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Flash Flood — Cedar, NE

Jul 19, 2024

Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

Isolated convection across northeast Nebraska brought an instance of flash flooding in Cedar County where a trained spotter reported water flowing over multiple county roads. There was also a funnel cloud the following day that received a lot of social media attention that developed over Norfolk. Additional funnels clouds were noted in Monona County the evening of the 21st.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1206718). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Cedar, NE

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

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