Isaac's Storm

Isaac's Storm

NR 2004 · ★ 6.0 · History, Documentary

The story of meteorology Isaac Cline and the 1900 hurricane that destroyed Galveston, Texas, killing 6,000 people. Based on the book by Erik Larson

Directed by Betsy Steinberg · Written by Michael Eldridge

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