The Great Blizzard of 1888, also known as the Schoolhouse Blizzard, was one of the most severe blizzards in U.S. history. It hit the plains states unexpectedly on January 12, 1888, catching many children at school and people unaware. Snowfalls of 20-60 inches and winds over 45 mph produced heavy snowdrifts, reducing visibility. Over 200 schoolchildren and others perished in the blizzard.
The Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925 was the deadliest tornado in U.S. history, killing 695 people as it crossed parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The Great Natchez Tornado of 1840 was the second deadliest, killing over 300 people in Natchez,
The Great Blizzard of 1888, also known as the Schoolhouse Blizzard, was one of the most severe blizzards in U.S. history. It hit the plains states unexpectedly on January 12, 1888, catching many children at school and people unaware. Snowfalls of 20-60 inches and winds over 45 mph produced heavy snowdrifts, reducing visibility. Over 200 schoolchildren and others perished in the blizzard.
The Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925 was the deadliest tornado in U.S. history, killing 695 people as it crossed parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The Great Natchez Tornado of 1840 was the second deadliest, killing over 300 people in Natchez,
The Great Blizzard of 1888, also known as the Schoolhouse Blizzard, was one of the most severe blizzards in U.S. history. It hit the plains states unexpectedly on January 12, 1888, catching many children at school and people unaware. Snowfalls of 20-60 inches and winds over 45 mph produced heavy snowdrifts, reducing visibility. Over 200 schoolchildren and others perished in the blizzard.
The Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925 was the deadliest tornado in U.S. history, killing 695 people as it crossed parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The Great Natchez Tornado of 1840 was the second deadliest, killing over 300 people in Natchez,
The Schoolhouse Blizzard, also The Great Blizzard of 1888 or Great Blizzard of '88 (March 11 – Marchknown as the Schoolchildren's 14, 1888) was one of the most Blizzard, School Children's Blizzard, severe recorded blizzards in ortheChildren's Blizzard, hit the U.S. plains states on January 12, 1888. history of the United States of The blizzard came unexpectedly on a America. The storm, referred to as relatively warm day, and many the Great White Hurricane, people were caught unaware, paralyzed the East Coast fromincluding the children in one-room Chesapeake Bay to Maine, as well schoolhouses. as the Atlantic provinces of Canada. What made the storm so deadly was Snowfalls of 20–60 inches (51–152 the timing (during work and school cm) fell in parts of New Jersey, New hours), the suddenness, and the brief York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, spell of warmer weather that and Connecticut, and sustained preceded it. In addition, the very winds of more than 45 miles strongper wind fields behind the cold hour (72 km/h) produced snowdrifts front and the powdery nature of the snow reduced visibilities on the open Tri-state tornado (1925) Natchez Tornado (1840) The Great Tri-State Tornado of Wednesday, March 18, 1925 was the deadliest tornado in U.S. history. The Great It Natchez Tornado hit alone inflicted 695 fatalities, Natchez, more thanMississippi on May 7, 1840. twice as many as the secondItdeadliest, is the second-deadliest single the Great Natchez Tornado oftornado 1840. The in United States history, killing 151 to 235 mi track left by the tornado more than 317 people. was the longest ever recorded in the The final death toll was 48 on land world as it crossed from southeastern (with 47 deaths in Natchez and one in Missouri, through southern Illinois, then Vidalia) and 269 on the river, mostly into southwestern Indiana. from the sinking of flatboats. In The tornado was part of a larger tornado addition to the 317 deaths, only 109 outbreak with several other destructive Typhoon Hurricane Sarika (2016) Katrina (2005) Typhoon Sarika, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Karen, was a powerful tropical cyclone which affected the Philippines, China Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and Vietnam in mid October 2016. Before the natural disaster, typhoon as wellmadeas one of the in the Philippines, its landfall five deadliest hurricanes, in the flights several domestic historywere cancelled and of the United several States. farm Thecropsstormwereis harvested upon the currently rankedthreatas ofthe the third typhoon most in Camarines Sur. On intense United States landfalling October 15, signaltropical number 3 was raised cyclone, behindthroughout only the 1935 the Labor area of Catanduanes. Day hurricane and NDRRMC Hurricane recorded Camille damages in up to US$80.4 1969. Overall, atmillion. The people least 1,245 Hong Kong died Observatory issued in the hurricane Strong Wind Signal and subsequent No. 3. Hainan's capital floods, Haikou received making it the deadliest United strong States winds, almost no flooding, and little damage. Some crops in the northeast part of Hainan were damaged, particularly banana, cassava, and papaya. Total damages from both agricultural and financial losses were reported over in Hainan