Release Date: May 24, 2002
Release Number: 1414-20
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London, KY -- Nearly $17.5 million in federal grants or loans has been approved to help Kentuckians in 52 counties that were declared disaster areas by the President Bush following two separate spring storm systems that spawned tornadoes, flooding or hail storms in areas spread from west to east borders, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported 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 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, nearly $14.5 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.
On the heels of 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. So far, nearly $3 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 16, 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 | $104,726 |
Bell | 270 | $388,082 |
Bourbon | * | $845 |
Boyd | 198 | $348,747 |
Carter | 318 | $542,654 |
Clay | 37 | $42,569 |
Elliott | 24 | $32,613 |
Fleming | 10 | $7,492 |
Floyd | 59 | $75,333 |
Greenup | 115 | $233,024 |
Harlan | 845 | $1,178,102 |
Johnson | 25 | $35,101 |
Knott | 18 | $29,706 |
Knox | 313 | $284,461 |
Laurel | 16 | $2,998 |
Lawrence | 26 | $48,883 |
Leslie | 52 | $77,328 |
Letcher | 12 | $24,081 |
Lewis | 222 | $504,275 |
Magoffin | * | $3,299 |
Martin | * | $8,262 |
McCreary | 16 | $18,583 |
Menifee | 17 | $26,749 |
Montgomery | 24 | $23,573 |
Morgan | 23 | $27,724 |
Nicholas | * | $10,592 |
Perry | 38 | $48,527 |
Pike | 109 | $25,682 |
Rowan | 179 | $216,464 |
Whitley | 94 | $76,625 |
Total | 3,132 | $4,447,100 |
**Less than 10 applicants.
Figures listed below are as of close of business Thursday, May 16, 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 | $10,626 |
Casey | 26 | $8,100 |
Clay | 17 | $17,561 |
Crittenden | * | $0 |
Floyd | 47 | $37,595 |
Grayson | * | $3,211 |
Hancock | 0 | $0 |
Hardin | 128 | $26,733 |
Henderson | * | $0 |
Hopkins | 32 | $9,478 |
Jackson | * | $481 |
Knott | * | $15,525 |
Knox | 23 | $6,888 |
Larue | 0 | $0 |
Laurel | 371 | $262,415 |
Letcher | * | $2,053 |
Marion | 211 | $35,133 |
Martin | 21 | $25,759 |
McCreary | 0 | $0 |
McLean | * | $1,119 |
Meade | 52 | $23,723 |
Nelson | 23 | $13,314 |
Ohio | * | $6,318 |
Pike | 545 | $604,063 |
Pulaski | 77 | $57,293 |
Rockcastle | 52 | $31,764 |
Taylor | * | $0 |
Washington | 64 | $11,412 |
Union | 1 | $0 |
Webster | 296 | $108,166 |
Whitley | * | $0 |
Total | 2,090 | $1,321,097 |
*Less than 10 applications.
Last Modified: Wednesday, 27-Aug-2003 13:07:36