Kentucky: FEMA disaster declarations

Official FEMA records · Historical data · Last refreshed 5 Nov 2026, 18:35 UTC

FEMA has issued 99 declarations for Kentucky since 31 Jan 1957. The most recent is Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, declared 1 Sep 2026.

Major disaster declarations
82
Emergency declarations
9
Fire management assistance declarations
8
Declarations covering the whole state
4

These figures count FEMA declarations and designated areas. They do not measure damage, cost, deaths or how severe an event was.

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Latest declarations

Latest 20 FEMA declarations for Kentucky
Declaration Incident type Declared ID
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 1 Sep 2026 DR-4937-KY
Severe Winter Storm Winter Storm 29 May 2026 DR-4913-KY
Severe Winter Storm Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026 EM-3633-KY
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 23 May 2025 DR-4875-KY
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 24 Apr 2025 DR-4864-KY
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 3 Apr 2025 EM-3626-KY
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 24 Feb 2025 DR-4860-KY
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Landslides Severe Storm 16 Feb 2025 EM-3624-KY
Remnants of Hurricane Helene Tropical Storm 26 Nov 2024 DR-4848-KY
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 23 Jul 2024 DR-4804-KY
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 22 May 2024 DR-4782-KY
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 9 May 2023 DR-4711-KY
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 10 Apr 2023 DR-4702-KY
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 29 Jul 2022 DR-4663-KY
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides Severe Storm 27 Feb 2022 DR-4643-KY
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Tornadoes Tornado 12 Dec 2021 DR-4630-KY
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Tornadoes Tornado 11 Dec 2021 EM-3575-KY
Severe, Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 23 Apr 2021 DR-4595-KY
Severe Winter Storms, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Ice Storm 31 Mar 2021 DR-4592-KY
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 24 Apr 2020 DR-4540-KY

Most common incident types

Declarations inKentuckyby FEMA incident type
Incident type Declarations
Severe Storm 41
Flood 27
Fire 8
Tornado 7
Snowstorm 5
Severe Ice Storm 3
Winter Storm 2
Biological 2

Declarations by county

FEMA declarations per county, 1964–2026

Map of Kentucky by county, shaded by the number of FEMA declarations naming each, 1964 to 2026. Breathitt: 49; Lawrence: 49; Magoffin: 49 are the highest. Measure: count of FEMA declarations that designate each county; a declaration covering the whole state is not counted. Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Boundaries: US Census Bureau cartographic files via us-atlas. 120 of 120 areas shaded. The table below lists every area.

120 counties named in at least one declaration since 1964. Declarations covering the whole state are not counted here.

FEMA declarations by county in Kentucky
County Declarations Most recent
Adair (County) 27 Severe Winter Storm 29 May 2026
Allen (County) 22 Severe Winter Storm 29 May 2026
Anderson (County) 25 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Ballard (County) 28 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Barren (County) 22 Severe Winter Storm 29 May 2026
Bath (County) 29 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Bell (County) 29 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Boone (County) 13 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Bourbon (County) 22 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Boyd (County) 33 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Boyle (County) 21 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Bracken (County) 18 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Breathitt (County) 49 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Breckinridge (County) 28 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Bullitt (County) 28 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 1 Sep 2026
Butler (County) 30 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 1 Sep 2026
Caldwell (County) 27 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Calloway (County) 20 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Campbell (County) 17 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Carlisle (County) 27 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Carroll (County) 22 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Carter (County) 37 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Casey (County) 34 Severe Winter Storm 29 May 2026
Christian (County) 25 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Clark (County) 27 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Clay (County) 48 Severe Winter Storm 29 May 2026
Clinton (County) 19 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 1 Sep 2026
Crittenden (County) 28 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Cumberland (County) 24 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 1 Sep 2026
Daviess (County) 19 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Edmonson (County) 26 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Elliott (County) 34 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Estill (County) 38 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Fayette (County) 21 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Fleming (County) 26 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Floyd (County) 48 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Franklin (County) 27 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Fulton (County) 26 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Gallatin (County) 17 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Garrard (County) 20 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 1 Sep 2026
Grant (County) 18 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Graves (County) 22 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Grayson (County) 30 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 1 Sep 2026
Green (County) 27 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 1 Sep 2026
Greenup (County) 33 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Hancock (County) 25 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Hardin (County) 27 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 1 Sep 2026
Harlan (County) 33 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Harrison (County) 24 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Hart (County) 27 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Henderson (County) 24 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 1 Sep 2026
Henry (County) 23 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Hickman (County) 28 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Hopkins (County) 30 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Jackson (County) 37 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 1 Sep 2026
Jefferson (County) 25 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Jessamine (County) 26 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 1 Sep 2026
Johnson (County) 48 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Kenton (County) 15 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Knott (County) 43 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Knox (County) 39 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Larue (County) 25 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Laurel (County) 28 Severe Winter Storm 29 May 2026
Lawrence (County) 49 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Lee (County) 42 Severe Winter Storm 29 May 2026
Leslie (County) 39 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Letcher (County) 40 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Lewis (County) 34 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Lincoln (County) 28 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Livingston (County) 29 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Logan (County) 19 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Lyon (County) 22 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Madison (County) 28 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 1 Sep 2026
Magoffin (County) 49 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Marion (County) 23 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Marshall (County) 29 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Martin (County) 37 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Mason (County) 23 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
McCracken (County) 23 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
McCreary (County) 23 Severe Winter Storm 29 May 2026
McLean (County) 24 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Meade (County) 25 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 1 Sep 2026
Menifee (County) 32 Severe Winter Storm 29 May 2026
Mercer (County) 26 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 1 Sep 2026
Metcalfe (County) 32 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 1 Sep 2026
Monroe (County) 22 Severe Winter Storm 29 May 2026
Montgomery (County) 24 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Morgan (County) 34 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Muhlenberg (County) 24 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Nelson (County) 24 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Nicholas (County) 32 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Ohio (County) 31 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 1 Sep 2026
Oldham (County) 18 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Owen (County) 23 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Owsley (County) 49 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 1 Sep 2026
Pendleton (County) 22 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Perry (County) 47 Severe Winter Storm 29 May 2026
Pike (County) 47 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Powell (County) 35 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Pulaski (County) 25 Severe Winter Storm 29 May 2026
Robertson (County) 24 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Rockcastle (County) 35 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 1 Sep 2026
Rowan (County) 32 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Russell (County) 23 Severe Winter Storm 29 May 2026
Scott (County) 15 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Shelby (County) 20 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Simpson (County) 20 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Spencer (County) 30 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 1 Sep 2026
Taylor (County) 24 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Todd (County) 20 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Trigg (County) 26 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Trimble (County) 22 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Union (County) 28 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Warren (County) 26 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Washington (County) 29 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Wayne (County) 26 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 1 Sep 2026
Webster (County) 24 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Whitley (County) 38 Severe Winter Storm 29 May 2026
Wolfe (County) 34 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Woodford (County) 25 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026