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Severe Storm history in Nebraska

Nebraska has 750 county-level severe storm declarations across 93 counties. Saunders County leads with 16 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for severe storm events in this state: $377.2M.

This page shows every Nebraska county in Nebraska that has at least one FEMA severe storm declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to severe storm events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of severe storm declarations across all states, see the severe storm disaster type page. For all hazard types in Nebraska, see the Nebraska state page.

Severe Storm in Nebraska

Counties ranked by severe storm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Saunders County16$1.8M
2Douglas County15$66.4M
3Hamilton County14$674K
4Cass County13$3.9M
5Fillmore County13$174K
6Nemaha County13$1.0M
7Custer County12$4.7M
8Gage County12$7.4M
9Sarpy County12$4.8M
10Washington County12$1.7M
11Cuming County11$1.3M
12Howard County11$3.0M
13Johnson County11$1.5M
14Lincoln County11$1.2M
15Polk County11$601K
16Thurston County11$1.6M
17Adams County10$2.8M
18Buffalo County10$7.8M
19Greeley County10$535K
20Hayes County10$960K
21Holt County10$5.1M
22Jefferson County10$860K
23Morrill County10$1.7M
24Otoe County10$6.1M
25Pawnee County10$1.5M
26Richardson County10$2.0M
27Thayer County10$3.1M
28Wayne County10$2.5M
29York County10$75.5M
30Burt County9$1.9M
31Butler County9$1.0M
32Dodge County9$2.2M
33Kearney County9$849K
34Logan County9$499K
35Nuckolls County9$3.0M
36Platte County9$6.4M
37Red Willow County9$342K
38Rock County9$317K
39Saline County9$228K
40Valley County9$11.9M
41Boone County8$548K
42Chase County8$69K
43Clay County8$348K
44Dixon County8$1.3M
45Dundy County8$281K
46Frontier County8$925K
47Furnas County8$8.5M
48Garfield County8$12.1M
49Loup County8$530K
50Madison County8$6.3M
51Nance County8$164K
52Seward County8$635K
53Wheeler County8$141K
54Blaine County7$649K
55Dawson County7$10.4M
56Hall County7$36.8M
57Harlan County7$101K
58Keya Paha County7$181K
59Knox County7$3.7M
60Lancaster County7$14.1M
61McPherson County7$454K
62Perkins County7$1.4M
63Phelps County7$1.1M
64Pierce County7$185K
65Sherman County7$63K
66Stanton County7$3.4M
67Webster County7$126K
68Antelope County6$3.0M
69Boyd County6$1.2M
70Brown County6$1.3M
71Cedar County6$2.9M
72Colfax County6$1.5M
73Gosper County6$110K
74Sioux County6$418K
75Thomas County6$120K
76Box Butte County5$865K
77Cherry County5$1.2M
78Cheyenne County5$10.6M
79Dakota County5$4.0M
80Garden County5$0
81Hitchcock County5$725K
82Arthur County4$410K
83Banner County4$0
84Dawes County4$664K
85Deuel County4$67K
86Franklin County4$170K
87Keith County4$93K
88Kimball County4$20K
89Merrick County4$132K
90Scotts Bluff County4$1.9M
91Sheridan County4$239K
92Hooker County2$97K
93Grant County1$0