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February 3

14 entries from the federal record fall on February 3, across every year it covers.

Tornadoes

Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.

  1. 2022EF2, 25.9 mile path, 1 killed Greene, AL; Hale, AL

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2025Avalanche, 8 deaths Box Elder; Cache; Davis; Morgan
  2. 2018Winter Weather, 5 deaths Columbia; Dane; Dodge; Fond du Lac
  3. 2019Heavy Snow, 5 deaths Benton; Columbia; Franklin; Kittitas
  4. 2010Heavy Snow, 4 deaths Bernalillo; Catron; Chaves; Cibola
  5. 2011Ice Storm, 4 deaths, $15.4 million Adams; Attala; Choctaw; Claiborne
  6. 2014Winter Storm, 4 deaths Bonneville; Fremont; Jefferson; Madison
  7. 1998Heavy Snow, 3 deaths Adair; Allen; Anderson; Barren
  8. 2014Cold/Wind Chill, 3 deaths Cook

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).

  1. 1965M8.7, Western Aleutian Islands (Hawadax/Rat Islands) Aleutians West Census Area, AK
  2. 1965M7.4, near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West Census Area, AK
  3. 1979M5.2, near Samoa, California Humboldt County, CA
  4. 1987M5.1, near Kalaoa, Hawaii Hawaii County, HI
  5. 1994M5.8, near Auburn, Wyoming Lincoln County, WY