Floods
Atlantic Coast, NY, NJ, NH, CT, MA, RI Hurricane "Long Island Express," Sept 1938
Posted August 1st, 2008 by Stu Beitler
HURRICANE, FLOODS SWEEP NEW ENGLAND.
296 WERE KILLED IN STORM ALONG ATLANTIC COAST; PROPERTY DAMAGE ENORMOUS. read more »
Madison, IN Rain Storm And Flooding, Aug 1846
Posted January 15th, 2012 by Stu BeitlerTERRIBLE FLOOD AND LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. read more »
Williamsburg, MA Dam Break And Flood Catastrophe, May 1874
Posted January 2nd, 2012 by Stu Beitler
TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE !!
BURSTING OF A WATER RESERVOIR IN MASSACHUSETTS !!
EVERYTHING CARRIED BEFORE THE TORRENT !!
FOUR VILLAGES ALMOST DEMOLISHED !!
NEARLY 200 LIVES LOST !! read more »
Morehead, KY (Other Areas), Flash Flooding, July 1939
Posted January 1st, 2012 by Stu BeitlerSEARCH FOR FLOOD VICTIMS CONTINUES.
FIFTY-FIVE BODIES RECOVERED AND MANY STILL MISSING; FIGHT LAUNCHED ON DISEASE. read more »
Lampasas, TX Flood, Sept 1873
Posted December 15th, 2011 by JuneDisastrous Flood at Lampasas.
From the Lampasas Dispatch Extra, September 29. read more »
Fort Wayne, IN Sewer Washout, Jul 1880
Posted December 12th, 2011 by Linda HortonThe Washout of a Sewer Causes Great Damage at Fort Wayne
Special to the Sentinel: read more »
Bath & Hornell, NY Area Flood, Jul 1935
Posted December 5th, 2011 by Jenni LanhamFrightful Toll Is Taken by New York Downpour With Towns Isolated After Dams Collapse
Damage in Millions
Hundreds Are Homeless and Showers Continue; Autoists Are Marooned read more »
Wilmington, DE Storm & Flood, Jul 1937
Posted November 18th, 2011 by Linda HortonFEAR TWO DROWNED AS DOWNPOUR BRINGS FLOOD IN DELAWARE read more »
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