Feb 19, 1997
Several days of temperatures above freezing caused snow to melt and ice to break up on Ponca Creek and Keya Paha River in northcentral Nebraska. The extra runoff from snowmelt combined with ice jams along the waterways caused flooding from Bristow east to the Boyd County line. In Keya Paha County flooding occurred near the community of Burton. Numerous homes and businesses incurred damage. County roads and bridges also sustained damage with Keya Paha County reporting $286,701 damage to its r
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5588531). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Keya Paha County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.