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Flash Flood — Clay, NE

May 3, 2012

Multiple severe thunderstorms produced large hail up to softball size, localized flooding rains and one EF1 tornado between the evening of Wednesday the 2nd and early morning hours of Thursday the 3rd. Although no injuries were reported, this was the most significant of several severe weather episodes within South Central Nebraska between May 1st-4th and was also the most prolonged, with dozens of warnings issued over nearly a 12-hour period between 7 PM and 7 AM CDT. Despite the number of storm

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 376180). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Clay, NE

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