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Kentucky Natural Disasters

Kentucky's federal declaration record sits near the middle of the state distribution. 98 FEMA disaster declarations are on record, led by severe storm, with $225.3M in combined property and crop damage. A moderate count like this can still mask a single catastrophic year rather than a steady annual pattern. NOAA storm event data shows 19,947 recorded weather events resulting in 265 fatalities, a toll that informs where the state directs disaster-preparedness resources.

98
FEMA declarations
19,947
NOAA storm events
265
Storm fatalities
$225.3M
Property + crop damage

The Kentucky risk picture

1 of the 120 counties FEMA scores, 1%, carry a FEMA "high-risk" National Risk Index rating, with riverine flooding the single largest driver of expected annual loss statewide. Kentucky has 81 Major Disaster (DR) declarations; FEMA authorizes Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, or both separately for each declaration. NOAA-tracked storms have caused 960 injuries statewide.

1%
of counties rated high-risk by FEMA National Risk Index
98
FEMA disaster declarations on record
$225.3M
in tracked property + crop damage
27,361
NFIP flood insurance claims filed statewide

FEMA's National Risk Index and NOAA's Storm Events Database measure different things: modeled long-run risk vs. observed severe-weather events. Storm Events is a reported dataset, so its counts track what was observed and logged, not every event that occurred, and reporting is denser where more people live. See the methodology for how they relate.

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FEMA declarations

98

High volume

Major Disaster share

83%

Mostly major

NOAA storm events

19,947

Observed severe-weather records

How does Kentucky compare?

Kentucky vs. every U.S. state

FEMA disaster declarations, all-time

98 Top 27% higher than 73% of 59 states and territories

This state 0 400 all U.S. states and territories FEMA tracks, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states and territories. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 · 2026-08-03

Kentucky county risk-score spread

FEMA National Risk Index composite scores, 0–100

44.2 Top 42% higher than 58% of 120 county composite scores

State average 0 100 Kentucky counties, bucketed by FEMA score, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more county composite scores. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FEMA National Risk Index (NRI), county composite scores · 2026-08-03

The declaration chart counts past federal actions. The county score chart summarizes FEMA's modeled National Risk Index composite; it is not a forecast, and a state average does not describe every county.

Do more storms mean more federal disasters?

Kentucky sits at the 71st percentile of FEMA declaration volume and the 78th percentile of NOAA storm-event volume among 55 states and territories, those two ranks are not interchangeable.

FEMA declaration rank vs NOAA storm-event rank

Each point is a state or territory plotted by within-sample rank percentile (0–100) on FEMA OpenFEMA declarations (x) and NOAA Storm Events (y). Crosshairs mark the mid-rank (50th). Illinois is the clearest threshold-gap example in this release. Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 + NOAA Storm Events Database. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by FEMA declarations (percentile) (X) and NOAA storm events (percentile) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Busy on both ledgersMany storms · fewer declarationsDeclaration-heavy · fewer stormsQuiet on both 406080100120 020406080100120 FEMA declarations (percentile) NOAA storm events (percentile) Signature insight
Each point is a state or territory plotted by within-sample rank percentile (0–100) on FEMA OpenFEMA declarations (x) and NOAA Storm Events (y). Crosshairs mark the mid-rank (50th). Illinois is the clearest threshold-gap example in this release. Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 + NOAA Storm Events Database.
Read the chart, every state as text

Percentiles are within this release's state/territory sample. Raw counts are the underlying FEMA and NOAA totals.

StateFEMA declsFEMA %ileNOAA stormsNOAA %ile
California3969823,69493
Texas3899653,30998
Oklahoma2589523,89695
Washington215934,40822
Florida1889112,83855
Oregon169893,69520
New Mexico1268710,97445
Arizona120859,54138
New York1188421,65382
Montana1128213,57656
Colorado1117818,34073
Louisiana1117811,20447
Nevada110764,53424
Alabama1027514,58364
Kentucky987119,94778
Mississippi987114,10062
Tennessee976916,64569
South Dakota966722,75987
Alaska94642,68315
Kansas946425,11596
Arkansas876013,63758
Nebraska876020,13680
Missouri865822,95289
North Carolina855616,36767
West Virginia845512,02649
Georgia815116,67671
Minnesota815119,10975
Iowa784921,88384
Virginia774723,58491
North Dakota754510,81844
Hawaii72446,20031
Maine71424,78127
Illinois684022,08885
Pennsylvania643819,42776
New Hampshire63362,54711
Vermont62353,44918
Idaho60315,14229
Ohio603116,18465
Massachusetts59256,78133
New Jersey59258,21835
Utah59254,57825
Wisconsin562413,80760
Indiana542212,68753
Puerto Rico51182,94416
South Carolina511810,52042
Michigan46169,05236
Wyoming451512,49451
Connecticut43132,62213
Maryland381110,29040
U.S. Virgin Islands339880
Rhode Island3179247
Delaware2651,4759
Guam2542582
District of Columbia2424525
American Samoa1702924

What shapes Kentucky's record?

FEMA declaration types in Kentucky

Wider bars = more declarations of that incident type

declarations

What this shows Severe Storm leads Kentucky's FEMA declaration mix with 40 records among the types shown.

Source FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 As of 2026-08-03

NOAA storm events by year

Reported severe-weather events in Kentucky, 2015–2025 catalog window.

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 2,099
NOAA Storm Events Database event counts for Kentucky. Focus a year mark for its exact count.

Peak year in this series: 2015 (2,457 events). Counts are reported events, not a complete census.

64 /100

Historical Activity Index

High historical activity

Kentucky · PlainHazard-derived composite from federal records

This 0–100 index is an explicit PlainHazard composite mixing OpenFEMA declaration totals (1953–present) with NOAA Storm Events (2015–2025), different windows and event definitions, disclosed weights on the methodology page . It is not FEMA's National Risk Index, not a forecast, and not a safety, insurance, or preparedness rating. Open the calculator · Methodology

FEMA Declarations (1953–present) High
17/30

98 OpenFEMA declarations, full ingest window (1.1x state average)

NOAA Storm Events (2015–2025) Very High
23/25

19947 NOAA storm events in the 2015–2025 extract (1.8x median state)

NOAA Damage (2015–2025) Low
4/25

Recorded NOAA property+crop damage in the 2015–2025 extract (0.4x median state)

Hazard Diversity Very High
20/20

12 different disaster types declared in Kentucky

What does Kentucky's hazard record show?

Flood exposure & where to dig deeper

Flood exposure is quantified separately through the National Flood Insurance Program. Policyholders across 118Kentucky counties have filed 27,361 NFIP claims totaling $519.4M, or an average of $19.0K per claim. NFIP data captures only insured flood losses, so uninsured flood damage and storm-surge losses outside mapped high-risk zones remain invisible in this figure. The highest-Expected-Annual-Loss hazard across the state is Riverine Flooding, estimated at $1.3B annually. Drill into individual counties for localized risk, read FEMA's hazard-specific briefings, and review insurance and flood-zone designations, state-level averages can mask sharp county-to-county differences in exposure and resilience.

NOAA storm events & FEMA National Risk Index

NOAA's Storm Events Database adds the near-term severe-weather lens. Between 2015 and 2025, Kentucky recorded 19,947 individual storm events, causing 265 fatalities and 960 injuries, with combined property and crop damage estimated at $225.3M. The most frequent event types in the state are Thunderstorm Wind (6,702 events), Flash Flood (1,757 events), Flood (1,646 events). Across the 120counties FEMA scores here, its National Risk Index flags 1 as high-risk, with an average county Risk Index score (FEMA's own formula, distinct from our Historical Activity tool below) of 44.2/100.

What this count is, and is not. Storm Events is a reported database: NOAA compiles it from National Weather Service offices, trained spotters, law enforcement, and the public. It is a record of what was observed and logged, not a complete census of severe weather. Densely populated areas report more events than sparsely populated ones with similar meteorological exposure, and detection has improved over time, so an event count is not a like-for-like measure of hazard between places or across decades. Damage figures are field estimates, not audited losses. See methodology.

FEMA disaster declarations

Kentucky (KY) has a moderate level of federal declaration activity, with 98 FEMA declaration records, including 81 Major Disaster declarations (DR). A DR may authorize Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, or both; those program approvals are not implied by the DR count. The dominant declaration type is Severe Storm, followed by Flood (27), Fire (8), Tornado (7). Declaration counts at the state level reflect the cumulative federal footprint: large multi-county events count once per state, but repeat hazard patterns across decades are visible in the breakdown below.

