Fifteen years ago a tragedy unfolded in clear skies over New York City and Washington DC.  What you might not remember is that Hurricane Erin was to the east of the Northwest on that date.  If it had followed a different path, history might have been quite different.  You can read about the impacts of the weather that fateful day at The Vane at https://thevane.gawker.com/rain-and-a-hurricane-almost-changed-the-course-of-histo-1729963223.

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