Flash Flood — Hayes, Nebraska

2023-05-26 · near Hamlet, Hayes, Nebraska

Event narrative

Highway 25A between Palisade and Highway 25 is closed due to flooding.

Wider weather episode

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. Highway 6 and highway 61 were closed in southeastern Chase County due to water covering the roadway. Highway 25 and highway 6 was also closed in southern Hayes County due to flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1099838. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.