1. MONSTER WINTER STORM IMPACTS USA’S MIDWEST AND NEW ENGLAND STATES From ice in Texas to more snow in New England FEBRUARY 1-2, 2011 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

2. MONSTER WINTER STORM ( FLORIDA IS LOWER RIGHT ): FEB 1

3. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

4. OHIO

5. MONSTER WINTER STORM 100 million people across the country were impacted as a result of the system's 3,300 km (2,100 mi) reach.

6. Parts of nine states — Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio — were covered by a blizzard warning Tuesday morning (Feb 1 st )

7. THE MONSTER STORM BROUGHT EVERYTHING Whiteout conditions Up to 60 cm (24 in) of snow Up 5 cm (2 in) of sleet and ice Wind gusting up to 100 km/hr (100 mi/hr) Bitter cold (Below zero F)

8. SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE MONSTER STORM Impassable icy roads Overwhelmed train stations 9,000 flights canceled Widespread power outages

9. SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE MONSTER STORM Sc hool districts, universities and legislatures closed Community and state budgets strained to the limit Spike in healthcare needs