Which of the following conditions led to the 1993 flood in the midcontinental United States?
A. an unusual amount of rainfall caused by the after effects of Hurricane Andrew
B. the jet stream locked in place over North-Central Plains for an unusually long time
C. one unusually large rainstorm over Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Minnesota
D. an El Niño moving over the Upper Midwest
E. the jet stream moving north and south more rapidly than normal
Answer: B
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