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Disaster detail

HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1491-VA affected Loudoun County, Virginia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1491-VA
Declared
Sep 18, 2003
DR
Public assistance
$160K
Project obligations
Registrations
120
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$122K
Debris Removal$38K
Total PA obligated$160K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$181K
Renter-approved dollars$25K
Intake IHP dollars$411K
Validated phase 2 dollars$411K
Tracked registrations120
About this declaration

What DR-1491-VA means

DR-1491-VA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Loudoun County, Virginia, with an incident window starting Sep 18, 2003 through Oct 1, 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 Loudoun County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.