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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES

DR-1523-KY affected Boyd County, Kentucky. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1523-KY
Declared
Jun 10, 2004
DR
Public assistance
$177K
Project obligations
Registrations
34
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$154K
Emergency Protective Measures$20K
Utilities$4K
Total PA obligated$177K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$47K
Renter-approved dollars$7K
Intake IHP dollars$108K
Validated phase 2 dollars$108K
Tracked registrations34
About this declaration

What DR-1523-KY means

DR-1523-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Boyd County, Kentucky, with an incident window starting May 26, 2004 through Jun 18, 2004. 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 Boyd County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.