2015 Event A rally calling for removal of the Confederate flag forms at the capitol building of the U.S. state of South Carolina in response to a shooting earlier this week of nine African-Americans by white supremacist Dylann Storm Roof 2015 Event A 37-year-old man from South Carolina is rescued 500 miles from home after 66 days lost at sea; Louis Jordan had been in an antique 35-foot sailboat fishing in the open sea when the boat capsized in a storm, and he survived on fish and rainwater 2015 Event Vanuatu President Baldwin Lonsdale calls for aid after Cyclone Pam decimates homes throughout this nation of over 60 islands, resulting in at least 8 deaths; the full impact of the Category 5 storm is not yet known 2014 Event Category 3-strength Hurricane Odile makes landfall near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, destroying property and leaving many residents without electricity or potable water; the storm is expected to weaken to a tropical storm overnight as it continues north 2014 Event North Carolina is hit by Category 2 Hurricane Arthur, causing some flooding and the risk of storm surges 2013 Event A winter storm earlier in the week leaves thousands without power in Southern Ontario, Maine, Michigan and Vermont; below-freezing temperatures sent many to shelters for warmth 2013 Event In the U.S., record snowfall leaves hundreds of thousands without power; Dallas-Fort Worth experiences an ice storm causing traffic accidents, power outages and airport delays 2013 Event The St. Jude storm, predicted to be the worst since 1987, is expected to make landfall in the U.K. 2013 Event Central Vietnam is hit by Tropical Storm Wutip; over 1,000 houses are damaged, trees are uprooted and power lines are cut 2012 Event The toll of those afflicted by Typhoon Bopha in the southern Philippines rises to 179,000 left homeless after the storm passed 2012 Event Mexico's drug war continues in Monterey, when alleged members of the Gulf Cartel storm a bar in Monterey, killing 10 people 2012 Event Tropical Storm Khanun left 16,000 people homeless in South Korea 2012 Event Facing fuel shortages after a fall storm, preparations are made for the US Coast Guard icebreaker USCGC Healy to accompany Russian tanker Renda to deliver fuel 2011 Event The death toll from Tropical Storm Washi in the Philippines reaches 1,002, and is expected to rise 2011 Event In the Philippines, flash floods from Tropical Storm Washi killed at least 400 people, with more missing 2011 Event Iranian students storm the British Embassy in Tehran, taking six hostages; the U.N. security council condemns the attack 2011 Event Protesters storm the national Parliament in Kuwait; Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah and his cabinet, resign 2011 Event Millions lose power after the northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic United States are struck by a rare October snow storm 2011 Event In Cairo, protesters storm the Israeli embassy and force the Israeli ambassador to Egypt to flee 2011 Event A state of emergency is declared by Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal after Tropical Storm Lee in the northern Gulf of Mexico 2011 Event Tropical Storm Irene forms with warnings in place for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, The British Virgin Islands, Antigua and Barbuda 2011 Event Tropical storm warnings are issued as Tropical Storm Emily forms in the Atlantic Ocean 2011 Event Phoenix, Arizona is hit by a dust storm, also known as a haboob 2011 Event A large dust storm strikes Phoenix, Arizona, leaving thousands without power and grounding flights at the Phoenix Airport 2011 Event Tropical Storm Arlene, the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season's first tropical storm, lands near Cabo Rojo and brings heavy rain to Mexico and southern Texas 2011 Event The North American winter storm continues across the Southeastern United States and the Tennessee Valley 2011 Event The North American winter storm causes persistent cold temperatures in Mexico and power outages in the U.S. 2010 Event The fourth named cyclone of the 2010 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Cyclonic Storm Giri, lands in western Burma with winds of 144mph 2010 Event In the Atlantic Ocean, tropical storm Lisa forms off the Cape Verde Islands 2010 Event