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Page 1: By: Candace Couture Allan Pudlitzke. The Storm of the Century  March 12 th-14th 1993  Large Cyclonic Storm  At its largest, it stretched from Canada

CASE STUDY

By: Candace Couture

Allan Pudlitzke

Page 2: By: Candace Couture Allan Pudlitzke. The Storm of the Century  March 12 th-14th 1993  Large Cyclonic Storm  At its largest, it stretched from Canada

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

Page 3: By: Candace Couture Allan Pudlitzke. The Storm of the Century  March 12 th-14th 1993  Large Cyclonic Storm  At its largest, it stretched from Canada

Storm Images

Infrared satellite images for the eastern United States

Visible satellite images for the continental United States

Page 4: By: Candace Couture Allan Pudlitzke. The Storm of the Century  March 12 th-14th 1993  Large Cyclonic Storm  At its largest, it stretched from Canada

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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11 5 3 3 0 0 0

Page 5: By: Candace Couture Allan Pudlitzke. The Storm of the Century  March 12 th-14th 1993  Large Cyclonic Storm  At its largest, it stretched from Canada

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

Page 6: By: Candace Couture Allan Pudlitzke. The Storm of the Century  March 12 th-14th 1993  Large Cyclonic Storm  At its largest, it stretched from Canada

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