May 31, 1935 saw Nebraska’s largest flood to date.The following is a reprinted article about the floods. It appeared in the June 6, 1935 issue of the Pawnee Republican
Many towns in Western Nebraska Heavy Sufferers and Loss of Life Estimated at Over 100—Property Damage Will run into Millions.The worst flood in the history of Nebraska hit in the southwestern part of the state Thursday (May 30, 1935). Since then, flood waters have been raging for a distance of 200 miles along the valley of the Republican River in Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow, Furnace, ...