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Disaster declarations in Nebraska

Every federal declaration for Nebraska from 1960 to 2026, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

88declarations 71major disasters 8emergencies 9fire declarations $1.66 billionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

Links open the declarations for that hazard in Nebraska where there are five or more.

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Saunders County3023,406
Douglas County29601,158
Cass County2727,492
Nemaha County267,046
Fillmore County255,512
Jefferson County257,136
Sarpy County25204,828
Cuming County248,952
Gage County2421,687
Howard County246,572
Thayer County244,870
Thurston County246,637
Washington County2421,254
Hamilton County239,564
Otoe County2316,591

All declarations

88 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
Apr 4, 1960 DR-98-NE Floods Flood statewideIAPAHM —
May 10, 1962 DR-131-NE Floods Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Sep 5, 1962 DR-134-NE Floods Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Jul 17, 1963 DR-156-NE Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Jul 20, 1964 DR-174-NE Severe Storms & Flooding Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Aug 31, 1966 DR-221-NE Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 8IAPA —
Jul 18, 1967 DR-228-NE Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 56IAPA —
Feb 23, 1971 DR-303-NE Floods Flood 19IAPA —
Jul 7, 1971 DR-308-NE Floods Flood 9PA —
Oct 20, 1973 DR-406-NE Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 15IAPA —
May 7, 1975 DR-467-NE Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado 2IAPA —
Apr 8, 1976 DR-500-NE Ice Storms & High Winds Severe Ice Storm 20PA —
Mar 24, 1978 DR-552-NE Storms, Ice Jams, Snowmelt & Flooding Flood 21IAPA —
Jun 4, 1980 DR-625-NE Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado 3IAPA —
Jul 3, 1984 DR-716-NE Tornadoes & Flooding Tornado 24IAPA —
Jul 19, 1984 DR-718-NE Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado 1IAPA —
Jul 4, 1990 DR-873-NE Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 23IAPA —
May 28, 1991 DR-908-NE Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 7PA —
Aug 19, 1992 DR-954-NE Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 8PA —
Apr 2, 1993 DR-983-NE Ice Jams & Flooding Flood 13PA —
Jul 19, 1993 DR-998-NE Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 52IAPA —
May 9, 1994 DR-1027-NE Severe Snow and Ice Storm Snowstorm 15PA —
Jun 25, 1996 DR-1123-NE Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 4PA —
Nov 1, 1997 DR-1190-NE Severe Snow Storms, Rain, and Strong Winds Severe Storm 39PA —
Aug 20, 1999 DR-1286-NE Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 3IAPAHM $2.7 million
May 16, 2001 DR-1373-NE Severe Winter Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes Severe Storm 28PAHM $3.4 million
Oct 12, 2001 DR-1394-NE Severe Storms and a Tornado Severe Storm 1PAHM $1.6 million
Jul 21, 2003 DR-1480-NE Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 19PAHM $4.1 million
May 25, 2004 DR-1517-NE Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding Severe Storm 39IHPIAPAHM $15.2 million
Jun 23, 2005 DR-1590-NE Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 11PAHM $1.7 million
Jan 26, 2006 DR-1627-NE Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 29PAHM $5.8 million
Jan 7, 2007 DR-1674-NE Severe Winter Storms Severe Storm 59PAHM $141.8 million
Jun 6, 2007 DR-1706-NE Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 19PAHM $6.9 million
Jul 24, 2007 DR-1714-NE Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 15PAHM $2.3 million
Aug 29, 2007 DR-1721-NE Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 6PAHM $1.3 million
Jan 11, 2008 DR-1739-NE Severe Winter Storm Severe Ice Storm 8PAHM $2.9 million
May 30, 2008 DR-1765-NE Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 5PAHM $499,319
Jun 20, 2008 DR-1770-NE Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 62IHPPAHM $40.7 million
Jul 18, 2008 DR-1779-NE Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 4PAHM $13.3 million
Jul 31, 2009 DR-1853-NE Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 17PAHM $4.9 million
Dec 16, 2009 DR-1864-NE Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 7PAHM $5.7 million
