Early March 2025 North American blizzard
The storm complex moving over the Central United States in the evening hours of March 4 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | March 2, 2025 |
| Tornado outbreak | |
| Tornadoes | 39 |
| Maximum rating | EF2 tornado |
| Duration | March 3–5, 2025 |
| Blizzard | |
| Highest gusts | 105 miles per hour (169 km/h) in Haltom City, Texas |
| Lowest pressure | 980 hPa (mbar); 28.94 inHg |
| Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | 18 inches (46 cm) in Big Creek, Nevada on March 3 |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 6 |
| Injuries | 10 |
| Damage | $2.5 billion (2025 USD) |
| Areas affected | Southern United States |
| Power outages | >423,300 |
Part of the 2024–25 North American winter | |
A large-scale extratropical cyclone brought blizzard conditions across the Upper Midwest starting March 4, 2025, causing widespread gusty winds and several tornadoes. Developing on March 2, the system developed as a Colorado low and rapidly strengthened on March 4. Very gusty winds were prevalent due to the immense size and strength of the system as a result.
Over 400,000 power outages were reported to have been inflicted by the storm in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, and at least six people were killed, three in Nebraska and three in Mississippi. The storm was the first major weather event to hit the United States since the mass layoff of federal employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.