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Pages in category "1953 natural disasters in the United States" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
It is tied for deadliest tornado in Texas history and the eleventh deadliest in United States. Other deadly tornadoes struck Hebron, Nebraska, and San Angelo, Texas. (17 significant, 5 violent, 6 killer) [32] [33] 1953 Sarnia tornado outbreak: May 20-21, 1953: Midwest, Ontario: 3: 8 fatalities, 123 injuries
1953 2,400 [citation needed] North Sea flood, storm surge Netherlands: 838 2,379 [citation needed] 1988 Bangladesh monsoon rain Bangladesh: 1988 2,209 Johnstown Flood: United States (Pennsylvania) 1889 2,142 North Sea flood of 1953 storm surge Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium: 1953 2,075 [citation needed] 1981 Sichuan, Shanxi flood China: 1981
From Jan. 31 - Feb. 1, 1953, 72 years ago tonight, a powerful storm with high winds pushed a catastrophic surge of water from the North Sea into southern parts of the Netherlands.
[11] [7] 1953 was the first year that tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were used, so forecasters compromised and issued the first severe thunderstorm watch in the history of Massachusetts. [11] Most news reports only made mentions of possible thunderstorms. [8] Because of this, the tornado struck with little to no warning for residents ...
The deadliest tornado in modern U.S. history struck Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011. It was the deadliest tornado since SPC records began in 1950. Nearly 1,000 were injured. The EF5 tornado had ...
A breach at Erith after the 1953 flood. The North Sea flood of 1953 was the worst flood of the 20th century in England and Scotland. Over 1,600 km (990 mi) of coastline was damaged, [22] and sea walls were breached in 1,200 places, [23] inundating 160,000 acres (65,000 ha; 250 sq mi). [22]