Severe Weather History


Nebraska Flood History: 1,027 Recorded Events

1,027

Recorded events

86

Counties affected

5

Direct deaths

$812.7M

Property damage

Nebraska flood history: 1,027 recorded events across 86 counties between 1996 and 2025.

Decade by decade

Nebraska flood history by decade

Nebraska flood history: recorded events per decade
Nebraska flood history: recorded events per decade

The 2010s are the busiest decade on record with 603 reported flood events across Nebraska. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most flood events in Nebraska

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Dodge County480$1.5M2007–2024
#2Cass County440$16.9M2007–2024
#3Saunders County430$56.3M2006–2025
#4Nemaha County410$510K2007–2024
#5Saline County410$105.9M2000–2021
#6Richardson County410$2.2M2007–2024
#7Douglas County320$12.6M2007–2024
#8Otoe County290$564K2007–2024
#9Sarpy County280$420.8M2007–2024
#10Platte County272$662K2000–2025
#11Dakota County200$2.7M2011–2024
#12Knox County200$1.6M2007–2024
#13Lincoln County190$606K2010–2021
#14Dixon County180$3.5M2011–2024
#15Seward County170$152K2002–2025
#16Washington County160$1.6M2007–2024
#17Custer County160$3.7M2010–2021
#18Gage County150$1.6M2007–2020
#19Butler County140$114K2007–2024
#20Hall County140$620K2006–2019
#21Buffalo County130$6.1M1996–2019
#22Howard County110$6.6M2006–2024
#23Pierce County110$20K2007–2021
#24Lancaster County110$100.2M2008–2024
#25Cuming County110$601K2007–2019
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

Significant events

Deadliest flood events in Nebraska

DateCountyScaleDeathsInjuries
Mar 13, 2019Madison County—10
Mar 13, 2019Platte County—10
Mar 13, 2019Platte County—10
May 7, 2015Jefferson County—10
Jun 14, 2010Madison County—10
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

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