Nebraska, 1997

Flood in Nebraska, June 24 to 25, 1997

June 24 to 25, 1997 · NWS GID · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Heavy rains of 2 to 6 inches fell during the night. This caused flooding to occur in the town of Superior from the Republican River and Lost Creek.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$100,000
Crop damage
$100,000
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 GID wrote it up.

Heavy rains of 2 to 6 inches fell during the night. This caused flooding to occur in the town of Superior from the Republican River and Lost Creek. Several roads and basements became flooded. Most water receded on the 25th.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Nuckolls

When
June 24, 2:00 AM CST to June 25, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Nuckolls forecast zone
Property damage
$100,000
Crop damage
$100,000
Coordinates
40.176, -98.047 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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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: 5607556.