SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1485-PA affected McKean 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

$533K

Project obligations

Registrations

116

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$363K

Debris Removal$57K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$35K

Utilities$31K

Emergency Protective Measures$26K

Water Control Facilities$13K

Buildings and Equipment$7K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$3K

Total PA obligated$533K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$157K

Renter-approved dollars$0

Intake IHP dollars$314K

Validated phase 2 dollars$314K

Tracked registrations116

About this declaration

What DR-1485-PA means

DR-1485-PA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected McKean 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 McKean County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.