Beech says the last serious storm, an outburst of the Leonid meteor stream, was in 1966.
From the newscientist.com
This is an example of what happens to a meteor stream when it grows old.
From the huffingtonpost.com
Meteor storms occur when the Earth passes through a meteor stream recently topped up with fresh material from a comet.
From the newscientist.com
The first such opportunity will occur April 20, 1999 when Stardust comes within 3.5 million miles of the Orionid meteor stream.
From the sciencedaily.com
The Perseid meteor shower is sparked every August when the Earth passes through a stream of space debris left by comet Swift-Tuttle.
From the boston.com
The best time to catch the shower may be around 0900 GMT on 12 August, when meteor numbers may get a slight boost as the Earth passes by an additional stream of debris left by the comet in 1610.
From the newscientist.com
Geminid is the biggest meteor shower of the year and can be seen in most places around the world when Earth passes through a stream of debris from 3200 Phaethon every December.