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Great winter read!
I loved this book even though I wasn't alive during that time.I am a substitute teacher and
I often read excerpts of it to my students.They love to hear the stories of survival and people helping other people in difficult times-like the story of the school bus that was stranded and all the children that stayed at a farmhouse for several days.

Hell Broke Loose
Great price for the book, and on here was the only place I could find it!

Awesome Power of Nature!
This book will stay in your memory for years! I keep a copy near me and often relate a story or two from it. There are lots of stories from people from all walks of life in Minneapolis and surrounding communities. Many towns and farms and places are described. If you live around here, you will recognize many of the places.

The stories that touched me the most had to do with the rural farmers - some readily accepted stranded guests and some did so reluctantly. Many risked their lives in saving people. Some people were prepared for the blizzard, but most were not. Some were struck with tragedy, and some with a lot of good luck!

It is fun to relate to your children some of the hardships that people in the 1940's had to go through during the winter back then and they might like to hear some of these stories during a rare "snow day" that we have now and again here in Minnesota!

Fascinating book
I highly recommend this book. I picked it up at my grandparents' house and couldn't put it down. It tells the personal accounts of a devastating, unexpected Minnesota blizzard that caught hundreds of hunters out on what was expected to be a beautiful, mild Indian summer day. The details are memorable: women caught wearing sandals in the snow, people taking hours to walk 2 blocks, and more. This book is one of those valuable record-keepers of Minnesota history. Thanks to the publisher for publishing it. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 2010 Natural Disasters in the United States, First North American Blizzard of 2010, 2010 Connecticut Power Plant Explosion, 2010 Port Arthur Oil Spill, 2010 Eureka Earthquake, 2010 Illinois Earthquake. Excerpt:Maximum snowfall or ice accretion The First North American Blizzard of 2010 was a winter storm and severe weather event that tracked from the U.S. states of California to Arizona through northern Mexico, the American Southwest, the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic regions. The storm created extensive flooding and landslides in Mexico, as well as historic snowfall totals in the Mid-Atlantic states, rivaling the Knickerbocker Storm of 1922. The storm stretched from Mexico and New Mexico to New Jersey before moving out to sea, then turning north to impact the Maritime Provinces of Canada. The storm caused deaths in Mexico, New Mexico, Maryland, and Virginia. Blizzard conditions were reported in a relatively small area of Maryland, but near-blizzard conditions occurred through a large part of the Mid-Atlantic States. Additionally, some places across Eastern West Virginia, Maryland, Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., Delaware, Southwestern Pennsylvania, South Central Pennsylvania, Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey received between 20 inches (0.51 m) and 40 inches (1.02 m) of snow, bringing air and Interstate Highway travel to a complete halt. While rail service south and west of Washington, D.C. was suspended, rail travel between DC and Boston was available with limited service. The storm was followed just three days later by the Second North American Blizzard of 2010. Snow-covered Mid-Atlantic region of the United StatesThe main storm system originated in the Pacific Ocean, passing through California and Arizona o... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=26088168 ... Read more

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Chad waved and shouted and then screamed as the snowplow bore down on him. It was clear the driver couldn't see or hear him. 'Dad!' he shouted, and the plow came hurling by, dumping hundreds of pounds of snow in the ditch, covering Chad. When a blizzard cuts off communication and supplies to a small community in Northern Alaska, Chad and Dad are forced to make a perilous journey across land and sky to save those who are gravely ill---including Kate---in the third dramatic AirQuest Adventures book! ... Read more

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could have been better
This book is an action adventure story about a young boy and his dad who must dodge one storm after another as they rush to acquire medicine that is desperately neededd for a young diabetic named Suzie Que. Centered on the Yukon in Alaska, it was apparent that the author spent a lot of time researching Alaska and blizzard survival. It was interesting to hear about some of the basic "preparations" Alaskans might take just to go on a three to four hour drive as the reality of getting stranded in a storm weighed upon their minds.

This book contains more "boyfriend-girlfriend" inferences than I would have liked to see in a Christian fiction book for "tweens". I think the story would have been stronger if this aspect was not included. I also would have liked to see the main characters in the book demonstrate a closer, more personal relationship with God.

However, it was clean in both language and content and may appeal to boys.

