Natural Disasters in Willisburg, KY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

16.7

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

20.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

33.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

71.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hail54.8Ice Storm54.0Tornado53.3

Hazard	Risk Score
Hail	54.8
Ice Storm	54.0
Tornado	53.3
Strong Wind	50.7
Earthquake	48.8
Landslide	48.7
Winter Weather	28.3
Lightning	27.9
Cold Wave	27.8
Hurricane	25.8
Drought	23.2
Heat Wave	20.1
Wildfire	11.5

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
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 16, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES
Nov 26, 2024	Tropical Storm	REMNANTS OF HURRICANE HELENE
Jul 23, 2024	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Apr 10, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, 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 26, 2018	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, 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
Apr 30, 2015	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, SNOWSTORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
May 4, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
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
Oct 9, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE WIND STORM ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION IKE
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

Total IA Distributed

$244,388

Repair/Replace

$146,186

Rental Assistance

$14,074

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1912	46	$152,996	$5,676
DR-4497	12	$72,384	—
DR-4864	1	$12,295	$1,500
DR-4595	1	$5,350	$5,350
DR-1471	4	$1,362	$7,066

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$941,123

Avg Claim Payout

$29,410

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$1,240,811

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4428	Severe Storm(s)	3	$476,116
DR-1976	Severe Storm(s)	11	$288,418
DR-1912	Severe Storm(s)	19	$102,813
DR-4702	Severe Storm(s)	3	$97,709
DR-1818	Severe Ice Storm	10	$71,488
DR-4239	Severe Storm(s)	3	$54,819
DR-1454	Severe Storm(s)	9	$47,968
DR-4218	Flood	2	$29,501
DR-4216	Snow	2	$28,987
DR-4864	Severe Storm(s)	3	$22,745
DR-1802	Severe Storm(s)	2	$11,373
DR-4497	Biological	1	$5,680
DR-1537	Severe Storm(s)	2	$3,193

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$1,752,596

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.26

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
402.1: Infrastructure Protective Measures (Roads and Bridges)	3	$272,000
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$152,171
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	2	$0
202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine	2	$883,278
95.1: FMA or CRS Plan	2	$49,988

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

Willisburg has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hail, ice storm, tornado. The area has had 29 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (15 declarations). 32 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $1,240,811 in public assistance recovery funding. $244,388 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 13 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.