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Johnstown Flood
During the late 19th century, the small industrial company of Johnstown In Pennsylvania earned a reputation as a producer oh high quality steel. Days of terriential downpours caused the dam to burst, unleashing more than 20 million tons of water and debris. -
Sea Islands Hurricane
The Sea Islands Hurricane made landfall on August 27, 1893 near Savannah, Georgia. The Category 3 storm resulted in deaths in both Georgia and South Carolina. -
Cheniere Caminada Hurricane
Cheniere Caminada Hurricane winds consisted of 100 miles per hour. It was actually one of two deadly hurricanes that hit the U.S. during the 1893 hurricane season. -
Hurricane Galveston
Category 4 hurricane, Galveston, was known at the end of the 19th Century as the "Jewel of Texas" until the single deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history wiped away much of what had been a booming future. -
Great San Fransisco Fire and Earthquake
The estimated 7.7 to 7.9 magnitude temblor not only broke not only broke natural gas mains, which sparked fires, but also damaged water mains, leaving the fire department with limited resources. 3,000 lives were lost. -
Florida Keys Hurricane
The Florida Keys hurricane was a massive and damaging tropical cyclone that swept across areas of the northern Caribbean Sea and the United States Gulf Coast in September 1919. -
Tri-State Tornado
Tri-State tornado demolished more than 15,000 homes, 700 people killed, and 613 were from Illinois. In the aftermath, forecasters started to look into developing a tornado warning system that would have spared many lives at the time. -
Okeechobee Hurricane
The storm slammed ashore on the evening of Septemeber 16th with sustained 140 mph winds. It resulted in weeks of heavy flooding that claimed at least 2,500 lives. -
Great New England Hurricane
The powerful hurricane destroyed almost 9,000 buildings and homes, caused over 700 deaths, and reshaped the landscape of the south Long Island shore. The storm caused over $306 million in damage in $3.5 billion. -
Hurricane Katrina
The Atlantic storm began as a category one hurricane as it blew accross southern Florida. As Katrina moved into Louisiana, winds of 125 mph occurred. Katrina killed at least 1,836 people and damages costing $125 billion
