Flood, Nemaha
- When
- May 23, 8:45 PM CST to May 27, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Nemaha forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.388, -95.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Nebraska, May 23 to 27, 2004
Heavy rains of at least 2 to 4 inches fell over much of southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa from May 21st through the 24th. The rains not only flooded smaller creeks and rivers over the area, but also pushed the Missouri River above flood stage from around Brownville through Rulo.
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.
- 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS OAX wrote it up.
Heavy rains of at least 2 to 4 inches fell over much of southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa from May 21st through the 24th. The rains not only flooded smaller creeks and rivers over the area, but also pushed the Missouri River above flood stage from around Brownville through Rulo. The river crested at Brownville at 34.1 feet at 5 pm Cdt on the 25th, flood stage is 32 feet. The river at Rulo crested at 18.1 feet at 4pm Cdt on the 25th, flood stage is 17 feet. The flooding affected mainly agricultural lowlands.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Omaha, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 23, 2:05 PM CST, 6 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 23, 2:05 PM CST, 6 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 305 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004 .DISCUSSION... PRIMARY CONCERNS REVOLVE AROUND NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MONDAY AFTERNOON/MONDAY NIGHT TIME FRAME...THEIR POTENTIAL SEVERITY...AND THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING. OBVIOUSLY...TODAY IS A MUCH CALMER DAY ACROSS OUR CWA WITH REGARD TO SEVERE WEATHER AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NOW AFFECTS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION. WEAK RIDGING AT THE SURFACE PREVAILED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH LOWER CLOUDS DID EXIST BUT BEGINNING TO SCATTER FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. IN THE SHORT TERM...THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT AS FOCUS SHIFTS TO DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION ONCE AGAIN. AS THE SHORT WAVE CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS...HEIGHT FALLS WILL ONCE AGAIN ALLOW AN AREA OF MODERATE LOW PRESSURE TO ORGANIZE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. IN A SITUATION NOT ALL THAT DISSIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE SETTING UP ACROSS A PORTION OF THE CWA WITH STRONG INSTABILITY AND ELEVATED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE RETURNING TO THE REGION. BULK SHEAR VALUES AGAIN EXCEED 50 KNOTS TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE LOW CENTER...WITH PW VALUES AGAIN APPROACHING OR EXCEEDING 1.50 NEAR THE BOUNDARY. IN FACT...AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER REMAIN IN A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER...ALTHOUGH I WOULDNT BE SURPRISED IF THIS GETS PUSHED JUST SLIGHTLY WEST INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA ON LATER OUTLOOKS WITH A MODERATE RISK NEAR THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. DESPITE A 24 TO 36 HOUR PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER...FEEL THAT SOIL MOISTURE AND ELEVATED STREAM CONDITIONS (WITH MANY FLOOD WARNINGS BEING ISSUED TODAY CONTINUING FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS)...HAVE OPTED TO ISSUE A NEW FLOOD WATCH FOR ABOUT THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CWA...VALID FROM 200 PM MONDAY THROUGH 400 AM TUESDAY. WHILE RIVER FLOODING WILL CERTAINLY CONTINUE...AM CONCERNED ABOUT ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING THREAT WITH ONE HOUR FFG VALUES GENERALLY 0.6 TO 0.8 IN THE WATCH AREA. IN SIMILAR FASHION...THE FRONT SHOULD SAG INTO SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA/SOUTHWEST IOWA OVERNIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL MOSTLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF I80 THROUGH THAT TIME. OTHERWISE...THE EXTENDED FORECAST WILL BE DRY TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...EXCEPT A SLIGHT CHANCE TUESDAY NIGHT. HAVE OPTED TO USE THE ECWMF FOR TIMING AND PLACEMENT OVERALL PER HPC GUIDANCE...GIVEN DISCREPANCIES NOTED IN THE GFS...AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT MAY BE TOO FAST BRINGING THE NEXT LOW ONSHORE ACROSS THE PACIFIC WEST COAST. HAVE REINTRODUCED PRECIP FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS NEXT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO AFFECT THE CENTRAL PLAINS. && .OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...FLOOD WATCH 2 PM MON TO 4 AM TUE ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM GAGE TO THURSTON COUNTY. IA...FLOOD WATCH 2 PM MON TO 4 AM TUE ALL COUNTIES. && NOTE...EFFECTIVE 1200 UTC JUNE 8TH THE AWIPS PRODUCT IDENTIFIER /PID/ FOR THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION ISSUED BY OMAHA WFO WILL CHANGE TO OMAAFDOAX. THE WMO CODE WILL REMAIN FXUS63 KOAX. DEWALD
Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 5:11 PM CST, 3 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 611 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004 IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034- 042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-241000- ANTELOPE-BOONE-BURT-BUTLER-CASS-CEDAR-COLFAX-CUMING-DODGE-DOUGLAS- FREMONT IA-GAGE-HARRISON IA-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-KNOX-LANCASTER-MADISON- MILLS IA-MONONA IA-MONTGOMERY IA-NEMAHA-OTOE-PAGE IA-PAWNEE-PIERCE- PLATTE-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-RICHARDSON-SALINE-SARPY-SAUNDERS-SEWARD- SHELBY IA-STANTON-THURSTON-WASHINGTON-WAYNE- 611 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWESTERN IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY...WITH SOME STRONG TORNADOES POSSIBLE. INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR WILL LIKELY BE MAXIMIZED OVER EAST CENTRAL TO SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BE THE AREAS MOST FAVORED FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT. HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORMS WHICH WILL AGGRAVATE LOWLAND FLOODING ALREADY IN PROGRESS IN MANY AREAS. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE ALREADY RESULTED IN FLOODING OF SEVERAL RIVER BASINS. THE ELKHORN RIVER DRAINAGE BELOW NORFOLK...AS WELL AS PARTS OF THE BIG BLUE BASIN IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA...AND THE NISHNABOTNA BASIN IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...WILL ALL SEE FLOODING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA BY MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR MORE THUNDERSTORMS LATER NEXT WEEK... ESPECIALLY FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. FUTURE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS WILL ADDRESS THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WITH THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS ALL OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. DERGAN
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 23, 2:51 PM CST, 5 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
351 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0731 PM HAIL 2 SSW TOBIAS 40.39N 97.35W
05/22/2004 3.00 INCH SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
DEWALDLocal storm report, May 23, 4:04 PM CST, 4 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
504 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 PM HAIL SCHUYLER 41.45N 97.06W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH COLFAX NE PUBLIC
0605 PM HAIL SCHUYLER 41.45N 97.06W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH COLFAX NE PUBLIC
0605 PM HAIL SCHUYLER 41.45N 97.06W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH COLFAX NE PUBLIC
0605 PM HAIL SCHUYLER 41.45N 97.06W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH COLFAX NE PUBLIC
0605 PM HAIL SCHUYLER 41.45N 97.06W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH COLFAX NE PUBLIC
0610 PM TORNADO 6 N DAVID CITY 41.34N 97.13W
05/22/2004 BUTLER NE TRAINED SPOTTER
BRIEF TOUCHDOWN.
0625 PM HAIL 6 NW NORTH BEND 41.53N 96.87W
05/22/2004 0.75 INCH DODGE NE AMATEUR RADIO
0628 PM HAIL 2 W FREMONT 41.44N 96.53W
05/22/2004 0.88 INCH DODGE NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
0642 PM HAIL 1 W NORTH BEND 41.47N 96.80W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH DODGE NE AMATEUR RADIO
0643 PM HAIL 6 NW NORTH BEND 41.53N 96.87W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH DODGE NE AMATEUR RADIO
0645 PM HAIL NORTH BEND 41.47N 96.78W
05/22/2004 1.50 INCH DODGE NE CO-OP OBSERVER
0650 PM HAIL 6 W NORTH BEND 41.47N 96.90W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH COLFAX NE AMATEUR RADIO
0657 PM HAIL 1 NE NORTH BEND 41.48N 96.77W
05/22/2004 2.75 INCH DODGE NE AMATEUR RADIO
0701 PM HAIL WINSLOW 41.61N 96.50W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH DODGE NE AMATEUR RADIO
0701 PM TSTM WND GST FREMONT 41.44N 96.49W
05/22/2004 60 MPH DODGE NE AMATEUR RADIO
0703 PM HAIL FREMONT 41.44N 96.49W
05/22/2004 2.75 INCH DODGE NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
0704 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 SW TOBIAS 40.37N 97.40W
05/22/2004 FILLMORE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
0705 PM HAIL FREMONT 41.44N 96.49W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH DODGE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
0706 PM HAIL FREMONT 41.44N 96.49W
05/22/2004 0.88 INCH DODGE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
1 TO 2 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS BLOWN OFF.
0710 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG FREMONT 41.44N 96.49W
05/22/2004 DODGE NE AMATEUR RADIO
POWER LINES DOWN, SOME STREET FLOODING.
0710 PM TSTM WND GST FREMONT 41.44N 96.49W
05/22/2004 50 MPH DODGE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
0710 PM TORNADO 9 N DAVID CITY 41.38N 97.13W
05/22/2004 COLFAX NE TRAINED SPOTTER
BRIEF TOUCHDOWN.
0711 PM HAIL TOBIAS 40.42N 97.34W
05/22/2004 0.75 INCH SALINE NE FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0715 PM HAIL 4 E WINSLOW 41.61N 96.43W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH WASHINGTON NE TRAINED SPOTTER
0715 PM HAIL 2 ESE FREMONT 41.43N 96.46W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH DODGE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
WIND DAMAGE TO POWER PLOES FROM 70 MPH WIND GUST.
0725 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 4 S TOBIAS 40.36N 97.34W
05/22/2004 SALINE NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
0730 PM HAIL WESTERN 40.39N 97.20W
05/22/2004 2.75 INCH SALINE NE CO-OP OBSERVER
0730 PM HAIL TOBIAS 40.42N 97.34W
05/22/2004 2.75 INCH SALINE NE FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0731 PM HAIL 2 SSW TOBIAS 40.39N 97.35W
05/22/2004 3.00 INCH SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
0735 PM HAIL 2 S BLAIR 41.52N 96.14W
05/22/2004 2.75 INCH WASHINGTON NE TRAINED SPOTTER
0735 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N DAYKIN 40.34N 97.30W
05/22/2004 JEFFERSON NE TRAINED SPOTTER
PIVOTS TURNED OVER
0736 PM TORNADO 2 W WESTERN 40.39N 97.24W
05/22/2004 SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
0740 PM TORNADO 3 NE DAYKIN 40.35N 97.26W
05/22/2004 SALINE NE NWS EMPLOYEE
0747 PM TORNADO 1 W WESTERN 40.39N 97.22W
05/22/2004 SALINE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
0747 PM TORNADO 1 W WESTERN 40.39N 97.22W
05/22/2004 SALINE NE FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0747 PM HAIL BLAIR 41.54N 96.14W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH WASHINGTON NE TRAINED SPOTTER
0750 PM HAIL LOGAN 41.64N 95.79W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH HARRISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
0751 PM TORNADO 1 NW SWANTON 40.39N 97.09W
05/22/2004 SALINE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND SEVERAL OTHER FUNNELS.
