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March 3

13 entries from the federal record fall on March 3, across every year it covers.

Tornadoes

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

  1. 1966F5, 202.5 mile path, 58 killed Neshoba, MS; Kemper, MS; Hinds, MS
  2. 2019EF4, 68 mile path, 23 killed Macon, AL; Lee, AL; Muscogee, GA
  3. 2020EF4, 8.4 mile path, 19 killed Putnam, TN
  4. 2020EF3, 60.1 mile path, 5 killed Davidson, TN; Wilson, TN; Smith, TN
  5. 1952F3, 3.3 mile path Pickens, AL
  6. 1952F3, 4.3 mile path Bibb, GA
  7. 1970F3, 0.5 mile path Rusk, TX
  8. 1971F3, 2 mile path Pike, AL
  9. 2012EF3, 10.4 mile path Lowndes, GA; Lanier, GA
  10. 2019EF3, 8.8 mile path Leon, FL; Jefferson, FL

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2019Avalanche, 5 deaths Gunnison; Hinsdale; Montrose; Ouray

Earthquakes

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

  1. 1909M5.0, Nevada County, California Nevada County, CA
  2. 1980M5.1, near Ferndale, California Humboldt County, CA