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SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

DR-1994-MA affected Worcester County, Massachusetts. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Tornado
DR-1994-MA
Declared
Jun 15, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$784K
Project obligations
Registrations
301
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$628K
Debris Removal$98K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$50K
Roads and Bridges$8K
Total PA obligated$784K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$169K
Tracked registrations301
About this declaration

What DR-1994-MA means

DR-1994-MA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Worcester County, Massachusetts, with an incident window starting Jun 1, 2011. 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 Worcester County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.