Natural Disasters in McKee, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

24.2

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

18.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

70.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

13.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Landslide88.1Wildfire79.8Winter Weather52.5

Hazard	Risk Score
Landslide	88.1
Wildfire	79.8
Winter Weather	52.5
Hail	43.8
Strong Wind	43.8
Cold Wave	42.2
Hurricane	39.3
Earthquake	36.3
Lightning	35.4
Heat Wave	33.7
Tornado	31.8
Ice Storm	22.6
Avalanche	14.3

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
May 23, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
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
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
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
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
May 11, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, AND TORNADOES
May 29, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES
Feb 5, 2009	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING

Showing 20 of 35 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

111

Total IA Distributed

$423,492

Repair/Replace

$257,469

Rental Assistance

$30,230

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4860	2	N/A	—
DR-4663	1	N/A	—
DR-4595	65	$299,729	$8,620
DR-4497	9	$74,418	—
DR-1523	22	$28,073	$1,770
DR-1912	10	$20,780	$2,209
DR-1841	2	$492	$492

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$184,904

Avg Claim Payout

$8,039

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$12,235,632

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

127

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4592	Severe Storm(s)	6	$5,355,238
DR-4702	Severe Storm(s)	9	$1,621,190
DR-4848	Severe Storm(s)	7	$1,075,701
DR-1818	Severe Ice Storm	11	$861,261
DR-4804	Severe Storm(s)	2	$428,587
DR-4428	Severe Storm(s)	7	$426,586
DR-4057	Severe Storm(s)	3	$400,224
DR-4860	Other	6	$386,545
DR-4595	Severe Storm(s)	5	$322,719
DR-4663	Flood	6	$309,944
DR-4239	Severe Storm(s)	2	$291,658
DR-1523	Severe Storm(s)	9	$271,344
DR-4864	Severe Storm(s)	2	$131,544
DR-1841	Severe Storm(s)	26	$120,508
DR-1912	Severe Storm(s)	19	$103,653

Showing top 15 of 19 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$87,925

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$87,925

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

McKee 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 35 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (14 declarations). 23 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $12,235,632 in public assistance recovery funding. $423,492 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 1 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.