Natural Disasters in Ralston, NE

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

95.9

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

96.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

20.2

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

80.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Strong Wind99.5Hail99.5Tornado99.4

Hazard	Risk Score
Strong Wind	99.5
Hail	99.5
Tornado	99.4
Winter Weather	98.3
Ice Storm	97.6
Heat Wave	97.5
Cold Wave	97.3
Wildfire	88.8
Lightning	88.7
Landslide	80.8
Drought	62.1
Earthquake	52.7

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

Severe Storm

Oct 2025

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

15 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Oct 22, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
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
Sep 24, 2024	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Aug 20, 2024	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
May 3, 2024	Tornado	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
Jul 21, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

Showing 20 of 29 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

1,045

Total Claims Paid

$14,605,089

Avg Claim Payout

$13,976

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$268,058,056

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

843

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4420	Severe Storm(s)	129	$98,290,548
DR-4521	Biological	226	$60,292,357
DR-4013	Flood	164	$37,434,744
DR-4616	Severe Storm(s)	17	$18,764,556
DR-1779	Severe Storm(s)	62	$11,778,857
DR-4325	Severe Storm(s)	19	$11,690,573
DR-4641	Tornado	7	$6,059,015
DR-4778	Severe Storm(s)	25	$5,523,093
DR-4838	Severe Storm(s)	43	$3,607,356
DR-4808	Severe Storm(s)	16	$3,301,044
DR-4822	Severe Storm(s)	12	$3,017,761
DR-1878	Severe Storm(s)	68	$2,261,576
DR-1864	Severe Storm(s)	6	$1,803,283
DR-1945	Severe Storm(s)	7	$1,648,233
DR-1286	Severe Storm(s)	26	$1,373,116

Showing top 15 of 19 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$4,689,973

Properties Protected

142

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.17

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.1: Generators	4	$39,098
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	4	$4,282,041
95.2: Planning Related Activities	3	$339,672
300.4: Vegetation Management - Non Coastal Shoreline Stabilization	1	$29,162
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$0

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

Ralston has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are strong wind, hail, tornado. The area has had 29 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (15 declarations). 1,045 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $268,058,056 in public assistance recovery funding. 14 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.