Republican River Flood - Contributors

Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. 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.