HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1491-VA affected Middlesex 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

Public assistance

$401K

Project obligations

Registrations

1,080

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$167K

Buildings and Equipment$157K

Emergency Protective Measures$42K

Utilities$18K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$13K

Roads and Bridges$3K

Total PA obligated$401K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$331K

Renter-approved dollars$28K

Intake IHP dollars$726K

Validated phase 2 dollars$726K

Tracked registrations1,080

About this declaration

What DR-1491-VA means

DR-1491-VA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Middlesex 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 Middlesex County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.