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Where do storms come from?

On the lost day of March in 1982 a storm swept off the Pacific coast. Over the next six days the weather system crossed the United States, developing into one of the most powerful spring storms ever recorded. It caused heavy rains in California, avalanches in the Sierra Nevada, blizzards in the Rockies, tornadoes in the Midwest, and deep snow from the Grea... More

Where do storms come from?

On the lost day of March in 1982 a storm swept off the Pacific coast. Over the next six days the weather system crossed the United States, developing into one of the most powerful spring storms ever recorded. It caused heavy rains in California, avalanches in the Sierra Nevada, blizzards in the Rockies, tornadoes in the Midwest, and deep snow from the Great Lakes to the East Coast.

How did one storm cause so much damage? And where did it come from? This book explains how big storms are created, and how they travel, with illustrations and simple diagrams of weather patterns. Once you know the story of this big storm, you'll never look at a rainy day the some way again.