Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 0.1% chance of a historic storm. 14.55 inches of rainfall. $208.8 million in damages. These numbers have become shorthand for ...

Flash floods are the No. 1 cause of weather-related deaths in the United States. More people die from floods every year than tornadoes, lightning or hurricanes. On average, flooding kills 89 people ...