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KY · state · population 4,588,372 (2024)

Disaster declarations in Kentucky

Every federal declaration for Kentucky from 1957 to 2026, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

99declarations 82major disasters 9emergencies 8fire declarations $3.00 billionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

Severe Storm41
Flood27
Fire8
Tornado7
Snowstorm5
Severe Ice Storm3
Biological2
Winter Storm2
Toxic Substances1
Other1
Hurricane1
Tropical Storm1

Links open the declarations for that hazard in Kentucky where there are five or more.

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Breathitt County4912,804
Lawrence County4915,798
Magoffin County4911,118
Owsley County493,928
Clay County4819,592
Floyd County4834,532
Johnson County4822,098
Perry County4726,739
Pike County4755,430
Knott County4313,438
Lee County427,313
Letcher County4020,139
Knox County3929,657
Leslie County399,729
Estill County3814,002

All declarations

99 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
Jan 31, 1957 DR-66-KY Flood Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Mar 12, 1962 DR-128-KY Floods Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Mar 13, 1963 DR-148-KY Severe Storms & Flooding Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Mar 17, 1964 DR-163-KY Severe Storms & Flooding Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Mar 27, 1967 DR-226-KY Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 18IAPA —
May 4, 1968 DR-237-KY Tornadoes & Severe Storms Tornado 5IAPA —
Jul 15, 1969 DR-265-KY Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 11IAPA —
Feb 2, 1970 DR-282-KY Heavy Snowmelt, Rains & Flooding Flood 12IAPA —
Jun 5, 1970 DR-288-KY Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 13IAPA —
May 10, 1971 DR-305-KY Tornado Tornado 8IAPA —
May 15, 1972 DR-332-KY Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 10IAPA —
May 11, 1973 DR-381-KY Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 5IAPA —
Apr 4, 1974 DR-420-KY Tornadoes Tornado 34IAPA —
Mar 29, 1975 DR-461-KY Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 17IAPA —
May 24, 1975 DR-468-KY Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 4IAPA —
Apr 6, 1977 DR-529-KY Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 15IAPA —
Dec 12, 1978 DR-568-KY Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 37IAPA —
Jul 19, 1979 DR-592-KY Severe Storms,flash Floods Flood 1IAPA —
Mar 17, 1981 DR-636-KY Sewer Explosion, Toxic Waste Toxic Substances 1PA —
Sep 29, 1982 DR-670-KY Flash Flooding Flood 1IA —
May 15, 1984 DR-705-KY High Winds, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 28IAPA —
Feb 24, 1989 DR-821-KY Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 67IAPA —
Jun 30, 1989 DR-834-KY Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 12IAPA —
Oct 30, 1989 DR-846-KY Severe Storms, Mudslides & Flooding Flood 11IAPA —
Jan 29, 1991 DR-893-KY Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 19PA —
Mar 16, 1994 DR-1018-KY Severe Weather, Freezing Rain, Sleet, Snw Snowstorm 68PA —
Jun 13, 1995 DR-1055-KY Tornadoes, Severe Winds, Hail Tornado 32IAPA —
Jan 13, 1996 DR-1089-KY Blizzard of 96 Snowstorm 120PA —
Jun 1, 1996 DR-1117-KY Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes Severe Storm 4IAPAHM —
Mar 4, 1997 DR-1163-KY Severe Storm, Flooding, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 101IAPA —
Mar 3, 1998 DR-1207-KY Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 40PA —
Apr 29, 1998 DR-1216-KY Severe Storms, Tornadoes,and Flooding Severe Storm 21IAPA —
Jan 10, 2000 DR-1310-KY Tornadoes, Severe Storms, Torrential Rains, and Flash Flooding Tornado 11IAPAHM $4.9 million
Feb 28, 2000 DR-1320-KY Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 16IAPAHM $3.2 million
Aug 15, 2001 DR-1388-KY Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 20IAPAHM $13.7 million
Apr 4, 2002 DR-1407-KY Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 37IAPAHM $13.1 million
May 7, 2002 DR-1414-KY Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding Severe Storm 39IAPAHM $10.2 million
Mar 14, 2003 DR-1454-KY Severe Winter Ice and Snow Storms, Heavy Rain, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Mud and Severe Storm 52IHPIAPAHM $48.2 million
Jun 3, 2003 DR-1471-KY Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Rock Slides, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 44IHPIAPAHM $9.4 million
Jul 2, 2003 DR-1475-KY Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Rock Slides, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 23IHPIAPAHM $16.3 million
Jun 10, 2004 DR-1523-KY Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Mudslides Severe Storm 78IHPIAPAHM $40.4 million
Aug 6, 2004 DR-1537-KY Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 27PAHM $3.7 million
Feb 8, 2005 DR-1578-KY Severe Winter Storm and Record Snow Snowstorm 30PAHM $2.9 million
Dec 1, 2005 DR-1617-KY Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 2IHPIAHM $506,682
May 25, 2007 DR-1703-KY Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Rockslides Severe Storm 9PAHM $3.8 million
Feb 21, 2008 DR-1746-KY Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Severe Storm 23IHPPAHM $8.5 million
May 19, 2008 DR-1757-KY Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides Severe Storm 15PAHM $4.0 million
