SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES

DR-1523-KY affected Johnson County, Kentucky. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1523-KY

Declared

Jun 10, 2004

Public assistance

$622K

Project obligations

Registrations

738

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$418K

Utilities$128K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$38K

Debris Removal$26K

Emergency Protective Measures$8K

Buildings and Equipment$3K

Total PA obligated$622K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.0M

Renter-approved dollars$212K

Intake IHP dollars$4.5M

Validated phase 2 dollars$4.5M

Tracked registrations738

About this declaration

What DR-1523-KY means

DR-1523-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Johnson County, Kentucky, with an incident window starting May 26, 2004 through Jun 18, 2004. 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 Johnson County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.