Keith County, Nebraska: hazard risk
FEMA rates Keith County's overall risk Very Low (score 13.8 of 100, higher than 13% of rated U.S. counties). Its storm record holds 968 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 | 84.4 | $1.3M |
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | 75.9 | $821K |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 58.7 | $358K |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 66.8 | $153K |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | 53.8 | $83K |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | 36.9 | $656K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Low | 36.3 | $413K |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 27.4 | $483K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 20.3 | $136 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 16.8 | $24K |
| Ice Storm | Very Low | 16.6 | $13K |
| Heat Wave | Very Low | 16.1 | $47K |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 15.3 | $2.1M |
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 | 455 | 0 | $39M | 40th of 93 | 376th of 3,080 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 264 | 1 | $4.0M | 48th of 93 | 1954th of 3,080 |
| Drought | 56 | 0 | $3.2M | 47th of 93 | 912th of 3,063 |
| Tornadoes | 53 | 0 | $11M | 52nd of 93 | 1213th of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 52 | 0 | $147K | 55th of 93 | 903rd of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 45 | 0 | $7K | 87th of 93 | 2353rd of 3,077 |
| Floods | 17 | 1 | $2.0M | 70th of 93 | 2602nd of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 10 | 0 | – | 83rd of 93 | 1831st of 3,076 |
| Lightning | 6 | 0 | $402K | 39th of 93 | 1651st of 3,080 |
| Wildfires | 5 | 0 | $3.1M | 2nd of 93 | 529th 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 Keith County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.