May 18, 2010
Southeast low level wind flow increased ahead of a low pressure system over northern Colorado the afternoon of May 18 2010. A strong low level southeast jet combined with dynamics of the low to create a favorable environment for severe thunderstorms. By mid afternoon thunderstorms over northern Colorado began to rotate, producing a tornado just south of the Wyoming state line south of Cheyenne. Severe thunderstorms continued into the evening hours of the 18th producing severe weather across th
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 226172). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Kimball County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.