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Flood — Platte, NE

Jun 2, 2024

From June 2nd to June 4th, low-amplitude shortwave troughs traversed the north-central CONUS, embedded in northwesterly flow aloft. At the surface, several weak lows and frontal boundaries meandered across the Plains bringing daily rounds of thunderstorms to the area. Thunderstorms the morning of the 2nd brought heavy rain to portions of northeast and east-central Nebraska. The highest rainfall totals are west and south of Norfolk where 2 to 3 inches of rain fell. This resulted in rural flooding

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1198258). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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