Natural Disasters in Brodhead, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

36.1

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

24.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

87.1

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

25.5

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Landslide85.0Winter Weather62.7Hail61.1

Hazard	Risk Score
Landslide	85.0
Winter Weather	62.7
Hail	61.1
Strong Wind	58.3
Cold Wave	54.8
Tornado	48.9
Wildfire	47.5
Lightning	45.3
Earthquake	40.9
Heat Wave	40.1
Ice Storm	38.8
Hurricane	35.5
Drought	22.8
Avalanche	12.7

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

14 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
Nov 26, 2024	Tropical Storm	REMNANTS OF HURRICANE HELENE
Jul 23, 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
Mar 31, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, 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
Aug 12, 2015	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDE
May 12, 2015	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Apr 30, 2015	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, SNOWSTORMS, 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
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA

Showing 20 of 33 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

251

Total IA Distributed

$903,301

Repair/Replace

$327,558

Rental Assistance

$33,110

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4663	1	N/A	—
DR-4497	78	$496,754	—
DR-1912	125	$255,462	$3,863
DR-4595	37	$128,106	$3,844
DR-4864	5	$15,680	$1,476
DR-1603	1	$4,417	$8,461
DR-1523	4	$2,882	$1,298

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$615,778

Avg Claim Payout

$32,409

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$4,333,944

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

156

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4595	Severe Storm(s)	25	$1,600,953
DR-4428	Severe Storm(s)	17	$1,187,296
DR-1912	Severe Storm(s)	52	$558,064
DR-4860	Other	4	$231,307
DR-1414	Severe Storm(s)	21	$178,559
DR-4239	Severe Storm(s)	3	$126,215
DR-4216	Snow	13	$105,185
DR-1388	Severe Storm(s)	7	$103,248
DR-4497	Biological	1	$99,804
DR-4864	Severe Storm(s)	2	$52,326
DR-4592	Severe Storm(s)	3	$43,062
DR-4218	Flood	1	$17,502
DR-4848	Severe Storm(s)	2	$9,991
DR-1818	Severe Ice Storm	2	$9,705
DR-4702	Severe Storm(s)	1	$7,500

Showing top 15 of 16 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$25,595

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.10

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
403.5: Floodwater Storage and Diversion	1	$25,595

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

Brodhead has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, winter weather, hail. The area has had 33 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (14 declarations). 19 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $4,333,944 in public assistance recovery funding. $903,301 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 1 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.