Flash Flooding and Hail in Nebraska, June 11 to 13, 2007

Name: Flash Flooding and Hail in Nebraska, June 11 to 13, 2007
Start: 2007-06-11T14:40
End: 2007-06-13T15:00
Location: Nebraska

June 11 to 13, 2007 · NWS LBF · 17 events in 7 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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Wind
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Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1.2 million
Crop damage: $200,000
Events: 17

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 LBF wrote it up.

First in a wave of systems to push out of Colorado and the Panhandle into Southwest Nebraska during the evening of June 11th through June 13th. The initial storm system brought large hail and very heavy rainfall. The storm system then developed into a heavy rainfall event causing extensive flash flooding.

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 North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 11, 12:54 PM MST, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 12:54 PM MST, 1 hour 46 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
254 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2007

.SHORT TERM DISCUSSION...
AHEAD OF UPPER LOW CURRENTLY EAST OF BAJA...LEAD SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY
LIFTING NORTHEAST FROM WESTERN COLORADO WILL MOVE ACROSS NWRN
FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES WILL BE AOA 150
PERCENT OF NORMAL ACROSS WRN FA TONIGHT. DEEP LAYER SHER WILL BE
30-35 KTS AND SEVERE IS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE GIVEN SB CAPES OF
2000-3000 J/KG. ANY TRAINING OR PERSISTENT CELLS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY
RAINFALL. AN MCS IS ANTICIPATED TO MOVE GENERALLY EAST FROM THE
PNHDLE ACROSS WRN SANDHILLS WHERE LIKELY POPS HAVE BEEN PLACED.
HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT HOWEVER WILL BE IN AREAS WHICH ARE THE DRIEST
AND HAVE THE HIGHEST FFG VALUES AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOT
ANTICIPATED. WHILE THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT...IT WILL NOT END AS APPROACHING UPPER LOW WILL CAUSE SFC
LOW PRESSURE TO DEVELOP ACROSS ERN COLORADO.

PHASING OF NRN STREAM TROUGH ADVANCING FROM PAC NW TO THE NRN HIGH
PLAINS TUESDAY AND SRN STREAM CLOSED LOW ADVANCING TO WRN NEW MEXICO
WILL DRAWN DEEP GULF MOISTURE INTO THE REGION. WITH PRECIPITABLE
WATER VALUES INCREASING TO 1.25 TO 1.75 INCHES...THIS WILL BE
150-200 PERCENT OF NORMAL OR 2 STANDARD DEVIATIONS. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA BEFORE
THE SYSTEM MOVES OUT WEDNESDAY AFTN. THIS MAY END UP BEING ANOTHER
HIGH IMPACT FLOOD EVENT AS RECENT HEAVY RAINS PLACE SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA... PORTIONS OF CUSTER...KEYA PAHA...ROCK...BOYD AND HOLT
COUNTY IN AREAS OF HIGHEST RISK.

UPPER LOW WILL STALL ACROSS NEBR/KANSAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY...KEEPING CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS AND RAIN CHANCES THROUGH
AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT SHOULD END HOWEVER
BY 00Z THURSDAY.

.LONG TERM DISCUSSION...
FOR THE PERIOD FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...WRN AND NCTRL NEBR WILL BE
BENEATH UPPER RIDGE WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S THROUGH AT
LEAST SUNDAY. ANY RAIN CHANCES PRIOR TO SUNDAY ARE QUITE LOW AND
WILL NOT MENTION ATTM. ANOTHER ORGANIZED CHANCE ARRIVES
SUNDAY/SUNDAY NIGHT WITH APPROACHING NRN STREAM UPPER TROUGH AND
COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ADVANCE ACROSS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
DRY AND COOLER MONDAY BEHIND FRONT IN THE UPPER 70S/LOWER 80S.
&&

.AVIATION...
CONVECTION DEVELOPING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT WILL
IMPACT ALL TWEB ROUTES ACROSS THE WEST. OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING STRATUS WILL THEN BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD WITH CEILING
DROPPING TO MVFR OR LESS THROUGH 15Z TUESDAY MORNING.

&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

KAR/TLK

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 1:38 PM MST, 1 hour 2 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
338 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2007

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-120645-
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
338 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2007 /238 PM MDT MON JUN 11 2007/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND MOVE EAST
NORTHEAST INTO THE EVENING. THE WEST WILL REMAIN IN A SLIGHT RISK
FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT FOR AREAS WEST OF
A LINE FROM NENZEL IN CHERRY COUNTY...MULLEN IN HOOKER
COUNTY...TRYON IN MCPHERSON COUNTY...HERSHEY IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND
HAYES CENTER IN HAYES COUNTY. LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS
WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE LIKELY ACROSS
PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
MAY BE ISSUED FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN MANY AREAS AND
ISOLATED TOTALS COULD EXCEED 5 INCHES AS THE STRONG SYSTEM MOVES
EAST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY
83 TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE

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The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 147 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:38 UTC.

