Disaster detail

HURRICANE FLOYD MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATIONS

DR-1303-MD affected Harford County, Maryland. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1303-MD
Declared
Sep 24, 1999
DR
Public assistance
$700K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$306K
Emergency Protective Measures$186K
Debris Removal$129K
Roads and Bridges$51K
Buildings and Equipment$28K
Total PA obligated$700K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-1303-MD means

DR-1303-MD is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Harford County, Maryland, with an incident window starting Sep 16, 1999 through Sep 20, 1999. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

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 Harford County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.