William Ford's home in floodwater. �In a period of just two days (March 24th and March 25th [1913]) Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York experienced tornadoes and the equivalent of two to three months worth of rain. A late spring thaw left the ground saturated, or still mostly frozen. As a result, massive flooding began to occur and impacted fifteen states along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. In Indiana, communities along the Wabash, White, and Ohio Rivers were most affected by the flooding, which also extended to hundreds of smaller tributaries throughout the state. The following National Weather Service Report was made by Acting Section Director C. E. Norquest: The flood of March, 1913, is without parallel in the history of Indiana. Water states reached were from 2 to 8 feet higher than those recorded in any previous flood; the loss of life and property was unprecedented; thousands were driven from their homes, fleeing for their lives; transportation lines were helpless through loss of track and bridges; telephone and telegraph lines were crippled; communities were cut off from communication with the outside world for from 24 to 48 hours; cities were deprived of light and power by the flooding of power plants; isolated towns were threatened with famine; and for a period of 3 days or more the great commercial enterprises of the State were at a standstill. � The other major river that experienced unprecedented flooding in Indiana was the Wabash River. The Wabash starts in Fort Recovery, Ohio, and then meanders through the state of Indiana for 445 miles. It drains approximately sixty of the state�s ninety-two counties, which cover over 33,000 square miles. Cities in the river�s path include Bluffton, Huntington, Wabash, Peru, Logansport, Lafayette, Attica, Terre Haute, Vincennes, and New Harmony. Though the Wabash typically averages 231 feet wide, the 1913 flood left it almost seven miles wide.� (http://www.in.gov/dnr/historic/files/hp-1913_flood.pdf).