Natural Disasters in Providence, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

29.2

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

31.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

42.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

28.4

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm84.6Earthquake81.2Drought69.8

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	84.6
Earthquake	81.2
Drought	69.8
Strong Wind	68.8
Heat Wave	46.6
Hail	41.8
Winter Weather	40.4
Tornado	39.7
Cold Wave	31.6
Lightning	24.9
Landslide	23.3
Hurricane	21.8
Wildfire	2.5

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

12 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 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
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 26, 2018	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Aug 26, 2016	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
May 12, 2015	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
May 4, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
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
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
Jun 3, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUD AND ROCK SLIDES, AND TORNADOES
May 7, 2002	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES AND FLOODING

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

166

Total IA Distributed

$446,338

Repair/Replace

$301,788

Rental Assistance

$28,957

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4630	26	N/A	—
DR-4804	2	N/A	—
DR-1912	1	N/A	—
DR-1976	40	$278,161	$12,226
DR-4864	20	$68,534	$2,836
DR-4497	6	$46,082	—
DR-1471	44	$41,414	$1,520
DR-1523	17	$9,897	$890
DR-4663	9	$1,500	—
DR-4782	1	$750	$6,277

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$248,059

Avg Claim Payout

$27,562

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$4,402,674

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

135

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1414	Severe Storm(s)	10	$1,509,611
DR-1818	Severe Ice Storm	27	$1,326,809
DR-1976	Severe Storm(s)	19	$692,996
DR-1471	Severe Storm(s)	23	$358,320
DR-4864	Severe Storm(s)	8	$95,874
DR-4361	Severe Storm(s)	12	$95,521
DR-4278	Severe Storm(s)	11	$86,248
DR-4497	Biological	2	$58,307
DR-1802	Severe Storm(s)	5	$57,712
DR-4428	Severe Storm(s)	6	$55,047
DR-1578	Snow	4	$25,549
DR-1310	Tornado	3	$21,001
DR-1523	Severe Storm(s)	5	$19,680

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$338,917

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.25

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.1: Generators	6	$100,614
206.1: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Private Structures	2	$8,114
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$205,356
95.1: FMA or CRS Plan	1	$24,833

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

Providence has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, earthquake, drought. The area has had 24 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (12 declarations). 9 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $4,402,674 in public assistance recovery funding. $446,338 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 10 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.