03 March


US Weather events

US Weather events

1966 60 yrs ago
A tornado hit Jackson, MS, killing 54 persons. (David Ludlum)
1980 46 yrs ago
A coastal storm produced 25 inches of snow at Elizabeth City, NC, and 30 inches at Cape Hatteras NC. At Miami FL the mercury dipped to 32 degrees. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)
1983 43 yrs ago
The last of a series of storms to strike the California coast finally came to an end. Waves fifteen to twenty feet high pounded the coast for two days, and in a four day period up to 18 inches of rain drenched the Los Angeles and Santa Barbara area. On the morning of the first, thunderstorms spawned two tornadoes which moved through the Los Angeles area. (Storm Data)
1987 39 yrs ago
A storm brought heavy rain and gale force winds to Washington and Oregon. Quillayute WA received 2.67 inches of rain in 24 hours, and winds gusted to 60 mph at Astoria OR. (The National Weather Summary)
1988 38 yrs ago
A small but intense low pressure system roared across west central Mississippi at 90 mph early in the morning. A tornado in southern Mississippi picked up an automobile, carried it 150 feet, and tossed it through the brick wall of an unoccupied retirement home. (The National Weather Summary)
1989 37 yrs ago
Wintry weather prevailed from the southern Rockies to the Upper Great Lakes. Neguanee MI received 19 inches of snow, and up to 24 inches of snow blanketed Colorado. Blizzard conditions were reported in Minnesota. (The National Weather Summary)
1990 36 yrs ago
An upper level weather disturbance produced snow in the Colorado Rockies, with eight inches reported at Winter Park, and a storm moving off the Pacific Ocean began to spread rain and snow across the western U.S. March continued to start off like a lamb elsewhere around the country. (The National Weather Summary)
2003 23 yrs ago
It was a day of temperature extremes. Miami reached a high temperature of 90 degrees, the earliest observed 90 degree temperature since March 5, 1964. Meanwhile Marquette, MI, dropped to 30 degrees below zero, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the city in March.?
Data source: http://www.weatherforyou.com/


World records

World records


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F5 tornadoes

F5 tornadoes

1964 62 yrs ago
Wichita Falls, Texas 2019 fatalities
Homes were swept away, and a boxcar was thrown 100 yd (300 ft). A car was thrown a block and a half.
Official F5/EF5; undisputed
1966 60 yrs ago
Jackson, Mississippi 1969 fatalities
1966 Candlestick Park tornado – Homes were swept away, and a brick church was obliterated. Pavement was scoured from roads, and cars were thrown more than half a mile from where they originated. The newly built Candlestick Park shopping center was leveled, and concrete masonry blocks were scattered for long distances. Steel girders were "twisted like wet noodles" at a glass plant.
Official F5/EF5; undisputed


Deadly earthquakes

Deadly earthquakes

Mar 3, 1924 08.01 AM UTC 102 yrs ago
Ecuador (map) Magnitude: 6.9 UK
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Utsu catalog)40

Mar 3, 1985 10.47 PM UTC 41 yrs ago
Chile (map) , 40 km deep Magnitude: 7.9
Secondary effectstsunami, liquefaction
Deaths resulting from earthquake shaking177
Total fatalities resulting from earthquake shaking and secondary effects177
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Utsu catalog)177
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Emergency Events Database)180

Mar 3, 2002 12.08 PM UTC 24 yrs ago
Afghanistan (map) , 204 km deep Magnitude: 7.3
Secondary effectslandslide
Deaths resulting from earthquake shaking16
Total fatalities resulting from earthquake shaking and secondary effects166
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Utsu catalog)166
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Emergency Events Database)150





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