Natural Disasters in Betsy Layne, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

94.2

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

91.1

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

84.3

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

42.7

Score (0-100)

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

Disaster History & Federal Spending

Source: FEMA

Total Declarations

48

Public Assistance

$33.7M

Individual Assistance

$29.8M

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

21 declarations

DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Severe Winter Storm →Winter StormJan 2026——
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →Severe StormApr 2025——
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding →Severe StormApr 2025——
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →Severe StormFeb 2025$3.5M$14.1M
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, and Landslides →Severe StormFeb 2025——
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →FloodMay 2023$1.3M—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →Severe StormApr 2023——
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →FloodJul 2022$7.0M$2.7M
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides →Severe StormFeb 2022$3.2M—
Severe, Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →FloodApr 2021$2.6M$487K
Severe Winter Storms, Landslides, and Mudslides →Severe Ice StormMar 2021$50K—
Covid-19 Pandemic →BiologicalMar 2020—$2.8M
Covid-19 →BiologicalMar 2020——
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →Severe StormApr 2019$1.3M—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →FloodApr 2018$649K—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslide →Severe StormAug 2015$34K—
Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →FloodMay 2015$390K—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →FloodMay 2015$448K—
Severe Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →SnowstormApr 2015$89K—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →Severe StormSep 2014$1.3M—

Showing 20 of 49 disasters

PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

2,615

Total Claims Paid

$37,196,386

Avg Claim Payout

$14,224

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

9

Federal Funding

$4,052,703

Properties Protected

4

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.87

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
401.1: Water and Sanitary Sewer System Protective Measures2$2,699,998
601.1: Generators2$52,274
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine2$684,486
402.1: Infrastructure Protective Measures (Roads and Bridges)1$292,333
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)1$16,862

Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.

Betsy Layne has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, wildfire, winter weather. The area has had 48 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (21 declarations). 2,615 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $33,718,581 in public assistance recovery funding. $29,762,560 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 9 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.