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  2. Dust Bowl - Wikipedia

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    During the next decade, the northern plains suffered four of their seven driest calendar years since 1895, Kansas four of its 12 driest, [17] and the entire region south to West Texas [18] lacked any period of above-normal rainfall until record rains hit in 1941. [19] When severe drought struck the Great Plains region in the 1930s, it resulted ...

  3. Great Flood of 1993 - Wikipedia

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    The Missouri River was above flood stage for 62 days in Jefferson City, Missouri, 77 days at Hermann, Missouri, and for 94 days at St. Charles in the St. Louis metropolitan area. On October 7, 103 days after the flooding began, the Mississippi River at St. Louis finally dropped below flood stage.

  4. Droughts in the United States - Wikipedia

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    By the time the drought ended, 244 of Texas's 254 counties had been declared federal disaster areas. [40] Drought became particularly severe in California, with some natural lakes drying up completely in 1953. Southern California was hit hard by drought in 1958–1959, badly straining water resources. A widespread, 1930s-style dust storm ...

  5. 49 states are in drought conditions, threatening water ... - AOL

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    In November, Kentucky became the 49th state to cross into drought conditions, leaving only one state – Alaska – drought-free during the week ending November 19, according to data from the U.S ...

  6. A record number of US states are in drought during what may ...

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    The National Drought Mitigation Center said that the Lower 48 had not seen this much drought since 2022. Stats on the now record-setting Fall 2024 drought 48 states have some drought, most in # ...

  7. Missouri rep introduces bill aimed at getting support for ...

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    79% of Missouri is experiencing drought, including 11% of the state that is in extreme drought. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...

  8. 1988–1990 North American drought - Wikipedia

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    The 1988–1990 North American drought ranks among the worst episodes of drought in the United States. This multi-year drought began in most areas in 1988 and continued into 1989 and 1990 (in certain areas). The drought caused $60 billion in damage ($155 billion 2024 USD) in United States dollars, adjusting for inflation.

  9. 1980 United States heat wave - Wikipedia

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    The drought and heat wave conditions led many Midwestern cities to experience record heat. In Kansas City, Missouri, the high temperature was below 90 °F (32 °C) only twice and soared above the century mark (100 °F or 38 °C) for 17 days straight; in Memphis, Tennessee, the temperature reached an all-time high of 108 °F (42 °C) on July 13, 1980, part of a 15-day stretch of temperatures ...