FEMADR-1203-CAMajor disasterDeclared February 9, 1998
DR-1203-CA: California Severe Winter Storms and Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for California (DR-1203-CA) on February 9, 1998 for the incident of February 2, 1998 to April 30, 1998; it covers 41 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1203-CA (also written FEMA-1203-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- California
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Winter Storms and Flooding
- Incident period
- February 2, 1998 to April 30, 1998
- Declared
- February 9, 1998
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 9
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for California in 1998
- Status
- closed out on July 22, 2014
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Amador (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Butte (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Calaveras (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Colusa (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Contra Costa (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Del Norte (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Fresno (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Glenn (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Humboldt (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Kern (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lake (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Los Angeles (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Marin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Mendocino (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Merced (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Monterey (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Napa (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Orange (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Riverside (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sacramento (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| San Benito (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| San Bernardino (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| San Diego (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| San Francisco (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| San Joaquin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| San Luis Obispo (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| San Mateo (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Santa Barbara (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Santa Clara (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Santa Cruz (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Solano (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sonoma (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Stanislaus (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sutter (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tehama (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Trinity (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tulare (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Ventura (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Yolo (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Yuba (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1203. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.