Drought, Dundy
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dundy forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -101.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Nebraska, June 1 to 30, 2000
Drought conditions went into the Extreme Category across far southwest Nebraska. Sub-soil moisture was essentially non-existant , as widespread drought covered much of Nebraska.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 GLD wrote it up.
Drought conditions went into the Extreme Category across far southwest Nebraska. Sub-soil moisture was essentially non-existant , as widespread drought covered much of Nebraska. Precipitation during the spring months into June did not even total half of normal in Dundy, Hitchcock, and Red Willow Counties. Rivers and Creeks, which normally contain some streamflow, were completely dry.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Hitchcock
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hitchcock forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -101.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Red Willow
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Red Willow forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, June 1, 2000
- Drought in Georgia, June 1 to 30, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, June 1, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Texas, June 1, 2000
- Rip Current in California, June 1, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, June 1, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 1, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 1, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 1, 2000
- Flooding in North Dakota, June 1 to 30, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, June 1, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 1, 2000
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, June 2000
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: 5148995, 5148996, 5148997.