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Prolonged, Intense Heat Wave; Excessive Rainfall in the Southern Rockies; Severe Weather in the Central US

Extremely dangerous heat will persist from the Midwest to the East Coast into late this week. Monsoonal moisture may produce excessive rain and considerable flash flooding and debris flows, especially near recent burn scar areas in New Mexico and west Texas. Severe storms are possible from the southern/central Plains into the Great Lakes and Northeast, and the northern/central Plains today. Read More >

Overview

Significant heavy rainfall occurred on the days of June 17th and 18th. Areas hardest hit were Dodge, far western Douglas, far western Sarpy and northern Saunders counties. The highest rainfall report received was 7.12 inches from the Fremont, Nebraska NWS cooperative observer. The hardest hit communities were Scribner and Fremont. In Scribner local officials had to put in the levee closure gates on the north side of town to keep the town from flooding. These gates effectively closed Highway 275 since that road goes through the local levee. Widespread urban flooding was observed in Fremont. Many roads and properties were flooded, areas hardest hit were in the east part of town where the water took several days to subside. In addition to the heavy rain, there were several reports of strong winds which resulted in minor tree damage in northeast Nebraska. The most substantial damage was a barn that was destroyed near Petersburg, Nebrsaka.

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Rainfall Map for the event.
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Fremont, Nebraska (Courtesy: Chase Moffitt/WOWT) Highway 36 and 276th (Courtesy: Chase Moffitt/WOWT) Near Highway 275 near West Point, Nebraska (Courtesy: Chase Moffitt/WOWT)
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