by: candace couture allan pudlitzke. the storm of the century march 12 th-14th 1993 large cyclonic...
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CASE STUDY
By: Candace Couture
Allan Pudlitzke
The Storm of the Century
March 12th-14th 1993 Large Cyclonic Storm At its largest, it stretched from Canada
to Central America Biggest hit was the East Coast of North
America
Storm Images
Infrared satellite images for the eastern United States
Visible satellite images for the continental United States
Made landfall in NW Florida with a rapidly moving cold front.
Torrential downpours Wind gusts exceeding 40m/s 3-4 meter storm surges 11 tornado touchdowns
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Heavy snowfall from Alabama to New York
Strong winds up and down the east coast
Cancellation of 25% of nations flights Freeways shutdown Millions without power
Outcome
More than a foot of snowfall 145 record lows set in 48 hours 270 people died 6 billion + in damage 26 states affected Over half of the nations population were
affected
Sources
WW2010 University of Illinois:
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/%28Gh%29/arch/cases/930312/home.rxml
“Storm of the Century”: http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/primer/winter/century.html
Popular Mechanics: http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/natural-disasters/4219886-3