The first white settler was Archibald McIntosh who arrived in 1844 and established his ' Flooding Creek ' property on the flood plain country which was duly inundated soon after his arrival.

Flooding in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans after Betsy

Flooding after Betsy, 1965

Flooding in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans after Hurricane Betsy in 1965.

* Yak-tangga: Either Gum ( Calitris or Xanthorea sap ) Place or Flooding Valley Place – A sign on the summit of Mount Barker names the place Yaktanga, this could either refer to a place the gum from either native pines or grass trees used for hafting spears and axes could be obtained, or it could refer to the locality below the summit, a valley known to flood after heavy rains.

Flooding near Key West, Florida, United States from Hurricane Wilma's storm surge in October 2005.

Flooding caused by Hurricane Isabel

Flooding of downtown occurred again in August 2011 when Hurricane Irene passed along the East Coast.

Flooding due to Hurricane Katrina

Damage and Flooding in Brownsville, Texas from Hurricane Beulah.

Flooding from Hurricane Gloria

Flooding from Hurricane Isidore shown by AMSU channel 2

Flooding resulting from Hurricane Katrina

In 2006, shortly after Hurricane Ernesto affected Bath, North Carolina, eleven year-old Kevin Schanze discovered a piece of metal debris on the ground near his beach home.

A Cape Verde type Hurricane is formed in the area south of the islands, near Sao Miguel, after a tropical wave on the African continent during the rainy season.

As was observed after other disasters involving destruction and loss of life and their media depictions, such as those of the 2001 World Trade Center Attacks or Hurricane Katrina — and has been recently observed in the 2010 Haiti earthquake, it is also important not to pathologize the reactions to loss and displacement or disruption of governmental administration and services, but rather to validate these reactions, to support constructive problem-solving and reflection as to how one might improve the conditions of those affected.

As late as August 31 it had been projected by the National Hurricane Center that the hurricane would remain at Category 3 or above on September 1, but in the event the center of Gustav made landfall as a strong Category 2 hurricane ( 1 mph below Category 3 ), and dropped to Category 1 soon after.

He gave up virtually all his gold, one of his identifying marks, after helping with the cleanup after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Alemán continued to privatize the economy and promote infrastructure projects such as highways, bridges, and wells, assisted in large part by foreign assistance received after Hurricane Mitch hit Nicaragua in October 1998.

The country partly rebuilt its economy during the 1990s, but was hit hard by Hurricane Mitch at the end of October 1998, almost exactly a decade after the similarly destructive Hurricane Joan and again in 2007 it was hit by Hurricane Felix a category 5 hurricane.

Haslett was fired after the 2005 season, in which the Saints finished 3 – 13 and did not play one regular season contest in New Orleans due to Hurricane Katrina.

The September 25, 2006 home opener, the first home game in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, was won by the Saints 23 – 3 against the Atlanta Falcons, who were undefeated in the 2006 season at that time.

Television ratings for Super Bowl XLIV ( 44 ) were the highest for any TV program, sports or otherwise, in history, as their successful bid to win the Super Bowl was seen by many to represent the city's resurgence after the devastating Hurricane Katrina

* 1971 – Having weakened after making landfall in Nicaragua the previous day, Hurricane Irene regains enough strength to be renamed Hurricane Olivia, making it the first known hurricane to cross from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific.

Other songs performed by Amos include The Doors ' " People are Strange ", Depeche Mode's " Personal Jesus ", Joni Mitchell's " The Circle Game ", Madonna's " Live to Tell " and " Like a Prayer ", Björk's " Hyperballad ", Led Zeppelin's " When the Levee Breaks " ( which she debuted in Austin, Texas, just after the events of Hurricane Katrina ), Kate Bush's " And Dream of Sheep " and Crowded House's " Don't Dream It's Over ", dedicating it to drummer Paul Hester who had died a week before.

One event that was scheduled for Biloxi, Mississippi, was canceled after the Grand Casino Biloxi, which was scheduled to host the event, suffered major damage from Hurricane Katrina.

New Orleans, Louisiana, after being struck by Hurricane Katrina.

