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Flash Flood — Thayer, NE

Jun 18, 2019

For most of South Central Nebraska, the 24-hour period from the evening of Monday the 17th into the evening of Tuesday the 18th was simply dreary, damp and seasonably-cool, with no severe storm threat and daytime high temperatures only in the mid-60s to low-70s F. The majority of the area measured no more than 0.50-1.50 of rain, most of which accumulated over the course of several hours, thus causing few-if-any flooding issues. However, there were a few very localized exceptions. Most notably, a

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 839501). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Thayer, NE

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