Virginia National Guard helicopter rescuing an individual from the James River Note rescued man halfway up to helicopter Helicopter crewman standing on debris in river

Helicopter hovers over flooded area following passage of Hurricane Betsy 164,000 homes were flooded in this storm Small loss of life as residents heeded warnings

Spring floods along the Mississippi River

Flooding along the Texas coast following passage of Hurricane Beulah

The remnants of Hurricane Camille still packed a powerful punch Traveling through the business district by boat

Flooding in farm country

Rescuers administer mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to flood victim Hurricane Donna sent ten-foot tides through three of New York's boroughs Even the largest urban areas are not immune to nature's ravages

The southeast floods of 1916. Running through backwater from the Tombigbee River near Wagar, Alabama From: "The Floods of July, 1916", copyright 1917, Southern Railway Company. Library Call Number F215.F55 1917.

The southeast floods of 1916. Running through backwater from the Tombigbee River near Wagar, Alabama From: "The Floods of July, 1916", copyright 1917, Southern Railway Company. Library Call Number F215.F55 1917.

The southeast floods of 1916. Steamer "City of Mobile" on the municipal wharf at Mobile, Alabama Hurricane of July 5-9, 1916 From: "The Floods of July, 1916", copyright 1917, Southern Railway Company. Library Call Number F215.F55 1917.

The southeast floods of 1916. Steamers sunk at Mobile by hurricane of July 5-9, 1916 From: "The Floods of July, 1916", copyright 1917, Southern Railway Company. Library Call Number F215.F55 1917.

The southeast floods of 1916. Cotton bales and other debris on tracks of Southern Railway in Mobile From: "The Floods of July, 1916", copyright 1917, Southern Railway Company. Library Call Number F215.F55 1917.

The southeast floods of 1916. French Broad River in Asheville, North Carolina Remaining railroad span went out shortly after photo From: "The Floods of July, 1916", copyright 1917, Southern Railway Company. Library Call Number F215.F55 1917.

The southeast floods of 1916. The Southern Railway passenger station at Asheville, North Carolina From: "The Floods of July, 1916", copyright 1917, Southern Railway Company. Library Call Number F215.F55 1917.

The southeast floods of 1916. View from the Southern Railway roundhouse in Asheville at the height of flooding From: "The Floods of July, 1916", copyright 1917, Southern Railway Company. Library Call Number F215.F55 1917.

The southeast floods of 1916. Debris near the Asheville concrete bridge at the height of the flood From: "The Floods of July, 1916", copyright 1917, Southern Railway Company. Library Call Number F215.F55 1917.

The southeast floods of 1916. The Spring Street approach to Smith's Bridge in Asheville, North Carolina From: "The Floods of July, 1916", copyright 1917, Southern Railway Company. Library Call Number F215.F55 1917.

The southeast floods of 1916. The Southern Coal Company Yard at Asheville, North Carolina. From: "The Floods of July, 1916", copyright 1917, Southern Railway Company. Library Call Number F215.F55 1917.

The southeast floods of 1916. The Catawba River Crossing near Eufola, N.C. Temporary structure erected in 16 days. From: "The Floods of July, 1916", copyright 1917, Southern Railway Company. Library Call Number F215.F55 1917.

The southeast floods of 1916. View through the portal of High Ridge Tunnel. Workmen removing material that continued to slide onto track for 7 weeks. From: "The Floods of July, 1916", copyright 1917, Southern Railway Company. Library Call Number F215.F55 1917.

The southeast floods of 1916. Fill material slid down mountain leaving track suspended during heavy rains From: "The Floods of July, 1916", copyright 1917, Southern Railway Company. Library Call Number F215.F55 1917.

The southeast floods of 1916. Catawba River crossing near Fort Mills, South Carolina after flood had receded From: "The Floods of July, 1916", copyright 1917, Southern Railway Company. Library Call Number F215.F55 1917.

The southeast floods of 1916. Catawba River crossing near Fort Mills, South Carolina Temporary railroad over bridge was nearing completion From: "The Floods of July, 1916", copyright 1917, Southern Railway Company. Library Call Number F215.F55 1917.

The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 Frontispiece - beginning of crevasse breaching levee at Mounds Landing, Miss. From: "The Floods of 1927 in the Mississippi Basin", Frankenfeld, H.C., 1927 Monthly Weather Review Supplement No. 29

The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 Blanche Avenue at Mounds, Illinois on the Ohio River March 29, 1927 - river stage at Cairo, Illinois., 52.8 feet From: "The Floods of 1927 in the Mississippi Basin", Frankenfeld, H.C., 1927 Monthly Weather Review Supplement No. 29

The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 Highway between Mounds, Illinois, and Cairo Illinois, March 25, 1927 - river stage at Cairo, Illinois., 52.8 feet From: "The Floods of 1927 in the Mississippi Basin", Frankenfeld, H.C., 1927 Monthly Weather Review Supplement No. 29

The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 Flooded power plant at Oswego, Ks., on the Neosho River April 23, 1927 - river stage 25.4 feet From: "The Floods of 1927 in the Mississippi Basin", Frankenfeld, H.C., 1927 Monthly Weather Review Supplement No. 29

The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 The Arkansas River at Fort Smith, Arkansas April 16, 1927 - river stage at 36.7 feet From: "The Floods of 1927 in the Mississippi Basin", Frankenfeld, H.C., 1927 Monthly Weather Review Supplement No. 29

