Olivia

B R R   R R. . .   I t ' s a B l   i z z a r d    **Hello my name is Olivia, I am a 5th grader at** [|MICDS] **I live in [|St.Louis Missouri]. I am making this page because we are learning about natural disasters in world geography class.** **For my topic I chose blizzards. I chose blizzards because in St.Louis we get a lot of snow, so I thought it would be interesting to have a topic that relates to our environment in St.Louis. I also choose this topic to learn how blizzards effect humans lives. On my wiki page I will tell you about Blizzards and where and how blizzards happen. Blizzards have a huge impact on many people and I will tell you things to do during a blizzard, and how they happen. Brrr... It's a Blizzard will give you amazing information so keep reading my page and you will know a lot more about BLIZZARDS!!!!**

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Chicago Blizzard of 2011 February 7, 2011 By: NBC Chicago [] [] The blizzard of 2011 happened throughout Illinois but hit Chicago the hardest. It happened at 3p.m. This blizzard was in February so the time of the year had a part in forming the blizzard. Blizzards need to have cold weather and it is usually cold in February. The residents of Chicago reacted by taking shelter while their windows we cracking from the wind and snow. The people who were in their cars were told to get out so they wouldn’t get stuck in the car from the snow. The weather forecasters warned the city that there was going to be about 24 inches of snow. The hotels took that seriously and gave special rates. On the other hand the residents did not take them seriously and did not do anything. When the blizzard was finished caving in people’s houses and braking windows the people that listened to the continuous warning were safe. The people that kept driving and did not believe the warnings, and didn’t get inside a building got severely injured and possible death. The city of Chicago ended up with 20 inches of snow. Other counties around Chicago got more than that and some less. The most snow fall in Illinois was 25 inches in Graylake. Reading this article I learned that when there is a warning for a disaster you really do need to take it seriously or you could get severely hurt. I learned that when we have 2-4 inches of snow here in St. Louis that is nothing compared to Illinois and other states, and countries. This blizzard is related to science in many ways. One way is meteorologist study the weather which includes snow and meteorology is a field of science. This blizzard had a huge impact of people’s lives in many ways, some good and some horrible. Remember to listen and react to the warnings to stay safe!

[|MICDS WEATHER STATION] My Historical Event-  The 79,868 fans were cheering, the players were slipping, and the snow was blinding the players and the fans. Ohio State and Michigan were playing for a spot in the Rose Bowl. The snow was making the field slick and as a result it was hard to run. If they did not finish the game, Ohio State would have won by default. The fans were in cardboard boxes with eye holes and blankets, so they could watch the game. This terrible blizzard happened November 25, [|1950] in Ohio. A cold front was pulled down from the Arctic and mixed with rich moisture off the coast line of Carolina. These conditions are perfect for a nice snowy blizzard. The ball got lost many times in snow drifts. This game affected the players in a huge way but they finished the game with a score of 9-3 with Michigan taking the win!

The [|Ohio community] prepared for the blizzard by bringing blankets to the game so they wouldn't freeze. The community was not aware how severe the blizzard was going to be, so they could have been better prepared. All they knew was there was going to be snow. The days before the blizzard the weather started getting crazy. There was rain on the 23 of November then on the 24th of November the temperatures got very low. [|It dropped 25 degrees down to -5 degrees]. Ohio is better prepared for blizzards because the weather forecasters pay more attention to early signs of potentially dangerous weather.

**__Thanks:__** Wikipedia Blizzards- [|Wikipedia] Ebsco 1950 Blizzard-[|EBSCO.com] Islandet.com Information on the blizzard of 1950-[|Islandet.com] MICDS.org-[|MICDS.org] micds weather station-[|micds weather station] St.louis.com-[|St.Louis] Ohio History.org- **[|ohiohistory.org]**

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