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Disaster detail

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

DR-1471-KY affected Mercer 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
$32K
Project obligations
Registrations
30
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$25K
Emergency Protective Measures$4K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$3K
Buildings and Equipment$197
Total PA obligated$32K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$16K
Renter-approved dollars$95K
Intake IHP dollars$223K
Validated phase 2 dollars$223K
Tracked registrations30
About this declaration

What DR-1471-KY means

DR-1471-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Mercer 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 Mercer County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.