41
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$105.9M
Property damage
Flood in Saline County, Nebraska: 41 recorded events between 2000 and 2021. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #317 nationally and #4 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Saline County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Saline County is the 2010s, when 25 of the county's 41 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Saline County archive, flood makes up 7.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #317 for this hazard and #4 within Nebraska, putting it in the 88.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for flood in Saline County with 11 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2021 | DORCHESTER | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2020 | CLATONIA | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 13, 2019 | CRETE | 0 | $325K |
| Dec 1, 2018 | SWANTON | 0 | $0 |
| May 28, 2016 | CRETE | 0 | $0 |
| May 28, 2016 | WILBER MUNI ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 11, 2015 | DE WITT | 0 | $500K |
| Jun 8, 2015 | CRETE | 0 | $100K |
| Jun 4, 2015 | SHESTAK | 0 | $100K |
| May 7, 2015 | CRETE | 0 | $4.5M |
Other hazards here
More from Saline County
- Hail 284
- Thunderstorm Wind 151
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Extremely heavy rainfall of 5 to 10 inches fell along the Turkey Creek basin. This allowed for the creek to swell into moderate flood levels. Flooding along the Creek resulted in numerous rural road closures and significant low-land flooding. The combination of the Turkey Creek and Big Blue river led to nearly the entire town of De Witt to be flooded on the 7th of May resulting in a voluntary evacuation of the city. The creek at Wilber crested at 17.89 feet, or 5.39 feet above flood stage.
Heavy rainfall of 3 to 7 inches across the Big Blue River basin led to minor flooding along the river near Crete. The flooding was even more significant to the south of the river gauge near DeWitt where the entire town was inundated with flooding leading to evacuations. The Big Blue River created near Crete at 24.21 feet, or 3.21 feet above flood stage during the afternoon of the 7th.
This was the second significant flood of June along Turkey Creek, and the third of the year. The river crested over 4 feet above flood stage, and although briefly feel below flood stage on the 13th, additional heavy rain on the 14th allowed the creek to stay above flood stage until the 18th. Significant flooding of row crops in the flood plain was observed from Wilbur downstream to De Witt where some structures near town were again flooded.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Saline County, Nebraska?
41 flood events are recorded in Saline County between 2000 and 2021, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Saline County?
The strongest flood on record in Saline County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Saline County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flood in Saline County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/saline-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.