Weather History: 1955 Blackwell and Udall Tornadoes
May 22, 2012; 5:00 AM ET
On May 25th, 1955, a deadly tornado outbreak struck the Great Plains. Unusual electromagnetic activity was observed during the Blackwell Tornado.
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Weather History: 1955 Blackwell and Udall Tornadoes
May 22, 2012; 5:00 AM ET
On May 25th, 1955, a deadly tornado outbreak struck the Great Plains. Unusual electromagnetic activity was observed during the Blackwell Tornado.
Weather History: Mount St. Helens Eruption
May 15, 2012; 9:55 AM ET
On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens stunned the U.S. shooting an eruption column 80,000 feet into the atmosphere.
Weather History: Waco Tornado 1953
May 8, 2012; 5:00 AM ET
The Waco Tornado tied with the 1902 Goliad Tornado as the deadliest in Texas history, killing 114 and injuring 597.
Weather History: 1999 Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak
May 1, 2012; 9:47 AM ET
The Bridge Creek-Moore tornado on May 3, 1999, was the last official F5 to hit the United States with the old Fujita scale rating.
Weather History: Super Outbreak of 2011
Apr 24, 2012; 5:40 AM ET
This outbreak spawned 358 tornadoes leaving behind widespread death and devastation in their wake, especially in Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Ala.
Weather History: 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Apr 17, 2012; 4:29 AM ET
The earthquake and resulting fire are remembered as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States.
Weather History of The RMS Titanic
Apr 10, 2012; 1:20 PM ET
On April 10, 1912, the RMS Titanic departed from Southampton, England, on her maiden voyage bound for New York City.
Weather History: The 1974 Super Outbreak
Apr 3, 2012; 5:00 AM ET
The Super Outbreak of April 3rd and 4th tore up 13 states with 148 confirmed tornadoes. It remains the most outstanding severe weather episode on record in the continental United States.
Why Are March Winds So Strong?
Mar 27, 2012; 4:18 PM ET
Justin Povick explains why intense winds occur in March.
Weather History: 1913 Easter Sunday Tornado
Mar 27, 2012; 2:21 PM ET
On March 23rd, 1913, an F4 struck Omaha, Neb., devastating the city ruining a otherwise tranquil Easter Sunday.
Weather History: Great Dayton Flood of 1913
Mar 27, 2012; 5:00 AM ET
Between March 23 and 26, 1913, residents of the Miami River Valley of Ohio experienced the greatest natural disaster in Ohio's history.
Weather History: 1913 Easter Sunday Tornado
Mar 23, 2012; 10:36 AM ET
On March 23, 1913, an F4 tornado struck Omaha, Neb., devastating the city, ruining an otherwise tranquil Easter Sunday.
Weather History: 1920 Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak
Mar 20, 2012; 5:00 AM ET
On March 28th, 1920, this tornado outbreak wreaked havoc in the Midwest and Deep South. This event inspired the tornado scene in The Wizard of Oz.
Weather History: Tri-State Tornado 1925
Mar 17, 2011; 10:05 AM ET
The deadliest twister in American history had the longest-ever continuous track recorded in the world and killed nearly 800 people.
Weather History: The 1938 Los Angeles Flood
Mar 6, 2012; 5:00 AM ET
Between February and March 1938, a catastrophic 50-year flood inundated the Southern California counties of Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside. The Red Cross called it the fifth largest flood in history.
Weather History: Great Ohio River Flood of 1937
Feb 28, 2012; 5:00 AM ET
Between late January and February 1937, a great flood impacted the Ohio River. River gauge levels reached 80 feet in Cincinnati, the highest in the city's history.
Weather History: Great Blizzard of 1899
Feb 14, 2012; 5:00 AM ET
Between Feb. 12 and 14, an unprecedented winter weather event slammed the Southeast. Many areas in the region recorded subzero temperatures. Known as 'The Snow King,' it was one of the top 10 worst blizzards in U.S. history.
Weather History: Blizzard of '78
Feb 7, 2012; 5:00 AM ET
The Northeastern Blizzard of 1978 was a catastrophic nor'easter that brought record snowfall amounts to New England. Mark Mancuso has all the details.
Weather History: Syracuse Blizzard of '66
Jan 31, 2012; 5:00 AM ET
Between Jan. 27th and the 31st, this historic blizzard dumped 8 feet of snow on Syracuse, N.Y.
