Record-breaking rain triggers Flash Flood Emergency in Grand Island, Nebraska
Life-threatening flash floods triggered by record-breaking rainfall prompted a Flash Flood Emergency for Grand Island, Nebraska, from June 25 into June 26, 2025.
Worst flooding in history of Nebraska, damage surpasses 1.3 billion
A state of emergency is in effect in Nebraska after massive floods triggered by rapid snowmelt, ice-covered rivers and heavy rain dumped by major late-winter storm. More heavy rain is expected in the region by the end of the week. The financial impact could be more…
Catastrophic flooding caused by rapid snowmelt and heavy rain, agriculture devastated, U.S.
Rapid snowmelt and heavy rain combined to produce massive flooding across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Wisconsin and South Dakota. Historic to catastrophic flooding inundated homes and businesses and devastated farmlands following a powerful late-season winter storm…
Major flooding in Midwest, thousands urged to evacuate in the wake of massive late-season storm, U.S.
A major winter storm system that brought blizzard conditions, severe thunderstorms, and heavy rainfall over much of the United States on March 13 and 14, 2019 departed into Canada today. In its wake, major to record river flooding is likely to continue through this…
One of Omaha’s wettest days on record, widespread flash flooding, Nebraska
As of 15:00 CDT on August 20, the Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska received 156.2 mm (6.15 inches) of rain, making it the fourth-wettest day in the city since record-keeping began in 1887. The city's wettest day on record was August 7, 1999, with 164 mm (6.46…
Lingering floods in Eastern Nebraska
At the beginning of August 2011, flood waters were slowly receding along the Missouri River in eastern Nebraska. On August 3, 2011, the Advanced Hydrological Prediction Service (AHPS) of the U.S. National Weather Service reported moderate flooding at multiple
