Winter Weather Risk in Nebraska

All Nebraska counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index winter weather score

Winter Weather risk — heavy snow, blizzards, and hazardous winter conditions — is rated for 93 of 93 Nebraska counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Douglas County carries the state's highest winter weather score at 98.3, with $2M in expected annual winter weather losses.

9 Nebraska counties are rated High or Very High for winter weather, and expected annual losses from winter weather total roughly $13M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Winter Weather

#CountyWinter Weather ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Douglas County
98.3
Very High 13.68 / yr $2M
2 Lancaster County
98.0
Very High 13.53 / yr $2M
3 Hall County
95.6
High 14.26 / yr $902K
4 Dawson County
91.5
High 14.84 / yr $428K
5 Lincoln County
90.2
High 16.11 / yr $447K
6 Scotts Bluff County
89.5
High 14.53 / yr $411K
7 Madison County
87.8
High 15.00 / yr $417K
8 Sarpy County
87.6
High 13.47 / yr $531K
9 Platte County
87.6
High 14.21 / yr $377K
10 Custer County
82.4
Medium 16.58 / yr $285K
11 Gage County
77.8
Medium 12.37 / yr $221K
12 Knox County
77.8
Medium 15.68 / yr $183K
13 Saline County
77.0
Medium 12.79 / yr $168K
14 Red Willow County
72.8
Medium 12.37 / yr $169K
15 Holt County
71.6
Medium 16.68 / yr $149K
16 York County
70.8
Medium 13.58 / yr $199K
17 Buffalo County
70.0
Medium 15.53 / yr $191K
18 Box Butte County
68.3
Medium 15.21 / yr $137K
19 Dodge County
66.9
Medium 14.00 / yr $148K
20 Sheridan County
66.0
Medium 18.53 / yr $96K
21 Furnas County
64.9
Medium 13.05 / yr $85K
22 Dawes County
63.9
Medium 16.69 / yr $138K
23 Boone County
63.4
Medium 14.84 / yr $95K
24 Kearney County
62.5
Medium 14.00 / yr $139K
25 Valley County
62.1
Medium 14.53 / yr $101K
26 Antelope County
62.1
Medium 15.58 / yr $122K
27 Clay County
61.3
Medium 13.26 / yr $102K
28 Webster County
61.1
Medium 12.68 / yr $70K
29 Franklin County
60.7
Low 12.79 / yr $79K
30 Thayer County
60.1
Low 12.32 / yr $96K
31 Seward County
60.0
Low 13.32 / yr $145K
32 Adams County
59.7
Low 13.79 / yr $111K
33 Merrick County
59.7
Low 14.00 / yr $96K
34 Cherry County
59.2
Low 18.25 / yr $75K
35 Phelps County
58.8
Low 14.42 / yr $124K
36 Hamilton County
57.5
Low 13.84 / yr $128K
37 Sherman County
57.5
Low 14.95 / yr $87K
38 Cedar County
56.9
Low 15.79 / yr $100K
39 Jefferson County
56.1
Low 12.11 / yr $81K
40 Howard County
55.5
Low 14.47 / yr $108K
41 Keith County
53.8
Low 15.53 / yr $83K
42 Cheyenne County
53.7
Low 13.95 / yr $94K
43 Pierce County
53.6
Low 16.26 / yr $104K
44 Harlan County
52.7
Low 12.89 / yr $71K
45 Nuckolls County
51.4
Low 12.42 / yr $74K
46 Dakota County
51.2
Low 14.63 / yr $67K
47 Saunders County
50.6
Low 13.68 / yr $108K
48 Frontier County
49.1
Low 12.74 / yr $46K
49 Nance County
47.6
Low 13.89 / yr $66K
50 Morrill County
47.4
Low 13.68 / yr $51K
51 Butler County
45.8
Low 13.00 / yr $70K
52 Colfax County
45.5
Low 13.79 / yr $75K
53 Fillmore County
45.4
Low 12.89 / yr $81K
54 Hitchcock County
45.3
Low 13.05 / yr $50K
55 Polk County
43.6
Low 13.58 / yr $75K
56 Greeley County
42.8
Low 14.21 / yr $70K
57 Gosper County
40.0
Low 13.68 / yr $59K
58 Kimball County
37.4
Low 14.90 / yr $37K
59 Brown County
37.2
Low 17.32 / yr $49K
60 Cuming County
35.1
Low 14.74 / yr $33K
61 Keya Paha County
34.3
Low 16.42 / yr $23K
62 Garfield County
34.2
Low 15.47 / yr $35K
63 Johnson County
33.1
Low 12.47 / yr $50K
64 Wayne County
32.1
Low 15.95 / yr $53K
65 Stanton County
31.4
Low 15.05 / yr $38K
66 Boyd County
30.7
Low 15.05 / yr $42K
67 Pawnee County
29.8
Low 12.05 / yr $26K
68 Cass County
29.0
Low 13.42 / yr $43K
69 Dixon County
26.4
Low 15.00 / yr $34K
70 Rock County
24.6
Low 17.16 / yr $31K
71 Dundy County
24.4
Very Low 13.26 / yr $30K
72 Otoe County
24.3
Very Low 13.79 / yr $36K
73 Chase County
24.3
Very Low 13.05 / yr $30K
74 Hooker County
21.8
Very Low 16.74 / yr $15K
75 Sioux County
21.7
Very Low 16.69 / yr $24K
76 Garden County
21.5
Very Low 15.58 / yr $24K
77 Wheeler County
21.4
Very Low 14.84 / yr $19K
78 Nemaha County
20.0
Very Low 12.05 / yr $16K
79 Richardson County
19.2
Very Low 11.95 / yr $17K
80 Perkins County
18.6
Very Low 14.05 / yr $22K
81 Deuel County
18.3
Very Low 14.16 / yr $13K
82 Thurston County
17.6
Very Low 14.74 / yr $12K
83 Blaine County
15.9
Very Low 16.47 / yr $12K
84 Logan County
14.9
Very Low 16.05 / yr $16K
85 Thomas County
13.8
Very Low 16.32 / yr $17K
86 Hayes County
13.7
Very Low 13.68 / yr $13K
87 Loup County
11.9
Very Low 15.53 / yr $13K
88 Washington County
11.6
Very Low 13.74 / yr $15K
89 Grant County
10.2
Very Low 16.05 / yr $10K
90 Banner County
10.1
Very Low 15.74 / yr $10K
91 Burt County
8.5
Very Low 14.74 / yr $7K
92 McPherson County
7.1
Very Low 16.42 / yr $8K
93 Arthur County
6.4
Very Low 15.68 / yr $6K

93 Nebraska counties with measurable winter weather risk. See the national winter weather ranking or all Nebraska counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Nebraska county has the highest winter weather risk?

Douglas County has the highest FEMA winter weather risk score in Nebraska at 98.3 (Very High), with $2M in expected annual losses and about 13.68 events per year.

How many Nebraska counties face significant winter weather risk?

93 Nebraska counties record measurable winter weather risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 9 of them are rated High or Very High.

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