By: Candace Couture Allan Pudlitzke

The Storm of the Century  March 12 th-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 F

 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

Sources  WW2010 University of Illinois: /arch/cases/930312/home.rxml  “Storm of the Century”: entury.html entury.html  Popular Mechanics: ce/environment/natural- disasters/ ce/environment/natural- disasters/