Natural Disasters in Booneville, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

6.4

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

3.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

80.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

6.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Landslide82.3Wildfire64.6Earthquake25.4
HazardRisk Score
Landslide82.3
Wildfire64.6
Earthquake25.4
Winter Weather25.2
Hurricane23.1
Cold Wave20.0
Drought19.3
Strong Wind18.8
Heat Wave17.9
Hail16.8
Tornado15.8
Lightning12.3
Ice Storm10.0

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

47

Most Recent

Winter Storm

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

23 declarations

DateTypeDeclaration
Jan 24, 2026Winter StormSEVERE WINTER STORM
May 23, 2025Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
Apr 24, 2025Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Apr 3, 2025Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Feb 24, 2025Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Feb 16, 2025Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES
Nov 26, 2024Tropical StormREMNANTS OF HURRICANE HELENE
Jul 23, 2024Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
May 9, 2023FloodSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Apr 10, 2023Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Jul 29, 2022FloodSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Feb 27, 2022Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES
Apr 23, 2021FloodSEVERE, STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Mar 31, 2021Severe Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORMS, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Apr 24, 2020Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Mar 28, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19
Apr 17, 2019Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Apr 12, 2018FloodSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Aug 12, 2015Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDE

Showing 20 of 47 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

985

Total IA Distributed

$3,039,052

Repair/Replace

$2,069,175

Rental Assistance

$235,015

DisasterRegistrationsTotal IA $Avg Damage
DR-4663224$867,502$14,318
DR-4595194$765,032$5,964
DR-4860156$612,961$4,845
DR-1841248$455,235$5,394
DR-449724$114,824—
DR-152375$78,522$1,052
DR-147521$44,810$2,988
DR-147119$43,855$2,355
DR-14549$37,441$6,084
DR-191213$16,665$1,467

Showing top 10 of 11 disasters by IA amount

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

6

Total Claims Paid

$64,961

Avg Claim Payout

$10,827

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$5,577,055

Disasters with PA

22

Total Projects

259

DisasterTypeProjectsFederal $
DR-4663Flood24$1,167,702
DR-4595Severe Storm(s)14$836,237
DR-1841Severe Storm(s)71$703,960
DR-4860Other9$409,904
DR-4643Severe Storm(s)13$404,862
DR-4428Severe Storm(s)9$365,568
DR-1976Severe Storm(s)10$232,990
DR-4804Severe Storm(s)2$199,395
DR-4239Severe Storm(s)5$184,231
DR-1523Severe Storm(s)19$182,220
DR-4711Severe Storm(s)7$172,500
DR-4358Other6$112,799
DR-4540Severe Storm(s)5$108,727
DR-1454Severe Storm(s)19$95,949
DR-1407Severe Storm(s)13$93,267

Showing top 15 of 22 disasters by spending

Booneville has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, wildfire, earthquake. The area has had 47 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (23 declarations). 6 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $5,577,055 in public assistance recovery funding. $3,039,052 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents.