1,090 first-hand accounts of flood events in Nebraska, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
An upper-level short-wave helped lead to clusters of weak thunderstorms the morning of August 2. Early in the event, there were a couple of wind reports with a 71 mph wind measured at the Norfolk Airport. A moisture rich environment led to efficient downpours from thunderstorms.
Read the full account →An upper-level short-wave helped lead to clusters of weak thunderstorms the morning of August 2. Early in the event, there were a couple of wind reports with a 71 mph wind measured at the Norfolk Airport. A moisture rich environment led to efficient downpours from thunderstorms.
Read the full account →During the evening and overnight hours of the 29th, clusters of storms formed in northwestern Kansas before entering southwestern Nebraska. These storms filled into a broken line, and began training over a portion of southern Red Willow county, on the state line.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours produced pockets of heavy rainfall and very efficient rainfall rates. This resulted in localized flash flooding reports across far southeast South Dakota, far northeast Nebraska, and northwest Iowa.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms over the weekend dumped up to 5 inches of rain across parts of south-central Nebraska. Just over five inches (5.07) fell in the Grand Island area and around four inches (4.14) fell in Aurora.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms over the weekend dumped up to 5 inches of rain across parts of south-central Nebraska. Just over five inches (5.07) fell in the Grand Island area and around four inches (4.14) fell in Aurora.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms over the weekend dumped up to 5 inches of rain across parts of south-central Nebraska. Just over five inches (5.07) fell in the Grand Island area and around four inches (4.14) fell in Aurora.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms brought heavy rains to parts of south-central Nebraska. These rains caused some flash flooding in eastern Furnas and southern Adams counties. In Furnas county, highways 136 and 6 were covered with water around midnight.
Read the full account →Conditions became moderately to highly unstable across eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa by early afternoon on August 18th ahead of a weak slow moving cold front that was driven southeast by a weak upper level disturbance.
Read the full account →Supercell Thunderstorms developed in a short line from southeast Nebraska into southwest Iowa during the late evening of June 19th. The storms formed near a weak warm front that separated dew point temperatures in the lower 70s south of the boundary with slightly drier…
Read the full account →A record rain event in May in eastern Montana combined with high water from storms in April and May, plus snow melt from a much above normal snow pack, all contributed to bring record high water to the Missouri River chain of reservoirs by late Spring.
Read the full account →A record rain event in May in eastern Montana combined with high water from storms in April and May, plus snow melt from a much above normal snow pack, all contributed to bring record high water to the Missouri River chain of reservoirs by late Spring.
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.
Read the full account →A record rain event in May in eastern Montana, other storms in April and May, and snow melt all combined to bring record high water to the Missouri River chain of reservoirs.
Read the full account →Above normal precipitation occurred across most of the region during the month of August. A particularly wet period occurred at the end of the month though as two days of repeated heavy rainfall led to river flooding across parts of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.
Read the full account →Above normal precipitation occurred across most of the region during the month of August. A particularly wet period occurred at the end of the month though as two days of repeated heavy rainfall led to river flooding across parts of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.
Read the full account →Above normal precipitation occurred across most of the region during the month of August. A particularly wet period occurred at the end of the month though as two days of repeated heavy rainfall led to river flooding across parts of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.
Read the full account →Above normal precipitation occurred across most of the region during the month of August. A particularly wet period occurred at the end of the month though as two days of repeated heavy rainfall led to river flooding across parts of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.
Read the full account →A line of thunderstorms developed from the southern Nebraska panhandle into central Nebraska on the afternoon of August 4th and remained fairly stationary before evolving into a north to south oriented line of storms and progressing into eastern Nebraska.
Read the full account →A large severe thunderstorm took aim on a portion of south-central Nebraska and produced a tornado and extensive property and crop damage due to hail and high winds. The thunderstorm initially ripped across Greeley county. Damage was noted throughout almost the entire county.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms that developed over central Nebraska earlier that day pushed southeast across eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa during the late afternoon and early evening hours of August 12th.
Read the full account →An upper level disturbance interacting with surface boundaries left from previous convection brought another round of thunderstorms to south central Nebraska. A southerly low level jet helped to sustain thunderstorms well into the overnight hours.
Read the full account →An upper level trough continued to dig over the western United States, accompanied by a weak disturbance and jet streak nosing into the Central Plains.
Read the full account →An upper level trough continued to dig over the western United States, accompanied by a weak disturbance and jet streak nosing into the Central Plains.
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