Natural Disasters in Vanceburg, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

41.5

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

32.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

74.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

7.6

Score (0-100)

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster History & Federal Spending

Source: FEMA

Total Declarations

34

Public Assistance

$4.8M

Individual Assistance

$1.8M

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

19 declarations

DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Severe Winter Storm →Winter StormJan 2026——
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →Severe StormApr 2025$32K—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding →Severe StormApr 2025——
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →Severe StormFeb 2025$40K—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, and Landslides →Severe StormFeb 2025——
Remnants of Hurricane Helene →Tropical StormNov 2024$5K—
Severe Winter Storms, Landslides, and Mudslides →Severe Ice StormMar 2021$9K—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →Severe StormApr 2020$233K—
Covid-19 Pandemic →BiologicalMar 2020—$59K
Covid-19 →BiologicalMar 2020——
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslide →Severe StormAug 2015$75K—
Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →FloodMay 2015$41K—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →FloodMay 2015$438K—
Severe Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →SnowstormApr 2015$29K—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding →Severe StormMay 2011$306K—
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides →Severe StormJul 2010$315K$661K
Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes →Severe StormMay 2010$371K$421K
Severe Winter Storm and Flooding →Severe Ice StormFeb 2009$101K—
Severe Winter Storm →Severe Ice StormJan 2009——
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides →Severe StormMay 2008$192K—

Showing 20 of 37 disasters

PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

116

Total Claims Paid

$1,988,618

Avg Claim Payout

$17,143

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

2

Federal Funding

$456,228

Properties Protected

8

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

4.16

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
200.6: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Landslide; 302.1: Landslide Stabilization - Structural1$25,860
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine; 200.5: Acquisition of Vacant Land1$430,368

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

Vanceburg has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, heat wave, strong wind. The area has had 34 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (19 declarations). 116 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $4,774,718 in public assistance recovery funding. $1,779,997 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 2 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.