Flash Flood in Nebraska, July 16 to 17, 1996

Name: Flash Flood in Nebraska, July 16 to 17, 1996
Start: 1996-07-16T21:20
End: 1996-07-17T03:00
Location: Nebraska

July 16 to 17, 1996 · NWS FSD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Heavy rain of 6 to 10 inches caused flash flooding of lowlands and creeks in northern and eastern Dakota County. Roads were closed by the flooding with damage occurring to some roads.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1.0 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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What happened

The episode as NWS FSD wrote it up.

Heavy rain of 6 to 10 inches caused flash flooding of lowlands and creeks in northern and eastern Dakota County. Roads were closed by the flooding with damage occurring to some roads. Several motorists were stranded and had to be rescued during the early morning hours. Basement flooding also was widespread with resulting damage. Flooding of cropland may have damaged crops, but any damage caused by flooding could not be separated from extensive hail damage which occurred with the storm.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Dakota

When: July 16, 9:20 PM CST to July 17, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Dakota County, 7 mi N of Jackson
Property damage: $1.0 million
Coordinates: 42.391, -96.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nebraska in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, July 1996

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5556818.