FEMADR-4868-NEMajor disasterDeclared May 21, 2025
DR-4868-NE: Nebraska Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Nebraska (DR-4868-NE) on May 21, 2025 for the incident of March 18, 2025 to March 19, 2025; it covers 28 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $58.4 million in Public Assistance (as of September 25, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4868-NE (also written FEMA-4868-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Nebraska
- Incident
- Winter Storm: Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds
- Incident period
- March 18, 2025 to March 19, 2025
- Declared
- May 21, 2025
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 7
- Place in the year
- the first of 2 major disaster declarations for Nebraska in 2025
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Burt (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Butler (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cass (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Colfax (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cuming (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dakota (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dodge (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Douglas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Fillmore (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hamilton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Johnson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lancaster (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nuckolls (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Otoe (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Platte (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Polk (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Saline (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sarpy (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Saunders (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Seward (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Thayer (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Thurston (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Webster (County) | — | Yes | — |
| York (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?
$58.4 millionPublic Assistance obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of September 25, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/4868. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.