Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES

DR-4630-KY affected Christian County, Kentucky. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Tornado
DR-4630-KY
Declared
Dec 12, 2021
DR
Public assistance
$3.2M
Project obligations
Registrations
817
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$2.6M
Emergency Protective Measures$284K
Management Costs$168K
Debris Removal$157K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$43K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$11K
Total PA obligated$3.2M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$193K
Renter-approved dollars$57K
Intake IHP dollars$499K
Validated phase 2 dollars$499K
Tracked registrations817
About this declaration

What DR-4630-KY means

DR-4630-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Christian County, Kentucky, with an incident window starting Dec 10, 2021 through Dec 11, 2021. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as tornado.

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