It Could Happen Tomorrow

It Could Happen Tomorrow is a television series that premiered on January 15, 2006 on The Weather Channel. It explored the possibilities of various weather and other natural phenomena severely damaging or destroying America's cities. This included: a Category 3 hurricane hitting New York City, an F4 tornado destroying Washington, D.C., 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. More recent episodes included an earthquake in Las Vegas, an F5 tornado ripping its way through Chicago and Dallas, and more.

As of 2024, the only scenario that had come true is the Colorado floods, which started on September 9, 2013. Because Hurricane Sandy was only a category 1 and not a 3 when New York was hit, the first episode hadn't technically come true, although Sandy was the closest call since the series ended

In 2024, the Tampa Bay Area was hit by Hurricane Milton, fulfilling the show’s prediction of a major hurricane impacting the Tampa Bay Area. In January 2025, a destructive wildfire struck the Los Angeles area. This also fulfilled the show’s prediction of a wildfire hitting Los Angeles.