Enter any address in Hall County, Nebraska to see its FEMA flood zone
Flash flooding from thunderstorms is the dominant flood character in Hall County, NE. Between 1994 and 2024, NOAA Storm Events data recorded 16 flash flood events and 15 flood events. Recent examples include flash flooding on April 25-26, 2024, and May 24-25, 2020.
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims data shows that properties in Zone A have experienced the most claims, with an average payout of $3,795 and an average water depth of 2.4 feet. However, properties in Zone X have seen significantly higher average payouts ($46,803) with an average water depth of 14.6 feet, indicating the potential for severe damage even in areas not typically considered high-risk. Homeowners in Zone A, as well as those in Zone X, should pay close attention to flood risk.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
26 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Hall County, Nebraska has recorded 31 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 16 flash floods and 15 river or area floods. The county has received 17 federal disaster declarations, 4 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1967–2021)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Storms And Straight-line Winds | Severe Storm | Jul 9, 2021 |
| 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, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Severe Storm | May 22, 2008 |
| Severe Winter Storms | Severe Storm | Dec 19, 2006 |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuees | Hurricane | Aug 29, 2005 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Severe Storm | May 11, 2005 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding | Severe Storm | May 20, 2004 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Apr 26, 2024 | 250.00K |
| Flash Flood | Apr 25, 2024 | 100.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 25, 2020 | 100.00K |
| Flood | Aug 26, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Aug 23, 2019 | 500.00K |
| Flash Flood | Aug 23, 2019 | 500.00K |
| Flood | Mar 14, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Feb 3, 2017 | 5.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 23, 2016 | 25.00K |
| Flood | May 19, 2015 | 25.00K |
Flash Flood — Apr 26, 2024
An upper level trough over the Four Corners region moved eastward over the Southern and Central Plains. Winds across south central and central Nebraska were out of the southeast to east. Temperatures during the evening into the night hours were generally in the low 60s with dewpoint temperatures in the 50s. A warm front and dryline were present across Kansas. CAPE values were generally between ...
Flash Flood — Apr 25, 2024
An upper level trough over the Four Corners region moved eastward over the Southern and Central Plains. Winds across south central and central Nebraska were out of the southeast to east. Temperatures during the evening into the night hours were generally in the low 60s with dewpoint temperatures in the 50s. A warm front and dryline were present across Kansas. CAPE values were generally between ...
Flash Flood — May 25, 2020
Thunderstorms brought heavy rain and a landspout to portions of south central Nebraska the evening of Sunday, May 24 into the early morning hours of Memorial Day, Monday, May 25.||Just after 6 PM CDT Sunday evening, weak thundershowers began developing along a frontal boundary that was located from near Stockton, KS to Red Cloud, NE to Shelby, NE. One of these weak thundershowers managed to spa...
Flood — Aug 26, 2019
A complex of strong to severe thunderstorms raced southeastward through mainly the northeast half of South Central Nebraska on this Monday morning, causing a few marginally-severe wind gusts, but mainly just dumping more unwelcomed rain, promoting new flooding issues and/or exacerbating ongoing flooding. The heart of this storm complex tracked along a 20-30 mile wide swath centered from roughly...
Flood — Aug 23, 2019
As severe storm/flooding events go, some are definitely better-anticipated than others (forecast-wise). Unfortunately, what transpired on this Thursday evening the 22nd into early Friday morning the 23rd fell into the low-predictability category, as an apparent mesoscale convective vortex (MCV) sparked isolated-but-intense thunderstorms that not only dumped flooding rains on parts of Sherman/Bu...
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 Hall 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 Hall 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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