The Great Flood of ‘93: 30 Years Later

The First Alert Weather Team is taking you back 30 years to the devastating damage the flood caused and showing you some of the changes made to prevent a similar disaster.

[@skeetrix5577]

I was 4 years old when this happened. my mom worked for what used to be called chesterfield fire protection district and I have faint memories of the firehouse on long road in the valley being completely underwater. I remember seeing the flood water because we lived in chesterfield. fortunately our house was spared and it's my earliest memories. thank you so much for this piece. I've already watched it twice it was really good

[@Greyteam4291]

And their building like crazy in all those areas that flooded. It will happen again...

[@sarahhirshlee]

And I will loot in my kayak

[@TiredMomma]

I was 5 years old, homeless with my mother, and I remember it. One day that summer, I was in an apartment to be watched while my mom tried to find work. I had gotten no breakfast that morning. The person watching me downtown had some peanut butter crackers that I could eat. I looked out the window and saw the high water level. My husband may not believe me, but everyone who was in St. Louis will still remember.

[@skeetrix5577]

exactly! I was 5 years old too and I remember it

[@sarahhirshlee]

And to think a man still sits in prison presumably for the rest of his life accused of breaking a levee but real life scapegoat because if not vandalism the insurance companies would not have covered the peril

[@randywoodworth5990]

I lived in the town where that happened, I seen it flooding into the Missouri side.

[@randywoodworth5990]

I live in a River town, I've seen this first hand, seen a levee break through an act of sabotage, and seeing the river completely flood into the Missouri side wiping out everything over there including thousands of acres of farmland.

[@adammuncy8475]

Are you talking about the guy who ran his boat into the levee?

[@randywoodworth5990]

@@adammuncy8475 yes

[@adammuncy8475]

@randywoodworth5990 depending on the day, I was 11 or 12 when that happened. I remember watching it on the news, seeing the boat hit the levee and then watching it breach then expand. I always wondered why the guy was there in the first place. Like was it an accident? Was he trying to get to the edge for some reason to get out or take a shit? Now I know why. I remember the news saying they were looking for him, that's the last I remember. Closer to me was Hardin where the cemetery flooded and caskets started floating down the river

[@bobbyc5684]

The year I was born... and now I'm feeling old.

[@tedhardulak7698]

I visited this area in late 93. I could not believe it. I was 35 Yrs old. Yes cars had electric start. Enjoy your youth!! Dont EVER say "I Will do that when I retire" I took several years off at that time and am so glad I did.

[@randywoodworth5990]

I was 21

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

Remember it well

[@separateifyoucantrelate.]

I was 11 stuck at the corner of Tucker near the greyhound station after being flooded out of a relatives car. Shyt was kinda fun as a kid🤷🏽‍♀️

[@ScorpioBornIn69]

The aftermath of Mt. Pinatubo is what caused the Great Flood.

[@nomadcowatbk]

6:11 now home to the world's longest strip mall

[@sarahhirshlee]

Which I will loot in my kayak when it floods

[@JoeyMcSmokey]

I was 23 and I remember it quite a bit differently than is being reported here 30 years later. Very sad. Seems this whole broadcast is a propaganda piece.