Natural Disasters in Rineyville, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

75.5

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

77.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

33.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

56.3

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Strong Wind95.4Ice Storm92.4Hail90.6

Hazard	Risk Score
Strong Wind	95.4
Ice Storm	92.4
Hail	90.6
Lightning	86.3
Earthquake	84.6
Tornado	84.2
Winter Weather	80.4
Cold Wave	78.8
Heat Wave	72.0
Hurricane	40.3
Landslide	33.6
Wildfire	32.8
Drought	30.1

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 26, 2018	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
May 4, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
May 11, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, AND TORNADOES
Feb 5, 2009	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING
Jan 28, 2009	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Feb 21, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA
Aug 6, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
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
Mar 4, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
Jan 13, 1996	Snowstorm	BLIZZARD OF 96

Showing 20 of 26 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

474

Total Claims Paid

$9,820,940

Avg Claim Payout

$20,719

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$3,168,573

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1818	Severe Ice Storm	39	$1,883,536
DR-4361	Severe Storm(s)	14	$712,362
DR-1746	Severe Storm(s)	16	$439,509
DR-4864	Severe Storm(s)	3	$69,786
DR-1537	Severe Storm(s)	4	$63,381

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$5,904,858

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.43

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	6	$178,830
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	4	$610,854
403.4: Stormwater Management - Detention/Retention Basins	1	$629,041
200.5: Acquisition of Vacant Land; 403.4: Stormwater Management - Detention/Retention Basins	1	$3,820,607
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	1	$665,526

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

Rineyville has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are strong wind, ice storm, hail. The area has had 26 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (12 declarations). 474 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $3,168,573 in public assistance recovery funding. 13 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.