Enter any address in Harlan County, Nebraska to see its FEMA flood zone
9 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Harlan County, Nebraska has recorded 10 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 8 flash floods and 2 river or area floods. The county has received 14 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 (1967–2021)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Tornadoes | Severe Storm | Dec 15, 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 Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Jun 17, 2018 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Jun 14, 2014 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Severe Storm | Jun 1, 2010 |
| Severe Winter Storms And Snowstorm | Severe Storm | Dec 22, 2009 |
| Severe Winter Storms | Severe Storm | Dec 19, 2006 |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuees | Hurricane | Aug 29, 2005 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Aug 22, 2021 | 50.00K |
| Flood | May 27, 2019 | 100.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 26, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 18, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jul 9, 2019 | 100.00K |
| Flood | May 24, 2011 | 50.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 13, 2010 | 10.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 10, 2009 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Aug 24, 2008 | 20.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 23, 2008 | 50.00K |
Flash Flood — Aug 22, 2021
Between the late afternoon of Sunday the 22nd and sunrise on Monday the 23rd, primarily some southern-southwestern counties in South Central Nebraska (along with briefly a few northwestern ones) endured an active episode of strong to severe thunderstorms. Within the hardest-hit southern counties (mainly Furnas/Harlan/Franklin) there were several instances of not only severe-criteria wind/hail b...
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 — May 26, 2019
A brief, weak, QLCS tornado occurred just southwest of Upland on this Sunday evening. During the early to mid-afternoon hours, thunderstorms over central Kansas combined into a multicell cluster. Between 4 and 5 PM CST, this cluster of storms moved into south central Nebraska to the south and west of Holdrege. From 5 to 7 PM CST, the storm organization increased with a small bow echo forming as...
Flash Flood — Jun 18, 2019
For most of South Central Nebraska, the 24-hour period from the evening of Monday the 17th into the evening of Tuesday the 18th was simply dreary, damp and seasonably-cool, with no severe storm threat and daytime high temperatures only in the mid-60s to low-70s F. The majority of the area measured no more than 0.50-1.50 of rain, most of which accumulated over the course of several hours, thus c...
Flash Flood — Jul 9, 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...
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Harlan 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 Harlan 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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