21. Disasters Loom In Aftermath Of Colorado Blizzard (text Only) Forum Get Help Give Help Links All Stories Write Us Library.disasters Loom in Aftermath of Colorado blizzard. Colorado http://www.disasterrelief.org/Disasters/030416colorado/index_txt.html

Forum Get Help Give Help Links ... Library Disasters Loom in Aftermath of Colorado Blizzard Colorado emergency officials are warning residents to prepare for potential approaching disasters, including floods and wildfires, as the remnants of last month's record-setting blizzard continue to wreak havoc. Between March 18 -19, a severe storm charged across the state, dumping up to 8 feet of snow in some areas and becoming one of the most expensive bouts of wintry weather in Colorado's history. Damages to roofs, awnings and carports, combined with soaring prices for round-the-clock plowing crews, totaled an estimated $100 million, straining state budgets and prompting Pres. George W. Bush to declare 22 counties disaster areas. Weeks later the state has begun to thaw, but melting snow and coming spring showers could mean extensive flooding, Colorado's disaster emergency officials force warned on April 8. "Even though the drought remains, we have a recipe for significant flooding, particularly along the Front Range," meteorologist John Henze told the Associated Press The blizzard dropped more than five feet of snow along the Front Range foothills that stretch through northern Colorado, severely affecting Douglas County. In response, county officials are circulating throughout the area, knocking on doors and leaving flyers, to notify homeowners of the dangers of flooding and urging them to have an emergency evacuation plan ready.

22. Surviving Blizzard Urban Crisis Survival Preparedness blizzard PAGE Surviving and preparing you andyour familiy for natural and man made disasters When a blizzard hits, stay http://survivaltoolkit.com/1/surviving-blizzard.html

23. Untitled Document The blizzard of 1888 illustrates how disasters, natural and man made, are rememberedboth for the destruction they cause and in light of the particular http://www.virtualny.cuny.edu/blizzard/stories/stories.html

The blizzard did paralyze city life and cause tremendous damage and suffering, but much of the memory of the blizzard has tended to label it as the sole impetus behind many of the city's physical transformations. As this exhibit has shown, the blizzard was more a clarifying event than a transformative one. The blizzard did not lead directly to the burying of overhead wires or to the subway, nor did it revolutionize sanitation in the city all of these initiatives were on the civic platter well before March 12, 1888, and were not begun in earnest until the mid-1890s. The blizzard was but one in a series of events that helped city planners, workers, politicians, and businessmen realize the path to a more efficient, cleaner, and more modern city. It is instructive that popular memory tends to collapse causation onto the most dramatic events of an era, and that the Blizzard of 1888 acts as an easy magnet for memories big and small, true and untrue. The disconnection between some of the stories that emerged from the blizzard and some of the memories that evolved in subsequent years exemplifies this phenomenon, which itself is a function of emotions that often emerge in the wake of disasters and that impact the way disasters are remembered. For instance, individuals' desires for the authenticity of having "been there," for possessing a unique (even if untrue) take on events, and the sense that shared participation in an event bolsters community all shape the way people remember dramatic occurrences.

24. Untitled Document As with many other New York disasters, New Yorkers became aware during thecourse of the blizzard that they were in the midst of an historic event. http://www.virtualny.cuny.edu/blizzard/introduction/bliz_intro4.html

