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

DR-1454-KY affected Martin 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

$130K

Project obligations

Registrations

198

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$103K

Utilities$23K

Debris Removal$2K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1K

Total PA obligated$130K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$535K

Renter-approved dollars$47K

Intake IHP dollars$1.2M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.2M

Tracked registrations198

About this declaration

What DR-1454-KY means

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