Al Roker

A gripping new history celebrating the remarkable heroes of the Johnstown Floodthe deadliest flood in U.S. historyfrom NBC host and legendary weather authority Al Roker Central Pennsylvania, May 31, 1889: After a deluge of rainnearly a foot in less than twenty-four hoursswelled the Little Conemaugh River, panicked engineers watched helplessly as swiftly rising waters threatened to breach the South Fork dam, built to create a private lake for a fishing...

"Ten years have passed since Billy Blessing's adventure in Chicago, and a lot has changed. With the advances in television--the vanishing cable news and the flood of streaming channels entering the market--Billy found himself out of a job. Oh, and his restaurant had a fire (maybe suspicious? Billy does have enemies...), but the insurance won't cover a rebuild. So Billy is reinventing himself on the North Fork of Long Island, where on a clear day you...

Flint Lockwood is a young inventor who dreams of creating something that will improve everyone's life. Sam Sparks is a weathergirl covering the town's weather phenomenon, but chooses to hide her intelligence behind a perky exterior. Tim Lockwood is Flint's technophobic father. Brent is the town bully who has plagued Flint since childhood. Mayor Shelbourne exploits Flint's newest invention so he can put the town, and more importantly himself, on the...