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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

DR-4217-KY affected Carter County, Kentucky. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4217-KY
Declared
May 1, 2015
DR
Public assistance
$156K
Project obligations
Registrations
107
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$138K
Debris Removal$13K
Utilities$4K
Total PA obligated$156K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$338K
Renter-approved dollars$51K
Intake IHP dollars$777K
Validated phase 2 dollars$777K
Tracked registrations107
About this declaration

What DR-4217-KY means

DR-4217-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Carter County, Kentucky, with an incident window starting Apr 2, 2015 through Apr 17, 2015. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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 Carter County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.