Tied with the Waco Tornado of 1953, it currently ranks the 11th deadliest tornado to strike the U.S. killing 114 and injuring 250.
Tied with the Waco Tornado of 1953, it currently ranks the 11th deadliest tornado to strike the U.S. killing 114 and injuring 250.
Occurring on May 7, 1840, it is also the only recorded massive tornado in the U.S. that killed more people than it injured.
In the Spring months of 1927, The Great Mississippi Flood became the most destructive flood in the history of the United States.
It produced tornadoes in 13 states with the 2nd worst loss of life at the time and is among the worst tornado disasters in U.S. history.
Between April 15 and 16, 1998, Nashville became the first major city in nearly 20 years to have an F2 or larger tornado make a direct hit in the downtown area.
On Tuesday, April 10, 1979, a savage tornado took out a 2-mile-wide path of Wichita Falls, Texas. It was the single-costliest tornado in U.S. history at the time.
The Tupelo tornado wiped out entire families who had little or no warning. One-year old Elvis Presley and his mother were two of the survivors.
On March 27th, 1977 a dense fog covered the runway of Los Rodeos Airport on the Canary Island of Tenerife. Due to zero visibility and poor communications, two 747's collided on the runway.
Larry is the costliest cyclone to ever impact Australia striking on March 20th, 2006.
Between March 11-14th, 1888, The Great White Hurricane paralyzed the East Coast from the Chesapeake Bay to Maine. It was one of the most severe blizzards in U.S. recorded history.