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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1976-KY affected Ballard County, Kentucky. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1976-KY
Declared
May 4, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$500K
Project obligations
Registrations
56
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$271K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$73K
Utilities$46K
Debris Removal$45K
Emergency Protective Measures$42K
Buildings and Equipment$13K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$11K
Total PA obligated$500K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$548K
Renter-approved dollars$14K
Intake IHP dollars$1.1M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.1M
Tracked registrations56
About this declaration

What DR-1976-KY means

DR-1976-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Ballard County, Kentucky, with an incident window starting Apr 12, 2011 through May 20, 2011. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Ballard County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.