In New Zealand, 100,000 people are left without water after a large storm; the storm took the roof off of Stadium Southland in Invercargill 2010 Event Danish special forces storm a ship captured by Somali pirates, freeing 25 crewmembers on board 2004 Event WNBA Championships, Seattle Storm beat Connecticut Sun 2 games to 1 2004 Event Tropical Storm Jeanne kills more than 550 during flooding in Haiti 1998 Event Ice storm knocks out electricity in Quebec and Ontario 1996 Event Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Lit de Justice, Storm Song, Jewel Princess, Da Hass, Boston Harbor, Pilsudski, Alphabet Soup at Woodbine 1994 Death James Aubrey, actor (Riders of the Storm), dies of heart attack at 75 1993 Event Storm hits West Europe, 11 killed in England 1993 Event Tropical storm Bret ravages Venezuela, about 100 killed 1993 Event Tropical storm Brett ravages Venezuela, 118 killed 1993 Event Haitian ferry boat capsize in storm, 800-2,000 die 1993 Event Polish ferry boat capsizes in storm, 50 die 1992 Event Nor'easter storm hits NY, doing 1 billion dollars worth of damage 1992 Event Mud storm kills 30 in South France 1992 Event Heavy storm in South France, 34 die 1991 Event 93 cars and 11 truck accident near San Francisco during a dust storm, 17 die 1991 Event Mud storm in Antofagasta Chile, kills 80 1991 Event Mother of All Parades - New York City welcomes desert storm troops 1991 Event Operation Desert Storm begins - U.S. led allies vs Iraq 1991 Event Operation Desert Storm: 1st U.S. pilot shot down (Jeffrey Zahn) 1991 Event Soviets storm buildings in Vilnius to block Lithuania independence 1990 Event Iraqi troops storm residence of French ambassador in Kuwait 1985 Event Egyptian commandos storm captured Boeing in Malta, 60 killed 1985 Event 58 die as Egyptian commandos storm hijack Egyptair jet in Malta 1984 Event 12th minster of York destroyed in lightening storm 1983 Event Storm cuts short free Diana Ross concert in New York's Central Park 1982 Event Golden Gate Bridge closed for 3rd time by fierce storm 1980 Event Police storm occupied Spanish embassy in Guatemala City, killing 41 1979 Event Hurricane David, a strong Atlantic storm kills over 1,000 1977 Event West German commandos storm hijacked Lufthansa in Mogadishu, Somalia freeing all 86 hostages and killing 3 of 4 hijackers 1975 Event Ore ship Edmund Fitzgerald and crew of 29 lost in storm on Lake Superior 1974 Event Soap opera "Secret Storm" ends a 20 year run 1972 Death Rory Storm, lead singer (Rory Storm and Hurricane), commits suicide 1970 Event Hurricane "Celia" becomes most expensive Gulf storm in history 1969 Event Greek DC-6B crashes in storm at Athens, 93 killed 1968 Death Virginia Valli, actress (Flames, Guilty?, Storm), dies of stroke at 70 1967 Event Thousands opposing Vietnam War try to storm Pentagon 1966 Event Snow storm in north east U.S. kills 165 1962 Birthday Hannah Storm, sports journalist, CNN, NBC 1962 Event Storm in Hamburg, kills 265 1961 Death James Fairfax, actor (Gale Storm Show), dies at 63 1958 Birthday Carmel, McCourt, England, rocker, Storm, More More More 1957 Birthday Kate Burton, born in Geneva, Switzerland, actress, Ice Storm, August 1957 Event Heavy storm ravages Belgian coast 1956 Death Andre Eugene Maurice Charlot, actor (Summer Storm), dies 1955 Event Hurricane Diane kills 200 and 1st billion $ damage storm (N.E. U.S.) 1954 Birthday Ang Lee, director, Ice Storm, Wedding Banquet, Sense and Sensibility 1954 Event Hurricane Carol (1st major named storm) hits New England, 70 die 1954 Event 200 pilgrims drown in Farahzad Iran rain storm flood 1954 Event 1st TV soap opera "Secret Storm" premieres 1952 Event Snow storm in Sierra Nevada kills 26 1948 Birthday Storm Field, Elliot, New York, weatherman, WABC TV, WCBS TV 1945 Event During snow storm, school bus crashes, kills 15 (Washington) 1944 Event U.S. destroyers sink in storm off Philippines, 790 killed 1944 Event Germans storm up Hill 262 (Mont Ormel) Normandy 1944 Event Heavy storm hampers British offensive at Caen 1944 Event Heavy storm hits the Channel 1943 Birthday Jada Rowland, New York City, actress, Penny-Hamptons, Amy-Secret Storm 1941 Event 5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India 1939 Birthday Michael Storm, American Actor 1938 Birthday Billy Storm, singer, Valiants-This is the Night 1934 