Summary of floods in the United States during 1960
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Abstract
This report describes the most outstanding floods in the United States during 1960. No major floods occurred during the year, although two floods caused severe damage the first in March and April in eastern Nebraska and adjacent areas, and the second in September in Puerto Rico.
Unseasonal rains in mid-March caused extensive flooding in north-central Florida. Several thousand persons were evacuated from their homes, and damage to homes, roads, and crops was extensive.
The most widespread flooding ever known in Nebraska occurred late in March and early in April as a result of rapid melting of a heavy snow cover. Most of the flood damage, estimated at about $3 million, was to roads and bridges. The flood area extended into South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Wisconsin.
Snowmelt in April supplemented by rains and later heavy rains in early May caused severe flooding in northern Wisconsin and in Michigan Upper Peninsula.
The most destructive flood of the year was in eastern Puerto Rico as the result of hurricane Donna. More than one hundred persons died, and considerably more than one hundred persons were injured; property damage was f.bout $7 million. Hurricane Donna also caused severe flooding as it passed over Florida and along the Atlantic coastline.
In addition to these floods mentioned, 31 others of lesser magnitude were significant enough to report in this annual summary.
Publication type | Report |
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Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Title | Summary of floods in the United States during 1960 |
Series title | Water Supply Paper |
Series number | 1790 |
Chapter | B |
DOI | 10.3133/wsp1790B |
Year Published | 1965 |
Language | English |
Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office |
Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
Contributing office(s) | Utah Water Science Center |
Description | vi, 147 p. |
Country | United States |
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