Columbus Day Storm (HISTORICAL - Oct. 12, 1962)
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- As Powerful as a Hurricane - equivalent to a Category 3 | actually an "extra tropical cyclone," According to weather researcher Wolf Read, the storm caused between $230-280 million in damage (in 1962 dollars) across California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, making it the worst natural disaster to strike the U.S. in that year. ======== Below is a collection of links sharing information:
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single most devastating storm to strike the Pacific Northwest in the 20th Century:
http://www.komonews.com/weather/blogs/scott/50-years-ago-Northwest-struck-by-worst-storm-on-record-173755001.html
* pummeling many areas with well over 100 mph wind gusts and causing catastrophic damage -- mainly across Oregon, but Washington wasn't necessarily left off the hook. 47 people were killed and 317 were hurt
* remnants of typhoon Freda and re-energized off the California coast into a super storm
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The "Big Blow" of Columbus Day 1962 - (Maps & Graphs of wind-speeds)
http://www.climate.washington.edu/stormking/October1962.html
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Columbus Day Storm: "Worst Disaster Ever"
http://www.salemhistory.net/natural_history/columbus_day_storm_1962.htm
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wikipedia -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Day_Storm_of_1962
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OTHER storms -
The Storm King -
Some Historical Weather Events in the Pacific Northwest
http://www.climate.washington.edu/stormking/
"Pacific Northwest storms" -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Pacific_Northwest_storms
Earthquake, Tornado, Wildfire -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Natural_disasters_in_Oregon