Natural Disasters in Bonnieville, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

41.1

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

33.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

75.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

45.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hail84.6Ice Storm67.4Strong Wind66.1

Hazard	Risk Score
Hail	84.6
Ice Storm	67.4
Strong Wind	66.1
Tornado	63.8
Earthquake	63.5
Cold Wave	49.2
Landslide	45.8
Winter Weather	43.4
Heat Wave	40.8
Lightning	40.6
Hurricane	38.5
Drought	33.9
Wildfire	10.9

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

13 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Apr 24, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
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
May 9, 2023	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Apr 10, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Dec 12, 2021	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
Mar 28, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Aug 26, 2016	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
May 12, 2015	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
May 11, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, AND TORNADOES
Feb 5, 2009	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING
Jan 28, 2009	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Feb 21, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA
Feb 8, 2005	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND RECORD SNOW
Aug 6, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

211

Total IA Distributed

$859,568

Repair/Replace

$567,572

Rental Assistance

$24,998

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4864	55	$422,862	$7,142
DR-4630	56	$164,549	$7,118
DR-4497	18	$110,690	—
DR-1746	30	$86,827	$2,609
DR-1976	5	$35,431	$8,861
DR-1912	41	$34,304	$1,262
DR-4057	1	$4,299	$1,675
DR-1523	1	$548	$548
DR-1471	4	$58	$679

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$222,284

Avg Claim Payout

$20,208

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$1,098,400

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4630	Tornado	19	$306,339
DR-1818	Severe Ice Storm	15	$287,365
DR-4702	Severe Storm(s)	10	$147,934
DR-4860	Other	9	$108,612
DR-1912	Severe Storm(s)	22	$108,037
DR-4218	Flood	3	$73,645
DR-1537	Severe Storm(s)	4	$30,969
DR-4864	Severe Storm(s)	4	$26,333
DR-1471	Severe Storm(s)	5	$9,165

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$296,733

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	4	$133,665
601.1: Generators	3	$125,212
602.1: Other Equipment Purchase and Installation	2	$30,356
601.2: Generators - Regular	1	$7,500
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$0

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

Bonnieville has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hail, ice storm, strong wind. The area has had 27 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (13 declarations). 11 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $1,098,400 in public assistance recovery funding. $859,568 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 11 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.