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Sheridan County, Nebraska

Sheridan County recorded 9 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 6 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 1 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Sheridan County, NE

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

9
Declarations since FY2000
6
Major disasters (DR)
2
Emergencies (EM)
1
Fire management (FM)
Sep 2021
Most recent
$731K
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Sheridan County runs between 2005 and 2021, covering 9 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms And Straight-Line Winds in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, biological, and flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $730,933 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 31161
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
34.6
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 34.6% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status28.2
Household characteristics43.2
Racial and ethnic minority status53.5
Housing type and transportation38.9

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
13.4
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$4.8MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability57.5Relatively Moderate
Community resilience20.7Relatively 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
Roads and bridges(C)4$449,601
Utilities(F)4$208,201
Emergency protective measures(B)3$30,744
Management costs(Z)1$25,292
Debris removal(A)2$17,095
All categories14$730,933

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 3-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 200 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$492K
200 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Winter Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding 2013$91K
70 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2010$148K
306 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 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.

15
valid registrations
13
households approved
$98,754
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Other needs$98,754

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Severe StormSep 6, 2021DR-4616-NEDR
BiologicalApr 4, 2020DR-4521-NEDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3483-NEEM
FloodMar 21, 2019DR-4420-NEDR
Severe StormAug 1, 2017DR-4325-NEDR
Severe StormNov 26, 2013DR-4156-NEDR
FireAug 30, 2012FM-5009-NEFM
Severe StormJul 15, 2010DR-1924-NEDR
HurricaneSep 13, 2005EM-3245-NEEM

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 9 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Sep 6, 2021DR-4616-NEDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Straight-Line Winds
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
Aug 1, 2017DR-4325-NEDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-Line Winds
Nov 26, 2013DR-4156-NEDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Winter Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding
Aug 30, 2012FM-5009-NEFMFireRegion 23 Fire Complex
Jul 15, 2010DR-1924-NEDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Sep 13, 2005EM-3245-NEEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuees
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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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