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

DR-4630-KY affected Graves 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

Public assistance

$68.9M

Project obligations

Registrations

3,991

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$39.9M

Utilities$15.9M

Debris Removal$5.9M

Emergency Protective Measures$2.9M

Management Costs$1.8M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$998K

Roads and Bridges$782K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$760K

Total PA obligated$68.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.8M

Renter-approved dollars$2.0M

Intake IHP dollars$9.4M

Validated phase 2 dollars$9.4M

Tracked registrations3,991

About this declaration

What DR-4630-KY means

DR-4630-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Graves 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 Graves County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.