Weather History: Challenger Disaster 1986
Jan 24, 2012; 5:00 AM ET
On Jan. 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its 10th mission. It was concluded that cold weather played a strong factor in the disaster.
Weather History: Knickerbocker Storm 1922
Jan 17, 2012; 5:00 AM ET
The storm is the biggest in the history of Washington, D.C., since 1885 when record keeping began. It received its name from the resulting roof collapse of the Knickerbocker Theater.
Weather History: The Blizzard of 1996
Jan 10, 2012; 5:00 AM ET
Between Jan. 6 and 8, 1996, a devastating nor'easter crippled the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S.
Weather History: Chicago Blizzard of 1999
Jan 3, 2012; 5:00 AM ET
Between Jan. 2 and 4, 1999, a massive blizzard impacted the Midwest. It is the second worst blizzard to hit Chicago in the 20th century behind the Blizzard of 1967.
Weather History: Washington Crossing 1776
Dec 29, 2011; 9:04 AM ET
On Christmas Day 1776, General George Washington crossed the Delaware River amid treacherous conditions of raging winds, snow, sleet and rain.
Weather History: Cyclone Tracy 1974
Dec 20, 2011; 5:00 AM ET
On Christmas Eve 1974, Cyclone Tracy devastated the city of Darwin in northern Australia. It is the most compact hurricane on record in the Australian basin with gale-force winds extending 30 miles from the center.
Weather History: First Flight 1903
Dec 13, 2011; 5:00 AM ET
On Dec. 17, 1903, in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful sustained flight in a powered and controlled aircraft.
Weather History: Operation Barbarossa 1941
Dec 6, 2011; 8:38 AM ET
Operation Barbarossa was the code name of Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. The Soviet Winter ultimately changed the tides of Hitler's operation.
Weather History: Great Appalachian Storm of 1950
Nov 29, 2011; 5:00 AM ET
During this Thanksgiving Blizzard, the annual football game between Michigan and Ohio State went on as scheduled despite Columbus getting dumped with over 30 inches of snow and was nicknamed the Snow Bowl.
Weather History: Hurricane Lenny 1999
Nov 22, 2011; 10:01 AM ET
Hurricane Lenny was a rare storm and was first to move west to east in the entire 113 years of Atlantic record keeping.
Weather History: 1989 Huntsville Tornado
Nov 15, 2011; 5:00 AM ET
This late-season F4 pounded Huntsville, Ala. The storm path was over 15 miles long, and in many areas it looked like a bomb dropped.
Weather History: Great Lakes Storm of 1913
Nov 8, 2011; 5:00 AM ET
Known as the Big Blow, the Freshwater Fury and the White Hurricane, this blizzard packed hurricane-force winds and was the deadliest, most destructive disaster ever to strike the Great Lakes.
Weather History: Hurricane Mitch 1998
Nov 1, 2011; 5:00 AM ET
On Nov. 5, 1998, Hurricane Mitch finished wreaking utter decimation, death and destruction over the Caribbean and Central America.
Weather History: Cyclone Larry
Oct 27, 2011; 8:11 AM ET
Larry is the costliest cyclone to ever impact Australia, striking on March 20, 2006.
Weather History: 1921 Tampa Bay Hurricane
Oct 20, 2011; 1:56 PM ET
It was Tampa Bay's first direct hit since the Great Gale of 1848 and was the final and most destructive hurricane of the relatively inactive Atlantic season.
Weather History: The Great Flood of 1993
Oct 13, 2011; 9:56 AM ET
Between the months of April and October 1993, a great flood inundated the Midwest along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
Weather History: 1955 Blackwell and Udall Tornadoes
Oct 6, 2011; 8:27 AM ET
On May 25, 1955, a deadly tornado outbreak struck the Great Plains. Unusual electromagnetic activity was observed during the Blackwell Tornado.
Weather History: The Great Hinckley Fire of 1894
Sep 29, 2011; 8:22 AM ET
On Sept. 1, 1894, a major fire incinerated the town of Hinckley, Minn.
Weather History: 1953 Flint-Worcester Tornado Outbreak
Sep 19, 2011; 7:59 AM ET
On June 8, an F5 tornado hit Flint, Mich., and on June 9, an F4 tornado struck Worcester, Mass.; these were two of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history.