Event Great dustbowl storm 1933 Event "Great Black Blizzard" 1st great dust storm in Great Plains 1932 Event Hurricane storm wave sweeps over Santa Cruz del Sur Cuba kills 2,500 1932 Event U.S. airship Columbia crashes during storm in Flushing, New York 1930 Event British airship crashes in storm at Beauvais France, 48 die 1930 Birthday Marion [Eleanor] Zimmer Bradley [Breen], sci-fi author, Storm Queen 1927 Event Tropical storm flooding kills 84 in Winooski River Valley (Vt) 1925 Birthday Mai Zetterling, Sweden, actress, Witches, Offbeat, Jet Storm 1922 Event Japanese cruiser Niitaka leaves in storm at Kamchatka, 300 killed 1922 Birthday Gale Storm, born in Bloomington, Texas, actress, My Little Margie, Gale Storm Show 1914 Event Turkish warships storm Black Sea 1913 Event Storm "Freshwater Fury" sinks 8 ore-carriers on Great Lakes 1912 Event SS Kichemaru disappears in storm off Japanese coast, 1,000 die 1910 Event 2 trains crash in snow storm in Wellington Washington, 118 die 1907 Event English suffragettes storm British Parliament and 60 women are arrested 1906 Event Heavy storm ravages Dutch west coast 1906 Event Heavy storm bursts dike flooding Vlissingen, Netherlands 1899 Event Battle at Storm Berge South Africa - Boers vs British army 1898 Birthday Dorothy Gish, born in Massillon, Ohio, film actress, Orphans of the Storm 1894 Event Scheveningse fishing boats destroyed by storm 1891 Birthday Storm Jameson, English novelist, The Green Man, Cousin Honore 1888 Death Theodor Storm, German judge/author (Schimmelreiter), dies at 70 1884 Birthday Frank Arthur Swinnerton, England, novelist, Summer Storm, Sanctuary 1882 Event Storm and floods hits Bombay; about 100,000 die 1881 Birthday Ethel Mary Dell, English author, Storm Drift 1880 Event 1st U.S. sewage disposal system separate from storm drains, Memphis 1879 Birthday Sara Allgood, Dublin Ireland, actress, Blackmail, Storm in a Teacup 1877 Event Storm flood ravages Dutch coastal provinces 1875 Birthday Thomas W. Ross, actor, Without Limit, Kings Row, 17, Mortal Storm 1866 Event Steamship London sinks in storm off Land's End England, kills 220 1864 Event 300' (90 m) of Meigg's Wharf washed away in storm 1863 Event Storm flood ravages Netherlands coastal provinces 1861 Event Steeple of Chichester Cathedral blown down during a storm 1861 Event English Admiral Robert Ritzroy issues 1st storm warnings for ships 1857 Event Russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die 1850 Event Airship Elizabeth leaves in storm for Fire Island, crashes (42 die) 1850 Event Ireland's SS Royal Adelaide sinks in storm; 200 die 1839 Event 2 day storm off Irish and English coast immortalized as "Big Wind" 1828 Event More than 100 vessels destroyed in a storm, Gibraltar 1824 Event Storm causes St. Petersburg flood, killing 10,000 1817 Birthday Theodor Storm, German judge/author, Imense China 1812 Event Brits storm Badajoz fortress, held by French and Spanish 1703 Event Heavy storm hits England 1000s killed 1675 Event Storm hits about West-Europe: flood in Amsterdam 1654 Event Fire after heavy storm destroys 2/3 of De Rijp, Netherlands, 1 dies 1651 Event South Sea dike in Amsterdam breaks after storm 1634 Event Beach Island in North sea destroyed by a heavy storm flood 1593 Event Storm hits Texel: 40 ships hit, 500 killed 1588 Event Spanish Armada heavily destroyed in storm at Coruna 1574 Event Storm breaks Leiden dike; drowns 20,000 Spanish soldiers 1559 Event 5 Spanish ships sinks in storm off Tampa, about 600 die 1559 Event Storm floods ravage Gorinchem, Dordrecht and Woudrichem, Netherlands 1558 Event Westmunster Church in Middelburg destroyed by heavy storm 1552 Event Dutch coast hit by heavy storm 1552 Event Dutch west coast hit by heavy storm, 100s killed 1534 Event Zealand hit by heavy storm 1526 Event Heavy storm strikes Dutch coast, many die 1520 Event Friesland hit by heavy hail storm 1509 Event Storm ravages Flemish/Dutch/Friese coast, 1000s killed 1502 Event Storm ravages Friese coast 1424 Event Storm flood ravages Dutch coast 1421 Event Holland/Zealand dikes break in storm, 1000s killed 1262 Event Flemish/Dutch coast ravaged by north western storm 1219 Event Floods in Northern Netherlands after storm, 1,000s killed 1134 Event Storm flood ravages Zeeland county 1120 Event English royal yacht "White Ship" leaves in storm
