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The Columbus Day Storm: A Devastating Extra-Tropical Cyclone of 1962

The Columbus Day Storm, forming as Typhoon Freda in 1962, became an extra-tropical cyclone that wreaked havoc in the Pacific Northwest. With winds reaching devastating speeds, it caused over $280 million in damages, making it one of the worst natural disasters of the year. The storm struck on October 12, impacting cities like Longview and Salem, leading to 46 fatalities and leaving thousands without power. The cyclone's path of destruction stretched over 1,000 miles, affecting areas well beyond its initial landfall in Northern California.

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The Columbus Day Storm: A Devastating Extra-Tropical Cyclone of 1962

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  1. WEATHER STUDYBY ANDREW BERNARD

  2. COLUMBUS DAY STORMAKA: THE BIG BLOW

  3. Storm type: Extra-tropical cyclone An extra-tropical cyclone is a storm system that primarily gets its energy from the horizontal temperature contrasts that exist in the atmosphere. Extra-tropical cyclones are low pressure systems with associated cold fronts, warm fronts, and occluded fronts.

  4. FORMED AS: TYPHOON FREDA ON OCTOBER 3, 1962ENDED ON: OCTOBER 17, 1962WORST DAY: COLUMBUS DAY OCTOBER 12, 1962

  5. Tropical storm Freda formed in the central pacific ocean. As it moved into colder water it became an extra-tropical cyclone.

  6. WIND SPEED

  7. RAINFALL

  8. DAMAGE • 15 BILLION BOARD FEET • $280 MILLION • $200 MILLION IN OREGON ALONE • METROPOLITON LIFE INSSURANCE COMPANY NAMED • THE COLUMBUS DAY STORM THE NATIONS WORST NATURAL • DISASTER OF 1962

  9. Cost of damage by city • Longview, Wa. $123,764 • Vancouver, Wa. $100,000 • Salem, Or. $220,000 • Eugene, Or. $50,000

  10. Insurance claims • Oregon 70,000 • amount pd. 20,000,000 • Washington 28,216 • paid on 24,676 • for a total of 4,230,200 • Paid by metlife

  11. Path of destruction • 125 miles wide • 1000 miles long • 75,000 square miles of total destruction

  12. First made landfall in Northern California. Then moved northeast about 50 miles inland and then veered straight north towards Oregon state.

  13. AFTERMATH • 46 FATALITIES • HUNDREDS INJURED • THOUSANDS WITH OUR POWER

  14. MAJOR EVENTS • BASEBALL WORLD SERIES DELAYED • DUCKS/HUSKIES FOOTBALL WENT ON AS SCHEDULED

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