HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1490-NC affected Washington 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

Public assistance

$764K

Project obligations

Registrations

1,857

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$504K

Emergency Protective Measures$169K

Buildings and Equipment$67K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$15K

Utilities$8K

Roads and Bridges$2K

Total PA obligated$764K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.1M

Renter-approved dollars$449K

Intake IHP dollars$3.1M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.9M

Tracked registrations1,857

About this declaration

What DR-1490-NC means

DR-1490-NC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Washington 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 Washington County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.