Question

Major flooding of the mississippi river occurred in 1927, 1973, and 1993. What weather conditions contributed to all three flood events?

Answer 1

The weather conditions contributed to Major flooding of the Mississippi river that occurred in 1927, 1973, and 1993 are

1. A southward bend in the polar jet stream
2. Repeated wet storms over a long period of time
3. Saturated ground from wet autumn and winter seasons

What is Mississippi river?

• The Hudson Bay drainage system is North America's largest drainage system, followed by the Mississippi River, which is the second-longest river in the continent.
• It flows roughly south from Lake Itasca, its traditional source in northern Minnesota, to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico. Between the Rocky and Appalachian ranges, the Mississippi's watershed drains all or portions of 32 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces.
• Only about 1% of the main stem, which is fully in the United States, is in Canada. According to discharge, the Mississippi is the thirteenth-largest river in the world. The states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi are either on the river's border or it flows through them.

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