HURRICANE CLAUDETTE

DR-1479-TX affected Karnes 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

$425K

Project obligations

Registrations

632

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$326K

Debris Removal$66K

Buildings and Equipment$14K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$11K

Emergency Protective Measures$8K

Total PA obligated$425K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$565K

Renter-approved dollars$61K

Intake IHP dollars$1.3M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.3M

Tracked registrations632

About this declaration

What DR-1479-TX means

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