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SUPERSTORM 1993

OBJECTIVE 9c. Without reference, identify facts relating to the Superstorm of 1993 with at least 70 percent accuracy

OVERVIEW Ingredients Event Why Historic

INGREDIENTS arctic air plunges south active jet streams merge low forms in Gulf of Mexico rapid intensification occurs

EVENT 12-14 March 1993 initial landfall in NW Florida

Recorded Wind Gusts/mph EVENT Recorded Wind Gusts/mph Mount Washington, NH Franklin County, FL Dry Tortugas, FL Flattop Mountain, NC 144 110 109 101

Recorded Snowfall/inches EVENT Recorded Snowfall/inches Mt. Mitchell, NC Grantsville, MD Snowshoe, WV Syracuse, NY 50 47 44 43

The two sides of the monster

WHY HISTORIC intensity numerous records set cancelled 25% of flights damage exceeded $3 billion 26 states affected killed 270

SUMMARY Ingredients Event Why Historical 9c. Without reference, identify facts relating to the Superstorm of 1993 with at least 70 percent accuracy Ingredients Event Why Historical

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