Weather History: The Great Johnstown Flood of 1889
Jun 30, 2011; 7:38 AM ET
It caused over $17 million in damage and killed 2,209 people, making the disaster the largest loss of civilian life in the U.S. at the time.
Weather History: 1896 St. Louis Tornado
Jun 1, 2011; 8:16 AM ET
On May 27, 1896, one of the deadliest tornadoes on record devastated the St. Louis and East St. Louis areas. The 1896 tornado season has the distinction of being the deadliest on record.
Weather History: Waco Tornado 1953
May 27, 2011; 8:29 AM ET
The Waco Tornado tied with the 1902 Goliad Tornado as the deadliest in Texas history, killing 114 and injuring 597.
Weather History: The Great Flood of 1927
May 16, 2011; 8:05 AM ET
The Great Mississippi Flood became the most destructive flood in the history of the United States.
Weather History: 1999 Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak
May 6, 2011; 12:10 PM ET
The Bridge Creek-Moore tornado on May 3, 1999, was the last official F5 to hit the United States with the old Fujita scale rating. It was the single most costly tornado in U.S. history.
Weather History: 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Apr 21, 2011; 9:35 AM ET
The earthquake and resulting fire are remembered as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States.
Weather History: 1965 Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak
Apr 18, 2011; 6:58 AM ET
This was the second major tornado outbreak to occur on a Palm Sunday and is the third deadliest on record, trailing the 1974 Super Outbreak and the 1925 Tri-State Tornado.
Weather History: 1998 Nashville Tornado
Apr 14, 2011; 9:04 AM ET
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.
Weather History: 1935 Black Sunday Dust Storm
Apr 13, 2011; 12:00 PM ET
On Sunday, April 14, 1935, the 'Black Sunday' dust storm rolled across the central Plains, turning afternoon sunshine to complete, utter darkness.
Weather History: Terrible Tuesday 1979
Apr 12, 2011; 12:25 PM ET
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.
Weather History: The 2001 Tri-State Hailstorm
Apr 11, 2011; 1:08 PM ET
On April 10 and 11, 2001, a large tornado outbreak hit the central Great Plains. A supercell produced record-breaking hail which caused the costliest damage from any hailstorm in U.S. history.
Weather History: The 1947 Glazier-Higgins-Woodward Tornadoes
Apr 8, 2011; 11:46 AM ET
On April 9, 1947, the Glazier-Higgins-Woodward tornadoes swept through Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. It is the sixth-deadliest tornadic event in U.S. history.
Weather History: The 1998 Birmingham Tornado
Apr 7, 2011; 10:12 AM ET
On April 8, 1998, the Birmingham Tornado struck the western part of Jefferson County, Alabama. It was one of only two F5's in 1998.
Weather History: April 2006 Tornado Outbreak
Apr 6, 2011; 1:04 PM ET
Between April 6 and 8, 2006, a major tornado outbreak struck parts of the central and southern United States, especially Tennessee.
Weather History: 1936 Tupelo-Gainesville Tornado Outbreak
Apr 5, 2011; 12:47 PM ET
The Tupelo tornado, the fourth-deadliest in U.S. history, wiped out entire families who had little or no warning. One-year-old Elvis Presley and his mother were two of the survivors.
Weather History: The 1974 Super Outbreak
Apr 4, 2011; 8:00 AM ET
The Super Outbreak of April 3 and 4 tore up 13 states with 148 confirmed tornadoes. It remains the most outstanding severe weather episode on record in the continental United States.
Weather History: April Fools' Day Blizzard 1997
Mar 30, 2011; 11:44 AM ET
This unexpected blizzard dumped heavy rain, sleet and snow from Maryland to Maine, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and as much as 3 feet of snow on the ground.
Weather History: 1920 Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak
Mar 29, 2011; 9:58 AM ET
On March 28, 1920, this tornado outbreak wreaked havoc in the Midwest and Deep South. This event inspired the tornado scene in "The Wizard of Oz."
Weather History: 1984 Carolinas Tornado Outbreak
Mar 28, 2011; 11:39 AM ET
On March 28, 1984, 24 intense tornadoes wreaked havoc in the Carolinas. It was the most destructive outbreak to sweep through the two states in 100 years.