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Very Happy
I was very happy with the book !Just what I wanted.Also fast shipping.

strange weather
even though this book is not available through amazon as new, I ordered it in paperback form through a competitor and give it 5 stars, I noted "strange weather" in my title because storms of this severity are not common to Ohio, and are extremely rare for southeast michigan, where I am, although not much is mentioned about Michigan, because, as usual, Michigan missed this one, but it came close.The book starts off good with the causes, from a weather watchers view of how it all came about,brief explanation, but it is there,a necessity if you are really interested in weather and understand it, and follow it.The book gives a lot of story to people in different situations in the storm and how it affected them and some of the things they endured,Iknow this storm had to have an effect on western Pennsylvania and there is some mention of it in the book, I would've liked more, but then again, it's about Ohio, not Pennsylvania, see, at the time I was a 2 year old in Altoona, and from old pictures of me at the time, I belive this was the storm that these pictures of me were taken in.Speaking of pictures, there is a section in the book with some old black and white pictures shown of several locations in Ohio, from small town to big cities.It's too bad there aren't more books like this about some big winter storms.This is a good book to have if you like reading weather stories.A couple of the more interesting things mentioned are that many people got around on horses and farm tractors and upside down kitchen tables being pulled by someone or something because the cars couldn't make it. ... Read more

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New England was knocked to its knees on February 6th and 7th, 1978 by the incredible snow and wind referred to locally as "The Worst Storm of the Century!" Author Michael Tougias combines stunning photographs with riveting text to reawaken our communal memories of the event dubbed "The Blizzard of '78."

Tougias first chronicles the period before the storm, then follows it through its progression, as it caused commuter nightmares and wreaked devastation. From Cape Cod to Conecticut, from Rhode Island to Route 128, Tougias explains how people survived the storm by spending more than 48 hours in their cars, and how coastal homes were torn from their foundations and smashed to smithereens by the viscous surf.

The book records the brighter sides of the blizzard too, including neighborhood parties cross-country skiing down abandoned highways, and the many ways that people pitched in to help total strangers. Intriguing analysis also compares The Blizzard of '78 with The Great Blizzard of 1888.

Tougias' book will be cherished by anyone who survived the Blizzard of '78, as well as by those of us who have been spellbound by its legend. ... Read more

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Over Priced
I don't think this book was worth the price.Very little in the way of text that was substantive, and had a lot of poor quality photos instead.Having this storm as a monumental time in our lives as a family, I had hoped that there would be more to the book covering the entire storm from the southeastern US to the Maritimes.

Boring, boring,boring
Very Boring.Was not indepth really and as someone who was there it is a very boring book.Would not recommend.Very short.Alot of great photos is all that I can say was good.

Gods Will???
Book is great. Really enjoyed it. I bought it because I was the cause of it all. LOL?? I dunno, but I know I was planning on running away at the ripe old age of 16 on the night that it began. I had loaded my car with food, a tent, a cot, hunting guns and ammo, fishing gear, a couple sleeping bags and a propane heater and lantern, etc etc. I'm getting ready to leave at 2:30 am and I find my car snowed in and a blizzard going on. Man I was so ticked off. Luckily my anger towards my parents abated and I didn't leave. I had time to think because of the blizzard. Did God create it so that I would not run away and turn into another statistic?? I don't know, but I'm glad it happened. Sorry I screwed things up for so many others.

I know I'm not the center of the universe, LOL, but God does work in VERY mysterious ways in my and other folks lives!

Mr Bachelder
I was There, Great book.Boston was under snow for a week it was like living back before cars. This book has it all. Thank you

