Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1556-OH affected Meigs County, Ohio. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1556-OH

Declared

Sep 19, 2004

Public assistance

$990K

Project obligations

Registrations

174

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$754K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$74K

Debris Removal$63K

Buildings and Equipment$43K

Utilities$28K

Emergency Protective Measures$18K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$12K

Total PA obligated$990K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$261K

Renter-approved dollars$90K

Intake IHP dollars$702K

Validated phase 2 dollars$702K

Tracked registrations174

About this declaration

What DR-1556-OH means

DR-1556-OH is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Meigs County, Ohio, with an incident window starting Aug 27, 2004 through Sep 27, 2004. 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 Meigs County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.