Severe Winter Storm
Declared for Kentucky on Mar 3, 1998, covering 40 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.
How this declaration unfolded
The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.
What a major disaster declaration is
A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.
Which programs each area got
IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.
| Area | Programs | Households could apply until |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bath County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Boyle County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Breathitt County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Carter County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Casey County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clark County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clay County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clinton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Elliott County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Estill County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Fleming County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Garrard County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Greenup County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Johnson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Knox County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Laurel County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lawrence County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lewis County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lincoln County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Madison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Magoffin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| McCreary County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Menifee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Mercer County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Montgomery County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Morgan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Nicholas County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Owsley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Powell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pulaski County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Robertson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Rockcastle County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Rowan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Russell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wayne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Whitley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wolfe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 1998 | Severe Winter StormDR-1202-NM · Major disaster | New Mexico | No |
| May 8, 1998 | Severe Winter StormDR-1217-IN · Major disaster | Indiana | No |
More from Kentucky: every FEMA declaration in Kentucky.