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Robertson County, Kentucky

Robertson County recorded 19 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 14 major disasters, 5 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Robertson County, KY

Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals

19
Declarations since FY2000
14
Major disasters (DR)
5
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Jan 2026
Most recent
$108K
Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for Robertson County runs between 2000 and 2025, covering 19 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides in 2025. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, severe ice storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $107,524 in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.

Risk and vulnerability context

Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.

County FIPS 21201
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
58.7
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 58.7% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status72.5
Household characteristics53.4
Racial and ethnic minority status1.1
Housing type and transportation62.5

Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
1.7
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$1.2MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability88.7Very High
Community resilience57.4Relatively Moderate

The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation

About these measures: CDC Social Vulnerability Index and FEMA National Risk Index Social Vulnerability are separate measures built with different methods. They are shown side by side for context and should not be interpreted as equivalent scores.

Federal Public Assistance by category

Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.

CategoryProjectsFederal share obligated
Emergency protective measures(B)6$53,224
Debris removal(A)5$28,439
Roads and bridges(C)3$18,664
Parks and recreation(G)1$5,323
Buildings and equipment(E)2$1,875
All categories17$107,525

Recovery funding, how fast it came

For each disaster, the wait from the declaration to the first federal obligation (amber), then the federal share obligating after that (teal), on a shared 11-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 98 days. An obligation is the federal share committed to the recipient state, not funds disbursed to the locality, which comes later and is not shown.

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslide 2015$15K
114 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2015$6K
265 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2011$12K
54 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, And Tornadoes 2010$7K
128 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm And Flooding 2009$41K
82 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Ice And Snow Storms, Heavy Rain, Flooding, Tornadoes, And Mud And 2003$26K
56 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr7 yr8 yr9 yr10 yr11 yr

Assistance to households (Individual Assistance)

FEMA Individual Assistance to households in this jurisdiction, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved counts and dollars are the households FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Figures are self-reported and drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, not audited, and Individual Assistance exists only for disasters where it was designated, so many jurisdictions show none.

3
valid registrations
2
households approved
$26,779
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Other needs$26,779

Hazard mitigation, what has been funded here

Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated to this jurisdiction to reduce future disaster losses, across the FEMA mitigation programs. This is the record of past mitigation investment a local hazard mitigation plan documents. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited, and are separate from the Public Assistance funding above.

$132,205
federal mitigation share
3
funded projects
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)2$116,250
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)1$15,955

Most common hazards

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Robertson County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Severe StormApr 24, 2025DR-4864-KYDR
Severe StormApr 3, 2025EM-3626-KYEM
Severe StormFeb 24, 2025DR-4860-KYDR
Severe StormFeb 16, 2025EM-3624-KYEM
Tropical StormNov 26, 2024DR-4848-KYDR
Severe StormApr 10, 2023DR-4702-KYDR
BiologicalMar 28, 2020DR-4497-KYDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3469-KYEM
Severe StormAug 12, 2015DR-4239-KYDR
FloodMay 12, 2015DR-4218-KYDR
Severe StormMay 4, 2011DR-1976-KYDR
Severe StormMay 11, 2010DR-1912-KYDR
Severe Ice StormFeb 5, 2009DR-1818-KYDR
Severe Ice StormJan 28, 2009EM-3302-KYEM
HurricaneSep 10, 2005EM-3231-KYEM
SnowstormFeb 8, 2005DR-1578-KYDR
Severe StormJun 10, 2004DR-1523-KYDR
Severe StormMar 14, 2003DR-1454-KYDR
Severe StormFeb 28, 2000DR-1320-KYDR

Every declaration on record

DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance

Showing 19 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Apr 24, 2025DR-4864-KYDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Apr 3, 2025EM-3626-KYEMSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Feb 24, 2025DR-4860-KYDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Feb 16, 2025EM-3624-KYEMSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And Landslides
Nov 26, 2024DR-4848-KYDRTropical StormRemnants Of Hurricane Helene
Apr 10, 2023DR-4702-KYDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Mar 28, 2020DR-4497-KYDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3469-KYEMBiologicalCovid-19
Aug 12, 2015DR-4239-KYDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslide
May 12, 2015DR-4218-KYDRFloodSevere Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
May 4, 2011DR-1976-KYDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
May 11, 2010DR-1912-KYDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, And Tornadoes
Feb 5, 2009DR-1818-KYDRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storm And Flooding
Jan 28, 2009EM-3302-KYEMSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storm
Sep 10, 2005EM-3231-KYEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina
Feb 8, 2005DR-1578-KYDRSnowstormSevere Winter Storm And Record Snow
Jun 10, 2004DR-1523-KYDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, And Mudslides
Mar 14, 2003DR-1454-KYDRSevere StormSevere Winter Ice And Snow Storms, Heavy Rain, Flooding, Tornadoes, And Mud And
Feb 28, 2000DR-1320-KYDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
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How these numbers are built

Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to Kentucky's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30); the in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.

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