HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1490-NC affected Wayne 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

$216K

Project obligations

Registrations

218

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$68K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$48K

Debris Removal$47K

Emergency Protective Measures$30K

Buildings and Equipment$12K

Water Control Facilities$11K

Total PA obligated$216K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$69K

Renter-approved dollars$41K

Intake IHP dollars$235K

Validated phase 2 dollars$184K

Tracked registrations218

About this declaration

What DR-1490-NC means

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