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SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES

DR-1500-WV affected Wyoming 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
$64K
Project obligations
Registrations
604
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$42K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$8K
Roads and Bridges$7K
Emergency Protective Measures$4K
Debris Removal$3K
Total PA obligated$64K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.4M
Renter-approved dollars$77K
Intake IHP dollars$2.9M
Validated phase 2 dollars$2.9M
Tracked registrations604
About this declaration

What DR-1500-WV means

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