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TORNADO AND SEVERE STORMS

DR-1612-IN affected Vanderburgh County, Indiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Tornado
DR-1612-IN
Declared
Nov 8, 2005
DR
Public assistance
$513K
Project obligations
Registrations
328
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$272K
Debris Removal$183K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$58K
Total PA obligated$513K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$342K
Renter-approved dollars$114K
Intake IHP dollars$955K
Validated phase 2 dollars$955K
Tracked registrations328
About this declaration

What DR-1612-IN means

DR-1612-IN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Vanderburgh County, Indiana, with an incident window starting Nov 6, 2005. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as tornado.

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 Vanderburgh County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.