Nebraska, 1999

Flash Flooding in Nebraska, June 4, 1999

June 4, 1999 · NWS OAX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Wind
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  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:00 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Platte

When
June 4, 1:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Platte County, 1 mi N of Humphrey
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.571, -97.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three to 5 inches of rain in northern Platte county caused extensive flash flooding which closed highway 91 just west of its junction with highway 81. A pickup with 2 people in it was washed off of highway 91 near Humphrey and swept 1/2 mile downstream totally destroying the truck. The occupants were not hurt.

Flash Flood, Platte

When
June 4, 1:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Platte County, Lindsay
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.571, -97.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lindsay Manufacturing parking lot was evacuated after becoming submerged by flood waters.

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.

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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: 5709112, 5709113.