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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUD AND ROCK SLIDES, AND TORNADOES

DR-1471-KY affected Carter County, Kentucky. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1471-KY
Declared
Jun 3, 2003
DR
Public assistance
$325K
Project obligations
Registrations
414
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$188K
Utilities$55K
Emergency Protective Measures$48K
Buildings and Equipment$19K
Debris Removal$14K
Total PA obligated$325K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$882K
Renter-approved dollars$465K
Intake IHP dollars$2.7M
Validated phase 2 dollars$2.7M
Tracked registrations414
About this declaration

What DR-1471-KY means

DR-1471-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Carter County, Kentucky, with an incident window starting May 4, 2003 through May 27, 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 Carter County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.