Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Tornadoes
Declared for Kentucky on Dec 11, 2021, covering 16 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 an emergency declaration is
An emergency declaration is narrower and usually comes fast, often before or during an event. It mostly pays for emergency work such as evacuations, shelters and debris clearance, and federal help under one is capped at $5 million unless the President finds that more is urgently needed and reports that to Congress. Help for individual households is rare under an emergency declaration.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Breckinridge County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bullitt County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Caldwell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Fulton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Graves County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Grayson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hickman County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hopkins County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lyon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Marshall County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Meade County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Muhlenberg County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ohio County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Shelby County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Spencer County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Warren County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2021 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and TornadoesDR-4630-KY · Major disaster | Kentucky | Yesdeadline was Mar 14, 2022 |
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