1,090 first-hand accounts of flood events in Nebraska, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Two rounds of severe thunderstorms pounded south-central Nebraska this Saturday. Crop damage and flooding were common east of U.S. Highway 281 and south of Interstate 80. The first round began in the morning.
Read the full account →A wild night of weather became the first major severe weather event of the season in south central Nebraska. Severe thunderstorms were responsible for tornadoes, very large hail and flash flooding, mainly east of Columbus to Hastings line. Fillmore County was hardest hit.
Read the full account →A wild night of weather became the first major severe weather event of the season in south central Nebraska. Severe thunderstorms were responsible for tornadoes, very large hail and flash flooding, mainly east of Columbus to Hastings line. Fillmore County was hardest hit.
Read the full account →Large upper level trough over the western U.S. continued to eject energy out over the Central Plains, with a surface low remaining anchored over eastern Colorado with a stationary boundary draped east through the region.
Read the full account →A surface cold front moving in from the northwest stalled out over the Central Plains, providing a focus for thunderstorm development across south central Nebraska.
Read the full account →Large upper level trough over the western U.S. continued to eject energy out over the Central Plains, with a surface low remaining anchored over eastern Colorado with a stationary boundary draped east through the region.
Read the full account →A powerful thunderstorm, characterized by a broad swath of destructive winds, swept across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa on the morning of August 9, 2025. The event was responsible for one fatality and seven injuries, as well as widespread property and tree damage.
Read the full account →A powerful line of thunderstorms, bringing with it a broad swath of damaging winds, swept across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa on the morning of August 10, 2025.
Read the full account →On July 7, 2025, a lee surface trough pushed into western Nebraska and South Dakota during the afternoon, initiating scattered thunderstorms across the region.
Read the full account →On July 7, 2025, a lee surface trough pushed into western Nebraska and South Dakota during the afternoon, initiating scattered thunderstorms across the region.
Read the full account →On the morning of July 31, 2025, a slow-moving, efficient rainfall-producing thunderstorm impacted the Omaha metropolitan area. Rainfall rates under the heaviest showers were estimated at 1.50 to 3.00 inches per hour.
Read the full account →On July 7, 2025, a lee surface trough pushed into western Nebraska and South Dakota during the afternoon, initiating scattered thunderstorms across the region.
Read the full account →On the morning of July 31, 2025, a slow-moving, efficient rainfall-producing thunderstorm impacted the Omaha metropolitan area. Rainfall rates under the heaviest showers were estimated at 1.50 to 3.00 inches per hour.
Read the full account →On July 7, 2025, a lee surface trough pushed into western Nebraska and South Dakota during the afternoon, initiating scattered thunderstorms across the region.
Read the full account →On the late morning and afternoon of July 21st, 2025, a stalled boundary over southeast Nebraska triggered multiple thunderstorms with heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms developed during the early afternoon hours of July 23 across the Sandhills, southwestern and portions of central Nebraska. This activity developed in advance of an approaching cold front.
Read the full account →From the afternoon of June 25th into the morning of June 26th, continuous thunderstorms occurred in eastern Nebraska along a stalled surface trough/boundary stretching from northwest Iowa into northwest Kansas.
Read the full account →From the afternoon of June 25th into the morning of June 26th, continuous thunderstorms occurred in eastern Nebraska along a stalled surface trough/boundary stretching from northwest Iowa into northwest Kansas.
Read the full account →Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed late afternoon along a slow-moving frontal boundary. Even with fairly weak deep-layer shear, strong instability resulted in large hail. Drier air and advancing cold pools later in development produced spotty damaging winds.
Read the full account →Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed late afternoon along a slow-moving frontal boundary. Even with fairly weak deep-layer shear, strong instability resulted in large hail. Drier air and advancing cold pools later in development produced spotty damaging winds.
Read the full account →On the morning of September 1, 2025, a mesoscale vorticity maximum advancing into eastern Nebraska provided the necessary forcing for lift, resulting in a persistent band of moderate to heavy showers.
Read the full account →Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed late afternoon along a slow-moving frontal boundary. Even with fairly weak deep-layer shear, strong instability resulted in large hail. Drier air and advancing cold pools later in development produced spotty damaging winds.
Read the full account →A very strong thunderstorm developed near McCook during the afternoon, remaining nearly stationary for roughly two hours over the town before moving east.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms with hail and torrential rainfall hammered a section of south-central Nebraska. Though there were some reports of large hail, flash flooding and river flooding caused the most disruption. U. S.
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