FEMADR-4875-KYMajor disasterDeclared May 23, 2025
DR-4875-KY: Kentucky Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Kentucky (DR-4875-KY) on May 23, 2025 for the incident of May 16, 2025 to May 17, 2025; it covers 39 designated areas. FEMA had approved $4.3 million for 631 households through the Individuals and Households Program (as of October 1, 2026) and obligated $26.6 million in Public Assistance (as of September 29, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4875-KY (also written FEMA-4875-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Kentucky
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes
- Incident period
- May 16, 2025 to May 17, 2025
- Declared
- May 23, 2025
- Programs declared
- Individuals and Households, Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the third of 3 major disaster declarations for Kentucky in 2025
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- August 22, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adair (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Allen (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Barren (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Breathitt (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Butler (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Caldwell (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Carlisle (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Casey (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Christian (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clinton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Crittenden (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cumberland (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Estill (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Knott (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Knox (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Larue (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Laurel (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Livingston (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Logan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lyon (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | — |
| McCreary (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Menifee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Metcalfe (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Owsley (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Powell (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pulaski (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Rockcastle (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Russell (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Spencer (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Todd (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Trigg (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Union (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Warren (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wayne (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Whitley (County) | — | 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?
631households approved for help (IHP)
$4.3 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved
$2.6 millionof it for housing
$1.7 millionof it for other needs
$26.6 millionPublic Assistance obligated
Individual assistance figures as of October 1, 2026, public assistance as of September 29, 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/4875. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application. Registration for individual help closed on August 22, 2025.