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FEMADR-1027-NEMajor disasterDeclared May 9, 1994

DR-1027-NE: Nebraska Severe Snow and Ice Storm

FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Nebraska (DR-1027-NE) on May 9, 1994 for the incident of April 10, 1994 to April 13, 1994; it covers 15 designated areas.

The declaration

Declaration
DR-1027-NE (also written FEMA-1027-DR)
Type
Major disaster declaration
State
Nebraska
Incident
Snowstorm: Severe Snow and Ice Storm
Incident period
April 10, 1994 to April 13, 1994
Declared
May 9, 1994
Programs declared
Public Assistance
FEMA region
7
Place in the year
the only major disaster declaration for Nebraska in 1994
Status
closed out on August 29, 2006

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

Which areas are covered, and for what?

Designated areaIndividuals and HouseholdsPublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Buffalo (County)—Yes—
Custer (County)—Yes—
Dawson (County)—Yes—
Frontier (County)—Yes—
Furnas (County)—Yes—
Garfield (County)—Yes—
Gosper (County)—Yes—
Harlan (County)—Yes—
Hayes (County)—Yes—
Hitchcock (County)—Yes—
Lincoln (County)—Yes—
Phelps (County)—Yes—
Red Willow (County)—Yes—
Sherman (County)—Yes—
Valley (County)—Yes—

An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

How much has FEMA approved?

FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.

FEMA's page for this declaration

FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1027. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.