Jun 8, 2008
As one unseasonably strong upper level system lifted into Canada another one dropped down behind it across the northern Plains. This caused surface low pressure to develop over northeast Kansas along a cold front that was crossing the plains. This in turn caused the front to slow down as it moved into southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa. A small line of thunderstorms that had developed along the front moved ahead of it and encountered a strong low level jet. The combination of the low leve
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 113983). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Thurston County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.