41
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.2M
Property damage
Flood in Richardson County, Nebraska: 41 recorded events between 2007 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #317 nationally and #4 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Richardson County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Richardson County is the 2010s, when 31 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 Richardson County archive, flood makes up 11.8% 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 Richardson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2024 | BARADA | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2024 | BARADA | 0 | $75K |
| Mar 13, 2019 | SHUBERT | 0 | $425K |
| May 27, 2016 | RULO | 0 | $0 |
| May 1, 2016 | RULO | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2016 | RULO | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2016 | RULO | 0 | $0 |
| Dec 14, 2015 | RULO | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 12, 2015 | RULO | 0 | $75K |
| Jun 5, 2015 | SALEM | 0 | $125K |
Other hazards here
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- Thunderstorm Wind 124
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Heavy rain over much of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa during most of June caused a prolonged period of flooding along the Missouri River, especially downstream of Omaha through Rulo. The river at Rulo reached a record crest of around 26.6 feet during the evening of 6/23, flood stage is 17 feet. An earlier crest of around 25 feet was measured on 6/17. The river remained flood stage into and through July. Highway 159 near Rulo was closed for a time and substantial flooding of lowlands along the river occurred including cabins, homes and recreation areas. At least 30 to 40 people were evacuated from 20 homes that were damaged by flood waters.
This is for flooding along the Missouri River. The river gage at Rulo, operated by the USGS, peaked at 28.14 feet at 5 pm on March 17th. Major flood stage is 26 feet. Preliminarily this peak is the highest on record. Flooding continued into the next month. Levee R520 overtopped as a result of this high water. Several houses just to the Northeast on the Rulo side of the bridge were under water and the bridge crossing the Missouri River from Nebraska to Missouri was closed due to water over the road.
This flooding event carried over from May when heavy rain producing thunderstorms during the last week of May occurred along the Missouri River basin. The heavy rains caused the Missouri River to flood from near its confluence with the Platte River near Plattsmouth downstream through Rulo which is in extreme southeast Richardson county. Heavy rain which continued over sections of the Missouri River basin during the first week of June caused the flooding to continue along the Missouri River in Richardson county until mid evening on June 21st. The Flooding from this event along the Missouri River in Richardson county began during the mid afternoon hours of May 30th. The river at Rulo crested just above 25 feet early in the evening of June 14th, flood stage is 17 feet. The town of Rulo sustained damage to a few streets, park buildings and one of its boat ramps. It was estimated that around 30 homes and a few businesses sustained some damage from flood waters. The flooding also affected agricultural lowlands and flooded county roads in the area.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Richardson County, Nebraska?
41 flood events are recorded in Richardson County between 2007 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Richardson County?
The strongest flood on record in Richardson County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Richardson 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 Richardson County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/richardson-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.