Cold Wave Risk in Nebraska

All Nebraska counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index cold wave score

Cold Wave risk — prolonged spells of dangerously low temperatures — is rated for 93 of 93 Nebraska counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Douglas County carries the state's highest cold wave score at 97.3, with $20M in expected annual cold wave losses.

1 Nebraska county is rated High or Very High for cold wave, and expected annual losses from cold wave total roughly $74M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Cold Wave

#CountyCold Wave ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Douglas County
97.3
High 4.74 / yr $20M
2 Sarpy County
82.7
Medium 4.63 / yr $7M
3 Dodge County
81.4
Medium 5.21 / yr $5M
4 Lancaster County
78.7
Medium 3.84 / yr $4M
5 Scotts Bluff County
71.3
Medium 4.68 / yr $2M
6 Lincoln County
64.9
Low 4.63 / yr $2M
7 Holt County
64.9
Low 6.63 / yr $2M
8 Platte County
61.2
Low 5.32 / yr $2M
9 Madison County
60.3
Low 5.89 / yr $2M
10 Cherry County
56.8
Low 6.80 / yr $1M
11 Knox County
55.9
Low 6.47 / yr $1M
12 Cuming County
54.2
Low 6.05 / yr $988K
13 Boone County
53.1
Low 5.58 / yr $1000K
14 Box Butte County
48.3
Low 5.79 / yr $998K
15 Sheridan County
46.1
Low 6.58 / yr $695K
16 Morrill County
44.8
Low 4.84 / yr $682K
17 Burt County
39.2
Low 6.05 / yr $746K
18 Colfax County
39.0
Low 5.42 / yr $852K
19 Red Willow County
37.6
Low 5.37 / yr $668K
20 Cass County
37.4
Low 4.21 / yr $904K
21 Cheyenne County
37.2
Low 4.89 / yr $753K
22 Keith County
36.9
Low 4.68 / yr $656K
23 Washington County
36.7
Low 5.11 / yr $943K
24 Boyd County
36.4
Low 6.63 / yr $777K
25 Keya Paha County
36.2
Low 6.79 / yr $358K
26 Thurston County
34.9
Low 6.37 / yr $410K
27 Chase County
34.1
Low 4.05 / yr $676K
28 Dawes County
33.5
Low 5.95 / yr $656K
29 Brown County
31.8
Low 6.63 / yr $550K
30 Hall County
31.3
Low 4.74 / yr $525K
31 Richardson County
30.7
Low 3.42 / yr $442K
32 Otoe County
29.7
Low 3.63 / yr $664K
33 Nemaha County
29.7
Low 3.42 / yr $371K
34 Dakota County
29.0
Low 6.42 / yr $397K
35 Antelope County
28.8
Low 6.05 / yr $487K
36 Cedar County
27.0
Low 6.74 / yr $442K
37 Wayne County
25.8
Low 6.68 / yr $553K
38 Butler County
24.8
Low 4.74 / yr $398K
39 Stanton County
24.8
Low 6.05 / yr $381K
40 Perkins County
23.0
Very Low 4.47 / yr $391K
41 Dundy County
22.8
Very Low 5.63 / yr $359K
42 Furnas County
22.2
Very Low 3.74 / yr $210K
43 Kimball County
21.6
Very Low 4.58 / yr $232K
44 Buffalo County
21.5
Very Low 4.74 / yr $375K
45 York County
21.4
Very Low 4.63 / yr $376K
46 Saline County
21.0
Very Low 3.63 / yr $225K
47 Nance County
20.7
Very Low 5.11 / yr $268K
48 Deuel County
20.3
Very Low 4.68 / yr $191K
49 Sioux County
20.2
Very Low 5.62 / yr $282K
50 Pierce County
20.1
Very Low 6.26 / yr $318K
51 Adams County
18.9
Very Low 4.53 / yr $253K
52 Dawson County
18.5
Very Low 4.58 / yr $188K
53 Saunders County
18.1
Very Low 4.68 / yr $317K
54 Hamilton County
17.7
Very Low 4.68 / yr $285K
55 Dixon County
17.3
Very Low 6.16 / yr $248K
56 Garden County
17.2
Very Low 5.16 / yr $227K
57 Custer County
16.9
Very Low 5.74 / yr $211K
58 Hitchcock County
16.8
Very Low 5.26 / yr $160K
59 Rock County
16.7
Very Low 6.42 / yr $237K
60 Valley County
16.5
Very Low 5.53 / yr $177K
61 Gage County
16.4
Very Low 3.32 / yr $203K
62 Polk County
16.0
Very Low 4.89 / yr $237K
63 Frontier County
15.8
Very Low 4.05 / yr $120K
64 Johnson County
15.3
Very Low 3.42 / yr $230K
65 Harlan County
14.1
Very Low 3.63 / yr $140K
66 Greeley County
13.5
Very Low 5.53 / yr $179K
67 Banner County
13.1
Very Low 4.74 / yr $169K
68 Hooker County
13.0
Very Low 5.95 / yr $92K
69 Seward County
12.6
Very Low 4.11 / yr $187K
70 Garfield County
11.5
Very Low 6.26 / yr $94K
71 Sherman County
10.8
Very Low 4.95 / yr $89K
72 Merrick County
10.3
Very Low 5.11 / yr $86K
73 Clay County
10.2
Very Low 4.32 / yr $83K
74 Wheeler County
9.7
Very Low 6.26 / yr $70K
75 Gosper County
9.4
Very Low 3.95 / yr $88K
76 Fillmore County
9.3
Very Low 4.32 / yr $97K
77 Phelps County
9.0
Very Low 4.00 / yr $89K
78 Thayer County
8.8
Very Low 3.84 / yr $66K
79 Pawnee County
8.6
Very Low 3.32 / yr $53K
80 Jefferson County
8.1
Very Low 3.32 / yr $56K
81 Grant County
7.9
Very Low 5.89 / yr $68K
82 Howard County
7.8
Very Low 5.21 / yr $71K
83 Arthur County
7.7
Very Low 5.16 / yr $65K
84 Webster County
7.1
Very Low 3.68 / yr $30K
85 Nuckolls County
7.0
Very Low 3.74 / yr $43K
86 Kearney County
6.8
Very Low 4.26 / yr $52K
87 Hayes County
6.8
Very Low 4.00 / yr $43K
88 Franklin County
6.7
Very Low 3.74 / yr $31K
89 Thomas County
6.6
Very Low 5.90 / yr $53K
90 Logan County
6.2
Very Low 5.21 / yr $43K
91 McPherson County
5.1
Very Low 5.05 / yr $24K
92 Loup County
4.9
Very Low 6.00 / yr $21K
93 Blaine County
4.8
Very Low 5.95 / yr $13K

93 Nebraska counties with measurable cold wave risk. See the national cold wave ranking or all Nebraska counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Nebraska county has the highest cold wave risk?

Douglas County has the highest FEMA cold wave risk score in Nebraska at 97.3 (High), with $20M in expected annual losses and about 4.74 events per year.

How many Nebraska counties face significant cold wave risk?

93 Nebraska counties record measurable cold wave risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 1 of them are rated High or Very High.

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