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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND

DR-1746-KY affected Monroe 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
$18K
Project obligations
Registrations
81
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$8K
Utilities$5K
Debris Removal$5K
Total PA obligated$18K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$198K
Renter-approved dollars$44K
Intake IHP dollars$485K
Validated phase 2 dollars$485K
Tracked registrations81
About this declaration

What DR-1746-KY means

DR-1746-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Monroe 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 Monroe County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.