The Blizzard of 1888 On the morning of Saturday, March 10, 1888, a low pressure weather system extending from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico moved eastward across the country's midsection at high speed. It contained two storms: a southern one dumping rain on St. Louis and a northern one dropping snow on Green Bay, Wisconsin. By the evening of the tenth, the southern storm system was moving out to sea over the Carolinas, and the northern storm system seemed to be phasing out. The weather in New York City on that day was seasonably warm: it was sunny and in the upper fifties. The forecast for New York City and much of the Northeast for Sunday, March 11, predicted southeasterly winds, a slightly warmer temperature, and rain in the evenin g This map, source unknown, shows the convergence of weather fronts that created the Blizzard of 1888. Over two hundred New Yorkers died as a result of the storm, either from accidents, from freezing to death, or because they were unable to get food or medical attention. The storm affected all classes of citizens, each of whom responded in their own ways: wealthy New Yorkers were able to stay inside and could afford plentiful coal to warm their homes , while working-class New Yorkers looked for ways to augment their incomes by shoveling out and helping their stranded fellow-citizens during the storm. The Blizzard of 1888 paralyzed New York City, along with the entire Northeast, for two days; it would take more than another week for the city to fully dig out and get back to normal. Contemporary estimates put the cost of the blizzard to New York's businesses at more than $20 million.

25. FEMA FOR KIDS: RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS Ages 9 12. Historical account of the blizzard of 1888 that hit the East Coastand how people survived. Forest Fires Natural disasters by Luke Thompson. http://www.fema.gov/kids/tch_bks.htm

Bibliography: Books on Disaster For Kids. Newly Updated!! En Español AGES 3 - 8 Tornadoes by Seymour Simon. Ages 4 - 8. How and why tornadoes form, how they behave, how scientists predict and track them, and what to do to protect yourself. The Big Flood by Wendy Pfeffer and Vanessa Lubach. Ages 4 - 8. How one community responded when the Mississippi River flooded in 1993. Hurricane by David Wiesner. Ages 4 -8. A giant storm is experienced through the child's perspective. How two boys turn their hurricane-torn backyard into an adventure land. The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane (Magic School Bus Series) by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen. Ages 4 - 8. A tropical storm catches the Magic School Bus inside the eye of its hurricane, providing firsthand information on changes taking place in air, sea and land. Fire Truck by Peter Sis. Ages 4 - 8. A little boy wakes up one morning to discover he's turned into a fire truck. The book focuses on his imaginative rescue missions. No Dragons for Tea: Fire Safety for Kids and Dragons by Jean Pendziwol and Martine Gourbault. Ages 3 - 8. A low-key approach to fire safety for kids.

26. FEMA: Winter Weather Preparedness Tips blizzard warning Snow and strong winds combined will produce blinding snow Winterstorms accounted for five national major disasters and eight emergency http://www.fema.gov/hazards/winterstorms/winterweatherf.shtm

Hazards Assistance Flood Maps NPSC ... Hazards Winter Weather Preparedness Tips Search FEMA Hazards Dam Safety Earthquakes Extreme Heat ... Mitigation Division Winter Weather Preparedness Tips The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is encouraging everyone to take preventive measures to ensure their safety and reduce the risk of winter storm damage to property. Preparing Your Family Assemble a disaster supply kit. Store drinking water, canned/no-cook food, non-electric can opener, first aid kit, battery-powered radio, flashlight and extra batteries where you can get them easily, even in the dark. Also include winter specific items such as rock salt, sand and other snow removal equipment. Prepare for the possibility that you will need to stay in your home for several days after a winter storm. Make sure that you have sufficient heating fuel as well as emergency heating equipment in case electricity is cut off. House fires pose an additional risk, as more people turn to alternate heating sources without taking the necessary safety precautions. Keep fire extinguishers on hand, and make sure everyone in your house knows how to use them.

27. HISTORICAL DISASTERS GANDER NEWFOUNDLAND AIR CRASH, THE CHALLENGER DISASTER. MAJOR AIRCRAFT disasters,NTSB AIRLINE CRASHES. NEW ENGLAND blizzard OF 1888, NEW ENGLAND blizzard OF 1888. http://usroots.org/~genranch/disaster/

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28. From Blizzard Relief To Flood Cleanup 1764. Interested in Lutheran response to disasters? Read about the blizzardon the East Coast on page 35 of the February 1996 issue. http://www.thelutheran.org/9603/page38.html

