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Flash Flood — York, NE

Apr 18, 2005

Property Damage
$100K

A wild night of weather became the first major severe weather event of the season in south central Nebraska. Severe thunderstorms were responsible for tornadoes, very large hail and flash flooding, mainly east of Columbus to Hastings line. Fillmore County was hardest hit. A tornado in the northwest corner of the county damaged a center pivot. The county Emergency Manager was injured by flying glass after baseball sized hail pummeled his vehicles' windshield. He was treated and released from the

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5448121). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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