⚠️ 🚨 Updates From Washington Flood Response Samaritan's Purse is on the ground in Whatcom County, WA serving families in need after historic flooding has left communities devastated. Jess Horn, his brother, and their aging parents were trapped in the top story of their home as the flood waters continued to rise. A helicopter whirred outside the upstairs window as they prepared to crawl out in hopes of finding safety. “Shingles were flying off the roof and everything from the helicopter blades.

The Missoula Floods are legendary—but was Lake Missoula really their source? We’re talking mega floods: water flows exceeding 1 million cubic feet per second. The Bonneville Flood hit that minimum at 35 million. Missoula? Try 10 times that—up to 400 million cubic feet per second. The landscape remembers. But are we asking the right questions? | The Randall Carlson