March 1
- 1997 – After producing a handful of weak tornadoes the previous day, a major tornado outbreak stuck the eastern United States, killing 27 people. Most of the deaths and intense tornadoes were in Arkansas. The worst impacts were from an F4 tornado that devastated Shannon Hills and suburbs of Little Rock, killing 15 people and injuring 220. Another F4 tornado caused major damage in Arkadelphia, killing 6 people and injuring 111.