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Disaster detail

SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES

DR-1370-MN affected Chippewa County, Minnesota. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-1370-MN
Declared
May 16, 2001
DR
Public assistance
$708K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$343K
Roads and Bridges$232K
Debris Removal$74K
Water Control Facilities$43K
Utilities$9K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$7K
Total PA obligated$708K

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-1370-MN means

DR-1370-MN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Chippewa County, Minnesota, with an incident window starting Mar 23, 2001 through Jul 3, 2001. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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