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March 2

27 entries from the federal record fall on March 2, across every year it covers.

Tornadoes

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

  1. 2012EF4, 46.6 mile path, 11 killed Washington, IN; Clark, IN; Scott, IN
  2. 2012EF4, 9.8 mile path, 4 killed Grant, KY; Kenton, KY
  3. 2012EF3, 85 mile path, 10 killed Menifee, KY; Morgan, KY; Lawrence, KY
  4. 2012EF3, 8.7 mile path, 3 killed Ripley, IN
  5. 2012EF3, 20.4 mile path, 3 killed Campbell, KY; Pendleton, KY; Clermont, OH
  6. 2012EF3, 49 mile path, 2 killed Wolfe, KY; Magoffin, KY; Johnson, KY
  7. 1999F3, 12 mile path, 1 killed Jasper, TX; Newton, TX
  8. 1951F3, 38.1 mile path Osborne, KS; Mitchell, KS; Cloud, KS
  9. 1971F3, 23.8 mile path Pike, AL; Barbour, AL
  10. 1971F3, 4.9 mile path Clarke, AL
  11. 1977F3, 4.3 mile path Stephens, OK
  12. 1979F3, 7.1 mile path Mason, TX
  13. 2012EF3, 34 mile path Limestone, AL; Madison, AL
  14. 2012EF3, 41 mile path Hamilton, TN; Bradley, TN; Polk, TN
  15. 2012EF3, 3.3 mile path Trimble, KY
  16. 2012EF3, 29 mile path Haralson, GA; Paulding, GA
  17. 2012EF2, 7.2 mile path, 6 killed Laurel, KY
  18. 2012EF2, 11.1 mile path, 1 killed Adams, OH
  19. 2012EF2, 34 mile path, 1 killed Tallapoosa, AL; Chambers, AL
  20. 2020EF2, 18.7 mile path, 1 killed Benton, TN; Humphreys, TN

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2009Avalanche, 4 deaths, $260,000 Alpine; El Dorado; Lassen; Modoc
  2. 2017Winter Weather, 3 deaths Dodge; Jefferson; Walworth
  3. 1997Flood, 1 deaths, $125 million Breckinridge; Hancock; Hardin; Jefferson

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1901M6.4, Parkfield, California Monterey County, CA
  2. 1937M5.0, Near Anna, Ohio Auglaize County, OH
  3. 1959M5.3, near Gilroy, California Santa Clara County, CA
  4. 2005M5.1, near Winslow West, Arizona Coconino County, AZ