Sarpy County, Nebraska: 7 FEMA declarations and the hail record
Since 2014 FEMA has named Sarpy County 7 times, split 5 storm-type, 1 flood, 1 winter, 0 fire. Over the same stretch NOAA counts 28 hail days of 1 in or more, spread over 11 of 12 full years.
- 7declarations
- 5storm-type
- #12 of 85in NE
- 8 of 11hail years undeclared
Rank #12 of 85 in NE goes to Sarpy County on 7 declarations (above the NE median of 4). Storm, tornado and wind leads with 5.
The longest wait between two declarations was 909 days (2.5 years), DR-4641 (February 23, 2022) to DR-4808 (August 20, 2024). DR-4868 came 482 days before the file ends.
Hail at 1 in or more: 11 full years. 8 lack a storm declaration, the first being 2014. 2016 was busiest, 4 days on 10 reports.
Tornadoes on file: 5; strongest EF2, June 16, 2017, near Ft Crook. Top gust 100 mph (July 31, 2024). At least one peak falls inside 3 of the 5 storm declarations.
Year by year
| Sarpy County year | Storm-type | Other | Hail days 1 in+, Sarpy | Hail reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | – | – | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | – | – | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | – | – | 4 | 10 |
| 2017 | 1 | – | 2 | 19 |
| 2018 | – | – | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | – | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | – | – | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | – | – | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | – | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (hail Jan–Jun) | – | – | 3 | 9 |
All 7 declarations
| Sarpy County # | DR | Declared | Hail days that year, Sarpy | Incident | Kind | Days after prior | NOAA inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 of 7 | 4868 | 2025-05-21 | 0 | 2025-03-18 to 2025-03-19 | Winter Storm DR | 212 | – |
| 6 of 7 | 4838 | 2024-10-21 | 3 | 2024-07-31 | Severe Storm DR | 62 | 100 mph gust |
| 5 of 7 | 4808 | 2024-08-20 | 3 | 2024-05-20 to 2024-06-03 | Severe Storm DR | 909 | EF0 tornado; EF0 tornado; EF0 tornado; 85 mph gust |
| 4 of 7 | 4641 | 2022-02-23 | 2 | 2021-12-15 | Severe Storm DR | 170 | – |
| 3 of 7 | 4616 | 2021-09-06 | 2 | 2021-07-09 to 2021-07-10 | Severe Storm DR | 900 | – |
| 2 of 7 | 4420 | 2019-03-21 | 1 | 2019-03-09 to 2019-07-14 | Flood DR | 597 | 1.25 in hail |
| 1 of 7 | 4325 | 2017-08-01 | 2 | 2017-06-12 to 2017-06-17 | Severe Storm DR | first | EF2 tornado; EF1 tornado; 86 mph gust; 86 mph gust; 85 mph gust |
Hail reports on the map
Roofers we list: Bellevue.
Sarpy County questions
How many FEMA declarations name Sarpy County?
7 since 2014. First: DR-4325, August 1, 2017. Latest: DR-4868, May 21, 2025. Storm 5, flood 1, winter 1, fire 0.
Which Sarpy County hail years have no storm declaration?
8 of 11; the latest is 2023.
Was the biggest Sarpy County hail day declared?
The biggest stone, 4.5 in hail on June 25, 2024, falls inside none of the 7 declaration windows.
Nearby in NE
- Douglas County (9)
- Lancaster County (5)
Method and limits. Sources: OpenFEMA, NOAA Storm Events.