Storm of the Century (1993)
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{{Infobox winter storm|name=Storm of the Century (1993)
|image location=Storm of the century satellite.gif
|image name=Satellite image by [[NASA]] of the superstorm on [[March 13]], [[1993]], at 10:01 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]].
|stormtype=[[Cyclone|Cyclonic]] blizzard, [[Nor'easter]]
|date formed=[[March 11]], [[1993]]
|date dissipated=[[March 15]], [[1993]]
|maximum amount=60 inches (152.4 cm) - [[Mount Le Conte (Tennessee)|Mt. Le Conte]], TN
|pressure=960 [[millibar|mbar]] ([[hectopascal|hPa]])
|total damages (USD)=$6-10 billion (2005 [[United States dollar|USD]])<ref name = intellamounts> {{cite web | url = http://www.intellicast.com/Almanac/Northeast/March/ | title = MARCH IN THE NORTHEAST | author = Intellicast.com | accessdate = [[2007-03-03]]}}</ref>
|total fatalities=300 total
|areas affected=Most of eastern and southern [[North America]]}}
The '''Storm of the Century''', also known as the '''’93 Superstorm''', '''No-Name Hurricane''', the '''White Hurricane''', or the ('''Great''') '''[[Blizzard]] of 1993''', was a large [[cyclone|cyclonic]] [[storm]] that occurred on [[March 12]]–[[March 15]], [[1993]], on the East Coast of [[North America]]. It is unique for its intensity, massive size and wide-reaching effect. At its height the [[storm]] stretched from [[Canada]] to [[Central America]], but its main impact was on the [[Eastern United States]] and [[Cuba]]. Areas as far south as central Alabama and Georgia received 4 to 6 inches of [[snow]] and areas such as [[Birmingham, Alabama]], received up to 12 inches with isolated reports of 16 inches. Even the Florida Panhandle reported up to 2 inches, with [[hurricane]]-force wind gusts and record low [[barometric pressure]]s. Between [[Florida]] and [[Cuba]], hurricane-force winds produced extreme storm surges in the [[Gulf of Mexico]], which along with scattered [[tornado]]es killed dozens of people.
==Formation==
A "disorganized [[low pressure area|area of low pressure]]" that formed in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] joined an [[arctic]] [[high pressure area|high pressure system]] in the [[Midwest]]ern [[Great Plains]], brought into the mid-latitudes by an unusually steep southward [[jet stream]]. These factors combined to produce unusually cold [[temperature]]s across the eastern half of the United States.
===Forecasting===
The 1993 Storm of the Century marked a milestone in U.S. [[weather forecasting]]. By [[March 8]] (and by some accounts even earlier), several operational numerical weather prediction models and medium-range [[Meteorologist|forecasters]] at the US [[National Weather Service]] recognized the threat of a significant [[snowstorm]]. By the 12th, many had reviewed the data and were convinced that a serious threat loomed overhead. This marked the first time that National Weather Service meteorologists were able to accurately predict a system's severity five days in advance. Official [[blizzard warning]]s were issued two days before the storm arrived, as shorter-range models began to confirm the predictions. Forecasters were finally confident enough in the computer-forecasted models to support decisions by several Northeastern U.S. states to declare a [[State of Emergency]] before the snow even started to fall.<ref name="nws200">{{cite web | title = Forecasting the "Storm of the Century" | url = http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/events/storm/welcome.html#firsts | accessdate = 2007-03-14 }}</ref><br>
In the South, however, temperatures in the days prior to the storm were typical for early March. Although large fluctuations in temperature are not unusual in the deep south, many residents doubted that freezing temperatures could return so rapidly; nor that snow--which does not fall very often or very much there--would be just around the corner. Many local TV news stations were reluctant to even broadcast the forecasted models, due to the extreme numbers being predicted by the computers, but the models turned out to be right.
==The storm==
During Friday [[March 12]], temperatures over much of the eastern United States began to fall quickly. The area of low pressure rapidly intensified during the day on Friday and moved into northwest Florida by early Saturday morning. As this happened snow began to spread over the eastern United States, and a large squall line moved from over the Gulf of Mexico into Florida and Cuba. The low tracked up the east coast during the day on Saturday and into Canada by early Monday morning.
