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Flash Flood — Fillmore, NE

Aug 16, 2006

Thunderstorms kept rolling over the same area of York and Fillmore counties during the evening. This brought 4 to 7 inches of rain with one location reporting over 8 inches. Numerous county roads and the streets of downtown Geneva quickly became flooded. The water caused some damage to businesses in Geneva. Turkey and Indian Creeks left their banks and at one point, over 10 bridges were underwater. Many roadways sustained damage from the flood waters. Rainfall totals reached 8.45 inches about 3

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5527985). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Fillmore, NE

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