Natural Disasters in Stanton, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

31.2

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

20.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

87.2

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

21.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Strong Wind77.2Winter Weather55.0Landslide48.8

Hazard	Risk Score
Strong Wind	77.2
Winter Weather	55.0
Landslide	48.8
Wildfire	43.2
Lightning	43.1
Earthquake	37.8
Tornado	37.1
Hail	35.7
Hurricane	34.8
Cold Wave	33.7
Heat Wave	32.1
Ice Storm	29.3
Avalanche	21.2
Drought	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

15 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 23, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
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 10, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, 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
May 12, 2015	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Apr 30, 2015	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, SNOWSTORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
May 11, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, AND TORNADOES

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

Total IA Distributed

$238,530

Repair/Replace

$170,265

Rental Assistance

$16,924

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4864	53	$238,530	$3,204

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

125

Total Claims Paid

$1,814,328

Avg Claim Payout

$14,515

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$2,226,203

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4595	Severe Storm(s)	14	$833,445
DR-4428	Severe Storm(s)	5	$286,149
DR-4216	Snow	8	$246,771
DR-1407	Severe Storm(s)	5	$181,684
DR-1523	Severe Storm(s)	22	$130,494
DR-4711	Severe Storm(s)	4	$128,259
DR-4592	Severe Storm(s)	3	$115,512
DR-4860	Other	3	$94,978
DR-1818	Severe Ice Storm	7	$84,908
DR-1388	Severe Storm(s)	7	$31,245
DR-4864	Severe Storm(s)	1	$29,103
DR-1912	Severe Storm(s)	10	$28,904
DR-1454	Severe Storm(s)	7	$21,978
DR-4358	Other	1	$7,675
DR-4702	Severe Storm(s)	1	$5,097

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$209,541

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.47

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
402.1: Infrastructure Protective Measures (Roads and Bridges)	1	$0
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$117,036
403.2: Stormwater Management - Diversions	1	$92,505

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

Stanton has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are strong wind, winter weather, landslide. The area has had 35 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (15 declarations). 125 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $2,226,203 in public assistance recovery funding. $238,530 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 3 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.