“While, in theory, a 100-year flood is the one percent chance of a flood of a certain magnitude occurring, the facts tell a far different story.”
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“While, in theory, a 100-year flood is the one percent chance of a flood of a certain magnitude occurring, the facts tell a far different story.”
“It is not that a flood of a certain magnitude will happen every 100 years, but rather that it has a 1 percent chance of occurring any year.”
With the Great Flood’s centennial approaching, filmmaker David Weintraub has produced a documentary, Come Hell or High Water, exploring the catastrophe through descendants’ memories, historical photos and contemporary accounts. Xpress sat down with Weintraub to talk about the film, the flood’s impact on the region and the lessons to be learned.