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Hazard Plain

Webster County, NE

Risk-assessment baseline packet. County area 31181. Release 2026-10, data as of 2026-09-28.

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Plan clock

Approved, expires 2026-10-25

Plan
Little Blue/Lower Big Blue Natural Resource District (FEMA plan 107750)
Approved
2021-10-25
Expires
2026-10-25
As of
2026-09-28
Days
27 days to expiry
Update underway
none in FEMA's plan tracker

Map group: Expires within 12 months.

What changed since your last plan (approved 2021-10-25)

New federal declarations
DR-4641-NE, DR-4868-NE, DR-4896-NE (3 declaration rows; 3 counted incidents)
Storm Events records since approval
87 (data through 2026-06-30)
Repetitive loss now
FMA RL 0, SRL 0 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 0
Repeat-flood change
First release: no prior release to compare.

Plan status for every jurisdiction in the plan

13 jurisdictions. Each row is that jurisdiction's own plan clock. Notes include other approved plans FEMA lists for the same jurisdiction.

JurisdictionTypeStatusPlanApprovedExpiresDays to expirynegative = days since expiryUpdate underwayNotes
Webster CountyCountyApproved, expires 2026-10-25Little Blue/Lower Big Blue Natural Resource District (FEMA plan 107750)2021-10-252026-10-2527member approved 2021-11-19
Bladen villageVillagePlan 107750 approved 2021-10-25, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleLittle Blue/Lower Big Blue Natural Resource District (FEMA plan 107750), pending adoption here2021-10-25 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2026-10-25 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Blue Hill cityCityApproved, expires 2026-10-25Little Blue/Lower Big Blue Natural Resource District (FEMA plan 107750)2021-10-252026-10-2527member approved 2022-03-14
Cowles villageVillageApproved, expires 2026-10-25Little Blue/Lower Big Blue Natural Resource District (FEMA plan 107750)2021-10-252026-10-2527member approved 2022-03-01
Guide Rock villageVillageApproved, expires 2026-10-25Little Blue/Lower Big Blue Natural Resource District (FEMA plan 107750)2021-10-252026-10-2527member approved 2022-01-18
Red Cloud cityCityApproved, expires 2026-10-25Little Blue/Lower Big Blue Natural Resource District (FEMA plan 107750)2021-10-252026-10-2527member approved 2022-01-18
Adams Central Public SchoolsSchool/School DistrictApproved, expires 2026-10-25Little Blue/Lower Big Blue Natural Resource District (FEMA plan 107750)2021-10-252026-10-2527member approved 2022-08-23
Blue Hill Public SchoolsSchool/School DistrictPlan 107750 approved 2021-10-25, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleLittle Blue/Lower Big Blue Natural Resource District (FEMA plan 107750), pending adoption here2021-10-25 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2026-10-25 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Red Cloud Community SchoolsSchool/School DistrictPlan 107750 approved 2021-10-25, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleLittle Blue/Lower Big Blue Natural Resource District (FEMA plan 107750), pending adoption here2021-10-25 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2026-10-25 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
South Central Nebraska Unified 5School/School DistrictApproved, expires 2026-10-25Little Blue/Lower Big Blue Natural Resource District (FEMA plan 107750)2021-10-252026-10-2527member approved 2022-11-19
Little Blue NRDNatural ResourcesApproved, expires 2026-10-25Little Blue/Lower Big Blue Natural Resource District (FEMA plan 107750)2021-10-252026-10-2527member approved 2021-11-19
Lower Big Blue NRDNatural ResourcesApproved, expires 2026-10-25Little Blue/Lower Big Blue Natural Resource District (FEMA plan 107750)2021-10-252026-10-2527member approved 2022-08-23
Upper Big Blue NRDNatural ResourcesPlan 107750 approved 2021-10-25, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleLittle Blue/Lower Big Blue Natural Resource District (FEMA plan 107750), pending adoption here2021-10-25 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2026-10-25 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.

Plan 107750 lists 98 other participants not on this page, 18 of them not covered by it yet (named in the XLSX file).

State plan status and tribal plans in this state: see the state page.

What the packet contains

Sections in FEMA checklist order. Each heading names the review item its tables support; whether the item is satisfied is decided by the plan and its reviewers. Full tables are in the downloads above.