0757 PM HAIL LOGAN 41.64N 95.79W
05/22/2004 2.75 INCH HARRISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
0758 PM HAIL 1 NW SWANTON 40.39N 97.09W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
WINDS DAMAGE FROM 60-70 MPH TSTM GUSTS.
0802 PM HAIL 7 SW WOODBINE 41.66N 95.80W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH HARRISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
0803 PM TSTM WND GST 6 SW WILBER 40.42N 97.04W
05/22/2004 50 MPH SALINE NE AMATEUR RADIO
0807 PM HAIL MISSOURI VALLEY 41.56N 95.90W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH HARRISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
0808 PM TORNADO 6 SW WILBER 40.42N 97.04W
05/22/2004 SALINE NE AMATEUR RADIO
2ND FUNNEL DEVELOPING.
0809 PM HAIL BLAIR 41.54N 96.14W
05/22/2004 2.00 INCH WASHINGTON NE AMATEUR RADIO
0809 PM HAIL 7 SW LOGAN 41.57N 95.89W
05/22/2004 0.75 INCH HARRISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
0815 PM TSTM WND DMG WILBER 40.48N 96.96W
05/22/2004 SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
LOST POWER/EVACUATING EOC
0818 PM TSTM WND GST LINCOLN 40.82N 96.69W
05/22/2004 80 MPH LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
0819 PM TORNADO 7 E MISSOURI VALLEY 41.56N 95.76W
05/22/2004 HARRISON IA STORM CHASER
0820 PM TSTM WND DMG FREMONT 41.44N 96.49W
05/22/2004 DODGE NE AMATEUR RADIO
A/C UNIT BLOWN OF WAL-MART. ALSO GAS LINES LEAKING.
0825 PM HAIL 1 SW MODALE 41.61N 96.03W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH HARRISON IA CO-OP OBSERVER
0830 PM TSTM WND GST 14 N BEATRICE 40.47N 96.75W
05/22/2004 60 MPH GAGE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
AT JUNCTION OF HIGHWAYS 77 AND 41.
0837 PM HAIL 4 SW WOODBINE 41.70N 95.76W
05/22/2004 0.88 INCH HARRISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
0837 PM HAIL 4 SW WOODBINE 41.70N 95.76W
05/22/2004 0.88 INCH HARRISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
0837 PM HAIL WOODBINE 41.74N 95.71W
05/22/2004 0.88 INCH HARRISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
0837 PM HAIL 4 SW WOODBINE 41.70N 95.76W
05/22/2004 0.88 INCH HARRISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
0840 PM TSTM WND DMG 10 NW BEATRICE 40.37N 96.88W
05/22/2004 GAGE NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
HOUSES DAMAGED IN NORTHWEST GAGE C0UNTY.
0843 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 S LOGAN 41.60N 95.79W
05/22/2004 HARRISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
STREET FLOODING AND WATER OVER ROAD.
0845 PM HAIL 3 NE NEOLA 41.48N 95.58W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH POTTAWATTAMIE IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
0848 PM TORNADO 3 S HARLAN 41.61N 95.33W
05/22/2004 SHELBY IA EMERGENCY MNGR
AT F-58 AND JUNIPER RD.
0852 PM TSTM WND GST 4 NE HALLAM 40.58N 96.73W
05/22/2004 80 MPH LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
TRACTOR TRAILER BLOWN OVER.
0858 PM TORNADO LINCOLN 40.82N 96.69W
05/22/2004 LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
HIGHWAY 77 AND FIRTH ROAD. MAJOR DAMGE TO POWER LINES AND
TREES.
0858 PM TORNADO 1 N FIRTH 40.55N 96.60W
05/22/2004 LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
ONE MILE NORTH OF FIRTH WITH HEAVY DAMAGE
0900 PM FLOOD 3 N LOGAN 41.69N 95.79W
05/22/2004 HARRISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
LOWLAND FLOODING WATER OVER ROAD
0914 PM TORNADO 1 NW DOUGLAS 40.60N 96.40W
05/22/2004 OTOE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
BRIEF TOUCHDOWN
0930 PM FLOOD DORCHESTER 40.65N 97.11W
05/22/2004 SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
LOCAL FLOODING REPORTED
0930 PM TORNADO HALLAM 40.54N 96.79W
05/22/2004 LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL HOUSES DESTROYED AND POWER LINES DOWN REQUESTING
A LOT OF HELP. MEDICAL CALL REQUESTED TO HALLAM NEBRASKA
AS MAJOR DAMAGE.
