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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1906-MS affected Choctaw County, Mississippi. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1906-MS
Declared
Apr 29, 2010
DR
Public assistance
$192K
Project obligations
Registrations
203
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$56K
Debris Removal$50K
Utilities$46K
Emergency Protective Measures$26K
Buildings and Equipment$14K
Total PA obligated$192K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$476K
Renter-approved dollars$38K
Intake IHP dollars$1.0M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.0M
Tracked registrations203
About this declaration

What DR-1906-MS means

DR-1906-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Choctaw County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting Apr 23, 2010 through Apr 24, 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 Choctaw County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.