From blizzard relief to flood cleanup Lutherans offer aid after floodwaters soak mid-Atlantic states Alton Motter, Upper Susquehanna Synod correspondent, and Barb Myers, Lower Susquehanna Synod correspondent, contributed to this report. POLLY GOLAMIS, a member of St. Michael Lutheran Church, Cogan Station, Pa., surveys damage to her home from floodwaters. Her pastor, Jan Elsasser, and volunteers from St. Michael helped remove the damaged stone blocks. Total damage in Lycoming County came to $135 million, with about 11,000 homes and 100 businesses damaged. If the blizzard wasn't bad enough, Lutherans in the mid-Atlantic states must now clean up after a flood. In its wake the flood destroyed homes and businesses. Estimates in Pennsylvania alone include at least 19 dead and more than 51,000 homes, 1,900 businesses, 1,426 roads and 78 parks damaged or ruined. Among those who died was Lawrence Abler, 75, a retired English professor of Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pa., an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America school. Abler drowned in the Susquehanna River's overflowing waters when his car stalled during an attempt to flee his home. No Lutheran church structures were seriously damaged, but hundreds of Lutheran families faced flooded homes and loss of heating systems, electricity, appliances and household furnishings.

29. Disasters Found In Our Database For The Search Type Weather Are Actual Date 11/11/40. Disaster Type Weather. Disaster Name Midwest blizzard1940. Details Disaster Type Weather. Disaster Name blizzard 1996. Details http://www.disastershq.com/process.asp?DisasterType=Weather

30. Factophile.com :: Disasters :: Storms :: 1888-1975 Date, Location, Deaths. 1888, Mar 1114, blizzard, eastern US, 400.1900, Aug 600. 1940, Nov 11-12, blizzard, northeast and midwest US, 144.1942 http://www.swishweb.com/Disasters/Storms/disaster01st.htm

Home Forums Animal Kingdom Astronomy ... Storms Date Location Deaths 1888, Mar 11-14 Blizzard, eastern US 1900, Aug-Sep Hurricane, Galveston, Texas, USA 1906, Sep 19-24 Hurricane, Louisiana and Mississippi, USA 1906, Sep 18 Typhoon, Hong Kong 1915, Sep 29 Hurricane, Louisiana, USA Hurricane, Florida and Alabama, USA 1926, Oct 20 Hurricane, Cuba 1928, Sep 6-20 Hurricane, southern Florida, USA 1930, Sep 3 Hurricane, Dominican Republic 1935, Aug 29-Sep 10 Hurricane, Caribbean, southeastern US 1938, Sep 21 Hurricane, Long Island, NY and New England, USA 1940, Nov 11-12 Blizzard, northeast and midwest US 1942, Oct 15-16 Hurricane, Bengal, India 1944, Sep 9-16 Hurricane, North Carolina to New England, USA 1947, Dec 26 Blizzard, North Atlantic states, US 1952, Oct 22 Typhoon, Philippines 1954, Aug 30 Hurricane Carol , northeastern US 1954, Oct 5-18 Hurricane Hazel , eastern Canada and US, Haiti 1955, Aug 12-13 Hurricane Connie , North and South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland 1955, Aug 7-21 Hurricane Diane , eastern US 1955, Sep 19 Hurricane Hilda , Mexico 1955, Sep 22-28 Hurricane Janet , Caribbean 1956, Feb 1-29

31. Blizzard Of 78 Links Remembering the blizzard of 78 Michael Tougias - Union News. Perigean Spring TidesPredicting Potential disasters How Tidal Information May Save You From a http://hullnantasket.homestead.com/Blizzardlinks.html

32. Blizzard Warning And Severe Snow Storm Alert Phone Service For Winter Storm Aler phone service, you can broadcast warning messages to thousands of households in yourcommunity warning of catastrophic disasters including blizzards and severe http://www.911broadcast.com/apblizzard.htm

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33. Hurricanes,typhoons,cyclones,storms,lightning,thunder,blizzard The great blizzard of March 1114, 1988, which covered the eastern US, was the FloridaPanhandle 1992 Andrew The most expensive US natural disaster 1989 Hugo $7 http://biblia.com/disasters/hurricanes.htm

