FEMAEM-3575-KYEmergencyDeclared December 11, 2021
EM-3575-KY: Kentucky Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Tornadoes
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Kentucky (EM-3575-KY) on December 11, 2021 for the incident of December 10, 2021 to December 11, 2021; it covers 16 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3575-KY (also written FEMA-3575-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Kentucky
- Incident
- Tornado: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Tornadoes
- Incident period
- December 10, 2021 to December 11, 2021
- Declared
- December 11, 2021
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for Kentucky in 2021
- Status
- closed out on March 16, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breckinridge (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bullitt (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Caldwell (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Fulton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Graves (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Grayson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hickman (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hopkins (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lyon (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Meade (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Muhlenberg (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ohio (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Shelby (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Spencer (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Warren (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?
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.
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/3575. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.