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Flash Flood — Phelps, NE

Apr 24, 2007

Thunderstorms developed across south-central Nebraska. These storms produced widespread rains and some hail. Nearly the entire region picked up an inch or more of rain. From Beaver City and Phillipsburg Kansas to St. Paul and Aurora picked up over 2 inches. The most rain fell in Holdrege where they picked up three and two-thirds inches of rain. These rains fell across an area that had received several inches of rain over the past 3 days. The runoff from these storms filled up ditches and roadw

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 29007). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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