The Weekly examined microfilm of every Orange County newspaper in 1938 and found 38 deaths attributed to the flood. The list: • “unidentified young white girl,” Anaheim ...

A couple of days before the 1938 flood, Orange County authorities had warned people living near the Santa Ana River that it would soon breach its banks. But few left, and the authorities didn't ...

Local News Reader stories: The flood of 1938 in south Placentia HISTORIC INTERSECTION: Eddie Castro, 80, remembers when 8 inches of rain fell 70 years ago in the mountains above Orange County.

Southern California's deadliest flood happened 85 years ago. We visit its few monuments to learn about the devastation left behind.

Today, the 1938 Flood is known as one of the worst natural disasters in the county’s history. In total, the flood left 3700 refugees, 1500 homes declared uninhabitable, and caused more than 50 ...

The flood of March 1938 inundated parts of Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties with water due to storms that pounded the area from Sunday Feb. 27 to Friday March 4.

The flood of March 1938 inundated parts of Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties with water due to storms that pounded the area from Sunday Feb. 27 to Friday March 4.

In Orange County, the Santa Ana River rampaged across the coastal plain, submerging large areas beneath muddy water. The rain stopped falling by 7 p.m. March 3, after dumping 11 inches in five days.