Summer of 1993: Flooding in the Midwest and Drought in the Southeast

摘要

During the past summer, the Upper Midwest has been devastated by severe flooding, while parts of the Southeast have been hit by a heat wave and drought. This report provides a review of the details gathered thus far about these events. It includes information provided by the National Climatic Data Center, the Climate Analysis Center, the National Weather Service, the Midwestern Climate Center, and various news media reports.