Natural Disasters in Sandy Hook, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

12.2

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

5.8

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

92.1

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

11.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Landslide87.2Wildfire57.3Heat Wave45.5

Hazard	Risk Score
Landslide	87.2
Wildfire	57.3
Heat Wave	45.5
Winter Weather	36.9
Hurricane	35.3
Earthquake	35.1
Ice Storm	27.2
Strong Wind	27.1
Lightning	27.0
Tornado	24.1
Hail	21.0
Drought	19.4
Cold Wave	14.7

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

17 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
Apr 23, 2021	Flood	SEVERE, STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Mar 31, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, 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
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
May 4, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Jul 23, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
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

Showing 20 of 34 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

274

Total IA Distributed

$517,622

Repair/Replace

$403,600

Rental Assistance

$32,268

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4057	61	$170,354	$5,582
DR-1523	63	$84,734	$1,783
DR-1454	37	$78,570	$2,319
DR-4217	54	$59,842	$1,222
DR-4497	8	$47,696	—
DR-1475	23	$34,526	$1,745
DR-1471	12	$20,380	$2,621
DR-1912	9	$14,892	$2,075
DR-4595	4	$5,489	$4,163
DR-1976	3	$1,138	$569

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$10,004

Avg Claim Payout

$5,002

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$7,805,073

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

129

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4592	Severe Storm(s)	7	$4,139,452
DR-4595	Severe Storm(s)	10	$984,930
DR-4217	Flood	15	$616,749
DR-1454	Severe Storm(s)	11	$437,756
DR-4860	Other	7	$352,627
DR-4428	Severe Storm(s)	3	$313,990
DR-1388	Severe Storm(s)	9	$199,637
DR-4711	Severe Storm(s)	5	$187,931
DR-1407	Severe Storm(s)	7	$108,120
DR-4218	Flood	3	$102,343
DR-1523	Severe Storm(s)	15	$94,564
DR-1475	Severe Storm(s)	4	$83,845
DR-1912	Severe Storm(s)	20	$83,377
DR-1925	Severe Storm(s)	9	$41,811
DR-1818	Severe Ice Storm	3	$40,350

Showing top 15 of 16 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.30

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
202.3: Elevation of Public Structures - Riverine	1	$0

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

Sandy Hook has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, wildfire, heat wave. The area has had 34 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (17 declarations). 2 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $7,805,073 in public assistance recovery funding. $517,622 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 1 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.