2012 Event Twenty inches of rainfall in Escambia County, Florida damages roadways and bridges, and leaving parts of the Florida Panhandle and coastal Alabama under water 2004 Event Earthquake, greatest in over 40 years, strikes the Pacific Ocean near Sumatra, triggering a massive Indian Ocean tsunami, killing as many as 266,000 in coastal regions of Asia and Africa 1986 Event Tina Howe's "Coastal Disturbances," premieres in New York City 1979 Event 111th Belmont: Ruben Hernandez aboard Coastal wins in 2:28.6 1960 Event Virtually all coastal towns between 37th and 44th parallels severly damaged by tsunami that strikes Hilo, Hawaii at 01:04 AM 1948 Event Ft. Funston's 16-inch coastal guns removed 1877 Event Storm flood ravages Dutch coastal provinces 1863 Event Storm flood ravages Netherlands coastal provinces
