March's Weather- 2nd: After record breaking snows in February for many areas of New England, more snow caused continued problems with roofs collapsing.
- 2nd-3rd: After very warm temperatures in Oklahoma and Texas, a Cold Front dropped 2 tornadoes and softball size hail in Oklahoma and rain that changed to snow in both states with up to 6 inches in some areas.
- 3rd: Parts of Texas hit with a strong line of storms with flooding rains and damaging winds. In Louisiana a tornado knocked over trees and damaged several farm buildings and another tornado in southern Mississippi caused wide spread damage and injuried 14 people, while there were 2 more tornadoes in Alabama, one of which was an EF-1.
- 4th: A state of emergency was declared in Big Stone Gap in Virginia after a strong thunderstorm hit the town, causing a 14-block area to be evacuated, because of "a micro-burst, tornadic-like event. A late-winter storm dumped as much as 10 inches of snow in parts of southeastern Michigan and created a slow and messy morning commute.
- 5th: Snow, ice and flooding closed roads and schools across Ohio and left tens of thousands of customers without electricity in the aftermath of a storm system that had pummeled wide sections of the eastern half of the nation. Scattered school closings were reported Wednesday from Indiana to Maine. The National Weather Service issued flood warnings and advisories for streams from eastern Oklahoma to North Carolina and as far to the northeast as Massachusetts. In northern Maine, Caribou received 1.4 inches of snow overnight, giving the city a total of more than 160 inches so far this season, making this the second-snowiest winter on record there.
- 7th: Severe thunderstorms and at least two tornadoes hit northern Florida, causing minor injuries, one death, destroying several homes and knocking down power lines, while winter storm dumped up to 9 inches of snow on North Texas.
- 7th-8th: A late-winter snowstorm pummeled residents from Arkansas to the Great Lakes, knocking out electricity for thousands and bringing blizzard conditions to parts of Ohio and Kentucky with over a foot of snow in some areas. On the eastside of the storm, flooding rains all along the East Coast caused travel problems with flooded roads and over flowing streams and rivers. Power was knocked out in various states with winds gusting to 65 mph.
- 14th: Severe weather in the SE with hail and tornadoes, one of which touchdown in Atlanta causing major damage to buildings. A storm brought more than a foot of new snow to the northwest Colorado mountains.
- 15th: More severe weather in the SE with thunderstorms, hail and several tornadoes with one tornado responsible for 2 deaths in Georgia. South Carolina had 7 tornadoes. While they were weak, there was a great deal of damage.
- 16th: Several tornadoes in South Carolina damaged several homes/businesses.
- 18th-19th: Heavy rains from Texas to Ohio dropped 4 to 12" and caused major flooding.
- 20th: Flooding in Missouri, Ohio, Indiana from yesterday's rains forced thousands to evacuate. At least 16 deaths blamed on the flooding rains of the past 2 days.
- 21st: A springtime winter snow storm dropped several inches of snow on northern Illinois, canceled flights and caused slick road conditions.
- 26th: Heavy snow, up to 6", and gusting winds from an early spring storm caused school delays and tied up traffic in Eastern Washington.
- 27th: Severe storms in Missouri and Oklahoma with hail and 5 tornadoes.
- 28th: With a few more inches of snow in New Hampshite, this season is now the 3rd snowiest ever.
- 31st: Severe weather with several tornadoes in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri knocked out power, damaged trees, homes and businesses.
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