Red Willow County, Nebraska: hazard risk
FEMA rates Red Willow County's overall risk Very Low (score 20.3 of 100, higher than 20% of rated U.S. counties). Its storm record holds 845 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 | 91.4 | $2.2M |
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | 86.5 | $1.5M |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Moderate | 72.8 | $169K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | 53.2 | $680K |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | 55.7 | $123K |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 41.0 | $1.0M |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | 37.6 | $668K |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 33.7 | $141K |
| Heat Wave | Very Low | 26.2 | $119K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 24.0 | $11K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 14.9 | $69 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 12.8 | $15K |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 10.9 | $1.6M |
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 | 295 | 0 | $14M | 43rd of 93 | 393rd of 3,080 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 240 | 0 | $2.3M | 10th of 93 | 1172nd of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 102 | 0 | $214K | 3rd of 93 | 242nd of 3,080 |
| Drought | 63 | 0 | – | 25th of 93 | 417th of 3,063 |
| Winter storms | 58 | 0 | $39K | 70th of 93 | 1802nd of 3,077 |
| Tornadoes | 40 | 0 | $9.0M | 34th of 93 | 877th of 3,080 |
| Floods | 18 | 0 | $316K | 50th of 93 | 2269th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 14 | 0 | – | 69th of 93 | 1214th of 3,076 |
| Wildfires | 7 | 1 | $1.8M | 1st of 93 | 389th of 2,972 |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | $9K | 9th of 93 | 1142nd 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 Red Willow County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.