SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1485-PA affected Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1485-PA

Declared

Aug 23, 2003

Public assistance

$1.1M

Project obligations

Registrations

423

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$735K

Debris Removal$124K

Buildings and Equipment$65K

Utilities$60K

Water Control Facilities$53K

Emergency Protective Measures$42K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$9K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$3K

Total PA obligated$1.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$788K

Renter-approved dollars$66K

Intake IHP dollars$1.7M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.7M

Tracked registrations423

About this declaration

What DR-1485-PA means

DR-1485-PA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, with an incident window starting Jul 21, 2003 through Sep 12, 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 Lackawanna County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.