May 5, 2007 Heavy Rains Hit Nebraska



PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY
739 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

HEAVY RAIN OCCURRED IN EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA SATURDAY
AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN MANY AREAS
SATURDAY EVENING AND SUNDAY MORNING...AND CREEKS AND RIVERS HAVE
BEEN ON THE RISE FROM THE RUNOFF OF THE HEAVY RAIN. NUMEROUS REPORTS
OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE COME IN SO FAR THIS MORNING.

HERE IS A LIST OF SOME 24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS AS REPORTED FROM
COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.
THE TOTALS REPRESENT INCHES OF RAINFALL FROM 7 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 7
AM SUNDAY.

IN NEBRASKA...

OMAHA EPPLEY...... 5.53
VALLEY NWS........ 3.49
LINCOLN........... 4.12
FLORENCE.......... 3.90
MILLARD........... 2.76
FREMONT........... 3.43
TEKAMAH AIRPORT... 3.62
TEKAMAH OBSERVER.. 5.06
MALCOLM........... 5.33
RAYMOND........... 4.56
HICKMAN........... 2.24
PAPILLION......... 3.58
SHUBERT........... 2.86
FAIRBURY.......... 2.55
AUBURN............ 2.04
WESTON............ 3.33

IN IOWA...

OAKLAND........... 3.67
SIDNEY............ 4.00
SHENANDOAH........ 3.36
RED OAK........... 4.06
HARLAN............ 3.82
HANCOCK........... 5.20
RANDOLPH.......... 5.65
LOGAN............. 5.57
MAPLETON.......... 2.80

 


 
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