Flood of 93 devours Midwest farmland and towns
A nine state tour shows the 1993 flood tearing across Iowa and Missouri with 12 inch rainfall and levee breaches. Farmers lose tractors and fields turn to muck while families seek aid at Salvation Army centers. The disaster prompts estimates of 12 billion dollars in losses and 40 deaths as the Mississippi and Missouri rise toward record crests.
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Kansas City
Midwest
Iowa
Nebraska City
Nebraska
John Deere
Missouri
St. Joseph
Mississippi
St. Louis
Rocheport
Drought Ravages Southern Farms Amid Midwest Flooding
In the South a brutal drought drains crops and fatally stresses livestock while flood damages mount in the upper Mississippi valley. Tom Garrison reports cows dying from heat stress and $130,000 in losses from failed crops as Clemson meteorologist Dale Linvill notes widespread poor yields across Virginia North and South Carolina Georgia and Alabama. Hay shortages push shipments from Pennsylvania Nebraska and Texas. A state hay hotline operates to coordinate supplies.
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Garrison
South
Mississippi Valley
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Dale Linvill
Clemson University
North Carolina
Alabama
A.W. Todd
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Texas
South Baenlna
Tom Dobins
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Joshua
AP Phata
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Missouri River
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Betty
Defiance
Mississippi River
Anderson S.C
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Jeffery Hall
Saluda
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Maple Lane
19Th
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Music City
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Country Music Hall of Fame
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Music Row
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