1993 Storm of the Century

Category 5 nor'easter in the United States the 1993 blizzard other uses Storm of the Century (disambiguation) May 2018 Storm of the Century 1993-03-13 1431Z.jpg Satellite image of the storm at 9:31 a.m. EST (14:31 UTC) on March 13, 1993 March 12, 1993 March 14, 1993 24.63 56 in cm on at Mt. Le Conte, Tennessee 87 960 -12 F C 125 F2 11 1 hour, 32 minutes 1993 5500000000 318 >10,000,000 Eastern United States, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, The Bahamas, Bermuda 1992–93 North American winter and tornado outbreaks of 1993 The 1993 Storm of the Century (also known as the 93 Superstorm, The No Name Storm, or the Great Blizzard of '93/1993) was a devastating cyclonic storm, or nor'easter, that formed over the Gulf of Mexico on March 12, 1993. The cold weather, heavy snowfall, high winds and storm surge that the storm brought affected a very large area; at its height, it stretched from Canada to Honduras.Armstrong Tim Superstorm of 1993: "Storm of the Century" http://www.weather.gov/ilm/Superstorm93 NOAA February 12, 2017 The cyclone moved through the Gulf of Mexico and then through the eastern United States before moving on to eastern Canada. It eventually dissipated in the North Atlantic Ocean on March 15. Heavy snow was first reported in highland areas as far south as Alabama and northern Georgia, with Union County, Georgia reporting up to 35 in cm of snow. Birmingham, Alabama, reported a rare 13 in cm on of snow.Birmingham Cold Weather Facts (updated Nov. 24, 2015) https://www.weather.gov/bmx/climo_bhmcoldwxfacts National Weather Service-Birmingham February 12, 2017http://www.ajc.com/news/local/years-ago-atlanta-slammed-rare-blizzard/o73EFo56ljUslA8zfa/www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~194933 1993 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration https://web.archive.org/web/20090416060920/http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~194933 April 16, 2009 dead mdy-all ajc.com 2026-03-05 with hurricane-force gusts up to 145 mi/h ft/s (Recorded in Mount Washington, New Hampshire)National Hurricane Center NHC The 1993 “Storm of the Century“ https://www.weather.gov/tbw/93stormNational Hurricane Center NHC Overview of the 12-14 March 1993 Superstorm https://www.weather.gov/media/tbw/1993/Overview_March1993_Superstorm.pdfand record low barometric pressures. Between Louisiana and Cuba, the hurricane-force winds produced high storm surges across the Big Bend of Florida which, in combination with scattered tornadoes, killed dozens of people. Record cold temperatures were seen across portions of the Southern United States and Eastern United States in the wake of this storm. In the United States, the storm was responsible for the loss of electric power to more than 10 million households. An estimated 40 percent of the country's population experienced the effects of the storm and it led to a total of 208 fatalities. In all, the storm resulted in 318 deaths, and caused $5.5 billion (1993 USD) in damages. The greatest recorded snowfall amounts were at Mount Le Conte in Tennessee, where 56 in cm of snow fell, and Mount Mitchell in North Carolina, the tallest mountain in eastern North America, where 50 in cm was measured to fall and 15 ft on snow drifts were reported.2017-03-09 On This Day: The 1993 Storm of the Century http://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/1993-snow-storm-of-the-century 2020-10-19 National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) en Meteorological history Superstorm 1993 track.pngthumb|left|A satellite image of the Storm of the Century on March 13, 1993. A volcanic winter is thought to have started with the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. The temperature in the stratosphere rose to several degrees higher than normal, due to the absorption of radiation by the aerosol. The stratospheric cloud from the eruption persisted in the atmosphere for three years. The eruption, while not directly responsible, may have played a part in the formation of the 1993 Storm of the Century.https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/14/nyregion/the-blizzard-of-93-meteorology-3-disturbances-became-a-big-storm.html THE BLIZZARD OF '93: Meteorology; 3 Disturbances Became a Big Storm William Stevens The New York Times March 14, 1993 July 29, 2014 During March 11 and 12, 1993, temperatures over much of the eastern United States began to drop as an arctic high pressure system built over the Midwestern