0935 PM TSTM WND DMG HICKMAN 40.62N 96.63W
05/22/2004 LANCASTER NE CO-OP OBSERVER
SHED DESTROYED
0945 PM TSTM WND DMG W UNION 40.81N 95.92W
05/22/2004 CASS NE AMATEUR RADIO
ESTIMATED 85-100 MPH GUSTS TORE UP 5-6 INCH DIAMETER
LIMBS FROM TREES.
0947 PM TORNADO 3 SW NEBRASKA CITY 40.65N 95.90W
05/22/2004 OTOE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
BRIEF TOUCHDOWN
0954 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 SW SWANTON 40.37N 97.09W
05/22/2004 SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
0954 PM TSTM WND GST 6 W UNION 40.81N 96.04W
05/22/2004 60 MPH CASS NE AMATEUR RADIO
0955 PM HAIL WILBER 40.48N 96.96W
05/22/2004 0.75 INCH SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
0957 PM HAIL UNION 40.81N 95.92W
05/22/2004 0.88 INCH CASS NE AMATEUR RADIO
0957 PM TSTM WND GST UNION 40.81N 95.92W
05/22/2004 80 MPH CASS NE AMATEUR RADIO
1000 PM TSTM WND DMG MURDOCK 40.93N 96.28W
05/22/2004 CASS NE PUBLIC
TREES DOWN AND POWER LINES DOWN
1000 PM TORNADO 3 NE MURRAY 40.95N 95.89W
05/22/2004 CASS NE TRAINED SPOTTER
1000 PM FLOOD MADISON 41.83N 97.46W
05/22/2004 MADISON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
HIGHWAY 32 EAST CLOSED
1004 PM HAIL UNION 40.81N 95.92W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH CASS NE AMATEUR RADIO
1005 PM TSTM WND DMG UNION 40.81N 95.92W
05/22/2004 CASS NE CO-OP OBSERVER
LARGE TREE UPROOTED, ROOF DAMAGE, AND TREE FELL ON CAR.
1005 PM FLOOD DODGE 41.72N 96.88W
05/22/2004 DODGE NE FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
MAJOR FLOODING IN CITY OF DODGE SPUR 27A IS UNDER WATER.
1005 PM HAIL 1 S NEBRASKA CITY 40.66N 95.86W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH OTOE NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
1007 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NW THURMAN 40.87N 95.82W
05/22/2004 FREMONT IA PUBLIC
SEMI TRAILER BLOWN OVER NEAR MILE MARKER 19 ON I-29.
1008 PM TSTM WND DMG TABOR 40.89N 95.67W
05/22/2004 FREMONT IA PUBLIC
TREE ON HOUSE.
1010 PM TSTM WND DMG THURMAN 40.82N 95.75W
05/22/2004 FREMONT IA BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE ON HOME, TOOL SHEDS AND OUTBUILDINGS AT SEVERAL
FARMS OUTSIDE OF TOWN DESTROYED.
1010 PM TSTM WND GST UNION 40.81N 95.92W
05/22/2004 80 MPH CASS NE AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN AND POWER OUT IN UNION
1010 PM TSTM WND GST UNION 40.81N 95.92W
05/22/2004 80 MPH
CASS NE AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN AND POWER OUT IN UNION.
1010 PM TSTM WND GST UNION 40.81N 95.92W
05/22/2004 80 MPH CASS NE AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN AND POWER OUT IN UNION.
1010 PM TSTM WND GST UNION 40.81N 95.92W
05/22/2004 80 MPH CASS NE AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN AND POWER OUT IN UNION.
1012 PM TSTM WND DMG FIRTH 40.53N 96.60W
05/22/2004 LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
ENTIRE TOWN OF FIRTH BLOCKED OFF WITH DEBRIS, UPROOTED
TREES AND BUILDINGS.
1014 PM TORNADO THURMAN 40.82N 95.75W
05/22/2004 FREMONT IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWN, TREES DOWN, ROOF BLOWN ONTO I-29.
1015 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NW THURMAN 40.87N 95.82W
05/22/2004 FREMONT IA AMATEUR RADIO
RAILROAD CARS BLOWN OVER BUILDING ROOF BLOWN ONTO
HIGHWAY. I-29 MILE MARKER 20.
1015 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N THURMAN 40.89N 95.75W
05/22/2004 FREMONT IA AMATEUR RADIO
80 TO 100 MPH WINDS. SEMI BLOWN OVER ON I-29 MILE MARKER
23 NEAR BARTLETT IOWA. 5,000 TO 10,000 DAMAGE.
1015 PM TSTM WND DMG RANDOLPH 40.87N 95.56W
05/22/2004 FREMONT IA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREE ACROSS ROAD, POWER LINES DOWN.
1017 PM HAIL 1 SW GLENWOOD 41.04N 95.76W
05/22/2004 0.75 INCH MILLS IA AMATEUR RADIO
1017 PM HAIL 3 ESE GLENWOOD 41.03N 95.69W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH MILLS IA AMATEUR RADIO
1017 PM HAIL 1 SW GLENWOOD 41.04N 95.76W
05/22/2004 0.75 INCH MILLS IA AMATEUR RADIO
1018 PM TORNADO THURMAN 40.82N 95.75W
05/22/2004 FREMONT IA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
AT 1491 CEMETARY ROAD.
