Humanities Washington will host a talk at two local Timberland Public Libraries on Saturday, Oct. 5.

Seattle broadcaster and historian Feliks Banel will present “Storm Warning: Historic Weather in the Evergreen State” in Westport at 11 a.m. and then in Aberdeen at 2 p.m.

Banel is editor of Columbia, the quarterly magazine of the Washington State Historical Society. During this talk, he will explore our region’s darkest weather days and most infamous storms. With archival photos, radio and TV clips, he takes us back in time to hear stories of those who survived some of the worst Pacific Northwest weather in recorded history.

Further, Banel explores how these storms can revive our shared humanity. Frightening weather can bind communities together to share resources, commiserate and protect each other. Participants are encouraged to share their own memories of how they survive being snowed in, washed out, or left without power in the wake of a big storm — and why we remember those moments for the rest of our lives.

The Westport Timberland Library is located at 101 E. Harms Drive. Aberdeen’s library is at 121 E Market St.