Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
Declared for Kentucky on Sep 1, 2026, covering 20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bullitt County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Butler County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clinton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cumberland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Garrard County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Grayson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Green County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hardin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Henderson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jessamine County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Madison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Meade County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Mercer County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Metcalfe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ohio County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Owsley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Rockcastle County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Spencer County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wayne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and MudslidesDR-4917-ID · Major disaster | Idaho | No |
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