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Based on FEMA public data, SHERMAN, NE is

MILDLY FUCKED

Sherman, NE gets a calibrated report score of 34 out of 100. It starts with FEMA's 22/100 overall signal, then checks whether risk is concentrated or broad. Loudest hazards: drought, wildfire & smoke, extreme heat.

34/100

Calibrated report score

FEMA overall: 22/100 (Very Low)

Top reasons

  • Drought
  • Wildfire & smoke
  • Extreme heat

Disaster receipts

19 federal disaster declarations

FEMA declaration history for Sherman, NE, 1966-2024. County-level receipt, not a house-level prophecy.

Top chaos flavors

Severe Storm7Flood6Biological2Snowstorm2

Most recent

  • 2024 TornadoSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
  • 2022 Severe StormSEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
  • 2020 BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC

Receipt note

County-specific federal disaster declarations only. Statewide declarations are not smeared across every county.

OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries

What the data says

The FEMA drought score is 89/100 here, so this category deserves serious attention.

Receipt

FEMA National Risk Index (county-level; ZIP matched through Census ZCTA/county relationship)

What to verify

Look at water governance, restrictions, and whether the local economy assumes rain that may not show up.

Near your ZIP

PULLING EPA RECEIPTS

Checking the 2024 TRI facility index around ZIP 68817.

FAQ / before you panic

Questions you should probably ask.

Yes. The voice is sarcastic, but the goal is serious: turn public climate, air quality, hazard, and pollution datasets into a readable local risk profile. The joke is the packaging. The data is the point.