Deadline to Disaster

Record-setting rainfall sends a wall of water into the small town of Waverly, Tenn., leaving residents stranded and clinging to life.

Storm chasers and a school principal experience close calls as a tornado outbreak hits major metropolitan areas in Texas.

In 1991, Andover, Kan., is slammed by a deadly F5 tornado; 31 years later, another powerful twister wrecks the town again.

Hurricane Ida strikes the Louisiana coast 16 years after Hurricane Katrina, following a destructive path from the low-lying parishes to the cities of the Northeastern United States.

Downslope winds gusting over 100 miles per hour drive an enormous wildfire into residential areas around Boulder, Colo., forcing a frantic evacuation.