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Wabaunsee County, Kansas

Wabaunsee County recorded 19 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 14 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 1 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

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Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals

19
Declarations since FY2000
14
Major disasters (DR)
4
Emergencies (EM)
1
Fire management (FM)
Sep 2026
Most recent
$4.0M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Wabaunsee County runs between 2004 and 2024, covering 19 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, biological, and winter storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $4.0 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.

Risk and vulnerability context

Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.

County FIPS 20197
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
6.4
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 6.4% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status4.6
Household characteristics37.6
Racial and ethnic minority status27.3
Housing type and transportation8.6

Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
14.6
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$6.8MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability22.0Relatively Low
Community resilience75.7Relatively High

The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation

About these measures: CDC Social Vulnerability Index and FEMA National Risk Index Social Vulnerability are separate measures built with different methods. They are shown side by side for context and should not be interpreted as equivalent scores.

Federal Public Assistance by category

Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.

CategoryProjectsFederal share obligated
Roads and bridges(C)143$3,516,452
Debris removal(A)24$164,376
Water control facilities(D)1$98,230
Emergency protective measures(B)34$95,616
Management costs(Z)13$37,214
Utilities(F)4$35,705
Buildings and equipment(E)3$25,288
All categories222$3,972,881

Recovery funding, how fast it came

For each disaster, the wait from the declaration to the first federal obligation (amber), then the federal share obligating after that (teal), on a shared 8-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 364 days. An obligation is the federal share committed to the recipient state, not funds disbursed to the locality, which comes later and is not shown.

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2024$42K
422 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2024$212K
287 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm 2024$1.1M
318 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Straight Line Winds 2022$24K
410 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,Landslides,And Mudslides 2019$519K
582 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2015$244K
123 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr7 yr8 yr

Hazard mitigation, what has been funded here

Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated to this jurisdiction to reduce future disaster losses, across the FEMA mitigation programs. This is the record of past mitigation investment a local hazard mitigation plan documents. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited, and are separate from the Public Assistance funding above.

$15,773
federal mitigation share
1
funded project
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)1$15,773

Most common hazards

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Wabaunsee County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Severe StormSep 24, 2024DR-4824-KSDR
Severe StormAug 20, 2024DR-4811-KSDR
Winter StormApr 28, 2024DR-4774-KSDR
Severe StormFeb 17, 2022DR-4640-KSDR
BiologicalMar 29, 2020DR-4504-KSDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3481-KSEM
Severe StormJun 20, 2019DR-4449-KSDR
Severe StormMay 28, 2019EM-3412-KSEM
FireApr 5, 2016FM-5121-KSFM
Severe StormJul 20, 2015DR-4230-KSDR
Severe StormAug 10, 2010DR-1932-KSDR
Severe StormMar 9, 2010DR-1885-KSDR
Severe StormJun 25, 2009DR-1849-KSDR
Severe StormFeb 1, 2008DR-1741-KSDR
Severe StormDec 12, 2007EM-3282-KSEM
Severe StormMay 6, 2007DR-1699-KSDR
HurricaneSep 10, 2005EM-3236-KSEM
Severe StormFeb 8, 2005DR-1579-KSDR
Severe StormAug 3, 2004DR-1535-KSDR

Every declaration on record

DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance

Showing 19 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Sep 24, 2024DR-4824-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Aug 20, 2024DR-4811-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Apr 28, 2024DR-4774-KSDRWinter StormSevere Winter Storm
Feb 17, 2022DR-4640-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Straight Line Winds
Mar 29, 2020DR-4504-KSDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3481-KSEMBiologicalCovid-19
Jun 20, 2019DR-4449-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,Landslides,And Mudslides
May 28, 2019EM-3412-KSEMSevere StormTornadoes And Flooding
Apr 5, 2016FM-5121-KSFMFireBurr Oak Fire
Jul 20, 2015DR-4230-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Aug 10, 2010DR-1932-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
Mar 9, 2010DR-1885-KSDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms And Snowstorm
Jun 25, 2009DR-1849-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes
Feb 1, 2008DR-1741-KSDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms
Dec 12, 2007EM-3282-KSEMSevere StormSevere Winter Storms
May 6, 2007DR-1699-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Sep 10, 2005EM-3236-KSEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Feb 8, 2005DR-1579-KSDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms, Heavy Rains, And Flooding
Aug 3, 2004DR-1535-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
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How these numbers are built

Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to Kansas's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30); the in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.

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