Natural Disasters in Breckinridge Center, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

42.8

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

37.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

69.3

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

34.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Earthquake88.4Ice Storm86.0Drought83.0

Hazard	Risk Score
Earthquake	88.4
Ice Storm	86.0
Drought	83.0
Strong Wind	74.6
Heat Wave	60.5
Winter Weather	55.6
Hail	48.6
Tornado	38.7
Cold Wave	30.6
Hurricane	26.6
Lightning	26.3
Landslide	22.5
Wildfire	5.6

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 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
May 22, 2024	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Apr 10, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, 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 26, 2018	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Aug 26, 2016	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Apr 30, 2015	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, SNOWSTORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
May 4, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
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

Showing 20 of 28 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$358,061

Avg Claim Payout

$22,379

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$2,512,210

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

132

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1976	Severe Storm(s)	51	$1,096,778
DR-1818	Severe Ice Storm	17	$294,741
DR-4428	Severe Storm(s)	9	$199,691
DR-4595	Severe Storm(s)	4	$165,320
DR-4361	Severe Storm(s)	8	$155,511
DR-4864	Severe Storm(s)	7	$135,339
DR-4860	Other	5	$100,946
DR-4540	Severe Storm(s)	5	$96,269
DR-4278	Severe Storm(s)	1	$53,034
DR-1802	Severe Storm(s)	6	$50,239
DR-1912	Severe Storm(s)	3	$48,519
DR-4216	Snow	5	$46,099
DR-4875	Severe Storm(s)	2	$30,741
DR-1578	Snow	6	$27,124
DR-4497	Biological	3	$11,857

Breckinridge Center has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are earthquake, ice storm, drought. The area has had 28 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (17 declarations). 16 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $2,512,210 in public assistance recovery funding.