High winds and record temperatures in the 90s combined with the already dry conditions across the area to increase the wildfire potential across parts of Oklahoma. Several wildfires occurred across the area on the first day of March.
The Casa Fire was discovered on March 1, 2006, in Colfax County, New Mexico, and burned 26,525 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Velma Fire was discovered on March 1, 2006, in Stephens County, Oklahoma, and burned 12,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The BIA Empire Fire was discovered on March 1, 2006, in Oklahoma, and burned 8,000 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Chandler Fire was discovered on March 1, 2006, in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, and burned 6,400 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The North Loco Fire was discovered on March 1, 2006, in Stephens County, Oklahoma, and burned 3,100 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Maple City Fire was discovered on March 1, 2006, in Cowley County, Kansas, and burned 3,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Hulah Lake Fire was discovered on March 1, 2006, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The King Ranch Fire was discovered on March 1, 2006, in Jack County, Texas, and burned 1,340 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Out Post Fire was discovered on March 1, 2006, in Mayes County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,050 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on March 1, 2008, in Kent County, Texas, and burned 4,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Hakalau Forest Fire was discovered on March 1, 2008, in Hawaii, and burned 2,800 acres.
The Fire 30099 was discovered on March 1, 2008, in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, and burned 2,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Nail Fire was discovered on March 1, 2008, in Martin County, Texas, and burned 1,450 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Hog Fire was discovered on March 1, 2009, in Cochise County, Arizona, and burned 16,802 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Mind Fire was discovered on March 1, 2011, in Brewster County, Texas, and burned 8,255 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Wf Texas Point West Fire was discovered on March 1, 2011, in Texas, and burned 4,161 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 1, 2011, in Texas, and burned 2,710 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 1, 2011, in Texas, and burned 1,438 acres.
The West Fire was discovered on March 1, 2011, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,325 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire started on March 1, 2011, in Texas, and burned 1,056 acres.
The Spocogee Fire was reported on March 1, 2017, in Creek County, Oklahoma, and burned 6,478 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Salt Fork Fire was reported on March 1, 2017, in Jackson County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,211 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Longfellow Nine Mile Complex was reported on March 1, 2020, in Terrell County, Texas, and burned 6,330 acres.
The Range 40-A Fire was reported on March 1, 2020, in Perry County, Mississippi, and burned 3,684 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Range 50 Fire was reported on March 1, 2020, in Perry County, Mississippi, and burned 2,063 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Valley X Ranch Fire was reported on March 1, 2022, in Atoka County, Oklahoma, and burned 2,046 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Ranch Fire was reported on March 1, 2022, in Apache County, Arizona, and burned 1,670 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
Beginning in March 2023, and with increased intensity starting in June, Canada was affected by a record-setting series of wildfires. All 13 provinces and territories were affected, with large fires in Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec.
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The Bombing Range 3 Fire was reported on March 1, 2023, in Marion County, Florida, and burned 2,755 acres.
The Happy Jack Fire was reported on March 1, 2024, in Laramie County, Wyoming, and burned 6,524 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Sanders Road Fire was reported on March 1, 2024, in Searcy County, Arkansas, and burned 1,100 acres.
A potent low pressure system moved through the Desert Southwest, generating strong winds across much of the region. Peak afternoon and early evening wind gusts upwards of 25-40 mph out of the south were observed across much of south-central AZ.
The Saddle Gap Fire was reported on March 1, 2025, in Latimer County, Oklahoma, and burned 12,327 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Low Water Fire was reported on March 1, 2025, in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,984 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Dosier Fire was reported on March 1, 2025, in Grant County, Kansas, and burned 1,651 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Red Oak Peak Fire was reported on March 1, 2025, in Latimer County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,267 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The River Ranch Fire was reported on March 1, 2025, in Hughes County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,100 acres.
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A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Gansu Province, China. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Venezia (Venice) to Emilia, Italy. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Gelibolu (Callipoli), Turkey. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Odawara, Japan. It killed 150 people. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Port Royal, Jamaica. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Tyrrhenian Calabria, Italy. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck East Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Pasto, Colombia.
An earthquake struck Ryukyu Islands, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Callao, Peru. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Elbasan, Albania. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Siaton,zamboanguita, Philippines. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Northern Italy.
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Seram, Indonesia.
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A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Firuzabad, Southern, Iran. It killed 2 people and injured 50.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck S. Xinjiang, Jiashi County, Kashi, China. It killed 2 people, injured 6, destroyed 4,000 houses and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Kalamata, Southern, Greece.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Cangyuan, Gengma, Yunnan Province, China. It injured 39, destroyed 220 houses and did $15 million in damage.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Arequipa, Peru. It killed 1 person, injured 2 and destroyed 1 house.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Medellin, Betulia, Colombia. It killed 2 people.
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Westdahl, United States erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption caused a tsunami and was accompanied by an earthquake.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Sagami Bay, Japan. It killed 150 people.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Port Royal, Jamaica.
A tsunami struck Gulf of Gascony (Bay of Biscay), France.
A tsunami struck Baltic Sea, Poland.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Tyrrhenian Calabria, Italy. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as volcano struck E. Aleutian Islands, AK, United States.
A tsunami struck Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Callao, Peru.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6 earthquake struck Sulu Sea, Philippines.
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A G5 (extreme) geomagnetic storm began March 1, 1941, reached Kp 9 and lasted 24 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 207; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 40 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began March 1, 1942, reached Kp 8 and lasted 24 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 111; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 45 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began March 1, 1982, reached Kp 8 and lasted 30 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 107; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 45 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A drought disaster that cost $7.0 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 1, 1991 to August 31, 1991.
A drought disaster that cost $3.7 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 1, 1996 to August 31, 1996.
A drought disaster that cost $9.3 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 140, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 1, 2000 to November 30, 2000.
A wildfire disaster that cost $2.0 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 1, 2000 to August 31, 2000.
A drought disaster that cost $16 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 1, 2002 to November 30, 2002.
A drought disaster that cost $8.7 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 35, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 1, 2003 to November 30, 2003.
A drought disaster that cost $2.4 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 1, 2005 to August 31, 2005.
A drought disaster that cost $9.5 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 1, 2006 to August 31, 2006.
A flooding disaster that cost $2.7 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 11, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 1, 2010 to March 31, 2010.
A drought disaster that cost $17 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 95, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 1, 2011 to August 31, 2011.
A drought disaster that cost $14 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 53, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 1, 2013 to November 30, 2013.
A drought disaster that cost $3.3 billion in 2024 dollars, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017.
A winter storm disaster that cost $2.8 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 9, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from March 1, 2018 to March 3, 2018.
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Two cars collided on a foggy and wet Hauppauge Road Saturday night. The accident resulted in 1 death and 1 injury. Dense fog along with rain-slick roads were the primary causes of the accident as one of the drivers lost control of its' car.
The 2010 Ugandan landslide occurred in the Bududa District in eastern Uganda on 1 March 2010. The landslide was triggered by heavy rain between 12 pm and 7 pm that day.
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Areas of dense fog developed during the early morning hours of March 1st. WJHG reported that a traffic accident occurred with fog a likely contributor. One fatality resulted near the intersection of Star Ave. and Highway 231.
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