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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND

DR-1997-IN affected Dubois County, Indiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1997-IN
Declared
Jun 23, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$239K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$104K
Debris Removal$69K
Emergency Protective Measures$35K
Roads and Bridges$22K
Buildings and Equipment$5K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$2K
Total PA obligated$239K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-1997-IN means

DR-1997-IN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Dubois County, Indiana, with an incident window starting Apr 19, 2011 through Jun 6, 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 Dubois County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.