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Flash Flood — Perkins, NE

Jun 11, 2007

Property Damage
$350K
Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

First in a wave of systems to push out of Colorado and the Panhandle into Southwest Nebraska during the evening of June 11th through June 13th. The initial storm system brought large hail and very heavy rainfall. The storm system then developed into a heavy rainfall event causing extensive flash flooding.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 48546). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Perkins, NE

This event is one of many recorded floods in Perkins County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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