Neligh’s biggest natural hazard is inland flooding
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Neligh comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2013. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
What stands out about Neligh’s weather risks
Read from FEMA’s records below. The page puts what stands out first.
How exposed is Neligh?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings here to be higher than in 44% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.
Calmer than 821 of the 913 Nebraska towns we cover.
Neligh covers 1 census tract, combined by population.
4 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Neligh
Disasters that paid out in Neligh itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Neligh) and its biggest flood years.
- 2022Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds$33K to the City of Neligh for repairs
- 2019Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding7 households applied for aid$172K to the City of Neligh for repairs
- 2010Severe Storms and Flooding$615K to the City of Neligh for repairs
- 2006Severe Winter Storms$187K to the City of Neligh for repairs
Antelope County has had 11 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and floods.
Old photos of Neligh after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.
Add to the Neligh archive →Does Neligh flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2013
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Neligh, from FEMA’s records.
Neligh isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Antelope County.What Neligh faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Tornadoes
Hail
Cold waves
Strong wind
Get ready for what Neligh actually faces
A short kit for its top hazards, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
- Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
- Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
- Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
- A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
- Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
- Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
- Stay away from windows while it falls.
- Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
- Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
- Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
- Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
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Most disasters here begin in March–May
The month each of Antelope County’s 11 declared disasters began, since 1953.
What these numbers can and can’t tell you
- An average, not a forecast. FEMA’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 there, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings.
- Money that reached town. Flood claims are matched to Neligh’s own flood-insurance community (here, the census tracts inside it); household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Neligh.
- It follows property value. FEMA’s model weighs damage to buildings, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels. Across Neligh, expected losses total about $1.1M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Neligh.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. An average of past damage, not a forecast.