Disaster Types in Kentucky

Severe Storm 40
Flood 27
Fire 8
Tornado 7
Snowstorm 5
Severe Ice Storm 3
Winter Storm 2
Biological 2
Tropical Storm 1
Hurricane 1
Other 1
Toxic Substances 1

Storm Events by Type

NOAA storm event data for Kentucky (2015-2025).

Event Type Events Fatalities Injuries Property Damage
Thunderstorm Wind 6,702 9 56 $55.2M
Flash Flood 1,757 65 16 $42.6M
Flood 1,646 31 6 $37.1M
Hail 1,534 1 0 $4.7M
Winter Weather 1,079 14 54 $655.0K
Strong Wind 1,017 2 11 $2.4M
Dense Fog 1,006 1 2 $20.0K
Winter Storm 867 10 23 $789.0K
Heavy Snow 761 5 4 $335.0K
Frost/Freeze 694 0 0 $0
Heat 684 2 1 $0
Tornado 414 98 720 $65.6M
High Wind 335 1 2 $2.5M
Excessive Heat 330 0 23 $0
Drought 303 0 0 $0
Heavy Rain 207 1 0 $851.0K
Ice Storm 193 1 1 $1.7M
Cold/Wind Chill 151 11 2 $10.0K
Lightning 73 4 15 $4.6M
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill 58 7 4 $305.0K

Storm Events by Year

Year Events Fatalities Injuries Property Damage
2025 2,099 36 28 $32.3M
2024 1,754 13 51 $15.0M
2023 1,617 8 21 $14.8M
2022 2,068 47 63 $7.7M
2021 1,627 85 625 $13.0M
2020 1,285 11 11 $28.2M
2019 1,522 13 12 $13.3M
2018 2,050 12 23 $30.2M
2017 1,345 5 14 $28.1M
2016 2,123 6 58 $19.5M
2015 2,457 29 54 $17.2M

FEMA Disaster Declarations

How the 98 FEMA declarations break into federal action codes (DR / EM / FM). Same DISTINCT grain as the table below.

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98 unique disaster declarations in Kentucky.

DR# Title Type Incident Date
4913 SEVERE WINTER STORM DR Winter Storm 2026-05-29
3633 SEVERE WINTER STORM EM Winter Storm 2026-01-24
4875 SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES DR Severe Storm 2025-05-23
4864 SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES DR Severe Storm 2025-04-24
3626 SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING EM Severe Storm 2025-04-03
4860 SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES DR Severe Storm 2025-02-24
3624 SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES EM Severe Storm 2025-02-16
4848 REMNANTS OF HURRICANE HELENE DR Tropical Storm 2024-11-26
4804 SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES DR Severe Storm 2024-07-23
4782 SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES DR Severe Storm 2024-05-22
4711 SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES DR Flood 2023-05-09
4702 SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES DR Severe Storm 2023-04-10
4663 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES DR Flood 2022-07-29
4643 SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES DR Severe Storm 2022-02-27
4630 SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES DR Tornado 2021-12-12
3575 SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES EM Tornado 2021-12-11
4595 SEVERE, STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES DR Flood 2021-04-23
4592 SEVERE WINTER STORMS, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES DR Severe Ice Storm 2021-03-31
4540 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES DR Severe Storm 2020-04-24
4497 COVID-19 PANDEMIC DR Biological 2020-03-28
3469 COVID-19 EM Biological 2020-03-13
4428 SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES DR Severe Storm 2019-04-17
4361 SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES DR Flood 2018-04-26
4358 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES DR Flood 2018-04-12
5166 SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY FIRE COMPLEX FM Fire 2016-11-20
5158 EAGLES NEST FIRE FM Fire 2016-11-08
4278 SEVERE STORM, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES DR Severe Storm 2016-08-26
4239 SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDE DR Severe Storm 2015-08-12
4218 SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES DR Flood 2015-05-12
4217 SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES DR Flood 2015-05-01
4216 SEVERE WINTER STORMS, SNOWSTORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES DR Snowstorm 2015-04-30
4196 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES DR Severe Storm 2014-09-30
4057 SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND FLOODING DR Severe Storm 2012-03-06
4008 SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING DR Severe Storm 2011-07-25
1976 SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING DR Severe Storm 2011-05-04
1925 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES DR Severe Storm 2010-07-23
1912 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, AND TORNADOES DR Severe Storm 2010-05-11
1855 SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND FLOODING DR Severe Storm 2009-08-14
1841 SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES DR Severe Storm 2009-05-29
1818 SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING DR Severe Ice Storm 2009-02-05
3302 SEVERE WINTER STORM EM Severe Ice Storm 2009-01-28
1802 SEVERE WIND STORM ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION IKE DR Severe Storm 2008-10-09
1757 SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, AND LANDSLIDES DR Severe Storm 2008-05-19
1746 SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND DR Severe Storm 2008-02-21
1703 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, AND ROCKSLIDES DR Severe Storm 2007-05-25
1617 SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES DR Severe Storm 2005-12-01
3231 HURRICANE KATRINA EM Hurricane 2005-09-10
1578 SEVERE WINTER STORM AND RECORD SNOW DR Snowstorm 2005-02-08
1537 SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING DR Severe Storm 2004-08-06
1523 SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES DR Severe Storm 2004-06-10

