May 20, 2011
Only 12-24 hours after significant rainfall drenched eastern sections of South Central Nebraska resulting in considerable lowland flooding and closure of several county roads, another round of heavy rain-producing storms flared up mainly between 2 PM and 9 PM CDT on Friday the 20th. This time around, the highest rainfall amounts focused a bit farther west, and especially near the Highway 281 corridor from Hall to Greeley Counties. For the 24-hour period ending on the morning of the 21st, one of
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 317545). 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.