43
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$56.3M
Property damage
Flood in Saunders County, Nebraska: 43 recorded events between 2006 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #301 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Saunders County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Saunders County is the 2010s, when 30 of the county's 43 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 Saunders County archive, flood makes up 6.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #301 for this hazard and #3 within Nebraska, putting it in the 89.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for flood in Saunders County with 10 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 1, 2025 | WESTON | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 1, 2025 | POLAKS ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2024 | WAHOO | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 23, 2024 | CEDAR BLUFFS | 0 | $1.2M |
| May 28, 2019 | WAHOO | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 16, 2019 | ASHLAND | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2019 | CEDAR BLUFFS | 0 | $950K |
| Mar 14, 2019 | MEAD | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2019 | LESHARA | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 13, 2019 | WANN | 0 | $52.3M |
Other hazards here
More from Saunders County
- Hail 283
- Thunderstorm Wind 218
- Tornado 45
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
This is for flooding along the Platte River. The river gage at Ashland, operated by the USGS, peaked at 24.35 feet at 7 am on March 16th. Minor flood stage is 20 feet, moderate flood stage is 22 feet while major flood stage is 26 feet. Preliminary this peak is the highest on record. Ice jamming also played a role in the flooding at this location. The net effect of this flooding was overwhelmed by the high water that immediately proceeded any river ice movement. This gage was also impacted by levee breaches all along this portion of the Platte River. Damages are based on an estimate from the Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District. This dollar amount also takes into account the substantial damage that occurred at Camp Ashland. In addition, many lake communities were substantially damaged or destroyed by the flood.
Training thunderstorms brought a swath of heavy rain to portions of southern Nebraska, beginning in Dawson County, and expanding into portions of northeast and east-central Nebraska. Areas upstream the Platte River, primarily in Merrick, Howard and Nance counties saw over 5 inches of rain with these storms. As such, this heavy upstream rain in addition to one to two inches of additional rain that fell across Saunders county resulted in the Platte River reaching flood stage. The Platte near the intersection of Dodge, Douglas and Saunders counties crested at 1:15 CDT at 11.89 feet. Flood stage at this portion of the river is 11.0 feet. Flooding was also observed at the Lashara and Venice river gauges, both cresting at 8.6 feet and 15.64 feet respectively. Their respective flood stages are 8.0 feet and 15.5 feet.
This is for flooding along the Platte River. The river gage at Leshara, operated by the USGS, peaked at 12.38 feet at 8 am on March 15th. Minor flood stage is 8 feet, moderate flood stage is 10 feet while major flood stage is 12 feet. Preliminary this peak is the highest on record. Ice jamming also played a role in the flooding at this location. The net effect of this flooding was overwhelmed by the high water that immediately proceeded any river ice movement.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Saunders County, Nebraska?
43 flood events are recorded in Saunders County between 2006 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Saunders County?
The strongest flood on record in Saunders County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Saunders 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 Saunders County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/saunders-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.