Enter any address in Greeley County, Nebraska to see its FEMA flood zone
7 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Greeley County, Nebraska has recorded 8 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 7 flash floods and 1 river or area floods. The county has received 20 federal disaster declarations, 5 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1966–2024)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Tornadoes | Tornado | Apr 25, 2024 |
| Severe Storms And Straight-line Winds | Severe Storm | May 12, 2022 |
| 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 Winter Storm And Straight-line Winds | Snowstorm | Apr 13, 2018 |
| Severe Storms, Winter Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding | Severe Storm | Oct 2, 2013 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Severe Storm | Jun 1, 2010 |
| Severe Storms, Ice Jams, And Flooding | Flood | Mar 6, 2010 |
| Severe Winter Storms And Snowstorm | Severe Storm | Dec 22, 2009 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Jun 21, 2024 | 300.00K |
| Flood | Mar 13, 2019 | 2.00M |
| Flash Flood | Oct 2, 2013 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 13, 2010 | 250.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 12, 2010 | 50.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 4, 2008 | 10.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 29, 2004 | 50K |
| Flash Flood | Jul 12, 2004 | 10K |
Flash Flood — Jun 21, 2024
Although it impacted only a handful of west central and especially northern counties of South Central Nebraska, a persistent narrow band of heavy rain on the evening of Friday the 21st into the pre-dawn of Saturday the 22nd caused what was likely the overall most impactful flooding event of 2024 within the 24-county area. Over the course of 10 hours between 5 p.m. and 3 a.m. CDT, numerous and m...
Flood — Mar 13, 2019
Excessive rainfall, blizzard conditions, and high winds occurred on this Tuesday night, Wednesday and Thursday, and they were followed by extensive and significant flooding that lasted for days afterward. The seeds of the disastrous flooding were planted in the weeks leading up to this event. The factors that came together made this a worst case scenario. February through early March was bitter...
Flash Flood — Oct 2, 2013
Although this Wednesday afternoon started out with a fairly low-key development of isolated strong to severe thunderstorms in northern portions of South Central Nebraska, this convective event ended up being one of the most significant heavy rain episodes of 2013 for much of the northeast two-thirds of the 24-county area, highlighted by a small zone of 8+ inch rainfall in southeastern Greeley C...
Flash Flood — Jun 13, 2010
During the late afternoon hours, a nearly stationary, east-to-west surface boundary was anchored near the Nebraska and Kansas state line. With a large mid-level trough poised to the west across the Central Rockies, the environment was at least somewhat supportive of isolated severe weather given impressive deep-layer shear values around 60 knots, and SBCAPE increasing to around 1000 J/kg. A clu...
Flash Flood — Jun 12, 2010
Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms, mainly producing damaging winds and torrential rainfall, made for a very active Friday evening and early Saturday morning across much of South Central Nebraska. The initial wave of severe storms developed during the mid to late evening hours, mainly west of Highway 183 in the vicinity of a quasi-stationary surface front draped from Northwest Kansas to Ea...
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Greeley 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 Greeley 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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