Video: 'When Weather Changed History - Galveston Hurricane'

(Saturday, September 8, 1900, water rose steadily from 3:00 p.m. CST/highest measured wind speed was 100 mph (160 km/h) just after 6:15 p.m. CST/cyclone made landfall around 8:00 p.m CST; during the 1900 Galveston hurricane) — A hurricane and tidal wave struck Galveston, Texas, today, killing between 6,000 and 12,000 people in the deadliest natural disaster in United States history. Continue reading Great Galveston hurricane kills 6,000-12,000 people in deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1900) →