Douglas County, Nebraska: hazard risk
FEMA rates Douglas County's overall risk Relatively High (score 95.9 of 100, higher than 95% of rated U.S. counties); 9 of its 14 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by strong wind, hail, tornado. Its storm record holds 1,272 events since 1950.
FEMA's rating for each hazard
These are FEMA's county-wide model ratings and this county's storm record. They are not an assessment of any property, address or building, and not insurance advice: a property's risk depends on its own elevation, construction and location.
FEMA gives each hazard its own rating, and a rating does not follow the score from one hazard to the next: a hazard with a higher score can carry a lower rating than another. The table sorts by FEMA's rating, then by score (0 to 100, the county against every other county for that hazard).
| Hazard | Risk rating | Score | Expected annual loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Wind | Very High | 99.5 | $16M |
| Hail | Very High | 99.5 | $24M |
| Tornado | Very High | 99.4 | $64M |
| Winter Weather | Very High | 98.3 | $1.6M |
| Ice Storm | Very High | 97.6 | $3.0M |
| Heat Wave | Relatively High | 97.5 | $14M |
| Cold Wave | Relatively High | 97.3 | $20M |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively High | 95.1 | $88M |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 88.7 | $1.3M |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 88.8 | $1.3M |
| Landslide | Relatively Low | 80.8 | $20K |
| Drought | Relatively Low | 62.1 | $377K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 52.7 | $373K |
| Hurricane | No Rating | 0.0 | $0 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. A model of future loss, not a count of past events. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
What the record holds
| Hazard | Records | Deaths | Damage | Rank in state | Rank in U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 496 | 0 | $836M | 1st of 93 | 3rd of 3,080 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 391 | 1 | $114M | 1st of 93 | 36th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 101 | 5 | $26M | 4th of 93 | 360th of 3,077 |
| Floods | 94 | 2 | $37M | 1st of 93 | 263rd of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 42 | 4 | $1.4M | 4th of 93 | 105th of 3,076 |
| High wind and dust storms | 42 | 2 | $143K | 2nd of 93 | 240th of 3,080 |
| Lightning | 30 | 1 | $5.2M | 1st of 93 | 37th of 3,080 |
| Heat | 28 | 2 | $4.5M | 3rd of 93 | 339th of 3,076 |
| Tornadoes | 23 | 3 | $1.4B | 20th of 93 | 446th of 3,080 |
| Drought | 12 | 0 | – | 55th of 93 | 1197th of 3,063 |
| Heavy rain | 8 | 0 | $1.4M | 7th of 93 | 359th of 3,080 |
| Wildfires | 1 | 0 | – | 12th of 93 | 698th of 2,972 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Douglas County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.