Natural Disasters in Colon, NE

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

29.1

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

52.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

10.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

92.1

Score (0-100)

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster History & Federal Spending

Source: FEMA

Total Declarations

30

Public Assistance

$10.6M

Individual Assistance

$67K

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

16 declarations

DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding →Severe StormOct 2025$5K—
Severe Winter Storm and Straight-line Winds →Winter StormMay 2025$52K—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding →Severe StormOct 2024——
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding →Severe StormSep 2024$199K—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding →Severe StormAug 2024$305K—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes →Severe StormFeb 2022——
Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds →Severe StormSep 2021——
Covid-19 Pandemic →BiologicalApr 2020$4K$45K
Covid-19 →BiologicalMar 2020——
Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding →FloodMar 2019$9.4M$20K
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds →Severe StormAug 2017——
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding →Severe StormJun 2015$206K—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding →TornadoJun 2014——
Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornado, and Straight-lin →Severe StormOct 2010$367K—
Severe Storms and Flooding →Severe StormJul 2010——
Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm →Severe StormFeb 2010$13K—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding →Severe StormJul 2008$6K—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding →Severe StormJun 2008—$2K
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes →Severe StormJun 2007——
Hurricane Katrina Evacuees →HurricaneSep 2005——

Showing 20 of 30 disasters

PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

259

Total Claims Paid

$4,310,423

Avg Claim Payout

$16,643

County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

7

Federal Funding

$951,017

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.02

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)2$676,013
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE2$237,075
601.2: Generators - Regular1$26,679
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan1$11,250
403.2: Stormwater Management - Diversions1$0

Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.

Colon has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hail, drought, wildfire. The area has had 30 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (16 declarations). 259 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $10,552,927 in public assistance recovery funding. $66,566 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 7 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.