Episode list

A California family is lost while looking for a Christmas tree in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. When a powerful snowstorm rolls in, their situation becomes desperate. A massive search and rescue operation is launched, but wind and snow are making the rescuer's work nearly impossible. After three futile days of ground searching, a helicopter pilot risks his own life when he takes off during a short break in the weather, in an attempt to find all four alive.

Hurricane Mitch shocks and surprises forecasters when it develops into a category five monster late in the hurricane season. Mitch wreaks havoc on Central America and becomes the deadliest natural disaster in the history of Honduras. Rescuers tell the story of searching for survivors in towns buried by mudslides. Meanwhile, a cruise in the Western Caribbean turns into a disaster when the schooner "Fantome" is cornered by Hurricane Mitch, and the crew is caught in a desperate fight for their lives.