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Keya Paha County, Nebraska

Keya Paha County recorded 11 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 9 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Keya Paha County, NE

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

11
Declarations since FY2000
9
Major disasters (DR)
2
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Apr 2020
Most recent
$2.4M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Keya Paha County runs between 2001 and 2020, covering 11 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, biological, and flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $2.4 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 31103
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
2.3
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 2.3% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status12.8
Household characteristics28.0
Racial and ethnic minority status2.1
Housing type and transportation0.4

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
1.5
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$1.0MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability88.4Very High
Community resilience8.7Very 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
Roads and bridges(C)27$2,050,470
Management costs(Z)2$201,593
Emergency protective measures(B)5$120,768
Debris removal(A)1$819
All categories35$2,373,650

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 110 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 Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2019$2.2M
238 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2010$38K
116 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes 2009$3K
81 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2008$27K
110 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes 2007$108K
50 days to first federal obligation
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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 Keya Paha County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
BiologicalApr 4, 2020DR-4521-NEDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3483-NEEM
FloodMar 21, 2019DR-4420-NEDR
Severe StormJul 15, 2010DR-1924-NEDR
Severe StormFeb 25, 2010DR-1878-NEDR
Severe StormJul 31, 2009DR-1853-NEDR
Severe StormJun 20, 2008DR-1770-NEDR
Severe StormJun 6, 2007DR-1706-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 11 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Apr 4, 2020DR-4521-NEDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3483-NEEMBiologicalCovid-19
Mar 21, 2019DR-4420-NEDRFloodSevere Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Jul 15, 2010DR-1924-NEDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Feb 25, 2010DR-1878-NEDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms And Snowstorm
Jul 31, 2009DR-1853-NEDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
Jun 20, 2008DR-1770-NEDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jun 6, 2007DR-1706-NEDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
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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