Most Flood-Prone Counties in Nebraska

Based on NOAA Storm Events Database records from 1996 to 2025, these are the Nebraska counties with the most recorded flood events. Douglas County tops the list with 94 events. The data includes river floods, flash floods, coastal flooding, and hurricane-related flooding.

Rank	County	Total Events	River Floods	Flash Floods
1	Douglas County	94	39	55
2	Dodge County	83	61	22
3	Saunders County	82	55	27
4	Saline County	77	54	23
5	Cass County	75	51	24
6	Richardson County	70	58	12
7	Nemaha County	69	55	14
8	Otoe County	65	38	27
9	Lancaster County	61	12	49
10	Custer County	60	16	44
11	Lincoln County	58	19	39
12	Platte County	58	34	24
13	Cheyenne County	52	3	49
14	Sarpy County	48	33	15
15	Gage County	44	19	25
16	Jefferson County	42	18	24
17	Knox County	41	24	17
18	Cuming County	38	15	23
19	Dixon County	37	18	19
20	Scotts Bluff County	36	2	34
21	Madison County	35	12	23
22	Dakota County	34	20	14
23	Kimball County	33	4	29
24	Boone County	31	10	21
25	Butler County	31	17	14
26	Hall County	31	15	16
27	Washington County	31	19	12
28	Seward County	30	21	9
29	Buffalo County	29	13	16
30	Hayes County	28	3	25
31	Antelope County	27	11	16
32	Colfax County	27	14	13
33	Stanton County	27	11	16
34	Frontier County	25	1	24
35	Adams County	24	11	13
36	Morrill County	23	2	21
37	Cedar County	23	10	13
38	Holt County	23	6	17
39	Thurston County	23	9	14
40	Howard County	22	11	11
41	Dawson County	21	7	14
42	Thayer County	21	6	15
43	Burt County	20	8	12
44	Pierce County	20	13	7
45	Hitchcock County	19	4	15
46	York County	19	3	16
47	Polk County	19	7	12
48	Dundy County	18	6	12
49	Merrick County	18	10	8
50	Red Willow County	18	5	13
51	Hamilton County	17	5	12
52	Cherry County	17	3	14
53	Keith County	17	1	16
54	Boyd County	16	6	10
55	Wayne County	15	2	13
56	Sherman County	14	5	9
57	Chase County	13	2	11
58	Clay County	13	5	8
59	Fillmore County	13	4	9
60	Furnas County	13	6	7
61	Phelps County	13	4	9
62	Webster County	13	6	7
63	Brown County	12	3	9
64	Pawnee County	12	4	8
65	Kearney County	11	4	7
66	Johnson County	11	3	8
67	Nance County	11	3	8
68	Perkins County	11	0	11
69	Banner County	10	3	7
70	Harlan County	10	2	8
71	Nuckolls County	10	4	6
72	Sheridan County	10	1	9
73	Garden County	9	0	9
74	Valley County	9	2	7
75	Franklin County	9	4	5
76	Garfield County	9	4	5
77	Dawes County	8	3	5
78	Deuel County	8	4	4
79	Gosper County	8	1	7
80	Greeley County	8	1	7
81	Keya Paha County	8	4	4
82	Logan County	7	3	4
83	Rock County	7	4	3
84	Box Butte County	6	0	6
85	Sioux County	6	0	6
86	Wheeler County	5	2	3
87	Thomas County	4	2	2
88	Loup County	3	1	2
89	Arthur County	2	0	2
90	Grant County	2	0	2
91	Blaine County	2	2	0
92	McPherson County	1	1	0
93	Hooker County	1	0	1

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025).

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