Disaster relief · Kentucky
Disaster declarations and IRS tax relief in Kentucky
FEMA lists 9 federal disaster declarations for Kentucky since October 30, 2024 (6 major disasters, 3 emergencies); 3 include FEMA individual assistance.
KentuckyChecked Oct 30, 2026
Disaster declarations and tax relief
No IRS disaster notice for Kentucky is open today; the latest postponed deadline was November 3, 2025.
Latest FEMA declaration: DR-4937-KY (Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides), declared September 1, 2026.
9FEMA declarations since Oct 30, 2024
3with individual assistance
0open IRS notices
120counties in a declaration or IRS notice
Official notices, not advice. This page reports what FEMA and the IRS have published. Whether a postponed deadline or a FEMA program applies to you depends on where you live or do business and on your situation: check with the IRS or a tax professional, and apply for FEMA help only through DisasterAssistance.gov, FEMA's official site.
Earlier IRS notices for Kentucky
| Notice | Deadline was | Counties |
|---|---|---|
| KY-2025-02 Severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, and landslides | Nov 3, 2025 | whole state |
Counties in Kentucky
Each county page answers three questions: is there a federal declaration, does it include individual assistance, and has the IRS postponed tax deadlines.
- Anderson County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Breathitt County7 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Breckinridge County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Bullitt County6 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Butler County7 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Caldwell County6 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Calloway County4 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Carroll County4 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Christian County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Clark County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Clay County8 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Daviess County4 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Estill County7 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Floyd County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Franklin County6 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Garrard County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Grayson County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Hancock County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Hardin County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Harlan County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Hart County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Henderson County6 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Henry County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Hopkins County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Jefferson County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Jessamine County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Johnson County6 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Knott County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Larue County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Laurel County6 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Lee County8 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Leslie County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Letcher County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Lincoln County4 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Martin County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- McCracken County4 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- McLean County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Meade County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Mercer County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Muhlenberg County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Nelson County4 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Ohio County6 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Oldham County4 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Owen County4 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Owsley County9 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Pendleton County4 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Perry County6 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Pike County4 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Powell County7 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Pulaski County6 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Russell County6 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Simpson County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Trigg County6 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Trimble County4 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Union County6 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Warren County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Webster County4 FEMA declarations · individual aid
- Woodford County5 FEMA declarations · individual aid
FEMA declarations in Kentucky
Every federal declaration since October 30, 2024, newest first. "Areas" is the number of counties and other areas FEMA designated.
| Declaration | Type | Incident period | Declared | Programs | Areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR-4937-KY Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | Major disaster Severe Storm | Jun 26, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 | Individual aid: no Public aid: yes Mitigation: no | 20 |
| DR-4913-KY Severe Winter Storm | Major disaster Winter Storm | Jan 23, 2026 – Jan 27, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | Individual aid: no Public aid: yes Mitigation: no | 21 |
| EM-3633-KY Severe Winter Storm | Emergency Winter Storm | Jan 23, 2026 – Jan 27, 2026 | Jan 24, 2026 | Individual aid: no Public aid: yes Mitigation: no | 120 |
| DR-4875-KY Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes | Major disaster Severe Storm | May 16, 2025 – May 17, 2025 | May 23, 2025 | Individual aid: yes Public aid: yes Mitigation: no | 39 |
| DR-4864-KY Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | Major disaster Severe Storm | Apr 2, 2025 – May 16, 2025 | Apr 24, 2025 | Individual aid: yes Public aid: yes Mitigation: no | 91 |
| EM-3626-KY Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Emergency Severe Storm | Apr 2, 2025 – May 16, 2025 | Apr 3, 2025 | Individual aid: no Public aid: yes Mitigation: no | 120 |
| DR-4860-KY Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | Major disaster Severe Storm | Feb 14, 2025 – Mar 7, 2025 | Feb 24, 2025 | Individual aid: yes Public aid: yes Mitigation: yes | 69 |
| EM-3624-KY Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Landslides | Emergency Severe Storm | Feb 14, 2025 – Mar 7, 2025 | Feb 16, 2025 | Individual aid: no Public aid: yes Mitigation: no | 120 |
| DR-4848-KY Remnants of Hurricane Helene | Major disaster Tropical Storm | Sep 27, 2024 – Sep 30, 2024 | Nov 26, 2024 | Individual aid: no Public aid: yes Mitigation: yes | 34 |
All other counties with a declaration or IRS notice (62)
| County | Declarations | Latest | Individual aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | 6 | DR-4913-KY | no |
| Allen County | 7 | DR-4913-KY | no |
| Ballard County | 5 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Barren County | 7 | DR-4913-KY | no |
| Bath County | 4 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Bell County | 5 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Boone County | 3 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Bourbon County | 4 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Boyd County | 4 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Boyle County | 3 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Bracken County | 5 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Campbell County | 4 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Carlisle County | 6 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Carter County | 5 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Casey County | 6 | DR-4913-KY | no |
| Clinton County | 6 | DR-4937-KY | no |
| Crittenden County | 6 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Cumberland County | 7 | DR-4937-KY | no |
| Edmonson County | 5 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Elliott County | 6 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Fayette County | 3 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Fleming County | 4 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Fulton County | 4 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Gallatin County | 4 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Grant County | 3 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Graves County | 4 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Green County | 6 | DR-4937-KY | no |
| Greenup County | 6 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Harrison County | 5 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Hickman County | 5 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Jackson County | 9 | DR-4937-KY | no |
| Kenton County | 4 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Knox County | 5 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Lawrence County | 6 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Lewis County | 6 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Livingston County | 6 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Logan County | 5 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Lyon County | 5 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Madison County | 5 | DR-4937-KY | no |
| Magoffin County | 6 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Marion County | 4 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Marshall County | 6 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Mason County | 3 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| McCreary County | 6 | DR-4913-KY | no |
| Menifee County | 7 | DR-4913-KY | no |
| Metcalfe County | 8 | DR-4937-KY | no |
| Monroe County | 6 | DR-4913-KY | no |
| Montgomery County | 4 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Morgan County | 6 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Nicholas County | 6 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Robertson County | 6 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Rockcastle County | 9 | DR-4937-KY | no |
| Rowan County | 4 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Scott County | 3 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Shelby County | 3 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Spencer County | 7 | DR-4937-KY | no |
| Taylor County | 4 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Todd County | 5 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Washington County | 5 | EM-3633-KY | no |
| Wayne County | 7 | DR-4937-KY | no |
| Whitley County | 6 | DR-4913-KY | no |
| Wolfe County | 6 | EM-3633-KY | no |
These counties have no separate page: they have a declaration without individual assistance and no open IRS notice, or we found few searches about them.
Official links
- DisasterAssistance.gov: FEMA's official site to apply for individual assistance or check an application.
- IRS: Tax relief in disaster situations, the list of every IRS disaster notice, and the IRS FAQs for disaster victims.
- IRS release KY-2025-02: Severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, and landslides
Flood insurance in Kentucky: NFIP home policies cost a median $1,210 a year (12,289 homes insured on August 31, 2026). Most homeowners policies do not cover flood damage. See flood insurance costs in Kentucky.