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Flood — Madison, NE

May 30, 2007

Heavy rain fell across large parts of Boone, Madison and western Platte counties Tuesday and Tuesday night May 29th and May 30th. Rainfall of 2 to 3 inches was common across this area, with unofficial reports of over 5 inches near St Edward. The rain was the result of a large upper level low pressure system that moved from the northern Rockies onto the northern Plains.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 25101). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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