bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli ˈaʊɚz ʌv mˈeɪ twˈɛlv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ, ðə nˈɔːɹθ fˈɔːɹk ʌvðɪ ˈɛlkhɔːɹn ɹˈɪvɚɹ ɛkspˈiəɹɪənst wˈʌn ʌv ɪts wˈɜːst flˈʌdz.
Beginning in the early hours of May 12, 1944, the North Fork of the Elkhorn River experienced one of its worst floods.