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FARGO — "Beware the Ides of March!" quoth the soothsayer to Julius Caesar in Shakespeare's play. And rightfully so. Today's weather is certainly that of a dagger, as it often is on this date and others in the middle of March.

“The Ides of March has historically been a rough day, not just for Julius Caesar. A once-per-decade extreme outbreak of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes is underway over the Deep South, centered over Alabama and Mississippi,” said the climate office in a media release.