Aug 16, 2009
Moist and unstable conditions that prevailed over eastern Nebraska during the afternoon and evening hours of August 15th helped set the stage for slow moving thunderstorms that repeatedly developed and tracked across parts of northeast Nebraska. The storms were aided by an unseasonably strong upper level system that was tracking along the Montana/Canadian border. The storms developed in a broken west to east line generally to the northwest through north of Columbus. The storms were eventually
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 180898). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Madison County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.