SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1463-MO affected Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1463-MO

Declared

May 6, 2003

Public assistance

$521K

Project obligations

Registrations

207

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$285K

Roads and Bridges$101K

Debris Removal$64K

Emergency Protective Measures$41K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$15K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$11K

Buildings and Equipment$5K

Total PA obligated$521K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$22K

Renter-approved dollars$97K

Intake IHP dollars$244K

Validated phase 2 dollars$244K

Tracked registrations207

About this declaration

What DR-1463-MO means

DR-1463-MO is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, with an incident window starting May 4, 2003 through May 30, 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 Cape Girardeau County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.