Natural Disasters in Raceland, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

52.6

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

52.8

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

48.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

35.0

Score (0-100)

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster History & Federal Spending

Source: FEMA

Total Declarations

33

Public Assistance

$7.9M

Individual Assistance

$4.2M

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

17 declarations

Public Assistance by Category

Total: $7.6M
DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Severe Winter Storm →Winter StormJan 2026——
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Torn… →Severe StormApr 2025$77K—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Torn… →Severe StormApr 2025——
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Floo… →Severe StormFeb 2025$113K—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Floo… →Severe StormFeb 2025——
Remnants of Hurricane Helene →Tropical StormNov 2024$438K—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Torn… →Severe StormJul 2024—$48K
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Torn… →Severe StormMay 2024—$671K
Severe, Storms, Flooding, Landslides, an… →FloodApr 2021$236K$28K
Severe Winter Storms, Landslides, and Mu… →Severe Ice StormMar 2021$809K—
Covid-19 Pandemic →BiologicalMar 2020$12K$2.6M
Covid-19 →BiologicalMar 2020——
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Floo… →Severe StormApr 2019——
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Land… →FloodApr 2018$180K—
Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding… →FloodMay 2015$244K—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding →Severe StormMay 2011$559K$271K
Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and … →Severe StormMay 2010$533K$141K
Severe Winter Storm and Flooding →Severe Ice StormFeb 2009$278K—
Severe Winter Storm →Severe Ice StormJan 2009——
Hurricane Katrina →HurricaneSep 2005——

Showing 20 of 39 disasters

PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

713

Total Claims Paid

$10,849,266

Avg Claim Payout

$15,216

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

3

Federal Funding

$372,893

Properties Protected

1

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.68

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
601.1: Generators2$183,744
207.2: Mitigation Reconstruction1$189,149

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

Raceland has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are heat wave, landslide, ice storm. The area has had 33 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (17 declarations). 713 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $7,933,802 in public assistance recovery funding. $4,219,632 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 3 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.