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Disaster detail

HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1491-VA affected Powhatan 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
$99K
Project obligations
Registrations
238
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$54K
Emergency Protective Measures$37K
Buildings and Equipment$5K
Utilities$3K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$594
Total PA obligated$99K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$88K
Renter-approved dollars$3K
Intake IHP dollars$186K
Validated phase 2 dollars$186K
Tracked registrations238
About this declaration

What DR-1491-VA means

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