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Wayne County, KY Disaster Declarations
30 federal declarations have covered Wayne County, counting statewide declarations. Most recent: DR-4937-KY on 09/01/2026.
- All declarations
- 30
- Last 10 years
- 13
- Most common
- Severe Storm
- Most recent
- 09/01/2026
Declarations
Newest first, including statewide declarations
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4937-KYSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesDeclared 09/01/2026 · 20 areas
- Major disasterWinter StormDR-4913-KYSevere Winter StormDeclared 05/29/2026 · 21 areas
- EmergencyWinter StormEM-3633-KYSevere Winter StormDeclared 01/24/2026 · 120 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4875-KYSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And TornadoesDeclared 05/23/2025 · 39 areas
- EmergencySevere StormEM-3626-KYSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingDeclared 04/03/2025 · 120 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4860-KYSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesDeclared 02/24/2025 · 69 areas
- EmergencySevere StormEM-3624-KYSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And LandslidesDeclared 02/16/2025 · 120 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4804-KYSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Landslides, And MudslidesDeclared 07/23/2024 · 58 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4702-KYSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesDeclared 04/10/2023 · 88 areas
- Major disasterSevere Ice StormDR-4592-KYSevere Winter Storms, Landslides, And MudslidesDeclared 03/31/2021 · 45 areas
- Major disasterBiologicalDR-4497-KYCOVID-19 PandemicDeclared 03/28/2020 · 120 areas
- EmergencyBiologicalEM-3469-KYCOVID-19Declared 03/13/2020 · 120 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4428-KYSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesDeclared 04/17/2019 · 61 areas
- Major disasterSnowstormDR-4216-KYSevere Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesDeclared 04/30/2015 · 41 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-1912-KYSevere Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, And TornadoesDeclared 05/11/2010 · 83 areas
- EmergencyHurricaneEM-3231-KYHurricane KatrinaDeclared 09/10/2005 · 120 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-1537-KYSevere Storms And FloodingDeclared 08/06/2004 · 27 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-1407-KYSevere Storms And FloodingDeclared 04/04/2002 · 37 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-1207-KYSevere Winter StormDeclared 03/03/1998 · 40 areas
- Major disasterSnowstormDR-1089-KYBlizzard Of 96Declared 01/13/1996 · 120 areas
- Major disasterSnowstormDR-1018-KYSevere Weather, Freezing Rain, Sleet, SnwDeclared 03/16/1994 · 68 areas
- EmergencySnowstormEM-3104-KYSevere Snowfall & Winter StormDeclared 03/16/1993 · 73 areas
- Major disasterFloodDR-893-KYSevere Storms & FloodingDeclared 01/29/1991 · 19 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-705-KYHigh Winds, Tornadoes & FloodingDeclared 05/15/1984 · 28 areas
- Major disasterTornadoDR-420-KYTornadoesDeclared 04/04/1974 · 34 areas
- Major disasterFloodDR-332-KYHeavy Rains & FloodingDeclared 05/15/1972 · 10 areas
- Major disasterFloodDR-163-KYSevere Storms & FloodingDeclared 03/17/1964 · 1 area
- Major disasterFloodDR-148-KYSevere Storms & FloodingDeclared 03/13/1963 · 1 area
- Major disasterFloodDR-128-KYFloodsDeclared 03/12/1962 · 1 area
- Major disasterFloodDR-66-KYFloodDeclared 01/31/1957 · 1 area
Declarations naming this county per year
The last 20 years
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1
1
2
1
1
1
4
3
By incident type
- Severe Storm13
- Snowstorm4
- Biological2
- Flood2
- Winter Storm2
- Hurricane1
- Severe Ice Storm1
- Tornado1
Frequently asked questions
- How many disasters have been declared in Wayne County?
- Wayne County has been covered by 30 federal disaster declarations since 1953, counting statewide declarations.
- What was the last disaster declaration for Wayne County?
- DR-4937-KY, Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, declared 09/01/2026.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries · Last updated 10/27/2026