Training thunderstorms over central Nebraska on the afternoon of the 25th and into the early hours of the 26th led to tremendous flooding in the Grand Island area. On the 25th alone, 6.41 inches of rain fell at the Central Nebraska Regional Airport in Grand Island. This would rank as the highest single-day precipitation total…

Overview (Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota)  The high plains region experienced heat waves in July and early August, resulting in many stations throughout the states breaking records for single day temperatures and days of consecutive heat. While the western portion of the region experienced more frequent and longer lasting heat, the eastern portion also broke records…

Major and record-setting floods occurred in southeastern South Dakota in late June after back-to-back days of training thunderstorms. From the morning of the 20th through the morning of the 22nd, over 13 inches of rain fell across the area. The initial salvo on the 20th dropped over 7 inches near Chamberlin and nearly 5 inches…