Natural Disasters in Wheelwright, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

94.2

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

91.1

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

84.3

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

42.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Landslide90.7Wildfire86.3Winter Weather78.5

Hazard	Risk Score
Landslide	90.7
Wildfire	86.3
Winter Weather	78.5
Strong Wind	71.1
Hail	68.7
Earthquake	64.2
Avalanche	58.3
Heat Wave	58.2
Lightning	56.7
Hurricane	50.8
Cold Wave	44.8
Tornado	35.6
Ice Storm	29.4

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
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
Feb 27, 2022	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES
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
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
Sep 30, 2014	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

Showing 20 of 48 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

2,615

Total Claims Paid

$37,196,386

Avg Claim Payout

$14,224

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$33,718,581

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

1,229

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4663	Flood	167	$6,989,031
DR-1841	Severe Storm(s)	220	$5,025,061
DR-4860	Other	49	$3,459,171
DR-4643	Severe Storm(s)	57	$3,209,481
DR-1388	Severe Storm(s)	136	$2,981,832
DR-4595	Severe Storm(s)	37	$2,586,900
DR-4428	Severe Storm(s)	31	$1,323,545
DR-4711	Severe Storm(s)	28	$1,291,068
DR-4196	Severe Storm(s)	17	$1,251,726
DR-1523	Severe Storm(s)	94	$1,057,807
DR-1475	Severe Storm(s)	86	$813,881
DR-1454	Severe Storm(s)	69	$806,751
DR-4358	Other	21	$648,929
DR-1414	Severe Storm(s)	66	$482,180
DR-4217	Flood	11	$447,882

Showing top 15 of 22 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$4,052,703

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.87

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
401.1: Water and Sanitary Sewer System Protective Measures	2	$2,699,998
601.1: Generators	2	$52,274
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	2	$684,486
402.1: Infrastructure Protective Measures (Roads and Bridges)	1	$292,333
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$16,862

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

Wheelwright has a relatively moderate 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 48 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (21 declarations). 2,615 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $33,718,581 in public assistance recovery funding. 9 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.