Storm Tracker Jim Cantore reveals the stories behind how weather has affected some amazing historical events. Events like the space shuttle Challenger disaster, dust storms that interfered with military operations and the origin of Coast Guard Rescue are examined.

The most destructive flood in U.S. history changes race relations and society in the Mississippi River Valley.

British vessels and small civilian watercraft work together to rescue hundreds of thousands of Allied troops from the beaches of Dunkirk, France, beginning on May 26, 1940.

The 1983 SS Marine Electric sea tragedy leads to the creation of the Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Swimmer Program.

The weather-related crash of Air Florida Flight 90 on Jan. 13, 1982, leads to changes in air-travel safety.