Flood, Saunders
- When
- March 16, 2:52 PM CST to March 19, 3:07 PM CST
- Where
- Saunders forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 41.226, -96.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Nebraska, March 16 to 19, 1998
An ice jam formed along the Platte river from just downstream of the highway 77 railroad bridge to Woodcliff to Leshara. In addition, ice bridging was evident near the confluence of the Platte and Elkhorn rivers near Vencils Island.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $23,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS OAX wrote it up.
An ice jam formed along the Platte river from just downstream of the highway 77 railroad bridge to Woodcliff to Leshara. In addition, ice bridging was evident near the confluence of the Platte and Elkhorn rivers near Vencils Island. Most of the flooding occurred on the west side of the Platte river. Demolition experts used dynamite to open up channels near Vencils Island and Woodcliff. The dynamiting was successful and water levels receeded.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Douglas
- When
- March 16, 2:52 PM CST to March 19, 3:07 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 41.295, -96.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Sarpy
- When
- March 16, 2:52 PM CST to March 19, 3:07 PM CST
- Where
- Sarpy forecast zone
- Property damage
- $13,000
- Coordinates
- 41.113, -96.112 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Ice Storm in Kansas, March 16 to 17, 1998
- Ice Storm in Kansas, March 16 to 17, 1998
- Ice Storm in Kansas, March 16 to 17, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 16, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Texas, March 16, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 16, 1998
- High Wind in Mississippi, March 16 to 17, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, March 16, 1998
- Flood in Oklahoma, March 16 to 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, March 16, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, March 16, 1998
- Ice Storm in Nebraska, March 16 to 17, 1998
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, March 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5633954, 5633955, 5633956.