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Keith County, Nebraska

Keith County recorded 8 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 6 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Keith County, NE

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

8
Declarations since FY2000
6
Major disasters (DR)
2
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Mar 2026
Most recent
$1.3M
Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for Keith County runs between 2001 and 2024, covering 8 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 snowstorm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $1.3 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.

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 31101
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
26.0
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 26.0% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status22.7
Household characteristics54.1
Racial and ethnic minority status32.2
Housing type and transportation26.1

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
13.8
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$6.4MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability23.0Relatively Low
Community resilience35.7Relatively Low

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
Emergency protective measures(B)3$1,179,957
Roads and bridges(C)7$84,830
Management costs(Z)1$24,940
All categories11$1,289,727

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 6-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 320 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.

Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$1.2M
612 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2007$87K
28 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr

Assistance to households (Individual Assistance)

FEMA Individual Assistance to households in this jurisdiction, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved counts and dollars are the households FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Figures are self-reported and drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, not audited, and Individual Assistance exists only for disasters where it was designated, so many jurisdictions show none.

14
valid registrations
11
households approved
$63,863
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Other needs$63,863

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 Keith County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Severe StormAug 20, 2024DR-4808-NEDR
BiologicalApr 4, 2020DR-4521-NEDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3483-NEEM
SnowstormJun 29, 2018DR-4375-NEDR
Severe StormAug 29, 2007DR-1721-NEDR
Severe StormJan 7, 2007DR-1674-NEDR
HurricaneSep 13, 2005EM-3245-NEEM
Severe StormMay 16, 2001DR-1373-NEDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 8 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Aug 20, 2024DR-4808-NEDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Apr 4, 2020DR-4521-NEDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3483-NEEMBiologicalCovid-19
Jun 29, 2018DR-4375-NEDRSnowstormSevere Winter Storm And Straight-Line Winds
Aug 29, 2007DR-1721-NEDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Jan 7, 2007DR-1674-NEDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms
Sep 13, 2005EM-3245-NEEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuees
May 16, 2001DR-1373-NEDRSevere StormSevere Winter 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 Nebraska'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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