Mar 9, 2010
Warming temperatures during the first two weeks of March prompted both snow melt and ice break up across many rivers and streams in eastern Nebraska. Further aggravated by several periods of rain, the resultant high water and ice jams caused mostly minor flooding episodes across the region. The areas affected by ice jams included sections of the Loup River southwest of Columbus, the Platte River near Fremont and also west of Omaha, and along the Elkhorn River near and a little downstream of We
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 212147). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Platte County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.