DR-1490-NC · Major disaster declaration
Hurricane Isabel
Declared for North Carolina on Sep 18, 2003, covering 49 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 47 of them.
Sep 18, 2003declared
49areas designated
47open to household applications
$70.8Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline
How this declaration unfolded
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.
Designated areas
Which programs each area got
IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.
| Area | Programs | Households could apply until |
|---|---|---|
| Beaufort County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Bertie County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Bladen County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Brunswick County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Camden County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Carteret County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Chowan County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Columbus County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Craven County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Cumberland County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Currituck County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Dare County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Davidson County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Duplin County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Durham County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Edgecombe County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Franklin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Gates County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Granville County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Greene County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Halifax County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Harnett County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Hertford County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Hyde County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Johnston County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Jones County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Lenoir County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Martin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Nash County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| New Hanover County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Northampton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Onslow County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Orange County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pamlico County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Pasquotank County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Pender County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Perquimans County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Person County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Pitt County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Robeson County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Sampson County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Tyrrell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Vance County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Wake County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Warren County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Washington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Wayne County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Wilson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians | IA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2003 | Hurricane IsabelDR-1491-VA · Major disaster | Virginia | Yesdeadline was Dec 8, 2003 |
| Sep 19, 2003 | Hurricane IsabelDR-1492-MD · Major disaster | Maryland | Yesdeadline was Dec 8, 2003 |
| Sep 20, 2003 | Hurricane IsabelDR-1493-DC · Major disaster | District of Columbia | Yesdeadline was Nov 19, 2003 |
| Sep 20, 2003 | Hurricane IsabelDR-1494-DE · Major disaster | Delaware | Yesdeadline was Nov 24, 2003 |
| Sep 23, 2003 | Hurricane IsabelDR-1496-WV · Major disaster | West Virginia | No |
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