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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND

DR-1746-KY affected Meade County, Kentucky. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1746-KY
Declared
Feb 21, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$225K
Project obligations
Registrations
95
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$103K
Utilities$86K
Emergency Protective Measures$22K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$11K
Buildings and Equipment$3K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$1K
Total PA obligated$225K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$69K
Renter-approved dollars$3K
Intake IHP dollars$143K
Validated phase 2 dollars$143K
Tracked registrations95
About this declaration

What DR-1746-KY means

DR-1746-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Meade County, Kentucky, with an incident window starting Feb 5, 2008 through Feb 6, 2008. 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 Meade County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.