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1988 BCE
Heat Wave of 1988
This heat wave also occurred on the Great Plains and was prefaced by a drought which lasted a year. This heat wave caused $61 billion worth of damage to the agricultural economy and the rainfall averaged lower than in the years of the dust bowl. -
1980 BCE
Heat Wave of 1980
This heat wave occurred on the Great Plains and is one of the United State's longest weather related disaster The temperatures in this area were over 90 degrees. -
1930 BCE
Dustbowl
The dust bowl occurred in the Great Plains and was caused when farmer's plowed land became exposed to erosion. The soil transformed into dust and caused massive windstorms. -
Peshtigo Fire
This fire in Wisconsin burned the same day as the Great Chicago Fire. A strong wind ended up spreading small prairie fires through forests -
Johnstown Flood
This town in Pennsylvania was known for its steel production but this all changed when it was flooded by South Fork Dam. A ton of rain caused the dam to burst -
Hurricane Galveston
Previous to this hurricane Galveston Texas was considered the hub of cotton trade and Texas' largest city. But, this all changed when this category 4 hurricane hit with wind up to 135 mph. -
Great San Francisco Fire and Earth Quake
This earth quake in San Francisco only lasted a minute, but created fires that caused the city to burn for 4 days. the quake was 7.7-7.9 and started fires from breaking natural gas chains. -
Tri-State Tornado
This tornado occurred in Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri and lasted 3 and a half hours. This tornado destroyed more than 15,000 homes -
Okeechobee Hurricane
This hurricane arrived later than predicted, so the residents of Lake Okeechobee moved back to their home only to be struck by disaster. The winds were up to 140 mph. -
Hurricane Katrina
This atlantic storm (started in Florida then to Louisiana Coast) had winds up to 125 mph and left 80% of New Orleans under water. It is estimated that 1,836 people were killed
