Heavy Snowmelt, Rains & Flooding
Declared for Kentucky on Feb 2, 1970, covering 12 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Breathitt County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clay County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Harlan County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Knott County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Knox County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Laurel County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Leslie County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Letcher County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Martin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Owsley County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pike County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
More from Kentucky: every FEMA declaration in Kentucky.