1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Omaha, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 28, 1:50 AM CST, 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 250 AM CDT TUE MAY 28 2002 MCS OVER FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING WITH LINE STARTING TO PUSH INTO IOWA AT 0730Z. EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO END ACROSS AREA THIS MORNING AS TROF OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS SHIFTS EAST. SOME CHANCE OF ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS SFC TROF OVER NRN PLAINS WORKS ITS WAY EAST. ONLY REAL CHANGE TO GOING FORECAST WAS TO INCREASE TEMPS FOR TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. REMAINDER OF FORECAST LEFT PRETTY MUCH ALONE DUE TO ONGOING CONVECTION THIS MORNING. IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS ON THE NEW FORECAST DISCUSSION FORMAT...PLEASE E-MAIL THEM TO W-OAX.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV OR CALL DAVE THEOPHILUS AT 402-359-5166. .OMA...NONE. FOBERT
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:57 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain of up to 3.6 inches fell across parts of Jefferson county near Fairbury. The heavy rain caused flash flooding which covered several county roads around town and washed out several culverts.
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