Frontier County, Nebraska: hazard risk
FEMA rates Frontier County's overall risk Very Low (score 13.7 of 100, higher than 13% of rated U.S. counties). Its storm record holds 689 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 90.1 | $1.3M |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | 81.0 | $1.0M |
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | 73.2 | $462K |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | 49.1 | $46K |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 29.2 | $361K |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | 27.7 | $21K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 41.8 | $22K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 33.9 | $306 |
| Heat Wave | Very Low | 17.3 | $35K |
| Cold Wave | Very Low | 15.8 | $120K |
| Lightning | Very Low | 11.8 | $30K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 10.1 | $7K |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 7.4 | $770K |
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 | 347 | 0 | $21M | 61st of 93 | 561st of 3,080 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 124 | 0 | $34M | 67th of 93 | 2277th of 3,080 |
| Drought | 60 | 0 | $3.0M | 43rd of 93 | 757th of 3,063 |
| Winter storms | 44 | 0 | $136K | 86th of 93 | 2318th of 3,077 |
| High wind and dust storms | 39 | 0 | $131K | 69th of 93 | 1113th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 36 | 0 | $5.9M | 70th of 93 | 1676th of 3,080 |
| Floods | 25 | 0 | $1.2M | 53rd of 93 | 2330th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 6 | 0 | – | 91st of 93 | 2163rd of 3,076 |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | – | 71st of 93 | 2346th of 3,076 |
| Heavy rain | 1 | 0 | – | 71st of 93 | 2222nd of 3,080 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $13K | 65th of 93 | 2237th of 3,080 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Frontier County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.