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DR-1485-PA · Major disaster declaration

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

Declared for Pennsylvania on Aug 23, 2003, covering 15 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 11 of them.

Aug 23, 2003declared
15areas designated
11open to household applications
$8.9Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodJul 21, 2003 – Sep 12, 2003DeclaredAug 23, 2003Apply byNov 18, 2003Closed outSep 30, 2010

The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.

What a major disaster declaration is

A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.

How declarations work →

Designated areas

Which programs each area got

IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.

AreaProgramsHouseholds could apply until
Blair CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredNov 18, 2003
Clarion CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Crawford CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredNov 18, 2003
Forest CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Lackawanna CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2003
Lawrence CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2003
McKean CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredNov 18, 2003
Mercer CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredNov 18, 2003
Potter CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2003
Tioga CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2003
Venango CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredNov 18, 2003
Warren CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredNov 18, 2003
Wayne CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2003
Wyoming CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
StatewideIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Jun 6, 2003Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingDR-1472-AR · Major disasterArkansas Severe Storm23Yesdeadline was Aug 19, 2003
Jul 11, 2003Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingDR-1476-IN · Major disasterIndiana Severe Storm46Yesdeadline was Sep 9, 2003
Sep 5, 2003Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingDR-1487-IN · Major disasterIndiana Severe Storm21Yesdeadline was Nov 4, 2003

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