Release Date: May 31, 2002
Release Number: 1414-24
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London, KY -- Nearly $20.5 million in federal grants or loans has been approved to help Kentuckians who were affected by two separate spring storm systems occurring during March, April and May of this year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today.
That figure does not include costs yet to be totaled to help the commonwealth and local governments pay for cleaning up debris and for damages to roads, bridges and other public facilities.
The storms, which spawned tornadoes, hail and flooding, resulted in President Bush making two separate disaster declarations, one for the storm occurring March 17-21, and the other occurring April 27 - May 10. The areas affected reach from the western to the eastern borders of the state.
The first storm during a March 17-21 period caused severe flooding that resulted in 30 counties being declared by the president as the first disaster. Since then, more than $15.7 million has been approved for housing, individual family grants or low-interest loans from the U. S. Small Business Administration for victims in those counties. The deadline for applying for recovery assistance in the counties affected by this first presidentially declared disaster is June 3.
Following that flood disaster, tornadoes tore through a stretch of west Kentucky, during the April 27-May 10 period, devastating areas surrounding Webster and Breckinridge counties, pounding areas around Laurel and Pulaski counties with peach-size hailstones and causing more flooding. The application deadline for individuals suffering losses in those events is July 8.
So far, more than $4.6 million in federal grants or loans has been approved for persons in the 32 counties comprising this second disaster area.
Figures listed below are as of close of business Thursday, May 30, and reflect approved claims. Not all applicants are eligible for Disaster Housing assistance.
1407-DR-KY
County | Total Applicants | Approved Disaster Housing Funds |
Bath | 57 | $109,843 |
Bell | 274 | $393,589 |
Bourbon | * | $845 |
Boyd | 198 | $349,331 |
Carter | 323 | $558,686 |
Clay | 38 | $42,569 |
Elliott | 23 | $34,684 |
Fleming | 14 | $7,492 |
Floyd | 59 | $77,276 |
Greenup | 128 | $253,921 |
Harlan | 851 | $1,189,044 |
Johnson | 27 | $39,259 |
Knott | 18 | $33,782 |
Knox | 314 | $287,494 |
Laurel | 16 | $2,998 |
Lawrence | 28 | $48,883 |
Leslie | 54 | $77,328 |
Letcher | 12 | $24,081 |
Lewis | 314 | $688,419 |
Magoffin | * | $5,292 |
Martin | * | $8,262 |
McCreary | 16 | $18,583 |
Menifee | 17 | $26,749 |
Montgomery | 24 | $23,573 |
Morgan | 24 | $31,642 |
Nicholas | * | $10,592 |
Perry | 38 | $50,081 |
Pike | 109 | $25,682 |
Rowan | 181 | $216,764 |
Whitley | 95 | $79,669 |
Total | 3,267 | $4,716,413 |
**Less than 10 applicants.
Figures listed below are as of close of business Thursday, May 30, and reflect approved claims.
Not all applicants are eligible for Disaster Housing assistance.
1414-DR-KY
County | Total Applicants | Approved Disaster Housing Funds |
Boyle | * | $2,367 |
Breckinridge | 57 | $12,001 |
Casey | 28 | $8,100 |
Clay | 24 | $20,553 |
Crittenden | * | $0 |
Floyd | 54 | $44,836 |
Grayson | * | $3,982 |
Hancock | 0 | $0 |
Hardin | 140 | $28,962 |
Henderson | * | $0 |
Hopkins | 33 | $9,478 |
Jackson | * | $481 |
Knott | * | $15,525 |
Knox | 23 | $6,888 |
Larue | * | $0 |
Laurel | 423 | $290,112 |
Letcher | * | $2,999 |
Marion | 299 | $37,397 |
Martin | 24 | $26,339 |
McCreary | 0 | $0 |
McLean | * | $1,119 |
Meade | 66 | $27,578 |
Nelson | 25 | $13,314 |
Ohio | * | $6,318 |
Pike | 600 | $695,678 |
Pulaski | 88 | $71,976 |
Rockcastle | 66 | $43,600 |
Taylor | * | $0 |
Washington | 91 | $15,097 |
Union | * | $0 |
Webster | 317 | $1,853 |
Whitley | 15 | $0 |
Total | 2,351 | 1,501,573 |
*Less than 10 applications.
Last Modified: Friday, 22-Aug-2003 10:32:36