Fatima

**Frosty The Snow Blizzard **

**My name is Fatima and I am in 5th grade. I live in [|St. Louis,Missouri]. I go to [|MICDS][|(Mary Institute and St.Louis Country Day School)] in Ladue. Our class is doing a project called "Natural Disasters". Everybody in our class had to pick a natural disaster (earthquakes,fires,blizzards,tornadoes,floods,thunderstorms,lightning,volcanoes,etc.) and I picked a blizzard. Blizzard are usely caused by 35 miles of wind and the temperture of 20F. The purpose of this website is to see how gepgraphy impacts our lives.** **So be ready to get snowed in!** [|MICDS Weather]

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If you love blizzards as much as I do, then you will love Blizzard of '96. The Blizzard of '96 was a severe storm that hit along the [|U.S East Coast] of wind-driven snow throught January 6 to January. The Blizzard of '96 was followed by another storm of torrential rain which caused rapid melting and river flooding on Janurary 12. My dad was in this storm, and he was in New York. Washington and Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, New England, and New Jersey got hit by the blizzard. 154 people died and caused $600 million to $3 billion of total property damages.

When The Blizzard of '96 occurred everything changed. Trees were knocked down and the heat and the power was knocked out. They closed all the schools, offices, and airports. The roads were covered with salt. Snow plows were on every road. The news told everyone to stay home and watch the news. Shelters were provid ed for those people who had no homes and electricity. I think during a blizzard you should always stay indoor, drive on the roads only if absolutely necessary, and walk carefully on the icy, slipper road walks. [|Other ways to survive a blizzard.] media type="custom" key="12337398" width="190" height="190" Title: Major snowstorm Targets Denver Area Topic: Blizzards Author: Joe Sutton Date: February 3, 2012 Source: CNN Major Snowstorm Targets Denver Area A powerful winter blizzard moves though Colorado on Friday, February 3, 2012. Light snow started to fall in Denver Thursday evening. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning starting Thursday evening in the city of Denver. The areas that were east of the city were under a blizzard warning. The winds were moving 40 mph and higher. Every hour was expected to have 2 inches of snow. There were 600 flights that were canceled at Denver International Airport. Southwest Airlines canceled all flights that traveled to Denver until 1 p.m. local time. There were many school districts that were announced closures in the Denver Metro. Many cars were stuck in the snow and some people got injured.  Thanks to: <span style="background-color: #d1130a; color: #7b0909; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Vban Biema, DavidAllis, Sam. "The Blizzard Of '96." Time 147.4 (1996): 18. Middle Search Plus.<span style="color: #7b0909; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Web. 2 Feb. 2012. Weber, Kristen. "The Blizzard." Girl's Life 10.3 (2003): 80. Middle Search Plus. Web. 2 Feb. 2011.