Aug 18, 2006
Thunderstorms brought heavy rains to parts of south-central Nebraska. These rains caused some flash flooding in eastern Furnas and southern Adams counties. In Furnas county, highways 136 and 6 were covered with water around midnight. Numerous other roads were flooded in the area. In Adams county, US highway 281 was flooded for a couple of hours near Ayr and water flooded the streets of Hastings.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5527992). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Furnas County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.