Flash Flood in Garfield County, Nebraska

Flash Flood May 15, 2025 · Garfield County, Nebraska

$20K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The dam operator at Calamus Reservoir reports 4.06 inches of rainfall. Said roads were washed out west of Burwell.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms initiated during the early afternoon hours over northern Cherry County. They then expanded to the south, into northern Lincoln County over the next few hours becoming severe. A second area of strong to severe storms, originating over northeastern Colorado, tracked into southwestern Nebraska later in the evening. The two areas merged, before lifting northeast into South Dakota after midnight. Hail up to tennis ball size and thunderstorm wind gusts up to 82 MPH were reported.

Began near Burwell (41.8300, -99.2200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1253998. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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