Natural Disasters in Hazel Green, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

18.5

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

7.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

95.3

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

1.4

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Landslide89.2Wildfire63.8Hail42.1

Hazard	Risk Score
Landslide	89.2
Wildfire	63.8
Hail	42.1
Winter Weather	39.7
Strong Wind	32.5
Hurricane	31.2
Earthquake	30.0
Lightning	26.4
Cold Wave	26.2
Heat Wave	24.8
Tornado	21.4
Ice Storm	17.0
Avalanche	16.2

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

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
Nov 26, 2024	Tropical Storm	REMNANTS OF HURRICANE HELENE
May 9, 2023	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Apr 10, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Jul 29, 2022	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, 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
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 12, 2018	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Aug 12, 2015	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDE
May 1, 2015	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, 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

Showing 20 of 34 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

1,100

Total IA Distributed

$886,794

Repair/Replace

$603,167

Rental Assistance

$62,690

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4671	1	N/A	—
DR-4057	930	$484,588	$1,210
DR-1523	107	$125,750	$1,345
DR-4663	14	$119,002	$8,412
DR-4239	13	$53,375	$4,078
DR-4595	13	$39,072	$874
DR-4497	4	$34,000	—
DR-1912	5	$12,669	$5,442
DR-4860	3	$10,353	$1,797
DR-1454	6	$7,598	$4,735

Showing top 10 of 12 disasters by IA amount

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$1,349,908

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

128

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4428	Severe Storm(s)	8	$335,281
DR-1818	Severe Ice Storm	10	$196,494
DR-4595	Severe Storm(s)	8	$145,995
DR-4663	Flood	4	$107,352
DR-4217	Flood	3	$97,281
DR-1912	Severe Storm(s)	10	$67,305
DR-1523	Severe Storm(s)	17	$66,212
DR-4216	Snow	10	$62,541
DR-4864	Severe Storm(s)	1	$50,196
DR-4711	Severe Storm(s)	2	$47,593
DR-4358	Other	4	$47,469
DR-4057	Severe Storm(s)	29	$39,828
DR-1976	Severe Storm(s)	8	$36,213
DR-1454	Severe Storm(s)	12	$32,806
DR-4239	Severe Storm(s)	2	$17,341

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$370,334

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	4	$370,334

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

Hazel Green has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, wildfire, hail. The area has had 34 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (14 declarations). 1 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $1,349,908 in public assistance recovery funding. $886,794 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 4 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.