Deadline to Disaster

Twin tornadoes bear down on a small town just northeast of Des Moines, destroying small farms and damaging homes in a local neighborhood.

Almost 10 inches of rain in two hours floods downtown Ellicott City, MD. It traps tourists and business owners, sweeps vehicles away and collapses buildings.

Dorian becomes the strongest hurricane to hit the Bahamas. As storm surges into his home, a journalist and his family wade through chest-deep water for safety on higher ground.

Hurricane Katrinas 27-foot storm surge batters the Mississippi coastline obliterating beachfront property. In Waveland, a father and son are forced to flee their home by boat.

Its the day after Christmas 2015 and 13 tornadoes hit the Dallas, Texas area. Just after dark, an EF4 rages through Garland and Rowlett tossing cars from an overpass.

Hurricane Michael becomes only the 4th Cat 5 to ever hit the U.S. mainland. Deadly flying projectiles force a storm tracker and his team to ride out the eyewall in their car.

Severe weather erupts across east Texas. The small town of Canton is caught in the cross hairs of two deadly tornadoes, including an EF4 monster.