SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1499-WA affected Skagit 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

Public assistance

$1.6M

Project obligations

Registrations

482

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$716K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$378K

Debris Removal$204K

Roads and Bridges$195K

Water Control Facilities$62K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$38K

Utilities$12K

Buildings and Equipment$931

Total PA obligated$1.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$963K

Renter-approved dollars$532K

Intake IHP dollars$3.0M

Validated phase 2 dollars$3.0M

Tracked registrations482

About this declaration

What DR-1499-WA means

DR-1499-WA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Skagit 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 Skagit County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.