Blizzard-Extreme Weather, STEAM

Blizzard-Extreme Weather

By Sofia and Valeria

A blizzard can be defined as large amounts of snow, low visabilty and winds that are greater than 35mph.

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What is a blizzard?

The Great Blizzard of 1888

An example of a blizzard, is the Great Blizzard of 1888, lasting for about a week, the storms started as heavy rain but later turning into heavy snow. Dropping as much as 50 inches of snow around the east coast of America . It contained winds of hurricane-strength level (72km) and temperature dropping to -12.

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​Killing more than 400 people and an estimated of $25 million in property damage, $20 million of this was from New York alone.

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Effects of this blizzard​

​How does this link to the water cycle?

​When a blizzard is being formed, warm air rises over cold air. It happens when winds pull cold air from the poles and warm air toward the poles from the equator. When warm and cold air is brought together a front is formed and precipitation occurs.

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Multiple Choice

What is a blizzard?

• Snow

• Snow, high winds, low visabilty

• wind

• ice

Multiple Choice

What was the temperature when The Great Blizzard of 1888 occured?

• -13

• -14

• -12

• -16

Multiple Choice

How much money was lost in property damage because of The Great Blizzard of 1888?

• $20

• $25 million

• $25

• $20million