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This Day in Weather History

The Weather Network

"This Day In Weather History" is a daily podcast from The Weather Network that features unique and informative stories written and produced by host Chris Mei. Weather happens every day. It can be sunny, cloudy, stormy or maybe just unsettled, but it is always happening! It’s when severe weather strikes that it captures the attention of those affected…and the imagination of everyone else who follows the story. So it is with good reason to expect that after over a century of news and weather

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7:14

June 12, 2022 - Blue Jays vs Tigers in: "The Fog Game"

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/06/12

The game was a joke...fog rolled out ahead of a massive rainfall that ended things after only 7 innings. There were 2 out in that 7th inning, wth and runners on 2nd and 3rd that's when Kelly Gruber stepped up and the rest is a bit foggy. This story reads like one of my old Hardy Boys novels; it would have been called “the night the ball disappeared”, this day in weather history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:04

June 11, 2022 - The Storm that Mashed Up Half The U.S.

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/06/11

Think of this: Wind gusts up to 130KMH At the height of a severe storm, more than 90,000 were reported without power. Hail came in literal dumpings, building up into snow-like piles. This Day in Weather History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:37

June 10, 2022 - The Historic UK Flooding

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2022/06/10

Wet, overcast, dank...that’s England, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland. But beginning June 10th of 2007, things changed...and they got a whole lot worse this day in weather history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5:55

June 9, 2022 - The Devastating Flood of Hubei China

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2022/06/09

In 2002, China was exposed to a range of extreme natural phenomena. Today we tackle the devastating floods that completely overwhelmed the Hubei Province, this day in weather history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:00

June 8, 2022 - The Fraser River Flood of 1948

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2022/06/08

the latest flooding in Manitoba, New Brunswick, the Great Lakes and yes, even in British Columbia, brought on by the warming season. Today, we dive deep into just what happened in the Fraser Valley back on June 8th, 1948, This Day in Weather History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:13

June 7, 2022 - Pirates! Thieves! Earthquakes!

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2022/06/07

On Saturday, June 7, back in 1692, an earthquake struck Port Royal, Jamaica. Wow, rarely do I get to tell pirate stories ever, let alone on a podcast about weather. But today’s tale is real life, no legend, no exaggeration, strictly earth science, on This Day in Weather History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:24

June 6, 2022 - The 2010 Leamington Ontario Tornado

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2022/06/06

Is there ever a good time for a tornado to strike a town? Short answer is no...but there is The Worst time. In The middle of the night when everyone is asleep is easily the worst time and this is exactly what happened here, this day in weather history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5:53

June 5, 2022 - Tropical Storm Allison Floods Houston

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2022/06/05

Allison was the first storm since Tropical Storm Frances in 1998 to strike the northern Texas coastline….yeah we had ourselves “a big ol Texas sized problem that was only getting started This Day in Weather History!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:05

June 4, 2022 - The 2002 Atacama Desert Flood

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2022/06/04

The Atacama Desert of Northern Chile one the the most inhospitable places on planet Earth. Rainfall totals of 1-2mm/year is normal. 30-50mm would therefore take a generation to fall, not in 24 hours. This region is rich in mineral and copper mines because of it’s hot and dry conditions. It simply does not rain here….well except for that ONE time back in 2002 this day in weather history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:43

June 3, 2022 - The Soaking Wet Skydome Opening Ceremony

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2022/06/03

We Need a world class stadium, they said! It needs to have a roof to protect us from the weather, they said! It needs to stay open for the sun then close for the rain they said! In 1989 it was complete. We need a splashy opening ceremony broadcast all over Canada so all can see our wonder of engineering they said! Yeah…..that looked good on paper, this day in weather history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:15

June 2, 2022 - A Man, His Lawn Mower and a Tornado

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/06/02

We all saw the photo, it’s legendary. The massive tubular twister looming in the not too far distance with the man calmly, almost unaware, cutting his grass in the foreground. But the tornado that touched down north of Three Hills on Friday night was more intense than previously thought. This Day in Weather History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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June 1 - The TDiWH Anniversary Special

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2022/06/01

Today is a special longer-length episode where we will look back at how this all came to be and what goes into the production of a podcast. Especially one that deals with only weather and "weather adjacencies." and I'll explain whatever the hell that even means as well. Let's celebrate!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:48

May 31 - The Barrie-GrandValley-Tottenham Tornadoes...

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/05/31

It was originally known as the Barrie Tornado given that they took by far the hardest hit and suffered the highest casualty numbers and they were the biggest city affected when compared to Grand Valley and Tottenham who also were beaten to a pulp by an F4 and suffered deaths as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:01

May 30 - The Ugly Disasters of "Vanport" Oregon USA

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2022/05/30

I will caution you up front that many of the details in today’s story are very troubling and therefore listener discretion is advised. "Vanport" is not a painful trigger word for so many because of any ghost story, or any calamitous disaster—that will be our primary story to come later; this town will forever have a dark cloud over its memory because of raw, unabashed racism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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May 29 - The Tragic 1914 "Empress of Ireland" Shipwreck

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2022/05/29

This shipwreck didn’t happen at sea, It was also not even on the sometimes deadly waters of Great Lakes and it also didn't even happen in stormy weather. May 29, 1914 the passenger ship The Empress of Ireland was traveling in the St. Lawrence river, off Rimouski, in the province of Quebec. However, at the same time and In the same waters was a Norwegian ship named the Storsdad. I think you can see where this is going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:02

May 28 - The 1900 Solar Eclipse for the Ages

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/05/28

Among the excited skywatchers were teams of scientists and volunteers who stood ready to document a variety of atmospheric conditions with the hope of advancing meteorological science. They not only had a perfect location but they forecast an area with ideal weather conditions for viewing the eclipse along much of its incredible over 1500KM track!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:43

May 27 - Toronto Islands Flooding at Peak Levels

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/05/27

The City of Toronto deployed more than 45,000 sandbags, 1,000 metre bags, and more than a dozen industrial pumps to try to control and in any way lessen the effects of the rising water. But now there were reports surfacing of water coming up through the ground inland from any shoreline. Land liquefaction!! This was getting real bad, real fast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:41

May 26 - Soccer Ball Sized Hail leads to a Terrifying...

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/05/26

The plane pitched and rolled violently as it ran into this severe inter-cloud turbulence with huge hailstones pounding the exterior. One passenger said that it felt like a showering of bullets and then came a mighty thump. What hit this plane? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:31

May 25 - Lightning Hits 11 People at a 1996 Picnic

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2022/05/25

One of those hit by a bolt at this picnic was Florida high school student Ernie Perez. He was thankful to be alive after being struck down by a lightning bolt during a family picnic, leaving him with those tell-tale fascinating burn marks on his neck and shoulder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:44

May 24 - The 1973 Union City Tornado That Made History

This Day in Weather History ·

2022/05/24

This was the first tornado widely documented by science as part of a storm chasing field research. You heard me right, this started the Storm Chasers!! This was out of Norman, Oklahoma where they placed teams of storm chasers around it to capture its life cycle on film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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