Madison storm history

This is for flooding along the Elkhorn River. The river gage at Norfolk, operated by the USGS, peaked at 15.5 feet at 7 am on March 14th. Minor flood stage is 12 feet. Major flood stage is 17 feet. Preliminary this was the 3rd highest crest on record. A 30 year old man was killed…

Rainfall of at least 3 to 5 inches fell over much of the upper Elkhorn River basin in the week ending 7am 6/12. This caused record or near record flooding along the Elkhorn River from around Clearwater and Neligh downstream to the Elkhorn's confluence with the Platte River. The f…

Snow, mostly light, combined with northwest winds which increased to 25 to 45 mph with a peak gust of 47 mph recorded by the Asos sensor in Norfolk. This brought widespread blowing and drifting snow and poor visibilities beginning on 2/14 and continuing into the 15th. These condi…

Freezing rain accumulated from at least 1/2 inch to over 1 inch in some locations on trees, power lines, vehicles and other untreated objects. The weight of the ice, and a mix of light sleet that also fell briefly late Saturday night, caused widespread tree damage and also felled…

KOFK ASOS measured wind gust of 61 mph in Norfolk, NE. Personal weather station measured wind gust of 58 mph near Norfolk, NE.

KOFK ASOS measured wind gust of 59 mph near Norfolk, NE.

KOFK ASOS measured wind gust of 61 mph. Personal weather station measured wind gust of 62 mph 2 miles northwest of Norfolk, NE. Personal weather station measured wind gust of 59 mph 1 mile east-northeast of Norfolk, NE.

KOFK ASOS measured heat index up to 109 degrees with a minimum heat index of 69 degrees through the period. Personal weather station measured heat index of 110, 111 and 115 degrees.

KOFK ASOS measured thunderstorm wind gust of 63 mph.

During the evening of July 7th, heavy rainfall moved through southwest Madison county with rainfall rates of 1.5-3 inches per hour at times with an estimated 3-4 inches of total rainfall. This led to flash flooding with emergency management reporting water over roadways. This fla…

KOFK ASOS measured heat index up to 107 degrees with a minimum heat index of 78 degrees through the period. Personal weather station measured heat index of 110 degrees.

Trained spotter report of hail estimated up to 1 inch in diameter.

Trained spotter report of hail measured up to 1.5 inches in diameter.

Trained spotter report of hail estimated up to 1 inch in diameter.

D3 (extreme) drought conditions at the beginning of the month saw significant improvement, with conditions improving to D1 (moderate) drought by the end of the month. The ASOS at the Norfolk Karl Stefan Memorial Airport recorded 7.76 inches of precipitation for the month, which w…

Personal weather station measured gust of 63 mph 3 S Norfolk and a 59 mph gust measured from the ASOS station at KOFK Norfolk airport.

At the beginning of the month, D3 (extreme) drought conditions were introduced across the extreme western portion of the county with a D2 (severe) drought in place across the western half of the county. The Norfolk Airport ASOS recorded 1.98 inches of precipitation for the month.…

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across roughly the western two thirds of Madison county in April. The Norfolk Airport ASOS recorded 1.22 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 1.51 inches below average.

Highway 32 closed near Madison due to blizzard conditions. Snowfall amounts generally in the 1 to 4 range with wind gusts measured up to 53 mph.

Trained spotter report relayed by EM. Spotter had nickel to quarter size hail.

KOFK measured 60 mph wind gust.

Wind chill got as low as -36 in the county.

Wind chill got as low as -32 in the county.

Several hours of high winds were observed during the afternoon hours. The strongest observed wind gust in the county was 61 miles per hour, observed by the Norfolk ASOS station at 1:05 pm CDT. The first instance of severe wind gusts at this site was earlier in the day, with a 59 …

The Norfolk ASOS measured approximately an hour and a half of excessive heat, with a max heat index of 110 degrees.

Several pictures and videos were sent on social media of a funnel cloud.

A swath of severe hail began in far northwestern Madison County and extended southeast into central Madison County. The office received several reports of hail ranging from half-dollar to baseball sized. One report between Tilden and Meadow Grove came into the office of a shatter…

The office received a public report of tennis ball sized hail.

The office received a report of a funnel cloud from a state trooper.

Trained spotter, law enforcement, and storm chaser accounts indicate that a tornado developed in this approximate location, moved a short distance, and lasted for approximately 2 minutes before dissipating. No damage was reported along the track.

A trained spotter reported a funnel cloud.

Public report of county roads submerged in water. A storm damage survey the next day confirmed several locations where the roads were still under water or partially washed out. By around 7 PM CDT, widespread street flooding was reported in Norfolk. As the storms slowly moved sout…

This is a continuation of the hail swath from Platte County reported to the office from the public. Golf ball sized hail was the largest observed hail size from this event.

The office received photo evidence and eyewitness reports of a funnel cloud with a short-lived ground circulation and dust cloud. A brief tornado was determined to have occurred at this location. There were no damage indicators impacted, so the rating of this tornado is EF-U.

Elkhorn Rural Power District reported widespread power outages across Madison county due to strong winds damaging ice covered powerlines. During the day on the 25th, freezing drizzle brought line ice accumulations of around 0.1 to 0.2 inches. Strong winds that developed across th…

Snow began falling across the county around 11 am the morning of the 18th. A snow squall moved through the county from 2:45 pm through 4:30 pm. This brought visibilities down to a quarter mile and wind gusts up to 45 miles per hour. Significant blowing and drifting of snow contin…

Wind chills across the county dropped under 35 degrees below zero every night during the duration of this event. The coldest wind chills were felt on January 13th and 14th. The coldest recorded wind chill in the county was minus 49 degrees, observed in Tilden on the evening of th…

An estimated 5 to 7 inches of snow fell across the county. This included a report of 5 inches of snow out of Norfolk. Peak wind gusts across the county were estimated to be between 40 and 50 miles per hour. This included a 49 mile per hour wind gust measured at the Norfolk airpor…

Around 8 to 12 inches of snow was estimated to have fallen across the county in accordance with public snowfall reports received at the office. The highest snowfall reports came out of Norfolk where 10 to 12 inches of snow was measured. This included 10.5 inches measured by an of…

KOFK ASOS recorded 3 hours of blizzard conditions at the 1120 am observation. Wind gusts ranged from 29 to 38 mph.

Several reports from the public of quarter sized hail in Norfolk.

Trained spotter estimated wind gusts between 60-70 mph just west of the Norfolk Airport.