FloodZoneMap.org

Flash Flood — Howard, NE

Jul 30, 2016

Heavy rain and flash flooding occurred on this Saturday morning, along with a few reports of severe hail and winds between Grand Island and Hastings. Between midnight and 1 a.m. CST, small, isolated single-cell thunderstorms developed over central Nebraska, between Ainsworth and Lexington. As the night progressed, they were joined by more storms with an increasing trend toward a multicell convective mode as a common cold pool formed. The southern end of the developing MCS drifted eastward into V

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 643325). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Howard, NE

This event is one of many recorded floods in Howard County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

View Howard County flood data →

More Flood Stories

Flash Flood$600K damage

Howard, NE · Jun 21, 2024

Although it impacted only a handful of west central and especially northern counties of South Central Nebraska, a persistent narrow band of heavy rain on the evening of Friday the 21st into the pre-dawn of Saturday the 22nd caused what was likely the overall most impactful…

Read the full account →
Flash Flood$500K damage

Howard, NE · May 30, 2024

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms brings isolated, but significant, heavy rainfall to portions of Howard County from May 30th into the 31st. The initial bout of strong thunderstorms and heavy rainfall developed during the early morning hours of May 30th.

Read the full account →
Flood$500K damage

Howard, NE · May 30, 2024

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms brings isolated, but significant, heavy rainfall to portions of Howard County from May 30th into the 31st. The initial bout of strong thunderstorms and heavy rainfall developed during the early morning hours of May 30th.

Read the full account →
Flood$3.0M damage

Howard, NE · Mar 13, 2019

Excessive rainfall, blizzard conditions, and high winds occurred on this Tuesday night, Wednesday and Thursday, and they were followed by extensive and significant flooding that lasted for days afterward.

Read the full account →