This powerful Pacific Northwest windstorm beat down the West Coast of Canada and the Pacific Northwest coast of the United States on October 12, 1962, this day in weather history. To put this into perspective, the “Big Blow” is considered one of THE most powerful extratropical cyclones recorded in the U.S. in the 20th century; with respect to wind velocity.

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