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Although much of the L.A. Basin only received between 0.5–0.75 inches (13–19 mm) of rain, local totals amounted to 2.17 inches (55 mm) of rain in Long Beach. Following the recent drought and wildfires, the ground had reduced ability to absorb rainwater and so the NWS warned of the possibility of flash floods and debris flows.
Boston received a record-breaking 27.1 inches (69 cm) of snow; Providence also broke a record with 27.6 inches (70 cm); [3] Atlantic City broke an all-time storm accumulation with 20.1 inches (51 cm); two Philadelphia suburban towns in Chester County received 20.2 inches (51 cm), while the City of Philadelphia received 16.0 inches (41 cm). [5]
Cerro Peña Nevada, 11,682 feet (3,562 m) is nine miles southwest of Zaragoza town, just across the border in Tamaulipas. [3] Pine and Oak forests cloak the mountains. One to two miles south of town are three waterfalls—15, 20, and 25 meters high (49, 65, and 82 feet high) -- which are tourist attractions.
Titanic was 882 feet 9 inches (269.06 m) long with a maximum breadth of 92 feet 6 inches (28.19 m). The ship's total height, measured from the base of the keel to the top of the bridge, was 104 feet (32 m). [16] Titanic measured 46,329 GRT and 21,831 NRT [17] and with a draught of 34 feet 7 inches (10.54 m) and displaced 52,310 tonnes. [5]
In areas of Michigan's lower peninsula, over 2 feet (61 cm) of snow fell. [18] The 9.2 in (23 cm) of snow in Detroit made this the largest November snowstorm for the city. [ 19 ] Parts of Texas saw feels like temperatures drop from 92 °F (33 °C) to 31 °F (−1 °C) as the arctic blast moved through. [ 20 ]
The 747-8's fuselage is lengthened from 232 feet (71 m) to 251 feet (77 m), [204] marking the first stretch variant of the aircraft. The 747-8 Freighter, or 747-8F, has 16% more payload capacity than its predecessor, allowing it to carry seven more standard air cargo containers, with a maximum payload capacity of 154 short tons (140 t ) of ...
Many sheds, outbuildings, barns, silos, pieces of farm equipment, and garages were destroyed, and a car was thrown 30 feet (9.1 m). Farm equipment was tossed about 400 yards (370 m) at a farmstead south of Pierson, including a large grain cart that put gouges in a road and had its axle and wheels broken off, and many trees and power lines were ...
Windsor (/ ˈ w ɪ n d z ər / WIND-zer) is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, on the south bank of the Detroit River directly across from Detroit, Michigan, United States.. Geographically located within but administratively independent of Essex County, it is the southernmost city in Canada and marks the southwestern end of the Quebec City–Windsor Cor