CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – March 12th-14th, 1993 will always be remembered across not just the Mountain State, but across the entire eastern half of the United States of America.
On this date 29 years ago, the infamously named “Storm of the Century” ravaged through the region.
More than a foot of snow dropped over the course of three days, 29 years ago. This disabled lives and property for days – weeks for some.
More than two-and-a-half feet fell in some posts across Raleigh, Pocahontas, and Randolph counties – this includes Snowshoe Mountain which peaked at 44 inches, according to the National Weather Service office in Charleston, W.Va.
It also impacted areas outside of the Mountain State.
Stay up to date on the latest weather alerts: Subscribe to our daily and breaking weather newsletters ❄
Parts of the country as far south as Louisiana and Mississippi all the way up to Maine saw the snowy impacts of this storm, but there were other impacts as well.
According to the National Centers for Environmental Information:
In addition to the snow, an estimated 15 tornadoes struck Florida, and 44 deaths were attributed to either the tornadoes or other severe weather in the state. A 12-foot storm surge also occurred in Taylor County, Florida, resulting in at least seven deaths.
National Centers for Environmental Information
The storm’s high winds were also extremely devastating, with at least 15 stations along the East Coast reporting wind gusts of 70 miles per hour or stronger. Dry Tortugas, west of Key West, Florida, recorded a wind gust of 109 miles per hour. And, Mount Washington, New Hampshire, recorded a gust of 144 miles per hour.
There were also hundreds of deaths combined from multiple states as well as millions of power outages reported. This Superstorm both directly and indirectly impacted roughly 40 percent of the United States of America’s population.
Stick with the StormTracker 12 weather team for the latest weather updates on Facebook, Twitter, the StormTracker 12 app on Android and Apple devices, and on wboy.com! Subscribe to our daily weather email newsletter and our breaking news to stay up to date on severe weather alerts! stay up to date on severe weather alerts!
