Republican River Flood - Contributors

Moke Impacts Hawaii; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall from the Great Basin to the Plains

Heavy rain and gusty winds from Tropical Storm Moke will impact the Big Island into Monday, risking life-threatening flooding and mudslides in windward and southeast areas. Severe thunderstorms are expected across the northern Rockies/Plains and northern Great Basin. Dangerous heat persists across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley, building further into the Southwest by midweek. Read More >

Republican River Flood of May 30, 1935

This website is dedicated to preserving the history of the Republican River Flood of 1935.

National Weather Service Team

Joy Hayden, Scott Mentzer, Dave Floyd, Albert Pietrycha, Chris Foltz, Mark Buller

Historians

Russ Dowling – Museum of the High Plains

Lucille Edwards – Personal Scrapbook Collection

Linda Hein – Nebraska State Historical Society

Virginia Roberts – City of Cambridge

Authors

Raymond Borchers – High Water Mark

V. S. Fitzpatrick - Backtrail Disaster

Mary Sherk – Swept Away

Marlene Harvey Wilmot - Bluff to Bluff

All the wonderful people of Kansas , Colorado, and Nebraska who have shared their stories of the 1935 flood.