United States and the Great Plains. Concurrently, an extratropical area of low pressure formed over Mexico along a stationary front draped west to east. By the afternoon of March 12, a defined airmass boundary was present along the deepening low. An initial burst of convective precipitation off the southern coast of Texas (facilitated by the transport of tropical moisture into the region) enabled initial intensification of the surface feature on March 12. Supported by a strong split-polar jet stream and a shortwave trough, the nascent system rapidly deepened. The system's central pressure fell to 991 mbar hPa inHg 4 by 00:00 UTC on March 13. A powerful low-level jet over eastern Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico enhanced a cold front extending from the low southward to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Furthermore, the subtropical jet stream was displaced unusually far south, reaching into the Pacific Ocean near Central America and extending toward Honduras and Jamaica. Intense ageostrophic flow was noted over the southern United States, with winds flowing perpendicular to isobars over Louisiana. As the area of low pressure moved through the central Gulf of Mexico, a short wave trough in the northern branch of the jet stream fused with the system in the southern stream, which further strengthened the surface low. A squall line developed along the system's cold front, which moved rapidly across the eastern Gulf of Mexico through Florida and Cuba. The cyclone's center moved into north-west Florida early on the morning of March 13, with a significant storm surge in the northwestern Florida peninsula that drowned several people. This initially caused the storm to be a blizzard but also cyclonic. Barometric pressures recorded during the storm were low. Readings of 976 mb hPa inHg were recorded in Tallahassee, Florida, and even lower readings of 960 mb hPa inHg on were observed in New England. Low pressure records for March were set in areas of twelve states along the Eastern Seaboard, http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/research/roth/MarchWhenRecordLowSLPs.gif David M. Roth Weather Prediction Center Occurrence of March Record Low SLPs March 2016 March 14, 2016 with all-time low pressure records set between Tallahassee and Washington, D.C. http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/research/roth/AllTimeWhenRecordLowSLPs.gif David M. Roth Weather Prediction Center Months when All-Time Record Low SLPs Were Set 2016 March 14, 2016 Snow began to spread over the eastern United States, and a large squall line moved from the Gulf of Mexico into Florida and Cuba. The storm system tracked up the East Coast during Saturday and into Canada by early Monday morning. In the storm's wake, unseasonably cold temperatures were recorded over the next two days in the Southeast. Forecasting The Storm of the Century marked a milestone in the weather forecasting of the United States. By March 8, 1993, several operational numerical weather prediction models and medium-range forecasters at the United States National Weather Service recognized the threat of a significant snowstorm. This marked the first time National Weather Service meteorologists were able to predict accurately a system's severity five days in advance. Official blizzard warnings were issued two days before the storm arrived, as shorter-range models began to confirm the predictions. Forecasters were finally confident enough of the computer-forecast models to support decisions by several northeastern states to declare a state of emergency even before the snow started to fall. Forecasting the "Storm of the Century" http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/events/storm/welcome.html#firsts December 14, 2006 March 14, 2007 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Impact thumb|left|Partially dug out car at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, after the storm The storm complex was large and widespread, affecting at least 26 US states and much of eastern Canada. It brought in cold air along with heavy precipitation and hurricane-force winds which, ultimately, caused a blizzard over the affected area; this also included thundersnow from Georgia to Pennsylvania and widespread whiteout conditions. Snow flurries were seen in the air as far south as Jacksonville, Florida,http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KNIP/1993/3/13/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA