Natural Disasters

Children's Blizzard of 1888

Websites: 

• Children's Blizzard 1888 (NOAA)

• Children's Blizzard, 1888 (Minnesota Historical Society)

Video:

• 1888 School Children's Blizzard - Twin Cities PBS

Galveston Hurricane - 1900

Websites:

• 1900 Galveston Hurricane

• 1900 Galveston Hurricane (NOAA)

Encyclopedia Article:

• Galveston Hurricane of 1900

Great Ohio Flood - 1913

Websites:

• Great Ohio Flood 1913

• March 1913 Ohio Flood (NOAA)

Photo Collection:

• Digital copy of a photo book from 1913 titled "Great 1913 Flood, Dayton, Ohio"

Tri-State Tornado - 1925

Websites:

• 1925 Tri-State Tornado

• Tri-State Tornado (NOAA)

• Tri-State Tornado of 1925 (National Weather Service Heritage)

Database Article:

• 100 years ago, nation's worst tornado killed nearly 700 people.

Encyclopedia Article:

• Tri-State Tornado of 1925

Mississippi River Flood - 1927

Video:

• Film Clip of the Flooding of the Mississippi River (PBS)

Websites: 

• Flooding in Mississippi 1927 (NOAA)

• Mississippi River Flood 1927 (Smithsonian)

• The Flood of 1927 and Its Impact in Greenville, Mississippi (historical society)

Encyclopedia Article:

• Mississippi River Flood of 1927

Union City Twister - 1973

Websites:

• Union City Twister (NSSL News)

• Union City Twister 1973 (NOAA)

Blizzard of '78

Websites:

• Blizzard of '78 (Images)

• Blizzard of '78 (NOAA)

Database Article:

• Blizzard of '78 blew into state almost undetected

Newspaper Article:

• In N.H., storm weaker, but still packed a wallop: The Blizzard of 1978

Storm of the Century - 1993

Websites:

• 1993 Storm of the Century

• Superstorm of 1993 (NOAA)

Encyclopedia Article:

• Storm of the Century

Tristate Hailstorm - 2001

Websites:

• Tristate Hailstorm, 2001 (NOAA)

• Tristate Hailstorm, 2001 (AMS) 

Hurricane Ivan - 2004

Websites:

• Hurricane Ivan (NOAA)

• Hurricane Ivan (Accuweather)

Hurricane Katrina - 2005

Video:

The Storm of the Century (National Geographic Kids) 

Websites:

• Hurricane Katrina (Britannica School)

• Hurricane Katrina (NOAA)

South Dakota Hailstorm- 2010

Website:

• South Dakota, 2010

Joplin Tornado - 2011

Websites: 

• 2011 Joplin Tornado

• Joplin Tornado Path (NOAA)

Groundhog Day Blizzard - 2011

Websites:

• Groundhog Day Blizzard  (NOAA)

• Groundhog Day Blizzard overview

Hurricane Sandy - 2012

Website:

Hurricane Sandy (NOAA)

January Nor'Easter - 2015

Websites:

• January 2015 Nor'Easter (NOAA)

• January 2015 Nor'Easter (NASA)

Hurricane Maria 2017

Websites:

• Hurricane Maria 2017 (NOAA)

• Hurricane Maria 2017 (URI)

Tinderbox Drought of Australia - 2019

Website:

Tinderbox Drought of Australia

Midwest Derecho - 2020

Website:

2020 Midwest derecho

Hurricane Laura - 2020

Websites:

• Hurricane Laura 2020 (NOAA)

• Hurricane Laura 2020 (Weather.com)

Hurricane Ian - 2022

Videos"

• The Science Behind Hurricane Ian (Gale Database)

• Video shows Fort Myers Beach before and after storm surge (Gale Database)

Websites:

• Hurricane Ian (NOAA)

• Hurricane Ian (PBS News)

Vermont Floods - 2024

Video: 

Vermont floods worsen, prompting road closures and rescues (Gale Database)

Website:

2024 Vermont Floods

News article:

Northeast storms dump over 2 months' worth of rain on Vermont (Gale Database)

Hurricane Milton - 2024

Websites: 

• Hurricane Milton 2024 (NOAA)

• Hurricane Milton 2024 (Weather.com)

Additional Resources on Natural Disasters