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FEMADR-4702-KYMajor disasterDeclared April 10, 2023

DR-4702-KY: Kentucky Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides

FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Kentucky (DR-4702-KY) on April 10, 2023 for the incident of March 3, 2023 to March 4, 2023; it covers 88 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $31.2 million in Public Assistance (as of August 3, 2026).

The declaration

Declaration
DR-4702-KY (also written FEMA-4702-DR)
Type
Major disaster declaration
State
Kentucky
Incident
Severe Storm: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
Incident period
March 3, 2023 to March 4, 2023
Declared
April 10, 2023
Programs declared
Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
FEMA region
4
Place in the year
the first of 2 major disaster declarations for Kentucky in 2023
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 areaIndividuals and HouseholdsPublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Adair (County)—YesYes
Allen (County)—YesYes
Anderson (County)—YesYes
Barren (County)—YesYes
Bourbon (County)—YesYes
Boyle (County)—YesYes
Breckinridge (County)—YesYes
Bullitt (County)—YesYes
Butler (County)—YesYes
Caldwell (County)—YesYes
Calloway (County)—YesYes
Carlisle (County)—YesYes
Casey (County)—YesYes
Christian (County)—YesYes
Clark (County)—YesYes
Clay (County)—YesYes
Clinton (County)—YesYes
Crittenden (County)—YesYes
Cumberland (County)—YesYes
Daviess (County)—YesYes
Edmonson (County)—YesYes
Estill (County)—YesYes
Fayette (County)—YesYes
Floyd (County)—YesYes
Franklin (County)—YesYes
Gallatin (County)—YesYes
Garrard (County)—YesYes
Grant (County)—YesYes
Graves (County)—YesYes
Grayson (County)—YesYes
Green (County)—YesYes
Hancock (County)—YesYes
Hardin (County)—YesYes
Harrison (County)—YesYes
Hart (County)—YesYes
Henderson (County)—YesYes
Henry (County)—YesYes
Hickman (County)—YesYes
Hopkins (County)—YesYes
Jackson (County)—YesYes
Jefferson (County)—YesYes
Jessamine (County)—YesYes
Johnson (County)—YesYes
Larue (County)—YesYes
Laurel (County)—YesYes
Lee (County)—YesYes
Lincoln (County)—YesYes
Livingston (County)—YesYes
Logan (County)—YesYes
Lyon (County)—YesYes
Madison (County)—YesYes
Marion (County)—YesYes
Marshall (County)—YesYes
Martin (County)—YesYes
McCracken (County)—YesYes
McCreary (County)—YesYes
McLean (County)—YesYes
Meade (County)—YesYes
Menifee (County)—YesYes
Mercer (County)—YesYes
Metcalfe (County)—YesYes
Monroe (County)—YesYes
Muhlenberg (County)—YesYes
Nelson (County)—YesYes
Nicholas (County)—YesYes
Ohio (County)—YesYes
Owen (County)—YesYes
Owsley (County)—YesYes
Powell (County)—YesYes
Pulaski (County)—YesYes
Robertson (County)—YesYes
Rockcastle (County)—YesYes
Russell (County)—YesYes
Shelby (County)—YesYes
Simpson (County)—YesYes
Spencer (County)—YesYes
Taylor (County)—YesYes
Todd (County)—YesYes
Trigg (County)—YesYes
Trimble (County)—YesYes
Union (County)—YesYes
Warren (County)—YesYes
Washington (County)—YesYes
Wayne (County)—YesYes
Webster (County)—YesYes
Whitley (County)—YesYes
Wolfe (County)—YesYes
Woodford (County)—YesYes

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?

$31.2 millionPublic Assistance obligated

$1.5 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated

Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of August 3, 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.

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

FEMA's page for this declaration

FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/4702. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.