Crittenden County, Kentucky: hazard risk
FEMA rates Crittenden County's overall risk Very Low (score 30.4 of 100, higher than 30% of rated U.S. counties); 1 of its 14 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by ice storm. Its storm record holds 631 events since 1950.
FEMA's rating for each hazard
These are FEMA's county-wide model ratings and this county's storm record. They are not an assessment of any property, address or building, and not insurance advice: a property's risk depends on its own elevation, construction and location.
FEMA gives each hazard its own rating, and a rating does not follow the score from one hazard to the next: a hazard with a higher score can carry a lower rating than another. The table sorts by FEMA's rating, then by score (0 to 100, the county against every other county for that hazard).
| Hazard | Risk rating | Score | Expected annual loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Storm | Relatively High | 87.7 | $555K |
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | 67.6 | $335K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | 63.5 | $597K |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 81.6 | $1.4M |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | 49.0 | $264K |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 47.7 | $848K |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | 47.3 | $43K |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | 35.9 | $407K |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 34.1 | $104K |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 24.3 | $63K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 36.4 | $377 |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 30.8 | $2.7M |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 24.5 | $7K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 8.8 | $2K |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. A model of future loss, not a count of past events. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
What the record holds
| Hazard | Records | Deaths | Damage | Rank in state | Rank in U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter storms | 109 | 0 | $18M | 25th of 118 | 331st of 3,077 |
| Heat | 78 | 0 | – | 12th of 118 | 74th of 3,076 |
| High wind and dust storms | 74 | 0 | $11M | 10th of 118 | 120th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 67 | 0 | $888K | 14th of 118 | 51st of 3,076 |
| Floods | 66 | 1 | $2.0M | 45th of 118 | 294th of 3,080 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 63 | 0 | $900K | 117th of 118 | 1743rd of 3,080 |
| Drought | 35 | 0 | $16M | 15th of 118 | 315th of 3,063 |
| Hail | 29 | 0 | $393K | 108th of 118 | 2100th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 12 | 0 | $10.0M | 82nd of 118 | 1924th of 3,080 |
| Heavy rain | 4 | 0 | $14K | 56th of 118 | 801st of 3,080 |
| Wildfires | 1 | 0 | – | 23rd of 118 | 737th of 2,972 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Crittenden County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.