The school and its graduates examined the situations in Bosnia, Haiti, and Somalia, and SAMS ' " Jedi Knights " participated in operations worldwide, as well as domestic contingencies such as those in Los Angeles and Miami after Hurricane Katrina.

* 2006: Staff of The Dallas Morning News, " for its vivid photographs depicting the chaos and pain after Hurricane Katrina engulfed New Orleans.

* 2009: Patrick Farrell of The Miami Herald, " for his provocative, impeccably composed images of despair after Hurricane Ike and other lethal storms caused a humanitarian disaster in Haiti.

Less than two weeks after Hurricane Katrina killed 1, 836 people, Robertson implied on the September 12th broadcast of The 700 Club that the storm was God's punishment in response to America's abortion policy.

Miami prospered during the 1920s with an increase in population and infrastructure but weakened after the collapse of the Florida land boom of the 1920s, the 1926 Miami Hurricane and the Great Depression in the 1930s.

Belmopan was constructed just to the east of the Belize River, inland from the former capital, the port of Belize City, after that city's near destruction by Hurricane Hattie in 1961.

Baton Rouge's population temporarily exploded after Hurricane Katrina, as it accepted as many as 200, 000 displaced residents.

Johnston, who had little choice in allowing Floyd and Pillow to take charge at Fort Donelson on the basis of seniority after he ordered them to add their forces to the garrison, took the blame and suffered calls for his removal because a full explanation to the press and public would have exposed the weakness of the Confederate position.

But after the teams exchanged field goals in the third quarter, Indianapolis quarterback Jim Harbaugh threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Floyd Turner to take a 16-13 lead in the fourth quarter.

* November 30 – Floyd Patterson wins the world heavyweight boxing championship that was vacant after the retirement of Rocky Marciano.

* Graham Aggrey as Floyd Malcolm: a black serial rapist who lashes out at the white community and begins killing after unwittingly receiving advice from Fitz.

The term is also used to describe existing bands whose members achieved individual fame after the band's founding, such as The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Queen, Genesis and Yes.

Less than two weeks after the Moscow gold, Wells won the final that included Americans Mel Lattany, Stanley Floyd, Carl Lewis and Harvey Glance.

Armstrong also has his own line of Les Paul Junior guitars from Gibson, modeled closely after " Floyd ", Armstrong's original 1956 Les Paul Junior.

Arum complained that HBO dropped Floyd Mayweather Jr. from his exclusive deal after he insisted his fighter have a tougher bout than the network wanted.

In this group was Floyd Rollins and his daughter, Josephine Rollins Ort, after whom the county is named.

This was repealed quickly after Colonel James Garfield's Union brigade marched through Paintsville on its way to defeat the Confederate cavalry at the Battle of Middle Creek in Floyd County.

The county is named after United States Congressman John Floyd.

In 1819, three years after Indiana was admitted as a state, New Albany became the seat of government for newly established Floyd County.

The city of Warfield developed in the early 1850s after a salt works plant was established by George Rogers Clark Floyd and John Warfield of Virginia.

* Floyd B. Johnson 1933-1935 ( athletic field at St. Peter High School is named after him )

This public-access television channel was created in 1999 after Hurricane Floyd hit Saddle Brook in September 1999 so the town would have a way of receiving alerts.

The town is named after William Floyd, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

The Creek Center Mercantile, formerly " Winslow's Store " and " Floyd's Mall " named after Floyd Winslow, its now deceased but longtime owner, has been for many years the main general store in town.

As of the 2000 census, the town population was 940, although this census was taken shortly after 1999's Hurricane Floyd, which displaced many town residents.

The 2000 census data reflect the town shortly after 1999's Hurricane Floyd ; a 2004 census recount has been conducted, doubling the town's reported population ( see above ), and revised demographic statistics are expected in early 2005.

In 1988 state prosecutors indicted 76-year old Floyd Duval, the municipal court judge, for official oppression after soliciting sex from a 21-year old woman from Splendora as compensation for a traffic ticket fine.

Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett were awarded the medal after World War I for the exploration of the North Pole.

The Bunkers take her in after the child's father, Floyd Mills, abandons her on their doorstep in 1978 after Mike and Gloria moved to California at the end of the previous season.

Pink Floyd switched to Capitol after the release of The Final Cut in 1983.