Severe Weather History


March Severe Weather in the United States

77,251

Recorded events

6.0%

Share of the whole archive

1,135

Direct deaths

$16.9B

Property damage

March severe weather accounts for 77,251 recorded events — 6.0% of everything in the U.S. archive — spread across 3,027 counties, with 1,135 direct deaths since 1950.

Recorded severe weather events by month across the whole U.S. archive
Recorded severe weather events by month across the whole U.S. archive

By hazard type

What hits the U.S. in March

HazardEventsDeaths
Hail31,4302
Thunderstorm Wind25,29953
Tornado6,299822
Flood6,22562
Flash Flood5,077107
Heavy Rain1,5587
Funnel Cloud5220
Lightning51218
Debris Flow12044
Wildfire731
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · every year since 1950 combined

By state

States with the most March severe weather

RankStateEvents
#1Texas9,802
#2Missouri5,074
#3Oklahoma5,035
#4Alabama4,493
#5Mississippi4,388
#6Arkansas3,972
#7Georgia3,839
#8Louisiana3,313
#9Tennessee3,088
#10Illinois3,028
#11Kentucky3,021
#12Kansas2,883
#13Florida2,656
#14Indiana2,486
#15Ohio2,003
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · all years combined

Significant events

The deadliest March events on record

DateEventCountyDeaths
Mar 4, 1966Tornado F5Hinds County, Mississippi57
Mar 21, 1952Tornado F4White County, Arkansas50
Mar 22, 2014Debris FlowSnohomish County, Washington43
Mar 21, 1952Tornado F4Woodruff County, Arkansas29
Mar 3, 2019Tornado EF4Lee County, Alabama23
Mar 22, 1952Tornado F4Chester County, Tennessee23
Mar 27, 1994Tornado F4St. Clair County, Alabama22
Mar 3, 2020Tornado EF4Putnam County, Tennessee19
Mar 31, 1962Tornado F3Santa Rosa County, Florida17
Mar 22, 1952Tornado F4Pemiscot County, Missouri17
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

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