The 1993 superstorm, commonly referred to as “The Storm of the Century,” impacted much of the area during the early morning hours of March 13.
The storm developed as an area of low pressure near the Mexico-Texas border. The system then began to lift northeastward into the Gulf of Mexico.
Wind gusts of over 70 mph were reported with the line, with significant damage to trees, roofs and power lines.Eleven tornadoes were reported with the derecho, including three F2 tornadoes.An F0 tornado touched down at Jacksonville International Airport area. The tornado damaged several jetways and vehicles and moved a Boeing 737 approximately 40 feet.The derecho and storm system was powerful enough to produce a large storm surge in the Big Bend and Nature Coast regions of Florida.
Behind the derecho, a large blast of arctic air rushed into the state. This cold airmass converted rain to snow in the Florida Panhandle, with some area receiving nearly 6 inches of snow.After impacting Florida and southeast Georgia, the complex then moved northeastward, up the Interstate 95 corridor.Over 50 inches of heavy wet snow fell on the some of the mountains in Tennessee and North Carolina.
Winds were also intense, producing widespread power outages. Winds gusted to 81 mph in Boston, with Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, seeing a 90 mph gust.Eighteen homes fell into the sea in Long Island, New York, with the Outer Banks of North Carolina reporting nearly 200 homes uninhabitable due to flooding and the pounding surf.In total, the weather service reported over 300 weather-related fatalities and damage at over $5 billion.
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