Heavy rain that fell over a week to ten day period from late May into early June caused flooding in late May that lingered across portions of eastern Nebraska into early June.

Flood in NEMAHA, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-08 00:00:00 to 21-JUN-08 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: PERU
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

This flooding event carried over from May when heavy rain producing thunderstorms during the last week of May occurred along the Missouri River basin.  The heavy rains caused the Missouri River to flood from near its confluence with the Platte River near Plattsmouth downstream through Rulo which is in extreme southeast Richardson county.  Heavy rain which continued over sections of the Missouri River basin during the first week of June caused the flooding to continue along the Missouri River in Nemaha county until mid morning on June 21st.  The river at Brownville crested at around 40 feet late in the evening of June 13th, flood stage is 32 feet. The flooding affected agricultural lowlands and also flooded county roads in the area.

Flood in DODGE, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-08 00:00:00 to 01-JUN-08 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: RIDGELEY
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heavy rainfall during the evening of May 29th caused Maple Creek to flood from northeast of North Bend to its mouth with the Elkhorn River near Nickerson.  The flooding started late in the morning on May 30th and continued for several days afterward as additional rain aggravated the situation. The creek at Nickerson reached multiple crests of around 11 feet from mid afternoon on May 30th through mid afternoon on June 1, flood stage is 10 feet.  The creek dropped below flood stage around 8pm CDT on June 1.  The flooding briefly closed Highway 91 west of Nickerson, closed county roads in the area and flooded farmland along the creek.

Flood in CASS, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-08 00:00:00 to 01-JUN-08 15:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: SOUTH BEND
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

This flooding event continued from May 31st.  Heavy rainfall during the evening of May 29th culminated nearly a week of scattered heavy rain producing thunderstorms that occurred along the Platte River basin.  The heavy rains caused the Platte River to flood from just northeast of Ashland downstream through the Louisville area then to its mouth with the Missouri River near Plattsmouth.  The Platte River reached a crest of 21.1 at Ashland around 9am CDT on May 31st, flood stage is 20 feet.  The river crested at 10.6 feet at Louisville around 1pm on May 31st, flood stage is 9 feet.  The river fell below flood stage at both points during the afternoon of June 1. The flooding closed a few county roads in the area and also flooded farmland.

Flood in SARPY, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-08 00:00:00 to 01-JUN-08 15:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: MEADOW
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

This flooding event continued over from May 31st.  Heavy rainfall during the evening of May 29th culminated nearly a week of scattered heavy rain producing thunderstorms that occurred along the Platte River basin.  The heavy rains caused the Platte River to flood from just northeast of Ashland downstream through the Louisville area then to its mouth with the Missouri River near Plattsmouth.  The Platte River reached a crest of 21.1 at Ashland around 9am CDT on May 31st, flood stage is 20 feet.  The river crested at 10.6 feet at Louisville around 1pm on May 31st, flood stage is 9 feet.  The river fell below flood stage at both points during the afternoon of June 1. The flooding forced some evacuations near Beacon View and Linoma Beach, closed a few county roads in the area and spread into surrounding farmland.

Flood in RICHARDSON, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-08 00:00:00 to 21-JUN-08 20:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: SHUBERT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 400.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

This flooding event carried over from May when heavy rain producing thunderstorms during the last week of May occurred along the Missouri River basin.  The heavy rains caused the Missouri River to flood from near its confluence with the Platte River near Plattsmouth downstream through Rulo which is in extreme southeast Richardson county.  Heavy rain which continued over sections of the Missouri River basin during the first week of June caused the flooding to continue along the Missouri River in Richardson county until mid evening on June 21st.  The Flooding from this event along the Missouri River in Richardson county began during the mid afternoon hours of May 30th.  The river at Rulo crested just above 25 feet early in the evening of June 14th, flood stage is 17 feet.  The town of Rulo sustained damage to a few streets, park buildings and one of its boat ramps.  It was estimated that around 30 homes and a few businesses sustained some damage from flood waters.  The flooding also affected agricultural lowlands and flooded county roads in the area.

Flood in BUTLER, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-08 00:00:00 to 01-JUN-08 10:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: SURPRISE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

This flooding event along the Big Blue River continued from late May when heavy rainfall during the evening of May 29th caused the Big Blue River to flood from near Surprise downstream into Seward county south of Ulysses.  The flooding began during the early morning hours of May 30th and in Butler county it continued into the late morning hours of June 1st.  The river at Surprise reached a crest of 7.7 feet at 915pm CDT on May 31st, flood stage is 7 feet.  The flooding affected mainly just agricultural lowlands.

Flood in CASS, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-08 00:00:00 to 02-JUN-08 03:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: PLATTSMOUTH
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

This flooding event carried over from May when heavy rain producing thunderstorms during the last week of May occurred along the Missouri River basin.  The heavy rains caused the Missouri River to flood from near its confluence with the Platte River near Plattsmouth downstream through Rulo, which is in extreme southeast Richardson county. The river stage at Plattsmouth reached a 30 foot crest around 10am CDT on May 31st, flood stage is 26 feet.  This flooding event lasted into the early morning hours of June 2nd.  The flooding affected mainly agricultural lowlands.

Flood in OTOE, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-08 00:00:00 to 02-JUN-08 20:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: NEBRASKA CITY ARPT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

This flooding event carried over from May when heavy rain producing thunderstorms during the last week of May occurred along the Missouri River basin.  The heavy rains caused the Missouri River to flood from near its confluence with the Platte River near Plattsmouth downstream through Rulo which is in extreme southeast Richardson county.  The flooding along the Missouri River in Otoe county from this event began during the late afternoon hours of May 30th.  The river at Nebraska City crested just over 21 feet at 1115am CDT on June 1, flood stage is 18 feet.  The flooding continued into the evening hours of June 2nd.  The flooding affected mainly agricultural lowlands but also flooded a few county roads in the area.