- Billion Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters 1980-1999
- A National Climatic Data Center report containing data, images and movies about the blizzards, drought, firestorms, flooding, freezes, ice storms, hail, hurricanes and tornados of this turbulent decade.
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- Hurricane Agnes
- Details of the 1972 hurricane that caused major floods in the Middle Atlantic States.
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- Hurricane Andrew (1992)
- Details and images of Hurricane Andrew, which claimed 61 lives and caused $32.4 billion in damage.
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- Hurricane Camille
- The second strongest 20th century hurricane to hit the U.S. came ashore the Gulf Coast in 1969.
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- Hurricane Floyd (1999)
- Details and images of Hurricane Floyd, which caused 77 deaths and at least $6 billion in damage.
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- Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
- An account of the hurricane that cleared every tree and every building off Matecumbe Key, destroyed the mainland railroad connection to the Florida Keys and left 423 dead.
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- Tacoma Narrows Bridge Failure
- The first Tacoma Narrows suspension bridge collapsed on November 7, 1940 due to design failure and wind induced harmonics. A MPEG video clip of this disaster is included on the site.
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- The 1900 Storm
- Remembering the Great Hurricane of September 8, 1900, on Galveston Island, Texas, that left more than 6,000 dead.
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- The 1938 New England Hurricane
- The story of the September 21, 1938, hurricane that devastated New England, killing 700 and causing $306 million in property damage.
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1. Disasters
2. Fires
3. Floods
4. Weather
5. Wind
6. Tornadoes
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
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