6 |
Sept. 24: Hurricane Rita makes landfall as Cat. 3 just east of
TX-LA border; Major damage around Lake Charles
Details |
7 |
Aug. 31: Hurricane Katrina, 3rd day since landfall: Mayor says thousands may
be dead in New Orleans, Gov. orders mostly-flooded city abandoned as
crisis deepens Details |
8 |
Oct. 24: Hurricane Wilma makes landfall near Cape Romano, Fla.,
as major Cat. 3 with 125 mph sustained winds
Details |
9 |
Dec. 8: Storms bring heavy snow, cold to U.S. heartland; Ice/snow
storm shuts down D/FW schools
Details |
10 |
Sept. 21: Hurricane Rita now 3rd most intense hurricane recorded
in Atlantic Basin; Category 5 approaches Texas; Gov. calls for voluntary
evacuations of Texas Coast; Galveston issues mandatory evacuation order Details |
11 |
July 10: Hurricane Dennis makes landfall in Florida's Panhandle
as weakened Category 3 storm
Details |
12 |
Sept. 1: Hurricane Katrina, 4th day since landfall: Chaos erupts
amid New Orleans' desperation; Thousands likely dead in city, says
mayor; City flooded with contaminated water, thousands still waiting to
be rescued; Evacuees begin arriving at Houston Astrodome; Texas schools
enroll evacuee children; Pentagon to send 10,000 National Guard troops;
S. Mississippi crime, looting
Details |
13 |
Dec. 7: Ice/sleet/snow mix in Dallas/Fort Worth causes traffic
snarls
Details |
14 |
Sept. 20: Hurricane Rita passes south of Florida Keys; Galveston
issues mandatory evacuation order Details |
15 |
Dec. 9: Major winter storm slams Northeast, closes Boston's Logan
Airport; Near-blizzard conditions in E. New England; Southwest jet skids
off Chicago runway amid heavy snow, kills boy
Details |
16 |
Sept. 2:
Hurricane Katrina, 5th day since landfall: Relief supplies arrive in New
Orleans; Bus carrying evacuees overturns; Bush admits Katrina response
'not enough', tours devastation; Blasts, fires in N.O.; Fear of
returning; Biloxi is 'completely flattened'; Miss. town practically
wiped off map Details |
17 |
Dec. 15: Ice storm freezes South leaves 450,000 in dark; Penn.,
Ohio wintry mix; N.C., Ga. ice; Detroit all-day snow; Houston tornadoes,
7.28 inches of rain Details |
18 |
Jan. 22: NYC blizzard warning: 14-20 inches of snow; Boston
blizzard: 18-26 inches possible across New England; Foot of snow
possible in Philly; 7 inches possible in D.C.; 12 inches possible in
Cleveland, Chicago
Details |
19 |
Dec. 5: Snow storm for NYC, D.C., Maryland, Virginia,
Philadelphia, S. New England; NYC may get 5 inches of snow; S. Jersey
may see 7 inches; 3 die in NJ's first snow storm of the season; D.C.
area may see 4 inches of snow; 4 inches possible in Philly area
Details |
20 |
July 8: Hurricane Dennis kills 10 in Cuba, 22 in Haiti; Keys,
Gulf Coast brace for Dennis; Alabama Coast boards up as Dennis appears
to be on Ivan's track
Details |
21 |
Nov. 15: Severe storms with tornadoes possible from Deep South to
Great Lakes; Whiteout conditions shut down I-70 in Colo.
Details
(Following Day:
Midwest storms bring 'major destruction') |
22 |
July 9: Hurricane Dennis intensifies over Gulf of Mexico; Gulf
Coast prepares for possibility of first Category 4 hurricane to hit U.S.
in July
Details |
23 |
Oct. 21:
Hurricane Wilma makes landfall in Cozumel; Coastline of Yucatan
Peninsula may see widespread damage as landfall possible by evening;
Tourists flee; Voluntary evacuations urged in Fla.
Details |
24 |
Oct. 23:
Wilma strengthens to Cat. 3 hurricane, landfall expected in SW Fla. by
dawn Mon.; Hurricane Center Director: Wilma to speed toward Fla. 'like a
rocket' after killing at least 20; Hurricane warning posted for S. Fla.;
Cancun, Cozumel pummeled; Floridians flee as rain bands soak area
Details |
25 |
Jan. 5: Winter storm warnings in Midwest, Northeast; 3 storms may
converge in once-in-a-generation onslaught; Ice storm in Kansas; Reno's
biggest snowstorm in 15 years
Details |
26 |
Jan. 23:
Snowstorm's updated forecasts: Boston, 20-30 inches;
Mass.: wind gusts up to 75 mph; NYC may see 18 inches; Snowy Sunday for NFC,
AFC title games; Blizzard pummels Ontario
Details |
27 |
Feb. 28:
Nor'easter kicks off workweek; Motown may become snowtown; Tornado
destroys Florida homes Details |
28 |
Sept. 19: Tropical Storm Rita nears Fla. Keys, could affect TX or
LA; Hurricane warnings, watches issued for S. Fla.; New Orleans mayor
suspends reopening of city due to Rita
Details |
29 |
June 8: Tornado warnings in KC-area; Tropical Depression One
forms in Gulf Of Mexico, could hit N. Gulf Coast by weekend as tropical
storm
Details |
30 |
July 19: Hurricane Emily slows down as South Texas prepares;
Category 3 Emily hours from second landfall in Mexico; Emily tears off
luxury hotel roofs, strands thousands of tourists, leaves hundreds
homeless in Yucatan; 11 people in Phoenix die of heat-related ailments
as temps soar
Details |
31 |
Nov. 28:
Major snowstorm causes havoc in heartland; More Mont. snow coming; Storm
moves into Minn.; Deadly tornadoes rake Ark.; Parts of Kan. ducked
tornadoes; Snowstorm in Sierras, Rockies; New Orleans school opens;
Tropical Storm Delta aims for Canary Islands
Details |
32 |
Dec. 14: Ice, snow may cause problems today in Ohio Valley and
Mid-Atlantic; Wintry mix possible for W. Triangle; Twin Cities expecting 7 to 9 inches of snow
Details |
33 |
June 10: Tropical Storm Arlene swirls closer to N. Gulf Coast,
could dump 7 inches of rain in parts of Florida; Storms cause damage in
SE Michigan, NE Ohio; Me on MSNBC
Details |
34 |
Oct. 20: Wilma weakens slightly to Category 4 hurricane after
becoming most powerful hurricane in Atlantic Basin; Wilma bears down on
Central America Details |
35 |
Sept. 25: Rita now tropical depression; Heavy rain, tornadoes
possible in MS, AL, areas north
Details |
36 |
Oct. 25: Hurricane Wilma's aftermath: Millions begin recovery;
More than 6 million without power, at least 6 deaths blamed on Wilma;
Clean-up begins; Tornado lifts 2-story Fla. home
Details |
37 |
Oct. 19: Hurricane Wilma most intense storm on record in Atlantic
Basin after jumping from Cat. 2 to Cat. 5 overnight, current track takes
it to S. Fla.; Wilma season's record-tying 12th hurricane
Details |
38 |
Dec. 6: Coastal storm less bothersome than feared for NJ, NYC;
Snow heads for Boston; Okla. braces for Arctic cold, up to 8-10 inches
of snow Wed.; Central Texas hard freeze, snow coming?
Details |
39 |
Dec. 16: Ice storm in South leaves 700,000 without power early
Friday; Snow storm shuts down Toronto, or does it?
Details |
40 |
July 20: Hurricane Emily makes landfall along northeastern Mexico
coast just south of Texas border
Details |