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

DR-1454-KY affected Fayette 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

Public assistance

$3.9M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,126

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$3.4M

Emergency Protective Measures$312K

Roads and Bridges$51K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$51K

Buildings and Equipment$14K

Utilities$10K

Total PA obligated$3.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$368K

Renter-approved dollars$102K

Intake IHP dollars$961K

Validated phase 2 dollars$961K

Tracked registrations1,126

About this declaration

What DR-1454-KY means

DR-1454-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Fayette 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 Fayette County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.