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Flash Flood — Cedar, NE

Jun 17, 2014

The warm front that was responsible for the significant tornadoes on the afternoon of the 16th, lifted slightly north on the 17th into far northeast Nebraska. Extreme instability again developed along this boundary given the very warm and humid airmass in place across the region. By late afternoon an isolated supercell thunderstorm developed along this boundary and quickly become severe. This lone supercell produced several tornadoes, 3 of which were strong, as well as large hail and flash flood

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 514404). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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