Nebraska, 1999

Flash Flood in Nebraska, July 2, 1999

July 2, 1999 · NWS FSD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Rainfall of 3 inches in a half hour flooded streets and basements. The amount of damage was not known.

Where it happened

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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 FSD wrote it up.

Rainfall of 3 inches in a half hour flooded streets and basements. The amount of damage was not known.

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:40 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Dakota

When
July 2, 8:40 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
Where
Dakota County, 5 mi NW of Dakota City
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.391, -96.564 (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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5711966.