FEMAEM-3245-NEEmergencyDeclared September 13, 2005
EM-3245-NE: Nebraska Hurricane Katrina Evacuees
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Nebraska (EM-3245-NE) on September 13, 2005 for the incident of August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005; it covers 93 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $393,813 in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3245-NE (also written FEMA-3245-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Nebraska
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Katrina Evacuees
- Incident period
- August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005
- Declared
- September 13, 2005
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 7
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for Nebraska in 2005
- Status
- closed out on June 21, 2007
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Antelope (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Arthur (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Banner (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Blaine (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Boone (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Box Butte (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Boyd (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Brown (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Buffalo (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Burt (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Butler (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cass (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cedar (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Chase (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cherry (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cheyenne (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Colfax (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cuming (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Custer (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dakota (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dawes (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dawson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Deuel (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dixon (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dodge (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Douglas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dundy (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Fillmore (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Frontier (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Furnas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gage (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Garden (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Garfield (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gosper (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Grant (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Greeley (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hall (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hamilton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Harlan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hayes (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hitchcock (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Holt (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hooker (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Howard (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Johnson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kearney (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Keith (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Keya Paha (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kimball (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Knox (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lancaster (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lincoln (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Logan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Loup (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Madison (County) | — | Yes | — |
| McPherson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Merrick (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Morrill (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nance (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nemaha (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nuckolls (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Otoe (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pawnee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Perkins (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Phelps (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pierce (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Platte (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Polk (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Red Willow (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Richardson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Rock (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Saline (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sarpy (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Saunders (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Scotts Bluff (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Seward (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sheridan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sherman (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sioux (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Stanton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Thayer (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Thomas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Thurston (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Valley (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wayne (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Webster (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wheeler (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?
$393,813Public Assistance obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of May 17, 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.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/3245. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.