A spectacular, but deadly and destructive, winter storm swept out of thenorthern Gulf and along the Atlantic Seaboard on March 13 and 14, 1993.The massive storm was best known for its snowy aspect, which amounted to afull-blown blizzard along the Appalachians to eastern Canada.
Highest snowfall spread along the southern Appalachians, reaching 50 inches onMount Mitchell, N.C., and 47 inches at Grantsville, Md. But Syracuse picked up43 inches from this amazing storm.
The storm unleashed high winds, which drifted shut an untold number of roadsand highways.
Severe weather, including tornados, squall-line thunderstorms and evenhurricane-like tidal surge, racked Florida. West coast storm tides rose as manyas 12 feet above normal.
No fewer that 11 twisters struck Florida taking five lives.
Even Havana, Cuba, suffered damaging winds with the storm's extreme squallline.
Storm pressure was exceptionally low, bottoming at 960 millibars, or 28.34inches.
Story by AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Jim Andrews
