Flood in Saline County, Nebraska

Flood May 7, 2015 – May 9, 2015 · Saline County, Nebraska

$4.5M

Damage as recorded

$250K

Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rainfall of 3 to 7 inches across the Big Blue River basin led to minor flooding along the river near Crete. The flooding was even more significant to the south of the river gauge near DeWitt where the entire town was inundated with flooding leading to evacuations. The Big Blue River created near Crete at 24.21 feet, or 3.21 feet above flood stage during the afternoon of the 7th.

The wider storm

Very heavy, and in some cases, record rainfall fell across southeast Nebraska on the evening of the 6th and into the early morning hours of the 7th. This led to flooding on several rivers and creeks across southeast Nebraska on the days to follow. In some cases the flooding reached record levels and resulted in significant damage, and tragically 1 fatality.

Began near Crete (40.6926, -96.9701).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 566367. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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