Heat Wave Risk in Nebraska

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

Heat Wave risk — prolonged periods of extreme heat that threaten health and infrastructure — is rated for 93 of 93 Nebraska counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Douglas County carries the state's highest heat wave score at 97.5, with $14M in expected annual heat wave losses.

1 Nebraska county is rated High or Very High for heat wave, and expected annual losses from heat wave total roughly $32M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Heat Wave

#CountyHeat Wave ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Douglas County
97.5
High 8.16 / yr $14M
2 Sarpy County
89.7
Medium 8.21 / yr $5M
3 Lancaster County
76.4
Low 8.26 / yr $2M
4 Thurston County
67.2
Low 5.32 / yr $624K
5 Dakota County
60.2
Low 6.58 / yr $590K
6 Wayne County
60.0
Low 4.53 / yr $925K
7 Dodge County
54.8
Low 6.42 / yr $594K
8 Buffalo County
54.3
Low 4.63 / yr $671K
9 Cass County
53.3
Low 8.37 / yr $667K
10 Richardson County
53.3
Low 8.42 / yr $443K
11 Nemaha County
52.6
Low 8.37 / yr $391K
12 Otoe County
51.5
Low 8.58 / yr $660K
13 Lincoln County
51.0
Low 4.21 / yr $422K
14 Adams County
50.6
Low 5.26 / yr $477K
15 Gage County
48.6
Low 8.00 / yr $418K
16 Dawson County
47.6
Low 4.21 / yr $315K
17 Cuming County
44.6
Low 5.05 / yr $254K
18 Platte County
35.8
Very Low 5.11 / yr $208K
19 Madison County
33.4
Very Low 4.42 / yr $199K
20 Cedar County
32.6
Very Low 4.95 / yr $189K
21 Jefferson County
32.0
Very Low 7.68 / yr $155K
22 Dixon County
31.2
Very Low 6.58 / yr $199K
23 Burt County
31.1
Very Low 6.00 / yr $168K
24 Johnson County
29.5
Very Low 8.11 / yr $193K
25 Knox County
28.7
Very Low 4.95 / yr $123K
26 Custer County
28.2
Very Low 4.58 / yr $146K
27 Pawnee County
27.2
Very Low 8.26 / yr $102K
28 York County
26.4
Very Low 5.58 / yr $159K
29 Red Willow County
26.2
Very Low 3.84 / yr $119K
30 Thayer County
24.4
Very Low 6.79 / yr $97K
31 Phelps County
23.6
Very Low 4.58 / yr $123K
32 Webster County
23.1
Very Low 6.05 / yr $61K
33 Furnas County
23.1
Very Low 4.74 / yr $64K
34 Polk County
23.0
Very Low 5.26 / yr $117K
35 Nuckolls County
22.8
Very Low 6.68 / yr $86K
36 Butler County
22.4
Very Low 6.16 / yr $95K
37 Hamilton County
22.3
Very Low 5.21 / yr $115K
38 Antelope County
21.8
Very Low 4.11 / yr $90K
39 Kearney County
21.6
Very Low 5.11 / yr $100K
40 Holt County
21.5
Very Low 5.26 / yr $76K
41 Boone County
21.2
Very Low 4.37 / yr $65K
42 Colfax County
21.0
Very Low 5.37 / yr $92K
43 Saunders County
20.5
Very Low 7.47 / yr $106K
44 Scotts Bluff County
20.4
Very Low 0.63 / yr $67K
45 Cherry County
19.5
Very Low 2.22 / yr $50K
46 Franklin County
19.1
Very Low 5.63 / yr $49K
47 Washington County
18.3
Very Low 6.95 / yr $86K
48 Saline County
18.0
Very Low 7.42 / yr $47K
49 Seward County
18.0
Very Low 6.95 / yr $82K
50 Harlan County
17.4
Very Low 5.16 / yr $48K
51 Frontier County
17.3
Very Low 4.63 / yr $35K
52 Hall County
17.1
Very Low 5.26 / yr $53K
53 Keith County
16.1
Very Low 1.95 / yr $47K
54 Pierce County
15.9
Very Low 4.21 / yr $58K
55 Stanton County
15.8
Very Low 4.68 / yr $48K
56 Sherman County
15.5
Very Low 4.26 / yr $40K
57 Brown County
13.1
Very Low 4.00 / yr $35K
58 Merrick County
12.9
Very Low 5.26 / yr $30K
59 Clay County
12.2
Very Low 5.79 / yr $27K
60 Nance County
12.2
Very Low 5.00 / yr $29K
61 Chase County
12.0
Very Low 2.89 / yr $33K
62 Hitchcock County
11.8
Very Low 2.89 / yr $22K
63 Fillmore County
11.2
Very Low 6.11 / yr $32K
64 Gosper County
10.2
Very Low 4.32 / yr $25K
65 Box Butte County
10.0
Very Low 0.63 / yr $21K
66 Dawes County
9.4
Very Low 0.79 / yr $21K
67 Keya Paha County
9.0
Very Low 4.16 / yr $9K
68 Valley County
8.9
Very Low 4.16 / yr $15K
69 Perkins County
8.5
Very Low 2.21 / yr $18K
70 Rock County
8.1
Very Low 4.26 / yr $17K
71 Sheridan County
7.7
Very Low 0.63 / yr $10K
72 Howard County
7.3
Very Low 4.68 / yr $15K
73 Greeley County
7.3
Very Low 4.32 / yr $15K
74 Boyd County
7.1
Very Low 5.32 / yr $14K
75 Garfield County
6.9
Very Low 4.47 / yr $10K
76 Hayes County
6.6
Very Low 4.11 / yr $10K
77 Wheeler County
6.1
Very Low 4.74 / yr $8K
78 Cheyenne County
5.5
Very Low 0.32 / yr $9K
79 Morrill County
4.9
Very Low 0.37 / yr $5K
80 Loup County
4.9
Very Low 4.26 / yr $8K
81 Blaine County
4.8
Very Low 3.84 / yr $5K
82 Logan County
4.8
Very Low 3.42 / yr $7K
83 Deuel County
4.3
Very Low 0.68 / yr $4K
84 Dundy County
4.0
Very Low 1.11 / yr $5K
85 Thomas County
4.0
Very Low 3.00 / yr $6K
86 Hooker County
3.9
Very Low 1.37 / yr $3K
87 Kimball County
3.8
Very Low 0.32 / yr $3K
88 Garden County
3.6
Very Low 0.68 / yr $4K
89 Sioux County
3.2
Very Low 0.74 / yr $3K
90 McPherson County
3.1
Very Low 2.11 / yr $2K
91 Arthur County
2.9
Very Low 1.05 / yr $1K
92 Grant County
2.8
Very Low 0.74 / yr $1K
93 Banner County
2.6
Very Low 0.37 / yr $721

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Nebraska county has the highest heat wave risk?

Douglas County has the highest FEMA heat wave risk score in Nebraska at 97.5 (High), with $14M in expected annual losses and about 8.16 events per year.

How many Nebraska counties face significant heat wave risk?

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

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