Douglas County, Nebraska: 9 FEMA declarations and the hail record
Since 2014 FEMA has named Douglas County 9 times, split 7 storm-type, 1 flood, 1 winter, 0 fire. Over the same stretch NOAA counts 44 hail days of 1 in or more, spread over 11 of 12 full years.
- 9declarations
- 7storm-type
- #4 of 85in NE
- 7 of 11hail years undeclared
Rank #4 of 85 in NE goes to Douglas County on 9 declarations (above the NE median of 4). Storm, tornado and wind leads with 7.
Between the two furthest apart lie 970 days (2.7 years), DR-4616 (September 6, 2021) to DR-4778 (May 3, 2024). The newest, DR-4896, is 328 days old at the file's end.
NOAA: 11 full years with 1 in hail. Undeclared: 7, among them 2014 and 2023. 2022 was busiest, 7 days on 14 reports.
8 tornadoes are on record, the strongest EF4, April 26, 2024, near Waterloo. Top gust 104 mph (June 16, 2017). At least one peak falls inside 6 of the 7 storm declarations.
Year by year
| Douglas County year | Storm-type | Other | Hail days 1 in+, Douglas | Hail reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | – | – | 5 | 18 |
| 2015 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | – | – | 4 | 12 |
| 2017 | 1 | – | 7 | 34 |
| 2018 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | – | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020 | – | – | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | – | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | – | – | 7 | 14 |
| 2023 | – | – | 4 | 35 |
| 2024 | 4 | – | 4 | 18 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 34 |
| 2026 (hail Jan–Jun) | – | – | 5 | 15 |
All 9 declarations
| Douglas County # | DR | Declared | Hail days that year, Douglas | Incident | Kind | Days after prior | NOAA inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 of 9 | 4896 | 2025-10-22 | 3 | 2025-08-08 to 2025-08-10 | Severe Storm DR | 154 | 100 mph gust |
| 8 of 9 | 4868 | 2025-05-21 | 3 | 2025-03-18 to 2025-03-19 | Winter Storm DR | 212 | – |
| 7 of 9 | 4838 | 2024-10-21 | 4 | 2024-07-31 | Severe Storm DR | 27 | 100 mph gust |
| 6 of 9 | 4822 | 2024-09-24 | 4 | 2024-06-19 to 2024-07-08 | Severe Storm DR | 35 | 2.5 in hail; 100 mph gust |
| 5 of 9 | 4808 | 2024-08-20 | 4 | 2024-05-20 to 2024-06-03 | Severe Storm DR | 109 | – |
| 4 of 9 | 4778 | 2024-05-03 | 4 | 2024-04-25 to 2024-04-27 | Tornado DR | 970 | EF4 tornado; EF2 tornado |
| 3 of 9 | 4616 | 2021-09-06 | 1 | 2021-07-09 to 2021-07-10 | Severe Storm DR | 900 | 96 mph gust |
| 2 of 9 | 4420 | 2019-03-21 | 1 | 2019-03-09 to 2019-07-14 | Flood DR | 597 | – |
| 1 of 9 | 4325 | 2017-08-01 | 7 | 2017-06-12 to 2017-06-17 | Severe Storm DR | first | 104 mph gust |
Hail reports on the map
Roofers we list: Omaha. Douglas County hail history.
Douglas County questions
How many FEMA declarations name Douglas County?
9 since 2014. First: DR-4325, August 1, 2017. Latest: DR-4896, October 22, 2025. Storm 7, flood 1, winter 1, fire 0.
Which Douglas County hail years have no storm declaration?
7 of 11; the latest is 2023.
Was the biggest Douglas County hail day declared?
The biggest stone, 3.75 in hail on June 29, 2017, falls inside none of the 9 declaration windows.
Nearby in NE
- Sarpy County (7)
- Lancaster County (5)
Method and limits. Sources: OpenFEMA, NOAA Storm Events.