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The 1913 Flood


Great Flood of 1913 - Wikipedia

Great Flood of 1913 ... The Great Flood of 1913 occurred between March 23 and March 26, after major rivers in the central and eastern United States flooded from ...

The 1913 Flood - "Ohio's Greatest Weather Event"

A great flood devastated not only Greater Cleveland, but the entire state of Ohio, as well as 13 other states, making it the nation's most widespread natural ...

The Great Flood of 1913 - Ohio Memory

In March of 1913, heavy rains exacerbated flood conditions, which were common in many regions of the state. Rivers began to overflow, and ...

The Great Flood of 1913 100 Years Later

Although most rivers tended to flood every spring, the flooding of March 1913 was unprecedented across much of the Ohio Valley.

Overview of the March 1913 Flood

The floods of March 1913 wrought such great devastation as never before witnessed in America. An area of over a thousand miles long and several hundred miles ...

Paul Murphy Remembers the 1913 Flood - National Park Service

The Murphy family lived on a Cuyahoga Valley farm along the canal at Lock 35, just south of Station Road Bridge. In the following essay, their son Paul ...

Great Flood of 1913: Ohio's worst weather disaster - YouTube

A stormy pattern developed in late March 1913, culminating in the disastrous flooding in the Ohio Valley that claimed more than 900 lives, ...

Great Flood of 1913 - Miami Conservancy District

In March 1913, the citizens of the Miami Valley experienced a natural disaster unparalleled in the region's history. Within a three-day period, nine to 11 ...

The Superstorm That Flooded America | HISTORY

It is estimated that the Great Flood of 1913 killed more than 1,000 Americans, making it the country's second-deadliest deluge (behind only the ...

The Great 1913 Flood Exhibit - Dayton History

The Great 1913 Flood Exhibit. The Great 1913 Flood was Ohio's worst natural disaster; waters reached 20 feet in low-lying areas and rushed up to 25 miles-per- ...

GREAT FLOOD OF 1913 | Encyclopedia of Cleveland History

The GREAT FLOOD OF 1913 began on March 21, 1913 when massive wind and ice storms began to hit the Midwest followed by deadly tornadoes. The storms imm...

Dayton Flood of 1913: 15 things to know about the historic storm

The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 was a regional event and still ranks as Ohio's worst natural disaster, with 467 deaths statewide.

THE OHIO VALLEY FLOOD OF MARCH-APRIL, 1913

Gage heights, in feet, for floods of Ohio and tributary rivers from 1880 to 1913. 3. Precipitation, in inches, at selected stations in or near Ohio River basin,.

1913 Flood - Waco History

The Brazos River crested at just less than 40 feet following the 1913 flood, which was the most serious flood to hit Waco up until that point.

The Flood of 1913 Remembered - National Weather Service

The Silver Jackets gather teams of federal, state and local agencies to work on state-initiated flood preparedness, warning, and response projects.

Original 1913 flood footage - YouTube

Original 1913 flood footage from the Glenn R. Walters collection housed in University Archives and Special Collections.

Great Flood of 1913: The most tragic weather event in Ohio's history

On March 23, 1913, Ohioans experienced what is considered the most catastrophic weather event in the state's history.

Great Dayton Flood - Wikipedia

Within three days, 8–11 inches (200–280 mm) of rain fell throughout the Great Miami River watershed on already saturated soil, resulting in more than 90 percent ...

Dayton Strong, 1913: Flood Response Brought Hope to Heartache

It speaks to disaster, perseverance, and heroism as a grief-stricken city banded together to rise above adversity from a natural disaster and a mass shooting.

Washed away: How the Great Flood of 1913 devastated Indiana

Flooding left the Wabash River nearly seven miles wide. It averaged 5 to 7 feet deep between Vincennes and Lawrenceville, Illinois. While there ...