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Nebraska Flood Stories

1,090 first-hand accounts of flood events in Nebraska, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flash Flood$10K damage

Lincoln, NE · Jun 20, 2011

Thunderstorms containing very heavy rainfall occurred across portions of southwest Nebraska causing flash flooding over portions of western Lincoln and eastern Keith county during the evening hours on June 20th, 2011.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Lincoln, NE · Jun 20, 2011

Thunderstorms containing very heavy rainfall occurred across portions of southwest Nebraska causing flash flooding over portions of western Lincoln and eastern Keith county during the evening hours on June 20th, 2011.

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Flash Flood

Nemaha, NE · May 24, 2019

Nocturnal thunderstorms moved through during the early morning hours of Friday, May 24, 2019. A tornado watch was in effect. A flash flood watch was also in effect. A squall line developed, with several possible embedded tornadic rotations.

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Flash Flood

Douglas, NE · Mar 15, 2019

A 971mb bomb cyclone moved out of the central Rockies on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 and helped to create widespread, moderate to major, and in many cases historic, flooding across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.

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Flash Flood

Harlan, NE · Jun 18, 2019

For most of South Central Nebraska, the 24-hour period from the evening of Monday the 17th into the evening of Tuesday the 18th was simply dreary, damp and seasonably-cool, with no severe storm threat and daytime high temperatures only in the mid-60s to low-70s F.

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Flash Flood

Thayer, NE · Jun 18, 2019

For most of South Central Nebraska, the 24-hour period from the evening of Monday the 17th into the evening of Tuesday the 18th was simply dreary, damp and seasonably-cool, with no severe storm threat and daytime high temperatures only in the mid-60s to low-70s F.

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Flash Flood

Douglas, NE · Mar 15, 2019

A 971mb bomb cyclone moved out of the central Rockies on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 and helped to create widespread, moderate to major, and in many cases historic, flooding across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.

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Flash Flood

Harlan, NE · May 26, 2019

A brief, weak, QLCS tornado occurred just southwest of Upland on this Sunday evening. During the early to mid-afternoon hours, thunderstorms over central Kansas combined into a multicell cluster.

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Flash Flood

Gosper, NE · Jul 8, 2019

Excessive rainfall, flash flooding, and severe winds occurred on this Monday afternoon and evening. Widely scattered thunderstorms began forming around 1 PM CST along and west of Highway 183.

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Flash Flood

Douglas, NE · May 28, 2019

Nocturnal thunderstorms moved across the region north of a stalled frontal boundary that set up across the Nebraska and Kansas border. A severe thunderstorm watch was in effect. A flash flood watch was also in effect.

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Flash Flood

Douglas, NE · May 28, 2019

Nocturnal thunderstorms moved across the region north of a stalled frontal boundary that set up across the Nebraska and Kansas border. A severe thunderstorm watch was in effect. A flash flood watch was also in effect.

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Flash Flood

Douglas, NE · May 28, 2019

Nocturnal thunderstorms moved across the region north of a stalled frontal boundary that set up across the Nebraska and Kansas border. A severe thunderstorm watch was in effect. A flash flood watch was also in effect.

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Flash Flood

Douglas, NE · May 28, 2019

Nocturnal thunderstorms moved across the region north of a stalled frontal boundary that set up across the Nebraska and Kansas border. A severe thunderstorm watch was in effect. A flash flood watch was also in effect.

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Flash Flood

Lancaster, NE · May 28, 2019

Nocturnal thunderstorms moved across the region north of a stalled frontal boundary that set up across the Nebraska and Kansas border. A severe thunderstorm watch was in effect. A flash flood watch was also in effect.

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Rock, NE · Mar 14, 2019

Historical flooding occurred in north central Nebraska as rivers, creeks and other streams rose due to the combination of snow, rain, and rapid snow melt on top of frozen ground.

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Hall, NE · Mar 14, 2019

Excessive rainfall, blizzard conditions, and high winds occurred on this Tuesday night, Wednesday and Thursday, and they were followed by extensive and significant flooding that lasted for days afterward.

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Merrick, NE · Mar 17, 2019

Excessive rainfall, blizzard conditions, and high winds occurred on this Tuesday night, Wednesday and Thursday, and they were followed by extensive and significant flooding that lasted for days afterward.

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Otoe, NE · Mar 13, 2019

A 971mb bomb cyclone moved out of the central Rockies on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 and helped to create widespread, moderate to major, and in many cases historic, flooding across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.

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Antelope, NE · Mar 13, 2019

A 971mb bomb cyclone moved out of the central Rockies on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 and helped to create widespread, moderate to major, and in many cases historic, flooding across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.

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Douglas, NE · Mar 14, 2019

A 971mb bomb cyclone moved out of the central Rockies on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 and helped to create widespread, moderate to major, and in many cases historic, flooding across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.

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Burt, NE · Mar 16, 2019

A 971mb bomb cyclone moved out of the central Rockies on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 and helped to create widespread, moderate to major, and in many cases historic, flooding across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.

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Stanton, NE · Mar 13, 2019

A 971mb bomb cyclone moved out of the central Rockies on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 and helped to create widespread, moderate to major, and in many cases historic, flooding across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.

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Dodge, NE · Mar 13, 2019

A 971mb bomb cyclone moved out of the central Rockies on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 and helped to create widespread, moderate to major, and in many cases historic, flooding across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.

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Cuming, NE · Mar 13, 2019

A 971mb bomb cyclone moved out of the central Rockies on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 and helped to create widespread, moderate to major, and in many cases historic, flooding across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.

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