Flood in Saline County, Nebraska

Flood May 6, 2015 – May 9, 2015 · Saline County, Nebraska

$100.0M

Damage as recorded

$50K

Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Extremely heavy rainfall of 5 to 10 inches fell along the Turkey Creek basin. This allowed for the creek to swell into moderate flood levels. Flooding along the Creek resulted in numerous rural road closures and significant low-land flooding. The combination of the Turkey Creek and Big Blue river led to nearly the entire town of De Witt to be flooded on the 7th of May resulting in a voluntary evacuation of the city. The creek at Wilber crested at 17.89 feet, or 5.39 feet above flood stage.

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 Shestak (40.5075, -97.0223).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 566462. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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