SEVERE, STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

DR-4595-KY affected Lee County, Kentucky. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Flood

DR-4595-KY

Declared

Apr 23, 2021

Public assistance

$1.4M

Project obligations

Registrations

138

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$795K

Emergency Protective Measures$237K

Buildings and Equipment$194K

Debris Removal$101K

Management Costs$67K

Utilities$23K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$10K

Water Control Facilities$7K

Total PA obligated$1.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$485K

Renter-approved dollars$113K

Intake IHP dollars$1.2M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.2M

Tracked registrations138

About this declaration

What DR-4595-KY means

DR-4595-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Lee County, Kentucky, with an incident window starting Feb 27, 2021 through Mar 14, 2021. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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