1 flood insurance claims·$0 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 Logan 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.
2 NOAA storm reports from Logan County describe what happened, in the words of the forecasters who covered it. Read the Nebraska flood stories →
14 federal disaster declarations since 2001, 1 of them floods, coastal storms or hurricanes.
| Disaster | Began |
|---|---|
| Severe Storms And Straight-line Winds | May 12, 2022 |
| Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Mar 9, 2019 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Jun 17, 2018 |
| Severe Winter Storm And Straight-line Winds | Apr 13, 2018 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight Line Winds, And Flooding | Jun 19, 2011 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Jun 1, 2010 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding | May 22, 2008 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | May 28, 2007 |
Weather and water disasters only; most recent first. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations.
7 since 1996: 4 flash floods and 3 river or area floods.
| Event | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flood | Jul 10, 2021 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 8, 2020 | — |
| Flood | Mar 13, 2019 | $250,000 |
| Flash Flood | Apr 14, 2012 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 19, 2011 | — |
| Flood | Jun 12, 2010 | $50,000 |
— = no damage estimate in the record. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Flood · Jul 10, 2021. Two rounds of severe thunderstorms swept across western and north central Nebraska spanning the evening and early overnight hours with recorded wind speeds in excess of 70 mph.
Flash Flood · Jun 8, 2020. A deep trough across the western U.S. caused strong low pressure to develop across the Central Plains. An associated cold front brought a round of strong to severe thunderstorms to the area.
Flood · Mar 13, 2019. Historical flooding occurred in north central Nebraska as rivers, creeks and other streams rose due to the combination of snow, rain, and rapid snow melt on top of frozen ground. The greatest flooding occurred along the Niobrara, Keya Paha, Elkhorn and Loup Rivers; Ponca, Long Pine, Victoria and Cedar creeks; and one fatality occurred from the failure of Spencer Dam that is located on the Niobrara River. In additi…
Flash Flood · Apr 14, 2012. A strong low pressure system produced widespread severe weather across the central plains on April 14th. Storms developed over central Nebraska in the late morning hours which produced large hail over portions of Garfield and Wheeler counties. Around the middle of the afternoon, more storms developed over southwest Nebraska in the vicinity of a dry line and warm front as a surface low was placed over Keith and P…
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 Logan 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.