Sarpy storm history

Significant flash flooding occurred in central and eastern Sarpy County due to heavy rainfall. Slow moving thunderstorms deposited over 7 inches of rainfall during the evening and early morning hours of June 20th into the 21st. In addition to street flooding, that led to several …

A max heat index of 115 was observed at Offutt Airforce Base. 7 heat related hospitalizations were reported in Sarpy County by Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.

Freezing rain was followed by a period of light snow during the afternoon and early evening of 12/15. Although snow amounts were mainly an inch or less, the slick conditions caused a few accidents across the county.

A line of intense thunderstorms swept across Sarpy county, resulting in widespread significant wind damage. While the greatest measured wind gust was 80 miles per hour, recorded by a mesonet station in Papillion, narrow swaths of enhanced straight line wind damage was consistent …

Levee R-613 failed causing major flooding at Offutt Air Force Base and the Papillion Creek Wastewater Plant.

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.

Personal weather station measured wind gust of 61 mph near Papillion, NE and 58 mph near Gretna, NE.

Public report of non-thunderstorm wind damage including a barn with a metal roof was partially destroyed in Bellevue, NE. Wind speeds were approximately 60 mph. Time is an estimate.

KOFF AWOS measured wind gust of 60 mph. Personal weather station measured wind gust of 61 mph near Papillion, NE and 58 mph near Chalco, NE.

Personal weather station measured wind gust of 58 mph near Elmwood, NE.

Personal weather station measured wind gust of 64 mph.

Personal weather station measured wind gust of 68 mph near 192nd and Harrison Street.

On the morning of July 31st, 2025, intense rainfall moved through the Omaha metropolitan area, causing flash floods in both Sarpy and Douglas Counties. Rainfall rates were estimated at 1.50 to 3.00 inches per hour, with total accumulations ranging from 3.15 to 4.03 inches based o…

KOFF AWOS measured heat index up to 115 degrees. Personal weather stations and mesonets measured heat index of 112 and 114 degrees.

KOFF AWOS measured heat index up to 115 degrees with a minimum heat index of 73 degrees through the period. Personal weather station measured heat index of 112, 115 and 117 degrees.

Mesonet report of wind gusts measured at 59 mph, associated with the outflow boundary of a thunderstorm.

Mesonet measured wind gust of 68 mph, associated with an outflow boundary ahead of an approaching thunderstorm.

Mesonet measured wind gust of 58 mph, associated with an outflow boundary ahead of an approaching thunderstorm.

Personal weather station measured wind gust of 58 mph, associated with an outflow boundary ahead of an approaching thunderstorm.

KOFF AWOS measured heat index up to 109 degrees with a minimum heat index of 84 degrees through the period. Personal weather station measured heat index of 110 and 113 degrees.

Trained spotter report of a measured 60 mph wind gusts with a handheld weather station.

I-80 closed between Waverly and Gretna. Snowfall amounts generally in the 3 to 8 range with wind gusts measured up to 67 mph and visibility down to 1/4 mile.

Personal weather station measured gust of 67 mph and 64 mph. Relayed by KMTV, report of snapped power poles at 96th and Giles. I-80 closed between exit 432 and exit 442 for downed powerlines.

General snowfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches throughout the county. Interstate-80 closed from Gretna to Lincoln at 21:50 CST. Wind gusts up to 56 mph.

KOFF measured sustained wind speeds of greater than or equal to 40 mph for over an hour.

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

Wind chill got as low as -30 in the county.

There were several wind gusts across the county measured by personal weather stations ranging from 58 to 62 miles per hour.

A hot and humid airmass brought two consecutive days of excessive heat across Sarpy County. The first afternoon, a max heat index of 113 degrees was measured at Offutt AFB. The following day, heat indices ranging from 110 to 122 were measured from mesonets across the county.

Heat indices up to 111 impacted portions of the county for a few hours during the afternoon.

Emergency management reported water flowing over a bridge.

This is a continuation of river flooding from the end of June. River levels crested along this stretch of the Missouri at the end of June, hence flood waters were receding by this time. As such, the greatest impacts were felt in June (and discussed in the June entry for StormData…

This is a continuation of the hail swath from Douglas County. The initial updraft weakened as it moved into Sarpy county, but still produced up to tennis ball sized hail in the northeast part of the county. A new updraft to the northwest brought an additional swath of severe hail…

A destructive swath of hail fell across northern and eastern portions of Sarpy County from a very slow moving supercell. Widespread hail reports came in to the office from the public, social media, trained spotters, and emergency management. Most hail stones ranged from quarter t…

Excessive rainfall across much of eastern South Dakota resulted in river flooding along the Missouri River at the end of June. Moderate flood stage was observed along the Missouri, with the river gauge in Bellevue cresting at 33.84 feet on 6/29. Flood stage at this river gauge is…

Training thunderstorms brought a swath of heavy rain to portions of southern Nebraska, beginning in Dawson County, and expanding into portions of northeast and east-central Nebraska. Areas upstream the Platte River, primarily in Merrick, Howard and Nance counties saw over 5 inche…

A swath of hail continuing out of eastern Douglas County continued into eastern Sarpy County, impacting Bellevue and Offutt Airforce Base. Most hail sizes ranged from quarters to tennis balls, with a report 1 mile north-northwest of Bellevue of baseball sized hail.

The office received a public report of numerous trees down on Capehart Road between 192nd and 180th Street.

The office received a report of a large tree uprooted from the public. A subsequent storm damage survey also found a farm outbuilding that had a damaged roof.

An 82 miles per hour wind gust was recorded on a personal weather station.

Approximately 10 minutes of severe wind gusts were reported at KOFF. The peak wind gust measured by the station was 68 miles per hour.

The office received a report of siding torn off the side of a home.

The office received a public report of several large branches down.

The office received a public report of a tree that had snapped and fallen onto a home in Bellevue.