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DR-1490-NCDRHurricane

Hurricane Isabel

Major Disaster Declaration for North Carolina, declared Sep 18, 2003, in 48 counties.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-1490-NC
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
North Carolina
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Sep 18, 2003
Requested
Sep 18, 2003 · request 3109
Incident began
Sep 18, 2003
Incident ended
Sep 26, 2003
Incident period
9 days
Closed out
Sep 11, 2014
Last day to apply for IA
Dec 8, 2003
Fiscal year
2003
FEMA region
Region 4

Designated areas

The declaration covers the whole of North Carolina (statewide designation), plus the 48 areas listed below.

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Sep 23, 2003 DR-1496-WV Hurricane Isabel Hurricane WV10PAHM
Sep 20, 2003 DR-1494-DE Hurricane Isabel Hurricane DE3IHPIAPAHM
Sep 20, 2003 DR-1493-DC Hurricane Isabel Hurricane DC1IHPIAPA
Sep 19, 2003 DR-1492-MD Hurricane Isabel Hurricane MD24IHPIAPAHM
Sep 18, 2003 DR-1491-VA Hurricane Isabel Hurricane VA100IHPIAPAHM