Disaster detail

SEVERE, STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

DR-4595-KY affected Clay County, Kentucky. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4595-KY
Declared
Apr 23, 2021
DR
Public assistance
$6.9M
Project obligations
Registrations
281
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$5.9M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$540K
Emergency Protective Measures$165K
Water Control Facilities$119K
Utilities$114K
Buildings and Equipment$33K
Management Costs$3K
Debris Removal$3K
Total PA obligated$6.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$459K
Renter-approved dollars$14K
Intake IHP dollars$947K
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.1M
Tracked registrations281
About this declaration

What DR-4595-KY means

DR-4595-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Clay County, Kentucky, with an incident window starting Feb 27, 2021 through Mar 14, 2021. 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 Clay County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.