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Flood — Dawson, NE

Jun 1, 2011

Less than 48 hours after a line of damaging winds marched across much of South Central Nebraska, another widespread round of severe weather targeted primarily the southwest quadrant of the area on this Wednesday, mainly south of Interstate 80 and west of state Highway 10 in the vicinity of a surface warm front. Duration-wise, this was one of the most prolific severe weather events of the 2011 season, with convective warnings in effect for parts of the area for over 9 straight hours from around 4

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 330420). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Dawson, NE

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