Natural Disasters in Valparaiso, 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)

Top Hazard Risks

Hail89.2Drought77.1Wildfire72.2

Hazard	Risk Score
Hail	89.2
Drought	77.1
Wildfire	72.2
Strong Wind	64.8
Ice Storm	64.1
Tornado	59.4
Landslide	54.3
Winter Weather	50.6
Heat Wave	20.5
Lightning	18.6
Cold Wave	18.1
Earthquake	12.2

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

16 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
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
Jun 25, 2015	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Jun 17, 2014	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Oct 21, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, TORNADO, AND STRAIGHT-LIN
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
Jun 6, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
Sep 13, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUEES

Showing 20 of 30 declarations

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.

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$10,552,927

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

101

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4420	Severe Storm(s)	59	$9,396,781
DR-1945	Severe Storm(s)	8	$366,513
DR-4808	Severe Storm(s)	14	$305,004
DR-4225	Severe Storm(s)	4	$205,830
DR-4822	Severe Storm(s)	3	$198,685
DR-4868	Severe Storm(s)	1	$52,115
DR-1878	Severe Storm(s)	6	$12,772
DR-1779	Severe Storm(s)	4	$6,142
DR-4896	Severe Storm(s)	1	$4,986
DR-4521	Biological	1	$4,100

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$951,017

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.02

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)	2	$676,013
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	2	$237,075
601.2: Generators - Regular	1	$26,679
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$11,250
403.2: Stormwater Management - Diversions	1	$0

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

Valparaiso 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. 7 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.