Natural Disasters in Sadieville, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

56.1

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

61.8

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

27.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

84.1

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Strong Wind92.2Tornado80.5Earthquake75.4

Hazard	Risk Score
Strong Wind	92.2
Tornado	80.5
Earthquake	75.4
Lightning	71.6
Winter Weather	69.8
Ice Storm	63.2
Hail	56.5
Cold Wave	53.3
Heat Wave	50.0
Landslide	42.9
Hurricane	37.0
Drought	22.1
Wildfire	14.6

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

5 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
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
Mar 28, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
May 1, 2015	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Feb 5, 2009	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING
Jan 28, 2009	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA
Jun 10, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Mar 14, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER ICE AND SNOW STORMS, HEAVY RAIN, FLOODING, TORNADOES, AND MUD AND
Mar 4, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
Jan 13, 1996	Snowstorm	BLIZZARD OF 96
Mar 16, 1993	Snowstorm	SEVERE SNOWFALL & WINTER STORM
Apr 4, 1974	Tornado	TORNADOES

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

143

Total IA Distributed

$400,769

Repair/Replace

$91,159

Rental Assistance

$28,173

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4057	2	N/A	$623
DR-4497	54	$274,556	—
DR-4217	63	$74,921	$2,149
DR-4864	3	$27,421	$6,118
DR-1523	16	$19,595	$2,388
DR-1912	1	$3,775	$5,190
DR-4663	4	$500	—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$1,850,991

Avg Claim Payout

$23,430

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$446,866

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1818	Severe Ice Storm	7	$246,736
DR-1454	Severe Storm(s)	17	$200,130

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$111,150

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

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)	1	$111,150

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

Sadieville has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are strong wind, tornado, earthquake. The area has had 15 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (5 declarations). 79 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $446,866 in public assistance recovery funding. $400,769 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 1 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.