Natural Disasters in Barbourville, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

74.7

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

59.8

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

96.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

15.8

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Cold Wave96.2Landslide89.5Wildfire84.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Cold Wave	96.2
Landslide	89.5
Wildfire	84.7
Winter Weather	82.6
Earthquake	70.2
Strong Wind	61.6
Tornado	61.4
Lightning	60.6
Hail	59.4
Heat Wave	55.8
Hurricane	39.1
Avalanche	39.0
Ice Storm	25.7
Drought	20.2

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster Declarations

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA

Total Declarations

Most Recent

Winter Storm

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

17 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 23, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
Apr 3, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Feb 24, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Feb 16, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES
Jul 23, 2024	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Apr 23, 2021	Flood	SEVERE, STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Apr 24, 2020	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Mar 28, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Apr 17, 2019	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Apr 12, 2018	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Nov 20, 2016	Fire	SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY FIRE COMPLEX
May 12, 2015	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Apr 30, 2015	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, SNOWSTORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Jul 25, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA
Jun 10, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Jul 2, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUD AND ROCK SLIDES, AND TORNADOES
Jun 3, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUD AND ROCK SLIDES, AND TORNADOES

Showing 20 of 39 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

618

Total IA Distributed

$1,916,796

Repair/Replace

$1,142,863

Rental Assistance

$129,261

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4782	1	N/A	—
DR-4008	144	$666,472	$3,549
DR-4804	81	$401,303	$4,641
DR-4497	55	$352,634	—
DR-1454	125	$226,366	$1,439
DR-1523	141	$174,430	$1,500
DR-1475	43	$57,686	$1,244
DR-1471	16	$22,829	$1,358
DR-4663	12	$15,076	$2,847

Individual and household assistance for homeowners and renters affected by federally declared disasters.

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

120

Total Claims Paid

$892,071

Avg Claim Payout

$7,434

County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$5,806,968

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

180

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4804	Severe Storm(s)	11	$1,294,625
DR-4540	Severe Storm(s)	17	$1,216,551
DR-4428	Severe Storm(s)	6	$969,614
DR-4860	Other	15	$457,260
DR-1454	Severe Storm(s)	46	$293,880
DR-4592	Severe Storm(s)	3	$287,375
DR-4358	Other	5	$283,017
DR-1523	Severe Storm(s)	18	$232,761
DR-1407	Severe Storm(s)	28	$186,405
DR-4848	Severe Storm(s)	2	$152,777
DR-4702	Severe Storm(s)	3	$150,809
DR-1475	Severe Storm(s)	8	$116,289
DR-4497	Biological	3	$86,134
DR-4008	Severe Storm(s)	11	$37,365
DR-4216	Snow	2	$22,647

Showing top 15 of 16 disasters by spending

Barbourville has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are cold wave, landslide, wildfire. The area has had 39 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (17 declarations). 120 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $5,806,968 in public assistance recovery funding. $1,916,796 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents.