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From floods to wildfires, Nebraska knows what extremes cost

States Newsroom · October 31, 2026

When the Platte and Missouri rivers surged in March 2019, they didn’t just spill over their banks — they washed out bridges, drowned livestock and submerged one-third of Offutt Air Force Base. Floodwaters covered part of the runway and wrecked high-tech flight simulators, triggering an estimated $650 million military…

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From floods to wildfires, Nebraska knows what extremes cost

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