High Winds, Flooding and Tornadoes - March 3, 2023

March 3, 2023
Severe Storms, High Winds, and Tornadoes

An exceptionally strong low pressure system moved through the Ohio Valley on Friday, March 3, 2023. The intense surface low tracking through the region resulted in local barometric pressure readings that were among the 5 lowest ever recorded pressure values in the area. At Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), for example, the barometric pressure with this storm was second only to the great blizzard of 1978.

Some of the more impressive barometric pressure readings in the region emphasize the strength of this storm system:

**March 3, 2023 Lowest Barometric Pressure**
**(as compared to the Blizzard of 1978)**
Station	March 3, 2023 lowest barometric pressure and ranking	January 26, 1978 Lowest Pressure (Blizzard of '78)
Cincinnati (CVG)	28.84 inches (2nd)	28.81 inches
Dayton (DAY)	28.90 inches (3rd)	28.68 inches
Columbus (CMH)	28.92 inches (4th)	28.46 inches

With this intense storm came a spectrum of hazards and damage, including high winds gusting as high as 71 mph at the Maysville Kentucky Mesonet site. Additional wind gusts between 55-70 mph were reported from northern Kentucky through southern and into central Ohio, causing widespread damage.

Widespread flooding also occurred, with rainfall reports from 2 to 3" in a 12 hour period.

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1019 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS...

Location                     Speed     Time/Date       Lat/Lon

...Indiana...

...Dearborn County...
Lawrenceburg                 52 MPH    0610 PM 03/03   39.12N/84.92W
Weisburg                     44 MPH    0730 PM 03/03   39.22N/85.04W
Dillsboro                    36 MPH    0630 PM 03/03   39.00N/85.02W

...Ripley County...
Penntown                     50 MPH    0640 PM 03/03   39.28N/85.10W
1.2 E Versailles (INDOT)     47 MPH    0540 PM 03/03   39.06N/85.23W
Big Oaks                     44 MPH    0547 PM 03/03   38.93N/85.36W
Versailles                   43 MPH    0518 PM 03/03   39.07N/85.25W
Cross Plains                 43 MPH    0631 PM 03/03   38.94N/85.28W
Batesville                   42 MPH    0630 PM 03/03   39.30N/85.22W

...Switzerland County...
Vevay                        68 MPH    0505 PM 03/03   38.78N/85.03W

...Wayne County...
Richmond                     41 MPH    0915 PM 03/03   39.75N/84.85W
Economy                      37 MPH    0830 PM 03/03   39.99N/85.08W

...Kentucky...

...Boone County...
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky 55 MPH    0805 PM 03/03   39.05N/84.67W
Burlington 4 S               51 MPH    0615 PM 03/03   38.97N/84.72W
Florence                     48 MPH    0546 PM 03/03   38.99N/84.69W
Union                        46 MPH    0618 PM 03/03   38.95N/84.66W
Big Bone                     38 MPH    0640 PM 03/03   38.91N/84.77W

...Bracken County...
Brooksville                  50 MPH    0645 PM 03/03   38.70N/84.05W

...Campbell County...
Alexandria                   59 MPH    0609 PM 03/03   38.99N/84.40W
Coldspring                   35 MPH    0715 PM 03/03   39.02N/84.41W
Alexandria 5 NW              35 MPH    1000 PM 03/03   39.02N/84.47W

...Carroll County...
Carrollton 2 E               49 MPH    0505 PM 03/03   38.69N/85.14W

...Grant County...
Crittenden                   58 MPH    0500 PM 03/03   38.78N/84.54W
Jonesville                   55 MPH    0507 PM 03/03   38.66N/84.69W
Crittenden                   43 MPH    0556 PM 03/03   38.77N/84.60W

...Kenton County...
Ft Wright                    40 MPH    0615 PM 03/03   39.06N/84.54W

...Lewis County...
Vanceburg 6 W                51 MPH    0725 PM 03/03   38.58N/83.42W

...Mason County...
Maysville 3 SW               71 MPH    0540 PM 03/03   38.62N/83.81W
Fleming-Mason County Airport 67 MPH    0615 PM 03/03   38.55N/83.75W

...Owen County...
Owenton 5 E                  64 MPH    0515 PM 03/03   38.55N/84.74W

...Pendleton County...
Falmouth                     60 MPH    0515 PM 03/03   38.70N/84.40W

...Ohio...

