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DR-237-KYDRTornado

Tornadoes & Severe Storms

Major Disaster Declaration for Kentucky, declared May 4, 1968, in 5 counties.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-237-KY
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Kentucky
Incident type
Tornado
Declared
May 4, 1968
Requested
May 4, 1968 · request 68007
Incident began
May 4, 1968
Incident ended
May 4, 1968
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Dec 14, 1971
Fiscal year
1968
FEMA region
Region 4
Designated incident types
Severe storm

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
May 4, 1968 DR-238-OH Tornadoes & Severe Storms Tornado OH5IAPA