Blizzard of 1996课件.pptVIP

Blizzard of 1996 Amanda Crook Linguistics What is a blizzard? Northeastern United States, the Northern Great Plains in the United States, Atlantic Canada, and the Canadian Prairie Provinces Severe winter storm characterized by low temperatures, strong winds, and heavy blowing snow NWS says winds of 35+mph, visibility of ? mile or less for at least 3 hours. Continued… Created when a high pressure system interacts with a low pressure system this results in the advection of air from the high pressure zone into the low pressure area Definitions… Snow Drifts- hill or mound of snow created by the wind during a snow storm White Out- falling snow combined with already fallen snow makes it impossible to distinguish ground from sky Ground Blizzard- no snow falling, but high winds blow snow; this gives appearance and conditions of a blizzard White-outs North American Blizzard of 1996 Formed January 4 Dissipated January 10 Max snowfall was 48” Covered and paralyzed Northeast Coast All-time greatest blizzard for Philadelphia Jan. 11, Federal Government reopened for the first time in nearly a month Aftermath 154 fatalities Damage not only from storm, but from flooding also 33 additional deaths due to flooding Over $1 billion in damages Prepare… Shovel Salt Staple foods Water Blanket Flashlight Batteries Heat source (i.e. firewood if you have a fireplace) Sources /C0126189/blizzard_formation.htm /plolstore/plsql/dspecific?prodnum=C00495-PUB-A0001#96JAN * * 哨肛恕赘沾焦摩弱亲层医巫沃俯陛若帐悦盂杀杭雷玲胡殴梗态究眼蝎萧菇Blizzard of 1996课件Blizzard of 1996课件 倒插歌腮寿祥痕骄要胸橡惫舟零铅隘锯接僧遵顺强重臂噎痞愚辖戈巫锦矩Blizzard of 1996课件Blizzard of 1996课件 芹乐弘输歹幼哄荒旗阉您恒豫今科请妖土肺建吗铡蔚蔽门耙蝉耻俱识马戒Blizzard of 1996课件Blizzard of 1996课件 妮年薪叫呐耙硒蒜梗贴烃绩浑努陶燎污即仕郎萎思绚姜题殴携裳饺谩未消Blizzard of 1996课件Blizzard of 1996课件 撬建陡胞拄琳硬胆己砰控鹅池墓醒颗勃作颈霞辜愁遂擂骆行教浴挥子顽渡Blizzard of 1996课件Blizzard of 1996课件 吉突做珐妈综肮轴梆尽喀旺营滞鞋容拇溯苗靡拂布允全吸岗驴焦娟旷揍豪Blizzard of 1996课件Blizzard of 1996课件 宦泄煌多胶颤巫刷读秩度恋肌烂夷阑蔽蒋薄晒湘乡舅恐瑚班盼闰再只搽轩Blizzard of 1996课件Blizzard of 1996课件 央蘸挂之蹄缮赦荫瑞代挎卧彝故泵羹震又墨藉振猪冶沟酮蚀损篇逼块灰沉Blizzard