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Event Details
| Event | Flash Flood |
| -- Flood Cause | Heavy Rain |
| State | NEBRASKA |
| County/Area | HOWARD |
| WFO | GID |
| Begin Date | 05/29/2008 18:00:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 5 |
| Begin Azimuth | SSE |
| Begin Location | DANNEBROG |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 41.05/-98.51 |
| End Date | 05/29/2008 21:30:00 CST-6 |
| End Range | 5 |
| End Azimuth | ESE |
| End Location | ST LIBORY |
| End Lat/Lon | 41.05/-98.28 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 15.00K |
| Crop Damage | 300.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A significant severe weather outbreak occurred during the late afternoon and evening of May 29th. Several tornadoes were reported from near Elwood to north of York. Two tornadoes caused damage in the city of Kearney and one occurred just to the south of town. Another tornado damaged homes and power poles near Aurora. Another tornado started in north-central Kansas and entered south-central Nebraska near Hubbell. Very strong winds moved down a portion of Interstate 80 and pushed cars and trucks off of the roadway near Aurora. Other areas of south-central Nebraska received heavy rains and hail. Hail to the size of baseballs was reported near Arapahoe in Furnas County. These storms also produce a lot of rainfall over areas that had fairly wet ground. Several areas of flooding were noted in the Platte and Republican River valleys. |
| Event Narrative | Thunderstorms rolled across the same area of southeast Howard County during the evening hours and dumped several inches of rain. This caused roads and some small creeks to quickly flood. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 5 | 12.564M | 14.300M | |||||||
| JOHNSON RES | GOSPER CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 14:55 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 100.00K |
| ELWOOD | GOSPER CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 15:10 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LEXINGTON ARPT | DAWSON CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 15:19 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 300.00K |
| JOHNSON RES | GOSPER CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 15:25 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 100.00K |
| SMITHFIELD | GOSPER CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 15:32 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BERTRAND | PHELPS CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 15:37 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ELM CREEK | BUFFALO CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 15:48 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 300.00K |
| ARAPAHOE | FURNAS CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 15:59 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 1.000M |
| ODESSA | BUFFALO CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 16:05 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 300.00K |
| ELWOOD | GOSPER CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 16:12 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 750.00K |
| FUNK | PHELPS CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 16:16 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 75.00K | 0.00K |
| ELM CREEK | BUFFALO CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 16:17 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 300.00K |
| ALFALFA CENTER | BUFFALO CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 16:18 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K |
| ELWOOD | GOSPER CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 16:19 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 300.00K |
| ALFALPHA SIDING | BUFFALO CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 16:20 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 100.00K |
| KEARNEY | BUFFALO CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 16:26 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 11.000M | 500.00K |
| DARR | DAWSON CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 16:30 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 500.00K | |
| JOHNSON RES | GOSPER CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 16:30 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 500.00K | |
| WESTMARK | PHELPS CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 16:45 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 30.00K | 500.00K | |
| CAMERON | HALL CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 17:00 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 300.00K |
| MILLER | BUFFALO CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 17:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 60.00K | 500.00K | |
| WOOD RIVER | HALL CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 17:02 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 250.00K |
| WOOD RIVER | HALL CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 17:02 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 100.00K |
| NEWARK | KEARNEY CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 17:15 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 500.00K | |
| WOOD RIVER | HALL CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 17:27 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 300.00K |
| CAMERON | HALL CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 17:45 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 60.00K | 750.00K | |
| GILTNER | HAMILTON CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 17:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 kts. EG | 0 | 5 | 250.00K | 100.00K |
| MURPHY | HAMILTON CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 17:52 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 100.00K |
| DANNEBROG | HOWARD CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 18:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 300.00K | |
| AARON ARPT | HAMILTON CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 18:02 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 100.00K |
| PALMER | MERRICK CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 18:30 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 200.00K | 750.00K | |
| PHILLIPS | HAMILTON CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 18:30 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 750.00K | |
| YORK | YORK CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 18:32 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 100.00K |
| YORK ARPT | YORK CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 18:34 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 300.00K |
| THAYER | YORK CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 18:44 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 40.00K | 0.00K |
| ARBORVILLE | YORK CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 19:15 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 750.00K | |
| NAPONEE | FRANKLIN CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 19:30 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 250.00K | |
| INAVALE | WEBSTER CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 20:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 30.00K | 400.00K | |
| FULLERTON | NANCE CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 20:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 500.00K | |
| SHICKLEY | FILLMORE CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 20:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 100.00K |
| ST STEPHENS | NUCKOLLS CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 21:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 400.00K | |
| EXETER | FILLMORE CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 21:06 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FAIRMONT | FILLMORE CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 21:10 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HUBBELL | THAYER CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 21:12 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| DAVENPORT | THAYER CO. | NE | 05/29/2008 | 22:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 400.00K | |
| POLK | POLK CO. | NE | 05/30/2008 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 750.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 5 | 12.564M | 14.300M |
