Post by Paddy by Grace on Sept 3, 2010 18:19:25 GMT -7
On March 10, 1993, Secretary of State Christopher announced to America and the world that negotiations were very much alive and still being worked over to bring peace to the Middle East. This was a continuation of the Madrid Conference and would later the same year lead to the Oslo accords. It was basically another in a long line of "land for peace deals" that never brought about peace.
Two days after this speech by Christopher, the east coast of the U.S. was hit by the "Storm of the Century". It battered the U.S. for 4 days, from March 12 - 15, 1993 with tornadoes, high winds, record low pressure and heavy snows, on the hurricane scale it would have been a Cat. 3. The storm affected 26 states, impacting the lives of 100 million people. At one point, the storm covered 1/3 of the U.S. Damage was recorded from Texas to the Ohio valley and Maine.
There was $3-6 billion ($4.5-10 billion in 2010 adjusted dollars) in damage and 270 deaths attributed to the storm on land, with 48 more missing at sea. Fifteen tornadoes in Florida killed 44, while six inches of snow fell on the Florida panhandle. Hurricane force winds were report from La. all the way to Florida and up the east coast to New York and New England. The western coast of Florida received hurricane force winds up to 120 mph. with 10 foot storm surges.
Mount LeConte in Tennesee received 56 inches of snow, Syracuse N.Y., 43 inches, Albany, 20 inches. Virtually every airport on the east coast was closed at one time or another for the first time ever, canceling 25% of the U.S. flights for 2 days. Fallen trees and power lines left three million people in the dark and w/o heat.
(Still not convinced? There's alot more).
Two days after this speech by Christopher, the east coast of the U.S. was hit by the "Storm of the Century". It battered the U.S. for 4 days, from March 12 - 15, 1993 with tornadoes, high winds, record low pressure and heavy snows, on the hurricane scale it would have been a Cat. 3. The storm affected 26 states, impacting the lives of 100 million people. At one point, the storm covered 1/3 of the U.S. Damage was recorded from Texas to the Ohio valley and Maine.
There was $3-6 billion ($4.5-10 billion in 2010 adjusted dollars) in damage and 270 deaths attributed to the storm on land, with 48 more missing at sea. Fifteen tornadoes in Florida killed 44, while six inches of snow fell on the Florida panhandle. Hurricane force winds were report from La. all the way to Florida and up the east coast to New York and New England. The western coast of Florida received hurricane force winds up to 120 mph. with 10 foot storm surges.
Mount LeConte in Tennesee received 56 inches of snow, Syracuse N.Y., 43 inches, Albany, 20 inches. Virtually every airport on the east coast was closed at one time or another for the first time ever, canceling 25% of the U.S. flights for 2 days. Fallen trees and power lines left three million people in the dark and w/o heat.
(Still not convinced? There's alot more).