mary of Floods in the hited States, January 1992 hrough September 1993 HI o I.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey ter-Su tdouco toft dunging wortd Summary of Floods in the United States, January 1992 Through September 1993 Edited by C.A. PERRY and L.J. COMBS U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 2499 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BRUCE BABBITT, Secretary U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CHARLES G. GROAT, Director Any use of trade, product, or firm names in this publication is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. For sale by the U.S. Geological Survey Information Services Box 25286 Federal Center Denver, CO 80225 Library of Congress Cataloging In Publication Data Summary of floods in the United States, January 1992 through September 1993 / edited by C.A. Perry and L.J. Combs. 286 p. cm. (U.S. Geological Survey water-supply paper ; 2499) Includes bibliographical references and index. Supt.ofDocs.no.: I 19.13:2499 1. Floods United States. I. Perry, Charles A. II. Combs, L.J. III. Series. GB1399.3.S862 1998 551.48'9'0973 dc21 97-50582 CIP CONTENTS Glossary................................................................................................................................................................................. IX Abstract.................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Introduction........................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Previous Reports.......................................................................................................................................................... 3 Determination of Rood Stages and Discharges........................................................................................................... 3 Explanation of Data..................................................................................................................................................... 4 References................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Roods of the Upper Mississippi River Basin, Spring and Summer 1993............................................................................. 8 Precipitation in the Upper Mississippi River Basin During the Hoods of 1993, by Kenneth L. Wahl, Kevin C. Vining, and Gregg J. Wiche........................................................................................................................... 9 Effects of Reservoirs in the Kansas, Missouri, and Mississippi River Basins on the 1993 Roods, by Charles A. Perry ...................................................................................................................................... 19 Roods in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, 1993, by Charles Parrett, Nick B. Melcher, and Robert W. James, Jr. ...................................................................................................................................................... 29 Hood Discharges, Gage Heights, and Recurrence Intervals in the Upper Mississippi River Basin by State, by Charles A. Perry............................................................................................................................................ 33 References................................................................................................................................................................... 88 Summary of Roods of 1992.................................................................................................................................................. 89 January 5-6, 1992, in Puerto Rico, by Heriberto Torres-Sierra.................................................................................. 91 March 11, 1992, Ice-Jam Hood in Montpelier, Vermont, by JonC. Denner and Robert O. Brown........................... 103 April 1992, in Central and Southwestern Virginia, by Byron J. Prugh, Jr.................................................................. Ill May-August 1992, in Alaska, by Bruce B. Bigelow .................................................................................................. 115 June 1992, in Western Virginia, by Byron J. Prugh, Jr................................................................................................ 119 June 14-15, 1992, Along the North Fork Powder River Below Pass Creek, Near Mayoworth, Wyoming, by Jeff C. Vigil................................................... June 18, 1992, in Central Kentucky, by Kevin J. Ruhl................................................................................................ 127 July 1992, in Eastern Kansas, by Seth E. Studley....................................................................................................... 131 July 1992, in Central and Western Ohio, by Harold Shindel....................................................................................... 135 July 12-16, 1992, in Central Indiana, by Donald V. Arvin......................................................................................... 139 July 25-August 2, 1992, in Southeastern Nebraska, by J.A. Boohar.......................................................................... 143 August 8, 1992, in Southeastern and South-Central Indiana, by Donald V. Arvin..................................................... 147 September 1992, in South-Central Iowa, by Rodney Southard................................................................................... 151 September 5-6, 1992, on Cat Point Creek, Eastern Virginia, by Byron J. Prugh, Jr................................................... 155 September 10, 1992, Swain County, North Carolina, by W. Harold Eddins and Thomas J. Zembrzuski, Jr.............. 157 October 9-10, 1992, in South Carolina, by Curtis L. Sanders, Jr. ............................................................................. 161 December 11-12, 1992, in New Jersey, by Thomas P. Suro....................................................................................... 165 December 30, 1992-January 15, 1993, in Northern Indiana, by Donald V. Arvin..................................................... 173 Summary of Roods of 1993.................................................................................................................................................. 177 January and February 1993, in Southern California, by James C. Bowers................................................................. 179 January and February 1993, in Arizona, by C.F. Smith, K.M. Sherman, G.L. Pope, and P.O. Rigas......................... 185 January-March, July, and August 1993, in New Mexico, by Scott D. Waltemeyer................................................... 195 January 8-21, 1993, in Southeastern Georgia, by Timothy C. Stamey....................................................................... 199 January 20-23, 1993, in Southern Mississippi, by W. Trent Baldwin......................................................................... 203 January 21-23, 1993, in Southeastern Louisiana, by Brian E. McCallum.................................................................. 207 March 1993, in Virginia, by Byron J. Prugh, Jr........................................................................................................... 211 March 8-12, 1993, in East-Central Nebraska, by J.A. Boohar................................................................................... 217 April 1993, in New York, by Carolyn O. Szabo.......................................................................................................... 221 May-September 1993, in Southeastern Kansas, by Seth E. Studley........................................................................... 227 Contents III Summary of Floods of 1993 Continued May 8-14 and September 25-27, 1993, in Oklahoma, by Darrell M. Walters and Robert L. Tortorelli.................... 231 June 7-9, 1993, in Northeastern Illinois, by G.O. Balding......................................................................................... 239 June 8-9, 1993, in Northern Indiana, and August 17,1993, in West-Central Indiana, by Donald V. Arvin.............. 243 July and August 1993, in Eastern and South-Central North Dakota, by Gregg J. Wiche, R.E. Harkness, and TaraWilliams-Sether..................................................................................................................................... 247 July 13-17, 1993, in Central Mississippi, by W. Trent Baldwin ................................................................................ 251 August 12, 1993, in Eastern Illinois, by G.O. Balding............................................................................................... 255 August 31, 1993, Storm Surge and Flood of Hurricane Emily on Hatteras Island, North Carolina, by J. Curtis Weaver and Thomas J. Zembrzuski, Jr.......................................................................................................... 259 September 22-26, 1993, in Northwestern and Central Missouri, by Rodney Southard............................................. 269 Index..................................................................................................................... 275 FIGURES 1. Maps