===The blizzard===
[[Image:1993blizzard1.jpg|thumb|right|A tree falls under the weight of the snow in [[Asheville, North Carolina]]]]Temperatures accompanying the storm were unseasonably cold for early spring: average daily maximum temperatures, in mid-March, are around 46°F (8°C) in [[Boston]], 51°F (11°C) in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], and 65°F (18°C) in Atlanta. During the 1993 storm, these places were all near or below freezing, and parts of [[New England]] saw daily maximum temperatures as low as 14°F (-10°C). Record low temperatures for March were recorded in much of the Southern U.S. Farther to the South, numerous supercells developed over the state of Florida, spawning eleven tornadoes and killing seven people.
This storm complex was massive, affecting at least 26 [[United States|U.S.]] states and much of eastern [[Canada]]. Bringing cold air along with heavy precipitation and hurricane force winds, it caused a [[blizzard]] over much of the area it affected. The storm brought [[snow]] as far south as northern Florida, [[thundersnow]] from [[Texas]] to [[Pennsylvania]], and [[Whiteout (weather)|whiteout]] conditions. Some affected areas saw more than 3.5 feet (1.1 m) of snow, and snowdrifts were as high as 35 feet (10.7 m). Central and Southern [[Florida]] saw no snow, but [[tornado]]es and severe thunderstorms, resultant from the storm, occurred there and in [[Cuba]]. Responsible for 300 deaths and the loss of [[electricity|electric power]] to over 10 million, it is purported to have been directly experienced by over 130 million people in the United States, about half the country's population at that time. Every [[airport]] from [[Halifax Urban Area|Halifax, Nova Scotia]] to [[Atlanta, Georgia]] was closed for some time because of the storm. The [[volume]] of the storm's total snowfall was later computed to be 12.91 mi³ (53.96 km³), an amount which would weigh (depending on the variable [[density]] of snow) between 5.4 and 27 billion [[tonne]]s.
[[Barometric pressure]]s recorded during the storm were also unusually low: readings of 28.35 [[inch|in]][[mercury (element)|Hg]] (960 [[millibar|mb]] or hPa) were observed in New England. Usually, such low readings are observed only in [[hurricane]]s (generally of Category 2 or 3 intensity on the [[Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale|Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale]]), which peak at almost the exact opposite time of year, or in other cyclonic storms far out to sea. It also pushed a [[storm surge]] ashore on the [[Florida panhandle]], [[drowning]] a few people taken by surprise at the storm's ferocity. (This incident is featured occasionally on [[rerun]]s of ''[[Storm Stories]]''.)
As one of the most powerful storms in recent history, the storm has been described as the "Storm of the [[20th century|Century]]" by many of the areas affected. The last blizzard to have such an effect on the Southeast was the [[Great Blizzard of 1899]].
===Subtropical derecho===
[[Image:Florida-Cuba 1993 Derecho.jpg|thumb|right|Map and track of the Subtropical Derecho of 1993 (courtesy of NOAA)]]
Besides producing record low [[barometric pressure]] across a swath of the Southeast and [[Mid-Atlantic]] states, and one of the nation's biggest snowstorms, the low produced a potent squall line ahead of its [[weather front|cold front]]. The [[squall line]] produced a serial [[derecho]] as it moved into Florida and Cuba around midnight on [[March 13]]. Straight-line winds gusted above 100 mph/85 kts (160 km/h) at many locations in [[Florida]] as the [[squall line]] moved through.
A substantial [[storm surge]] was also generated along the gulf coast from Appalachee Bay in the Florida panhandle all the way around to [[Southwest Florida]]. Especially hard hit was [[Hernando County]] north of [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], where the coast faces northwest; right into the teeth of the approaching squall (see map).
