History

Significant historical weather events  including hurricanes, tornados, extreme temperatures, blizzards, floods and more.

Hurricane Katrina: A Tale of Destruction, Devastation, and Lessons Learned

Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest and costliest hurricanes in US history, hit New Orleans, Louisiana on August 29, 2005.

Why a volcanic eruption caused a ‘year without a summer’ in 1816

It happened more than two centuries ago, but its impact remains enormous. Historians have credited the infamous "year without a

The first live television pictures of an F5 tornado (VIDEO)

April 3rd, 1964 - KAUZ in Wichita Falls, Texas broadcast the first live television pictures of an F5 tornado moving