Natural Disasters in Greenville, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

53.2

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

49.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

65.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

43.3

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm92.6Earthquake85.8Hail85.4

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	92.6
Earthquake	85.8
Hail	85.4
Strong Wind	82.3
Heat Wave	73.5
Drought	69.1
Winter Weather	65.7
Cold Wave	60.8
Tornado	54.6
Lightning	51.5
Landslide	40.2
Hurricane	30.4
Wildfire	18.2

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 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
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
Mar 28, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
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
Feb 21, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA
Feb 8, 2005	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND RECORD SNOW
Jun 10, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
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

Showing 20 of 23 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$328,733

Avg Claim Payout

$21,916

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$11,620,344

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

108

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4804	Severe Storm(s)	18	$6,067,960
DR-4630	Tornado	17	$1,835,960
DR-1818	Severe Ice Storm	34	$1,748,169
DR-4702	Severe Storm(s)	3	$801,466
DR-1746	Severe Storm(s)	16	$643,228
DR-1802	Severe Storm(s)	9	$223,261
DR-4860	Other	2	$132,233
DR-4497	Biological	1	$82,730
DR-4864	Severe Storm(s)	3	$51,467
DR-1578	Snow	5	$33,870

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$73,639

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

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	$68,929
601.1: Generators	1	$4,710

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

Greenville has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, earthquake, hail. The area has had 23 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 $11,620,344 in public assistance recovery funding. 3 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.