Natural Disasters in Fancy Farm, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

84.0

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

79.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

75.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

37.4

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Earthquake96.9Ice Storm94.0Strong Wind91.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Earthquake	96.9
Ice Storm	94.0
Strong Wind	91.7
Drought	89.0
Winter Weather	84.2
Cold Wave	76.9
Heat Wave	75.2
Lightning	74.1
Tornado	70.6
Landslide	68.5
Hail	60.3
Hurricane	48.7
Wildfire	26.7

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

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
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 23, 2021	Flood	SEVERE, STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Mar 28, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Apr 26, 2018	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
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
Oct 9, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE WIND STORM ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION IKE
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA
Jun 3, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUD AND ROCK SLIDES, AND TORNADOES
Mar 4, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
Jan 13, 1996	Snowstorm	BLIZZARD OF 96

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Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$1,376,062

Avg Claim Payout

$17,201

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$68,711,967

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

218

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4630	Tornado	89	$61,806,262
DR-1818	Severe Ice Storm	62	$5,215,866
DR-4361	Severe Storm(s)	18	$1,079,197
DR-1802	Severe Storm(s)	20	$238,905
DR-4595	Severe Storm(s)	5	$215,193
DR-1471	Severe Storm(s)	18	$70,469
DR-4804	Severe Storm(s)	2	$35,337
DR-4497	Biological	1	$26,680
DR-4864	Severe Storm(s)	1	$22,593
DR-1976	Severe Storm(s)	2	$1,465

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$187,264

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.43

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)	1	$74,300
602.1: Other Equipment Purchase and Installation	1	$112,964
400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)	1	$0

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

Fancy Farm has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are earthquake, ice storm, strong wind. The area has had 22 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (9 declarations). 80 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $68,711,967 in public assistance recovery funding. 3 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.