Natural Disasters in Robards, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

73.2

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

71.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

53.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

60.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Earthquake92.9Strong Wind88.2Ice Storm86.1

Hazard	Risk Score
Earthquake	92.9
Strong Wind	88.2
Ice Storm	86.1
Winter Weather	75.1
Heat Wave	73.8
Drought	71.2
Hail	61.7
Tornado	56.5
Lightning	49.3
Cold Wave	43.8
Hurricane	29.2
Landslide	17.4
Wildfire	7.1

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

14 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 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
Apr 10, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Apr 24, 2020	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, 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
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
Oct 9, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE WIND STORM ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION IKE
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA
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

Showing 20 of 23 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

380

Total Claims Paid

$6,325,073

Avg Claim Payout

$16,645

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$7,753,433

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

199

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1976	Severe Storm(s)	62	$1,728,554
DR-4361	Severe Storm(s)	25	$1,335,398
DR-1818	Severe Ice Storm	22	$1,275,013
DR-4860	Other	6	$918,928
DR-1471	Severe Storm(s)	26	$579,527
DR-1523	Severe Storm(s)	25	$440,769
DR-1802	Severe Storm(s)	3	$329,831
DR-4540	Severe Storm(s)	2	$326,121
DR-4428	Severe Storm(s)	8	$276,138
DR-1912	Severe Storm(s)	14	$260,364
DR-1310	Tornado	3	$198,219
DR-4497	Biological	1	$54,296
DR-4702	Severe Storm(s)	2	$30,275

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$93,297

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.97

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)	2	$31,303
402.1: Infrastructure Protective Measures (Roads and Bridges)	1	$0
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	1	$61,994

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

Robards has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are earthquake, strong wind, ice storm. The area has had 23 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (14 declarations). 380 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $7,753,433 in public assistance recovery funding. 4 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.