Flash Flood — Dakota, Nebraska

2024-07-28 · near South Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska

Event narrative

A car was stalled in flood waters along South Ridge Drive near U.S. Highway 77.

Wider weather episode

Storms developed along a weak surface boundary within a moisture-rich environment with weak mean-layer flow. Slow moving storms produced rainfall rates of 3 to 4 inches per hour, with amounts of 3.09 inches reported by a cooperative weather observer near Wakefield and personal automated gauges and radar estimates up to 4 inches over portions of the Sioux City metro area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1205759. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.