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Disaster detail

SEVERE WINTER STORMS, SNOWSTORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

DR-4216-KY affected Harlan County, Kentucky. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Snowstorm
DR-4216-KY
Declared
Apr 30, 2015
DR
Public assistance
$120K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$48K
Utilities$43K
Buildings and Equipment$11K
Emergency Protective Measures$7K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$6K
Debris Removal$4K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K
Total PA obligated$120K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-4216-KY means

DR-4216-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Harlan County, Kentucky, with an incident window starting Feb 15, 2015 through Feb 22, 2015. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as snowstorm.

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