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![[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Madisonville, Ky, December 10, 2005 - Matha Koch, a FEMA Region 4 Community relations specialist (left) provides disaster program information to several Hopkins County residents during the town's annual Christmas parade. People in Hopkins and Marshall counties, issued a federal disaster declaration on December first, were contacted at home and at various community functions with disaster program information. The counties were struck by several storm systems that spawned F4 tornadoes on November 15. Win Henderson/FEMA photo](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDUvMTIvMTAvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy1hbmQtdG9ybmFkb2VzLW1hZGlzb252aWxsZS1reS1kZWNlbWJlci0xMC0yMDA1LW1hdGhhLWtvY2gtYS1mZW1hLWFlYmJkMS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/212/jpg "[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Madisonville, Ky, December 10, 2005 - Matha Koch, a FEMA Region 4 Community relations specialist (left) provides disaster program information to several Hopkins County residents during the town's annual Christmas parade. People in Hopkins and Marshall counties, issued a federal disaster declaration on December first, were contacted at home and at various community functions with disaster program information. The counties were struck by several storm systems that spawned F4 tornadoes on November 15. Win Henderson/FEMA photo")
![[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Madisonville, Ky, December 10, 2005 - Matha Koch (left), a FEMA Community Relations specialist, speaks to a local law enforcement officer about federal and state disaster progams during the town's annual Christmas Day parade. Members of this FEMA cadre make contact with local and county officials as part of their mission to inform the public about disaster assistance programs. Hopkins and Marshall counties in western Kentucky received a federal disaster declaration on December first for damages caused by F4 tornadoes on November 15. Win Henderson/FEMA photo](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDUvMTIvMTAvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy1hbmQtdG9ybmFkb2VzLW1hZGlzb252aWxsZS1reS1kZWNlbWJlci0xMC0yMDA1LW1hdGhhLWtvY2gtbGVmdC04NTk2MTQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Madisonville, Ky, December 10, 2005 - Matha Koch (left), a FEMA Community Relations specialist, speaks to a local law enforcement officer about federal and state disaster progams during the town's annual Christmas Day parade. Members of this FEMA cadre make contact with local and county officials as part of their mission to inform the public about disaster assistance programs. Hopkins and Marshall counties in western Kentucky received a federal disaster declaration on December first for damages caused by F4 tornadoes on November 15. Win Henderson/FEMA photo")
![[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Madisonville, Ky, December 8, 2005 - Nothing but scattered bricks, cinder blocks and a stairway to nowhere remain of a home struck by one of the F4 tornadoes spawned by a storm system that swept through Hopkins and Marshall counties on November 15. Residents of these two western Kentucky counties are now eligible for federal disaster assistance under a declaration issued on December first by President Bush. Win Henderson/FEMA photo](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDUvMTIvMTMvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy1hbmQtdG9ybmFkb2VzLW1hZGlzb252aWxsZS1reS1kZWNlbWJlci04LTIwMDUtbm90aGluZy1idXQtc2NhdHRlcmVkLTE4ZTI1My02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Madisonville, Ky, December 8, 2005 - Nothing but scattered bricks, cinder blocks and a stairway to nowhere remain of a home struck by one of the F4 tornadoes spawned by a storm system that swept through Hopkins and Marshall counties on November 15. Residents of these two western Kentucky counties are now eligible for federal disaster assistance under a declaration issued on December first by President Bush. Win Henderson/FEMA photo")
![[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Madisonville, Ky, December 6, 2005 - (left to right) Mary Foster, Dwayne Laughary and Ashley Shimmerhorn apply for disaster assistance by computer at the Mobile Disaster Recovery Center operating in Hopkins County. More than 20 percent of the applications for Hopkins and Marshall counties, eligible for federal assistance for damages and losses caused by F4 tornadoes on November 15, filed for assistance via the internet at www.FEMA.gov. Win Henderson/FEMA photo](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDUvMTIvMDUvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy1hbmQtdG9ybmFkb2VzLW1hZGlzb252aWxsZS1reS1kZWNlbWJlci02LTIwMDUtbGVmdC10by1yaWdodC1tYXJ5LWY4YTY4Zi02NDAuanBn/40/30/webp "[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Madisonville, Ky, December 6, 2005 - (left to right) Mary Foster, Dwayne Laughary and Ashley Shimmerhorn apply for disaster assistance by computer at the Mobile Disaster Recovery Center operating in Hopkins County. More than 20 percent of the applications for Hopkins and Marshall counties, eligible for federal assistance for damages and losses caused by F4 tornadoes on November 15, filed for assistance via the internet at www.FEMA.gov. Win Henderson/FEMA photo")
![[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Madisonville, Ky, December 12, 2005 - Darrel Qualls (right) and a friend discuss his new, soon-to-be home which will replace the one destroyed on the same location by one of the F4 tornadoes that struck the area on November 15. Two western Kentucky counties, Hopkins and Marshall, are eligible for federal disaster assistance through a declaration issued by President Bush on December first. Win Henderson/FEMA photo](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDUvMTIvMTMvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy1hbmQtdG9ybmFkb2VzLW1hZGlzb252aWxsZS1reS1kZWNlbWJlci0xMi0yMDA1LWRhcnJlbC1xdWFsbHMtNDI0NWIxLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Madisonville, Ky, December 12, 2005 - Darrel Qualls (right) and a friend discuss his new, soon-to-be home which will replace the one destroyed on the same location by one of the F4 tornadoes that struck the area on November 15. Two western Kentucky counties, Hopkins and Marshall, are eligible for federal disaster assistance through a declaration issued by President Bush on December first. Win Henderson/FEMA photo")
![[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Madisonville, Ky, December 9, 2005 - Hundreds of trees destroyed by an F4 tornado that touched down on November 15 surround a solitary home which was demolished by flying limbs and tree trunks. The damages and losses caused to hundreds of homes and several businesses affected by this storm system were declared eligible for federal assistance on December first. Win Henderson/FEMA photo](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDUvMTIvMDcvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy1hbmQtdG9ybmFkb2VzLW1hZGlzb252aWxsZS1reS1kZWNlbWJlci05LTIwMDUtaHVuZHJlZHMtb2YtdHJlZXMtMzgxN2NlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Madisonville, Ky, December 9, 2005 - Hundreds of trees destroyed by an F4 tornado that touched down on November 15 surround a solitary home which was demolished by flying limbs and tree trunks. The damages and losses caused to hundreds of homes and several businesses affected by this storm system were declared eligible for federal assistance on December first. Win Henderson/FEMA photo")
![[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Madisonville, Ky, December 9, 2005 - Hundreds of trees destroyed by an F4 tornado that touched down on November 15 surround a solitary home which was demolished by flying limbs and tree trunks. The damages and losses caused to hundreds of homes and several businesses affected by this storm system were declared eligible for federal assistance on December first. Win Henderson/FEMA photo](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDUvMTIvMDcvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy1hbmQtdG9ybmFkb2VzLW1hZGlzb252aWxsZS1reS1kZWNlbWJlci05LTIwMDUtaHVuZHJlZHMtb2YtdHJlZXMtYWY5MDQ5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Madisonville, Ky, December 9, 2005 - Hundreds of trees destroyed by an F4 tornado that touched down on November 15 surround a solitary home which was demolished by flying limbs and tree trunks. The damages and losses caused to hundreds of homes and several businesses affected by this storm system were declared eligible for federal assistance on December first. Win Henderson/FEMA photo")
