All Images © High Plains Regional Climate Center.

A thunderstorm over St. Joseph Missouri as viewed from 98th and Highway 2 in far southeast Lincoln.
It is just after sunset, however the storm is tall enough that it is still illuminated by the sun.
Image © Ken Dewey, HPRCC, August 18, 2005.    Click here for more information.
 

Image © Ken Dewey, HPRCC, August 17, 2005. South of North Platte, and looking east toward Dawson County.

Image © Ken Dewey, HPRCC, August 17, 2005. South of North Platte, and looking east.

Image © Ken Dewey, HPRCC, August 17, 2005. A funnel begins to form south of North Platte

Image © Ken Dewey, HPRCC.  August 9, 2005.  The newly renovated Sunken Gardens
at 27th Street and Capitol Parkway in Lincoln, Nebraska

Image © Ken Dewey, HPRCC.  August 4, 2005. Hampton, Nebraska.  The sun
breaks out after a day of clouds and scattered showers.

Image © Ken Dewey, HPRCC.  August 5, 2005.  The town of Kronberg, Nebraska no longer exists,
however the church remains and is still in use.  It is located near Marquette, Nebraska in Hamilton
County and directly north of Hampton, Nebraska.  Historical Hamilton County Towns

Image © Ken Dewey, HPRCC.  August 5, 2005:  Looking Northeast from the Nebraska Highway 34 bridge,
near Grand Island, Nebraska.  Despite slightly above normal rainfall this year upstream of this location, the
Platte river has run out of water for the 4th year in a row.
Platte River Drought Photos, August 2005

Image © Ken Dewey, HPRCC.  August 5, 2005:  Looking Southwest from the Nebraska Highway 34 bridge,
near Grand Island, Nebraska.  This is also the river gauge location (which is noted by the red circle on the following map).
Platte River Drought Photos, August 2005
 

Image © HPRCC August 1, 2005, Central Nebraska

The Republican River in Southwest Nebraska (near Stratton, NE) is dry for the 4th year in a row.
Image © August 2005, Melissa Melvin, HPRCC

August 2, 2005:  Image © HPRCC.
Early morning north of Wahoo, NE and the sun breaks through the cloud cover over Eastern Nebraska.