Noreasters

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Noreasters

• By
• Alex Ellman
• Thomas Cirillo

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How they form

• A noreaster is produced by when the warm
  currents from the Gulf of Mexico to the coast of
  North Carolina.
• Since the water is warm in these currents there
  is warm air above the water causing low pressure.
  
• While this is happening cold winds come down from
  Canada causing high pressure moving clockwise.
• The low pressure system continues to move up the
  coast while the high pressure moves around it.
• The high pressure begins to pick up the moisure
  from the high pressure. And forms clouds.

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Damage Caused

• Can cause local flooding
• Strong gale winds (47-54 mph)
• Gale winds cause light structure damage
• A lot of deaths occur because of cold weather
• Bring several feet of snow
• Pounding surf
• Swells damage Caribbean
• Cause beach erosion
• A lot of damage to beach front property

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Characteristics

• While noreasters is passing over head there is
  dark, thick low in altitude clouds
• During one storm there could constant
  precipitation usually frozen or there could be
  mist
• High winds
• Very rarely there could be an eye (similar to
  hurricane)
• Low pressure
• Could form several smaller storms coming together
  like

This chart shows the progression of a Nor'easter
and how the pressure changes.
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Marble Question

• Why cant noreasters form in the summer?

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Answer

• The noreasters cannot form in the summer because
  the air in Canada is cold enough that means there
  is not enough pressure for them to form.

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Sources

• Wikipedia
• Noreaster
• Last modified December 7, 2007