Nebraska, 1999

Flood in Nebraska, May 17 to 25, 1999

May 17 to 25, 1999 · NWS OAX · 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
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.

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1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Richardson

When
May 17, 5:00 AM CST to May 25, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Richardson forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
40.125, -95.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Above normal May rainfall over eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa caused the Missouri River at Rulo to be above its 17 foot flood stage much of this time period, except from around late afternoon on 5/19/99 through the early morning hours of 5/21/99. The river crested at 21.2 feet during the evening hours of 5/21/99.

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: 5697201.