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Earth Sense: When unexpected heavy rains occur, move to higher ground
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Superstorm Sandy, which covered the East Coast with floodwaters from Florida to Maine in 2012, is still a household name. But memories of Sandy were overshadowed by the torrential rains that hit Baltimore, Long Island and Connecticut on Aug. 12. Just one day before the system dumped more than 6 inches of water there, Detroit, Mich., experienced a historic flood from the same storm.