SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES

DR-1474-WV affected Kanawha County, West Virginia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1474-WV

Declared

Jun 21, 2003

Public assistance

$4.4M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,160

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$3.3M

Debris Removal$789K

Utilities$227K

Emergency Protective Measures$60K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$20K

Total PA obligated$4.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.2M

Renter-approved dollars$555K

Intake IHP dollars$5.6M

Validated phase 2 dollars$5.6M

Tracked registrations1,160

About this declaration

What DR-1474-WV means

DR-1474-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Kanawha County, West Virginia, with an incident window starting Jun 11, 2003 through Jul 15, 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 Kanawha County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.