Natural Disasters in La Vista, NE

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

83.6

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

88.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

10.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

85.1

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Tornado97.2Hail97.0Strong Wind96.2

Hazard	Risk Score
Tornado	97.2
Hail	97.0
Strong Wind	96.2
Heat Wave	89.7
Winter Weather	87.6
Ice Storm	87.4
Cold Wave	82.7
Wildfire	81.5
Lightning	70.3
Landslide	69.1
Drought	53.9
Earthquake	28.9

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

Disaster Declarations

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA

Total Declarations

Most Recent

Winter Storm

May 2025

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

12 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
May 21, 2025	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Oct 21, 2024	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Aug 20, 2024	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Feb 23, 2022	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
Sep 6, 2021	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Apr 4, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Mar 21, 2019	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Aug 1, 2017	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Aug 12, 2011	Flood	FLOODING
Jun 18, 2011	Flood	FLOODING
Jul 15, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Feb 25, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORM
Jul 18, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Jun 20, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Sep 13, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUEES
May 25, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES AND FLOODING
Nov 1, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE SNOW STORMS, RAIN, AND STRONG WINDS
Jul 19, 1993	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Apr 2, 1993	Flood	ICE JAMS & FLOODING

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Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

848

Total Claims Paid

$21,480,863

Avg Claim Payout

$25,331

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$15,158,216

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

160

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4420	Severe Storm(s)	43	$8,760,748
DR-4013	Flood	38	$2,525,874
DR-4838	Severe Storm(s)	25	$1,225,866
DR-4521	Biological	9	$1,002,123
DR-4325	Severe Storm(s)	17	$819,479
DR-1878	Severe Storm(s)	11	$422,824
DR-1779	Severe Storm(s)	7	$130,448
DR-4616	Severe Storm(s)	4	$116,217
DR-4778	Severe Storm(s)	2	$72,441
DR-4808	Severe Storm(s)	1	$65,818
DR-1394	Severe Storm(s)	1	$12,051
DR-1286	Severe Storm(s)	2	$4,326

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$8,851,023

Properties Protected

213

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.94

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	4	$4,912,245
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine; 200.7: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Erosion	2	$3,938,778

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

La Vista has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are tornado, hail, strong wind. The area has had 25 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (12 declarations). 848 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $15,158,216 in public assistance recovery funding. 6 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.