Weather History: 1994 Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak
Mar 27, 2011; 11:16 AM ET
On March 27, 1994, this third notable tornado outbreak on a Palm Sunday decimated parts of the southeastern United States.
Weather History: 1964 Good Friday Alaska Earthquake
Mar 26, 2011; 11:23 AM ET
On March 27, 1964, at 5:36 p.m. AST, a 9.2-magnitude megathrust earthquake tossed south-central Alaska.
Weather History: Tinker AFB: The 1st Tornado Forecast
Mar 25, 2011; 11:31 AM ET
On this day in 1948, the first official and first successful tornado forecast in history was made at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City.
Weather History: Tri-State Tornado 1925
Mar 17, 2011; 10:05 AM ET
The deadliest twister in American history had the longest-ever continuous track recorded in the world and killed nearly 800 people.
Weather History: March 1942 Tornado Outbreak
Mar 16, 2011; 11:01 AM ET
The tornado outbreak, one of the worst on record across the Midwest region, killed 152 people and injured 1,284.
Weather History: The Great Blizzard of 1888
Feb 21, 2012; 5:00 AM ET
Between March 11 and 14, 1888, the Great White Hurricane paralyzed the East Coast from the Chesapeake Bay to Maine. It was was one of the most severe blizzards in U.S. recorded history.
Weather History: The Storm of the Century
Mar 10, 2011; 6:59 AM ET
From March 11 to 15, the Northeast Blizzard of 1993 sacked the eastern North American seaboard. Forty percent of the country was affected as this storm broke all records.
Weather History: Blizzard of '78
Feb 10, 2011; 7:12 AM ET
The Northeastern Blizzard of 1978 was a catastrophic nor'easter that brought record snowfall amounts to New England. Mark Mancuso has all the details.
Weather History: Operation Barbarossa 1941
Dec 2, 2010; 10:23 AM ET
Operation Barbarossa was the code name of Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. The Soviet winter ultimately changed the tides of Hitler's operation.
Weather History: Hurricane Lenny 1999
Nov 18, 2010; 7:09 AM ET
Hurricane Lenny was a rare storm, the first to move west to east in the entire 113 years of Atlantic record keeping.
Weather History: Hurricane Mitch 1998
Nov 5, 2010; 4:22 PM ET
On Nov. 5, 1998, Hurricane Mitch finished wreaking utter decimation, death and destruction over the Caribbean and Central America.
Weather History: The Halloween Nor'easter of 1991
Oct 29, 2010; 7:12 AM ET
On this day in weather history, an unusual storm formed off the U.S. East Coast.
Weather History: Hurricane Joan and Tropical Storm Miriam
Oct 22, 2010; 5:00 AM ET
On this day in weather history, Oct. 22, 1988, Hurricane Joan made landfall in Bluefields, Nicaragua.
Weather History: Hurricane Wilma 2005
Oct 20, 2010; 2:26 AM ET
On this day in weather history, Hurricane Wilma broke all sorts of meteorological records for tropical storms in the Western Hemisphere.
Weather History: Hurricane Jeanne 2004
Sep 30, 2010; 8:55 AM ET
On Sept. 24, 2004, Hurricane Jeanne made a direct hit in central Florida.
Weather History: Hurricane Rita 2005
Sep 23, 2010; 3:49 AM ET
On this day in weather history, Hurricane Rita made landfall between Sabine Pass, Texas, and Johnsons Bayou, La., as a Category 3 storm.
Weather History: Hurricane Esther 1961
Sep 22, 2010; 2:41 AM ET
On this day in weather history, Sept. 22, 1961, Hurricane Esther passed by the Northeast. It was instrumental in establishing Project Stormfury in 1962.
Weather History: The Long Island Express
Sep 21, 2010; 3:43 AM ET
On this day in weather history, Sept. 21, 1938, the Great New England Hurricane made landfall on Long Island.
Weather History: Hurricane Beulah 1967
Sep 20, 2010; 1:30 AM ET
On this day in weather history, Sept. 19, 1967, Hurricane Beulah deluged Brownsville, Texas.
Weather History: The Great Miami Hurricane of 1926
Sep 18, 2010; 8:16 AM ET
On this day in weather history, September 18th, 1926, the Great Miami Hurricane devastated Miami, Florida bringing in Category 4 strength.
