Flash Flood in Sarpy County, Nebraska

Flash Flood June 24, 1997 · Sarpy County, Nebraska

$1.1M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rains caused debris to clog a drainage ditch near a railroad track. The ditch filled with water and washed part of the track away. This lead to a derailment of 28 train box cars that were filled with grain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5612730. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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