1020 PM HAIL 2 E GLENWOOD 41.05N 95.70W
05/22/2004 0.75 INCH MILLS IA AMATEUR RADIO
1020 PM HAIL 2 E GLENWOOD 41.05N 95.70W
05/22/2004 0.75 INCH MILLS IA AMATEUR RADIO
1022 PM HAIL GLENWOOD 41.05N 95.74W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH MILLS IA AMATEUR RADIO
1022 PM HAIL 3 ESE GLENWOOD 41.03N 95.69W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH MILLS IA AMATEUR RADIO
1022 PM HAIL ESE GLENWOOD 41.05N 95.74W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH MILLS IA AMATEUR RADIO
1024 PM HAIL 1 W PLYMOUTH 40.30N 96.99W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH JEFFERSON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
1030 PM FLASH FLOOD 10 NW STANTON 42.05N 97.36W
05/22/2004 STANTON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
NORTHWEST STANTON COUNTY...WOODLAND PARK AREA...TREES
DOWN ACROSS SEVERAL ROADS. SOUTHERN STANTON COUNTY 1500
ACRES UNDER WATER. MANY COUNTY ROADS UNDER WATER. HIGHWAY
32 CLOSED.
1036 PM TSTM WND GST 8 N FAIRBURY 40.26N 97.18W
05/22/2004 60 MPH JEFFERSON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
1036 PM TSTM WND GST 8 N FAIRBURY 40.26N 97.18W
05/22/2004 60 MPH JEFFERSON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
1043 PM TSTM WND DMG CLARINDA 40.74N 95.04W
05/22/2004 PAGE IA AMATEUR RADIO
GRAIN BIN BLOWN IN ROAD POWER LINE DAMAGE.
1045 PM TSTM WND DMG LINCOLN 40.82N 96.69W
05/22/2004 LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL HOMES DESTROYED AT 56TH AND OLIVE CREEK ROAD.
1048 PM TORNADO 1 W PLYMOUTH 40.30N 96.99W
05/22/2004 JEFFERSON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
1048 PM HAIL 4 N FAIRBURY 40.20N 97.18W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH JEFFERSON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
1048 PM HAIL 3 W FAIRBURY 40.14N 97.23W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH JEFFERSON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
1050 PM HAIL SWANTON 40.38N 97.08W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
1102 PM TORNADO 7 W BEATRICE 40.27N 96.88W
05/22/2004 GAGE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
1112 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S HICKMAN 40.61N 96.63W
05/22/2004 LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
SOUTH OF HICKMAN GRAIN BINS BLOWN DOWN ACROSS ROADS AND
LIVESTOCK LOOSE IN NORRIS SCHOOL AREA.
1200 AM FLASH FLOOD PIERCE 42.20N 97.53W
05/23/2004 PIERCE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
STREET FLOODING AND TORRENTIAL RAIN. HIGHWAY 13 CLOSED.
&&
DERGANLocal storm report, May 23, 7:49 PM CST, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
849 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0835 PM TORNADO HALLAM 40.54N 96.79W
05/22/2004 LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL HOUSES DESTROYED AND POWER LINES DOWN REQUESTING
A LOT OF HELP. MEDICAL CALL REQUESTED TO HALLAM NEBRASKA
AS MAJOR DAMAGE.
&&
CORRECTED EVENT TIME
DERGANLocal storm report, May 23, 8:02 PM CST, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
902 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 PM HAIL SCHUYLER 41.45N 97.06W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH COLFAX NE PUBLIC
0605 PM HAIL SCHUYLER 41.45N 97.06W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH COLFAX NE PUBLIC
0605 PM HAIL SCHUYLER 41.45N 97.06W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH COLFAX NE PUBLIC
0605 PM HAIL SCHUYLER 41.45N 97.06W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH COLFAX NE PUBLIC
0605 PM HAIL SCHUYLER 41.45N 97.06W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH COLFAX NE PUBLIC
0610 PM TORNADO 6 N DAVID CITY 41.34N 97.13W
05/22/2004 BUTLER NE TRAINED SPOTTER
BRIEF TOUCHDOWN.
0625 PM HAIL 6 NW NORTH BEND 41.53N 96.87W
05/22/2004 0.75 INCH DODGE NE AMATEUR RADIO
0628 PM HAIL 2 W FREMONT 41.44N 96.53W
05/22/2004 0.88 INCH DODGE NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
0642 PM HAIL 1 W NORTH BEND 41.47N 96.80W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH DODGE NE AMATEUR RADIO
0643 PM HAIL 6 NW NORTH BEND 41.53N 96.87W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH DODGE NE AMATEUR RADIO
0645 PM HAIL NORTH BEND 41.47N 96.78W
05/22/2004 1.50 INCH DODGE NE CO-OP OBSERVER
0650 PM HAIL 6 W NORTH BEND 41.47N 96.90W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH COLFAX NE AMATEUR RADIO
0657 PM HAIL 1 NE NORTH BEND 41.48N 96.77W
05/22/2004 2.75 INCH DODGE NE AMATEUR RADIO
0701 PM HAIL WINSLOW 41.61N 96.50W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH DODGE NE AMATEUR RADIO
0701 PM TSTM WND GST FREMONT 41.44N 96.49W
05/22/2004 60 MPH DODGE NE AMATEUR RADIO
0703 PM HAIL FREMONT 41.44N 96.49W
05/22/2004 2.75 INCH DODGE NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
0704 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 SW TOBIAS 40.37N 97.40W
05/22/2004 FILLMORE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
0705 PM HAIL FREMONT 41.44N 96.49W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH DODGE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
0706 PM HAIL FREMONT 41.44N 96.49W
05/22/2004 0.88 INCH DODGE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
1 TO 2 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS BLOWN OFF.
0710 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG FREMONT 41.44N 96.49W
05/22/2004 DODGE NE AMATEUR RADIO
POWER LINES DOWN, SOME STREET FLOODING.