...Adams County...
Blue Creek                   39 MPH    0600 PM 03/03   38.72N/83.33W

...Auglaize County...
Auglaize County Neil Armstro 36 MPH    0955 PM 03/03   40.50N/84.30W

...Brown County...
Mount Orab                   42 MPH    0820 PM 03/03   39.03N/83.95W
Georgetown                   41 MPH    0657 PM 03/03   38.86N/83.90W
Fayetteville                 38 MPH    0615 PM 03/03   39.20N/83.94W

...Butler County...
Middletown Hook              52 MPH    0655 PM 03/03   39.53N/84.40W
West Chester                 46 MPH    0838 PM 03/03   39.34N/84.42W
Fairfield                    44 MPH    0700 PM 03/03   39.33N/84.53W
Hamilton                     41 MPH    0731 PM 03/03   39.41N/84.49W
Hamilton                     40 MPH    0706 PM 03/03   39.37N/84.52W
Oxford                       40 MPH    0915 PM 03/03   39.50N/84.78W
Miami University Airport     40 MPH    0915 PM 03/03   39.50N/84.78W
Blue Bell                    39 MPH    0805 PM 03/03   39.51N/84.37W
Liberty Township             39 MPH    0709 PM 03/03   39.39N/84.40W
Oxford                       35 MPH    0900 PM 03/03   39.50N/84.74W
Fairfield                    35 MPH    0740 PM 03/03   39.35N/84.55W

...Champaign County...
Urbana Grimes Field          38 MPH    0815 PM 03/03   40.13N/83.75W

...Clark County...
Springfield-Beckley Airport  49 MPH    0748 PM 03/03   39.83N/83.83W

...Clermont County...
Goshen                       54 MPH    0635 PM 03/03   39.24N/84.10W
Loveland                     46 MPH    0845 PM 03/03   39.25N/84.22W
Clermont County Airport      46 MPH    0615 PM 03/03   39.08N/84.22W
Milford                      39 MPH    0715 PM 03/03   39.19N/84.22W

...Clinton County...
Wilmington                   69 MPH    0644 PM 03/03   39.43N/83.80W
New Vienna                   47 MPH    0650 PM 03/03   39.42N/83.66W
Adams Tnsp                   39 MPH    0605 PM 03/03   39.44N/83.90W

...Darke County...
Union City                   39 MPH    0446 PM 03/03   40.19N/84.77W
Versailles                   35 MPH    0930 PM 03/03   40.20N/84.53W

...Delaware County...
Delaware                     51 MPH    0855 PM 03/03   40.28N/83.12W
Westerville                  38 MPH    0815 PM 03/03   40.14N/82.78W

...Fairfield County...
Lancaster                    55 MPH    0713 PM 03/03   39.75N/82.67W
Lancaster                    47 MPH    0728 PM 03/03   39.75N/82.57W
Amanda                       45 MPH    0710 PM 03/03   39.66N/82.76W
Lancaster                    41 MPH    0735 PM 03/03   39.72N/82.61W

...Fayette County...
Fayette County Airport       60 MPH    0735 PM 03/03   39.57N/83.42W
Leesburg                     57 MPH    0715 PM 03/03   39.43N/83.55W

...Franklin County...
Columbus John Glenn Internat 60 MPH    0744 PM 03/03   40.00N/82.88W
Columbus Ohio State Universi 54 MPH    0744 PM 03/03   40.08N/83.08W
Columbus Bolton Field Airpor 49 MPH    0755 PM 03/03   39.90N/83.13W
Columbus Rickenbacker Intl A 48 MPH    0755 PM 03/03   39.82N/82.92W
1.6 N Grandview Heights (WEA 46 MPH    0740 PM 03/03   40.00N/83.03W
0.7 NE New Albany (WEATHERST 45 MPH    0700 PM 03/03   40.09N/82.80W
Hilliard                     43 MPH    0738 PM 03/03   40.02N/83.15W
Canal Winchester             43 MPH    0845 PM 03/03   39.91N/82.82W
Grove City                   40 MPH    0816 PM 03/03   39.81N/83.06W
New Albany                   39 MPH    0742 PM 03/03   40.05N/82.82W

