Apr 24, 2025
On April 24, 2025, a vorticity maximum over central Nebraska helped drape a surface front across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, setting the stage for thunderstorm development throughout the afternoon and evening. Although overall instability was marginal, locally backed surface winds near and just north of the boundary enhanced low-level hodograph curvature, with 0���1 km storm-relative helicity values reaching 200���250 m��/s�� according to the KOAX VWP during the mid-af
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1251430). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Douglas County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.