Complex sentence: The college's building was then occupied by the Zarephath Bible Institute and it suffered heavy damage in 1999 from flooding on the Raritan River, which crested at ten feet above its banks following more than ten inches (254 mm) of rain from Hurricane Floyd.
Split into simpler sentences: The college's building was then occupied by the Zarephath Bible Institute. The building suffered heavy damage in 1999 from flooding on the Raritan River, which crested at ten feet above its banks following more than ten inches (254 mm) of rain from Hurricane Floyd.