About Second Deadliest in US History: The Great St. Louis Cyclone
When nature strikes twice in the exact same place, humanity suffers the ultimate test of survival. This episode of Disaster Deja Vu investigates two of history’s most terrifying repeat catastrophes. First, we travel to China’s Yangtze Basin to examine the apocalyptic 1931 floods—a tragedy that claimed 2 million lives, displaced 31 million people, and saw aviator Charles Lindbergh take to the skies to map 13,000 kilometers of devastation—before assessing the modern threat looming over the massive Three Gorges Dam during the record-breaking 2020 floods. Then, we shift to St. Louis, Missouri, analyzing the terrifying 1896 F4 cyclone that decimated 12,000 buildings in minutes, and how the city’s extreme emergency planning saved lives when an EF3 tornado struck Lambert International Airport 124 years later. Licensed to Little Dot Studios. WONDER is packed with binge worthy reality documentaries for hours of entertainment. Check out our hub of diverse and empowering stories which explore the extreme side of life!
Second Deadliest in US History: The Great St. Louis Cyclone is presented by Wonder. Its listed runtime is 48 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
As a history documentary, Second Deadliest in US History: The Great St. Louis Cyclone uses second, deadliest, history as its central frame. Historical documentaries interpret surviving evidence rather than simply replaying the past. Watch how archives, archaeology, expert interpretation and first-hand records are used, and note where uncertainty or competing explanations remain.
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- Title
- Second Deadliest in US History: The Great St. Louis Cyclone
- Category
- History
- Runtime
- 48 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Wonder
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