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SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES

DR-1500-WV affected Lincoln 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-1500-WV
Declared
Nov 21, 2003
DR
Public assistance
$616K
Project obligations
Registrations
605
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$477K
Buildings and Equipment$104K
Utilities$33K
Roads and Bridges$3K
Total PA obligated$616K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.8M
Renter-approved dollars$301K
Intake IHP dollars$4.1M
Validated phase 2 dollars$4.1M
Tracked registrations605
About this declaration

What DR-1500-WV means

DR-1500-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Lincoln County, West Virginia, with an incident window starting Nov 11, 2003 through Nov 30, 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 Lincoln County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.