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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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7:08

April 11, 2021 - The Apollo 13 Launch into the...

This Day in Weather History ·

2021/04/11

It was supposed to be routine. The space race was at such a furious pace already that even the media had grown weary of all the success. The plan was to land on the moon, explore the Imbrium Basin and conduct geological experiments. And then head home. That, however, is NOT what happened this day in weather history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:15

April 10, 2021 - Most Extreme Wind Speed Ever Recorded

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2021/04/10

On this Day in Weather History, for some reason, it would take almost 14 years before it would become an official world record, but still on April 10, 1996, the Earth's strongest surface wind, not including tornadoes, was measured. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:42

April 9, 2021 - Ladies and Gentlemen: Our First US...

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2021/04/09

On this Day in Weather History, on April 9, 1959, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) introduced America’s first astronauts to the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:33

April 8, 2021 - "Lucky" Bridge Collapse in Italy

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2021/04/08

On this Day in Weather History, a bridge on a normally busy provincial road in northern Italy collapsed on April 8th, 2020; however, with virtually no traffic anywhere because of the crippling restrictions brought on because of the coronavirus lockdown, there were just two people who suffered minor injuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:00

April 7, 2021 - Widespread + Costly Ontario & Quebec...

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2021/04/07

On this Day in Weather History, from April 5 to 7, a pair of low-pressure systems led to major flooding in Southern Quebec and wind damage across parts of Ontario and Quebec. Then it got really bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5:57

April 6, 2021 - High Winds Kill Thousands of Birds in...

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2021/04/06

On April 6th, the morning light revealed a shocking sight: tens of thousands of birds, chilly and exhausted, we're unable to move. Just what the hell happened here, this day in weather history? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:39

April 5, 2021 - The 1972 Portland-Vancouver Tornadoes

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2021/04/05

On this Day in Weather History, Wednesday, April 5, 1972, an unusually intense squall line swept coastal Oregon and Washington state, but hidden within this were strongly embedded tornadoes... and among them, an F3! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:07

April 4, 2021 - Xenia, Ohio (F5) & Super Outbreak

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2021/04/04

On this Day in Weather History, the 1974 Super Outbreak was the second-largest tornado outbreak on record for a single 24-hour period, just behind the 2011 Super Outbreak. So, yesterday I told you all about the events of April 3rd and the tragic story from Windsor Ontario; now is Part 2 of this tale...the devastating April 4th of The 1974 Super Outbreak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:16

April 3, 2021 - The Deadly 1974 Windsor Tornado

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2021/04/03

On this Day in Weather History, the 1974 Windsor tornado still stands as the 6th deadliest tornado in Canadian history. On this day it killed 9 people while injuring dozens more. It has also come to be remembered for the extensive toll it took on life and infrastructure, especially to the Windsor Curling Club on Central Avenue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:24

April 2, 2021 - The 1957 Dallas F3 Tornado

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2021/04/02

On this Day in Weather History, the 1957 Dallas Tornado could very easily have been shrugged off as “just another Texas Twister”. However, this event was actually historically quite significant. You see, the tornado did not strike in a sparsely populated rural location, but rather in the middle of the downtown metropolitan area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:39

April 1, 2021 - NASCAR Champion Dies in Plane Crash

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2021/04/01

Alan Dennis Kulwicki who was known by his peers as "Special K" and the "Polish Prince", was not just the driver; he was also a team owner. And today we remember the tragic loss of this NASCAR champion...this day in weather history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:29

March 31, 2021 - The Grand Opening of The Eiffel Tower

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2021/03/31

The Eiffel Tower has had a crazy history. Did you know it was set for demolition in 1909? But the study of meteorology saved it? Yes, the want to know the weather better played a role in preserving the Eiffel Tower...today on This Day in Weather History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:53

March 30, 2021 - The Day Niagara Falls Stopped "Falling"

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2021/03/30

On this Day in Weather History, in 1848, a very unique and specific chain of events came together at the same time to create a spectacle that has likely only happened one time since the last ice age...and it happened in Niagara Falls! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:31

March 29, 2021 - The Air Canada Flight 324 Accident

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2021/03/29

We have another podcast episode dedicated to an airline mishap that is so ridiculous it defies logic. On March 29, 2015, an Air Canada Airbus A320-211 landed short of the runway in Halifax and was severely damaged….this day in weather history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5:59

March 28, 2021 - Killer Hail in Texas

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2021/03/28

On this Day in Weather History, on March 28, 2000, it was during the evening hours when a powerful F3 tornado struck Downtown Fort Worth, Texas, causing major and in some cases irreparable damage to several buildings and highrises … and claimed the lives of two people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:12

March 27, 2021 - The Alaska 9.2 Earthquake and Tsunami

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2021/03/27

On this Day in Weather History, they called it the 1964 Alaskan earthquake, they also called it the Great Alaskan earthquake and they also called it the Good Friday earthquake..because it struck Friday, March 27th of 1964. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:06

March 26, 2021 - Yo! Ho! Blow the Meteorologists Down!

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2021/03/26

On this Day in Weather History, on the 25th, most of Nova Scotia closed down. Flights in and out of Halifax Stanfield International Airport were cancelled. A 172 km section of The Trans-Canada was closed from Truro to Moncton and about 450 snowplows and salt trucks were deployed to work around the clock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:07

March 25, 2021 - Weather And War: Operation Iraqi...

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2021/03/25

This is another special Weather and War edition of this podcast. During Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003 a major dust storm swept through Baghdad and across the greater Tigris and Euphrates valleys….this day in weather history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:09

March 24, 2021 - Astronaut Shannon Lucid: Record...

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2021/03/24

How about this story: March 24th, 1996, U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid transferred to the Russian space station Mir from the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis for a planned five-month stay. Lucid was the first female U.S. astronaut to live in a space station. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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March 23, 2021 - $4 Billion Dollar Flooding Disaster...

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2021/03/23

The January storms resulted in 42 California counties being declared federal disaster areas. Then in March, the sequel resulted in this time all but one of the counties in the state being declared a disaster area. We join this story in progress on this day in weather history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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