0710 PM TSTM WND GST FREMONT 41.44N 96.49W
05/22/2004 50 MPH DODGE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
0710 PM TORNADO 9 N DAVID CITY 41.38N 97.13W
05/22/2004 COLFAX NE TRAINED SPOTTER
BRIEF TOUCHDOWN.
0711 PM HAIL TOBIAS 40.42N 97.34W
05/22/2004 0.75 INCH SALINE NE FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0715 PM HAIL 4 E WINSLOW 41.61N 96.43W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH WASHINGTON NE TRAINED SPOTTER
0715 PM HAIL 2 ESE FREMONT 41.43N 96.46W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH DODGE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
WIND DAMAGE TO POWER PLOES FROM 70 MPH WIND GUST.
0725 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 4 S TOBIAS 40.36N 97.34W
05/22/2004 SALINE NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
0730 PM HAIL WESTERN 40.39N 97.20W
05/22/2004 2.75 INCH SALINE NE CO-OP OBSERVER
0730 PM HAIL TOBIAS 40.42N 97.34W
05/22/2004 2.75 INCH SALINE NE FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0731 PM HAIL 2 SSW TOBIAS 40.39N 97.35W
05/22/2004 3.00 INCH SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
0735 PM HAIL 2 S BLAIR 41.52N 96.14W
05/22/2004 2.75 INCH WASHINGTON NE TRAINED SPOTTER
0735 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N DAYKIN 40.34N 97.30W
05/22/2004 JEFFERSON NE TRAINED SPOTTER
PIVOTS TURNED OVER
0736 PM TORNADO 2 W WESTERN 40.39N 97.24W
05/22/2004 SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
0740 PM TORNADO 3 NE DAYKIN 40.35N 97.26W
05/22/2004 SALINE NE NWS EMPLOYEE
0747 PM TORNADO 1 W WESTERN 40.39N 97.22W
05/22/2004 SALINE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
0747 PM TORNADO 1 W WESTERN 40.39N 97.22W
05/22/2004 SALINE NE FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0747 PM HAIL BLAIR 41.54N 96.14W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH WASHINGTON NE TRAINED SPOTTER
0750 PM HAIL LOGAN 41.64N 95.79W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH HARRISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
0751 PM TORNADO 1 NW SWANTON 40.39N 97.09W
05/22/2004 SALINE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND SEVERAL OTHER FUNNELS.
0757 PM HAIL LOGAN 41.64N 95.79W
05/22/2004 2.75 INCH HARRISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
0758 PM HAIL 1 NW SWANTON 40.39N 97.09W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
WINDS DAMAGE FROM 60-70 MPH TSTM GUSTS.
0802 PM HAIL 7 SW WOODBINE 41.66N 95.80W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH HARRISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
0803 PM TSTM WND GST 6 SW WILBER 40.42N 97.04W
05/22/2004 50 MPH SALINE NE AMATEUR RADIO
0807 PM HAIL MISSOURI VALLEY 41.56N 95.90W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH HARRISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
0808 PM TORNADO 6 SW WILBER 40.42N 97.04W
05/22/2004 SALINE NE AMATEUR RADIO
2ND FUNNEL DEVELOPING.
0809 PM HAIL BLAIR 41.54N 96.14W
05/22/2004 2.00 INCH WASHINGTON NE AMATEUR RADIO
0809 PM HAIL 7 SW LOGAN 41.57N 95.89W
05/22/2004 0.75 INCH HARRISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
0815 PM TSTM WND DMG WILBER 40.48N 96.96W
05/22/2004 SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
LOST POWER/EVACUATING EOC
0818 PM TSTM WND GST LINCOLN 40.82N 96.69W
05/22/2004 80 MPH LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
0819 PM TORNADO 7 E MISSOURI VALLEY 41.56N 95.76W
05/22/2004 HARRISON IA STORM CHASER
0820 PM TSTM WND DMG FREMONT 41.44N 96.49W
05/22/2004 DODGE NE AMATEUR RADIO
A/C UNIT BLOWN OF WAL-MART. ALSO GAS LINES LEAKING.
0825 PM HAIL 1 SW MODALE 41.61N 96.03W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH HARRISON IA CO-OP OBSERVER
0830 PM TSTM WND GST 14 N BEATRICE 40.47N 96.75W
05/22/2004 60 MPH GAGE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
AT JUNCTION OF HIGHWAYS 77 AND 41.
0835 PM TORNADO HALLAM 40.54N 96.79W
05/22/2004 LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL HOUSES DESTROYED AND POWER LINES DOWN REQUESTING
A LOT OF HELP. MEDICAL CALL REQUESTED TO HALLAM NEBRASKA
AS MAJOR DAMAGE.