History | Weather Underground Wunderground.com 2012-11-01 and some areas of central Florida received a trace of snow. The storm severely impacted both ground and air travel. Airports were closed all along the eastern seaboard, and flights were cancelled or diverted, thus stranding many passengers along the way. Every airport from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Tampa, Florida was temporarily closed due to the storm. Highways were also closed or restricted all across the affected region, even in states generally well prepared for snow emergencies.May 2023 + Snowstorm TotalsTotals are for the main system only. Place TotalMount LeConte, TN56 in cmMount Mitchell, NC50 in cmSnowshoe, WV 44 in cm on 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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Neal Lott May 14, 1993 https://web.archive.org/web/20211227225318/ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/techrpts/tr9301/tr9301.pdf 2021-12-27 dead March 3, 2007Syracuse, NY 43 in cm onTobyhanna, PA 42 in cm onPortsmouth, OH 36 in cm onRarden, OH 36 in cm onLincoln, NH 35 in cm onBlairsville, GA 35 in cm onBoone, NC 33 in cm onGatlinburg, TN 30 in cm onPittsburgh, PA 25.2 in cm onChattanooga, TN 23 in cm onLondon, KY 22 in cm on http://kyclim.wku.edu/factSheets/blizzard.htm Fact Sheet: Blizzard of 1993 David Sander Glen Conner March 3, 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20051202040137/http://kyclim.wku.edu/factSheets/blizzard.htm December 2, 2005 mdy-all Worcester, MA 20.1 in cm on http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/RecordSnows.htm Top 10 Record Snowfalls of New England Mike Carbone Neal Strauss Frank Nocera Dave Henry March 16, 2001 National Weather Service Forecast Office, Taunton, Massachusetts June 26, 2009Ottawa, ON 17.7 in cm on Reuters Plus de 100 morts de Cuba au Quebec La Presse March 15, 1993 A3 Birmingham, AL 13 in cm onBirmingham Cold Weather Facts http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=climo_winter2006bhm National Weather Service-Birmingham March 3, 2016Montreal, QC 16.1 in cm on Lapointe, Pascal Le Québec y a goûté ! Le Soleil March 15, 1993 A1 Knoxville, TN 15 in cm onTrenton, NJ 14.8 in cm onDulles, VA (25 miles W of Washington, D.C.) 14.1 in cm onBirmingham, AL 13 in cm onhttp://blog.al.com/spotnews/2013/03/where_were_you_during_the_bliz.html Where were you during the Blizzard of '93? AL.com wants your pictures, memories al.com March 11, 2013 March 15, 2015 Gray, JeremyBoston, MA 12.8 in cm onNew York, NY (LaGuardia) 12.3 in cm onBaltimore, MD (BWI) 11.9 in cm onAtlanta, GA (northern suburbs) 10.0 in cm onHuntsville, AL 7 in cm onhttp://www.bamawx.com/2008/03/blizard-of-1993.html 20th Anniversary of Blizzard of 1993 Mike Wilhelm's Alabama Weather Blog March 11, 2013 March 15, 2015 Wilhelm, Mike March 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150321124754/http://www.bamawx.com/2008/03/blizard-of-1993.html dead Atlanta, GA (Hartsfield International Airport) 4.5 in cm onMobile, AL 3 in cm on Some affected areas in the Appalachian Mountain region saw 5 ft m of snow, and snowdrifts as high as 35 ft m. Mount Le Conte, Tennessee recorded 56" and Mount Mitchell, NC recorded 50 in cm on of snowfall. The volume of the storm's total snowfall was later computed to be 12.91 mi3 km3, an amount which would weigh (depending on the variable density of snow) between 5.4 and 27 billion tons. The weight of the record snowfalls collapsed several factory roofs in the South; and snowdrifts on the windward sides of buildings caused a few decks with substandard anchoring to fall from homes. Though the storm was forecast to strike the snow-prone Appalachian Mountains, hundreds of people were nonetheless rescued from the Appalachians, many caught completely off guard on the Appalachian Trail or in cabins and lodges in remote locales. Snowdrifts up to 14 ft m were observed at Mount Mitchell. Snowfall totals of between 2 and 3 ft m were widespread across northwestern North Carolina. Boone, North Carolina—in a high-elevation area accustomed to heavy snowfalls—was nonetheless caught off-guard by more than 30 in cm of snow and 24 hours of temperatures below 11 °F °C. Boone's Appalachian State University closed that week, for the first time in its history. Stranded motorists at Deep Gap broke into Parkway Elementary School to survive, and National Guard helicopters dropped hay in fields to keep livestock from starving in northern N.C. mountain