Natural hazards · Jansen

Jansen, NE natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Jansen comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 2 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations

Expected damage

How exposed is Jansen?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Jansen to be higher than in 74% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hail.

Inland flooding32%Hail30%Strong wind12%Tornadoes11%Drought7%Everything else8%

By hazard

What Jansen faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Inland flooding

32% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 71% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Hail

30% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 95% of U.S. places

Recorded about 8 times a year in the area

Strong wind

12% of expected damage

Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places

Recorded about 5 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

11% of expected damage

Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 2 years in the area

Drought

7% of expected damage

Recorded about 25 times a year in the area

Lower here

Ice stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesLightning

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingHurricanesAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.

Flood insurance claims

Does Jansen flood?

FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Jansen.

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. Jansen isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Jefferson County.

Disasters that hit Jansen

2 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Jansen itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Village of Jansen.

Brought FEMA money into JansenDeclared for Jefferson County only

2019

Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding

1 household applied for aid

2008

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

1 household applied for aid $2K to the Village of Jansen for repairs

Jefferson County has had 23 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and floods.

About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.

Compared by rate“Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. Jansen is smaller than a census tract, so it shares the figures of the tract around its center.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Jansen’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Village of Jansen. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.