SEVERE WINTER STORM, INCLUDING HIGH WINDS AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES

DR-1461-AK affected Anchorage Municipality, Alaska. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1461-AK

Declared

Apr 26, 2003

Public assistance

$592K

Project obligations

Registrations

365

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$148K

Emergency Protective Measures$127K

Direct Administrative Costs$121K

Utilities$112K

Section 324 Management Costs$38K

Debris Removal$27K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$17K

Roads and Bridges$2K

Total PA obligated$592K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$131K

Renter-approved dollars$9K

Intake IHP dollars$280K

Validated phase 2 dollars$280K

Tracked registrations365

About this declaration

What DR-1461-AK means

DR-1461-AK is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, with an incident window starting Mar 6, 2003 through Mar 14, 2003. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Anchorage Municipality disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.