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Flash Flood — Scotts Bluff, NE

May 9, 2023

A line of severe thunderstorms swept across the western Nebraska Panhandle during the late afternoon and early evening hours on 5/9, primarily producing damaging straight line winds. A separate round of isolated storms impacted the same areas during the late evening and overnight hours into 5/10, with numerous reports of hail and flash flooding in and around Scottsbluff and Gering.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1088363). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Scotts Bluff, NE

This event is one of many recorded floods in Scotts Bluff County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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