Aug 11, 2016
A cold front slowly worked south into northeast Nebraska and west central Iowa during the afternoon of August 11th as a weak storm system crossed the northern Plains. Although wind shear was weak, strong instability developed across the area as temperatures soared into the 90s with dew points in the 70s. Thunderstorms developed along the cold front in northeast Nebraska by late afternoon and moved southeast across west central Iowa and eastern Nebraska. Other thunderstorms also developed in sout
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 643980). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Douglas County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.