Biden approves disaster declaration after Kentucky tornadoes

President Joe Biden has authorized federal funds to help Kentucky residents hit by the most recent storm.

President Joe Biden approved a disaster declaration for Kentucky on Sunday, allowing federal funds to be sent to areas affected by the storms last week.

"Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Kentucky," the White House said in a Sunday press statement . "And ordered Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, and tornadoes beginning on December 10, 2021, and continuing."