May 22, 2020
Persistent rainfall from a potent, slow moving upper low pressure system led to heavy rain and isolated flooding across south central Nebraska heading into the Memorial Day Holiday weekend. The worst of the flooding occurred near the Crystal Lake Recreation Area in Adams County, but pockets of minor/brief flooding were noted in and around Kearney as well.||Rain first moved into the area during the early morning hours of Thursday, May 21st as a closed upper low pressure system slowly moved into t
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 888877). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Adams County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.