Loup County, Nebraska: hazard risk
FEMA rates Loup County's overall risk Very Low (score 0.3 of 100, higher than 0% of rated U.S. counties). Its storm record holds 385 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 Low | 37.9 | $234K |
| Drought | Relatively Low | 33.0 | $48K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 30.1 | $20K |
| Winter Weather | Very Low | 11.9 | $13K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 11.0 | $46 |
| Ice Storm | Very Low | 10.9 | $8K |
| Tornado | Very Low | 10.0 | $90K |
| Strong Wind | Very Low | 6.2 | $60K |
| Heat Wave | Very Low | 4.9 | $8K |
| Cold Wave | Very Low | 4.9 | $21K |
| Lightning | Very Low | 1.9 | $9K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 1.1 | $2K |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 0.7 | $269K |
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 | 170 | 0 | $1.1M | 55th of 93 | 520th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 60 | 0 | $70K | 55th of 93 | 1416th of 3,077 |
| Drought | 51 | 0 | $1.9M | 20th of 93 | 394th of 3,063 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 39 | 0 | $139K | 82nd of 93 | 2528th of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 23 | 0 | $37K | 63rd of 93 | 1056th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 21 | 0 | $12M | 69th of 93 | 1645th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 15 | 0 | – | 40th of 93 | 911th of 3,076 |
| Floods | 3 | 0 | $744K | 82nd of 93 | 2898th of 3,080 |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | – | 60th of 93 | 2224th of 3,076 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $29K | 54th of 93 | 1981st 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 Loup County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.