Video: 'The Columbus Day Storm 1962'

(Friday, October 12, 1962, weather observer writes “Abandoned Station” on the weather observation form in Corvallis, Oregon, at 4:15 p.m. PDT) — The devastating Columbus Day Storm, a contender for the title of most powerful extratropical cyclone recorded in the U.S. in the 20th century, struck the West Coast of Canada and the Pacific Northwest coast of the United States today, resulting in some 46 deaths. Continue reading Columbus Day Storm batters U.S. West Coast 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 12 1962) →