Nebraska, 1998

Flood in Nebraska, July 21, 1998

July 21, 1998 · NWS CYS · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
Crop damage
$25,000
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.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Banner

When
July 21, 7:10 PM MST to 9:00 PM MST
Where
Banner County, Countywide
Property damage
$2,000
Crop damage
$25,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.546, -103.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms produced 2 to 4 inches of rain over Banner County, which resulted in small stream flooding and water flowing over county roads. The flood waters also damaged or destroyed sunflower, millet, corn, dry bean and wheat crops.

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: 5662041.