Worst Avalanche in American History

 

 

March 1st, 1910 – The deadliest avalanche of record in the U.S. thundered down the mountains near Wellington Station WA sweeping three huge locomotive train engines and some passenger cars, snowbound on the grade leading to Stevens Pass, over the side and into a canyon, and burying them under tons of snow. The avalanche claimed the … read more

Monday, March 1st

Wet weather is in store for the Gulf Coast States on Monday. Up to three inches of snow may fall in Southeastern Colorado. Another round of snow will also be possible in New England with two-four inches of accumulation possible by Monday evening.

XYNTHIA WALLOPS EUROPE

(Above) A fallen tree claims the lives of two near Arlanzon, Spain (Courtesy of the Associated Press)
A powerful late winter storm, named Xynthia, battered France, Spain, and Portugal on Sunday. The storm brought heavy rain and hurricane force winds that killed 52 and left dozens of others injured. France took the brunt of the storm … read more

Two-Mile Wide Tornado

February 28th, 1987 – A powerful storm produced severe thunderstorms in Louisiana and Mississippi early in the day. About mid morning a monstrous tornado touched down near Moselle MS and grew to a width of two miles as it passed near Laurel MS. The tornado traveled a distance of 40 miles killing six persons, injuring 350 … read more

HEAVY SNOW & HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS BATTER NORTHEAST

(Above) New York City received nearly two feet of snow by Saturday. (Courtesy of Spencer Platt, Getty Images)
The historical winter in the Northeast continued this week as hurricane-force winds and heavy snowfall plagued the region. Snowfall totals around two feet fell from Philadelphia to New York City. More snowfall records were broken to add the the … read more

Mississippi Outbreak

February 27th, 1999 – Thunderstorms moving across Mississippi produced high winds, large hail, and damaging tornadoes. An F3 tornado moving through Sontag, MS was responsible was $200,000 in property damage. Elsewhere in Mississippi, high winds up to 50 mph were responsible for thousands of dollars in property damage. (Charlie Wilson)

Saturday & Sunday, February 27th/28th

Snow will begin to taper off in the Northeast on Saturday. Rain will be possible in the Southwest will snow is likely in the Southern Rockies. On Sunday, the majority of the U.S. will enjoy quiet weather. Intermittent rain and snow showers will be possible in the Four Corners region.

Friday, February 26th

Heavy snow will continue on the Northeast on Friday. Thunderstorms will be possible along the Gulf Coast. And a new storm system will begin working its way into the West Coast bringing a good deal of wet weather with it.

The Buffalo Creek Disaster

 
 

February 26th, 1972 – The Buffalo Creek disaster occurred in the Buffalo Creek Hollow of Logan County in West Virginia. A coal slag dam on the Middle Fork of Buffalo Creek burst sending a fifty foot wall of water down a narrow valley killing 125 persons and causing 51 million dollars damage. Three days of rain … read more

Thursday, February 25th

Another major snowstorm is poised to strike the Northeast beginning Thursday on the heels of a snowstorm that dropped over one foot in some locations on Wednesday. Another two feet will be possible in some locations.

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