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Flash Flood — Polk, NE

Aug 6, 2007

A couple of rounds of thunderstorms impacted south central Nebraska on this day. The first was in the morning hours. A severe thunderstorm rolled east across the Wolbach area. High winds dropped power lines and large trees in town. The storm ripped right across Nance County where 60 mph winds were common, as was tree damage and power line damage along with some minor property damage. Another round of high winds hit the area late in the day, this time from west of Holdrege through Hastings. Once

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 56056). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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