For the second day in a row early morning thunderstorms dropped heavy rain over sections of northeast Nebraska.  The heavy rain brought 2 day totals, August 22nd and 23rd, to over 4 inches in places, including Norfolk where 4.34 inches of rain fell.  The thunderstorms developed north of a stationary front that had remained over sections of eastern Nebraska that morning and for several days prior.

Flash Flood in WAYNE, NEBRASKA
From 23-AUG-07 04:00:00 to 23-AUG-07 07:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: WAYNE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Portions of Wayne county received unofficially up to 8 inches of rain over a several day period that ended Thursday morning 8/23.  The heavy rain during the early morning hours of 8/23 caused flash flooding across at least 3 county roads in the southeast portion of the county.  The flooding resulted in closure of the roads into the afternoon hours.  The flooding affected mainly agricultural lowlands, but some gravel was washed out on county roads.

Flash Flood in CUMING, NEBRASKA
From 23-AUG-07 05:00:00 to 23-AUG-07 07:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: WISNER
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy rain caused Plum Creek to flood across county road link 20a and also several gravel roads in the area.

Flash Flood in THURSTON, NEBRASKA
From 23-AUG-07 07:45:00 to 23-AUG-07 08:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: PENDER
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy rain caused flash flooding across the jct of Highways 9 and 16 near Pender.

Flood in PLATTE, NEBRASKA
From 23-AUG-07 05:45:00 to 23-AUG-07 17:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: HUMPHREY
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several days of heavy rain caused Tracy Creek to flood some county roads from around Humphrey to near Creston.  A few other creeks in the area also flooded some farm fields and other county roads.

Flood in STANTON, NEBRASKA
From 23-AUG-07 14:30:00 to 23-AUG-07 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: PILGER
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several days of heavy rain flooded some county roads along Sand Creek near Pilger.

Flash Flood in CUMING, NEBRASKA
From 23-AUG-07 06:03:00 to 23-AUG-07 08:03:00 (CST-6)
Location: WEST PT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

Heavy rain pushed most small streams out of their banks flooding fields and a few county roads in the Monterey area.

Flood in COLFAX, NEBRASKA
From 23-AUG-07 07:00:00 to 24-AUG-07 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: CLARKSON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy rain over several days caused a few small creeks in northern Colfax county to flood farm fields and several county roads.  Most of the flooding was near Highway 91, although the highway itself was not flooded.

Flood in CUMING, NEBRASKA
From 23-AUG-07 09:45:00 to 24-AUG-07 00:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: WEST PT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Several days of heavy rain caused the Elkhorn River near West Point to flood.  The river at West Point reached a 13 foot crest around 3 pm CDT on 8/23/07, flood stage is 12 feet.  The river at West Point was above flood stage from around 1045 am on the 23rd until 145 am on the 24th.  The flooding affected mainly agricultural lowlands.

Flash Flood in STANTON, NEBRASKA
From 23-AUG-07 07:45:00 to 23-AUG-07 08:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: STANTON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy rain caused flash flooding across Highways 15 and 32 near their  junction, prompting their closure.