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By: Candace Couture Allan Pudlitzke. Case Study. The Storm of the Century. March 12 th-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.

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  1. By: Candace Couture Allan Pudlitzke Case Study

  2. 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

  3. Storm Images Infrared satellite images for the eastern United States Visible satellite images for the continental United States

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

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