Hurricanes Typhoons - Cyclones Storms - Blizzard Hurricanes-Typhoons-Cyclones... Storms... Thunder-Lightening... Blizzard Measuring the Storm The Ten Worst Hurricanes-Typhoons-Cyclones ... Pictures Hurricanes - Typhoons - Cyclones: A hurricane is a powerful cyclone (low-pressure area containing rising warm air) that forms over tropical oceans. During late summer and early autumn, low-pressure areas often form over the Caribbean or the Gulf of Mexico. Warm, moist air begins to rise rapidly. Cooler air moves in, and the air begins to spin. As the air pressure in the center drops, more air is drawn into the spinning system. The system begins to spin faster. The rapidly spinning, rising air forms a doughnut-shaped wall of strong winds, clouds, and rainfall. Inside the wall, the air is calm. This calm center is called the eye of the hurricane. Outside the eye, winds may reach rotational speeds close to 480 km/h. A typhoon is a violent storm that is formed over the Western Pacific. These storms are called a tropical cyclone . Typhoons are very similar to hurricanes. They begin near the equator, and move westward gaining in intensity and size. A storm surge often accompanies a typhoon. A storm surge is a giant wave that is caused by a storm. The winds near the center of a typhoon blow at very high speeds. They often reach 150 miles per hour. A typhoon can be up to 300 miles wide.

34. Sometimes Winter Storms Are Accompanied By Strong Winds Creating Blizzard Condit Sometimes winter storms are accompanied by strong winds creating blizzard conditionswith disasters may force you to evacuate your neighborhood or confine you http://www.co.cal.md.us/pubsafe/Winter weather facts for web 2001.htm

Calvert County Government Winter Weather Preparedness Sometimes winter storms are accompanied by strong winds creating blizzard conditions with blinding wind-driven snow, severe drifting, and dangerous wind chill. Strong winds with these intense storms and cold fronts can cause coastal flooding and beach erosion as well as sink ships at sea. In the West and Alaska, winds descending off the mountains can gust to 100 mph or more damaging roofs and other structures. Extreme cold often accompanies a winter storm or is left in its wake. Prolonged exposure to the cold can cause frostbite or hypothermia and become life threatening. Infants and elderly people are most susceptible. What constitutes extreme cold and its effect varies across different areas of the United States. Freezing temperatures can cause severe damage to citrus fruit crops and other vegetation. Pipes may freeze and burst in homes that are poorly insulated or without heat. Long cold spells can cause rivers to freeze, disrupting shipping. Ice jams may form and lead to flooding.

35. Factophile.com :: Disasters :: Storms :: 1888-1975 Date, Location, Deaths. 1888, Mar 1114, blizzard, eastern US, 400.1900, Aug 600. 1940, Nov 11-12, blizzard, northeast and midwest US, 144.1942 http://www.factophile.com/Disasters/Storms/disaster01st.htm

Home Forums Animal Kingdom Astronomy ... Storms Date Location Deaths 1888, Mar 11-14 Blizzard, eastern US 1900, Aug-Sep Hurricane, Galveston, Texas, USA 1906, Sep 19-24 Hurricane, Louisiana and Mississippi, USA 1906, Sep 18 Typhoon, Hong Kong 1915, Sep 29 Hurricane, Louisiana, USA Hurricane, Florida and Alabama, USA 1926, Oct 20 Hurricane, Cuba 1928, Sep 6-20 Hurricane, southern Florida, USA 1930, Sep 3 Hurricane, Dominican Republic 1935, Aug 29-Sep 10 Hurricane, Caribbean, southeastern US 1938, Sep 21 Hurricane, Long Island, NY and New England, USA 1940, Nov 11-12 Blizzard, northeast and midwest US 1942, Oct 15-16 Hurricane, Bengal, India 1944, Sep 9-16 Hurricane, North Carolina to New England, USA 1947, Dec 26 Blizzard, North Atlantic states, US 1952, Oct 22 Typhoon, Philippines 1954, Aug 30 Hurricane Carol , northeastern US 1954, Oct 5-18 Hurricane Hazel , eastern Canada and US, Haiti 1955, Aug 12-13 Hurricane Connie , North and South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland 1955, Aug 7-21 Hurricane Diane , eastern US 1955, Sep 19 Hurricane Hilda , Mexico 1955, Sep 22-28 Hurricane Janet , Caribbean 1956, Feb 1-29

