DR-1491-VA · Major disaster declaration
Hurricane Isabel
Declared for Virginia on Sep 18, 2003, covering 100 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 99 of them.
Sep 18, 2003declared
100areas designated
99open to household applications
$204.2Mpublic 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Albemarle County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Alexandria city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Amelia County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Amherst County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Appomattox County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Arlington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Augusta County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Bedford County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Brunswick County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Buckingham County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Buena Vista city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Campbell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Caroline County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Charles City County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Charlotte County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Charlottesville city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Chesapeake city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Chesterfield County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Clarke County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Colonial Heights city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Culpeper County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Cumberland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Danville city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Dinwiddie County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Emporia city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Essex County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Fairfax County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Fairfax city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Falls Church city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Fauquier County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Fluvanna County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Franklin city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Frederick County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Fredericksburg city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Gloucester County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Goochland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Greene County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Greensville County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Halifax County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Hampton city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Hanover County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Harrisonburg city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Henrico County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Highland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hopewell city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Isle of Wight County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| James City County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| King George County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| King William County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| King and Queen County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Lancaster County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Loudoun County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Louisa County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Lunenburg County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Lynchburg city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Madison County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Manassas Park city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Manassas city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Mathews County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Mecklenburg County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Middlesex County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Nelson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| New Kent County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Newport News city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Norfolk city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Northampton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Northumberland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Nottoway County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Orange County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Page County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Petersburg city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Pittsylvania County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Poquoson city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Portsmouth city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Powhatan County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Prince Edward County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Prince George County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Prince William County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Rappahannock County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Richmond County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Richmond city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Rockbridge County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Rockingham County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Shenandoah County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Southampton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Spotsylvania County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Stafford County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Staunton city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Suffolk city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Surry County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Sussex County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Virginia Beach city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Warren County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Waynesboro city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Westmoreland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Williamsburg city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Winchester city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| York County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Bedford | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 8, 2003 |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2003 | Hurricane IsabelDR-1490-NC · Major disaster | North Carolina | 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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