The weather around Easter-time was atrocious , with tornadoes devastating eight states ( '' see '' March 1913 tornado outbreak sequence ) and killing around 240 people ; several further days of heavy rains in the central and eastern United States caused extensive flooding in which further countless hundreds were drowned ( estimates vary from 650 to 900 ) ; in New York State , Rochester was badly hit , and Buffalo experienced winds of 90 mph ( 140 km/h )
extensive flooding
Great Flood of 1913
The Miracle (1912 film)