Natural Disasters in Pikeville, TN

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

24.1

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

17.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

73.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

4.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Landslide74.8Cold Wave67.4Earthquake60.2

Hazard	Risk Score
Landslide	74.8
Cold Wave	67.4
Earthquake	60.2
Wildfire	57.0
Tornado	55.0
Drought	54.7
Strong Wind	46.3
Lightning	40.1
Winter Weather	38.5
Hurricane	35.3
Ice Storm	21.8
Hail	20.5
Heat Wave	16.2

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

12 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Apr 2, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Sep 27, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADO
May 17, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADO
Apr 2, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Apr 17, 2019	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Nov 11, 2016	Fire	SMITH MOUNTAIN FIRE COMPLEX
Apr 2, 2015	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING
Aug 13, 2014	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
May 1, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND ASSOCIATED FLOODING
Sep 5, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
May 8, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Mar 20, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Nov 13, 2002	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOS
Apr 5, 2002	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Nov 3, 2001	Fire	TN - CHATTANOOGA FIRE COMPLEX - 11/03/01
Jan 15, 1999	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jan 13, 1998	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Feb 28, 1994	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER ICE STORM,FLASH FLOODING

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

115

Total IA Distributed

$327,326

Repair/Replace

$219,974

Rental Assistance

$16,227

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1974	68	$253,364	$12,697
DR-4514	8	$31,940	—
DR-1464	25	$28,238	$1,406
DR-1441	14	$13,784	$1,080

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$539,461

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4427	Severe Storm(s)	10	$286,656
DR-4742	Severe Storm(s)	4	$102,379
DR-1408	Severe Storm(s)	7	$88,522
DR-1456	Severe Storm(s)	7	$56,043
DR-1974	Severe Storm(s)	1	$5,860

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$0

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

Pikeville has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, cold wave, earthquake. The area has had 24 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (12 declarations). FEMA has obligated $539,461 in public assistance recovery funding. $327,326 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 1 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.