Ice Storm Risk in Kentucky

All Kentucky counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index ice storm score

Ice Storm risk — freezing rain that coats surfaces in heavy, damaging ice — is rated for 120 of 120 Kentucky counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Hopkins County carries the state's highest ice storm score at 96.4, with $2M in expected annual ice storm losses.

26 Kentucky counties are rated High or Very High for ice storm, and expected annual losses from ice storm total roughly $30M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Ice Storm

#CountyIce Storm ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Hopkins County
96.4
Very High 1.35 / yr $2M
2 Daviess County
95.9
Very High 1.34 / yr $2M
3 Graves County
94.0
High 1.61 / yr $1M
4 McCracken County
93.2
High 1.23 / yr $1M
5 Muhlenberg County
92.6
High 1.18 / yr $979K
6 Marshall County
92.5
High 1.48 / yr $1M
7 Hardin County
92.4
High 0.92 / yr $1M
8 Fayette County
91.2
High 0.88 / yr $1M
9 Calloway County
91.1
High 1.53 / yr $857K
10 Warren County
90.1
High 0.74 / yr $1M
11 Caldwell County
89.3
High 1.57 / yr $665K
12 Fulton County
88.9
High 1.42 / yr $534K
13 Ohio County
88.5
High 1.39 / yr $620K
14 Lyon County
88.2
High 1.56 / yr $579K
15 Crittenden County
87.7
High 1.30 / yr $555K
16 Hickman County
86.5
High 1.43 / yr $488K
17 McLean County
86.4
High 1.43 / yr $492K
18 Henderson County
86.1
High 1.24 / yr $587K
19 Union County
86.0
High 1.22 / yr $505K
20 Jefferson County
85.7
High 0.90 / yr $569K
21 Christian County
85.6
High 1.03 / yr $635K
22 Trigg County
85.4
High 1.42 / yr $423K
23 Webster County
84.6
High 1.29 / yr $560K
24 Livingston County
84.3
High 1.26 / yr $479K
25 Carlisle County
83.1
High 1.43 / yr $455K
26 Ballard County
82.9
High 1.14 / yr $456K
27 Anderson County
81.2
Medium 0.83 / yr $549K
28 Todd County
80.2
Medium 0.93 / yr $431K
29 Grayson County
79.9
Medium 1.09 / yr $323K
30 Breckinridge County
77.4
Medium 1.07 / yr $323K
31 Barren County
77.0
Medium 0.66 / yr $241K
32 Boyd County
75.5
Medium 0.60 / yr $258K
33 Kenton County
74.1
Medium 0.92 / yr $343K
34 Madison County
72.9
Medium 0.78 / yr $277K
35 Logan County
72.1
Medium 0.81 / yr $236K
36 Hancock County
72.0
Medium 1.24 / yr $202K
37 Boone County
69.7
Medium 0.91 / yr $322K
38 Franklin County
67.7
Medium 0.80 / yr $206K
39 Campbell County
67.6
Medium 0.94 / yr $249K
40 Hart County
67.4
Medium 0.87 / yr $144K
41 Bullitt County
67.1
Medium 0.97 / yr $280K
42 Butler County
65.8
Medium 1.05 / yr $158K
43 Meade County
65.4
Medium 0.87 / yr $172K
44 Boyle County
64.2
Medium 0.88 / yr $158K
45 Simpson County
63.5
Medium 0.73 / yr $141K
46 Allen County
63.3
Medium 0.69 / yr $128K
47 Scott County
63.2
Medium 0.85 / yr $169K
48 Mercer County
62.5
Medium 0.88 / yr $140K
49 Garrard County
61.2
Medium 0.88 / yr $98K
50 Nelson County
61.1
Medium 0.98 / yr $153K
51 Shelby County
60.6
Medium 0.85 / yr $134K
52 Greenup County
59.9
Low 0.57 / yr $123K
53 Oldham County
59.7
Low 0.92 / yr $207K
54 Pulaski County
59.4
Low 0.43 / yr $105K
55 Carter County
59.0
Low 0.55 / yr $106K
56 Adair County
58.1
Low 0.59 / yr $90K
57 Woodford County
57.0
Low 0.83 / yr $121K
58 Marion County
57.0
Low 0.77 / yr $106K
59 Lincoln County
55.8
Low 0.62 / yr $87K
