Flash Flood, Phelps
- When
- July 3, 9:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Phelps County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.511, -99.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding and Flooding in Nebraska, July 3 to 8, 2000
Heavy rains of 3 to 5 inches caused flash flooding to occur in the McCool Junction and Waco areas of York county. Other thunderstorms that trained across the upper reaches of the Little Blue River caused flash flooding in Phelps and Franklin counties during the late evening hours of the 3rd.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2.6 million
- Crop damage
- $11 million
- Events
- 9
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 GID wrote it up.
Heavy rains of 3 to 5 inches caused flash flooding to occur in the McCool Junction and Waco areas of York county. Other thunderstorms that trained across the upper reaches of the Little Blue River caused flash flooding in Phelps and Franklin counties during the late evening hours of the 3rd. The resulting runoff caused flooding to occur along the Little Blue River. Numerous roadways were flooded. Damage was done to several road bridges and a couple of railway bridges.
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:58 UTC.
Event by event
6 flood, 3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, York
- When
- July 3, 10:45 PM CST to July 4, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- York County, South Portion
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Crop damage
- $2.0 million
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.873, -97.597 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Franklin
- When
- July 4, 2:30 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -98.953 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Adams
- When
- July 4, 6:00 AM CST to July 8, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Adams forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Crop damage
- $2.0 million
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.525, -98.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Franklin
- When
- July 4, 6:00 AM CST to July 8, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Crop damage
- $1.5 million
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -98.953 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Webster
- When
- July 4, 6:00 AM CST to July 8, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -98.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Clay
- When
- July 4, 6:00 AM CST to July 8, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.524, -98.051 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Nuckolls
- When
- July 4, 6:00 AM CST to July 8, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nuckolls forecast zone
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -98.047 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Thayer
- When
- July 4, 6:00 AM CST to July 8, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Thayer forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $500,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -97.595 (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.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike and Heavy Rain in Maryland, July 3 to 4, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 3 to 4, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Montana, July 3, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, July 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 3, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 3 to 4, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 3, 2000
- Hail in South Dakota, July 3, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Washington, July 3, 2000
- Flash Flooding in New York, July 3, 2000
More
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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: 5175548, 5175549, 5175550, 5175551, 5175552, 5175553, 5175554, 5175555, 5175556.