Tag Archives: 1993 Flood

A Flood of Images: May 2019 – a new historic crest

Posted on May 11, 2019 by SCblogger

As the Quad Cities moves into May we are at 49 days and counting above flood stage at Lock and Dam 15 in Rock Island, IL. This breaks all previous continual flooding records at that lock. (Update 05/13/2019 – At 3:00 … Continue reading →

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A Flood of Images: A small sample from 1916, 1920, and 1993

Posted on April 4, 2019 by SCblogger

Spring has once again brought rising waters for our local rivers. We are currently very fortunate to not have experienced the major flooding that the western part of our state has gone through in recent weeks. As we wait for … Continue reading →

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Living Memory History: The Flood of ’93

Posted on July 9, 2018 by SCblogger

The last 1.32 inches of rain that fell in two hours on Thursday, July 8, 1993 helped put 1993 into local history record books. It was the year the Mississippi River once again rose to challenge – and then pass … Continue reading →

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