counties. In Virginia, the LancerLot sports arena in Vinton collapsed due to the weight of the record snowfall, forcing the Virginia Lancers of the ECHL to relocate to nearby Roanoke and become the Roanoke Express. Also collapsing were the roofs of a Lowe's store in Christiansburg and the Dedmon Center, at Radford University. Thousands of travelers were stranded along interstate highways in Southwest Virginia. https://www.roanoke.com/weather/region-s-blizzard-of-still-widely-remembered/article_66ef8b52-7e24-5f2c-be1c-b1fafd7d39ed.html Region's Blizzard of '93still widely remembered Weather roanoke.com March 12, 2013 Electricity was not restored to many isolated rural areas for up to three weeks, 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 72 hours. As one of the most powerful, complex storms in recent history, this storm was described as the "Storm of the Century" by many of the areas affected.May 2023 A hockey game hosted by the Philadelphia Flyers against the Los Angeles Kings was postponed due to a large window breaking from wind gusts just before the end of the first period.East’s Storm Leaves Sports Adrift : Kings: Game against Flyers is postponed after large window at Spectrum is smashed by high winds., Los Angeles Times, March 14, 1993 Gulf of Mexico The United States Coast Guard dealt with "absolutely incredible, unbelievable" conditions within the Gulf of Mexico. The 200 ft m on freighter Fantastico sank 70 mi km off Ft. Myers, Florida, and seven of her crew died when a Coast Guard helicopter was forced back to base due to low fuel levels after rescuing three of her crew. The 147 ft m on freighter Miss Beholden ran aground on a coral reef 10 mi km from Key West, Florida. Several other smaller vessels sank in the rough seas. In all, the Coast Guard rescued 235 people from over 100 boats across the Gulf of Mexico during the tempest.http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/natural-disasters/4219886 Superstorm: Eastern and Central U.S., March 1993 John Galvin Popular Mechanics December 18, 2009 Hearst Communication, Inc. 1 November 23, 2011 Florida thumb|The Derecho moves into the Florida coast during the overnight hours of March 13, 1993 thumb|upright=1.4|NOAA estimate of storm surges along Florida's Gulf Coast, March 13, 1993. Superstorm of March 1993 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration https://www.weather.gov/media/publications/assessments/Superstorm_March-93.pdf January 31, 2018 1994 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration https://web.archive.org/web/20180131201527/https://www.weather.gov/media/publications/assessments/Superstorm_March-93.pdf January 31, 2018 live Besides producing record-low barometric pressure across a swath of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states, and contributing to one of the nation's biggest snowstorms, the low produced a potent squall line ahead of its cold front. The squall line produced a serial derecho as it moved into Florida and Cuba shortly after midnight on March 13. Straight-line winds gusted above 100 mph kn km/h at many locations in Florida as the squall line moved through. A substantial tree fall was seen statewide from this system. The supercells in the derecho produced eleven tornadoes. The first tornado was an F2 that touched down in Chiefland at 04:38 UTC on March 13, damaging several mobile homes and downing trees and power lines. Three people were killed and seven people sustained injures. Around the same time, an F1 tornado was spawned near Crystal River. After moving eastward into the town, the twister damaged 15 homes, several of them severely. A total of three people were injured. The next tornado was a waterspout that moved ashore over Treasure Island around 05:00 UTC. Rated F0, the tornado deroofed one home, damaged several others, and impacted a few boats.35 3 Storm Data Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena March 1993 0039-1972 National Climatic Data Center March 12, 2018 https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-2BDEEC96-FD2E-47CC-855E-9D2A39ACDD98.