Super storm of the century

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Super storm of the century By: William, Bella and Adam

CHARACTERISTICS COLD FRONTS AND CYCLONES RACED ACROSS FLORDA WITH TORENTIAL DOWN POURS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH. 3-4 METER STORMS AND TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS were everywhere also.

Cause of the storm Low pressure and stationary front lying on the Texas gulf helped cause the storm. Also it kind of just appeared

Effects of the storm Some effects of the storm are it killed over 250 people and cancel led 25% of flights for 2 days. Happened on march 12 1993.

Things we could do better in North Carolina Things we could do better are we could have better alarm systems and alert us better We could have help from other countries and also they could help with supplies

Interesting facts It happened march 12th 1993 in a couple southeastern states. 70 record lows and 75 records followed the next morning 250 dead, property damage estimates 3 billion dollars, 29 states affected and 100 million impacted Winds up to 120 mph and 12 feet tall storms

View from space

Destruction

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