Remembering the 'Big Blow' Columbus Day Storm of 1962

Tomorrow marks the 63rd anniversary of the devastating Columbus Day Storm of 1962, also known as the "Big Blow," which remains the strongest non-tropical windstorm ever to hit the contiguous U.S. A retired National Weather Service meteorologist describes the storm, which brought winds up to 150 mph, killed 46 people, and caused widespread damage, noting that a similar storm today would impact a population nearly six times larger. Subscribe to FOX 13 Seattle: https://www.youtube.com/c/fox13seattl... Watch FOX 13 Seattle Live: https://www.fox13seattle.com/live FOX 13 Seattle is Western Washington's source for breaking news, weather, traffic, politics and sports. Download the FOX 13 Seattle News App: https://q13fox.onelink.me/PeGO/7e4d2af8 Download the FOX 13 Seattle Weather App: https://jckig.app.link/dlUcXuM2Peb Subscribe to FOX 13 Seattle newsletters: https://www.fox13seattle.com/newsletters Follow FOX 13 Seattle on Facebook:   / fox13seattle   Follow FOX 13 Seattle on TikTok:   / fox13seattle   Follow FOX 13 Seattle on Instagram:   / fox13seattle   Follow FOX 13 Seattle on Twitter:   / fox13seattle