Enter any address in Richardson County, Nebraska to see its FEMA flood zone
River flooding along the Missouri River is the dominant flood character in Richardson County, Nebraska. Recent events include ongoing river flooding in early July 2024, impacting sections of I-29 and its junction with I-680 as waters receded. Earlier, in late June 2024, strong thunderstorms contributed to unsettled weather and flooding across the region.
National Flood Insurance Program data for Richardson County shows 65 claims in Zone A, with an average payout of $26,089 and an average water depth of 5.4 feet. There were also 10 claims in zones where flood risk was unknown, with an average payout of $10,188 and an average water depth of 1.3 feet.
Residents with properties located near rivers or in areas designated as Zone A should pay the most attention to flood risk.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
23 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Richardson County, Nebraska has recorded 70 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 12 flash floods and 58 river or area floods. The county has received 23 federal disaster declarations, 8 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1967–2024)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Jun 19, 2024 |
| 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 | May 6, 2015 |
| Flooding | Flood | Jun 17, 2011 |
| Flooding | Flood | May 24, 2011 |
| Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornado, And Straight-lin | Severe Storm | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Severe Storm | Jun 1, 2010 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flood | Jun 25, 2024 | 75.00K |
| Flood | Jul 1, 2024 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 24, 2021 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 28, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Mar 13, 2019 | 425.00K |
| Flood | Apr 30, 2016 | 0.00K |
| Flood | May 27, 2016 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Apr 27, 2016 | 0.00K |
| Flood | May 1, 2016 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Dec 13, 2015 | 0.00K |
Flood — Jun 25, 2024
A series of shortwave troughs traversing the northern CONUS brought unsettled weather to the area for the end of June. On the 21st, a stationary front was draped across northeast Nebraska into Iowa. Ahead of one of the aforementioned shortwave troughs, several rounds of strong thunderstorms developed near this frontal zone and moved across northeast Nebraska. At 8 pm on the 21st, radar imagery ...
Flood — Jul 1, 2024
At the beginning of July, river flooding was still ongoing along portions of the Missouri River extending from east-central Nebraska/southwest Iowa to the southern Nebraska border. Most of the length of the river crested at the end of June, so the greatest impacts are addressed in June StormData. However, sections of I-29 and the I-29/I680 junction remained closed through the first week of July...
Flash Flood — Jun 24, 2021
Training storms developed across southeast Nebraska, produced strong winds and caused flash flooding.
Flash Flood — May 28, 2019
A warm front across northeast Kansas lifted to near the Nebraska and Kansas border during the evening. Severe thunderstorms were triggered north of the front in southeast Nebraska. Hail up to baseball size occurred along the Kansas and Nebraska border, along with rainfall of 2 to 6 inches. Highway 34 closed again along the Missouri River.
Flood — Mar 13, 2019
A 971mb bomb cyclone moved out of the central Rockies on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 and helped to create widespread, moderate to major, and in many cases historic, flooding across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. From 4 to 15 inches of snow cover remained across the mid Missouri River valley, and the ground was frozen with existing frost depths of 15 to 23 inches. Warm temperatures allowed all...
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Individual Claims (2.25M records analyzed).
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Richardson 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 Richardson 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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