After the deadly tornado outbreak in Tennesee Monday night, I figured it is time to post an article on the history of the deadliest in the U.S. plus some other stats.
Matt Suter of Fordland, Missouri holds the record for the longest-known distance traveled by anyone picked up by a tornado and survive. On March 12, 2006, he was carried 1,307 feet (398 m), 13 feet (4.0 m) shy of one-quarter mile (400 m), according to National Weather Service measurements.
The small town of Codell, Kansas, was hit by a tornado on the same date (May 20) three consecutive years: 1916, 1917, and 1918. The United States has about 100,000 thunderstorms per year; less than 1% produce a tornado. The odds of this coincidence occurring again are extremely small.
The Grand Island, Nebraska area was hit by seven tornadoes in 4 hours.
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Weather History
March 1
1882: March comes in like a lamb with high temperatures in the 60s. Lansing hits 64 degrees and goes on to reach 66 degrees the next day. This continued the warmth from the previous month, which was the warmest February on record at Lansing.
1962: Bitterly cold weather begins the month with morning lows below zero and high temperatures only around 10 degrees.
March 2
2002: A strong low-pressure center moves across the Ohio Valley bringing record snows to Lower Michigan. Grand Rapids has 13. 9 inches and Muskegon 10.5 inches, both set records for their snowiest March day on record.
March 3
1943: Arctic air dominates the first ten days of the month. Record cold temperatures this morning include the 10 below zero at Muskegon and the 9 below at Grand Rapids.
1983: Record highs are set across Lower Michigan with Grand Rapids hitting 72 degrees and Muskegon 69 degrees. The first week of March is incredibly balmy with six straight days of high temperatures of 60 or above at Grand Rapids.
March 4
1912: Subzero cold continues during one of the coldest months of March on record across Lower Michigan. Muskegon sets a record low of 2 below zero on this morning, during a spell of five straight days below zero.
March 5
1948: Arctic high pressure dominates the first half of the month of March with record lows this morning of 8 below zero at Grand Rapids and 5 below at Muskegon.
1976: Thunderstorms move over cold air near the ground to produce one of the worst ice storms in history across Wisconsin and Lower Michigan. From 2 to 5 inches of ice builds up on trees and power lines, resulting in hundreds of thousands of people without power, some for as long as ten days.
March 6
1956: Severe thunderstorms moved across Lower Michigan ahead of a strong cold front. A tornado destroyed five barns and unroofed homes in North Blendon and Bauer in Ottawa County.
March 7
1908: After heavy snow in February, heavy rains and warmer conditions set in, setting the stage for a disastrous flood. The Kalamazoo River flooded the town of Albion when the Homer Dam broke around 3 p.m. By midnight, the bridges surrounding town were underwater. Six buildings in Albion collapsed.
1999: Arctic air and several inches of fresh snow on the ground combine to drop temperatures to a record low of 13 below zero at Lansing.
2000: Temperatures reach the 70s during a record early season warm spell. Grand Rapids hits 72 degrees and Lansing 74 degrees.
Hmmm…guess I see why Rocky is ignoring the weather at home, next week he’ll be posting the weather in Barrow, AK!
https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/7f39432f98eef2d300f773cf914253d5f248e7131cb69cb63b087ebda662f574
Check it out!!
https://weather.com/weather/weekend/l/San+Antonio+TX?canonicalCityId=a350bf57ff31fb2da239d0bc8e95511cddf79670693cbfd0f14a40fb45222c37
Check it out!
https://www.nubsnob.com/conditions-new/
Currently in San Antonio it’s cloudy and around 70! Great golfing weather! The warm weather just keeps going there!
Currently up in snow country – Petoskey it is 32 degrees and great ski conditions and I am seeing a bunch of snowmobiles in use. Tonight low 24 and then an inch of snow tomorrow! The great winter just keeps rocking and rolling! Wow!
My yard is getting green already and grass is growing .. I may need to mow the lawn next week.
I hear ya! With the 50’s and rains coming it’s gonna be growing up real nice! Spring has sprung!! I love long springs!
WOOD has 58 degrees Sunday! Do we hit 60?
Currently 33* degrees out at thee YARDOFBRICKS chilly outside cold enough for snow lets see the sun today let’s feel temps in the 40’s it supposed to be Spring out there ….Have a great hump.day …INDY
Currently light snow and temp around 30 degrees in Petoskey and accumulating snow is in the forecast for later this week! It is another great winter day in snow country! Incredible!
Petoskey has had a mild winter with more than a foot below average snowfall! Who knew?
Get off your duff and head up here to see for yourself! They are having a great winter and a great ski season that is still going strong! Temps in the 30’s and more snow on the the way! Absolutely incredible! Your warm weather hype is ridiculous!
Just the facts. Is there a time in early March when a place hundreds of miles north of us doesn’t have man made snow on their ski hills? Probably not. Your comments are not valuable on a weather blog and hold no weight in light of a mild and low snow winter for northern Michigan.
Lol!