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