Ash+Wednesday+storm+of+1962

=**Backround?**= On March 6 to the 8th 1962 a N'oreaster hit the mid-Atlantic region of America. The storm was called the Ash Wednesday storm because the effects were felt the most on March 7 which was Ash Wednesday. The storm caused great damage to New Jersey, New York, And Delaware. = = =Cause?= === The Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962 was formed on March 6, 1962. it was caused by a mixture of three pressure areas. It was also caused by atmospheric conditions of the spring equinox that usually causes high tides. The storms stayed in the atlantic ocean for three days. the storm caused constant rain,strong winds, and tidal surges and made large amounts of snow come inland. === = =

=Effects?= On the east coast of the us homes hotels motels and resort businesses were destroyed. It only did not destroy houses,it also took the lives of 40 people and injured more than 1,00. Areas on the coast from north carolina to new york were changed forever by the effects of the storm. Homes and businesses were destroyed by the thousands. Six states had property damage which valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars. The storm was so powerful that it was given the name "The Great American Storm." The storm was also given the name "five high storm" because it stayed off the atlantic coast of the northeast part of the united states over a period of five high tides. = = =**Pictures, video, etc....**=