FEMADeclarations of 2003

FEMA disaster declarations in 2003

FEMA made 123 disaster declarations in 2003: 56 major disasters, 19 emergencies and 48 fire management assistance declarations. California had the most (17); the most common incident was fire (50).

The 123 declarations of 2003

Declaration	State	Incident	Declared	Areas
DR-1504-FM	Micronesia	Typhoon	December 19, 2003	2
DR-1503-VI	U.S. Virgin Islands	Severe Storm	December 9, 2003	3
DR-1502-VA	Virginia	Severe Storm	December 9, 2003	6
DR-1501-PR	Puerto Rico	Severe Storm	November 21, 2003	31
DR-1500-WV	West Virginia	Severe Storm	November 21, 2003	34
FM-2513-SD	South Dakota	Fire	November 20, 2003	1
FM-2512-WY	Wyoming	Fire	November 20, 2003	1
FM-2511-CO	Colorado	Fire	November 12, 2003	1
DR-1499-WA	Washington	Severe Storm	November 7, 2003	15
FM-2510-CO	Colorado	Fire	October 29, 2003	1
FM-2509-CO	Colorado	Fire	October 29, 2003	1
FM-2508-CA	California	Fire	October 28, 2003	1
DR-1498-CA	California	Fire	October 27, 2003	5
FM-2507-CA	California	Fire	October 26, 2003	1
FM-2506-CA	California	Fire	October 26, 2003	1
FM-2505-CA	California	Fire	October 26, 2003	1
FM-2504-CA	California	Fire	October 26, 2003	1
FM-2503-CA	California	Fire	October 25, 2003	1
FM-2502-CA	California	Fire	October 25, 2003	2
FM-2501-CA	California	Fire	October 23, 2003	1
FM-2500-CA	California	Fire	October 21, 2003	1
FM-2499-NV	Nevada	Fire	September 29, 2003	1
DR-1497-PA	Pennsylvania	Severe Storm	September 26, 2003	1
EM-3189-MI	Michigan	Other	September 23, 2003	14
EM-3188-NJ	New Jersey	Other	September 23, 2003	5
EM-3187-OH	Ohio	Other	September 23, 2003	13
DR-1496-WV	West Virginia	Hurricane	September 23, 2003	10
DR-1495-DE	Delaware	Hurricane	September 23, 2003	1
DR-1494-DE	Delaware	Hurricane	September 20, 2003	3
DR-1493-DC	District of Columbia	Hurricane	September 20, 2003	1
DR-1492-MD	Maryland	Hurricane	September 19, 2003	24
DR-1491-VA	Virginia	Hurricane	September 18, 2003	100
DR-1490-NC	North Carolina	Hurricane	September 18, 2003	49
DR-1489-NH	New Hampshire	Severe Storm	September 12, 2003	2
DR-1488-VT	Vermont	Severe Storm	September 12, 2003	4
FM-2498-WA	Washington	Fire	September 6, 2003	1
FM-2497-CA	California	Fire	September 6, 2003	1
FM-2496-OR	Oregon	Fire	September 6, 2003	1
DR-1487-IN	Indiana	Severe Storm	September 5, 2003	21
FM-2495-OR	Oregon	Fire	September 2, 2003	1
DR-1486-NY	New York	Severe Storm	August 29, 2003	17
EM-3186-NY	New York	Other	August 23, 2003	65
DR-1485-PA	Pennsylvania	Severe Storm	August 23, 2003	15
FM-2494-MT	Montana	Fire	August 21, 2003	1
FM-2493-OR	Oregon	Fire	August 20, 2003	3
FM-2492-MT	Montana	Fire	August 20, 2003	2
FM-2491-CA	California	Fire	August 19, 2003	2
FM-2490-MT	Montana	Fire	August 12, 2003	2
FM-2489-MT	Montana	Fire	August 12, 2003	1
FM-2488-MT	Montana	Fire	August 11, 2003	1
DR-1484-OH	Ohio	Tornado	August 1, 2003	15
DR-1483-ND	North Dakota	Severe Storm	August 1, 2003	1
DR-1482-TN	Tennessee	Severe Storm	July 29, 2003	2
DR-1481-FL	Florida	Severe Storm	July 29, 2003	11
FM-2487-CA	California	Fire	July 25, 2003	1
FM-2486-CO	Colorado	Fire	July 25, 2003	1
FM-2485-MT	Montana	Fire	July 25, 2003	1
FM-2484-MT	Montana	Fire	July 25, 2003	1
FM-2483-MT	Montana	Fire	July 23, 2003	1
FM-2482-OK	Oklahoma	Fire	July 22, 2003	1
DR-1480-NE	Nebraska	Severe Storm	July 21, 2003	19
DR-1479-TX	Texas	Hurricane	July 17, 2003	18
FM-2481-WA	Washington	Fire	July 16, 2003	1
FM-2480-UT	Utah	Fire	July 15, 2003	1
FM-2479-NV	Nevada	Fire	July 15, 2003	1
DR-1478-OH	Ohio	Severe Storm	July 15, 2003	10
FM-2478-AZ	Arizona	Fire	July 14, 2003	3
DR-1477-AZ	Arizona	Fire	July 14, 2003	1
FM-2477-WA	Washington	Fire	July 12, 2003	1
FM-2476-NV	Nevada	Fire	July 11, 2003	1
DR-1476-IN	Indiana	Severe Storm	July 11, 2003	46
FM-2475-CA	California	Fire	July 3, 2003	1
DR-1475-KY	Kentucky	Severe Storm	July 2, 2003	23
FM-2474-CA	California	Fire	June 29, 2003	1
FM-2473-CA	California	Fire	June 28, 2003	1
FM-2472-NM	New Mexico	Fire	June 25, 2003	1
FM-2471-AZ	Arizona	Fire	June 21, 2003	1
DR-1474-WV	West Virginia	Severe Storm	June 21, 2003	20
FM-2470-AZ	Arizona	Fire	June 18, 2003	2
FM-2469-NV	Nevada	Fire	June 17, 2003	1
DR-1473-AS	American Samoa	Severe Storm	June 6, 2003	2
DR-1472-AR	Arkansas	Severe Storm	June 6, 2003	23
DR-1471-KY	Kentucky	Severe Storm	June 3, 2003	44
DR-1470-MS	Mississippi	Severe Storm	May 23, 2003	9
FM-2468-HI	Hawaii	Fire	May 18, 2003	1
DR-1469-IL	Illinois	Severe Storm	May 15, 2003	16
DR-1468-ME	Maine	Freezing	May 14, 2003	11
DR-1467-NY	New York	Severe Ice Storm	May 12, 2003	16
DR-1466-AL	Alabama	Severe Storm	May 12, 2003	38
FM-2467-NM	New Mexico	Fire	May 10, 2003	1
DR-1465-OK	Oklahoma	Severe Storm	May 10, 2003	27
DR-1464-TN	Tennessee	Severe Storm	May 8, 2003	73
DR-1463-MO	Missouri	Severe Storm	May 6, 2003	76
DR-1462-KS	Kansas	Severe Storm	May 6, 2003	15
DR-1461-AK	Alaska	Severe Storm	April 26, 2003	3
DR-1460-FL	Florida	Severe Storm	April 25, 2003	1
DR-1459-MS	Mississippi	Severe Storm	April 24, 2003	31
EM-3185-CO	Colorado	Snowstorm	April 9, 2003	29
EM-3184-NY	New York	Snowstorm	March 27, 2003	22
EM-3182-RI	Rhode Island	Snowstorm	March 27, 2003	2
DR-1458-VA	Virginia	Severe Storm	March 27, 2003	39
DR-1457-NC	North Carolina	Severe Ice Storm	March 27, 2003	10
EM-3183-DE	Delaware	Snowstorm	March 20, 2003	3
EM-3181-NJ	New Jersey	Snowstorm	March 20, 2003	21
DR-1456-TN	Tennessee	Severe Storm	March 20, 2003	28
EM-3180-PA	Pennsylvania	Severe Storm	March 14, 2003	36
EM-3179-MD	Maryland	Severe Storm	March 14, 2003	20
EM-3178-DC	District of Columbia	Severe Storm	March 14, 2003	1
DR-1455-WV	West Virginia	Severe Storm	March 14, 2003	49
DR-1454-KY	Kentucky	Severe Storm	March 14, 2003	52
DR-1453-OH	Ohio	Severe Storm	March 14, 2003	31
EM-3177-NH	New Hampshire	Snowstorm	March 11, 2003	5
EM-3176-CT	Connecticut	Snowstorm	March 11, 2003	8
EM-3175-MA	Massachusetts	Snowstorm	March 11, 2003	14
EM-3174-ME	Maine	Snowstorm	March 11, 2003	1
EM-3173-NY	New York	Snowstorm	February 25, 2003	20
DR-1452-OK	Oklahoma	Severe Ice Storm	February 4, 2003	14
EM-3172-LA	Louisiana	Other	February 1, 2003	41
EM-3171-TX	Texas	Other	February 1, 2003	54
DR-1451-SC	South Carolina	Severe Ice Storm	January 8, 2003	6
FM-2466-CA	California	Fire	January 7, 2003	1
DR-1450-AR	Arkansas	Severe Ice Storm	January 6, 2003	18
DR-1449-FM	Micronesia	Typhoon	January 6, 2003	1