Showing 50 of 98 declarations.

FEMA National Risk Index

Composite natural hazard risk scores for Kentucky counties based on FEMA's National Risk Index.

Avg County Risk Score

44.2/100

High Risk Counties

1

of 120 counties

Top Hazard by EAL

Riverine Flooding

$1.3B annual loss est.

Top 5 Hazards by Expected Annual Loss

#1

Riverine Flooding

$1.3B EAL

#2

Tornado

$333.3M EAL

#3

Earthquake

$241.8M EAL

#4

Cold Wave

$169.0M EAL

#5

Strong Wind

$112.8M EAL

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (NRI) EAL = Expected Annual Loss. Data: hazards.fema.gov/nri

NFIP Flood Insurance Claims

National Flood Insurance Program claims across Kentucky from FEMA NFIP data.

Total Claims

27,361

Total Paid

$519.4M

Avg Per Claim

$19.0K

Counties With Claims

118

Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) OpenFEMA Claims Data

Counties in Kentucky

120 counties with FEMA disaster data.

# County DisastersMajor
1 Magoffin County 49 40
2 Lawrence County 49 40
3 Breathitt County 49 40
4 Johnson County 48 39
5 Floyd County 48 38
6 Owsley County 48 41
7 Clay County 48 39
8 Pike County 47 37
9 Perry County 47 40
10 Knott County 43 37
11 Lee County 42 35
12 Letcher County 40 33
13 Leslie County 39 31
14 Knox County 39 30
15 Whitley County 38 30
16 Estill County 38 31
17 Carter County 37 30
18 Martin County 37 27
19 Jackson County 36 27
20 Powell County 35 28
21 Morgan County 34 27
22 Casey County 34 27
23 Wolfe County 34 27
24 Elliott County 34 27
25 Lewis County 34 27
26 Rockcastle County 34 26
27 Greenup County 33 26
28 Harlan County 33 24
29 Boyd County 33 26
30 Nicholas County 32 25
31 Menifee County 32 25
32 Rowan County 32 25
33 Metcalfe County 31 24
34 Ohio County 30 22
35 Hopkins County 30 23
36 Bath County 29 22
37 Bell County 29 21
38 Butler County 29 23
39 Washington County 29 22
40 Marshall County 29 22
41 Spencer County 29 22
42 Livingston County 29 23
43 Grayson County 29 22
44 Ballard County 28 22
45 Union County 28 22
46 Hickman County 28 21
47 Breckinridge County 28 21
48 Crittenden County 28 22
49 Laurel County 28 20
50 Lincoln County 28 21
51 Hart County 27 20
52 Adair County 27 21
53 Caldwell County 27 20
54 Madison County 27 20
55 Clark County 27 20
56 Carlisle County 27 21
57 Franklin County 27 21
58 Bullitt County 27 20
59 Hardin County 26 20
60 Warren County 26 18
61 Trigg County 26 20
62 Edmonson County 26 19
63 Green County 26 19
64 Fleming County 26 19
65 Fulton County 26 19
66 Hancock County 25 19
67 Pulaski County 25 19
68 Jessamine County 25 18
69 Mercer County 25 18
70 Larue County 25 19
71 Jefferson County 25 19
72 Woodford County 25 18
73 Wayne County 25 19
74 Anderson County 25 19
75 Christian County 25 19
76 Harrison County 24 17
77 Meade County 24 17
78 McLean County 24 18
79 Taylor County 24 17
80 Muhlenberg County 24 17
81 Nelson County 24 18
82 Webster County 24 18
83 Montgomery County 24 17
84 Robertson County 24 17
85 Russell County 23 17
86 Cumberland County 23 17
87 Henderson County 23 17
88 Marion County 23 16
89 Owen County 23 17
90 Henry County 23 17
91 McCracken County 23 17
92 McCreary County 23 15
93 Mason County 23 16
94 Carroll County 22 16
95 Allen County 22 15
96 Pendleton County 22 15
97 Graves County 22 15
98 Lyon County 22 15
99 Bourbon County 22 15
100 Trimble County 22 16
101 Monroe County 22 16
102 Barren County 22 15
103 Fayette County 21 14
104 Boyle County 21 14
105 Simpson County 20 14
106 Shelby County 20 13
107 Todd County 20 14
108 Calloway County 20 14
109 Daviess County 19 13
110 Garrard County 19 12
111 Logan County 19 13
112 Bracken County 18 12
113 Grant County 18 12
114 Clinton County 18 12
115 Oldham County 18 12
116 Gallatin County 17 11
117 Campbell County 17 10
118 Scott County 15 8
119 Kenton County 15 9
120 Boone County 13 7

