TORNADOES, FLOODING, SEVERE STORMS, AND HIGH WINDS

DR-1484-OH affected Summit County, Ohio. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Tornado

DR-1484-OH

Declared

Aug 1, 2003

Public assistance

$2.5M

Project obligations

Registrations

4,177

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$1.1M

Utilities$583K

Buildings and Equipment$295K

Emergency Protective Measures$273K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$191K

Debris Removal$73K

Water Control Facilities$6K

Total PA obligated$2.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$4.1M

Renter-approved dollars$1.3M

Intake IHP dollars$10.9M

Validated phase 2 dollars$10.9M

Tracked registrations4,177

About this declaration

What DR-1484-OH means

DR-1484-OH is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Summit County, Ohio, with an incident window starting Jul 21, 2003 through Aug 25, 2003. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as tornado.

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 Summit County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.