Feb 1, 1998
A three mile long ice jam continued along the Platte river to the southwest of Fremont upstream from the highway 77 bridge to Big Island. The jam was in the process of breaking up and the water gradually receeded during the first part of February. The jam resulted in lowland flooding at Ridgeland Road, the YMCA Camp, and Big Island. Also 8 homes along the Platte river were flooded receiving 1 to 4 inches of water in the main level. Most of the flooding occurred in January and the water reced
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5627296). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Dodge County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.