SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1916-MS affected Alcorn County, Mississippi. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1916-MS

Declared

May 14, 2010

Public assistance

$3.0M

Project obligations

Registrations

327

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$1.3M

Utilities$1.2M

Buildings and Equipment$228K

Emergency Protective Measures$171K

Debris Removal$62K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$4K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$3K

Water Control Facilities$2K

Total PA obligated$3.0M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$277K

Renter-approved dollars$495K

Intake IHP dollars$1.5M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.5M

Tracked registrations327

About this declaration

What DR-1916-MS means

DR-1916-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Alcorn County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting May 1, 2010 through May 2, 2010. 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 Alcorn County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.