Seward, NE
Seward County in Nebraska has 6 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1967–2019, most recently Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding on Mar 21, 2019 (DR-4420). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #1495 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 1 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $9,250 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.
FEMA Disaster Declarations in Seward County
The 6 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Seward County, NE (1967–2019). Total declarations on record: 6.
| Declared | Incident Type | Title | FEMA Disaster # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2019 | Flood | Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | DR-4420 |
| Apr 21, 2010 | Flood | Severe Storms, Ice Jams, and Flooding | DR-1902 |
| Sep 13, 2005 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuees | DR-3245 |
| Jul 19, 1993 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding | DR-998 |
| Apr 2, 1993 | Flood | Ice Jams & Flooding | DR-983 |
| Jul 18, 1967 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | DR-228 |
Score Breakdown
The composite score of 11 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.
Other Counties in Nebraska
| County | Grade | Score | Claims | Disasters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar | A | 11 | 1 | 6 |
| Gage | A | 11 | 2 | 6 |
| Greeley | A | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Johnson | A | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| Lancaster | A | 11 | 19 | 6 |
| Merrick | A | 11 | 1 | 6 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many FEMA disaster declarations does Seward County, NE have?
Seward County, NE has 6 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1967–2019). The 5 most recent are: Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding (declared Mar 21, 2019, DR-4420); Severe Storms, Ice Jams, and Flooding (declared Apr 21, 2010, DR-1902); Hurricane Katrina Evacuees (declared Sep 13, 2005, DR-3245); Severe Storms and Flooding (declared Jul 19, 1993, DR-998); Ice Jams & Flooding (declared Apr 2, 1993, DR-983). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.
What is the flood risk grade for Seward County, NE?
Seward County is graded A (composite score 11/100, low risk). It ranks #1495 of 3,277 U.S. counties for flood risk in our scoring model. The grade combines NFIP claims density (40%), disaster frequency (25%), claim severity (20%), and year-over-year trend (15%).
How many NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Seward County?
1 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Seward County, NE, totaling $9,250 in payouts. The average claim is $9,250. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.
Has Seward County, NE had any recent flood disasters?
Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Seward County was Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding on Mar 21, 2019 (DR-4420). The county has 6 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1967–2019.
The this entity record above pulls directly from FEMA OpenFEMA datasets including the National Flood Hazard Layer and NFIP claims. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. flood risk, NFIP claims, and disaster declarations distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
Every number on this page links back to FEMA OpenFEMA datasets including the National Flood Hazard Layer and NFIP claims; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. ZIPs, counties, and states. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA datasets, 2026.