Picture book
Having gone through the Blizzard of 78 I was pleased there was mention that about two weeks before the Blizzard there was a substantial snow storm with plenty of snow still on the ground.This made the actual Blizzard much worse that it may otherwise have been.The book is interesting and shows pictures from many areas, along the coast, on Rt. 128 (now part is I95) and other places.The coast was extensively eroded and D Troop 5th Cav. had it's tracks on the seashore rescuing people.My son joined them seven years later. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:Maximum snowfall or ice accretion The First North American Blizzard of 2010 was a winter storm and severe weather event that tracked from the U.S. states of California to Arizona through northern Mexico, the American Southwest, the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic regions. The storm created extensive flooding and landslides in Mexico, as well as historic snowfall totals in the Mid-Atlantic states, rivaling the Knickerbocker Storm of 1922. The storm stretched from Mexico and New Mexico to New Jersey before moving out to sea, then turning north to impact the Maritime Provinces of Canada. The storm caused deaths in Mexico, New Mexico, Maryland, and Virginia. Blizzard conditions were reported in a relatively small area of Maryland, but near-blizzard conditions occurred through a large part of the Mid-Atlantic States. Additionally, some places across Eastern West Virginia, Maryland, Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., Delaware, Southwestern Pennsylvania, South Central Pennsylvania, Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey received between 20 inches (0.51 m) and 40 inches (1.02 m) of snow, bringing air and Interstate Highway travel to a complete halt. While rail service south and west of Washington, D.C. was suspended, rail travel between DC and Boston was available with limited service. The storm was followed just three days later by the Second North American Blizzard of 2010. Snow-covered Mid-Atlantic region of the United StatesThe main storm system originated in the Pacific Ocean, passing through California and Arizona on February 1 and 2, delivering heavy rain and mountain snow to these regions. On February 3, the system dropped into northern Mexico, before swinging northeast into southern New Mexico, and then ejecting eastward... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=26088168 ... Read more

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Chapters: First North American Blizzard of 2010, 1993 Storm of the Century, North American Blizzard of 2009, Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950, 1991 West Virginia Derecho. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 48. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:Maximum snowfall or ice accretion The First North American Blizzard of 2010 was a winter storm and severe weather event that tracked from the U.S. states of California to Arizona through northern Mexico, the American Southwest, the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic regions. The storm created extensive flooding and landslides in Mexico, as well as historic snowfall totals in the Mid-Atlantic states, rivaling the Knickerbocker Storm of 1922. The storm stretched from Mexico and New Mexico to New Jersey before moving out to sea, then turning north to impact the Maritime Provinces of Canada. The storm caused deaths in Mexico, New Mexico, Maryland, and Virginia. Blizzard conditions were reported in a relatively small area of Maryland, but near-blizzard conditions occurred through a large part of the Mid-Atlantic States. Additionally, some places across Eastern West Virginia, Maryland, Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., Delaware, Southwestern Pennsylvania, South Central Pennsylvania, Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey received between 20 inches (0.51 m) and 40 inches (1.02 m) of snow, bringing air and Interstate Highway travel to a complete halt. While rail service south and west of Washington, D.C. was suspended, rail travel between DC and Boston was available with limited service. The storm was followed just three days later by the Second North American Blizzard of 2010. Snow-covered Mid-Atlantic region of the United StatesThe main storm system originated in the Pacific Ocean, passing through California and Arizona on F...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=26088168 ... Read more

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Chapters: 1920 Natural Disasters, Wall Street Bombing, 1920 North Dakota Blizzard, 1920 Gori Earthquake, 1920 Mendoza Earthquake. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Wall Street bombing occurred at 12:01 p.m. on September 16, 1920, in the Financial District of New York City. The blast killed 38 and seriously injured 143. It was more deadly than the bombing of the Los Angeles Times building in 1910. It was the deadliest bomb attack on U.S. soil until the Bath School bombings in Michigan seven years later. Like the 1919 United States anarchist bombings, the Wall Street bombing may have been perpetrated by a Galleanist. At noon, a wagon passed by lunchtime crowds on Wall Street in New York City and stopped across the street from the headquarters of the J.P. Morgan bank at 23 Wall Street, on the Financial District's busiest corner. Inside, 100 pounds (45 kg) of dynamite with 500 pounds (230 kg) of heavy, cast-iron sash weights exploded in a timer-set detonation, sending the slugs tearing through the air. The horse and wagon were blasted into small fragments. The 38 victims, most of whom died within moments of the blast, were mostly young and worked as messengers, stenographers, clerks and brokers. Many of the wounded suffered severe injuries. The bomb caused over $2 million in property damage and wrecked most of the interior spaces of the Morgan building. The Justice Department's Bureau of Investigation (BOI) did not immediately conclude that the bomb was an act of terrorism. The number of innocent people killed and the lack of a specific target, other than buildings that suffered relatively superficial, non-structural damage, left investigators puzzled. Exploring the possibility of an accident, police contacted businesses that sold and transported...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=538722 ... Read more

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The most comprehensive account of the Great Blizzard of 1978 in New England, this book contains more than 130 dramatic photos from all across the region. Pictures range from the devastating flooding along the coast to the mountains of snow that paralyzed inland communities, including the 3,500 vehicles stranded on Route 128.

