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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1976-KY affected Daviess 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
$282K
Project obligations
Registrations
40
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$127K
Roads and Bridges$85K
Utilities$42K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$23K
Buildings and Equipment$3K
Debris Removal$2K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$554
Total PA obligated$282K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$80K
Renter-approved dollars$11K
Intake IHP dollars$183K
Validated phase 2 dollars$183K
Tracked registrations40
About this declaration

What DR-1976-KY means

DR-1976-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Daviess 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 Daviess County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.