0837 PM HAIL 4 SW WOODBINE 41.70N 95.76W
05/22/2004 0.88 INCH HARRISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
0837 PM HAIL WOODBINE 41.74N 95.71W
05/22/2004 0.88 INCH HARRISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
0837 PM HAIL 4 SW WOODBINE 41.70N 95.76W
05/22/2004 0.88 INCH HARRISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
0837 PM HAIL 4 SW WOODBINE 41.70N 95.76W
05/22/2004 0.88 INCH HARRISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
0840 PM TSTM WND DMG 10 NW BEATRICE 40.37N 96.88W
05/22/2004 GAGE NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
HOUSES DAMAGED IN NORTHWEST GAGE C0UNTY.
0843 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 S LOGAN 41.60N 95.79W
05/22/2004 HARRISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
STREET FLOODING AND WATER OVER ROAD.
0845 PM HAIL 3 NE NEOLA 41.48N 95.58W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH POTTAWATTAMIE IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
0848 PM TORNADO 3 S HARLAN 41.61N 95.33W
05/22/2004 SHELBY IA EMERGENCY MNGR
AT F-58 AND JUNIPER RD.
0852 PM TSTM WND GST 4 NE HALLAM 40.58N 96.73W
05/22/2004 80 MPH LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
TRACTOR TRAILER BLOWN OVER.
0858 PM TORNADO 1 N FIRTH 40.55N 96.60W
05/22/2004 LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
ONE MILE NORTH OF FIRTH WITH HEAVY DAMAGE
0858 PM TORNADO LINCOLN 40.82N 96.69W
05/22/2004 LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
HIGHWAY 77 AND FIRTH ROAD. MAJOR DAMGE TO POWER LINES AND
TREES.
0900 PM FLOOD 3 N LOGAN 41.69N 95.79W
05/22/2004 HARRISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
LOWLAND FLOODING WATER OVER ROAD
0914 PM TORNADO 1 NW DOUGLAS 40.60N 96.40W
05/22/2004 OTOE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
BRIEF TOUCHDOWN
0930 PM FLOOD DORCHESTER 40.65N 97.11W
05/22/2004 SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
LOCAL FLOODING REPORTED
0935 PM TSTM WND DMG HICKMAN 40.62N 96.63W
05/22/2004 LANCASTER NE CO-OP OBSERVER
SHED DESTROYED
0945 PM TSTM WND DMG W UNION 40.81N 95.92W
05/22/2004 CASS NE AMATEUR RADIO
ESTIMATED 85-100 MPH GUSTS TORE UP 5-6 INCH DIAMETER
LIMBS FROM TREES.
0947 PM TORNADO 3 SW NEBRASKA CITY 40.65N 95.90W
05/22/2004 OTOE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
BRIEF TOUCHDOWN
0954 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 SW SWANTON 40.37N 97.09W
05/22/2004 SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
0954 PM TSTM WND GST 6 W UNION 40.81N 96.04W
05/22/2004 60 MPH CASS NE AMATEUR RADIO
0955 PM HAIL WILBER 40.48N 96.96W
05/22/2004 0.75 INCH SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
0957 PM HAIL UNION 40.81N 95.92W
05/22/2004 0.88 INCH CASS NE AMATEUR RADIO
0957 PM TSTM WND GST UNION 40.81N 95.92W
05/22/2004 80 MPH CASS NE AMATEUR RADIO
1000 PM TORNADO 3 NE MURRAY 40.95N 95.89W
05/22/2004 CASS NE TRAINED SPOTTER
1000 PM TSTM WND DMG MURDOCK 40.93N 96.28W
05/22/2004 CASS NE PUBLIC
TREES DOWN AND POWER LINES DOWN
1000 PM FLOOD MADISON 41.83N 97.46W
05/22/2004 MADISON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
HIGHWAY 32 EAST CLOSED
1004 PM HAIL UNION 40.81N 95.92W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH CASS NE AMATEUR RADIO
1005 PM TSTM WND DMG UNION 40.81N 95.92W
05/22/2004 CASS NE CO-OP OBSERVER
LARGE TREE UPROOTED, ROOF DAMAGE, AND TREE FELL ON CAR.
1005 PM FLOOD DODGE 41.72N 96.88W
05/22/2004 DODGE NE FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
MAJOR FLOODING IN CITY OF DODGE SPUR 27A IS UNDER WATER.
1005 PM HAIL 1 S NEBRASKA CITY 40.66N 95.86W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH OTOE NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
1007 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NW THURMAN 40.87N 95.82W
05/22/2004 FREMONT IA PUBLIC
SEMI TRAILER BLOWN OVER NEAR MILE MARKER 19 ON I-29.
1008 PM TSTM WND DMG TABOR 40.89N 95.67W
05/22/2004 FREMONT IA PUBLIC
TREE ON HOUSE.
1010 PM TSTM WND GST UNION 40.81N 95.92W
05/22/2004 80 MPH CASS NE AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN AND POWER OUT IN UNION.
1010 PM TSTM WND DMG THURMAN 40.82N 95.75W
05/22/2004 FREMONT IA BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE ON HOME, TOOL SHEDS AND OUTBUILDINGS AT SEVERAL
FARMS OUTSIDE OF TOWN DESTROYED.
1010 PM TSTM WND GST UNION 40.81N 95.92W
05/22/2004 80 MPH
CASS NE AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN AND POWER OUT IN UNION
1010 PM TSTM WND GST UNION 40.81N 95.92W
05/22/2004 80 MPH CASS NE AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN AND POWER OUT IN UNION.