Weather History: Hurricane Hugo 1989
Sep 17, 2010; 9:07 AM ET
Hurricane Hugo made a direct hit on Guadeloupe before continuing onto the Carolinas and causing extensive damage.
Weather History: Hurricane Floyd 1999
Sep 15, 2010; 5:22 AM ET
On this day in weather history, Sept. 15, 1999, Hurricane Floyd began to make extensive rainfall in North Carolina.
Weather History: Hurricane Gilbert 1988
Sep 14, 2010; 2:27 AM ET
Hurricane Gilbert made landfall on the island of Cozumel and then in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula as a Category 5 storm on Sept. 14, 1988.
Weather History: Hurricane Iniki
Sep 11, 2010; 6:45 AM ET
The most powerful hurricane to strike the Hawaiian Islands in recorded history. Hit the island of Kaua'i as a Category 4 as one of the costliest Eastern Pacific Hurricanes to date.
Weather History: Hurricane Donna in 1960
Sep 10, 2010; 3:06 AM ET
Donna made landfall over the Florida Keys on September 10th, 1960 as a Category 4 hurricane. It holds the record for retaining major hurricane status in the Atlantic basin for the longest period of time.
Weather History: The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900
Sep 8, 2010; 5:00 AM ET
The Galveston Hurricane remains the deadliest natural disaster in United States history, hitting 110 years ago.
Weather History: 1935 Labor Day Hurricane
Sep 2, 2010; 9:13 AM ET
On this day, perhaps the most intense hurricane ever to hit the U.S. struck the Florida Keys.
How strong is strong Santa Ana?
May 21, 2010; 11:00 AM ET
Angelica Campos interviews Meteorologist Ken Clark on the dangers behind a strong to moderate Santa Ana event.
The Dangers of Hail
Apr 16, 2010; 5:00 AM ET
Hail can develop anywhere, but some places can be more prone to it than others. Find out why, as Angelica Campos takes you behind the dangers of hailstorms.
Historic Windstorm
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Hurricane-force winds rocked the Pacific Northwest during the March 1963 storm. Angelica Campos has all the details.
Could the Weather Impact the Winter Olympics?
Jan 9, 2010; 2:56 PM ET
Vancouver will become the warmest spot to ever host the Winter Olympics, but how does the weather impact the games? Angelica Campos reports.
Year in Review Part 4: Drought across the World
Dec 31, 2009; 5:00 AM ET
The lack of rain around the world led to starvation, wildfires, and malnutrition. Angelica Campos reports.
Year in Review Part 3: 2009 Went from Droughts to Floods
Dec 30, 2009; 5:00 AM ET
Angelica Campos takes us back to some of the most memorable events from August through November of 2009.
Year in Review Part 2: Tropical Storm Wreaked Havoc in Asia
Dec 29, 2009; 5:00 AM ET
Storms, droughts, and much more affected the entire world. Angelica Campos takes you back to some of the most memorable weather events from 2009.
Year in Review Part 1: Destructive Weather from 2009
Dec 28, 2009; 5:00 AM ET
Do you remember what the weather was like in January or March? Angelica Campos takes us back to some of the most memorable events from January through July of 2009.
Blizzard of '96
Dec 12, 2009; 5:00 AM ET
This powerful storm paralyzed much of the Northeast for a period of days. We'll look at snowfall totals and impacts of this storm and discuss whether it actually was a blizzard.
The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
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One of the largest ships, the Edmund Fitzgerald, encountered a winter storm with massive waves and very strong winds. Angelica Campos tells you what happened and how the weather caused the ship to sink.
Destructive Santa Anas
Oct 10, 2009; 5:00 AM ET
Angelica Campos interviews meteorologist Ken Clark on the powerful Santa Anas and the destruction they have created in the past.
Memorable '90s Hurricanes
Sep 12, 2009; 5:00 AM ET
Why wait until a tropical storm arrives to prepare? Angelica Campos takes you to North Carolina, where tropical storms and hurricanes have shown residents that it is better to be safe than sorry.
Hurricane Andrew
Aug 8, 2009; 5:00 AM ET
Angelica Campos takes you back to August 1992 and tells you why even after more than a decade August could mean a threat for many.
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