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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING

DR-4248-MS affected Benton County, Mississippi. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4248-MS
Declared
Jan 4, 2016
DR
Public assistance
$584K
Project obligations
Registrations
159
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$547K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$20K
Emergency Protective Measures$9K
Roads and Bridges$8K
Total PA obligated$584K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$401K
Renter-approved dollars$38K
Intake IHP dollars$887K
Validated phase 2 dollars$887K
Tracked registrations159
About this declaration

What DR-4248-MS means

DR-4248-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Benton County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting Dec 23, 2015 through Dec 28, 2015. 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 Benton County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.