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Disaster detail

HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1490-NC affected Edgecombe County, North Carolina. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1490-NC
Declared
Sep 18, 2003
DR
Public assistance
$447K
Project obligations
Registrations
365
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$248K
Emergency Protective Measures$97K
Debris Removal$83K
Roads and Bridges$14K
Buildings and Equipment$6K
Total PA obligated$447K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$235K
Renter-approved dollars$155K
Intake IHP dollars$782K
Validated phase 2 dollars$586K
Tracked registrations365
About this declaration

What DR-1490-NC means

DR-1490-NC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Edgecombe County, North Carolina, with an incident window starting Sep 18, 2003 through Sep 26, 2003. 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 Edgecombe County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.