Flood Weather

Duration: 45 min

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1937

Creator: U.S. Weather Bureau Division of Motion Pictures Extension Service

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: National Archives and Records Administration Flood Weather Department of Agriculture. Office of the Secretary. Office of Information. Motion Picture Division. (ca. 1929 - 1976?) ARC Identifier 1586 / Local Identifier 16-P-213. , Uses scenes of Ohio and Potomac River floods to illustrate a discussion of weather conditions that result in floods, the loss of life and destruction of property resulting from floods, and the importance of the work of the United States Weather Bureau in reporting flood conditions as warnings to navigators and people who live in flood areas. Shows successful preparations made in the lower Mississippi River flood area.

Complete Record: Uses scenes of Ohio and Potomac River floods to illustrate a discussion of weather conditions that result in floods, the loss of life and destruction of property resulting from floods, and the importance of the work of the United States Weather Bureau in reporting flood conditions as warnings to navigators and people who live in flood areas. Shows successful preparations made in the lower Mississippi River flood area.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946