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20180313093033/https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-2BDEEC96-FD2E-47CC-855E-9D2A39ACDD98.pdf March 13, 2018 Asheville, North Carolina dead mdy-all Around 05:04 UTC, an F0 tornado was reported in New Port Richey, damaging several homes and injuring 11 people. About 16 minutes later, an F2 tornado formed to the southwest of Ocala. Many trees fell and several storage buildings and a warehouse suffered extensive damage, while one hangar was destroyed and two others received major damage at the Ocala International Airport. At 05:20 UTC, approximately the same time as the Ocala tornado, another twister – rated F1 – touched down near LaCrosse. Several trees and power lines were downed and a few homes were destroyed, one from a propane explosion. One person was killed and four others received injuries. About 10 minutes later, another F2 twister was spawned near Howey-in-the-Hills. It moved through Mount Dora, destroying 13 homes, substantially damaging 80 homes, and inflicting minor damage on 266 homes. One person, a 5-month-old baby, was killed, while two others were injured. At 05:30 UTC, a waterspout-turned F0 tornado tossed a 23 ft m on sailboat about 300 ft m on at the Davis Islands yacht club in Tampa, while five other boats broke loose from their cradles and twelve were smashed into the seawall. About 30 minutes later, an F1 tornado formed in Jacksonville, demolishing four dwellings and damaging sixteen others. Also at 06:00 UTC, an F0 tornado spawned near Bartow snapped a few trees and damaged a few doors. The final tornado developed in Jacksonville at 06:10 UTC. The twister damaged a few trees near the Jacksonville International Airport. At the airport itself, the tornado damaged several jetways and service vehicles, while a Boeing 737 was pushed about 40 ft m on. A substantial storm surge was also generated along the gulf coast from Apalachee Bay in the Florida Panhandle to north of Tampa Bay. Due to the angle of the coast relative to the approaching squall, Taylor County along the eastern portion of Apalachee Bay and Hernando County north of Tampa were especially hard-hit.Event Details National Climatic Data Center http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~194933 December 22, 2010 1993 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration https://web.archive.org/web/20090416060920/http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~194933 April 16, 2009 dead mdy-all Storm surges in those areas reached up to 12 ft m, higher than many hurricanes. With little advance warning of incoming severe conditions, some coastal residents were awakened in the early morning of March 13 by the waters of the Gulf of Mexico rushing into their homes.http://www2.sptimes.com/weather/SW.3.3.html Losing a home, then losing a life Rick Gershman St. Petersburg Times March 18, 1993 December 22, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110723153944/http://www2.sptimes.com/weather/SW.3.3.html July 23, 2011 mdy-all More people died from drowning in this storm than during Hurricanes Hugo and Andrew combined.http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/assessments/superstorm/superstorm.pdf National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration December 21, 2010 Assessment of the Superstorm of March 1993 Office of Meteorology August 24, 2000 https://web.archive.org/web/20110104132301/http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/assessments/superstorm/superstorm.pdf January 4, 2011 live Overall, the storm's surge, winds, and tornadoes damaged or destroyed 18,000 homes.http://www2.sptimes.com/weather/SW.3.html A storm with no name St. Petersburg Times 1999 December 22, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110723153951/http://www2.sptimes.com/weather/SW.3.html July 23, 2011 mdy-all A total of 47 people died in Florida due to this storm. Despite all the rainfall and tornadoes, lots of snow also dropped in the Panhandle regions of Florida. Areas saw snow of up to 1 foot near the coast and inland. In Tallahassee, around 1 to 2 inches of snow were dropped to the ground. In Jacksonville and Fernandina beach, traces of snow were seen in the air. Very cold temperatures were also seen in the state. Snow was seen as far south as Tampa Bay in central Florida. Tallahassee's lowest temperature was 17 degrees F (-8 degrees C). On March 13, Orlando saw 26 degrees F (-3 degrees C), and Miami saw 39 degrees F (4 degrees C) that same day. In Orlando, there were mixed precipitations with rain, sleet and snow combined. Miami saw near record cold temperatures for the month of March. Cuba In Cuba, wind gusts reached 100 mph km/h on 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 km/h on. It is the most damaging squall line ever recorded in Cuba. There was widespread and significant damage in Cuba, with damage