Jun 27, 2011
An upper level disturbance that lifted across the Rockies and into the Dakotas sent a cold front across eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa during the late evening and overnight hours of June 26th and 27th. In addition, a warm front extended ahead of the cold front near the Kansas border. Moderate to high amounts of instability and wind shear allowed several clusters of severe thunderstorms to race across the area both ahead of and along the cold front. Bowing segments across northeast Nebra
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 303968). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Saline County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.