1993 Midwest floods
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The 1993 Midwest floods were a catastrophic and prolonged flooding disaster along the Mississippi and Missouri River basins that caused widespread damage across several U.S. states.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood
ⓘ
river flood ⓘ |
| affectedArea | over 400000 square miles ⓘ |
| agriculturalImpact |
major crop losses in corn and soybeans
ⓘ
millions of acres of cropland flooded ⓘ |
| cause |
above-average spring and summer precipitation
ⓘ
persistent heavy rainfall ⓘ saturated soil conditions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| damage | over 15 billion US dollars ⓘ |
| economicImpact | one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history ⓘ |
| endTime | 1993-10 ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
contamination from industrial and agricultural chemicals
ⓘ
extensive agricultural land flooding ⓘ soil erosion ⓘ |
| evacuatedPeople | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| highestFloodStageLocation | St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| humanDeaths | over 40 ⓘ |
| infrastructureDamage |
rail lines disrupted
ⓘ
roads and bridges destroyed ⓘ water treatment plants damaged ⓘ |
| leveeFailures | hundreds of levee breaches ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois
ⓘ
Iowa ⓘ Kansas ⓘ Midwestern United States ⓘ Minnesota ⓘ Missouri ⓘ Nebraska ⓘ North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisconsin ⓘ |
| mainRiver |
Mississippi River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Federal Emergency Management Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCityAffected |
Davenport, Iowa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Des Moines, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ East St. Louis, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas City, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prompted |
changes in levee and flood-control infrastructure planning
ⓘ
reassessment of floodplain management policies in the United States ⓘ |
| record |
set record river stages at multiple gauging stations on the Mississippi River
ⓘ
set record river stages at multiple gauging stations on the Missouri River ⓘ |
| response |
federal disaster declaration
ⓘ
large-scale evacuation and relief operations ⓘ |
| startTime | 1993-04 ⓘ |
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