What does a 1,000 Year Flood Mean? @WBRZ

What does a 1,000 Year Flood Mean? @WBRZ

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

The 2016 flood was considered a 1,000-year flood, though that term can be misleading. More accurately, that storm had a 0.001 chance of happening in any given year, meaning it could happen again at any time.

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What does a 1,000 Year Flood Mean?

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What does a 1,000 Year Flood Mean?