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SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES

DR-4697-MS affected Carroll County, Mississippi. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4697-MS
Declared
Mar 26, 2023
DR
Public assistance
$813K
Project obligations
Registrations
590
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$557K
Utilities$130K
Roads and Bridges$108K
Buildings and Equipment$18K
Total PA obligated$813K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$619K
Renter-approved dollars$80K
Intake IHP dollars$1.4M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.5M
Tracked registrations590
About this declaration

What DR-4697-MS means

DR-4697-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Carroll County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting Mar 24, 2023 through Mar 25, 2023. 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 Carroll County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.