SEVERE STORMS, HIGH WINDS, AND HEAVY RAIN

DR-1482-TN affected Shelby County, Tennessee. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1482-TN

Declared

Jul 29, 2003

Public assistance

$34.7M

Project obligations

Registrations

41,308

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$18.2M

Debris Removal$10.4M

Buildings and Equipment$3.2M

Emergency Protective Measures$2.3M

Roads and Bridges$533K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$48K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$29K

Total PA obligated$34.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$6.9M

Renter-approved dollars$13.5M

Intake IHP dollars$41.0M

Validated phase 2 dollars$41.0M

Tracked registrations41,308

About this declaration

What DR-1482-TN means

DR-1482-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Shelby County, Tennessee, with an incident window starting Jul 21, 2003 through Jul 22, 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 Shelby County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.