3 flood insurance claims·$15,883 paid·1 federal flood & hurricane disasters
Share of the whole county outline, rivers and lakes included; parts FEMA hasn’t mapped count as zero.
Shaded areas are FEMA’s mapped flood hazard zones in and around Deuel County, Nebraska. Zoomed out they are simplified; at street level the map switches to FEMA’s exact layer. Tap anywhere to check that spot, or search an address above.
In flood insurance claims here that reported a flood depth, the average was 2 inches.
Drawn to scale against an 80-inch door. Even a few inches soaks flooring, the bottom of the drywall and anything plugged in near the floor.
Average of the depths reported on claims (zero and implausible values left out); FEMA’s record doesn’t say exactly where each depth was measured. Source: OpenFEMA NFIP claims.
2 NOAA storm reports from Deuel County describe what happened, in the words of the forecasters who covered it. Read the Nebraska flood stories →
9 federal disaster declarations since 2001, 1 of them floods, coastal storms or hurricanes.
| Disaster | Began |
|---|---|
| Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Mar 9, 2019 |
| Severe Winter Storm And Straight-line Winds | Apr 13, 2018 |
| Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes | Jun 5, 2009 |
| Severe Winter Storms | Dec 19, 2006 |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuees | Aug 29, 2005 |
| Severe Storms And Tornadoes | Jun 9, 2003 |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding And Tornadoes | Apr 10, 2001 |
Weather and water disasters only; most recent first. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations.
8 since 1996: 4 flash floods and 4 river or area floods.
| Event | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Jul 1, 2019 | — |
| Flood | Sep 18, 2013 | $2,000 |
| Flood | Jul 7, 2010 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jul 7, 2010 | — |
| Flash Flood | May 23, 2008 | $25,000 |
| Flash Flood | Jun 1, 2005 | — |
— = no damage estimate in the record. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Flash Flood · Jul 1, 2019. An isolated thunderstorm produced severe wind gusts and flash flooding in parts of Deuel and Garden Counties during the evening of July 1.
Flood · Sep 18, 2013. Historical rains fell across the front range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains September 9th-15th. These rains, which totaled over the yearly average across this area which totaled up to 17 inches in places fell largely within the South Platte River basin. As the water was routed downstream along the South Platte River in western Nebraska and then into the Platte River in central Nebraska record flooding was obser…
Flood · Jul 7, 2010. An upper level disturbance moved southeast across the Nebraska Panhandle during the early afternoon. Thunderstorm rapidly developed along a semi stationary front that quickly intensified to produce large hail and damaging winds. The slow movement of the storms created heavy rainfall with flash flooding on Lodgepole Creek in Deuel County.
Flash Flood · Jul 7, 2010. An upper level disturbance moved southeast across the Nebraska Panhandle during the early afternoon. Thunderstorm rapidly developed along a semi stationary front that quickly intensified to produce large hail and damaging winds. The slow movement of the storms created heavy rainfall with flash flooding on Lodgepole Creek in Deuel County.
National Weather Service narratives, lightly trimmed. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Every colour on the map above is a place on this drawing: where the ground sits relative to the flood FEMA plans for.
If a building in Deuel County is in a high-risk zone (A or V) and its mortgage comes from a federally regulated or insured lender, or is federally backed, flood insurance is required.
Outside those zones it is optional, and often worth having: from 2014 to 2024 nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area. Since Risk Rating 2.0, NFIP premiums are set for each building, so the only reliable price is a quote: FloodSmart.gov or a local agent.