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SEVERE WINTER STORM AND RECORD/NEAR RECORD SNOW

DR-1453-OH affected Adams County, Ohio. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1453-OH
Declared
Mar 14, 2003
DR
Public assistance
$953K
Project obligations
Registrations
93
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$364K
Roads and Bridges$301K
Utilities$245K
Emergency Protective Measures$36K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$4K
Buildings and Equipment$2K
Total PA obligated$953K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$70K
Renter-approved dollars$9K
Intake IHP dollars$156K
Validated phase 2 dollars$156K
Tracked registrations93
About this declaration

What DR-1453-OH means

DR-1453-OH is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Adams County, Ohio, with an incident window starting Feb 14, 2003 through Mar 18, 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 Adams County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.