Flash Flood in Platte County, Nebraska

During the afternoon of June 25th into the morning of June 26th, several rounds of moderate to heavy rain moved through Platte County with rainfall rates of at least 1 inch per hour at times. This led to flooding in southwestern portions of the county, with emergency management reporting road closures lasting into the afternoon of the 26th.

From the afternoon of June 25th into the morning of June 26th, continuous thunderstorms occurred in eastern Nebraska along a stalled surface trough/boundary stretching from northwest Iowa into northwest Kansas. Thunderstorm development was also aided by low level moisture transport and a passing mid-level disturbance.

With storm motion largely parallel to the boundary, many locations saw repeated rounds of heavy rainfall with totals of 4 to locally 7+ inches. This led to flooding in portions of the area with water covering many roadways, including Highway 14 near Albion.