Natural Disasters in Williamsburg, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

62.2

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

56.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

69.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

48.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Landslide85.7Wildfire85.1Winter Weather85.1

Hazard	Risk Score
Landslide	85.7
Wildfire	85.1
Winter Weather	85.1
Cold Wave	74.7
Hail	70.3
Earthquake	69.9
Heat Wave	65.3
Tornado	64.0
Strong Wind	58.6
Lightning	58.3
Hurricane	44.7
Avalanche	39.3
Ice Storm	27.7
Drought	23.3

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
May 23, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
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
Jul 23, 2024	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
May 22, 2024	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
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
May 1, 2015	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA

Showing 20 of 37 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$212,491

Avg Claim Payout

$7,083

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$5,236,317

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

138

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4663	Flood	10	$1,496,309
DR-4540	Severe Storm(s)	19	$1,092,141
DR-4428	Severe Storm(s)	7	$771,879
DR-4860	Other	8	$490,244
DR-4358	Other	5	$432,655
DR-1407	Severe Storm(s)	30	$305,522
DR-4218	Flood	1	$174,488
DR-4217	Flood	2	$126,534
DR-1454	Severe Storm(s)	30	$124,812
DR-4497	Biological	2	$107,186
DR-1388	Severe Storm(s)	21	$43,316
DR-4595	Severe Storm(s)	1	$38,574
DR-4804	Severe Storm(s)	1	$29,663
DR-1523	Severe Storm(s)	1	$2,993

Williamsburg has a relatively 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 37 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (17 declarations). 30 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $5,236,317 in public assistance recovery funding.