HURRICANE CLAUDETTE

DR-1479-TX affected Jackson 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

$606K

Project obligations

Registrations

270

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$454K

Debris Removal$108K

Emergency Protective Measures$30K

Buildings and Equipment$10K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1K

Roads and Bridges$1K

Total PA obligated$606K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$217K

Renter-approved dollars$16K

Intake IHP dollars$467K

Validated phase 2 dollars$467K

Tracked registrations270

About this declaration

What DR-1479-TX means

DR-1479-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Jackson 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 Jackson County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.