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Flood — Saline, NE

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.

Flood Risk Context for Saline, NE

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