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SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1499-WA affected King County, Washington. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1499-WA
Declared
Nov 7, 2003
DR
Public assistance
$688K
Project obligations
Registrations
104
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$628K
Debris Removal$26K
Emergency Protective Measures$26K
Utilities$4K
Buildings and Equipment$4K
Total PA obligated$688K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$89K
Renter-approved dollars$21K
Intake IHP dollars$218K
Validated phase 2 dollars$218K
Tracked registrations104
About this declaration

What DR-1499-WA means

DR-1499-WA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected King County, Washington, with an incident window starting Oct 15, 2003 through Oct 23, 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 King County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.