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Disaster detail

SEVERE WINTER STORM, RECORD/NEAR RECORD SNOWFALL, HEAVY RAIN,FLOODIND, AND MUDSLIDE

DR-1458-VA affected Buchanan County, Virginia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1458-VA
Declared
Mar 27, 2003
DR
Public assistance
$397K
Project obligations
Registrations
481
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$315K
Utilities$70K
Debris Removal$8K
Buildings and Equipment$3K
Total PA obligated$397K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$523K
Renter-approved dollars$17K
Intake IHP dollars$1.1M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.1M
Tracked registrations481
About this declaration

What DR-1458-VA means

DR-1458-VA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Buchanan County, Virginia, with an incident window starting Feb 15, 2003 through Feb 28, 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 Buchanan County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.