...Greene County...
Wright-Patterson AFB         47 MPH    0723 PM 03/03   39.82N/84.03W
Xenia                        41 MPH    0745 PM 03/03   39.72N/84.00W
Spring Valley                40 MPH    0649 PM 03/03   39.60N/83.97W

...Hamilton County...
Cincinnat Lunken             60 MPH    0617 PM 03/03   39.10N/84.42W
Cincinnati West Airport      45 MPH    0635 PM 03/03   39.25N/84.78W
Indian Hill                  41 MPH    0645 PM 03/03   39.18N/84.35W
Cincinnati                   40 MPH    0600 PM 03/03   39.09N/84.33W
Reading                      39 MPH    0658 PM 03/03   39.22N/84.41W
Cincinnati                   37 MPH    0736 PM 03/03   39.19N/84.37W
Cincinnati                   36 MPH    0645 PM 03/03   39.12N/84.42W

...Hardin County...
Ada                          48 MPH    0255 PM 03/03   40.77N/83.83W

...Highland County...
Greenfield                   41 MPH    0700 PM 03/03   39.37N/83.38W
4 ESE Hillsboro              37 MPH    0629 PM 03/03   39.19N/83.54W

...Licking County...
Newark-Heath Airport         59 MPH    0800 PM 03/03   40.02N/82.47W
Granville                    37 MPH    0830 PM 03/03   40.04N/82.58W
Pataskala                    37 MPH    0716 PM 03/03   40.02N/82.64W
Pataskala                    37 MPH    0745 PM 03/03   39.97N/82.67W
St. Louisville               36 MPH    0841 PM 03/03   40.17N/82.39W

...Madison County...
Madison County Airport       47 MPH    0755 PM 03/03   39.93N/83.47W
London                       38 MPH    0856 PM 03/03   39.91N/83.44W

...Montgomery County...
Dayton-Wright Brothers Ap    52 MPH    0806 PM 03/03   39.60N/84.23W
Dayton International Airport 46 MPH    0446 PM 03/03   39.90N/84.22W
Union                        44 MPH    0737 PM 03/03   39.90N/84.33W
Huber Heights                41 MPH    0816 PM 03/03   39.88N/84.13W
Germantown                   39 MPH    0730 PM 03/03   39.63N/84.38W
Dayton                       37 MPH    0728 PM 03/03   39.76N/84.20W
Carlisle                     35 MPH    0730 PM 03/03   39.59N/84.30W

...Pickaway County...
Commercial Point             45 MPH    0638 PM 03/03   39.80N/83.05W
Orient                       44 MPH    0650 PM 03/03   39.76N/83.12W

...Pike County...
Waverly                      47 MPH    0930 PM 03/03   39.15N/82.93W

...Preble County...
Eaton                        35 MPH    1000 PM 03/03   39.76N/84.63W

...Ross County...
Chillicothe                  70 MPH    0744 PM 03/03   39.39N/82.98W
Chillicothe                  70 MPH    0703 PM 03/03   39.33N/83.02W
Ross County Airport          58 MPH    0655 PM 03/03   39.43N/83.02W

...Scioto County...
Portsmouth                   47 MPH    0835 PM 03/03   38.83N/82.85W
Shawnee                      46 MPH    0744 PM 03/03   38.70N/83.20W
Greater Portsmouth Regional  45 MPH    0815 PM 03/03   38.84N/82.85W

...Shelby County...
Fort Loramie                 48 MPH    0938 PM 03/03   40.36N/84.37W

...Union County...
Marysville                   40 MPH    0835 PM 03/03   40.33N/83.31W

...Warren County...
Lebanon                      47 MPH    0656 PM 03/03   39.46N/84.30W
Ridgeville                   45 MPH    0759 PM 03/03   39.53N/84.16W
Springboro                   40 MPH    0646 PM 03/03   39.51N/84.25W

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Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.

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