Natural Disasters in Salyersville, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

35.0

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

25.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

79.3

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

8.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Landslide88.5Wildfire82.1Winter Weather45.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Landslide	88.5
Wildfire	82.1
Winter Weather	45.7
Earthquake	40.7
Hurricane	37.3
Heat Wave	34.7
Strong Wind	30.9
Lightning	28.8
Hail	25.3
Tornado	22.1
Drought	19.4
Cold Wave	18.6
Ice Storm	18.4

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

21 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
Nov 26, 2024	Tropical Storm	REMNANTS OF HURRICANE HELENE
May 9, 2023	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Jul 29, 2022	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Apr 23, 2021	Flood	SEVERE, STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Mar 31, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, 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 12, 2018	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Aug 12, 2015	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDE
May 12, 2015	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
May 1, 2015	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Apr 30, 2015	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, SNOWSTORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Mar 6, 2012	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND FLOODING

Showing 20 of 49 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

2,835

Total IA Distributed

$7,977,663

Repair/Replace

$5,321,611

Rental Assistance

$604,359

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4860	2	N/A	—
DR-1523	1,005	$3,400,439	$4,983
DR-4057	747	$2,281,132	$3,206
DR-1841	322	$581,005	$3,064
DR-4663	287	$466,061	$2,511
DR-4595	186	$428,317	$1,734
DR-1475	130	$371,286	$2,393
DR-1454	110	$311,736	$2,684
DR-1912	27	$83,467	$4,556
DR-4497	10	$41,556	—

Showing top 10 of 11 disasters by IA amount

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

260

Total Claims Paid

$2,798,934

Avg Claim Payout

$10,765

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$9,296,530

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

482

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4428	Severe Storm(s)	42	$1,533,348
DR-1523	Severe Storm(s)	140	$1,134,283
DR-4540	Severe Storm(s)	10	$960,268
DR-4663	Flood	19	$854,858
DR-4860	Other	13	$645,537
DR-4595	Severe Storm(s)	11	$608,651
DR-4057	Severe Storm(s)	76	$575,354
DR-4711	Severe Storm(s)	13	$527,945
DR-1841	Severe Storm(s)	23	$363,349
DR-4592	Severe Storm(s)	1	$313,322
DR-4217	Flood	5	$211,658
DR-4239	Severe Storm(s)	6	$202,802
DR-1454	Severe Storm(s)	19	$198,623
DR-4218	Flood	2	$176,353
DR-4358	Other	4	$173,179

Showing top 15 of 23 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$129,293

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.1: Generators	2	$129,293

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

Salyersville has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, wildfire, winter weather. The area has had 49 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (21 declarations). 260 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $9,296,530 in public assistance recovery funding. $7,977,663 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 2 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.