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Disaster detail

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

DR-4239-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-4239-KY
Declared
Aug 12, 2015
DR
Public assistance
$850K
Project obligations
Registrations
540
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$429K
Roads and Bridges$302K
Emergency Protective Measures$47K
Debris Removal$35K
Buildings and Equipment$27K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$10K
Total PA obligated$850K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.7M
Renter-approved dollars$274K
Intake IHP dollars$5.9M
Validated phase 2 dollars$5.9M
Tracked registrations540
About this declaration

What DR-4239-KY means

DR-4239-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Johnson County, Kentucky, with an incident window starting Jul 11, 2015 through Jul 20, 2015. 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.