May 17, 2021
During the afternoon and into the evening, a line of strong thunderstorms developed in northwest Kansas and moved slowly north across parts of extreme southwest Nebraska where it dissipated. Heavy rainfall in the Stratton area caused a culvert and portions of a county road to be washed out.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 958537). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hitchcock County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.