36. Factophile.com :: Disasters :: Storms :: 1976-2003 1992, Aug 2426, Hurricane Andrew, southern Florida, Louisiana, 14. 1993, Mar13-14, blizzard, eastern US, 200. 1996, Jan 7-8, blizzard, northeastern US, 100. http://www.factophile.com/Disasters/Storms/disaster02st.htm

Home Forums Animal Kingdom Astronomy ... Storms Date Location Deaths 1976, May 20 Typhoon Olga , floods, Phillipines 1977, Jul 25,31 Typhoon Thelma , Typhoon Vera , Taiwan 1978, Oct 27 Typhoon Rita , Philippines 1978, Aug 30-Sep 7 Hurricane David , Caribbean, eastern US 1980, Aug 4-11 Huricane Allen , Caribbean, Texas 1981, Nov 25 Typhoon Irma , Luzon Island, Philippines 1983, June Monsoon, India 1984, Sep 2 Typhoon Ike , southern Philippines 1985, May 25 Cyclone, Bangladesh 1985, Oct 26-Nov 6 Hurricane Juan , southeast US 1987, Nov 25 Typhoon Nina , Philippines 1988, Sep 10-17 Hurricane Gilbert , Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico 1989, Sep 16-22 Hurricane Hugo , Caribbean, southeast US 1990, May 6-11 Cyclones, southeast India 1991, Apr 30 Cyclone, Bangladesh 1991, Nov 5 Tropical storm, Philippines 1992, Aug 24-26 Hurricane Andrew , southern Florida, Louisiana 1993, Mar 13-14 Blizzard, eastern US 1993, June Monsoon, Bangladesh 1994, Nov 8-18 Storm Gordon , Caribbean, Florida 1995, Sep 4-6 Hurricane Luis , Caribbean 1995, Sep 13-22 Hurricane Marilyn , Virgin Islands, Caribbean 1995, Oct 2-4 Hurricane Opal , southern Mexico, Florida, Alabama 1995, Nov 2-3

37. Blizzard Grade 7 Natural disasters Project. Wind and snow make a blizzard. That sas basic as we can get. From there on, it s shades of white. http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/blizzard1.html

Grade 7 Natural Disasters Project Wind and snow make a blizzard . That's as basic as we can get. From there on, it's shades of white. Strong winds and steady snowfall make the big ones. But snow moves in strong winds even if it is not snowing, if there's enough snow on the ground and it's not too old and icy. These are ground blizzards, and sometimes they happen even with clear skies above. A blizzard is a North American name for a violent, bitterly cold wind accompanied by blowing snow whipped up from the ground. Freezing temperatures, high wind speeds, low visibility, and drifting snow create hazardous conditions. Snowstorms occur when two different fronts collide. In the winter, when a warm front moves in and meets a cold front, heavy nimbostratus clouds develop and heavy snowfall occurs. The air holds tiny water droplets. When these droplets become too large for the air to support, they fall to the Earth as rain. Snow forms when a cloud's temperature is between 10 degrees Fahrenheit and 4 degrees Fahrenheit. There are ice crystals in clouds. The tiny droplets of water freeze onto crystals, building them up. Then, they fall to the Earth as snow. When it is 39 degrees Fahrenheit on the Earth's surface, the snow will land before it melts. In order for snow to build up on the ground, it has to be much colder. According to the U.S. National Weather Service, winds of 35 mph or more and visibility of .25 miles or less are conditions that, if they endure for three hours, define a blizzard.

