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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$100K damage

Adams, NE · May 25, 2020

Thunderstorms brought heavy rain and a landspout to portions of south central Nebraska the evening of Sunday, May 24 into the early morning hours of Memorial Day, Monday, May 25.||Just after 6 PM CDT Sunday evening, weak thundershowers began developing along a frontal boundary…

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Hall, NE · May 25, 2020

Thunderstorms brought heavy rain and a landspout to portions of south central Nebraska the evening of Sunday, May 24 into the early morning hours of Memorial Day, Monday, May 25.||Just after 6 PM CDT Sunday evening, weak thundershowers began developing along a frontal boundary…

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Dundy, NE · Jul 23, 2020

A cluster of thunderstorms became stationary over Dundy County during the evening of the 23rd. The storm activity spread to the south and west through the rest of the 23rd into the 24th before ending from west to east.

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Flood$100K damage

Dundy, NE · Jul 23, 2020

A cluster of thunderstorms became stationary over Dundy County during the evening of the 23rd. The storm activity spread to the south and west through the rest of the 23rd into the 24th before ending from west to east.

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Flood$200K damage

Custer, NE · Mar 13, 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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Flash Flood$10K damage

Chase, NE · May 11, 2023

A slow moving, upper level low, situated over Colorado, led to the development of thunderstorms across the high plains of eastern Colorado, western Kansas and western Nebraska during the afternoon and evening hours of May 11th.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Sheridan, NE · May 11, 2023

A slow moving, upper level low, situated over Colorado, led to the development of thunderstorms across the high plains of eastern Colorado, western Kansas and western Nebraska during the afternoon and evening hours of May 11th.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Lincoln, NE · Jul 29, 2025

Scattered thunderstorms developed over southwestern Nebraska during the mid afternoon hours of July 29th. Thunderstorms grew upscale over the next couple of hours, becoming widespread across the area by early evening.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Chase, NE · May 26, 2023

During the early morning hours of May 26th, very heavy rain fell across southern portions of Chase and Hayes counties in southwestern Nebraska. The heavy rainfall led to flash flooding over southern Chase and southern Hayes counties in Nebraska.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Hayes, NE · May 26, 2023

During the early morning hours of May 26th, very heavy rain fell across southern portions of Chase and Hayes counties in southwestern Nebraska. The heavy rainfall led to flash flooding over southern Chase and southern Hayes counties in Nebraska.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Hayes, NE · May 26, 2023

During the early morning hours of May 26th, very heavy rain fell across southern portions of Chase and Hayes counties in southwestern Nebraska. The heavy rainfall led to flash flooding over southern Chase and southern Hayes counties in Nebraska.

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Flash Flood$170K damage

Colfax, 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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Flood$125K damage

Sherman, NE · Aug 23, 2019

As severe storm/flooding events go, some are definitely better-anticipated than others (forecast-wise). Unfortunately, what transpired on this Thursday evening the 22nd into early Friday morning the 23rd fell into the low-predictability category, as an apparent mesoscale…

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Flood$125K damage

Adams, NE · Aug 23, 2019

As severe storm/flooding events go, some are definitely better-anticipated than others (forecast-wise). Unfortunately, what transpired on this Thursday evening the 22nd into early Friday morning the 23rd fell into the low-predictability category, as an apparent mesoscale…

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Flood$15K damage

Hayes, NE · May 26, 2023

During the early morning hours of May 26th, very heavy rain fell across southern portions of Chase and Hayes counties in southwestern Nebraska. The heavy rainfall led to flash flooding over southern Chase and southern Hayes counties in Nebraska.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Brown, NE · Jun 20, 2024

Thunderstorms developed along a stationary frontal boundary, which was draped across the central Sandhills, during the late afternoon hours of June 20th.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Dawson, 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$100K damage

Franklin, 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$100K damage

Adams, 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$100K damage

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$100K damage

Kearney, 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$100K damage

Phelps, 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$100K damage

Furnas, 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$100K damage

Harlan, NE · Jul 9, 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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