estimated as intense as F2.Arnaldo P. Alfonso Lino R. Naranjo March 1996 89–102 Weather and Forecasting American Meteorological Society The 13 March 1993 Severe Squall Line over Western Cuba 10.1175/1520-0434(1996)011<0089:TMSSLO>2.0.CO;2 1520-0434 11 1 1996WtFor..11...89A free The squall line finally moved out of Cuba near sunrise, leaving 10 deaths and US$1 billion in damage on the island. North Atlantic The cargo ship Gold Bond Conveyor en route from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to Tampa, Florida foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nmi km off SE of Sable Island, Nova Scotia with the loss of all 33 crew.James Bone (16 March 1993). The Times (64593). London. col E-F, p. 11."British crew lost as storm sinks freighter". It is thought that water entered the hold where gypsum ore was being stored and caused the rock to shift and harden. This instability compounded with winds of 90 mph km/h and 100 ft m on waves led to her sinking. The Liberian-flagged ship was owned by Skaarup Shipping Corp., of Greenwich, Connecticut, and under charter to National Gypsum Co., a U.S. company. The ship had previously survived the Perfect Storm of 1991 two years earlier.http://ngc-heritage.com/op-ships-gbconveyor.htm National Gypsum History February 28, 2019 October 22, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171022075033/http://ngc-heritage.com/op-ships-gbconveyor.htm dead Confirmed tornadoes 11 5 3 3 0 0 0 March 12 event + List of confirmed tornadoes – Friday, March 12, 1993Grazulis Thomas P. Grazulis Doris Tornado History Project Storm Data – March 12, 1993 http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1993/3/12/table The Tornado History Project The Tornado Project of Environmental Films 6 April 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20160313110753/http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1993/3/12/table 13 March 2016 St. Johnsbury, Vermont usurped 2016F#LocationCounty / ParishStateStart Coord. CoordinatesAll starting coordinates are based on the NCEI database and may not reflect contemporary analyses note CoordTimePath lengthWidthnote Width The listed width values are primarily the average/mean width of the tornadoes, with those having known maximum widths denoted by ♯. From 1952 to 1994, reports largely list mean width whereas contemporary years list maximum width.Agee and Childs 2014 1494 Values provided by Grazulis are the average width, with estimates being rounded down (i.e. 0.5 mi km on is rounded down from 880 yards to 800 yards.Brooks 2004 310Grazulis 1990 ixDamage F2NW of ChieflandLevyFL29.5 -82.88 Chiefland (March 12, F2)04:38–?1 mi km on on80 yd m on on50,000,000 $3 deaths – A tornado damaged or destroyed frame homes and trailers, crushing to death three people, including an aged individual. The tornado also felled trees and power lines. 10 injuries occurred.Grazulis 1997 1345Storm Data Publication 1993 #10319983 F1E of Crystal RiverCitrusFL28.9 -82.57 Crystal River (March 12, F1)04:38–?0.5 mi km on on30 yd m on on5,000,000 $This tornado damaged 15 homes, some severely. Three injuries occurred.Storm Data Publication 1993 #10317650 March 13 event + List of confirmed tornadoes – Saturday, March 13, 1993Grazulis Thomas P. Grazulis Doris Tornado History Project Storm Data – March 13, 1993 http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1993/3/12/table The Tornado History Project The Tornado Project of Environmental Films 6 April 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055119/http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1993/3/13/table 4 March 2016 St. Johnsbury, Vermont usurped 2016F#LocationCounty / ParishStateStart Coord. Coordinatesnote CoordTimePath lengthWidthnote WidthDamage F0Treasure IslandPinellasFL27.77 -82.77 Treasure Island (March 13, F0)05:00–?0.1 mi km on on10 yd m on on50,000 $A waterspout moved onshore, damaging several homes and some boats. One of the homes was unroofed.Storm Data Publication 1993 #10358522 F0New Port RicheyPascoFL28.25 -82.72 New Port Richey (March 13, F0)05:04–?0.1 mi km on on10 yd m on onA tornado damaged homes, slightly injuring 11 people.Storm Data Publication 1993 #10319714 F2OcalaMarionFL29.08 -82.23 Ocala (March 13, F2)05:20–05:3715 mi km on on100 yd m on on50,000,000 $Forming over woods, this tornado hit the Ocala Airport, destroying or damaging three hangars there. It splintered trees before hitting an industrial park, damaging a warehouse and other buildings.Grazulis 1997 1345Storm Data Publication 1993 #10320170 F1N of LaCrosseAlachuaFL29.85 -82.4 LaCrosse (March 13, F1)05:20–?0.8 mi km on on60 yd m on on5,000,000 $1 death – This tornado destroyed some frame homes, while downing power lines and trees. The death occurred in a trailer, along with four injuries.Grazulis 1997 1345Storm Data Publication 1993 #10318064 F2NW of Howey-in-the-Hills to Mount Dora to E of Forest CityLakeFL28.68 -81.77 Howey-in-the-Hills (March 13, F2)05:30–?30 mi km on on200 yd m on on5,000,000 $1 death – This narrow, swift tornado destroyed or damaged 359 homes, killing a person in a trailer. 