60 Washington County
54.0
Low 0.89 / yr $106K
61 Jessamine County
53.6
Low 0.88 / yr $141K
62 Russell County
52.7
Low 0.60 / yr $67K
63 Monroe County
52.0
Low 0.70 / yr $60K
64 Taylor County
51.1
Low 0.65 / yr $75K
65 Harrison County
50.7
Low 0.79 / yr $77K
66 Green County
50.5
Low 0.80 / yr $65K
67 Edmonson County
49.6
Low 0.86 / yr $90K
68 Metcalfe County
49.0
Low 0.64 / yr $49K
69 Clark County
48.9
Low 0.67 / yr $93K
70 Bourbon County
45.7
Low 0.81 / yr $62K
71 Laurel County
44.0
Low 0.32 / yr $50K
72 Casey County
43.4
Low 0.54 / yr $43K
73 Montgomery County
42.9
Low 0.46 / yr $57K
74 Larue County
41.5
Low 0.87 / yr $68K
75 Owen County
40.9
Low 0.94 / yr $56K
76 Carroll County
40.8
Low 0.94 / yr $44K
77 Mason County
39.4
Low 0.60 / yr $41K
78 Rockcastle County
38.8
Low 0.51 / yr $33K
79 Rowan County
38.0
Low 0.45 / yr $41K
80 Lawrence County
37.3
Low 0.36 / yr $36K
81 Clinton County
36.8
Low 0.60 / yr $31K
82 Fleming County
36.6
Low 0.57 / yr $30K
83 Grant County
36.3
Low 0.87 / yr $48K
84 Trimble County
35.5
Low 0.91 / yr $33K
85 Pike County
35.3
Low 0.17 / yr $30K
86 Wayne County
34.6
Low 0.39 / yr $26K
87 Henry County
33.7
Low 0.90 / yr $39K
88 Johnson County
33.2
Low 0.31 / yr $27K
89 Cumberland County
32.7
Low 0.62 / yr $22K
90 Spencer County
31.8
Low 0.91 / yr $60K
91 Lewis County
31.3
Low 0.56 / yr $25K
92 Estill County
30.8
Low 0.46 / yr $23K
93 Pendleton County
30.6
Low 0.79 / yr $31K
94 McCreary County
29.9
Low 0.27 / yr $18K
95 Floyd County
29.4
Low 0.13 / yr $22K
96 Powell County
29.3
Low 0.46 / yr $20K
97 Whitley County
27.7
Low 0.14 / yr $22K
98 Nicholas County
27.3
Low 0.60 / yr $17K
99 Elliott County
27.2
Low 0.41 / yr $17K
100 Gallatin County
26.5
Very Low 0.95 / yr $22K
101 Knox County
25.7
Very Low 0.16 / yr $14K
102 Martin County
25.1
Very Low 0.27 / yr $13K
103 Morgan County
24.8
Very Low 0.41 / yr $21K
104 Harlan County
24.1
Very Low 0.13 / yr $16K
105 Jackson County
22.6
Very Low 0.39 / yr $16K
106 Bell County
22.5
Very Low 0.13 / yr $14K
107 Bath County
21.4
Very Low 0.46 / yr $16K
108 Breathitt County
19.9
Very Low 0.32 / yr $10K
109 Bracken County
19.1
Very Low 0.74 / yr $16K
110 Magoffin County
18.4
Very Low 0.27 / yr $10K
111 Clay County
17.4
Very Low 0.24 / yr $8K
112 Wolfe County
17.0
Very Low 0.36 / yr $7K
113 Lee County
16.3
Very Low 0.43 / yr $9K
114 Robertson County
15.1
Very Low 0.68 / yr $6K
115 Menifee County
14.1
Very Low 0.44 / yr $8K
116 Perry County
12.5
Very Low 0.16 / yr $6K
117 Letcher County
12.2
Very Low 0.13 / yr $4K
118 Knott County
10.8
Very Low 0.14 / yr $4K
119 Owsley County
10.0
Very Low 0.34 / yr $4K
120 Leslie County
5.0
Very Low 0.13 / yr $2K

120 Kentucky counties with measurable ice storm risk. See the national ice storm ranking or all Kentucky counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Kentucky county has the highest ice storm risk?

Hopkins County has the highest FEMA ice storm risk score in Kentucky at 96.4 (Very High), with $2M in expected annual losses and about 1.35 events per year.

How many Kentucky counties face significant ice storm risk?

120 Kentucky counties record measurable ice storm risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 26 of them are rated High or Very High.

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