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Severe Storm history in Kentucky

Kentucky has 1,629 county-level severe storm declarations across 120 counties. Clay County leads with 26 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for severe storm events in this state: $691.3M.

This page shows every Kentucky county in Kentucky that has at least one FEMA severe storm declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to severe storm events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of severe storm declarations across all states, see the severe storm disaster type page. For all hazard types in Kentucky, see the Kentucky state page.

Severe Storm in Kentucky

Counties ranked by severe storm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Clay County26$12.9M
2Johnson County24$17.1M
3Lawrence County24$5.1M
4Owsley County24$4.0M
5Knott County23$12.5M
6Perry County23$17.3M
7Breathitt County22$16.5M
8Estill County22$4.8M
9Magoffin County22$13.5M
10Floyd County21$43.4M
11Lee County21$3.7M
12Carter County20$18.5M
13Lewis County20$6.9M
14Pike County20$87.1M
15Nicholas County19$1.2M
16Crittenden County18$1.8M
17Elliott County18$2.4M
18Greenup County18$9.3M
19Leslie County18$13.9M
20Menifee County18$2.0M
21Hopkins County17$6.0M
22Knox County17$6.6M
23Letcher County17$8.6M
24Morgan County17$11.3M
25Rowan County17$8.0M
26Union County17$2.1M
27Whitley County17$3.3M
28Adair County16$1.3M
29Boyd County16$10.9M
30Grayson County16$2.3M
31Livingston County16$2.2M
32Powell County16$2.0M
33Washington County16$1.5M
34Breckinridge County15$1.1M
35Butler County15$2.6M
36Carlisle County15$3.0M
37Casey County15$2.1M
38Jackson County15$4.9M
39Marshall County15$3.0M
40Martin County15$12.3M
41Metcalfe County15$4.4M
42Ohio County15$2.4M
43Rockcastle County15$4.2M
44Spencer County15$1.1M
45Wolfe County15$1.1M
46Ballard County14$2.3M
47Bath County14$2.5M
48Edmonson County14$822K
49Fleming County14$5.0M
50Green County14$375K
51Hancock County14$774K
52Henderson County14$9.4M
53Hickman County14$1.1M
54McLean County14$3.7M
55Robertson County14$62K
56Trigg County14$1.2M
57Caldwell County13$3.4M
58Christian County13$10.5M
59Hart County13$1.1M
60Laurel County13$4.3M
61Meade County13$3.1M
62Monroe County13$2.0M
63Russell County13$704K
64Hardin County12$7.1M
65Harlan County12$9.9M
66Henry County12$1.7M
67Jefferson County12$35.2M
68Larue County12$604K
69Mason County12$695K
70Wayne County12$326K
71Webster County12$3.9M
72Woodford County12$3.5M
73Anderson County11$1.2M
74Barren County11$4.7M
75Bell County11$4.6M
76Carroll County11$2.7M
77Franklin County11$55.6M
78Harrison County11$559K
79Lyon County11$672K
80Madison County11$2.9M
81McCreary County11$414K
82Mercer County11$2.1M
83Montgomery County11$547K
84Pulaski County11$5.1M
85Trimble County11$1.3M
86Allen County10$660K
87Bourbon County10$792K
88Bullitt County10$2.7M
89Calloway County10$1.7M
90Clark County10$4.5M
91Cumberland County10$1.8M
92Daviess County10$4.7M
93Fulton County10$2.0M
94Jessamine County10$4.2M
95Lincoln County10$1.3M
96Marion County10$801K
97McCracken County10$12.1M
98Muhlenberg County10$9.3M
99Nelson County10$3.2M
100Shelby County10$1.1M
101Taylor County10$1.6M
102Warren County10$12.4M
103Boyle County9$996K
104Bracken County9$296K
105Fayette County9$5.9M
106Garrard County9$818K
107Graves County9$3.8M
108Logan County9$1.7M
109Oldham County9$1.6M
110Owen County9$1.3M
111Pendleton County9$1.9M
112Todd County9$201K
113Campbell County8$1.2M
114Clinton County8$331K
115Gallatin County8$820K
116Grant County8$1.3M
117Simpson County8$1.1M
118Kenton County7$2.4M
119Boone County5$901K
120Scott County5$224K