 Damage in the state totaled $40 million (2003 USD, $44 million 2006 USD), and there were no deaths in the state as a result of the storm.On September 20, two days after Hurricane Isabel passed the state, Governor Ruth Ann Minner made a formal request for a federal disaster declaration for the state.Later that day, President George W. Bush issued a federal disaster declaration for Delaware, one of twelve disaster declarations for the state.