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Flash Flood — Cheyenne, NE

Aug 29, 1996

Very heavy rainfall from thunderstorms caused flooding in andaround the Sidney area. Many roads were under water and thecity of Sidney was closed to all traffic for a time between 600PM and 1000PM. Estimates of around 5 inches of rain were reported. Many basements were flooded.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5556595). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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