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DR-420-KYDRTornado

Tornadoes

Major Disaster Declaration for Kentucky, declared Apr 4, 1974, in 34 counties.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-420-KY
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Kentucky
Incident type
Tornado
Declared
Apr 4, 1974
Requested
Apr 3, 1974 · request 74026
Incident began
Apr 4, 1974
Incident ended
Apr 4, 1974
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
May 31, 1983
Fiscal year
1974
FEMA region
Region 4

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Apr 11, 1974 DR-427-IL Tornadoes Tornado IL4IAPA
Apr 5, 1974 DR-425-GA Tornadoes Tornado GA20IAPA
Apr 4, 1974 DR-424-TN Tornadoes Tornado TN45IAPA
Apr 4, 1974 DR-423-IN Tornadoes Tornado IN39IAPA
Apr 4, 1974 DR-422-AL Tornadoes Tornado AL20IAPA
Apr 4, 1974 DR-421-OH Tornadoes Tornado OH14IAPA