NE
Nebraska
Comprehensive climate risk and disaster history profile
52
Billion-Dollar Events
$21.4B
Total Economic Impact
93
Counties
35.19
Avg Risk Score
Top Natural Hazards
Based on FEMA National Risk Index data across all 93 counties
Hail
79.73
Avg Risk Score
Drought
70.05
Avg Risk Score
Winter Storm
61.69
Avg Risk Score
Strong Wind
51.1
Avg Risk Score
ISTM
49.35
Avg Risk Score
Freeze
49.12
Avg Risk Score
Disaster Type Breakdown
Historical billion-dollar events by category (1980-2024)
Severe Storm
39 events
$11.1B
Drought
7 events
$4.6B
Flooding
4 events
$3.8B
Freeze
1 events
$0.1B
Winter Storm
1 events
$1.7B
Disaster Trends by Decade
How disaster frequency and costs have changed over time
Highest Risk Counties
Counties with the highest overall risk scores based on FEMA NRI
| Rank | County | Risk Score | Risk Rating | SVI Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas | 95.67 | 6003.0% | |
| 2 | Lancaster | 92.81 | 3781.0% | |
| 3 | Sarpy | 88.16 | 1130.0% | |
| 4 | Hall | 84.28 | 7228.0% | |
| 5 | Dodge | 79.48 | 6407.0% | |
| 6 | Buffalo | 79.45 | 3848.0% | |
| 7 | Dawson | 78.81 | 7435.0% | |
| 8 | Adams | 77.03 | 4710.0% | |
| 9 | Platte | 75.25 | 3902.0% | |
| 10 | Saline | 70.92 | 5977.0% |
Recent Major Events
Most costly billion-dollar disasters in the past 10 years
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