Natural Disasters in Clinton, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

35.8

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

27.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

83.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

68.8

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Earthquake90.9Ice Storm86.5Drought83.8

Hazard	Risk Score
Earthquake	90.9
Ice Storm	86.5
Drought	83.8
Strong Wind	50.0
Tornado	41.4
Heat Wave	40.5
Landslide	40.3
Hurricane	38.0
Winter Weather	36.2
Cold Wave	34.2
Lightning	20.4
Hail	17.0
Wildfire	2.8

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
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
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
Dec 11, 2021	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
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
May 4, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
May 11, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, AND TORNADOES
May 29, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES
Feb 5, 2009	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING
Jan 28, 2009	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Oct 9, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE WIND STORM ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION IKE

Showing 20 of 28 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$6,152

Avg Claim Payout

$473

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$1,701,421

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

197

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1976	Severe Storm(s)	46	$356,325
DR-1818	Severe Ice Storm	22	$239,904
DR-1757	Severe Storm(s)	37	$206,719
DR-1912	Severe Storm(s)	41	$182,850
DR-4428	Severe Storm(s)	5	$175,227
DR-1841	Severe Storm(s)	19	$171,687
DR-4630	Tornado	8	$139,911
DR-4860	Other	3	$74,899
DR-4540	Severe Storm(s)	3	$51,767
DR-4361	Severe Storm(s)	2	$46,181
DR-1802	Severe Storm(s)	9	$35,201
DR-4864	Severe Storm(s)	2	$20,750

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$20,670

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.1: Generators	1	$20,670

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

Clinton 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 (14 declarations). 13 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $1,701,421 in public assistance recovery funding. 1 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.