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Some Observations On Organizational Response To The Snowstorm In Des Moines, Iowa, April 9, 1973
Martin H. Smith, John W. Bardo
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Abstract
Around April 9, 1973, Iowa was hit by what the press called the worst spring \nsnow storm in eighty years. Telephone contacts with agencies in Des Moines \nindicated that activity in the city had been halted for two days by the unexpected blizzard. Because of the severity of the storm and the opportunity to investigate \nthe response to the storm by a community within the "snow belt," the Disaster \nResearch Center sent a two-man research team to Des Moines, Iowa. The team stayed \ntwo days, April 26 and 27, focusing on storm-associated activities within the city \nof Des Moines. \nInformation was gathered to answer the following questions: (1) In what way did the community respond to the storm; \n(2) What role did the local civil defense organization play in the coordination \nand other storm-associated organizational responses; and, \n(3) What geographical area within Des Moines and surrounding communities \nwould be affected by disruptions of the city and private agencies and utilities?