Transcript 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

Confirmed
Total
Confirmed
F0
Confirmed
F1
Confirmed
F2
Confirmed
F3
Confirmed
F4
Confirmed
F5
11
5
3
3
0
0
0
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
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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/c
entury.html
 Popular Mechanics:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/scien
ce/environment/naturaldisasters/4219886-3
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