Flood, Hall
- When
- January 20, 8:00 PM CST to January 21, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hall forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.873, -98.502 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Nebraska, January 20 to 21, 1998
An ice jam along the Platte River in the southwest part of Hall county forced the relocation of one family from their home. The jam had been in place for days and water flow remained restricted.
Where it happened
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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.
An ice jam along the Platte River in the southwest part of Hall county forced the relocation of one family from their home. The jam had been in place for days and water flow remained restricted. Sand bags were used to divert the flow of water from the home for a time. The jam broke loose on the 21st allowing the family to return home safely. No damage was reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 20 to 21, 1998
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 20, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, January 20 to 21, 1998
- Winter Weather in Nebraska, January 20, 1998
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 20 to 21, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 20 to 22, 1998
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 20 to 21, 1998
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 20 to 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 20 to 21, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, January 20 to 22, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 20 to 21, 1998
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, January 1998
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: 5629570.