That storm holds several records and is widely regarded as one of the strongest storms ever to strike the East Coast, as its nickname would suggest. The winter storm began its development over Texas on March 12 and rapidly intensified as it swept east across the Gulf Coast states. On March 13, the storm spawned 11 tornadoes in Florida with intense thunderstorm winds stretching as far south as Cuba. A storm surge pushed by the storm's tremendous winds crashed into Florida's west coast, and seven people were killed when a storm surge as high as 12 feet swept through Taylor County. The system turned north and crashed into cold air sitting over the Northeast and mid-Atlantic states, turning the storm into a massive snow producer. Link in bio. #weather #weatherhistory #todayinhistory #winterstorm #winter #snow