Have you ever heard or seen a cyclone mixed with a blizzard? Or maybe a storm that affected from Florida to Canada? Well there is such a thing called the Superstorm of 1993. This storm is unique and rare to experience. The Superstorm of 1993 also known as the storm of the century began on March 12th of 1993 and ended on March 14th of 1993. This great storm affected many people in lots of different ways.
A blizzard is a snowstorm that contains high winds and usually lasts for three hours. A cyclone is a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure, and advances at a speed of 20 to 30 miles per hour. Now we are going to get into what was the superstorm of March the 12th - 14th, 1993. The storm was considered …show more content…
Those states include Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, Kentucky, Maine, Colorado, West Virginia, Texas, Ohio, Oregon, Louisiana, and the District of Colombia. The areas affected in Canada are in Ontario and Quebec. In fact, the storm did not heavily affect the areas that veered off from the East Coast but had some impact on the amount of precipitation. Also the locations in the South received the tornadoes. This new chapter will be all about the causes of the Superstorm of 1993. As we have discussed before the Superstorm of 1993 was a cyclone mixed with a blizzard. Therefore, we need to know what causes a blizzard. Well for a blizzard to form the warm air must rise over the cold air. A blizzard also has to have the air temperature below or near the freezing point of water. The storm must sustain wind speeds of 35 miles per hour or more and last more than three …show more content…
Three of us decided to ride out the storm because we knew that if we didn't stay, we could never get to the station because of the roads. One of my co-workers decided she wanted to go home during the height of the storm. My boss and I stopped her before she could get out the door. She would have never made it home safely, even though she lived less than a half mile away. Interestingly, I called the storm on the Monday before it hit. I was the morning news anchor/DJ and would watch several public TV weather shows early in the morning. I saw the early maps and thought this doesn't look good for the weekend. I said so during my next weather break and mentioned that we could have the "Storm of the Century." And sure enough, we did. It was a lucky gut feeling on my
A blizzard is a snowstorm that contains high winds and usually lasts for three hours. A cyclone is a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure, and advances at a speed of 20 to 30 miles per hour. Now we are going to get into what was the superstorm of March the 12th - 14th, 1993. The storm was considered …show more content…
Those states include Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, Kentucky, Maine, Colorado, West Virginia, Texas, Ohio, Oregon, Louisiana, and the District of Colombia. The areas affected in Canada are in Ontario and Quebec. In fact, the storm did not heavily affect the areas that veered off from the East Coast but had some impact on the amount of precipitation. Also the locations in the South received the tornadoes. This new chapter will be all about the causes of the Superstorm of 1993. As we have discussed before the Superstorm of 1993 was a cyclone mixed with a blizzard. Therefore, we need to know what causes a blizzard. Well for a blizzard to form the warm air must rise over the cold air. A blizzard also has to have the air temperature below or near the freezing point of water. The storm must sustain wind speeds of 35 miles per hour or more and last more than three …show more content…
Three of us decided to ride out the storm because we knew that if we didn't stay, we could never get to the station because of the roads. One of my co-workers decided she wanted to go home during the height of the storm. My boss and I stopped her before she could get out the door. She would have never made it home safely, even though she lived less than a half mile away. Interestingly, I called the storm on the Monday before it hit. I was the morning news anchor/DJ and would watch several public TV weather shows early in the morning. I saw the early maps and thought this doesn't look good for the weekend. I said so during my next weather break and mentioned that we could have the "Storm of the Century." And sure enough, we did. It was a lucky gut feeling on my