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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1476-IN affected Wells County, Indiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1476-IN
Declared
Jul 11, 2003
DR
Public assistance
$366K
Project obligations
Registrations
320
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$132K
Emergency Protective Measures$89K
Roads and Bridges$48K
Debris Removal$37K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$35K
Buildings and Equipment$12K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$12K
Total PA obligated$366K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$494K
Renter-approved dollars$43K
Intake IHP dollars$1.1M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.1M
Tracked registrations320
About this declaration

What DR-1476-IN means

DR-1476-IN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Wells County, Indiana, with an incident window starting Jul 4, 2003 through Aug 6, 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 Wells County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.