Dbq Snow Shuttle Research Paper

Around 3 p.m. the blizzard had started winds over 75 mph, visibility was at 0%, the temperature dropped to 1 degree. The blizzard was about 25 hours long, 29 people had died cause if the blizzard. Cars where stuck under the thick snow piles, people where trapped in houses, power wasn't working. They had to have several bulldozers to clean the snow from the streets.

As with the huge snowstorm of December 1974 another even more powerful (in terms of intensity/extent) storm is of strong interest to all meteorologists who have studied winter storms in the Great Lakes. This storm is also of interest and remembrance to many longtime residents of the Great Lakes, the Upper Ohio Valley and Ontario, Canada who had to deal with winter's full fury late in January of 1978. In addition, the storm certainly casts many memories for those of us who were on duty and worked during the storm...while being in awe of the development and subsequent immense strength of this great monster. With the 30th anniversary of this Great Blizzard at hand, it is worth taking a step back in time to re-live this monumental example of nature's fury.

The drought killed the remaining plants and crops leaving nothing behind to anchor the dirt to the ground. As winds began to rise they ripped away the topsoil, exposed from bad farming practices, from the Earth; and by 1934 more than 35 million acres of farmland became sterile and useless and another 125 acres of topsoil were being rapidly drained. Large dust storms called “Black Blizzards” would originate in the Dust Bowl states and make its way to the East Coast as far as New York City, Washington D.C., and covered ships in the Atlantic Ocean with dust. Some were as large as 2 miles high traveling more than 2000 miles such as the one that occurred on May 11, 1934. The worst of the Black Blizzards came on April 14, 1935 with wind speeds up to 100 miles per hour carrying over 3 million tons of topsoil with it (Blakemore). The storm turned the skies black frightening people across the Midwest and East Coast. One observer said, it was like “the Red Sea closing in on the Israel children… it got so dark that you couldn’t see your hand before your face, you couldn’t see anybody in the room”. The stormed ended up destroying fields and causing car accidents and several people were left blind or with pneumonia.

On January 12, 1888, the weather in the west was mild, compared to previous weeks. Little did the people know that a massive cold front was in route and would be catastrophic to the people, their livestock, and the economy in the dekota and nebraska praries. The cold front would cause one of the worst blizzards for the region, killing close to 500 people. The factors that made the death toll so high involve the mild weather before the storm, the lack of technology for warning systems, and bad timing.

The sky was getting darker by the hour, and the people seemed to be going mad on the streets, trying to find food and water to sustain them for what would be the biggest hurricane of the century. The streets were filled with cars, it seemed as it were rush hour, every hour, and road rage was inevitable. The gas stations running out of gas and the ones that had, the lines would go all the way down the already busy streets. Our neighborhood was being forced to evacuate due to a storm surge of around 10 feet of water. Our

Ans: There was a snowstorm on Saturday, January 2nd, which was very serious and caused over 10 inches of snowfall. Northwest Airlines had been too late to halt the departure of their planes from other cities to Detroit, on of its largest hub. They made the decision to let 30 planes land in Detroit on Sunday, neglecting those 14 inches of snow and the severe weather condition. Luckily, all the planes were landed successfully without any major accidents or disasters. However, the planes had to sit on the tarmac for over 8 hours before they could deplane their passengers. All the food, water and drinks were used up

Cities, Vegetation, and Animals are affected when a blizzard occurs. Cities are affected because they can lose power, stores will have to close and the city will not make as much money and people can be trapped in their houses. Vegetation is affected because vegetation needs sunlight and a steady amount of water and in a blizzard the sun is blocked and it takes snow a while to melt and create water. Animals are affected because animals fur coats can only keep the animal warm for so long that if a blizzard is happening, the animals will freeze to

Blizzard Jonas was a huge blizzard that occurred from January 22 to 24, 2016 and it hit the whole Atlantic coast region hard. It accumulated three feet of snow in New York but down in the south it was only about a foot of snow. It was developed from the air from the arctic mixing with the air from the warm Gulf Stream which produced energy from the atmosphere. At the same time, winds from a close jet stream brought the mix to the Gulf of Mexico creating severe thunderstorms. This mix moved toward the coast and mixed with freezing temperatures and the high humidity which is what made the storm huge. This storm created a huge chaos including flooding, deaths, injuries, car accidents, traffic, power outages, and travel

This ice storm was one of the largest natural disasters in Canada. In January of 1998 between the 4th and the 10th of the month St. Lewis Valley got freezing rain and ice pellets that ended up being up to 100mm. This affected sections from Kingston to Quebec's Eastern Townships. This disaster injured 945 people and took 35 lives. Due to the storm, 600 000 people were displaced and 1 630 000 people were out of power in Ontario and Quebec. The Ice Storm of 1998 was an estimated cost of 5.4 billion dollars due to damages involving trees falling, car crashes and other issues.

They often are not close to a grocery store and cannot just run out to grab food, they have to hunt it. In below zero temperatures and high snow, hunting can be difficult. To move quickly and be able to bring home an animal, many people rely on snow mobiles. They are also used to help raise farm animals in that area and move different heavy equipment. Some roads become impassable by a normal vehicle, which makes snow machines a great tool to have.

Ice storms are deadly, but it is rare to be stuck in one. When living in a cold area with high humidity, be careful. It needs to have to be changes to the weather. Like high humidity, how high? At least 100% humidity, Snow goes through a cold layer first, then when is travailing it goes through a warm layer, now it goes through a second cold layer it won’t have time to freeze before it hits the ground, anything 32°F or below the rain would freeze instantly

The Blizzard caused death, damage to homes/buildings, power outages, floods and many flights were cancelled. The social impacts were that more than 60 million people threatened by the blizzard, winter-Storm or freezing rain, where at least 48 people killed, 18 by Storm-related crashes and several deaths occur due to having heart attacks while shovelling snow. It was reported by the Local Emergency Management reported that three roofs collapses of mobile homes and weak buildings, roads were blocked with snow, which made transportation impractical and difficult for people to move around

Three years ago was one of the biggest snowstorms Atlanta has ever seen. This was a very traumatic experience for many people because people were trapped in there cars with no heat, food and place to stay. At first it was for me, too. I was lucky enough to make it home, unlike others. Atlanta received about 3 inches of snow,which is more than anyone expected.

The following is from the NTSB investigation report (2014) and gives a statement of the weather from a witness 3 miles west of the accident site.

Growing colder day-by-day, winter became more dominant. Deep snow made travel difficult. To navigate through this terrain, I would have to wear special equipment. There are a few ways to travel over snow: snowmobiles, cross-country skis, and snowshoes. The uneven terrain and fresh powder called for snowshoes. Along with shoes, winter camping requires many other types of gear.