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Flash Flood — Frontier, NE

Jul 8, 2007

Severe storms initiated over Wheeler and Garfield Counties of North Central Nebraska during early evening hours on July 8th, producing nickel to golf ball sized hail. Additional storms moved into Southwest Nebraska by mid to late evening and a few isolated severe storms produced wind gusts of 52 knots. Heavy rainfall fell over flash flood prone areas of Frontier County with numerous reports of over 3 inches of rainfall received.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 64672). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Frontier, NE

This event is one of many recorded floods in Frontier County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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