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The 'Storm of the Century' in 1993 walloped the East Coast of the United States, and impacting nearly half of the United States Weather.gov

In 1993, an early March storm surged up the East Coast of the United States, unleashing snow and wind on a wider area than any other storm in recorded history. Massive snowfalls were recorded from eastern Canada to southern Alabama. Parts of 26 states were hit; roughly half of the entire U.S. population was affected, including many large cities [source: NOAA]. All-time records for snowfall were set in locations from Birmingham, Alabama, and Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Asheville, North Carolina. Mount LeConte, Tennessee, received 60 inches (1.5 meters) of snow.

This storm broke numerous weather records. A record low temperature of minus 12 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 24.4 degrees Celsius) was recorded in Burlington, Vermont, and even Daytona Beach, Florida, felt the effects, with a low of 31 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 0.56 degrees Celsius). Birmingham, Alabama, received more than 17 inches (43 centimeters) of snow, while Atlanta was hit with 4 inches (10.2 centimeters). Snowfall totals were amplified farther north — Syracuse, New York, got more than 40 inches (1.02 meters), for example. Mountainous areas in the Appalachians and Catskills were hit with the most snowfall.

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High winds were a major issue causing damage as far north as Nova Scotia and as far south as Florida. Winds were clocked as high as 144 miles per hour (231.7 kilometers per hour) in New Hampshire. Using storm surge and barometric pressure data, meteorologists scored this storm a 5, or extreme, on the NESIS scale.

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