FEMADR-1163-KYMajor disasterDeclared March 4, 1997
DR-1163-KY: Kentucky Severe Storm, Flooding, and Tornadoes
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Kentucky (DR-1163-KY) on March 4, 1997 for the incident of March 1, 1997 to March 31, 1997; it covers 101 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1163-KY (also written FEMA-1163-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Kentucky
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storm, Flooding, and Tornadoes
- Incident period
- March 1, 1997 to March 31, 1997
- Declared
- March 4, 1997
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for Kentucky in 1997
- Status
- closed out on September 21, 2006
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Anderson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Ballard (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Barren (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Bath (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Boone (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bourbon (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Boyd (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Boyle (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Bracken (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Breathitt (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Breckinridge (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bullitt (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Butler (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Caldwell (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Calloway (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Campbell (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Carlisle (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Carroll (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Carter (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Casey (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Christian (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clark (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Crittenden (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Daviess (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Edmonson (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Elliott (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Estill (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Fayette (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Fleming (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Floyd (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Fulton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Gallatin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Grant (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Graves (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Grayson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Green (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Greenup (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hancock (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hardin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Harrison (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hart (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Henderson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Henry (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hickman (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hopkins (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jessamine (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Johnson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Kenton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Knott (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Larue (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lawrence (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lee (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Leslie (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Letcher (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lewis (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Livingston (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Logan (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lyon (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Magoffin (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Mason (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| McCracken (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| McLean (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Meade (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Menifee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Mercer (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Metcalfe (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Morgan (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Muhlenberg (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Nelson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Nicholas (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Ohio (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Oldham (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Owen (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pendleton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Perry (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pike (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Powell (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Robertson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Rowan (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Russell (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Scott (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Shelby (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Simpson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Spencer (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Taylor (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Todd (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Trigg (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Trimble (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Warren (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Webster (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Woodford (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1163. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.