Enter any address in Douglas County, Nevada to see its FEMA flood zone
Flash flooding from thunderstorms is the dominant flood character in Douglas County, NV. Between 1993 and 2023, NOAA Storm Events data recorded 18 flash flood events and 11 flood events, which resulted in two fatalities. Recent events include heavy rainfall from tropical moisture in September 2025 and torrential rains over a burn scar in August 2022, following monsoonal moisture.
NFIP claims data indicates that properties in Zone A have experienced the most claims, with an average payout of $22,819 and an average water depth of 2.3 feet. Properties in Zone UNKNOWN also saw high average payouts ($23,398) with a greater average water depth of 3.6 feet. Homeowners in Zone A, and those in areas with unknown flood risk, should pay particular attention to flood preparedness.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
12 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Douglas County, Nevada has recorded 29 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 18 flash floods and 11 river or area floods. The county has received 25 federal disaster declarations, 3 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1965–2025)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Conner Fire | Fire | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Spring Valley Fire | Fire | Jul 16, 2024 |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides | Flood | Mar 8, 2023 |
| Tamarack Fire | Fire | Jul 22, 2021 |
| Jacks Valley Fire | Fire | Jun 9, 2021 |
| Numbers Fire | Fire | Jul 6, 2020 |
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Canyon Fire | Fire | Aug 21, 2019 |
| Preacher Fire | Fire | Jul 24, 2017 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Sep 25, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Dec 31, 2022 | 5000.00K |
| Flash Flood | Sep 12, 2022 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Aug 4, 2022 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Jun 30, 2021 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jul 30, 2021 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Apr 7, 2018 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Jan 8, 2017 | 750.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 10, 2015 | 10.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 10, 2015 | 5.00K |
Flash Flood — Sep 25, 2025
A low pressure system of tropical origin moved northward into the area and combined with deep moisture to produce an afternoon of thunderstorms. These storms produced accumulating hail and heavy rainfall.
Flood — Dec 31, 2022
The strongest winter storm of December passed through the region on the final two days of December. This storm initially produced very high snow levels near 9000 feet on 30 December. Colder air and enhanced forcing, coupled with the final push of extensive moisture worked in unison to rapidly drop snow levels to most valley floors (above 4000 feet) during the morning of New Years Eve. Although...
Flash Flood — Sep 12, 2022
Isolated strong thunderstorms with concentrated heavy precipitation cores that initiated along the eastern Sierra caused periods of flash flooding and debris flows in and around the Holbrook Junction area that also closed Nevada SR167 (Highland Way) to the Cal-Neva state line as well.
Flood — Aug 4, 2022
A deep layer of monsoonal moisture pushed northwest and north into California, Sierra, and western Nevada in a southerly upper flow that marked the western margins of an area of strong high-pressure ridging into the Great Basin region. Thickening mid-level moisture coupled with steep afternoon lapse rates and warmer surface heating initiated deep columns of slow-moving moisture-laden showers a...
Flood — Jun 30, 2021
Near record hot temperatures and increasing moisture led to the development of scattered slow moving thunderstorms with heavy rainfall.
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 Douglas County, Nevada:
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 Douglas County, Nevada 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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