The record-setting storm's impact on the area is explored through first-hand accounts from survivors, relief workers and former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, among others.

Painstakingly researched and profusely illustrated, this book will stir memories of those who lived through the storm and will educate those too young to remember it.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of "Storm of the Century" will be donated to the Fort Revere Park & Preservation Society, a non-profit organization that supports the Fort Revere historic site and military history museum overlooking Boston Harbor in Hull, Mass. ... Read more

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storm of the century, great blizzard of 1978
I bought this as I'd lived throught this storm and have vivid memories of trying to get home from Massachusetts to Connecticut. The book is OK, not great. Good pictures, but most of the written material references coastal Massachusetts. Living in Connecticut, I felt it gave short shrift to experiences of other places in New England. I would have appreciated a broader perspective.

Super book
I bought this book for my mother-in-law she loved it and was showing it to every around many of the pictures were from where she was from. thanks for carring it.

Amazing!
I did not live through the great blizzard of 78 but my father did and he is pictured on the front cover of the book as the man on phone booth so how much better could this book get?

Great Account of the Blizzard of '78
As someone who survived the drive home at the height of the storm, I enjoy all accounts of the stories of hardship and friendship during the event. This account concentrates much of the narration on the horrendous destruction of the Massachusetts coastline and its residents--the photos alone will make you pause.

My complaint is not directed to Haraden: both books I have about the blizzard concern the effects in Massachusetts. How about a blizzard book from the RI POV? Anyone?

