SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES

DR-1500-WV affected Nicholas 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

Public assistance

$601K

Project obligations

Registrations

350

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$284K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$214K

Buildings and Equipment$52K

Roads and Bridges$28K

Emergency Protective Measures$12K

Debris Removal$11K

Total PA obligated$601K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$787K

Renter-approved dollars$91K

Intake IHP dollars$1.8M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.8M

Tracked registrations350

About this declaration

What DR-1500-WV means

DR-1500-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Nicholas 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 Nicholas County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.