Storm surges there reached up to 12 feet; higher than many hurricanes. With little advanced warning of incoming severe conditions, some coastal residents were awakened in the early morning of March 13th to find the waters of the [[Gulf of Mexico]] rushing into their homes.<ref>[http://www2.sptimes.com/weather/SW.3.3.html Losing a home, then losing a life<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Overall, the storm's surge, winds, and tornadoes damaged or destroyed 18,000 homes and killed at least 26 people in Florida.<ref>[http://www2.sptimes.com/weather/SW.3.html A storm with no name<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
[[Image:1993 fl derecho.jpg|left|thumb|The Derecho moves into the Florida coast during the overnight hours of [[March 13]], [[1993]].]]The [[supercell]]s in the derecho produced ten tornadoes in the United States. One [[tornado]] killed three people when it struck a home which later collapsed, pinning the occupants under a fallen wall.
In Cuba, wind gusts reached 100 mph (160 km/h) in the [[Havana]] area. A survey conducted by a research team from the Institute of Meteorology of Cuba suggests that the maximum winds could have been as high as 130 mph (210 km/h). It is the most damaging squall line ever recorded in Cuba.
There was widespread and significant damage in Cuba, with damages estimated as intense as [[Fujita scale|F2]].<ref>{{cite web | author = American Meteorological Society | title = The 13 March 1993 Severe Squall Line over Western Cuba | url = http://ams.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1175%2F1520-0434%281996%29011%3C0089%3ATMSSLO%3E2.0.CO%3B2 | accessdate = [[2007-04-25]]}}</ref> The squall line finally moved out of Cuba near sunrise, leaving 10 deaths and US$1 billion in damage on the island.
In the image above, measured gusts in mph are plotted (blue numbers). "+" symbols indicate the locations of wind damage or estimated wind gusts above severe limits (58 mph or greater). Red dots and paths indicate tornado events. Small red numbers indicate tornado intensities in F-scale. The approximate location of the squall line "gust front" is shown in two hour increments (curved purple lines).
===Tornado table===
{{Tornado Chart | Total = 11 | F0 = 5 | F1 = 3 | F2 = 3 | F3 = 0 | F4 = 0 | F5 =0}}
===Confirmed tornadoes===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!'''[[Fujita scale|F#]]'''
!'''Location'''
!'''County'''
!'''Time (UTC)'''
!'''Path length'''
!'''Damage'''
|-
|colspan="7" align=center|'''[[Florida]]'''
|-
|bgcolor=#{{Storm colour|cat2}} | <big>'''F2'''</big>
|'''NW of [[Chiefland, Florida|Chiefland]]'''
| [[Levy County, Florida|Levy]]
| 0438
| 1 miles (1.6 km)
|'''3 deaths'''
|-
|bgcolor=#{{Storm colour|cat1}} | <big>'''F1'''</big>
|'''E of [[Crystal River, Florida|Crystal River]]'''
| [[Citrus County, Florida|Citrus]]
| 0438
| 0.5 miles (0.8 km)
|
|-
|bgcolor=#{{Storm colour|storm}} | <big>'''F0'''</big>
|'''[[Treasure Island, Florida|Treasure Island]] area'''
| [[Pinellas County, Florida|Pinellas]]
| 0500
| 0.1 miles (0.16 km)
|
|-
|bgcolor=#{{Storm colour|storm}} | <big>'''F0'''</big>
|'''[[New Port Richey, Florida|New Port Richey]] area'''
| [[Pasco County, Florida|Pasco]]
| 0504
| 0.1 miles (0.16 km)
|
|-
|bgcolor=#{{Storm colour|cat2}} | <big>'''F2'''</big>
|'''[[Ocala, Florida|Ocala]] area'''
| [[Marion County, Florida|Marion]]
| 0520
| 15 miles (24 km)
|
|-
|bgcolor=#{{Storm colour|cat1}} | <big>'''F1'''</big>
|'''N of [[La Crosse, Florida|La Crosse]]'''
| [[Alachua County, Florida|Alachua]]
| 0520
| 0.8 miles (1.3 km)
|'''1 death'''
|-
|bgcolor=#{{Storm colour|cat2}} | <big>'''F2'''</big>
