The Great Flood Of 1993 Remains Worst River Flooding US Has Ever Seen After 25 Years

A flooded home, also hit by the floods of 1993, is shown in the floodwaters of the Mississippi River June 21, 2008 in Winfield, Missouri. Flooding continues in Iowa, Missouri and Illinois with cresting taking place in many of the affected areas later today and tomorrow. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Over the course of a three-month period in the summer of 1993, a slow-moving and historic flooding disaster unfolded across the Midwestern United States, leaving economic ramifications that would be felt for years to come. Over 17 million acres were flooded across nine states across the Midwest during the summer of 1993, starting in June and lasting through August. This is an area larger than the entire state of West Virginia.

Then-President Bill Clinton looks at a flooded power plant in the Mississippi-Missouri Rivers area near St. Louis on July 17, 1993. Clinton toured the area with Vice President Gore, governors from the area, and members of his cabinet. (AP Photo/Joe Marquette)