Natural Disasters in Butler, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

29.9

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

31.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

46.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

45.4

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Lightning71.2Strong Wind58.8Landslide58.0

Hazard	Risk Score
Lightning	71.2
Strong Wind	58.8
Landslide	58.0
Tornado	51.8
Heat Wave	35.2
Earthquake	30.9
Ice Storm	30.6
Cold Wave	29.0
Drought	18.3
Winter Weather	17.9
Hurricane	8.3
Hail	8.2
Wildfire	5.5

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

9 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 16, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES
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
Apr 30, 2015	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, SNOWSTORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Mar 6, 2012	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND FLOODING
May 4, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Feb 5, 2009	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING
Jan 28, 2009	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA
Feb 8, 2005	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND RECORD SNOW
Mar 14, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER ICE AND SNOW STORMS, HEAVY RAIN, FLOODING, TORNADOES, AND MUD AND
Feb 28, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Mar 4, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
Jan 13, 1996	Snowstorm	BLIZZARD OF 96
Mar 16, 1993	Snowstorm	SEVERE SNOWFALL & WINTER STORM

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

495

Total IA Distributed

$981,949

Repair/Replace

$556,427

Rental Assistance

$93,182

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4057	293	$569,753	$5,100
DR-4864	181	$317,713	$5,667
DR-4497	21	$94,483	—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

180

Total Claims Paid

$5,284,406

Avg Claim Payout

$29,358

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$1,734,987

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4428	Severe Storm(s)	6	$440,710
DR-1976	Severe Storm(s)	9	$351,001
DR-4864	Severe Storm(s)	6	$247,664
DR-4361	Severe Storm(s)	3	$182,467
DR-4057	Severe Storm(s)	7	$170,920
DR-1818	Severe Ice Storm	7	$163,857
DR-1578	Snow	6	$72,219
DR-1454	Severe Storm(s)	2	$46,954
DR-1320	Severe Storm(s)	7	$41,158
DR-4216	Snow	1	$18,038

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$2,819,165

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.59

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)	2	$47,939
601.2: Generators - Regular	2	$77,498
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	1	$2,407,407
200.2: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Coastal	1	$200,271
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$57,117

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

Butler has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are lightning, strong wind, landslide. The area has had 22 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (9 declarations). 180 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $1,734,987 in public assistance recovery funding. $981,949 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 9 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.