“Excessive” rain caused
flash flooding in parts of Nebraska early Tuesday morning, May 21, according to the National Weather Service (
NWS).The
NWS said up to 7 inches of rain had fallen in most of the flood-warned areas as of 11:26 am Tuesday, though some locations received more than 8 inchesFootage shows a flooded road in Omaha, where a trash can appears to have been caught up in water swirling down a drain.A
flood warning and a
tornado watch were in effect for Omaha into Tuesday evening, according to the
NWS. Credit: David Hernandez via Storyful