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===The Storm of the Century===
[[File:1993 Storm of the Century Asheville, North Carolina snowfall.jpg|thumb|Under the weight of snow, a tree falls next to a car in [[Asheville, North Carolina]]]]

The [[1993 Storm of the Century|Storm of the Century]], also known as the Great Blizzard of 1993, was a large [[cyclone|cyclonic]] storm that formed over the [[Gulf of Mexico]] on March 12, 1993, and dissipated in the North Atlantic Ocean on March 15. It is unique for its intensity, massive size and wide-reaching effect. At its height, the storm stretched from Canada towards Central America, but its main impact was on the United States and Cuba. The cyclone moved through the Gulf of Mexico, and then through the Eastern United States before moving into Canada. Areas as far south as northern Alabama and Georgia received a dusting of snow and areas such as [[Birmingham, Alabama]], received up to {{convert|12|in|cm|abbr=on}} <ref name="ncdc-event-details">{{cite web | title = Event Details | author = National Climatic Data Center | author-link = National Climatic Data Center | url = http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~194933 | access-date = December 22, 2010 | year = 1993 | publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090416060920/http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~194933 | archive-date = April 16, 2009 | url-status = dead }}</ref> with [[Wind#Wind force scale|hurricane-force]] wind gusts and record low [[barometric pressure]]s. Between Louisiana and Cuba, hurricane-force winds produced high storm surges across northwestern Florida, which along with scattered [[tornado]]es killed dozens of people. In the United States, the storm was responsible for the loss of [[electricity|electric power]] to over 10&nbsp;million customers. It is purported to have been directly experienced by nearly 40&nbsp;percent of the country's population at that time. A total of 310 people, including 10 from Cuba, perished during this storm. The storm cost $6 to $10 billion in damages.