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Event by event

10 hail, 7 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Garden

When: June 11, 2:40 PM MST
Where: Garden County, 23 mi N of Oshkosh
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Park/Forest Service
Coordinates: 41.752, -102.330

Hail, Chase

When: June 11, 2:50 PM MST
Where: Chase County, 10 mi S of Lamar
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.425, -101.970

Hail, Deuel

When: June 11, 3:10 PM MST
Where: Deuel County, Chappell
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 41.100, -102.470

Hail, Garden

When: June 11, 3:45 PM MST
Where: Garden County, 6 mi WNW of Lewellen
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.363, -102.257

Hail, Chase

When: June 11, 4:25 PM MST
Where: Chase County, 9 mi SSW of Champion
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.350, -101.815

Hail, Chase

When: June 11, 4:55 PM MST
Where: Chase County, 9 mi SW of Champion
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.378, -101.871

Hail, Chase

When: June 11, 5:44 PM MST
Where: Chase County, 6 mi WSW of Champion
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.437, -101.855

Hail, Chase

When: June 11, 6:26 PM MST
Where: Chase County, 8 mi E of Imperial
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.520, -101.478

Hail, Perkins

When: June 11, 7:51 PM MST
Where: Perkins County, 5 mi W of Brandon
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.800, -101.996

Flash Flood, Chase

When: June 11, 9:00 PM MST to June 12, 4:00 PM MST
Where: Chase County, 18 mi NW of Champion to 5 mi E of (Iml)imperial Arpt
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $450,000
Crop damage: $85,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 40.654, -101.992

Nearly stationary thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall of 4 to 10 inches causing water to flow over roadways. The flood waters over-topped the dam at Champion Lake. Water flowed across Highway 6 west of Imperial near Sand Creek and across numerous secondary roads. Highways were closed and travel was discouraged for much of the county. Many secondary roads were washed out.

Flash Flood, Perkins

When: June 11, 11:00 PM MST to June 12, 4:00 PM MST
Where: Perkins County, Venango to 9 mi S of Grant
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $350,000
Crop damage: $75,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 40.770, -102.030

Nearly stationary thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall of 4 to 10 inches causing water to flow over roadways mainly west and south of Grant. Water flowed across Highway 23 west of Grant and across numerous secondary roads. Highways were closed and travel was discouraged for much of the county. One home around the Grant Golf Course was inundated with water while many others were saved by sandbags.

Hail, Chase

When: June 11, 11:11 PM MST
Where: Chase County, Champion
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $10,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 40.470, -101.750

Flash Flood, Keith

When: June 12, 3:00 PM MST to June 13, 4:00 AM MST
Where: Keith County, 9 mi SW of Brule to 5 mi N of Ogallala
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $125,000
Crop damage: $10,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 41.008, -102.022

Heavy rain of 3 to 6 inches caused rapid runoff. Water flowed across secondary roads south of Ogallala and around Lake McConaughy. Some secondary roads were washed out.

Flash Flood, Lincoln

When: June 12, 4:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, 15 mi SW of North Platte to 10 mi NE of North Platte
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.997, -100.983

Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused flash flooding in and around North Platte. One inch of rain fell in 30 minutes in some locations. Streets in North Platte had 6 inches or more of water flowing across them.

Flash Flood, Wheeler

When: June 13, 4:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where: Wheeler County, Bartlett to 18 mi SE of Bartlett
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 41.880, -98.550

Heavy rainfall of 4 to 6 inches from thunderstorms caused rapid runoff. Water flowed across several secondary roads in southeast Wheeler County.

Flash Flood, Perkins

When: June 13, 8:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
Where: Perkins County, Venango to 5 mi E of Grant
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $150,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 40.770, -102.030

Heavy rainfall occurred on already saturated ground causing additional flash flooding. Roads were washed out in the Kitty Heights area. The railroad tracks west of Grant were under water. Also, the county fairgrounds in Grant were under 2-4 feet of water.

Flash Flood, Chase

When: June 13, 8:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
Where: Chase County, Imperial to 10 mi N of Imperial
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 40.520, -101.630

Heavy rainfall occurred on already saturated ground causing additional flash flooding. Streets in Imperial were under water as approximately 2-3 more inches of rain fell in 4 hours.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nebraska in 2007 Every state in 2007 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, June 2007

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: 43328, 43329, 43331, 43332, 43333, 43334, 43335, 43336, 43337, 48537, 48546, 43344, 48556, 48564, 48570, 48577, 48581.