FEMA begins providing tornado relief aid in Laurel County, KY, assisting residents in person at the local library.

The latest disaster declaration will help Kentucky recover after an EF-4 tornado and other severe weather ripped through the state in May.

Two-dozen more counties have been approved for individual assistance after flooding, including some right here in the Tri-State. Previously, Hopkins County was the only local county that could receive FEMA assistance.

Governor Andy Beshear announced via a Facebook post that the Trump administration has approved an initial request for Individual Assistance for six counties following the tornadoes on May 17.

New disaster recovery centers have opened in multiple counties across Kentucky for those impacted by the April severe storms.

More severe weather is forecast to move into the commonwealth May 20, including in some of the areas hit hardest by recent tornadoes.

At least 19 Kentuckians died and dozens more were injured after a tornado struck the southeast part of the state last week.

Eleven requests for disaster declarations are pending at the agency — a sign that it is reducing disaster aid to states, experts say.

In a post to social media, Beshear said that families in Caldwell, Laurel, Pulaski, Russell, Trigg, and Union counties are now eligible to apply for assistance.