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Flash Flood — Dawson, NE

Jun 24, 2008

An upper level disturbance interacting with surface boundaries left from previous convection brought another round of thunderstorms to south central Nebraska. A southerly low level jet helped to sustain thunderstorms well into the overnight hours. Some thunderstorms were severe, with penny to quarter size hail reported. A brief and weak tornado occurred near Cozad. Locally heavy rain and flash flooding was also reported, with as much as 2 to 6 inches falling in portions of Adams, Hall, and Buf

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 118473). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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