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Disaster detail

SEVERE WINTER STORM, RECORD/NEAR RECORD SNOW, HEAVY RAINS, FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES

DR-1455-WV affected Wayne 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-1455-WV
Declared
Mar 14, 2003
DR
Public assistance
$40K
Project obligations
Registrations
199
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$23K
Emergency Protective Measures$12K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$3K
Debris Removal$2K
Total PA obligated$40K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$368K
Renter-approved dollars$32K
Intake IHP dollars$799K
Validated phase 2 dollars$799K
Tracked registrations199
About this declaration

What DR-1455-WV means

DR-1455-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Wayne County, West Virginia, with an incident window starting Feb 16, 2003 through Mar 28, 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 Wayne County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.