Feb 25, 2010 DR-1878-NE Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm Severe Storm 58PAHM $6.6 million
Apr 21, 2010 DR-1902-NE Severe Storms, Ice Jams, and Flooding Flood 37PAHM $3.1 million
Jul 15, 2010 DR-1924-NE Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 61PAHM $51.1 million
Oct 21, 2010 DR-1945-NE Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornado, and Straight-Lin Severe Storm 7PAHM $2.2 million
Jul 17, 2006 FM-2655-NE Big Rock Fire Fire 1PA $345,270
Jul 28, 2006 FM-2660-NE Dawes County Fire Complex Fire 1PA $1.4 million
Jul 29, 2006 FM-2661-NE Sioux County Fire Complex Fire 1PA $1.8 million
Apr 22, 2011 FM-2900-NE Thedford Fire Fire 1PA —
Jan 18, 1977 EM-3022-NE Drought Drought 2PA —
Sep 13, 2005 EM-3245-NE Hurricane Katrina Evacuees Hurricane 93PA $393,813
Jun 18, 2011 EM-3323-NE Flooding Flood 18PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3483-NE COVID-19 Biological 93PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3488-NE COVID-19 Biological tribalPA $114,675
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3489-NE COVID-19 Biological tribalPA $38,365
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3493-NE COVID-19 Biological tribalPA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3523-NE COVID-19 Biological tribalPA $275,575
Aug 12, 2011 DR-4013-NE Flooding Flood 16IHPPAHM $82.1 million
Aug 12, 2011 DR-4014-NE Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 12PAHM $3.8 million
Nov 26, 2013 DR-4156-NE Severe Storms, Winter Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding Severe Storm 10PAHM $3.0 million
Jun 17, 2014 DR-4179-NE Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Tornado 6PAHM $11.1 million
Jul 24, 2014 DR-4183-NE Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 12PAHM $13.5 million
Jul 28, 2014 DR-4185-NE Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 12PAHM $4.1 million
Jun 25, 2015 DR-4225-NE Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 28PAHM $17.4 million
Jun 26, 2017 DR-4321-NE Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 10PAHM $2.8 million
Aug 1, 2017 DR-4325-NE Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 19PAHM $16.9 million
Jun 29, 2018 DR-4375-NE Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds Snowstorm 31PAHM $7.5 million
Aug 27, 2018 DR-4387-NE Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 11PAHM $2.6 million
Mar 21, 2019 DR-4420-NE Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Flood 84IHPPAHM $595.9 million
Jun 17, 2019 DR-4446-NE Severe Storms and Flooding Flood tribalPAHM $1.1 million
Apr 4, 2020 DR-4521-NE COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 93IHPPAHM $327.0 million
Sep 6, 2021 DR-4616-NE Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 14PAHM $31.6 million
Feb 23, 2022 DR-4641-NE Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 25PAHM $10.0 million
Jul 27, 2022 DR-4662-NE Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 20PAHM $17.0 million
May 3, 2024 DR-4778-NE Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Tornado 6IHPPAHM $11.0 million
May 24, 2024 DR-4786-NE Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 8PAHM $16.8 million
Aug 20, 2024 DR-4808-NE Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 19PAHM $12.0 million
Sep 24, 2024 DR-4822-NE Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 17PAHM $13.9 million
Oct 21, 2024 DR-4838-NE Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 5PAHM $39.8 million
May 21, 2025 DR-4868-NE Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds Winter Storm 28PA $58.8 million
Oct 22, 2025 DR-4896-NE Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 12PA $26.5 million
Jun 30, 2026 DR-4920-NE Wildfires Fire 5PA $814,741
Aug 3, 2026 DR-4928-NE Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 8PA $601,068
Aug 30, 2012 FM-5009-NE Region 23 Fire Complex Fire 3PA $5.3 million
Apr 23, 2022 FM-5436-NE Road 702 Fire Fire 3PAHM $1.5 million
Apr 9, 2023 FM-5462-NE Waconda-Beaver Lake Fire Complex Fire 1PAHM —
Mar 13, 2026 FM-5623-NE Morrill-Cottonwood Fire Fire 7PA —
Jun 10, 2026 FM-5637-NE South Fork Fire Fire 2PA —

* Individual Assistance approved plus Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation obligated, for declarations where OpenFEMA publishes totals; as reported on October 29, 2026. Programs: IHP — Individuals and Households, IA — Individual Assistance, PA — Public Assistance, HM — Hazard Mitigation.