May 12, 2011
For the second day in a row, severe thunderstorms pounded mainly eastern portions of South Central Nebraska, including many of the same areas affected on the 11th. The majority of severe weather focused near to 30 miles north of the Interstate 80 corridor in Hall, Merrick, Hamilton, Polk and York Counties. Brief, short-track tornadoes also occurred for the second day in a row, with three confirmed EF0 tornadoes. This included one tornado between Aurora and Giltner, and two others a few miles wes
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 308901). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Merrick County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.