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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES AND HIGH WINDS

DR-1470-MS affected Chickasaw County, Mississippi. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1470-MS
Declared
May 23, 2003
DR
Public assistance
$0
Project obligations
Registrations
91
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Total PA obligated$0

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$311K
Renter-approved dollars$9K
Intake IHP dollars$640K
Validated phase 2 dollars$640K
Tracked registrations91
About this declaration

What DR-1470-MS means

DR-1470-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Chickasaw County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting May 5, 2003 through May 8, 2003. 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 Chickasaw County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.