|'''NW of [[Howey Height, Florida|Howey Height]] to [[Altamonte Springs, Florida|Alamonte Springs]]'''
| [[Lake County, Florida|Lake]]
| 0530
| 30 miles (48 km)
|'''1 death'''
|-
|bgcolor=#{{Storm colour|storm}} | <big>'''F0'''</big>
|'''[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] area'''
| [[Hillsborough County, Florida|Hillsborough]]
| 0530
| 0.1 miles (0.16 km)
|
|-
|bgcolor=#{{Storm colour|cat1}} | <big>'''F1'''</big>
|'''[[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]] area (1st tornado)'''
| [[Duval County, Florida|Duval]]
| 0600
| 0.8 miles (1.3 km)
|
|-
|bgcolor=#{{Storm colour|storm}} | <big>'''F0'''</big>
|'''[[Bartow, Florida|Bartow]] area'''
| [[Polk County, Florida|Polk]]
| 0600
| 0.1 miles (0.16 km)
|
|-
|bgcolor=#{{Storm colour|storm}} | <big>'''F0'''</big>
|'''[[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]] area (2nd tornado)'''
| [[Duval County, Florida|Duval]]
| 0610
| 0.1 miles (0.16 km)
|
|-
|colspan="7" | <small>Sources:
[http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornadodata.php?yr=1993&mo=03&day=12&st=%25&fu=%25&co=Any&l=500&submit=Search&ddat=on&dtim=on&dsta=on&dfuj=on&dfat=on&dinj=on&dlen=on&dcou=on&format=basic&p=1&s=1 Tornado History Project Storm Data - March 12, 1993], [http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornadodata.php?yr=1993&mo=03&day=13&st=%25&fu=%25&co=Any&l=500&submit=Search&ddat=on&dtim=on&dsta=on&dfuj=on&dfat=on&dinj=on&dlen=on&dcou=on&format=basic&p=1&s=1 Tornado History Project Storm Data - March 13, 1993]
</small>
|}
==Impact==
[[Image:Fmb1993.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The derecho that moved across Florida blew the roof off this building in [[Fort Myers Beach, Florida|Fort Myers Beach]].]]In [[U.S. Southern states|the South]], where public works facilities (in most areas) generally have no reason to be prepared for snow removal, the storm is vividly remembered because it resulted in a complete shutdown of that region for three days. Cities that usually receive little snowfall, such as [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]], received anywhere from 2 to 4 feet of snow, causing some municipalities to adopt at least an emergency winter-weather plan for the future where one may not have existed before. [[Birmingham, Alabama]], which normally receives 1 inch in a year, received 17 inches shattering the records for most snow in a single storm, a single month, and even a single season. The psychological impact in the Southern states, where average high temperatures in March tend to run into the 60s [[Fahrenheit]] (the upper teens [[Celsius]]), was magnified by the fact that it struck a week before spring. Two [[NASCAR]] weekends -- one at [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]], where the [[Kobalt Tools 500|Motorcraft 500]] [[Sprint Cup|Winston Cup]] round was postponed six days, and the [[Nicorette 300|Slick 50 300]] [[Nationwide Series|Busch Grand National Series]] event was postponed eight months, and the Miller 500 Classic weekend for the Busch Grand National cars and Late Models at [[Martinsville Speedway]] was postponed two months because of the aftereffects of the soggy grounds -- were called off because of the weather and its ensuing rain; [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] recorded a record low of 2 degrees Fahrenheit during the storm. [[Syracuse, New York]], which is accustomed to heavy snowfall due to yearly lake-effect snow storms, received a record 43 inches from the storm, while snowfall totaled over 12 inches in [[New York City]] and 2 feet of snow fell in [[Hartford, Connecticut]] and [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]].