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

The money for 2003's declarations

$606.3 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved (40 declarations)

296,975households approved for help

$1.1 billionPublic Assistance obligated (104 declarations)

FEMA's totals for the declarations made in 2003, as FEMA reports them today; money for a declaration keeps coming for years after it.

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

By state

State	Major disasters	Emergencies	Fire management
California	1	0	16
Montana	0	0	8
Colorado	0	1	4
New York	2	3	0
West Virginia	4	0	0
Washington	1	0	3
Nevada	0	0	4
Ohio	3	1	0
Arizona	1	0	3
Virginia	3	0	0
Pennsylvania	2	1	0
Delaware	2	1	0
Oregon	0	0	3
Tennessee	3	0	0
Oklahoma	2	0	1
Kentucky	3	0	0
Micronesia	2	0	0
New Jersey	0	2	0
District of Columbia	1	1	0
Maryland	1	1	0
North Carolina	2	0	0
New Hampshire	1	1	0
Indiana	2	0	0
Florida	2	0	0
Texas	1	1	0
New Mexico	0	0	2
Arkansas	2	0	0
Mississippi	2	0	0
Maine	1	1	0
U.S. Virgin Islands	1	0	0
Puerto Rico	1	0	0
South Dakota	0	0	1
Wyoming	0	0	1
Michigan	0	1	0
Vermont	1	0	0
North Dakota	1	0	0
Nebraska	1	0	0
Utah	0	0	1
American Samoa	1	0	0
Hawaii	0	0	1
Illinois	1	0	0
Alabama	1	0	0
Missouri	1	0	0
Kansas	1	0	0
Alaska	1	0	0
Rhode Island	0	1	0
Connecticut	0	1	0
Massachusetts	0	1	0
Louisiana	0	1	0
South Carolina	1	0	0

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

By incident type

Incident type	Declarations
Fire	50
Severe Storm	40
Snowstorm	10
Hurricane	8
Other	6
Severe Ice Storm	5
Typhoon	2
Tornado	1
Freezing	1

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

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