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DR-568-KYDRFlood

Severe Storms & Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for Kentucky, declared Dec 12, 1978, in 37 counties.

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Declaration
DR-568-KY
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Kentucky
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Dec 12, 1978
Requested
Dec 11, 1978 · request 79006
Incident began
Dec 12, 1978
Incident ended
Dec 12, 1978
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Mar 8, 1985
Fiscal year
1979
FEMA region
Region 4
Designated incident types
Severe storm

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Dec 14, 1978 DR-569-WV Severe Storms & Flooding Flood WV5IAPA