Supports B1-a Hazards

13 of the 18 National Risk Index hazards apply here; omission evidence is shown only where NRI rates a hazard "Not Applicable", no federal declaration names it and Storm Events has no record of it since 1996.

Highest expected annual loss (NRI, modeled): Hail, Strong Wind and Inland Flooding.

Also check locally (not covered by NRI): dam failure (incl. upstream dams), levee failure, flash flood as its own subtype, ice jams, debris flows, erosion (riverine and coastal), land subsidence and sinkholes and expansive soils.

Check your state hazard mitigation plan's hazard list for this county; explain any hazard you drop.

Supports B1-b Location

  • Avalanche, Coastal Flooding, Earthquake, Hurricane, Landslide, Tornado, Tsunami, Volcanic Activity and Wildfire: Census tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.
  • Cold Wave, Drought, Hail, Heat Wave, Ice Storm, Lightning, Strong Wind and Winter Weather: Affects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.
  • Inland Flooding: The FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) is the required location source for flooding. See the FEMA Flood Map Service Center (https://msc.fema.gov) for this county.

Supports B1-c Extent

Storm Events records for 13 of 20 hazard groups, with the scale, observed range and worst recorded event for each; the others say local data required.

  • Hail: 4.5 in hail, 1998-06-13
  • Thunderstorm Wind: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust, Thunderstorm Wind, 2014-06-14; same speed and measurement basis also recorded on 2003-07-20
  • Tornado: F4 tornado, 1990-03-13, 20 mi path length (records before 1996 may include the whole path; rating and listing come from the county where the tornado began), 440 yd wide, $25,000,000 property; crops not recorded (1990 dollars)

Supports B1-d Previous occurrences

16 federal declaration rows for this area (13 counted incidents), each with type, dates and county Public Assistance dollars.

New since the last plan (approved 2021-10-25): DR-4896-NE, DR-4868-NE and DR-4641-NE.

5 statewide declarations listed separately.

Hazards with no recorded events are stated as such (6 of 18).

Storm Events history: 540 records (notable ones in the PDF, all of them in the Excel file).

Supports B1-e Probability

FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) for each hazard, with a descriptor from a scale defined in the packet.

  • Highly likely: Hail, Lightning, Strong Wind and Winter Weather
  • Likely: Cold Wave, Drought, Ice Storm, Inland Flooding, Landslide and Tornado
  • Possible: Heat Wave and Wildfire

Historical frequency by intensity band (tornado, hail, wind): 9 bands from Storm Events.

Supports B1-f Variation across the planning area

Range of census tract risk scores within the area for 18 hazards (2 tracts; rated tracts only).

6 member jurisdictions: plan clock, repeat-flood count, Public Assistance dollars and event records naming the place (starter, confirm locally).

Supports B2-a, B2-b Assets and impacts

Local data required

County-level starter. The plan must describe impacts for each participant and its own assets.

Storm Events damage since 2021-10-25: $18,201,000 in county-coded records (41 records); $0 reported for the zone (46 zone records). Data through 2026-06-30; nominal dollars.

Checklist of what to gather locally: Critical facilities and lifelines per hazard; A problem statement per participant per hazard; Changes in development in hazard-prone areas since the last approval, or a statement of none (E1-a); Future assets.

Supports B2-a Context

Population 3,393; building value $1,378,832,646 and agriculture value $447,866,097 (total, not at risk).

National Risk Index rating Relatively Low; social vulnerability Relatively High; community resilience Relatively Moderate.

Supports B2-c Repetitive loss

Repetitive-loss properties, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2): 0 repetitive loss, 0 severe repetitive loss. NFIP insurance definition: 0 and 0.

Mitigated 0; insured 0; NFIP data as of 2026-08-02. Counts by occupancy and for each member community are in the packet.

Releases

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Cite this

Hazard Plain (2026). Webster County, NE: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-28; County area 31181). Preview: automated baseline. https://hazardplain.org/ne/31181/ Built from FEMA OpenFEMA, the FEMA National Risk Index and NOAA NCEI Storm Events; source versions in the packet's Sources list.

Source citations for the plan's bibliography (8)

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