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SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES

DR-1486-NY affected Cattaraugus County, New York. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1486-NY
Declared
Aug 29, 2003
DR
Public assistance
$2.6M
Project obligations
Registrations
273
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$2.4M
Emergency Protective Measures$196K
Buildings and Equipment$10K
Debris Removal$3K
Total PA obligated$2.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$282K
Renter-approved dollars$19K
Intake IHP dollars$603K
Validated phase 2 dollars$603K
Tracked registrations273
About this declaration

What DR-1486-NY means

DR-1486-NY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cattaraugus County, New York, with an incident window starting Jul 21, 2003 through Aug 13, 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 Cattaraugus County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.