3 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall amounts of 10 to 14 inches in Hayes County, causing numerous washed out roads and culverts.
Roads and culverts were washed out by flash flooding in the southwest part of Lincoln County. A Madrid couple was unable to stop their Buick before hitting a washed out road 1 mile west of Wallace on Highway 23. The car was swept away. Both people escaped the car and one person was able to get to dry land and call for help. The other was rescued after clinging to a tree for more than two hours. Both individuals were treated at Grant Community Hospital and released.
Roads and culverts were washed out by flooding associated with torrential rains.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nebraska in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, August 1999
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: 5713942, 5714066, 5714067.