The deadliest flood in the nation's history was caused by a dam break upstream from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. More than 2,200 people in ...

Hurricane Helene served as a stark reminder that devastation can extend far from the coast. Some of North Carolina's worst hurricane disasters were caused by inland flooding, often compounded by ...

North Carolina has experienced some of the most destructive storms in U.S. history, with flooding often causing more damage than the wind itself, according to meteorologist Brian Slocum.Hurricane ...

Here's what to know about some of the worst flooding events in American history, in order of most lives lost. ... Hurricane Katrina devastated America's Gulf Coast in August 2005.

Palm Beach County suffered the second deadliest hurricane in U.S. history when on Sept. 16, 1928 it brought 150 mph wind and water walls as high as 20 feet around Lake Okeechobee. As many as 3,000 ...