Flash Flood in Nebraska, May 23, 1996

Name: Flash Flood in Nebraska, May 23, 1996
Start: 1996-05-23T00:00
End: 1996-05-23T06:00
Location: Nebraska

May 23, 1996 · NWS OAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding and flooding along the Little Nemaha River and across Nemaha County from the 9th through the 12th, the 23rd, and the 25th through the 31st. 1 million.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $680,000
Crop damage: $2.1 million
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS OAX wrote it up.

Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding and flooding along the Little Nemaha River and across Nemaha County from the 9th through the 12th, the 23rd, and the 25th through the 31st. Damage to bridges and culverts was estimated at $682,000 and damage to crops was $2.1 million.

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:00 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Nemaha

When: May 23, 12:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where: Nemaha County, Auburn
Property damage: $680,000
Crop damage: $2.1 million
Coordinates: 40.388, -95.850 (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, May 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: 5554707.