Highest-risk counties by FEMA National Risk Index

Declaration counts above measure past federal action; FEMA's NRI is a composite of Expected Annual Loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience. By that separate measure the highest-risk counties in Kentucky are Jefferson (98.3), Floyd (94.2), Fayette (92.0), McCracken (89.7), Warren (88.5). Compare any county's recorded history with the Historical Activity tool.

All 120 counties in Kentucky are listed above.

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Learn more about natural disaster risk, preparedness, and data interpretation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What natural disasters affect Kentucky?
Kentucky is affected by severe storm, flood, fire, tornado. The state's leading disaster type is Severe Storm, based on 98 FEMA disaster declarations on record.
How many FEMA disaster declarations has Kentucky had?
Kentucky has received 98 FEMA disaster declarations, including 81 major disaster declarations. That total is spread across disaster types including Severe Storm (40), Flood (27), Fire (8).
What severe weather events are most common in Kentucky?
The most common severe weather events in Kentucky include thunderstorm wind (6,702 events), flash flood (1,757 events), flood (1,646 events). These NOAA storm events recorded from 2015 to 2025 have caused 265 fatalities and $225.3M in property and crop damage.
How active is Kentucky's federal disaster declaration record?
Kentucky has a moderate level of historical federal declaration activity, based on 98 FEMA declaration records. This band is not a future-risk forecast. Separately, NOAA storm events from 2015-2025 record 265 fatalities and 960 injuries. NOAA property and crop damage records total $225.3M.
How many flood insurance claims has Kentucky had?
Kentucky has 27,361 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims with $519.4M total paid out. Claims average $19.0K, with 118 counties reporting flood insurance claims.
Which counties in Kentucky have the most disaster declarations?
Among 120 counties in Kentucky, those with the most FEMA declaration records include Magoffin (49 declarations), Lawrence (49 declarations), Breathitt (49 declarations). Breaking the declarations down by county reveals patterns a statewide total can mask.

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, NOAA Storm Events Database (2015-2025) For informational purposes only

What this means for Kentucky

Magoffin alone accounts for 50% of Kentucky's FEMA disaster declarations, out of 120 counties tracked statewide.

  • The declaration record is uneven within the state: Magoffin and Lawrence carry the most FEMA declarations. Browse counties
  • See how Kentucky ranks against other states for disaster frequency and damage. State rankings
  • Learn what FEMA declarations, NRI risk scores, and damage figures do and don't tell you. Disaster-data guide

Historical declaration counts and damage totals describe past federal response, not a forecast. For current threats, follow the National Weather Service and local officials; in an emergency call 911.

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