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Disaster detail

SEVERE WINTER ICE AND SNOW STORMS, HEAVY RAIN, FLOODING, TORNADOES, AND MUD AND

DR-1454-KY affected Breathitt County, Kentucky. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1454-KY
Declared
Mar 14, 2003
DR
Public assistance
$275K
Project obligations
Registrations
93
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$193K
Utilities$73K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$6K
Debris Removal$2K
Total PA obligated$275K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$288K
Renter-approved dollars$94K
Intake IHP dollars$764K
Validated phase 2 dollars$764K
Tracked registrations93
About this declaration

What DR-1454-KY means

DR-1454-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Breathitt County, Kentucky, with an incident window starting Feb 15, 2003 through Feb 26, 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 Breathitt County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.