Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates Counties in Kentucky as Natural Disaster Areas due to Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides with Assistance Available for Two Contiguous Counties in Tennessee

Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates Counties in Kentucky as Natural Disaster Areas due to Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides with Assistance Available for Two Contiguous Counties in Tennessee
This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available, and repayment ability.

Triggering Presidential Designation M4860 Amendment 9:

Impacted Area: Kentucky, Tennessee

Triggering Disaster: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides on February 14, 2025, through March 7, 2025

Application Deadline: December 9, 2025

Primary Counties Eligible:

• Kentucky: Laurel, McCreary

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

• Tennessee: Campbell, Scott

• Kentucky: Clay, Jackson, Knox, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne, Whitley

More Resources
On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Loan Assistance Tool can help you determine program or loan options. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local USDA Service Center.
FEMA offers different assistance programs for individual citizens, public groups including government agencies and private nonprofit organizations. To find the FEMA help you need following a disaster event, visit fema.gov/assistance.
 

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