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Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History Men and ContinentalTrue story of the deadliest hurricane in history. September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U. S. Weather Bureau failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged in a monster hurricane that completely destroyed the town and killed over six thousand