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The Midwestern United States experienced major floods in the spring of 2019, primarily along the Missouri River and its tributaries in Nebraska, Missouri, South Dakota, Iowa, and Kansas. The Mississippi River also saw flooding, although starting later and ending earlier. The 2019 January-to-May period was the wettest on record for the U.S ...
On June 18–19, 2021, a severe weather outbreak affected the Midwestern United States, affecting the states of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.Floods, caused by training convection, [3] caused $51.7 million in damage and causing rainfall amounts of up to 7 inches (180 mm) across western Indiana, [4] causing one death. [5]
In April 2013, persistent heavy rains caused widespread flooding, primarily impacting the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions. In a span of two days on April 17 and 18, heavy rainfall associated with a slow-moving storm system caused widespread flooding across rivers and areas, where rainfall amounts over 8 inches (200 mm) caused rivers to swell and crest, including the Mississippi River and ...
Normally, floods on the Lower Mississippi River occur in the winter and spring, and thus are unlikely to overlap with the Atlantic hurricane season.The development in early July 2019 of the storm that would become Hurricane Barry briefly prompted concerns that a storm surge propagating up the Mississippi River could increase already high river stages and overtop river levees as far upstream as ...
Runoff from the heavy rain also caused river flooding to the south of the affected areas. The Rock River near Joslin, Illinois peaked at 17.11 feet, 5.11 feet (1.56 m) above flood stage. [11] Moderate flooding was also reported on the Mississippi River from the Quad Cities to St. Louis, Missouri.
The June 2008 Midwestern United States floods were flooding events which affected portions of the Midwestern United States. After months of heavy precipitation, a number of rivers overflowed their banks for several weeks at a time and broke through levees at numerous locations.
Flood: 1 $29 million 2022 Montana floods: Montana: 2022 Tornado outbreak: 3 $1.3 billion Tornado outbreak of April 4–7, 2022: Southern United States, Midwestern United States, Eastern United States: 2022 Tornado outbreak: 3 $1.3 billion Tornado outbreak of March 29–31, 2022: Southern United States, Midwestern United States, Eastern United ...
The flood heights from top to bottom are 1993, 1844 and 1951. ASB Bridge in background. Over time, channeling and levee construction have altered how floods affect various areas along the Missouri River. For example, here is a comparison of flood data at – and associated impacts on – Kansas City for three big floods since the early 19th ...