60 injuries occurred.Grazulis 1997 1345Storm Data Publication 1993 #10320155 F0TampaHillsboroughFL27.98 -82.47 Tampa (March 13, F0)05:30–?0.1 mi km on on10 yd m on on500 $A waterspout hit a yacht club at Davis Islands, lofting a 23 ft m mid -long sailboat 300 ft m on, casting a dozen others against a seawall, and pushing five boats off their cradles. F1Jacksonville (1st tornado)DuvalFL30.35 -81.67 Jacksonville #1 (March 13, F1)06:00–?0.8 mi km on on50 yd m on on5,000,000 $This tornado destroyed or damaged 20 homes.Storm Data Publication 1993 #10317837 F0S of Bartow to S of LakelandPolkFL27.88 -81.83 Bartow (March 13, F0)06:00–06:100.1 mi km on on10 yd m on on500 $This tornado broke off trees and dislodged doors.Storm Data Publication 1993 #10319852 F0Jacksonville (2nd tornado)DuvalFL30.35 -81.67 Jacksonville #2 (March 13, F0)06:10–?0.1 mi km on on10 yd m on on500,000 $Developing near Jacksonville Airport, this tornado splintered trees. It then hit the airport, damaging service vehicles and jetways, while moving a Boeing 737 40 ft m on.Storm Data Publication 1993 #10317838 See also Weather North America Caribbean Braer Storm List of derecho events Great Flood of 1993 Hurricane Sandy (2012) – Caused similar snowfall totals over the Northeast almost 20 years later. Early 2014 North American cold wave Snowmageddon January 2016 North American blizzard February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm – The costliest winter storm on record, also killed 200+ people The Day After Tomorrow – Uses archive footage of the 1993 storm Notes note References 2 Sources Ernest M. Agee Samuel Childs Adjustments in Tornado Counts, F-Scale Intensity, and Path Width for Assessing Significant Tornado Destruction Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology June 1, 2014 53 6 1494–1505 10.1175/JAMC-D-13-0235.1 American Meteorological Society free https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/apme/53/6/jamc-d-13-0235.1.xml Agee and Childs 2014 Brooks Harold E. Harold E. Brooks On the Relationship of Tornado Path Length and Width to Intensity Weather and Forecasting April 2004 19 2 310–19 10.1175/1520-0434(2004)019<0310:OTROTP>2.0.CO;2 free 2004WtFor..19..310B Grazulis Thomas P. Significant Tornadoes 1880–1989 November 1990 The Tornado Project of Environmental Films St. Johnsbury, Vermont 1-879362-02-3 2 Grazulis Thomas P. Significant Tornadoes Update, 1992–1995 January 1997 The Tornado Project of Environmental Films St. Johnsbury, Vermont 1-879362-04-X 1 Storm Data Publication 1993 National Weather Service March 1993 Storm Data Publication National Centers for Environmental Information Storm Events Database https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/ Category:Blizzards in the United States Category:Blizzards in Canada Category:Nor'easters 03-12 Storm Of The Century 03-12 Storm Of The Century 03-12 Storm Of The Century 03-12 Storm Of The Century 03-12 Storm Of The Century Category:Derechos in the United States Category:F2, EF2 and IF2 tornadoes Category:Tornado outbreaks in the United States 03-12 Category:Natural disasters in Alabama Category:Natural disasters in Connecticut Category:Natural disasters in Florida Category:Natural disasters in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Natural disasters in Kentucky Category:Natural disasters in New Brunswick Category:Natural disasters in New Hampshire Category:Natural disasters in New York (state) Category:Natural disasters in North Carolina Category:Natural disasters in Nova Scotia Category:Natural disasters in Ontario Category:Natural disasters in Pennsylvania Category:Natural disasters in Quebec Category:Natural disasters in Tennessee Category:Natural disasters in Virginia Category:Natural disasters in West Virginia Category:Natural disasters in Washington, D.C. 12 Storm Of The Century Category:Volcanic winters Category:Natural disasters in Canada