Natural Disasters in North Corbin, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

71.7

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

66.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

68.2

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

29.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Winter Weather91.4Hail90.8Wildfire89.5

Hazard	Risk Score
Winter Weather	91.4
Hail	90.8
Wildfire	89.5
Cold Wave	88.8
Landslide	86.9
Tornado	83.5
Heat Wave	79.5
Strong Wind	78.6
Earthquake	77.3
Lightning	73.8
Hurricane	50.9
Ice Storm	44.0
Drought	28.3

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

13 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
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
Mar 6, 2012	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND FLOODING
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA
Jun 10, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
May 7, 2002	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES AND FLOODING
Apr 4, 2002	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Nov 2, 2001	Fire	KY - SOUTHEASTERN FIRE COMPLEX - 11/02/01
Nov 4, 2000	Fire	KY - SOUTHEASTERN DISTRICT FIRE COMPLEX - 11/03/00
Mar 3, 1998	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM

Showing 20 of 27 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

1,337

Total IA Distributed

$4,377,774

Repair/Replace

$1,627,844

Rental Assistance

$180,776

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4860	1	N/A	—
DR-4057	9	N/A	$498
DR-4875	571	$2,163,297	$14,882
DR-4497	234	$1,512,207	—
DR-4804	110	$349,145	$4,091
DR-4782	20	$127,918	$9,224
DR-1523	91	$73,302	$1,423
DR-4663	240	$46,604	$2,818
DR-4595	19	$44,451	$4,344
DR-1454	23	$39,376	$1,697

Showing top 10 of 13 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

Total Claims Paid

$1,135,395

Avg Claim Payout

$94,616

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$839,910

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4057	Severe Storm(s)	12	$573,506
DR-4875	Severe Storm(s)	3	$110,951
DR-1414	Severe Storm(s)	15	$85,042
DR-1523	Severe Storm(s)	10	$70,411

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$594,826

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.73

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
401.1: Water and Sanitary Sewer System Protective Measures	1	$570,000
601.2: Generators - Regular	1	$24,826

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

North Corbin has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are winter weather, hail, wildfire. The area has had 27 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (13 declarations). 12 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $839,910 in public assistance recovery funding. $4,377,774 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 2 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.