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Flash Flood — Fillmore, NE

Sep 10, 2003

Property Damage
$250K

Severe thunderstorms with hail and torrential rainfall hammered a section of south-central Nebraska. Though there were some reports of large hail, flash flooding and river flooding caused the most disruption. U. S. Highway 81 in Fillmore county was closed for a time due to water over the road. There were numerous reports of flooding and water over the roads in Fillmore and Thayer counties. Rainfall of 3 to 8 inches was reported to have fallen. The Big Sandy Creek in Thayer county was out of

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5338107). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Fillmore, NE

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

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