BLIZZARDS

HURRICANE SANDY .

• More than 128,000 without power.
• Road conditions were tremendous.
• http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/10/superstorm-sandy-brings-snow-blizzard-...

BLIZZARD FACTS.

• http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-blizzards#
• A blizzard is a severe snow storm with winds in excess of 35 mph and visibility of less than a quarter mile for more than 3 hours.
• Blizzards can also occur after snowfall when high winds cause whiteouts (fallen snow blowing around) and snowdrifts (huge mountains of snow), which decrease visibility.
• To avoid hypothermia if caught outdoors during a blizzard, stay hydrated and nourished, keep your blood flowing by moving around, if your clothes are wet, try to start a fire to dry them, create a snow cave to block winds which reduce your body temperature, and do not eat snow (it will make you colder!).

NORTH AMERICAN CHRISTMAS

• This storm claimed 21 lives.
• From December 22,2009 to December 28,2009
• Midwest, great plain, parts of Ontario, eastern seaboard.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_North_American_Christmas_blizzard

NORTH AMERICAN BLIZZARD

• January 8-11,2011
• Was a major Mid-Atlantic storm.
• The storm affected portions of New Jersey, New York, much of Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_8–13,_2011_North_American_blizzard

PRE-CHRISTMAS SNOWSTROM

• December 21-24,2009
• $900 million dollars of damage
• 17 fatalities
• 18 passed away in this storm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Christmas_2004_snowstorm

THE GREAT BLIZZARD OF 1888.

• More than 400 people in the northeast died .
• Worst death toll in the United States history .
• It happened on March 11 & 12th.
• http://www.livescience.com

THE CHILDREN'S BLIZZARD.

• It got its tragic name from the timing.
• This took place on Jan.12 , 1888.
• The death toll was 235.
• http://www.livescience.com

THE ARMISTICE DAY BLIZZARD

• An exploding bomb went off over the Midwest on Nov. 11, 1940
• raging blizzard quickly chilled the air, and fierce winds built 20-foot snowdrift
• A total of 145 deaths.
• http://www.livescience.com

THE SUPER BOWL BLIZZARD

• it sparked tornadoes in the Southeast before heading into the upper Midwest
• Killed 12 people & injured 377.
• Jan 9 , 1975
• http://www.livescience.com