Disaster detail

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

DR-1454-KY affected Fleming 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
$2.8M
Project obligations
Registrations
54
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$2.0M
Roads and Bridges$572K
Emergency Protective Measures$215K
Debris Removal$30K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K
Total PA obligated$2.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$75K
Renter-approved dollars$868
Intake IHP dollars$152K
Validated phase 2 dollars$152K
Tracked registrations54
About this declaration

What DR-1454-KY means

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