It Changed the Way We Lived Our LIves
Tragedies of national significance can remain etched in the human psyche for an entire lifetime.Pearl Harbor, the Kennedy assassination, the Challenger disaster, September 11, the Columbia disintegration, and even the front line footage of the war in Iraq act as memory triggers for those who experienced them through the newspaper, radio, television or internet, not to mention those men, women and children who had the misfortune of witnessing them in person.
Tragedies of a regional or local nature can have the same effect.The only major difference is the number of people who share the memories.While almost any of the nearly three hundred million Americans around on September 11 can today meet in any coffee shop, health club or on any street corner in the nation and share their experiences of "where they were when they heard," much smaller segments of society can trade stories of localized tales like famous fires or powerful storms.
New England has reluctantly hosted many such events, from the opening days of the American Revolution onward.And although the impact of the event has been lost since the last living witness passed on, one can almost imagine the feelings of insecurity that must have run through the streets of Boston as British regulars and Colonial troops fired upon each other in pitched battles in and around the city.
A coastal region like New England is impacted most severely by the forces of Mother Nature, strong winds, surging seas, and heavy snows.The great gales of the past grow less significant to modern memory as time passes, but events such as the Minot's Light Gale of April 16, 1851, the Portland Gale of 1898, the Hurricane of 1938, and Hurricane Carol of 1954, to name just a few examples, all tested the residents of New England to their limits, and stayed in the minds of their survivors long after the last gust of wind had dissipated.
When anyone over the age of thirty who has lived in southern New England for their entire life is asked about the most significant natural event he or she can remember, without a doubt the answer will involve memories of the Blizzard of 1978.
Christopher Haraden of Hull, Massachusetts, was just seven years old when the storm simply known to its survivors as "The Blizzard" struck New England.He remembers listening to radio stations rerunning summer weather reports at the height of the storm as a diversion to the mayhem outside his windows, helping his father in the town's emergency relief efforts, and wondering innocently why families at the relief center wouldn't just simply go home days after the storm had ended.He later learned just how many families had no homes to go home to.
Although his career path took him well away from local news as he grew up, after becoming the youngest person in the history of the state of Massachusetts to serve on a local historical commission and working as editor of the Hull Times, those memories lingered as he moved through life.After whetting his appetite by contributing to the production of a book on the history of his hometown, as the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Blizzard of 1978 approached, he decided to combine his research, writing and interviewing skills and publish his first solo-authored book, Storm of the Century: New England's Great Blizzard of 1978.
"The Blizzard changed the way that people lived on the South Shore of Massachusetts," he said in a recent interview.
But Storm of the Century is not just about the South Shore."It could have been.There's no doubt that an entire book could have been written specifically about the impact the Blizzard had on Hull and Scituate alone.In fact, the recovery story in Hull was one of the larger stories of the entire history of the storm.And so much more could be written about how it changed specific neighborhoods.My intention was to tell the story of the entire storm from beginning to end across the entire northeast region."
And although the title may seem cliche, as writers over the course of time have resorted to such superlatives all too frequently and easily in search of sales, Haraden deftly lays out his rationale for its use in a well-researched and presented opening chapter on the science of the storm, proving that the Blizzard dumped more snow on Boston than any other storm in recorded history."We've had a lot of snow from some storms, and we've had a lot of flooding, but we've never had both come together like we did in February 1978," he said.Twenty-seven inches of snow and tides two and a half feet above normal combined to create New England's storm of the century, a meteorological disaster that claimed more than fifty lives before it was over.
Comparisons will inevitably arise, as well they should, to other storms.Historians may argue that the Portland Gale was more destructive and caused more hardship.Differences arise, though, that make comparisons difficult to rely on.Were people more apt to be affected by the cold during the Blizzard of 1978?In 1898, people along the New England coast were lucky to even have an electric light in their bedroom, never mind electric heat.Their heat came from wood and coal stoves, and due to the appalling number of ships that wrecked during the storm, driftwood and lost cargoes of coal washed ashore for months as renewable, free heat sources.Folks that lost their electric heat during the Blizzard faced the possibility of freezing to death.The argument could be made, therefore, that the Blizzard, because of New Englanders' increasing reliance on new technologies that failed during the storm, was for the region the most devastating storm in its entire history.
Thoroughly illustrated with photos gathered from the Army Corps of Engineers, various New England newspapers, the National Archives and private collections, Haraden's recounting of the storm vividly portrays Mother Nature at her worst and the people of New England at their best, as they pull together to survive one of the most destructive natural events in the region's history.The stories of the Blizzard of 1978 will fade from living memory as with the storms that came before.Haraden's book has caught its fury for all time. ... Read more

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The books in this series make up an introduc tion to the science of weather for all readers aged eleven a nd over. The six volumes in the series are - Tornadoes, Drou ghts, Blizzards, Hurricanes, Floods, and A Chronology of Wea ther. ' ... Read more

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Easy pictorial book for young adults who like science
A pictorial book for young adults and adults who prefer light reading, this book examines the hows and whys of some of the worst winter weather, historical storms of the past, plus has nicely illustrated diagrams showinghow winter storms form, lake effect snows cause heavy snowfall downwind,and how ice storms form. ... Read more

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Chapters: 1888 Atlantic Hurricane Season, 1888 Earthquakes, Great Blizzard of 1888, Schoolhouse Blizzard, 1888 Eruption of Mount Bandai, Rio de La Plata Earthquake 1888, 1888 North Canterbury Earthquake. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 29. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:Maximum snowfall or ice accretion The Great Blizzard of 1888 or Great Blizzard of '88 (March 11 March 14, 1888) was one of the most severe blizzards in United States' recorded history. Snowfalls of 40-50 inches (102-127 cm) fell in parts of New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut, and sustained winds of over 45 miles per hour (72 km/h) produced snowdrifts in excess of 50 feet (15.2 m). Railroads were shut down and people were confined to their houses for up to a week. Streets in New York City as the storm hit. Many overhead wires broke and presented a hazard to city dwellers. Brooklyn Bridge during the blizzardThe weather preceding the blizzard was unseasonably mild with heavy rains that turned to snow as temperatures dropped rapidly. The storm began in earnest shortly after midnight on March 12, and continued unabated for a full day and a half. The National Weather Service estimated this incredible Nor'easter dumped 50 inches (1.3 m) of snow in Connecticut and Massachusetts, while New Jersey and New York had 40 inches (1.0 m). Most of northern Vermont received from 20 inches (50.8 cm) to 30 inches (76.2 cm) in this storm. Drifts were reported to average 30-40 feet, over the tops of houses from New York to New England, with reports of drifts covering 3-story houses. The highest drift (52 feet / 15.8 metres) was recorded in Gravesend, New York. Fifty-eight inches of snow was reported in Saratoga Springs, New York; 48 inches in Albany, New York; 45 inches of snow in New Haven, Connecticut; and 22 inche...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=576456 ... Read more