[[Image:1993 storm century.jpg|thumb|right|A satellite image shows the massive Storm of the Century on [[March 13]], [[1993]].]]The weight of record snows [[collapse]]d many [[factory]] [[roof]]s in the South, and [[snowdrift]]s on the [[windward]] sides of buildings caused a few [[deck (building)|decks]] with substandard [[anchor]]s to fall from homes. Though the storm was forecast to strike the snow-prone [[Appalachian Mountains]], hundreds of people were nonetheless [[rescue]]d from the Appalachians, many caught completely off-guard on the [[Appalachian Trail]], or visiting [[cottage#Cottages in North America|cabin]]s and [[lodge]]s in remote locales. The heaviest snow recorded was at [[Newfound Gap]], where [[U.S. 441]] crosses the Tennessee and [[North Carolina]] border, with five feet (1.5 m);{{Fact|date=February 2007}} drifts up to 14 feet (4.3 m) were observed at [[Mount Mitchell]]. Snowfall totals of between 2 and 3 feet were widespread across northwestern North Carolina. [[Boone, North Carolina]] — in a high-elevation area accustomed to heavy snowfalls — was nonetheless caught off guard by 24 hours of below zero Fahrenheit temperatures along with storm winds, which (according to [[National Climatic Data Center|NCDC]] storm summaries) gusted as high as 110 miles per hour. Electricity was not restored to many isolated [[rural]] areas for a week or more, with power outages occurring all over the east. Nearly 60,000 lightning strikes were recorded as the storm swept over the country, for a total of seventy-two hours, and many may remember their local news organizations touting the term "[[thundersnow]]."
Overall, the [[Blizzard]] of 1993 caused a total of $6.6 billion of damage.
Across the [[U.S. Northeast|Northeastern states]] and eastern Canadian provinces, the storm put down an average of 15 inches (40 cm) of snow, which, though most certainly heavy, is not legendary by most local standards, but still somewhat unusual for mid-March, especially for the southernmost parts of the region such as the Baltimore-Washington area. [[New England]] residents tend to point to the [[Northeastern United States Blizzard of 1978|Blizzard of 1978]] as their "storm of the century," due largely to its unrelenting snowfall, which managed to incapacitate the weather-hardened region, while [[Mid-Atlantic States|Mid-Atlantic]] residents tend to point to the [[Blizzard of 1996]] for similar reasons. Based on widespread effects, barometric pressures, wind speeds and satellite images, however, there is little doubt that the storm of 1993 was the more remarkable.
==Storm amounts==
{|class=wikitable style="align: left;"
|-
!colspan=2 style="text-align: center;"|<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Storm Snow Totals</span><br /><small>Totals are for the main system only.</small>
|-
|[[Mount Le Conte (Tennessee)|Mount Le Conte, TN]]
| 60 in (152.4 cm)<ref name = intellamounts> {{cite web | url = http://www.intellicast.com/Almanac/Northeast/March/ | title = MARCH IN THE NORTHEAST | author = Intellicast.com | accessdate = [[2007-03-03]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Mount Mitchell|Mount Mitchell, NC]]
| 50 in (127 cm)<ref name = intellamounts> {{cite web | url = http://www.intellicast.com/Almanac/Northeast/March/ | title = MARCH IN THE NORTHEAST | author = Intellicast.com | accessdate = [[2007-03-03]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Snowshoe, West Virginia|Snowshoe, WV]]
| 44 in (111.8 cm)<ref name = noaa_bir> {{cite web | url = ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/techrpts/tr9301/tr9301.pdf | title = The Big One! A Review of the March 12-14, 1993 "Storm of the Century | author = NOAA | accessdate = [[2007-03-03]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse, NY]]
| 43 in (109.2 cm)<ref name = intellamounts> {{cite web | url = http://www.intellicast.com/Almanac/Northeast/March/ | title = MARCH IN THE NORTHEAST | author = Intellicast.com | accessdate = [[2007-03-03]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Latrobe, Pennsylvania|Latrobe, PA]]
| 36 in (91.4 cm)<ref name = noaa_bir> {{cite web | url = ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/techrpts/tr9301/tr9301.pdf | title = The Big One! A Review of the March 12-14, 1993 "Storm of the Century | author = NOAA | accessdate = [[2007-03-03]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lincoln, New Hampshire|Lincoln, NH]]
