Jul 7, 2011
For the second consecutive night, thunderstorms were widespread across South Central Nebraska, pushing southeastward across the area mainly between 8 PM CDT Wednesday evening the 6th and 6 AM CDT early Thursday morning the 7th. Severe weather in the form of large hail or damaging winds was not an issue during this event, with only a few reports of sub-severe wind gusts. For most of the 24-county area, overnight rainfall totaled no more than 1-2 inches. However, considerably heavier rain and loca
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 335240). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Polk County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.