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[38] [45] [46] [47] This death toll places the flood of 1913 second to the Johnstown flood of 1889, when more than 2,200 people died, as one of the country's deadliest floods. [6] [7] [38] [48] Official reports of flood deaths are inconsistent. The bodies of some of the victims were never found and not all fatalities were reported to agencies ...
The boats helped local residents save flood victims during the crisis. Over the next five days of high waters, the local government, countless volunteers, and five National Guard companies rescued people and worked to save properties. [3] The flooding shut down the city for five days, and the west side of Columbus for six weeks.
The Dayton flood of March 1913 was caused by a series of severe winter rainstorms that hit the Midwest in late March. Within three days, 8–11 inches (200–280 mm) of rain fell throughout the Great Miami River watershed on already saturated soil, [ 2 ] resulting in more than 90 percent runoff .
On Easter 1913, the rains began for three days, and Ohio lost 470 people to one of the deadliest floods in U.S. history. 111 years later, recalling the tragedy and heroism of the 1913 Fremont ...
The deadliest tornado in modern U.S. history struck Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011. It was the deadliest tornado since SPC records began in 1950. Nearly 1,000 were injured. The EF5 tornado had ...
The National Weather Service is surveying storm damage today to confirm whether tornadoes touched down. The Wilmington office, which covers Central Ohio, said it dispatched crews shortly after 9 ...
Another strong and violent F4 tornado hit Trumbull County, downing trees at F0 and F1 intensity before rapidly intensifying on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. The tornado would go on to kill 18 people in Pennsylvania and caused an estimated $5,000,000 (1985 USD) in damages. An F2 tornado hit Dorset, before crossing the state border into ...
A tornado pulverized buildings around Dayton, Ohio, early on Tuesday, injuring at least 35 people.