how did they prepare for the storm?
National Weather Service likewise issued warnings,  providing information to emergency service offices as well as the media. The timely warnings ultimately lowered the death toll
1991 Perfect Storm
The National Weather Service likewise issued warnings for the potential storm, providing information to emergency service offices as well as the media. The public however was skeptical and did not recognize the threat. The timely warnings ultimately lowered the death toll; whereas the Perfect Storm caused 13 deaths, the blizzard of 1978 killed 99 people, and the 1938 New England hurricane killed 564 people.
where was 1991 perfect storm developed? The coast of Atlantic Canada how fast was it? 75 miles per hour
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1991 Perfect Storm [SEP] Preparations and naming
The Hatteras NWS office ultimately released 19 coastal flood statements, as well as media reports explaining the threat from the wind and waves, and a state of emergency was declared for Dare County, North Carolina. The warnings and lead times in the region were described as "very good". In Canada, the threat from the storm prompted the cancellation of ferry service from Bar Harbor, Maine, to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, as well as from Nova Scotia to Prince Edward Island and between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.