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Listed are Meteorological events that happened on this date:
1717
New England's "Great Snow." occurred between February 27th and March 7th. Four storms dumped 36 inches of snow at Boston, MA and as much as 4 feet further north. Drifts up to 25 feet were reported near Dorchester, MA. Travel was virtually impossible for nearly 3 weeks.
1899
Cyclone Mahina, aka “The Bathurst Bay Hurricane” in Australia was credited with having produced the highest storm surge on record in the world. The cyclone, with an estimated central pressure of 911 millibars or 26.90 inches caused a 42.6 foot surge when it came ashore on the coast of northern Australia. The storm killed as many as 400 people.
1909
Though fair weather was forecasted, President Taft was inaugurated amidst a furious winter storm. About 10 inches of wet snow disrupted travel and communications. The storm drew much criticism against the U.S. Weather Bureau.
1910
An avalanche swept down Cheops Mountain and hit a work train and crew cleaning a previous slide at Rogers Pass, British Columbia Canada. All but one of the 63-man crew died.
1960
A ferocious blizzard that began on the 3rd struck the mid-Atlantic and northeast. Some snowfall totals included 17 inches at Roanoke, VA and 18 inches at Scranton, PA. The storm was especially fierce in eastern New England where the winds approached hurricane force. In Massachusetts, Blue Hill in Milton, totaled 30 inches, Nantucket was buried under 31 inches, and Boston recorded 20 inches. Just offshore the storm's central pressure bottomed out at 960 millibars or 28.35”.
1966
A severe blizzard raged across Minnesota and North Dakota. The blizzard lasted four days producing up to 35 inches of snow at Mobridge, SD, and wind gusting to 100 mph at Broken Bow, NE produced snowdrifts 30 to 40 feet high. Bismarck, ND reported zero visibility for 11 hours and had 22.4 inches of snow to set a new single storm snowfall record. Traffic was paralyzed for three days from the 2nd through the 5th. Thirteen people died as a result of the blizzard and livestock losses were heavy.
Across the border in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada the blizzard dropped 13 inches of snow with wind gusts up to 75 mph, paralyzing the city for two days.
1971
A snowstorm struck Quebec, Canada. Montreal reported 18.5 inches with wind gusts to 70 mph creating huge drifts. Electric power was out up to a week in some areas. The snowfall at Dorval totaled 17 inches; officially the city's greatest 24 hour snow.
1983
Brownsville, TX recorded a high of 100°, the earliest the city has ever hit the century mark.
1985
A blizzard, which began on the 2nd, battered the Upper Midwest. 15 to 25 inches of snow was common across South Dakota with drifts up to 20 feet. 24 inches was recorded at Benson, MN and Duluth, MN had a wind gust to 71 mph. Most highways and state roads were closed for 2 days. Thunderstorms with brilliant lightning displays were also reported with the heavy snow.
1988
Snow and freezing rain made travel hazardous in Ohio and Indiana. A 6-car pile-up resulted near Columbus, OH, with 7 injuries reported. Up to 2 inches of ice glazed parts of central Indiana while up to 10 inches of snow blanketed parts of northern Ohio.
1989
Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Lower Mississippi Valley. A strong F-3 tornado injured 5 people and livestock near Brownsville, MS. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 90 mph at Canton, MS.
1997
The river front area of Cincinnati, OH was under water, as the Ohio River hit 63.33 feet; more than 11 feet above flood stage.
1999
A snowstorm dumped heavy snow from Maryland to New England. Rochester, NY set their all time 24-hour snowfall record with 24.3 inches.
2004
Oklahoma reported its first tornado in 292 days, a record stretch of days without a reported tornado that began 5/16/2003. An F-0 tornado touched down 2 miles north of Muldrow to break the string.
On this date through the 6th, a heavy snowstorm stranded 4,000 motorists in the central provinces of North and South Chungcheong in central South Korea. Nearly 2 feet of snow accumulated in some areas, the greatest single-day snowfall on record
2006
A tornado in the southern part of the Bagerhat District in Bangladesh destroyed approximately 500 dwellings and uprooted hundreds of trees. Four people were killed and more than 50 people were injured.
2008
Only two days after basking in a summer-like 78° temperatures, St. Louis was buried under nearly a foot of snow in 7 hours, the biggest snowstorm in 15 years.
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