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It all began in the spring of 1993 when the jet stream dipped into the middle of United States and stayed there. ... The greatest flooding started in July of 1993 and continued thorough August. The Great Midwestern Floods of 1993 affected farmland, homes, utilities, transportation, and businesses in nine mid-western states. ... The flood left at least 48 people dead, many more injured and tens of thousands homeless. ...
In spring of 1993 snowmelts and heavy rains caused scattered floods, most of them on tributaries to the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. ... The United States Army Corps of Engineers ranks this flood, as a 100- to 200-year flood and at some places as high as the 500-year mark.
Although some flood protection worked ,others did not.
Approximate Word count = 602 Approximate Pages = 2.4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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