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On March 17 and 18, 1936, the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, witnessed the worst flood in its history when flood levels peaked at 46 feet (14 m). This flood became known as The Great St. Patrick’s Day flood, and also affected other areas of the Mid-Atlantic on both sides of the Eastern Continental Divide.
In all, damage totaled US$113 million (1936 dollars), and 24 people were killed. [37] Damage was significant along the C&O Canal during the greatest of all Potomac River floods. The flood carried off many of the bridges along the Potomac from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia to Hancock, Maryland. [38] Pittsburgh suffered the worst floods in its ...
Approximately 150 to 200 people died in the Great Northeastern Flood of 1936. The flood’s damage was the catalyst needed for President Franklin D. Roosevelt to sign the Flood Control Act of 1936 ...
The 1936 Northeastern United States flood was a historic flood that occurred across the Northeastern United States, as well as the Mid-Atlantic region and Ohio, in March 1936. Record-setting flooding after a combination of a particularly precipitation-heavy winter and large amounts of rainfall in March caused severe damage across the region. [1]
Pittsburgh flood of 1936; T. 1936 Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak This page was last edited on 2 May 2020, at 02:29 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Mar. 13—Unbeknownst to anyone at the time, the Tuesday, March 17, 1936 edition of The Johnstown Tribune foreshadowed a historic tragedy in the city. One headline stated: "Heavy rainfall again ...
On March 17 and 18, 1936, Pittsburgh suffered the worst flood in its history, with flood levels peaking at 46 feet. This catastrophe killed 69 victims, destroyed thousands of buildings, caused $3B (2006 dollars) in damages, and put more than 60,000 steelworkers out of work.
1936 Northeastern United States flood; P. Pittsburgh flood of 1936 This page was last edited on 27 April 2023, at 02:45 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...