flood
overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry
deluge myth
narrative in which a great flood destroys a civilization, commonly as divine retribution
Great Flood
major flood in ancient Chinese legends during the reign of Emperor Yao
outburst flood
high-magnitude, low-frequency catastrophic flood involving the sudden release of water
tidal flooding
temporary inundation of low-lying areas during exceptionally high tide events
Great Iran Flood
1954 flood in Iran
St. Mary Magdalene's flood
1342 flood in Central Europe
Cyclone Carmen
November 2010 windstorm
Chicago flood
accidental disaster in 1992
Pepsi Fruit Juice Flood
flood in Russia caused by the collapse of a PepsiCo warehouse
Johnstown Flood
massive flood of Johnstown, Pennsylvania caused by the collapse of the South Fork Dam
Great Molasses Flood
molasses storage tank burst in 1919 in Boston, and a wave of molasses rushed through the streets killing 21 people
Bonneville flood
catastrophic flooding event in the last ice age
Shrewsbury floods
Sporadic flooding of the River Severn in England
Saguenay Flood
1996 flash flood that hit Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada
Sierra Leone mudslides
2017 mudslide disaster in Sierra Leone
Flooding of the Pearl River
river flood in China
storm surge
offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure weather system
flash flood
rapid flooding of low-lying areas, often caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, tropical storm, or melt water from ice or snow
Great Sheffield Flood
March 1864 flood that devastated parts of Sheffield, England, UK
flood disaster
is known as the Heinrichsflut or July flood or Black Friday of Waldeck
London Beer Flood
1814 brewery disaster in London
flood
overflow of water that submerges land which is usually dry
Buffalo Creek Flood
1972 dam failure in West Virginia, United States
Altai flood
cataclysmic floods that swept along the Katun River in the Altai Republic at the end of the last ice age
Santa Teresa flood
1879 flood in Spain
Maumee Torrent
catastrophic draining of Lake Maumee during the Wisconsin glaciation
Muckle Spate
1829 flood affexting the Highlands of Scotland
Brahmaputra Floods
seasonal floods in Brahmaputra river in Northeast India
Storm Daniel
2023 storm in the Mediterranean Sea
Holmfirth Floods
natural disasters in West Yorkshire, England
freshet
spring thaw resulting from snow and ice melt in rivers
coastal flood
type of flood