|35 in (88.9 cm)<ref name = noaa_bir> {{cite web | url = ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/techrpts/tr9301/tr9301.pdf | title = The Big One! A Review of the March 12-14, 1993 "Storm of the Century | author = NOAA | accessdate = [[2007-03-03]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Albany, New York|Albany, NY]]
| 27 in (68.6 cm)<ref name = intellamounts> {{cite web | url = http://www.intellicast.com/Almanac/Northeast/March/ | title = MARCH IN THE NORTHEAST | author = Intellicast.com | accessdate = [[2007-03-03]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh, PA]]
| 25 in (63.5 cm)<ref name = intellamounts> {{cite web | url = http://www.intellicast.com/Almanac/Northeast/March/ | title = MARCH IN THE NORTHEAST | author = Intellicast.com | accessdate = [[2007-03-03]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford, CT]]
| 24 in (61 cm)
|-
|[[London, Kentucky|London, KY]]
| 22 in (55.9 cm)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://kyclim.wku.edu/factSheets/blizzard.htm | title = Fact Sheet: Blizzard of 1993 | author = David Sander & Glen Conner | accessdate = [[2007-03-03]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga, TN]]
| 20 in (50.8 cm)<ref name = noaa_bir> {{cite web | url = ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/techrpts/tr9301/tr9301.pdf | title = The Big One! A Review of the March 12-14, 1993 "Storm of the Century | author = NOAA | accessdate = [[2007-03-03]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville, NC]]
|19 in (48.2 cm)<ref name = noaa_bir> {{cite web | url = ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/techrpts/tr9301/tr9301.pdf | title = The Big One! A Review of the March 12-14, 1993 "Storm of the Century | author = NOAA | accessdate = [[2007-03-03]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ottawa, Ontario|Ottawa, ON]]
| 17.7 in (45 cm)<ref name = lapresse> {{cite news | author = Reuters | title = Plus de 100 morts de Cuba au Quebec | publisher = La Presse | date = March 15, 1993 | page = A3 }} </ref>
|-
|[[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown, PA]]
| 17.6 in (44.7 cm)
|-
|[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL]]
| 17 in (43 cm)<ref name = noaa_bir> {{cite web | url = ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/techrpts/tr9301/tr9301.pdf | title = The Big One! A Review of the March 12-14, 1993 "Storm of the Century | author = NOAA | accessdate = [[2007-03-03]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Montreal, Quebec|Montreal, QC]]
|16.1 in (41 cm)<ref name = lapresse_mtl> {{cite news | author = Lapointe, Pascal | title = Le Québec y a goûté ! | publisher = Le Soleil | date = March 15, 1993 | page = A1 }} </ref>
|-
|[[Washington, D.C.]]
| 13 in (33 cm)<ref name = noaa_bir> {{cite web | url = ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/techrpts/tr9301/tr9301.pdf | title = The Big One! A Review of the March 12-14, 1993 "Storm of the Century | author = NOAA | accessdate = [[2007-03-03]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[New York City|New York, NY]]
| 12 in (30.5 cm)
|-
|[[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta, GA]]
| 4 in (10.1 cm)<ref name = noaa_bir> {{cite web | url = ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/techrpts/tr9301/tr9301.pdf | title = The Big One! A Review of the March 12-14, 1993 "Storm of the Century | author = NOAA | accessdate = [[2007-03-03]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile, AL]]
| 3 in (7.6 cm)<ref name = intellamounts> {{cite web | url = http://www.intellicast.com/Almanac/Northeast/March/ | title = MARCH IN THE NORTHEAST | author = Intellicast.com | accessdate = [[2007-03-03]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Hammond, Louisiana|Hammond, LA]]
| 2 in (5.1 cm)<ref name = intellamounts> {{cite web | url = http://www.intellicast.com/Almanac/Northeast/March/ | title = MARCH IN THE NORTHEAST | author = Intellicast.com | accessdate = [[2007-03-03]]}}</ref>
|}
==See also==
*[[List of derecho events]]
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/assessments/superstorm/superstorm.pdf NWS Service Assessment]
*[ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/techrpts/tr9301/tr9301.pdf The Big One! A Review of the March 12-14, 1993 "Storm of the Century" (PDF)]
*[http://www.spc.noaa.gov/misc/AbtDerechos/casepages/mar12-131993page.htm Summary of the Subtropical Derecho (NOAA)]
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