Event narrative (NOAA)
Numerous emergency management sources, as well as local law enforcement, newspapers, broadcast media, and National Weather Service surveys confirmed that record and catastrophic flash flooding began across Douglas county during this time frame. Repeated rounds of thunderstorms with heavy rain tracked from southwest to northeast. Flash flooding was observed in most parts of the county during this time frame. Up to six inches of rain fell in this area on already saturated ground. Rain continued overnight beyond this time frame, with some parts of the county receiving nearly 22 inches by the afternoon of the 21st. Hundreds of homes and businesses were impacted before the flooding subsided, many totally destroyed. Dozens of roads and bridges were were washed out as well, including some m
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.