Oct 9, 2008 DR-1802-KY Severe Wind Storm Associated With Tropical Depression Ike Severe Storm 35PAHM $21.3 million
Feb 5, 2009 DR-1818-KY Severe Winter Storm and Flooding Severe Ice Storm 103PAHM $300.2 million
May 29, 2009 DR-1841-KY Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding and Mudslides Severe Storm 24IHPPAHM $53.9 million
Aug 14, 2009 DR-1855-KY Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding Severe Storm 2IHPPAHM $27.7 million
May 11, 2010 DR-1912-KY Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 83IHPPAHM $50.9 million
Jul 23, 2010 DR-1925-KY Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides Severe Storm 8IHPPAHM $19.4 million
May 4, 2011 DR-1976-KY Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 79IHPPAHM $44.8 million
Nov 20, 1999 FM-2288-KY Ky, Wildfires #001 Fire 3PA $926,850
Nov 4, 2000 FM-2349-KY Ky - Southeastern District Fire Complex - 11/03/00 Fire 10PA $1.0 million
Nov 4, 2000 FM-2350-KY Ky - Eastern District Fire Complex - 11/03/00 Fire 6PA $81,879
Nov 2, 2001 FM-2384-KY Ky - Kentucky River Complex - 11/02/01 Fire 1PA $574,907
Nov 2, 2001 FM-2385-KY Ky - Southeastern Fire Complex - 11/02/01 Fire 10PA $880,635
Nov 2, 2001 FM-2386-KY Ky - Eastern Fire Complex - 11/02/2001 Fire 6PA $1.8 million
Mar 19, 1975 EM-3009-KY High Winds Other 1IA —
Mar 16, 1993 EM-3104-KY Severe Snowfall & Winter Storm Snowstorm 73PA —
Sep 10, 2005 EM-3231-KY Hurricane Katrina Hurricane 120PA $2.0 million
Jan 28, 2009 EM-3302-KY Severe Winter Storm Severe Ice Storm 100PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3469-KY COVID-19 Biological 120PA —
Dec 11, 2021 EM-3575-KY Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Tornadoes Tornado 16PA —
Feb 16, 2025 EM-3624-KY Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Landslides Severe Storm 120PA —
Apr 3, 2025 EM-3626-KY Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 120PA —
Jan 24, 2026 EM-3633-KY Severe Winter Storm Winter Storm 120PA —
Jul 25, 2011 DR-4008-KY Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 7IHPPAHM $6.7 million
Mar 6, 2012 DR-4057-KY Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding Severe Storm 23IHPPAHM $28.4 million
Sep 30, 2014 DR-4196-KY Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 4PAHM $5.8 million
Apr 30, 2015 DR-4216-KY Severe Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Snowstorm 41PAHM $4.8 million
May 1, 2015 DR-4217-KY Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 29IHPPAHM $17.7 million
May 12, 2015 DR-4218-KY Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 59PAHM $21.9 million
Aug 12, 2015 DR-4239-KY Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslide Severe Storm 34IHPPAHM $16.8 million
Aug 26, 2016 DR-4278-KY Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 20PAHM $5.7 million
Apr 12, 2018 DR-4358-KY Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 22PAHM $33.6 million
Apr 26, 2018 DR-4361-KY Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 35PAHM $24.6 million
Apr 17, 2019 DR-4428-KY Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 61PAHM $77.1 million
Mar 28, 2020 DR-4497-KY COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 120IHPPAHM $377.8 million
Apr 24, 2020 DR-4540-KY Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 27PAHM $75.3 million
Mar 31, 2021 DR-4592-KY Severe Winter Storms, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Ice Storm 45PAHM $81.5 million
Apr 23, 2021 DR-4595-KY Severe, Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 50IHPPAHM $113.7 million
Dec 12, 2021 DR-4630-KY Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Tornadoes Tornado 23IHPPAHM $195.5 million
Feb 27, 2022 DR-4643-KY Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides Severe Storm 13PAHM $16.8 million
Jul 29, 2022 DR-4663-KY Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 20IHPPAHM $672.8 million
Apr 10, 2023 DR-4702-KY Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 88PAHM $32.8 million
May 9, 2023 DR-4711-KY Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 22PAHM $22.2 million
May 22, 2024 DR-4782-KY Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 11IHPHM $4.3 million
Jul 23, 2024 DR-4804-KY Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 58IHPPAHM $38.1 million
Nov 26, 2024 DR-4848-KY Remnants of Hurricane Helene Tropical Storm 34PAHM $10.3 million
Feb 24, 2025 DR-4860-KY Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 69IHPPAHM $251.7 million
Apr 24, 2025 DR-4864-KY Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 91IHPPA $107.4 million
May 23, 2025 DR-4875-KY Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 39IHPPA $36.2 million
May 29, 2026 DR-4913-KY Severe Winter Storm Winter Storm 21PA $9.4 million
Sep 1, 2026 DR-4937-KY Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 20PA $770,845
Nov 8, 2016 FM-5158-KY Eagles Nest Fire Fire 1PAHM $526,541
Nov 20, 2016 FM-5166-KY Southeastern Kentucky Fire Complex Fire 4PAHM $1.8 million

* Individual Assistance approved plus Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation obligated, for declarations where OpenFEMA publishes totals; as reported on October 29, 2026. Programs: IHP — Individuals and Households, IA — Individual Assistance, PA — Public Assistance, HM — Hazard Mitigation.