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Readers may list more differences than similarities when comparing floods and blizzards. But, they will discover they have one vital ingredient in common: water. Readers will learn the powerful forces of water as it pertains to floods and blizzards. They also discover that although these two forces of nature can cause difficulties for people, they are nature's way of cleaning up and re-nourishing the land. 32pp. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Natural Disasters in Delaware, Shipwrecks of the Delaware Coast, First North American Blizzard of 2010, North American Blizzard of 2009, Late November 2006 Nor'easter, Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950, Hms Braak. Excerpt:Maximum snowfall or ice accretion The First North American Blizzard of 2010 was a winter storm and severe weather event that tracked from the U.S. states of California to Arizona through northern Mexico, the American Southwest, the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic regions. The storm created extensive flooding and landslides in Mexico, as well as historic snowfall totals in the Mid-Atlantic states, rivaling the Knickerbocker Storm of 1922. The storm stretched from Mexico and New Mexico to New Jersey before moving out to sea, then turning north to impact the Maritime Provinces of Canada. The storm caused deaths in Mexico, New Mexico, Maryland, and Virginia. Blizzard conditions were reported in a relatively small area of Maryland, but near-blizzard conditions occurred through a large part of the Mid-Atlantic States. Additionally, some places across Eastern West Virginia, Maryland, Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., Delaware, Southwestern Pennsylvania, South Central Pennsylvania, Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey received between 20 inches (0.51 m) and 40 inches (1.02 m) of snow, bringing air and Interstate Highway travel to a complete halt. While rail service south and west of Washington, D.C. was suspended, rail travel between DC and Boston was available with limited service. The storm was followed just three days later by the Second North American Blizzard of 2010. Snow-covered Mid-Atlantic region of the United StatesThe main storm system originated in the Pacific Ocean, passing through Calif... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=26088168 ... Read more

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Readers may list more differences than similarities when comparing floods and blizzards. But, they will discover they have one vital ingredient in common: water. Readers will learn the powerful forces of water as it pertains to floods and blizzards. They also discover that although these two forces of nature can cause difficulties for people, they are nature's way of cleaning up and re-nourishing the land. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: May 2009 Derecho Series, First North American Blizzard of 2010, North American Blizzard of 2008, Effects of Hurricane Ike in Inland North America, 1993 Storm of the Century, 2002 Midwest to Mid-Atlantic United States Tornado Outbreak, North American Blizzard of 2009, Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950, 1812 New Madrid Earthquake, 2009 Kentuckiana Flash Flood, North American Blizzard of 2003, Ohio River Flood of 1937, Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, Great Blizzard of 1978, Pre-Christmas 2004 Snowstorm, January 2009 Central Plains and Midwest Ice Storm, 1991 West Virginia Derecho, June 2009 Southern Kentucky Derecho. Excerpt: The May 2009 derecho series was an unusually strong sequence of derecho events and tornadoes beginning on May 2, 2009 and continuing through May 8, which primarily affected the Southern United States. At least seven people were killed by the storms. An associated tornado outbreak also resulted in nearly 100 tornadoes, some strong, with most strong tornadoes, most damage, and all of the deaths on May 8. In total, nine people were killed, dozens were injured and at least $70 million in damage occurred, $58 million on May 8. On May 3, a moderate risk of severe weather was issued for parts of Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, mainly for a threat of intense downburst winds. A major progressive derecho with widespread and extensive wind damage - as strong as 110 mph (175 km/h) at times - and embedded tornadoes was confirmed to have traveled from East Texas all the way to Alabama with numerous reports of damage all across Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama and into northern Georgia. At least one person was killed when a tree fell on her mobile home. A number of "large and extremely dangerous" tornadoes were reported in... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=22736300 ... Read more