Natural Disasters in Danville, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

41.6

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

44.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

42.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

74.1

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Strong Wind81.2Tornado76.4Earthquake69.4

Hazard	Risk Score
Strong Wind	81.2
Tornado	76.4
Earthquake	69.4
Hail	68.9
Winter Weather	65.0
Ice Storm	64.2
Lightning	51.3
Cold Wave	49.8
Heat Wave	34.1
Hurricane	31.0
Landslide	23.4
Drought	19.7
Wildfire	9.5

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 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
Apr 10, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, 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 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
Jan 28, 2009	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA
Jun 10, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Jun 3, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUD AND ROCK SLIDES, AND TORNADOES
May 7, 2002	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES AND FLOODING
Mar 3, 1998	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Mar 4, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
Jan 13, 1996	Snowstorm	BLIZZARD OF 96
Mar 16, 1994	Snowstorm	SEVERE WEATHER, FREEZING RAIN, SLEET, SNW
Mar 16, 1993	Snowstorm	SEVERE SNOWFALL & WINTER STORM

Showing 20 of 21 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$168,645

Avg Claim Payout

$11,243

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$1,474,786

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1818	Severe Ice Storm	28	$826,273
DR-4497	Biological	3	$241,018
DR-1912	Severe Storm(s)	29	$136,583
DR-4216	Snow	10	$114,710
DR-4702	Severe Storm(s)	2	$68,807
DR-4592	Severe Storm(s)	2	$68,550
DR-1746	Severe Storm(s)	2	$18,845

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$113,106

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.19

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	2	$0
200.3: Acquisition of Public Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	1	$47,912
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$65,194

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

Danville has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are strong wind, tornado, earthquake. The area has had 21 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (9 declarations). 15 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $1,474,786 in public assistance recovery funding. 4 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.