Ohio River flood of 1937

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The Ohio River flood of 1937 took place in late January and February 1937. With damage stretching from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Cairo, Illinois, 385 people died, one million people were left homeless and property losses reached $500 million ($11.1 billion when adjusted for inflation as of April 2025). Federal and state resources were strained to aid recovery because the disaster occurred during the depths of the Great Depression and a few years after the beginning of the Dust Bowl.

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