FEMADR-1216-KYMajor disasterDeclared April 29, 1998
DR-1216-KY: Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes,and Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Kentucky (DR-1216-KY) on April 29, 1998 for the incident of April 16, 1998 to May 10, 1998; it covers 21 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1216-KY (also written FEMA-1216-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Kentucky
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storms, Tornadoes,and Flooding
- Incident period
- April 16, 1998 to May 10, 1998
- Declared
- April 29, 1998
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 major disaster declarations for Kentucky in 1998
- Status
- closed out on February 27, 2009
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 | — |
| Barren (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bell (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Breathitt (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Casey (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Floyd (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Johnson (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Knott (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Knox (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lawrence (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Lee (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Leslie (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Letcher (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Magoffin (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Metcalfe (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Owsley (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Perry (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pike (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Warren (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Whitley (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/1216. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.