Natural Disasters in Frenchburg, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

6.2

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

6.5

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

37.9

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

23.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Landslide80.8Wildfire51.5Winter Weather23.8

Hazard	Risk Score
Landslide	80.8
Wildfire	51.5
Winter Weather	23.8
Strong Wind	22.1
Avalanche	21.8
Earthquake	20.4
Heat Wave	20.2
Tornado	19.8
Hurricane	16.6
Drought	15.5
Hail	15.2
Lightning	14.7
Ice Storm	14.1
Cold Wave	12.6

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

17 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 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
Apr 24, 2020	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Mar 28, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
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
Mar 6, 2012	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND FLOODING
May 4, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
May 11, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, AND TORNADOES
Feb 5, 2009	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING

Showing 20 of 31 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

616

Total IA Distributed

$2,009,079

Repair/Replace

$1,589,554

Rental Assistance

$131,721

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4595	1	N/A	—
DR-1912	173	$1,031,376	$3,991
DR-4057	315	$677,365	$21,844
DR-1454	43	$141,153	$2,661
DR-1523	44	$78,933	$2,044
DR-4497	9	$51,212	—
DR-4217	23	$21,633	$935
DR-1746	8	$7,406	$1,160

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$1,023,479

Avg Claim Payout

$60,205

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$1,140,127

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

123

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1523	Severe Storm(s)	38	$250,273
DR-1454	Severe Storm(s)	13	$185,306
DR-1407	Severe Storm(s)	17	$163,971
DR-4057	Severe Storm(s)	5	$115,689
DR-4239	Severe Storm(s)	6	$82,834
DR-1912	Severe Storm(s)	23	$81,740
DR-1976	Severe Storm(s)	6	$64,051
DR-4592	Severe Storm(s)	1	$53,561
DR-1818	Severe Ice Storm	2	$52,777
DR-1388	Severe Storm(s)	6	$42,084
DR-4218	Flood	4	$26,210
DR-4216	Snow	1	$16,020
DR-4497	Biological	1	$5,611

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.77

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.1: Generators	2	$0
402.1: Infrastructure Protective Measures (Roads and Bridges)	2	$0

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

Frenchburg has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, wildfire, winter weather. The area has had 31 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (17 declarations). 17 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $1,140,127 in public assistance recovery funding. $2,009,079 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 4 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.