Enter any address in Franklin County, Nebraska to see its FEMA flood zone
8 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Franklin County, Nebraska has recorded 9 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 5 flash floods and 4 river or area floods. The county has received 10 federal disaster declarations, 3 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1967–2020)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Flood | Mar 9, 2019 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Jun 14, 2014 |
| Severe Winter Storms | Severe Storm | Dec 19, 2006 |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuees | Hurricane | Aug 29, 2005 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding | Severe Storm | May 20, 2004 |
| Severe Snow Storms, Rain, And Strong Winds | Severe Storm | Oct 24, 1997 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Flood | Jun 23, 1993 |
| Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | Jul 18, 1967 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flood | May 27, 2019 | 100.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jul 8, 2019 | 100.00K |
| Flood | Jun 16, 2013 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Aug 30, 2011 | 50.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 29, 2008 | 20.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 23, 2008 | 50.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 18, 2004 | 15K |
| Flood | Jul 4, 2000 | 500K |
| Flash Flood | Jul 4, 2000 | 100K |
Flood — May 27, 2019
Widespread flooding of low-lying areas, fields, creeks, and rivers continued. A large area of heavy rain fell due to multiple thunderstorm episodes on the nights of the 26th and 27th, and resulted in 3 to 5 inch totals over much of south central Nebraska. The swath of greatest rainfall amounts extended from Alma to Hastings to Columbus. This swath was surrounded by rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inc...
Flash Flood — Jul 8, 2019
Excessive rainfall, flash flooding, and severe winds occurred on this Monday afternoon and evening. Widely scattered thunderstorms began forming around 1 PM CST along and west of Highway 183. By 2 PM CST, a persistent line segment of thunderstorms began affecting western Dawson county. Over the following four hours, this southwest-northeast oriented line slowly crept east across Dawson county i...
Flood — Jun 16, 2013
Although much of South Central Nebraska observed showers and thunderstorms on this late Sunday afternoon and evening, severe weather in the form of hail, damaging winds and locally heavy rainfall mainly concentrated within a fairly narrow northwest-to-southeast corridor across western portions of the area. More specifically, severe storms primarily targeted western Sherman County, along with lo...
Flood — Aug 30, 2011
Although severe weather in the form of hail or damaging winds was not an issue, thunderstorms, some producing flooding rains, were widespread across South Central Nebraska between the evening of Monday the 29th and pre-dawn hours of Tuesday the 30th. By far the heaviest rainfall targeted southern counties, generally between the Highway 6 corridor and the Kansas border, with amounts of 1.50 to 2...
Flash Flood — May 29, 2008
A significant severe weather outbreak occurred during the late afternoon and evening of May 29th. Several tornadoes were reported from near Elwood to north of York. Two tornadoes caused damage in the city of Kearney and one occurred just to the south of town. Another tornado damaged homes and power poles near Aurora. Another tornado started in north-central Kansas and entered south-central Ne...
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Individual Claims (2.25M records analyzed).
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Franklin County, Nebraska:
AE High Risk — 1% annual chance of flooding. Insurance required.
VE Very High Risk — Coastal flooding with wave action.
X (Shaded) Moderate Risk — 500-year floodplain.
X Low Risk — Outside major floodplains.
Properties in Franklin County, Nebraska that are in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (zones A and V) with federally backed mortgages are required to carry flood insurance.
Even outside high-risk zones, flood insurance is recommended. From 2014 to 2024, nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area.
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