HURRICANE CLAUDETTE

DR-1479-TX affected Calhoun County, Texas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-1479-TX

Declared

Jul 17, 2003

Public assistance

$3.6M

Project obligations

Registrations

2,495

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$2.3M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$391K

Roads and Bridges$366K

Debris Removal$332K

Emergency Protective Measures$127K

Utilities$2K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$1K

Total PA obligated$3.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.9M

Renter-approved dollars$568K

Intake IHP dollars$6.9M

Validated phase 2 dollars$6.9M

Tracked registrations2,495

About this declaration

What DR-1479-TX means

DR-1479-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Calhoun County, Texas, with an incident window starting Jul 15, 2003 through Jul 28, 2003. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

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