1010 PM TSTM WND GST UNION 40.81N 95.92W
05/22/2004 80 MPH CASS NE AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN AND POWER OUT IN UNION.
1012 PM TSTM WND DMG FIRTH 40.53N 96.60W
05/22/2004 LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
ENTIRE TOWN OF FIRTH BLOCKED OFF WITH DEBRIS, UPROOTED
TREES AND BUILDINGS.
1014 PM TORNADO THURMAN 40.82N 95.75W
05/22/2004 FREMONT IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWN, TREES DOWN, ROOF BLOWN ONTO I-29.
1015 PM TSTM WND DMG RANDOLPH 40.87N 95.56W
05/22/2004 FREMONT IA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREE ACROSS ROAD, POWER LINES DOWN.
1015 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NW THURMAN 40.87N 95.82W
05/22/2004 FREMONT IA AMATEUR RADIO
RAILROAD CARS BLOWN OVER BUILDING ROOF BLOWN ONTO
HIGHWAY. I-29 MILE MARKER 20.
1015 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N THURMAN 40.89N 95.75W
05/22/2004 FREMONT IA AMATEUR RADIO
80 TO 100 MPH WINDS. SEMI BLOWN OVER ON I-29 MILE MARKER
23 NEAR BARTLETT IOWA. 5,000 TO 10,000 DAMAGE.
1017 PM HAIL 3 ESE GLENWOOD 41.03N 95.69W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH MILLS IA AMATEUR RADIO
1017 PM HAIL 1 SW GLENWOOD 41.04N 95.76W
05/22/2004 0.75 INCH MILLS IA AMATEUR RADIO
1017 PM HAIL 1 SW GLENWOOD 41.04N 95.76W
05/22/2004 0.75 INCH MILLS IA AMATEUR RADIO
1018 PM TORNADO THURMAN 40.82N 95.75W
05/22/2004 FREMONT IA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
AT 1491 CEMETARY ROAD.
1020 PM HAIL 2 E GLENWOOD 41.05N 95.70W
05/22/2004 0.75 INCH MILLS IA AMATEUR RADIO
1020 PM HAIL 2 E GLENWOOD 41.05N 95.70W
05/22/2004 0.75 INCH MILLS IA AMATEUR RADIO
1022 PM HAIL ESE GLENWOOD 41.05N 95.74W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH MILLS IA AMATEUR RADIO
1022 PM HAIL GLENWOOD 41.05N 95.74W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH MILLS IA AMATEUR RADIO
1022 PM HAIL 3 ESE GLENWOOD 41.03N 95.69W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH MILLS IA AMATEUR RADIO
1024 PM HAIL 1 W PLYMOUTH 40.30N 96.99W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH JEFFERSON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
1030 PM FLASH FLOOD 10 NW STANTON 42.05N 97.36W
05/22/2004 STANTON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
NORTHWEST STANTON COUNTY...WOODLAND PARK AREA...TREES
DOWN ACROSS SEVERAL ROADS. SOUTHERN STANTON COUNTY 1500
ACRES UNDER WATER. MANY COUNTY ROADS UNDER WATER. HIGHWAY
32 CLOSED.
1036 PM TSTM WND GST 8 N FAIRBURY 40.26N 97.18W
05/22/2004 60 MPH JEFFERSON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
1036 PM TSTM WND GST 8 N FAIRBURY 40.26N 97.18W
05/22/2004 60 MPH JEFFERSON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
1043 PM TSTM WND DMG CLARINDA 40.74N 95.04W
05/22/2004 PAGE IA AMATEUR RADIO
GRAIN BIN BLOWN IN ROAD POWER LINE DAMAGE.
1045 PM TSTM WND DMG LINCOLN 40.82N 96.69W
05/22/2004 LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL HOMES DESTROYED AT 56TH AND OLIVE CREEK ROAD.
1048 PM TORNADO 1 W PLYMOUTH 40.30N 96.99W
05/22/2004 JEFFERSON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
1048 PM HAIL 3 W FAIRBURY 40.14N 97.23W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH JEFFERSON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
1048 PM HAIL 4 N FAIRBURY 40.20N 97.18W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH JEFFERSON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
1050 PM HAIL SWANTON 40.38N 97.08W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
1102 PM TORNADO 7 W BEATRICE 40.27N 96.88W
05/22/2004 GAGE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
1112 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S HICKMAN 40.61N 96.63W
05/22/2004 LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
SOUTH OF HICKMAN GRAIN BINS BLOWN DOWN ACROSS ROADS AND
LIVESTOCK LOOSE IN NORRIS SCHOOL AREA.
1200 AM FLASH FLOOD PIERCE 42.20N 97.53W
05/23/2004 PIERCE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
STREET FLOODING AND TORRENTIAL RAIN. HIGHWAY 13 CLOSED.
&&
DERGANThe radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Richardson
- When
- May 24, 4:45 AM CST to May 26, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Richardson forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.125, -95.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 23, 2004
- Flooding in Michigan, May 23 to 24, 2004
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Illinois, May 23, 2004
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, May 23, 2004
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, May 23, 2004
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, May 23, 2004
- Flood in Puerto Rico, May 23, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 23, 2004
- Flood in Wisconsin, May 23 to 31, 2004
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, May 23, 2004
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, May 23, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in New York, May 23 to 24, 2004
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, May 2004
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: 5395054, 5395055.