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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1485-PA affected Potter 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
DR
Public assistance
$744K
Project obligations
Registrations
57
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$672K
Debris Removal$41K
Emergency Protective Measures$26K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$5K
Total PA obligated$744K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$43K
Renter-approved dollars$4K
Intake IHP dollars$94K
Validated phase 2 dollars$94K
Tracked registrations57
About this declaration

What DR-1485-PA means

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