RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - On this day in history: Oct. 15, 1954, Hurricane Hazel blew into Virginia after making landfall in North Carolina as a Category 4 hurricane.

The system would pave a path of destruction from the commonwealth to Canada.

Learn all about this ferocious storm from 12 On Your Side Meteorologist Andrew Freiden in Episode 2 of Season 4 of the “How We Got Here” podcast:

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