FEMADR-4218-KYMajor disasterDeclared May 12, 2015
DR-4218-KY: Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Kentucky (DR-4218-KY) on May 12, 2015 for the incident of March 3, 2015 to March 9, 2015; it covers 59 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $18.7 million in Public Assistance (as of September 10, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4218-KY (also written FEMA-4218-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Kentucky
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
- Incident period
- March 3, 2015 to March 9, 2015
- Declared
- May 12, 2015
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the third of 4 major disaster declarations for Kentucky in 2015
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
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 | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Bath (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Bell (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Bourbon (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Boyd (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Breathitt (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Bullitt (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Butler (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Calloway (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Carter (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Casey (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Daviess (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Elliott (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Estill (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 |
| Greenup (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Hancock (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Harlan (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Harrison (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Hart (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Johnson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Knott (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Knox (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Larue (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lawrence (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lee (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Leslie (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Letcher (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lewis (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Magoffin (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Martin (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Mason (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Menifee (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Metcalfe (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Morgan (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Nicholas (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Ohio (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Owen (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Owsley (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Perry (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Pike (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Powell (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Robertson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Rockcastle (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Rowan (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Spencer (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Trigg (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Webster (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Whitley (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?
$18.7 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$3.2 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of September 10, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
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/4218. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.