38. CPL Chicago: 1967,1979: Major Snowstorms The blizzard of 1979 started on Friday night January 12 and lasteduntil 2 am Sunday January 14. On top of a 710 inch base left http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/disasters/snowstorms.html

1967 Snowstorm. Chicago (Ill.). Dept. of Streets and Sanitation. "A Program for Improving Winter Street Maintenance in the City of Chicago." 1967. Chicago Historical Information 1967, 1979: Major Snowstorms Severe snowstorms are relatively frequent in Chicago compared to Miami, but infrequent compared to Buffalo and other points east. Chicago's snowstorm of the century occurred in the winter of 1967. After unseasonably warm temperatures, snow started falling at 5:02 a.m. Thursday January 26. Snow continued to fall through Friday morning for a total accumulation of 23 inches, with drifts to 6 feet. Cold weather and periodic snowfalls over the next 10 days created more havoc. Although trains continued to run, cars, buses and planes didn't. Almost all schools, offices and other work places were closed for several days. Commuters unable to reach home spent several nights camped out in downtown hotels, O'Hare International Airport and stranded cars. The Department of Streets and Sanitation, which is responsible for plowing streets, estimated that 75 million tons of snow fell on Chicago. Some of it was sent south in empty railcars as a present to Florida children who had never seen snow before. Large numbers of fatalities are relatively uncommon in winter storms, but 60 deaths were attributed to the stormmostly heart attacks from shoveling snow. 273 looters were arrested. One young girl was killed while police were shooting at looters.

39. Natural Disasters: Avalanches And Blizzards A collection of sites...... URL http//weathereye.kgan.com/expert/blizzard/wnstorms.html Title eThemes ResourceNatural disasters Relief Efforts http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000536.shtml

Questions or comments about this resource? Contact eThemes@emints.org Printer-friendly version Please preview all links before sharing in class with students. Resource Information Title Natural Disasters: Avalanches and Blizzards Description These sites are about avalanches and blizzards and how they form. Also includes information about winter storms and snow. Learn about rescue dogs used in avalanches. There are photographs and videos of these natural disasters. Grade Level Resource Links Title: Popular Myths About Avalanches Description: Read myths and other information about avalanches. URL: http://www.avalanche.org/~uac/Common-questions.html Title: Snow Almanac Description: See pictures and read about the winter weather in the New England area. Also has general information on blizzards. URL: http://www.citysource.com/Seasons/snow.html Title: Avalanche Statistics Description: Explore these links to find data about the number of avalanches. URL: http://geosurvey.state.co.us/avalanche/US_World_stats/stats.html

40. Blizzard Of 1977 The first of the disasters was a blizzard reminiscent of the blizzardof 1993. The snow started to fall Friday, Jan. 28, 1977. We http://www.lrp.usace.army.mil/pao/h-b1977.htm

Recalling the Blizzard of 1977 The year 1977 came in like a lion and went out the same way. Seven disasters were declared ranging from snow removal to flood recovery assistance. Personnel from the Pittsburgh District participated in disaster recovery efforts in six states. The first of the disasters was a blizzard reminiscent of the Blizzard of 1993. The snow started to fall Friday, Jan. 28, 1977. "We left about 2:30 in the afternoon on Friday," said one Corps employee who participated in the disaster recovery efforts. "We didn't get to Ashtabula until 11 p.m. We were driving 5 to 10 miles per hour in the blizzard." "Our purpose was to go out and open county roads. We worked with county engineers to open the roads," he said. Working on behalf of the Huntington District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District personnel coordinated actions with state and local officials and negotiated with contractors. "Two hours after the meeting with the contractors they started removing snow," he said. The area that he was in was so desolate that "on Sunday, we couldn't find a place to get a cup of coffee." After negotiating the clearing of snow in Ohio, some of the Corps personnel proceeded to Beaver County, Pa., to start the snow removal effort there. "It took three weeks to remove all the snow," one employee recalled.

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