The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 Teche Bayou, New Iberia, Louisiana This was the first recorded experience of this kind at Teche Bayou From: "The Floods of 1927 in the Mississippi Basin", Frankenfeld, H.C., 1927 Monthly Weather Review Supplement No. 29

The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 Dynamiting through the levee to create an artificial crevasse at Caernarvon, La 14 miles below New Orleans Crevasse created to take pressure off levees at New Orleans

The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 Arkansas City, Arkansas on April 27, 1927 The river stage was at 52.8 feet From: "The Floods of 1927 in the Mississippi Basin", Frankenfeld, H.C., 1927 Monthly Weather Review Supplement No. 29

The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 Greenville, Mississippi on April 27, 1927 The river stage was at 46.8 feet From: "The Floods of 1927 in the Mississippi Basin", Frankenfeld, H.C., 1927 Monthly Weather Review Supplement No. 29

The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 A refugee camp at Vicksburg, Mississippi, on May 3, 1927 This was a nice camp on high ground Many refugees had to live on the levees for months until the water receded Monthly Weather Review Supplement No. 29

The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 The river front at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on April 20, 1927 The river stage was at 40 feet From: "The Floods of 1927 in the Mississippi Basin", Frankenfeld, H.C., 1927 Monthly Weather Review Supplement No. 29

The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 A crevasse in the levee at Junior, Louisiana, on April 23, 1927 Caused by an out-of-control steamship striking the levee From: "The Floods of 1927 in the Mississippi Basin", Frankenfeld, H.C., 1927 Monthly Weather Review Supplement No. 29

Flooding at Holman Municipal Airport sometime in the 1940's.

Signal Service hydrologic unit map from the 1880's This map displays various river basins and areas of stream drainage

A typical scene on the outskirts of Dayton. As seen in: "Our National Calamity of Fire, Flood, and Tornado" by Logan Marshall, 1913. L. T. Myers publisher. These floods caused 527 deaths, the U.S. record for the 20th Century.

Drowned horses litter the streets of Dayton after the flood receded. As seen in: "Our National Calamity of Fire, Flood, and Tornado" by Logan Marshall, 1913. L. T. Myers publisher. These floods caused 527 deaths, the U.S. record for the 20th Century.

The incongruity of fire and flood. Flooded streets make it impossible to reach burning buildings. As seen in: "Our National Calamity of Fire, Flood, and Tornado" by Logan Marshall, 1913. L. T. Myers publisher. These floods caused 527 deaths, the U.S. record for the 20th Century.

Man walking along telephone cables after escaping from house which was washed away. Houses in the center have been washed from foundations and are floating away. As seen in: "Our National Calamity of Fire, Flood, and Tornado" by Logan Marshall, 1913. L. T. Myers publisher. These floods caused 527 deaths, the U.S. record for the 20th Century.

Improvised row boats built by National Cash Register Company were of great value in rescuing marooned residents of Dayton. As seen in: "Our National Calamity of Fire, Flood, and Tornado" by Logan Marshall, 1913. L. T. Myers publisher. These floods caused 527 deaths, the U.S. record for the 20th Century.

Part of the residential section of Fremont, Ohio, flooded. Water reached to 2nd story of the houses. As seen in: "Our National Calamity of Fire, Flood, and Tornado" by Logan Marshall, 1913. L. T. Myers publisher. These floods caused 527 deaths, the U.S. record for the 20th Century.

Improvised row boats built by National Cash Register Company were of great value in rescuing marooned residents of Dayton. As seen in: "Our National Calamity of Fire, Flood, and Tornado" by Logan Marshall, 1913. L. T. Myers publisher. These floods caused 527 deaths, the U.S. record for the 20th Century.

River Street in Troy, New York. Shows the collar, cuff, and shirt factory of Cluett, Peabody, and Company, then the largest factory of its kind in the world. Thousands of people were left without work because of the flooding on the Hudson River. As seen in: "Our National Calamity of Fire, Flood, and Tornado" by Logan Marshall, 1913. L. T. Myers publisher.

Martial law established at Dayton as a precaution against looting. As seen in: "Our National Calamity of Fire, Flood, and Tornado" by Logan Marshall, 1913. L. T. Myers publisher. These floods caused 527 deaths, the U.S. record for the 20th Century.

Broadway in Watervliet, New York, under 8 feet of water. As seen in: "Our National Calamity of Fire, Flood, and Tornado" by Logan Marshall, 1913. L. T. Myers publisher. Tornado" by Logan Marshall, 1913. L. T. Myers publisher. These floods caused 527 deaths, the U.S. record for the 20th Century.

Railroad bridge leading to Carnegie Steel plant at Youngstown, Ohio. Ordinarily this bridge was far enough above water to allow passage of large steamers. As seen in: "Our National Calamity of Fire, Flood, and Tornado" by Logan Marshall, 1913. L. T. Myers publisher. These floods caused 527 deaths, the U.S. record for the 20th Century.

Ship breaking loose destroys railroad bridge. Such scenes were common throughout Indiana and Ohio. As seen in: "Our National Calamity of Fire, Flood, and Tornado" by Logan Marshall, 1913. L. T. Myers publisher. These floods caused 527 deaths, the U.S. record for the 20th Century.

Rescuing families along the Hudson River. As seen in: "Our National Calamity of Fire, Flood, and Tornado" by Logan Marshall, 1913. L. T. Myers publisher. These floods caused 527 deaths, the U.S. record for the 20th Century.