It Could Happen Tomorrow

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show_name = It Could Happen Tomorrow
format = Documentary
runtime = 30 minutes
creator = Jim Cantore
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starring = Various Weather Experts
country = USA
network = The Weather Channel
first_aired = January 15, 2006
last_aired = present
num_episodes = 24
"(1 unaired)"
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tv_com_id = |

It Could Happen Tomorrow is a television series that premiered on January 15, 2006 on The Weather Channel. It explores the possibilities of various weather and other natural phenomena severely damaging or destroying America's cities. This includes: a Category 3 hurricane hitting New York City, an F5 tornado destroying Downtown Dallas, dormant volcano Mount Rainier re-activating and destroying towns in the surrounding valleys, a tsunami flooding the Pacific Northwest coast, an intraplate earthquake impacting Memphis, Tennessee, wildfires spreading into the heart of San Diego, a huge earthquake leveling San Francisco, a flash flood in Boulder, Colorado, and a flood in Sacramento. Newer episodes that were aired included an earthquake in Las Vegas, an F5 tornado ripping its way through Chicago and St. Louis, and more.

Plot

Each episode is broken into several segments: "It Did Happen"-this segment talks about similar disasters happening in other parts of America; "When It Happens/How It Would Happen"-this talks about how the disaster would unfold; and a third segment about how to prepare for the disaster, and interviews with residents in the threatened areas about what they think of the disaster threat. Sometimes there is a segment called "Before It Happens", which shows what's being done to prepare for the disaster.

Production

"It Could Happen Tomorrow" was produced by Atlas Media Corporation. Executive Producer: Bruce David Klein. Supervising Producer: Cheryl Houser.

Episode list

eason 1

†Hour long special, see Katrina episode section below

eason 2

Upcoming

*A flash flood in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Katrina episode

Ironically, the original Category 5 hurricane episode was to involve New Orleans. It was conceived and scripted months before Hurricane Katrina ever struck New Orleans. After Katrina, the debut episode was changed to instead show such a storm striking New York (reducing the storm to a Category 3 as it is believed that is the strongest such storm that would strike the city; such a storm in 1938 missed New York City by just 75 miles, historical records also show that a similar storm directly hit the city in 1821). On June 4, 2006 The Weather Channel aired this episode, titled "Katrina: The Lost Episode." Unlike most episodes, this episode was one hour in length and combined clips of the "lost" episode with a Storm Stories-style retelling of Katrina's effects.

ee also

*"Perfect Disaster" - an almost exactly similar television show
*"Mega Disasters" - another worst-case scenario series on History Channel.

External links

* [http://www.whatifweather.com "It Could Happen Tomorrow"'s Official Website]