Columbus Day Storm of 1962 Columbus Day Storm of 1962 The Columbus Day Storm of 1962 (also known as the Big Blow, and originally as Typhoon Freda) was a Pacific Northwest windstorm that struck the West Coast of Canada and the Pacific Northwest coast of the United States on October 12, 1962. It is considered the benchmark of extratropical wind storms. The storm ranks among the most intense to strike the region since at least 1948, likely since the January 9, 1880 "Great Gale" and snowstorm. The storm is a contender for the title of most powerful extratropical cyclone recorded in the U.S. in the
Sindhi Cultural Day day was celebrated in December 2014. The main event was arranged at Karachi Press Club. Sindhi cultural day was celebrated in December 2015. The US Consulate arranged a musical program at the Consul General’s residence. This year all Sindhi media including KTN and Sindh TV mutually celebrated cultural day on 4 December. Many people gathered at the Karachi Press Club, where a large stage was decorated with Pana-flexes. The US Consulate General, Karachi celebrated the cultural day of Sindh. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also celebrated in Lahore during his political program. Sindhi cultural day was celebrated in the first week of