1,090 first-hand accounts of flood events in Nebraska, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
In only a few hours' time between the late evening of Sunday the 28th and the early morning of Monday the 29th, a nearly stationary cluster of thunderstorms drenched much of southern Adams, northern Webster and adjacent small portions of Franklin and Nuckolls counties with 3-7…
Read the full account →In only a few hours' time between the late evening of Sunday the 28th and the early morning of Monday the 29th, a nearly stationary cluster of thunderstorms drenched much of southern Adams, northern Webster and adjacent small portions of Franklin and Nuckolls counties with 3-7…
Read the full account →Very heavy, and in some cases, record rainfall fell across southeast Nebraska on the evening of the 6th and into the early morning hours of the 7th. This led to flooding on several rivers and creeks across southeast Nebraska on the days to follow.
Read the full account →Continued high dam releases, along with another period of very heavy rainfall in the middle of the month, pushed a small section of the lower Missouri River into flood late month.
Read the full account →A stalled out frontal boundary draped from southern Nebraska into northeastern Colorado served as the focal point for thunderstorms. Thunderstorms initiated over northeastern Colorado and became severe as they tracked east into southwestern Nebraska.
Read the full account →During the latter half of May, an unusually long-lasting, roughly six-week period of generally minor flooding commenced along the Platte River in South Central Nebraska, impacting local areas from Gothenburg downstream to near Grand Island.
Read the full account →With ground already saturated from repeated heavy rainfall events in May and early June, another complex of thunderstorms producing very heavy rainfall moved across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa starting during the evening on the 10th and continued into the early morning…
Read the full account →Though well predicted, the severe weather and flooding on the night of May 11 was even worse than imagined. Thunderstorms ravaged a large part of south central Nebraska with hail, high winds, a tornado and catastrophic flooding.During evening and early morning hours, 4 to 12…
Read the full account →Though well predicted, the severe weather and flooding on the night of May 11 was even worse than imagined. Thunderstorms ravaged a large part of south central Nebraska with hail, high winds, a tornado and catastrophic flooding.During evening and early morning hours, 4 to 12…
Read the full account →Though well predicted, the severe weather and flooding on the night of May 11 was even worse than imagined. Thunderstorms ravaged a large part of south central Nebraska with hail, high winds, a tornado and catastrophic flooding.During evening and early morning hours, 4 to 12…
Read the full account →Very heavy, and in some cases, record rainfall fell across southeast Nebraska on the evening of the 6th and into the early morning hours of the 7th. This led to flooding on several rivers and creeks across southeast Nebraska on the days to follow.
Read the full account →Heavy rain and flash flooding occurred on this Saturday morning, along with a few reports of severe hail and winds between Grand Island and Hastings. Between midnight and 1 a.m.
Read the full account →Heavy rain and flash flooding occurred on this Saturday morning, along with a few reports of severe hail and winds between Grand Island and Hastings. Between midnight and 1 a.m.
Read the full account →Isolated flash flooding occurred on this Friday afternoon and evening, along with some marginally severe hail in a couple spots. Between 3 and 5 p.m.
Read the full account →Several storms produced severe hail on this Monday late in the afternoon and into the early evening. Between noon and 1 p.m. CST, scattered showers developed over Webster and Adams Counties. There were a few embedded rumbles of thunder.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms produced mostly hail along with a little wind damage, and excessive rainfall on this Tuesday afternoon and evening. The first thunderstorms began forming just after 3 pm and were part of a broken line of isolated storms that extended from O'neill south to near…
Read the full account →Although this Wednesday afternoon started out with a fairly low-key development of isolated strong to severe thunderstorms in northern portions of South Central Nebraska, this convective event ended up being one of the most significant heavy rain episodes of 2013 for much of the…
Read the full account →In only a few hours' time between the late evening of Sunday the 28th and the early morning of Monday the 29th, a nearly stationary cluster of thunderstorms drenched much of southern Adams, northern Webster and adjacent small portions of Franklin and Nuckolls counties with 3-7…
Read the full account →A very moist and unstable atmosphere developed over eastern Nebraska on June 4th as southerly winds brought rich gulf moisture northward into the region.
Read the full account →A very moist and unstable atmosphere developed over eastern Nebraska on June 4th as southerly winds brought rich gulf moisture northward into the region.
Read the full account →A storm system moving through the central plains allowed for low pressure to develop over the high Plains, and a warm front to lift north into the northern Plains.
Read the full account →A storm system moving through the central plains allowed for low pressure to develop over the high Plains, and a warm front to lift north into the northern Plains.
Read the full account →An upper level storm system moved across the high plains during the afternoon of Tuesday June 3rd, and then across the mid Missouri River valley Tuesday night.
Read the full account →A record rain event in May in eastern Montana combined with high water from other storms in April and May, plus snow melt from a much above normal snow pack, to bring record high water to the Missouri River chain of reservoirs by late Spring.
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