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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND ASSOCIATED FLOODING

DR-1975-AR affected Mississippi County, Arkansas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1975-AR
Declared
May 2, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$289K
Project obligations
Registrations
172
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$98K
Utilities$93K
Debris Removal$69K
Emergency Protective Measures$20K
Buildings and Equipment$7K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K
Total PA obligated$289K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$279K
Renter-approved dollars$93K
Intake IHP dollars$745K
Validated phase 2 dollars$745K
Tracked registrations172
About this declaration

What DR-1975-AR means

DR-1975-AR is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Mississippi County, Arkansas, with an incident window starting Apr 14, 2011 through Jun 3, 2011. 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 Mississippi County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.