SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1463-MO affected Clay 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

$745K

Project obligations

Registrations

600

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$510K

Emergency Protective Measures$170K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$28K

Buildings and Equipment$20K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$16K

Roads and Bridges$2K

Total PA obligated$745K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$88K

Renter-approved dollars$210K

Intake IHP dollars$635K

Validated phase 2 dollars$635K

Tracked registrations600

About this declaration

What DR-1463-MO means

DR-1463-MO is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Clay 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 Clay County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.