Kentucky Disaster History

Major Disaster Declarations

Year Date Disaster Types Active Disaster Number
2009 08/14 Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding active disaster 1855
2009 05/29 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Mudslides not active disaster 1841
2009 02/05 Severe Winter Storm and Flooding not active disaster 1818
2008 10/09 Severe Wind Storm associated with Tropical Depression Ike not active disaster 1802
2008 05/19 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides not active disaster 1757
2008 02/21 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding not active disaster 1746
2007 05/25 Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Rockslides not active disaster 1703
2005 12/01 Severe Storms and Tornadoes not active disaster 1617
2005 02/08 Severe Winter Storm and Record Snow not active disaster 1578
2004 08/06 Severe Storms and Flooding not active disaster 1537
2004 06/10 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Mudslides not active disaster 1523
2003 07/02 Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Rock Slides, and Tornadoes not active disaster 1475
2003 06/03 Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Rock Slides, and Tornadoes not active disaster 1471
2003 03/14 Severe Winter Storms not active disaster 1454
2002 05/07 Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding not active disaster 1414
2002 04/04 Storms and Flooding not active disaster 1407
2001 08/15 Severe Storms & Flooding not active disaster 1388
2000 02/28 Severe Storms And Flooding not active disaster 1320
2000 01/10 Tornadoes, Severe Storms, Torrential Rains And Flash Flooding not active disaster 1310
1998 04/29 Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding not active disaster 1216
1998 03/03 Severe Winter Storm not active disaster 1207
1997 03/04 Severe Storms/Flooding not active disaster 1163
1996 06/01 Severe Storms/Tornadoes not active disaster 1117
1996 01/13 Blizzard not active disaster 1089
1995 06/13 Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Hail not active disaster 1055
1994 03/16 Severe Storm, Freezing Rain, Sleet, Snow not active disaster 1018
1991 01/29 Flooding, Severe Storm not active disaster 893
1989 10/30 Severe Storms, Mudslides, Flooding not active disaster 846
1989 06/30 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 834
1989 02/24 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 821
1984 05/15 High Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding not active disaster 705
1982 09/29 FLASH FLOODING not active disaster 670
1981 03/17 Sewer Explosion, Toxic Waste not active disaster 636
1979 07/19 SEVERE STORMS,FLASH FLOODS not active disaster 592
1978 12/12 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 568
1977 04/06 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 529
1975 05/24 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 468
1975 03/29 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 461
1974 04/04 TORNADOES not active disaster 420
1973 05/11 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 381
1972 05/15 Heavy Rains, Flooding not active disaster 332
1971 05/10 TORNADO not active disaster 305
1970 06/05 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 288
1970 02/02 Heavy Snowmelt, Rains, Flooding not active disaster 282
1969 07/15 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 265
1968 05/04 TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS not active disaster 237
1967 03/27 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 226
1964 03/17 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 163
1963 03/13 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 148
1962 03/12 FLOODS not active disaster 128
1957 01/31 FLOOD not active disaster 66

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Emergency Declarations

Year Date Disaster Types Active Disaster Number
2009 01/28 Severe Winter Storm not active disaster 3302
2005 09/10 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation not active disaster 3231
1993 03/16 Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm not active disaster 3104
1975 04/04 High Winds not active disaster 3009

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Fire Management Assistance Declarations

Year Date Incident Disaster Number
2001 11/02 Eastern Fire Complex 2386
2001 11/02 Southeastern Fire Complex 2385
2001 11/02 Kentucky River Fire Complex 2384

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