Natural disaster risk in Clinton County, Kentucky

Kentucky · population 9,252 · FIPS 21053

Overall: very low risk

Clinton County has a composite risk score of 24.5 out of 100 — higher than 24% of US counties. It ranks 95 of 120 in Kentucky (1 = highest risk). Its highest-rated hazards are cold wave, winter weather, hail.

Drought now: No, but abnormally dry (D0)

No drought, but abnormally dry. On the U.S. Drought Monitor map valid 13 October 2026, 100% of Clinton County is D0 Abnormally Dry and none of it is in drought (D1 to D4). Some of it has been abnormally dry or worse for 6 weeks in a row.

Drought in Clinton County: the last 52 weeks · droughtmonitor.unl.edu

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Map courtesy of NDMC.

Risk, loss, vulnerability and resilience

Measure	Rating and score
Overall risk Expected annual loss, adjusted for social vulnerability and community resilience.	Very low 24.5
Expected annual loss About $5.7 million a year, on average, across all 18 hazards.	Very low 16
Social vulnerability Higher means people may find it harder to prepare and recover.	Very high 84.9
Community resilience Higher means a stronger ability to prepare, adapt and recover.	Relatively low 23.6

Risk by hazard

FEMA's risk rating for each of 18 natural hazards in Clinton County, highest first. "Not applicable" means the hazard is not modelled here.

Hazard	Risk rating and score
Cold wave	Relatively low 51
Winter weather	Relatively low 51
Hail	Relatively low 48
Tornado	Relatively low 46
Inland (riverine) flooding	Relatively low 40
Lightning	Relatively low 39
Strong wind	Relatively low 39
Ice storm	Relatively low 36
Hurricane	Very low 45
Landslide	Very low 39
Earthquake	Very low 36
Wildfire	Very low 33
Drought	Very low 23
Heat wave	Very low 23
Avalanche	Not applicable
Coastal flooding	Not applicable
Tsunami	Not applicable
Volcanic activity	Not applicable

FEMA disaster declarations for Clinton County

Federal declarations that designated Clinton County, since 1 Jan 2024 (the period this site keeps from OpenFEMA). Older declarations are in FEMA's own dataset.

Yes. Clinton County has been named in 7 FEMA declarations since 1 Jan 2024. The latest is DR-4937-KY (Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides), declared 1 Sep 2026.

Declaration	Kind	Incident	Declared	Individual assistance here
DR-4937-KY	Major disaster	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides	1 Sep 2026	No
DR-4913-KY	Major disaster	Severe Winter Storm	29 May 2026	No
EM-3633-KY	Emergency	Severe Winter Storm	24 Jan 2026	No
DR-4875-KY	Major disaster	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes	23 May 2025	No
EM-3626-KY	Emergency	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding	3 Apr 2025	No
EM-3624-KY	Emergency	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Landslides	16 Feb 2025	No
DR-4804-KY	Major disaster	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Landslides, and Mudslides	23 Jul 2024	No

All FEMA declarations in Kentucky, with estimated apply-by dates · Open FEMA deadlines

This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s). Dataset: Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2.

How to read these ratings

Ratings run in five steps: very low, relatively low, relatively moderate, relatively high and very high. They compare a county with every other US county; they are not a measure of danger on their own.
Scores run from 0 to 100 and are national percentiles. The bar shows the score: a score of 80 means a higher value than 80% of US counties.
Overall risk combines the expected annual loss with social vulnerability and community resilience.
Expected annual loss is the average yearly loss to buildings, people and agriculture the model expects from all 18 hazards.
Social vulnerability describes how hard it may be for people to prepare for and recover from a disaster. Higher is worse.
Community resilience describes a community's ability to prepare, adapt and recover. Higher is better.
"Not applicable" means FEMA does not model that hazard there (for example, hurricanes far inland).

About this data

Source: FEMA National Risk Index, version 1.20, released December 2025, published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (US public domain). About the National Risk Index. The index is a model of relative risk built from historical hazard records, what is exposed and community factors. It is not a forecast, it does not describe any single property, and it is not insurance or financial advice. For decisions about a specific address, check FEMA's flood maps and your local emergency management office.

Questions

What is the natural disaster risk in Clinton County, Kentucky?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates the overall risk in Clinton County as very low, with a score of 24.5 out of 100 (higher than 24% of US counties). That is a comparison with other US counties, not a forecast.

What are the biggest natural hazards in Clinton County?

The hazards rated highest for Clinton County are cold wave (relatively low), winter weather (relatively low), hail (relatively low).

What is the flood risk in Clinton County?

FEMA rates inland (river and rain) flooding risk in Clinton County as relatively low. For a specific property, check the FEMA flood map and your local floodplain office.

Has Clinton County had a FEMA disaster declaration?

Yes. Clinton County has been named in 7 FEMA declarations since 1 Jan 2024. The latest is DR-4937-KY (Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides), declared 1 Sep 2026.

Is Clinton County in a drought?

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