6 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 Pawnee 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.
1 NOAA storm reports from Pawnee County describe what happened, in the words of the forecasters who covered it. Read the Nebraska flood stories →
20 federal disaster declarations since 1967, 6 of them floods, coastal storms or hurricanes.
| Disaster | Began |
|---|---|
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Tornadoes | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Mar 9, 2019 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | May 6, 2015 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Jun 1, 2014 |
| Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornado, And Straight-lin | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Severe Storms, Ice Jams, And Flooding | Mar 6, 2010 |
| Severe Winter Storms And Snowstorm | Dec 22, 2009 |
| Severe Winter Storm | Nov 16, 2009 |
Weather and water disasters only; most recent first. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations.
12 since 1996: 8 flash floods and 4 river or area floods.
| Event | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Jun 24, 2021 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jul 29, 2020 | — |
| Flood | Jun 2, 2010 | $1,000 |
| Flash Flood | Jun 2, 2010 | — |
| Flood | Apr 25, 2008 | $100,000 |
| Flood | May 9, 2008 | — |
| Flash Flood | May 29, 2004 | — |
| Flash Flood | Aug 16, 2002 | — |
— = no damage estimate in the record. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Flash Flood · Jun 24, 2021. Training storms developed across southeast Nebraska, produced strong winds and caused flash flooding.
Flash Flood · Jul 29, 2020. Slow moving storms led to heavy rain and flash flooding in many places across southeast Nebraska.
Flood · Jun 2, 2010. Thunderstorms...a few severe...tracked repeatedly across extreme southeast Nebraska for several hours past midnight CDT on June 2. In addition to producing large hail, the storms dropped very heavy rain, in some cases in excess of 3 inches.
Flash Flood · Jun 2, 2010. Thunderstorms...a few severe...tracked repeatedly across extreme southeast Nebraska for several hours past midnight CDT on June 2. In addition to producing large hail, the storms dropped very heavy rain, in some cases in excess of 3 inches.
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 Pawnee 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.